While a few days ago, Michel Platini had proposed going from 11 players per team on the field to 10 to make matches more attractive, another former glory of European football has also returned to the future of the round ball. Gary Neville, Manchester United legend, paradoxically proposes to lengthen some matches to attract crowds.
Thus, the 49-year-old former defender would like to systematize the organization of a penalty shootout after each draw to obtain “extra points“The winner of this exercise would leave with two points instead of one.”If a child is attending a game for the first time, or it is their only game of the season, and they see a 0-0 or 1-1 draw, there would at least be one winner. Kids love penalty shootouts, my daughters would love a penalty shootout at the end of a game” explains Neville. Not sure that his idea will be validated by the highest authorities of football and by the fans…
