Replacing the centre circle and kick off

[Ajr]

If each half/after each goal it would be a goal kick instead with the other team not being allowed in your own half then lots of paint could be saved which means saving the environment.

Another option rather than a coin flip would be a race from outside the circle to get the ball at the start of each half.

 

[Martial'sEmergingSmile]

I've always thought matches should start with 3 balls being dropped from a plane, all 3 balls being instantly 'active' so you could score with any one of them. It would guarantee absolute entertaining chaos to start a match and would ensure a goal in the first couple of minutes...and we all know that an early goal for either side creates a more open and entertaining match.

After the opening goal we'd go back to the single ball system without any planes being involved.

Maybe do it again at the start of the second half.

It's like how movies nowadays all start with an action scene to draw you in. We need to attract Gen Z somehow.

 

[Can7onA]

One single ball, dropped from a plane but the balls on fire.

 

[Powderfinger]

I've always thought matches should start with 3 balls being dropped from a plane, all 3 balls being instantly 'active' so you could score with any one of them. It would guarantee absolute entertaining chaos to start a match and would ensure a goal in the first couple of minutes...and we all know it's proven that an early goal for either side creates a more open and entertaining match.

After the opening goal we'd go back to the single ball system without any planes being involved.

Maybe do it again at the start of the second half.

It'd be like how movies nowadays all start with an action scene to draw you in. We need to attract Gen Z somehow.

Florentino, is that you?

 

[Superden]

One single ball, dropped from a plane but the balls on fire.

even better for the tiktok age, the plane is on fire.

 

[horsechoker]

He's done it again that @GoranIvanisevic !

 

[kirk buttercup]

even better for the tiktok age, the plane is on fire.

And the players jump out of planes and blimps like Fortnite. The kids will love it!!!

 

[Solius]

The ball should begin zooming round on one of those little remote control cars and the first team to kick it off gets possession.

 

[Red00012]

The manager of both teams should kick off the game

 

[Withnail]

The ball should begin zooming round on one of those little remote control cars and the first team to kick it off gets possession.

While they play the Benny Hill music over the tannoy.

 

[Topgun1]

Maybe the match should start with one penalty each for both teams.

During the match, if any player scores outside the penalty box, that counts as 2 goals.

 

[Lynty]

And the players jump out of planes and blimps like Fortnite. The kids will love it!!!

Maguire coming in hot.

 

[Dante]

I'm going to repeat this in every thread about rule changes: we should make goalframes larger.

It would lead to more goals, update dimensions to correspond to 21st century heights, and make the game more exciting by disincentivising keeping the ball at the back. Every game would end 6-4. It would be amazing.

And unlike similar ideas like increasing the size of the pitch, this would be much more cost effective to fit into existing infrastructures across the thousands of football stadiums around the world.

 

[tomaldinho1]

The groundsman should just not touch the centre circle for a whole season. Scenes when City try a slick passing move and it just disappears into the brambles and stinging nettles.

 

[Superden]

larger goal frames, that burst into fire with every goal.

 

[rimaldo]

you all laugh but any change that is environmentally friendly should be considered. the textile industry is disgusting and i have long petitioned the pl to demand all players play naked. scudamore continues to ignore all my emails. i even offered to be the one to paint the quivering torsos of the players before each game. it should be a soluble paint to ensure i get to touch it up and half time when they are all sweaty. scudamore is yet to respond.

 

[spaceboyRSA]

The footballers should run around with a broomstick between their legs and shout things like expelliarmus instead of tackling

 

[vanthaman]

should get rid of the 6 yard box too, pointless.

 

[Gopher Brown]

I've always thought matches should start with 3 balls being dropped from a plane, all 3 balls being instantly 'active' so you could score with any one of them. It would guarantee absolute entertaining chaos to start a match and would ensure a goal in the first couple of minutes...and we all know that an early goal for either side creates a more open and entertaining match.

After the opening goal we'd go back to the single ball system without any planes being involved.

Maybe do it again at the start of the second half.

It's like how movies nowadays all start with an action scene to draw you in. We need to attract Gen Z somehow.

One beachball, one bowling ball and one ping pong ball, retained for the whole match.

1 goal for a scoring with the ping pong ball, 2 goals for the beach ball and 3 goals for the bowling ball.

Edit: just realised this is not good for the environment, so FIFA should ignore my suggestion

 

[Paranoid Android]

I've always thought matches should start with 3 balls being dropped from a plane, all 3 balls being instantly 'active' so you could score with any one of them. It would guarantee absolute entertaining chaos to start a match and would ensure a goal in the first couple of minutes...and we all know that an early goal for either side creates a more open and entertaining match.

After the opening goal we'd go back to the single ball system without any planes being involved.

Maybe do it again at the start of the second half.

It's like how movies nowadays all start with an action scene to draw you in. We need to attract Gen Z somehow.

Good idea on the surface but dig a little deeper and you realise boom, not so good for the environment.

 

[Alex99]

Royal Rumble style, each team starts with one player of their choosing at kick off. Every minute another player is randomly drawn.

After every player is on the field, there is 10 minutes of normal play, but after that a player is randomly selected to leave the field. Every minute another player is removed from play, until we're back to one a side.

Repeat until full time. If a game needs to go to extra time, a steel cage is lowered around the pitch. A team can't win until they've scored more goals and all 11 players have escaped the cage.

 

[VanDeBank]

If each half/after each goal it would be a goal kick instead with the other team not being allowed in your own half then lots of paint could be saved which means saving the environment.

Another option rather than a coin flip would be a race from outside the circle to get the ball at the start of each half.

1. You need a halfway line for that
2. You need a circle for that

The goal kick after each half/goal doesn't strike me as a bad idea. Not sure what other uses the circle has other than kickoffs.

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Why not just get rid of all the lines? I think we've watched enough football, and the players have played enough football, that everyone has a general mental idea of where the penalty area, touchlines, center circle, etc. would be located.

 

[CG1010]

Remove the idea of penalty shootouts to decide matches. Instead introduce the idea of infinite extra time with removing 1 player every 10 minutes from both teams and end when any team scores first.

 

[CG1010]

Why not just get rid of all the lines? I think we've watched enough football, and the players have played enough football, that everyone has a general mental idea of where the penalty area, touchlines, center circle, etc. would be located.

I like it! The debates around whether the foul happened outside or inside the box would become more entertaining than the matches themselves!

 

[Gopher Brown]

Remove the idea of penalty shootouts to decide matches. Instead introduce the idea of infinite extra time with removing 1 player every 10 minutes from both teams and end when any team scores first.

Which player would you most like to be the one left?

I love the idea of a packed stadium cheering on two goalkeepers trying to score against each other

 

[CG1010]

Which player would you most like to be the one left?

I love the idea of a packed stadium cheering on two goalkeepers trying to score against each other

Would love it if it is Ronaldo vs Messi left on the pitch alone against each other. Might resolve the debate on who is better. Mind you given their attacking vs defensive capabilities I suspect the one with the ball first would score immediately!

 

[Macern]

Well, that’s enough internet for today.

 

[Toad]

Sheep should graze the field between matches to keep it environmentally friendly. Use the wool from the sheep to stuff the ball and create kits for the players.

 

[horsechoker]

Sheep should graze the field between matches to keep it environmentally friendly. Use the wool from the sheep to stuff the ball and create kits for the players.

The Welsh National Team like this idea

 

[Toad]

The Welsh National Team like this idea

Half time entertainment earner there as well then

 

[NinjaZombie]

One single ball, dropped from a plane but the balls on fire.

I love this idea. We used to start games in kickabouts by kicking it as high as we could. "One bounce!"

 

[Samid]

Why is the conceding team rewarded with a kick off? I totally get it at kids level because they are crybabies and probably need a small pointless incentive after they've conceded. But why at the adult level?

If you concede a foul, you don't get a free kick. If you concede a corner or throw-in, you don't get to restart. Why on earth are we rewarding the offender when it comes to conceding?

 

[WeePat]

Why is the conceding team rewarded with a kick off? I totally get it at kids level because they are crybabies and probably need a small pointless incentive after they've conceded. But why at the adult level?

If you concede a foul, you don't get a free kick. If you concede a corner or throw-in, you don't get to restart. Why on earth are we rewarding the offender when it comes to conceding?

Because conceding a goal isn't against the rules.

 

[distant_red]

Game starts Breaking Bad style. We see the ball inside the goal, a foot over the line, a water bottle tipped on it's side nearby and the prone arm of the goalkeeper near edge of frame, flat to the ground. Then the Breaking Bad theme music kicks in and we find out over the next 45min how it got to that moment.

 

[Samid]

Because conceding a goal isn't against the rules.

But conceding a throw-in or corner is?

 

[LawCharltonBest]

If you score, you have to go in goal until someone else scores

Also make the goals 10 metres wider and 10 metres higher

 

[WeePat]

But conceding a throw-in or corner is?

Well, no but technically scoring a goal is the same as kicking the ball out of play. You just get a goal for it, so the offending team is here is actually the team scoring the goal

 

[Pronewbie]

Why is the conceding team rewarded with a kick off? I totally get it at kids level because they are crybabies and probably need a small pointless incentive after they've conceded. But why at the adult level?

If you concede a foul, you don't get a free kick. If you concede a corner or throw-in, you don't get to restart. Why on earth are we rewarding the offender when it comes to conceding?

Agreed, they should be penalised. A penalty kick should be awarded.

 

[Golden Nugget]

Two players in the middle, referee throws the ball up and the two players contest with overhead kicks.

also bring in shot clocks and cheerleaders. As well as all star games.

Also get rid of goal frames - they’re a danger hazard for goalkeepers. Just use school bags like I did back in the day. The players themselves judge if it’s too high or not