Seriously???? Seriously, now? To end a championship game on penalty kicks is a travesty. I cheats both the players and the fans. Yes, soccer matches are long and drawn out, but if you cannot decide a championship game on the field the game should end in a tie. End in a tie you say, let me finish. Ending the game with a tie score is a perfectly acceptable alternative to losing or winning a CHAMPIONSHIP on pure LUCK and nothing else. It takes little skill to kick the ball to a specific spot in the goal. My suggestion, to end the game in a tie is perfect. You end the game in a tie and then play a second game and so on. This would allow for another game for fans to see, bring in additional revenue.
The soccer shootout is a scam. There is truly no skill involved on the part of either player. Soccer goals are a whopping 8 feet high and 24 feet wide. All a goalie can do is guess which way the striker might kick the ball. It's not like in hockey where the goal is 4 feet high and 6 feet wide and the goalie can actually cover the area. And, when a goalie in soccer does block a shot, t
hat has to be the luckiest play in all of sports.Let them play I say.....Let them play. If you do not want to schedule another game, let them play til their legs fall off. That's what the fans want to see. Shootouts in soccer are zero excitement...you know the striker is going to score.....95% of the time the ball hits the back of the net.
Good luck to Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2010-2011.
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