are penalty shootouts after extra time fair -  what do you think of my solution?
479300
Ummmm...I'd rather see the PK's.  I'm a goalkeeper and I played from the time I was 4 all the way through college and I can honestly say, I'm not the hugest fan of PK's.  But it's an art form.  Being able to read the shooter and quick enough to react to the shot takes a lot of skill on the keeper's part and putting the ball someplace where it is impossible for the keeper to save it also takes a lot of skill.  I say keep the PK's.
1023175
Yep, I don't think that is a bad idea. How it would benefit is in the sense that teams would not be able to play for a draw etc to manipulate not playing certain teams in the next stage earlier than they would like. If they are good enough and deserving of the championship it shouldn't matter. They have to play each other some time.
131287
it supposed to be 90 but it can go uptill 120mins and still it depends on the penalties.\nI watched the cameroon-ivory coast match where 12-11 penalties were scored.the match took at least 140mins
1054939
k so first, there are two fifteen minute periods. They took out the golden rule (when one team makes a goal they win), so that means that once a goal is scored, u still have 2 finish both fifteen minute periods... then if its still tied, u go to Penalty Kicks. After five, who ever made the most PKs wins, or if one team doesnt have a chance to come back (for example 3-0) then they loose... If they are tied after five, they keep going until all 11 players have gone. And if they are still tied, then the goalies shoot on each other(thas the best part to see)
921009
Haley,\nYou will go much further in life and have a lot more fun along the way if you can quit worrying about what is fair in life.  Most of life isn't fair, but that doesn't mean you can't find a way to make it work for you.  There is no great referee watching out for you, so figure out the game and play to win.  Or just to enjoy.
1183704
If, when the ball is last touched by a teammate, is the player in question closer to the opponent's goal line than:\n1) the half line?\n2) the ball?\n3) the second to the last opponent?\n\nIf you answer yes to all of these, then he was in an offside position when the ball was touched and you can ask the last question:\n4) Did he gain an advantage from his position?\n\nIf you say yes to all questions, the player is guilty of an offside infraction.\n\nHowever, you cannot be found guilty of an offside infraction if you receive the ball directly from a: goal-kick, throw-in, or corner kick.
1120595
Do you mean penalty shootout?? If yes, then 2 of them will be decided by penalties... i cannot see the Italy vs Australia match or the Brazil vs Ghana match going into penalties, as the teams are too purposeful.
1177941
I think the PK goal category is only for PK's in the game. I don't think it applies to Shootouts.
1149738
Half-time goes for 15 minutes Beth.\n\nYou've probably already worked out that each half is 45 minutes plus any stoppage time during the half. The exact amount of stoppage time is determined by the referee, we only see a reasonable estimate on our screens.\n\nVarious offences can carry a range of penalties for an individual player. Ranging from an indirect free kick, a direct free kick (either of which can result in a yellow card or a red card).\n\nA yellow card is a caution, with a second yellow card offence during a game resulting in a red card.\n\nIf the offence is serious enough (eg a two footed tackle that could result in a broken leg) then an immediate red card can be issued.\n\nA red card means that the player is immediately sent off. During the World Cup finals this also results in a one match suspension.\n\nDuring normal league type matches a red card is dealt with by a judiciary panel that can apply a suspension of more than one match even up to total banning of a player for multiple red card offences during a season.\n\nI have tried to explain this as logically as I can, I hope it helps you out.\n\nYou will probably find that your sons play under some slightly modified rules at this stage, but will play under full FIFA rules when they are older.
1108209
I agree with most of your points. I do like the golden goal rule. The problem with it, is that if a team scores in the first minute of overtime, the other team could come back and tie the game. \n\nI still like the penalties to decide the winner. I feel these days, goalies are just as good penalty blockers as the shooter is at making them.
1092484
yeah that's a good idea!They should have 15 mins of extra time and 15 mins of sudden death then the penalty shoot out.
373038
The real mess up is the fact that this decision is being made now, it should have been made bit sooner, or be applied to next season. It seems pointless to apply a points penalty at the stage of the season when a club can do nothing about it. They may was well just formally relegate them, instead of imposing a points reduction.\n\nOn the other hand, they did break the rules this season, and influenced this season's points tally. I also suppose it was only realised a couple of months ago, so that is actually quite quick.\n\nI'd be rubbish on one of these arbitrating panels.
338012
90 minutes\n45 minute halves each not including stoppage time (extra time due to penalites and injuries).\nStoppage time could be a few minutes.
179067
Good idea! And i have something to add there:\n\nWhat about giving 3 points for an away victory, but just 2 points to a home victory?\n\nTogether with your rule, this would be a break-trough in soccer...\n\nCheers
730679
OK what you end up with is a 5 on 3. Of course the goalie can be pulled and make it 5 on 4 with an empty net but that's not likely to be done unless total desperation. So anyway say you have two men sitting already and then get yet another penalty. Well then that player sits in the penalty box BUT his penalty minutes don't start until one of the other guys leave. So say a goal is scored in a 5 on 3. Well now the one is out BUT it is still a 5 on 3 with the start of the last guy's penalty. Of course they always get out of the box in the order they went in. Now I've played hockey video games and had about 2 or 3 guys waiting to serve penalties one time but that's just because I am a violent style player who goes around hitting everyone for no reason and get in trouble for it.
1160733
yes, a match should never end with a penalty.  No chance to recover.  A true robbery.  Perhaps the referee should have just thrown the ball in the net himself.
489598
I like the new rules to speed up the game. But I don't like calling penalties for playing hard and physical. I don't like the shootout. Not a true test of who won the game. Hockey is a team game not a one on one contest. But from the other side it would be very hard to play 82 overtime games :) I would like to get the commissioner alone and yell at him tell him that falling is not a penalty. I don't like to see players taking a dive to draw bulls_hit calls. (Detroit) I want to see them tweak the rules a bit to allow more hitting without calls. I would also like to see some protection for the goalies. Its open season at the cage without the defense slowing down the forwards. It seems that if you even poke check someone and they hold your stick under there arms its a penalty. That's crap. bottom line is more speed good but its come at the expense of hard nosed play. I can only imagine what Don Cherry thinks.