Germany have opted not to bring in goalline technology after the clubs from the top two divisions voted against it, the Football League (DFL) said yesterday.

Technology is already being used in the English Premier League and German champions Bayern Munich had called for it to be brought in to the Bundesliga.

“Clubs of the Bundesliga and the second Bundesliga opted to do without it,” DFL president Reinhard Rauball told reporters.

He said half of the top-flight clubs had voted in favour but a two-thirds majority was needed. In the second division only three of the 18 teams had voted for technology to come in.

“This issue is off the table for now,” said Rauball.

Stefan Kiessling was awarded a goal in Bayer Leverkusen’s win over Hoffenheim in October even though the ball went in through a hole in the side-netting, an incident that triggered renewed calls for video technology.

German refs had backed the idea of putting a tiny camera on the line in order to avoid human error.

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