FIFA wants to add extra time in one-way matches

"The match between Liverpool and Man Utd had one minute of injury time for the first half and three minutes of injury time for the second half. In my opinion, it is difficult to be rigid about the number of minutes of injury time when the score is already 7-0. ", the president of the FIFA Arbitration Council Pierluigi Collina commented at a conference on March 9.

According to Collina, extra time in matches like the one at Anfield should only be fully implemented "if the league has a goal difference - defeat affects the order on the scoreboard at the end of the season, because a goal. recorded or not recorded can make a difference".

During this conference, Collina supported the idea that FIFA would remove the extra time rule in the future if a team leads by a certain distance. He cited Liverpool's 7-0 win over Man Utd over the weekend, saying that the referee Andy Madley should add time in the second half because the score was too different.

However, this idea may face resistance from leagues that are ranking on goal difference, a secondary metric that has long been used in cases where two teams are tied on points.

"When I play baseball, there is a rule that after the sixth inning, if a team leads by more than six points, the game is over. Maybe in the future we will have a rule that the second half won't be played. injury time if a team takes the lead by X goals. But this change will affect the rules of football, "said Collina.

At the 2022 World Cup, FIFA applies a new stoppage time rule, when the referees will compensate for the time the ball is dead to increase the real time of the ball. This initiative was welcomed by many, although many matches lasted more than 100 minutes.

According to Collina, the number of minutes of injury time of the match should be applied flexibly. He pointed out that four of the 10 Premier League games over the weekend lasted more than 100 minutes. The former Italian referee said that the players need to understand that all acts of buying time will be noted by the referee and have no effect.

FIFA also considers applying a basketball-like timer to football matches, but this idea has not yet had a specific implementation plan.