50 ways to make football great again

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Making the Game Great Again
Published 8/21/2007 by Bob at The Offside
... | August 21st, 2007 It is the nature of sports fans to wax nostalgic about the good old days. In fact, I wouldn t be surprised if a week after the first soccer game was ever played people were talking about how the game has gone to shit. That talk continues today with no shortage of commentators lamenting the state of the modern game. 101 Great Goals has an interesting reprint of a story that looks at 50 ways to make the sport great again. The suggestions range from the simple like stopping the click when a player is injured to the sublime: 32. CLUBS MUST FIELD AT LEAST TWO PLAYERS WITH A BODY-FAT PERCENTAGE GREATER THAN 20. Athleticism is ruining all sports (with the possible exception of athletics), but especially football. There are some clever suggestions on the list and surely you can add to them. If you were the czar of the soccer world for a day what rules - ridiculous or serious - ...