End of final shoot-outs?

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Blatter wants to end shoot-outs

Blatter is unhappy at the use of penalty shoot-outs

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says future World Cup finals should not be decided by penalty shoot-outs.

Italy beat France in the 2006 final on penalties and Blatter hinted changes may be made in South Africa in 2010.

He said: "When it comes to the World Cup final it is passion, and when it goes to extra time it is a drama.

"But when it comes to penalty kicks it is a tragedy. Football is a team sport and penalties is not a team, it is the individual."

He said a replay or gradually deducting players in extra time would be a better solution.

"We have four years or so, so I think we have time," Blatter told a Swiss Chamber of Commerce event in Zurich.

"Maybe to replay the match if it's the final, you can't do that through the tournament because of lack of time. Maybe to take players away and play golden goal," Blatter said, adding that discussions would start soon.

West Germany won the first penalty shoot-out in the tournament, beating France in the 1982 semi-final.

Blatter also criticised the high salaries paid to footballers, calling them immoral, and said Fifa would take on the issue as clubs in some countries price spectators out of stadiums in order to pay huge wage bills.

"It is not moral, it is definitely not good for our sport," he said. "They pay too much money to the players. There is an imbalance in their finances and they try to get money by all means."

I dont know if this is a good idea or not.

[Guest Gist]

I think it would be a good idea to ban peno shoot outs maybe just Golden Goal or even bring back the Silver Goal but the idea to take players off after a certain time is a bad idea in my opinion.

[lildave3]

I like watching penalty shootout's......as long as England or Leicester aren't in them

I think they should just carry on playing until someone scores, that would be a fair way to decide a match, not something thats mainly luck like a shootout.

[Loake]

i like the idea of taking players off, it would add tension and is fairer than penos.

[Thracian]

I'd say take players off. Say two at a time over periods of 15 minutes.

[The People's Hero]

Yes and just keep going until a goal is scored.

[Fez of Mahrez]

They should put more players on til a goal is scored. Once all the subs are used up you can pick people out the crowd to play.

[The People's Hero]

They should put more players on til a goal is scored. Once all the subs are used up you can pick people out the crowd to play.

Also, the goal posts should be taken down and replaced with jumpers.

[Janx]

Brilliant footie matches that last as long as cricket and totally knacker players out!!

My goodness he is a genius the daft corrupt (allegedly) arse!

[Daggers]

Also, the goal posts should be taken down and replaced with jumpers.

...and the ball should be replaced with one made out of packing material and the players should relocate to the back of a Goods-in yard, where the captains have to stand by the door to check if the gaffer is coming.

[nhfox]

I propose football be treated like a boxing match -- have 3 judges pitchside, and if the game is level after 90 minutes, the judges decide who the winner is.

[syston_fox]

I think they should do the crossbar challenge from soccer am!

[Fez of Mahrez]

Oh they should do Shoot The Boot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darth Fox]

Brilliant footie matches that last as long as cricket and totally knacker players out!!

My goodness he is a genius the daft corrupt (allegedly) arse!

Yeah but if it's only for the "Final" then who cares of the players are knackered. They earn enough.