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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Blatter proposes scrapping of draws
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=298477&cc=5901
BERLIN, April 27 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has proposed scrapping draws in soccer, saying every game should have a winner.
In an idea which would revolutionise the world's most popular sport if adopted, Blatter suggested that games could be decided by a penalty shoot-out in the case of a draw.
'Every game should have a winner,' Blatter, president of soccer's ruling body, told German sports news agency SID.
'When you play cards or any other game, there's always a winner and a loser. We should have the courage to introduce a final decision in every game of football.'
Blatter said the best way would be penalties but added he would study any other proposal.
'Penalties remain the best way to decide a game in the case of a draw but if anybody has a better idea, I am ready to listen to it,' he said.
'A game is about emotions. There is passion. It can be dramatic. At the end of it it's almost always a tragedy.
'We can't be satisfied with draws. (Modern Olympic Games founder) Pierre de Coubertin has said that the important thing was to take part, not to win.
'That's not true. In life you have a goal and in sport, too, you have a goal which you want to achieve.'
Blatter said he did not like the principle of extra time, which has led to many dramatic moments over the years.
'The fact that there is a duel over two games which is then decided after extra time is not quite fair,' he said.
'After 90 minutes of the return leg, the tie should go straight into penalties. Extra time is like a second home game for the home team.'
The FIFA president also reaffirmed that he was against the introduction of video or any other technical device to help referees make controversial decisions.
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An idiotic idea if you ask me. Decide all games w/penalties sounds absurd to me. Just as well should flip a coin as penalties are just a tie breaker and don't really show which team is better.
Blatter proposes scrapping of draws
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=298477&cc=5901
BERLIN, April 27 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has proposed scrapping draws in soccer, saying every game should have a winner.
In an idea which would revolutionise the world's most popular sport if adopted, Blatter suggested that games could be decided by a penalty shoot-out in the case of a draw.
'Every game should have a winner,' Blatter, president of soccer's ruling body, told German sports news agency SID.
'When you play cards or any other game, there's always a winner and a loser. We should have the courage to introduce a final decision in every game of football.'
Blatter said the best way would be penalties but added he would study any other proposal.
'Penalties remain the best way to decide a game in the case of a draw but if anybody has a better idea, I am ready to listen to it,' he said.
'A game is about emotions. There is passion. It can be dramatic. At the end of it it's almost always a tragedy.
'We can't be satisfied with draws. (Modern Olympic Games founder) Pierre de Coubertin has said that the important thing was to take part, not to win.
'That's not true. In life you have a goal and in sport, too, you have a goal which you want to achieve.'
Blatter said he did not like the principle of extra time, which has led to many dramatic moments over the years.
'The fact that there is a duel over two games which is then decided after extra time is not quite fair,' he said.
'After 90 minutes of the return leg, the tie should go straight into penalties. Extra time is like a second home game for the home team.'
The FIFA president also reaffirmed that he was against the introduction of video or any other technical device to help referees make controversial decisions.
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An idiotic idea if you ask me. Decide all games w/penalties sounds absurd to me. Just as well should flip a coin as penalties are just a tie breaker and don't really show which team is better.
someone please decapitate his torso for me.
