<p>The golden goal rule was in place for the world cup until 2006 when it was abandoned by FIFA. It didn’t work out as intended. Teams were much more intent on not being scored on as opposed to scoring a goal so both teams would often turn into defensive shells and nothing would happen. It was considered more unfair than the current 2x15 min overtime + PKs. </p>
<p>The golden goal cannot replace PKs. You still need PKs in the event of a draw at the end of regular or golden goal overtime to decide the game. You simply cannot have double triple or quadruple overtime in soccer as happens in hockey with no replacements. Even in international hockey they use shootouts after the end of overtime.</p>
<p>The dribble to goal shootout idea is not bad. That would be similar to hockey shootouts.</p>
<p>“If teams remain tied after 5 PKs, I believe they go to a second round of 5 PKs. I’ve seen it happen at the HS level, though FIFA might have different rules at the international level.”</p>
<p>I believe FIFA rule is that if teams tied after 5 PK, each team will select one remaining player to kick for each additional round of PK, who ever wins the round wins the game. If still tied after all 11 players (including goalie) have kicked, they rotate from the top of the order. I’ve seen an international match went to 11th player.</p>
<p>That is what the MLS did until 2000. I think they did it at the end of every game to avoid ties. I “think” they may have awarded two points for a victory after the 35 yeards shootouts.</p>
<p>The corner kick idea has been studied and quickly rejected.</p>
<p>First, it may take a long time to score on a corner kick especially with 22 players in the box.
Second, the pressure to score on a corner kick will create such a frenzy in the box that the play will become virtually unrefereeable. You will have collisions and penalties galore and complaints whatever the outcome.</p>
<p>Free kicks are no better.</p>
<p>With soccer the most widely played sport on the planet by an order of magnitude, there has been no shortage to proposals to finding an alternative to PKs with no luck so far. The only alternative that most teams could agree on in a final Cup game would be replaying the entire match a few days later. Unfortunately, because of television scheduling, spectator ticketing issues and general logistics that is not considered practical.</p>
<p>There have also been various proposal including separating ties at the end of regular overtime with other “soft scores” determined before the match begins or after the match.</p>
<p>** Pre-match tie-breakers:** Here both teams know before the match how a tie-breaker will be decided. The possible unfairness is that the two teams may have had very different paths to the final and the fact that the tie-breaker is not based on anything that happened during the game. These types of tie-breakers are often used in qualifying rounds but lack support to judge a final cup game.
Goal differential
Most goals scored
Best record in the tournament
Fewest penalties or warnings (including current game) </p>
<p>** Match tie-breakers** Both teams are assessed on soft factors measured during the game. the problem is that most of these soft scores are somewhat arbitrary and may not reflect the performance on the field.
First to score (encourages offense)
Last to score
Time of possession
Time of possession in opponent’s half (avoids teams holding ball in own half)
Shots on posts (near misses)
Shots on goal
Shots on goal on target
Number of corner kicks
Goalkeeper touches (lowest wins)
Warnings (lowest wins)
Referee or panel of referees decide (as in boxing)</p>
<p>Post-match tie-breakers;
Replay the match: only possible for a final but has huge logistical issues.</p>
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<li><p>Endless extra-time: 15 minute extra overtime periods after the the initial 2 overtimes until somebody scores. the main problem is that the game can go forever with no end in sight. (France Italy in WC final in 2006 would probably still be going on). The risk of injury also rises exponentially as players get fatigued.</p></li>
<li><p>Endless extra time with golden goal after two 15 min overtime periods: Not more efficient than #2. The golden goal format is intensely disliked by players for its perceived unfairness. (Much more so than PKs) </p></li>
<li><p>Endless extra-time with fewer players at each extra overtime: Starts looking less and less like soccer and more and more artificial. Teams would start practicing plays with fewer players. </p></li>
<li><p>One on one shootouts starting from the 35 yard line; One on one between player and goalie who is not glued to goal line. Was tried a while in the old USAL in the 70s. Was not popular at the time and seen as worse than PKs.</p></li>
<li><p>Corner and free kick competitions: Seen as poor substitutes to PKs and could be difficult to referee.</p></li>
<li><p>Lotteries: Was actually used for a long time to decide ties (not cup finals which were replayed). Italy beat the then USSR in the semi-final on a coin toss in 1968 before PKs were used. </p></li>
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<p>Despite the dozens of alternatives variously suggested and explored, nothing short of an entire replay of the game has gathered any serious support as an alternative to the PK shootout in a cup final. At least it corresponds to the most popular set play that is part of the game of soccer.</p>
<p>It would be fun if the tie breaker has all of the following:</p>
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<li>15 minute play with goal keepers</li>
<li>15 minute play without goal keepers</li>
<li>PK from mid field or farther without goal keepers</li>
<li>PK with goal keepers</li>
</ol>
<p>the official rule is that after the first 5 kicks, they kick in rounds of 1 (1 shooter from each team) until each team has had an equal number of shots, and the number of goals scored is different (aka until someone scores and someone misses).</p>
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<p>goalie can move side to side, just not off the line. Rules are the same for both teams, so I don’t see how it’s a disadvantage for anyone. Often times shooters will blast the ball over the goal (see: USA women, Roberto Baggio 1994) anyway.</p>
<p>IMO there is not a more stressful situation in sports than penalty kicks.</p>
<p>we’ll see what happens. I am hoping for better displays of tactics. Obviously he is not going to make all our players amazing, but hopefully they can show better on the field.</p>
<p>if Bradley wants to play international soccer, he will stay with the team. This is reality in the professional sports world… I’m sure he didn’t think his father would be the coach for his entire career.</p>
<p>Many international coaches only get 1 World Cup cycle. Some get even less than that.</p>
<p>US Soccer might be trying to get behind the new guy for the long haul, if they are going to try to get institutional change, but that is still questionable.</p>
<p>US Soccer has these “development academies” to try to train the best youth players. That is not how it is done elsewhere. In other countries, the club teams train the youth players because they get monetary reward in terms of on field performance, or from selling players to other clubs. Ajax in the Netherlands has one of the best youth academies, and they continually sell their best players to the bigger teams in Europe, because Ajax can’t afford to keep them. But each player they develop and sell keeps Ajax going.</p>
<p>^ a similar set-up is starting in the US … the NE Revolution now have an academy for example … in will be interesting to see over time whether US club based academies or US Soccer national academies or European club academies will become the prime choice for the best yong US players … and if we can raise our skill level to compete with the best teams in the world.</p>
<p>""But the US has to blame itself for failing to make adjustments, leaving a player in who seemed to wear Bozo the Clown shoes, and sending her to the final penalty kicks. Lloyd had no less than seven shots on goal and none were close. Who in her right mind would let her take the last free kick and send her to the penalty spot. That was nuts! “”</p>
<p>Looks like Lloyd sold her Bozo shoes in Germany. She scored plenty of goals in the Olympics Qualifiers. Of course, in London they won’t face mediocre Central and South American teams and will still be led by a clueless coach who should have been sacked last year.</p>
<p>xiggi, knowing you like soccer, I was thinking of you last night while watching the Canada-Mexico game. I stayed up way too late but couldn’t stop watching. Canada’s new coach appears to have revamped their game, and for the better, from what I could see. Christine Sinclair is fun to watch.</p>