Over in the USA, there was an interesting football competition, imaginatively named 'The Soccer Tournament', featuring teams such as Wrexham and West Ham.
The tournament was notable for an innovative rule change: at the end of regulation time, a final period is played. The team in the lead needs to score one more goal to win; the losing team needs to score one goal more than their opponents to win. If the scores are level, next goal wins.
I know a similar system is used in 'The Basketball Tournament' but I didn't think it would work in a low scoring sport like football. However, after watching a few matches, I quite found it quite entertaining. Matches lead to an endgame where every match ends with a goal (cue wild celebrations as the winning goal is scored). Another thing I've noticed is that time wasting is less useful than it normally is because the match ends with an untimed period. Further, a comeback is always a possibility - it ain't over 'till it's over.
FIFA have for a while been looking for a replacement to kicks from the penalty mark. I don't think it's out of the question for this ending format to become more of a thing in the future, particularly in recreational leagues.
The tournament was notable for an innovative rule change: at the end of regulation time, a final period is played. The team in the lead needs to score one more goal to win; the losing team needs to score one goal more than their opponents to win. If the scores are level, next goal wins.
I know a similar system is used in 'The Basketball Tournament' but I didn't think it would work in a low scoring sport like football. However, after watching a few matches, I quite found it quite entertaining. Matches lead to an endgame where every match ends with a goal (cue wild celebrations as the winning goal is scored). Another thing I've noticed is that time wasting is less useful than it normally is because the match ends with an untimed period. Further, a comeback is always a possibility - it ain't over 'till it's over.
FIFA have for a while been looking for a replacement to kicks from the penalty mark. I don't think it's out of the question for this ending format to become more of a thing in the future, particularly in recreational leagues.