As if they will make any changes. They are far too slow on changes as it is. But, even more if they change things in the first month or so it will be an admission that they got it wrong and should have changed it beforehand. IF they are going to change it they will probably wait a while...


What do you think about the FourFourTwo article Blatter Rules Out 'Penalty Goals'?
FIFA president Sepp Blatter today rejected any possibility of 'penalty goals' being brought in following Luis Suarez's handball that denied Ghana a World Cup semi-final place.

Have your say.

For heavens sake, most referee decisions involving making an interperetation of the laws. How difficut would it be to introduce a rule saying that if, in the opinion of the referee, a player deliberatley handles a ball that would otherwise have resulted in a goal, then the attacking team is awarded a goal. Obviously, if the referee isn't sure, in his opinion, that a goal would otherwise have been scored, then he doesn't award a goal but a penalty instead. However, using the Ghana decision against Uruguay as an example, there was a clear cut case of the ball going into the net. I cannot see in that situation why a goal shouldn't be awarded. It is different to a player being hacked down in the box- but for that challenge, you couldn't definitively say that a goal would have been scored, whereas with a goal-line handball, if you can reasonably conclude that but for the handball, a goal would have been scored, then surely the most equitable reasult is to award a goal.

As for the player who has deliberately handled the ball, a yellow card may be sufficient as the awarding of the goal is sufficient punishment for the defending team.

This nonsense that there are cases where you can't be sure that a goal has been scored (and because of that you don't introduce the concept of a penatly goal)smacks of typical FIFA conservatism. What about the injustice to a team like Ghana that should be in the semi-final, but for a blatent piece of cheating by Uruguay. What is the lesser of the evils here- rewarding a team that deliberately cheats or asking refs to add another interpetative decision to their exisitng kitbag of decisions they are asked to adjudicate upon during a match? So much for FIFA fair play!!!

One of the great things about football, as opposed to other 'footy' codes like AFL, NRL and especially union is the constancy of the laws of the game and the fact that we don't continually change and reinterpret those laws for whatever reason. The law works fine as is - leave it alone. As soon as we start meddling with one law, we'll start playing with others, which ruins one of the game's best assets - its simplicity - anyone and everyone can understand it.

no to change, thanks.

As much as I love the game the way it is, there is no reason why goal-line technology cannot be introduced. In any case I'm sure the referee will have the final say whether or not the system is in place anyway.

As for the Suarez incident, that was clearly not in the spirit of the game. He should have received longer than a one match ban, surely. Ghana, you should have scored the penalty. Stiff shit, you choked.

Suarez didn't deny Ghana Gyan denied ghana

Sep Blatter says: "I money am not money going to do anything money regarding changing the money game money. Now if you'll money excuse me money, I have to money board a money plane to another money country money who is bidding for the money world cup and want to throw lots of money money money money at me.........money"

A penalty kick would be the fairest result, but only if Suarez was in goal, on his knees, hands tied behind his back, trying to stop it with his face. Otherwise why not just get the whole team on the line with their hands ready whenever a goal will change the result. Suarez literally chose to cheat his way to the next round because the rules as they stand give his team improved odds by doing so. What an absolute disgrace. "Works fine" ? For cheats