re: PK abuse has ruined soccer...i propose a fix

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Have a committee

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that should work just fine. Let's see... a committee to review game decisions in a FIFA tournament. So... a committee selected by and comprised of FIFA representatives/members. Yep. I see it. That would solve everything.

The fundamental issue is that very few goals are scored in soccer, and a foul called in the penalty practically gives a goal away. Much of the time these end up deciding the game. That's too stiff a penalty for the crime, and it gives the ref too much power over the outcome of the game. Perhaps this could be alleviated by just moving the spot for penalty shots back so that it isn't such a gimme. Maybe penalty shots could be taken from the edge of the penalty area. With no one in front as they are now this is probably closer to a 50/50 proposition.

Edt: You could also keep the current spot and use it for flagrant fouls.

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It´s called ´taking one for the team´.

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If some of the worst divers like Suarez, Robben or Neymar "took one for the team" and got three game suspensions, that would be a severe price to pay.

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If some of the worst divers like Suarez, Robben or Neymar "took one for the team" and got three game suspensions, that would be a severe price to pay.

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We´re talking about Fred, and Scolari´s Brazil.......

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I don't think you have any idea what anyone, or even yourself, is talking about.

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Fred is just another replaceable cog. The side would not suffer.

You people correlating this to others diving, that are of supreme worth to their sides, are missing the point.

It was a calculated risk, with little to no downside (not only because he´s ´expendable´, but because the pressure on the ref, which was already palpable in his actions to this point, was quite high). He gets the penalty, saves his side, and all are happy. He f´s up, he gets a yellow.

There is nothing complicated about this. Fred misses some matches? They´ve won their opening match, and a lot of pressure is off. He´s not primordial to his side´s success normally, so there is no suffering (as many purport with reference to other sides and players), going forward.

I'm going to start threads during football season proposing that defensive lineman should wear razors on their arms, because Offensive Holding is out of control.

Also, we should raise basketball goals to 18 feet, and push the three point line out to mid-court, because all the players do is dunk and shoot threes.

The Pk thing isn't ridiculous. A lot of actual soccer fans and commentators think the rule is too harsh, and gives referees to big an influence on games. Remember Ghana's penalty against us in 06? These questionable fouls at the top of the box in situations that would lead to a goal 5% of the time then become pk's which have a roughly 80% conversion rate. I don't know if there's a better solution or not, but it is a problem and "well this is all we've always done it" isn't always a good reason to not change

This is a rule which does not exist, hence my point all through the thread.

Were it to exist, Fred still did the right thing.

Why do you people keep postulating about what could have been (in any scenario)?

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A player can receive a red card for kicking the ball away,

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