Football is finally set to move out of the dark ages and follow tennis by introducing the 'Hawkeye' system for goal line incidents.

The computerised ball-tracking system is now set up on the main courts at Wimbledon where it is used to decide definitively if a ball was in or out. Each player is given three challenges per set which they can use to question what they believe are bad calls by the human officials. Then Hawkeye has the final say.

Now football, so long the home of did-it-cross-the-line controversy, is taking steps to introduce the revolutionary system at the highest level.

Trials are currently being carried out at Reading's academy and, all being well, the system could be in full Premier League swing within two years.

I know there are some people out there who are very much against the idea of any technology being introduced to football for fear it will eat away at the very soul of the beautiful game.

But, from having watched Hawkeye in action over the past couple of weeks in London, I think it is pretty safe to say that far from detracting from the excitement of football, it will only add to it.

The anticipation that rustled through the tennis crowd whenever a player challenged what they believed to be a bad line call was absolutely electric. And I see no reason why it should not be equally so for football.

Hawkeye falls far short of the full video replays that some people want but even so it is a huge step in the right direction. Although the football version of this system is purely for the referee and not for television, it should still crank up the levels of anticipation a notch or two when the crowd knows it is being referred to.

And that, along with the enhanced accuracy, can only be for the good of the game.

Wimbledon

Talking of Wimbledon, just how long is this Roger Federer chap going to remain at the top of his game?

I vividly recall writing about his first victory at Wimbledon when he got hugely emotional and cried his way through the presentation ceremony. That was four years ago.

Now, another four consecutive titles later, Federer has once again proved himself the very, very best in the world.

On Sunday he equalled Bjorn Borg's record of five Wimbledon titles in a row and, according to the man himself, he now has Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams firmly set in his sights.

So far Federer has 11 slams to his name leaving him needing just three to equal Sampras and four to overtake him.

Crucially, however, the Swiss star has time on his side. He is still only 25 and that gives him another five or six years at the top of his game. Would anybody really bet against him winning less than three of the 24 Grand Slams he will play in that time? I certainly wouldn't.

On the positive side for those who are getting slightly fed up with Federer winning Wimbledon year after year, his opponent in this year's final Rafael Nadal certainly game him a run for his money this time round.

It was the first time Roger has even been taken to five sets in a Grand Slam final and Nadal even had a couple of opportunities to break him in the deciding set.

With a little luck this could mean a true rival to Roger's dominance is officially here and that could make the next few years a darn sight more interesting…

The Tevez affair

Just in case anybody was in any doubt about just how fishy the whole Tevez affair is, all you have to do is take a look at how long his transfer to Manchester United is taking.

Normally these things are done and dusted in a matter of hours, especially when the player himself publicly admits to agreeing terms on his 'dream' move.

Yet the complications over who actually owns the player - West Ham or his agent - mean we are still waiting for the deal to be completed almost ten days after it was first expected to happen.

Even Sir Alex has expressed his surprise at the delay, telling a press conference on Monday that it must be the Premier League that is holding it up as everything else has been settled.

What that suggests to me is that there are still major doubts over who owns the player, what deal kept him at Upton Park and into whose pocket the transfer money is going.

The longer this whole Tevez affair continues the more convinced I am that the Premier League are brushing more and more dirt under the carpet to protect themselves.

Their incompetence, leniency and overall favouritism towards West Ham is starting to make me sick. Me and millions of others.

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