Fifa Consider Stopping Extra Time

Blatter also said that FIFA would look at ways of encouraging teams to play a more attacking game after a flurry of low-scoring contests in the early stages of this year's World Cup in South Africa.

"In the first few matches of the group stage in South Africa, we witnessed some teams that went out to avoid defeat, that were playing for a draw from the outset," he told FIFA's website.

"This is a topic that I would like to discuss at upcoming football and technical committee meetings. We have to try to find a way to encourage free-flowing football in tournaments like the World Cup, with teams playing to win.

"We plan to take the opportunity to look at the concept of extra time as well. Often we see teams set themselves up even more defensively in extra time, in an attempt to avoid conceding a goal at all costs.

"To prevent this, we could go directly to a penalty shootout at full time, or reintroduce the golden goal rule. We'll see what emerges from the committee meetings."

Point wrote:More important things they should be focusing on. Such as goal line technology and that, rather then tinkering with something that doesn't need changing.

TevezIsOverrated wrote:first thing we need

is cheerleaders.

'orrible bastard wrote:i seem to be in the minority when it comes to goal line technology! despite England being affected by it, im still opposed!

i like how, no matter whether you are playing in the world cup final, coventry reserves or on hackney marshes of a sunday morning - the rules are exactly the same!

Cam wrote:I think this is a bad idea really