re: IFAB to propose scrapping two 45-minute halves for two 30-minute halves with stoppages

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to deter time-wasting.

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How about, you know, just getting tougher on time wasting. Toss out a yellow if someone doesn't make an effort to get the ball. Count out loud every time a keeper gets a ball. 10 seconds should become a strict measurement for keepers.

Saw an MLS game last year where every time there was a goal kick, he would walk to his water bottle, take a slow drink, walk over to the ball that the ballboy rolled, then set it up, then walk backwards slowly, then kick it. Fans counted to 45 seconds the third time.

Absolutely infuriating, and the ref did nothing the first 5 times. He finally gave a card on the sixth kick. Guess what? The goalie did exactly what he wanted to do and the game was over soon after. Complete lack of control on the ref's part.