Barwick wants football to follow rugby's example and stop play to examine television replays at key moments. And he wants the Barclays Premiership to be the testing ground, although FIFA are likely to oppose such a move.
'It will be sheer folly not to use TV action replays in cases where there are doubts over whether the ball crossed the goalline,' Barwick told the Sunday Express.
'Rugby uses TV evidence to decide if the ball has been grounded for a try or if the scorer's foot has gone into touch. So it would work in soccer too, providing it was on a limited basis. The ball could have an electronic chip inserted in it that would trigger off a beep or a beam when it crosses the goalline. That should be introduced as soon as possible. It would be more difficult to use TV evidence on other decisions because the pace of the game is a crucial element. But it would be a good idea to experiment on which incidents warrant stopping play to look at TV evidence.'
'For example, TV could resolve most penalty disputes. Perhaps experiments could start in the Premiership and if successful be expended to the lower leagues. But the referee would have to decide whether incidents warranted being referred to another official watching a TV monitor.'