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Improving The World Cup

Monday, July 10, 2006 12: 45 AM

Now this would be fun to watch. From ESPN's Jen Chang:

Five Suggestions To Improve The World Cup

1. Discontinue the penalty shootout. No one likes to see a game decided on penalty kicks. It's about time FIFA came up with a more imaginative way to settle ties. One suggestion: Play overtime until one team scores, but with a twist -- force the coaches to take off one player every two minutes, up to a maximum of six players. Five on five on a full-sized pitch -- at some point someone's bound to score...

Reminds me of playing two on two full court basketball growing up. Inevitably it would just turn into a crazy game of fast breaks.