“Goal!” The fans stand up in celebration when the ball crosses the line. Or does it? According to the referee the ball was just over the line. However, technology says otherwise. There have been many controversial calls throughout sports over the years. Human referees have always made mistakes. There has been some debate as to whether technology should take the place of arbitrage. Some argue that the technology will improve the accuracy of calls in sports, while others argue that it will eliminate the human aspect of sports. Technology should not be used instead of referees in sport, because it is expensive to run, takes up more time during matches and takes away the human element of sport. Installing the technology in stadiums would require a lot of funds, which could instead be used to nurture young players. The technology is expensive to operate and maintain, while referees require far less funding and money. In football, it would take approximately $260,000 per stadium to install goal line technology (Gaylord). Additionally, an extra $3,900 per game would be needed to make the technology work (Gaylord). This does not include costs for repairing and fixing damaged parts. Referees, however, are only paid around $64,500 per year and $1,900 per game (Arshad). This shows that referees are much less expensive than new technologies. Technology is unnecessary and expensive, and money in sports should be used to develop new players. Technology in sports would cause too many interruptions during matches. It would take officials a long time to review the decision made by the technology. This would drain all the excitement from the matches. Furthermore, television operators would most likely take advantage of the breaks to insert even more advertisements. This would take away… half the paper… and ruin the flow of the sport. Ultimately, sport is a human activity and should be run by humans. Works Cited Arshad, Sameer. “Premier League Referee Salary List 2014.” TSM PLUG.Tsmplug.com, August 14, 2013. Web. May 14, 2014.referees/>.Gaylord, Chris. "'Roboref' runs across the football field." Christian Science Monitor Dec. 24. 2013. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. May 2, 2014. “Goal line decisions are left to humans.” New Zealand Herald [Auckland, New Zealand] 8 Mar. 2010: 7. Student resources in context. Network. May 12, 2014.Pielke, Roger, Jr. “How Innovations Like Goal Line Technology Make Sports Better.” Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Limited, 5 June 2013. Web.12 May 2014. .