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By Brian Homewood

BERNE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ten goal-line technology systems will be independently tested this month and the results presented to soccer’s rule-making body when it meets in March to re-examine the issue, FIFA said on Friday.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will also be briefed on the five-referees experiment at its annual general meeting in Cardiff on March 5 and the possibility of using it at the Euro 2012 tournament.

The IFAB agreed to re-open the discussions on the use of goal-line technology following the World Cup in South Africa, having ruled it out earlier last year.

FIFA said the proposed systems would be tested next week by the Zurich-based research institute EMPA.

The IFAB will also consider seven relatively minor changes to the rules, including one regarding the colour of players’ tights and another clarifying how the referee should deal with animals running on to the pitch.

(Editing by Kevin Fylan; To query or comment on this story: sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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