FIFA Considers World Cup Changes

[Macmoish]

STU-PID

AP - FIFA considers World Cup changes


BERLIN -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter says soccer's governing body will consider eliminating ties in all World Cup games.

Blatter said Saturday on Germany's Focus weekly that the dramatic change would make the tournament more interesting. He says the change could involve going to a shootout after 90 minutes of regulation or adding sudden-death overtime.

Sudden-death overtime was used in the knockout rounds of the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. FIFA then reverted to its previous rule of having teams play a full 30 minutes of overtime if tied at the end of regulation in the knockout rounds.

First-round games always have ended in draws if tied at the end of regulation

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[Lonegunmen]

Dumb idea by blatter.

[saphilip]

Why doesn't that corrupt ass-hole do things like introduce technology, do something about the cheating and looking at the standard of reffing, instead of BS ideas like this?

This guy is a total clown, but a wealthy one.

[Macmoish]

And more re FIFA

from the Observer/David Hills
Said & DoneSummer awards: Fifa clean up, Ian Holloway on media lies, plus the model who won't stop giving


Best teamwork
Fifa's ethics committee: pledged a "full investigation" after leaked documents showed Australia's 2022 bid team gave a series of gifts to Fifa officials. On the list: a £1,100 necklace for Mrs Jack Warner, funds for Jack's Trinidad U20 squad and a contract for Jack's family travel firm. "It's a non-issue," said Jack. The final verdict: Jack cleared of improper conduct, Australia 2022 cleared of bribery, and Mrs Jack's necklace ruled of "incidental value" which "did not imply any attempt to buy influence in the bidding process". "This matter," said Fifa, "is closed."


Runner-up
Single best Sepp moment in South Africa: his address to Fifa delegates in June. Sepp's two key messages in the speech:
1) 2011's Fifa presidential elections will be "fully transparent" with zero tolerance shown to candidates trying to buy delegates' votes; and
2) Record Fifa profits have put Sepp in "a happy position": able to give a one-off cash bonus to every Fifa delegate – £170k for each of the 208 associations, and £1.7m to each Fifa confederation. "Just call it a gift!" said Sepp. "We are a united and happy football family."
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www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/aug/15/said-and-done-blatter-fifa