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Ravi Hiranand's avatar

I really like the idea of awarding more indirect free kicks instead of penalties for “lesser” fouls in the box. It’d have to be pretty tightly defined with plenty of examples. But it removes that massive gulf between the foul and the reward for that foul that paralyzes refs.

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Super Mow's avatar

Think that football is in a bit of a pickle with how penalties are awarded territorially. I wonder if a Rugby Union approach of awarding free kicks and penalties solely on the severity of the foul would be interesting. (i.e. a last man foul outside the box would be a penalty, a innocuous handball inside the box would be a free kick that the offensive team could position anywhere outside the box)

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