A proposal by the International Football Association
Board (IFAB) seeks to reduce each half of a match to
30 minutes in order to deter time-wasting.
The world football’s rule-maker said that this change
is due to its belief that football matches only see about
60 minutes of “effective playing time” from the 90
minutes that are available.
Stopping the clock when the ball goes out of play is
one the numerous ideas put forward by the body in an
attempt to make football more attractive.
IFAB has outlined proposed changes to the rules of the
game in a new strategy document titled Play Fair .
Other ideas include disallowing players to follow up
and score from a saved penalty.
Basically, this means that if their spot-kick doesn’t hit
the back of the net, play would stop immediately and a
goal-kick would be awarded.
IFAB also proposes that players should be allowed to
play free kicks or corners to themselves while referees
should only blow for half-time or full-time when the
ball goes out of play, just like rugby.
One of the proposals already being tested at the
Confederations Cup in Russia is the idea of only
allowing captains speak to referees to prevent match
officials being mobbed.
Another proposal which was tested at the U20 World
Cup in Korea is a change to the order of penalty kicks
in shootouts, known as ABBA.
Instead of teams taking alternate penalties, the new
system involves team A taking the first kick, then team
B taking two, after which team A takes two.
“The ‘first’ kick in kicks from the penalty mark has a
built-in advantage primarily because there is greater
mental pressure on the second kicker (in each round)
who often faces instant elimination if they miss their
kick (especially once the first four kicks for each team
have been completed),” the document says.
The IFAB is made up of FIFA and the four British home
football associations – England, Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland.
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