I am Zurich airport right now, waiting for my flight to Paris and from there to Bucharest for the Europa League Final. 24 hours to the match. I hope to meet Mr Platini tomorrow because I have an idea on how to make soccer more entertaining.
I got the idea while on holidays last month in Australia.
I attended a playoff match of the A-League in Perth. It was Perth Glory vs Wellington Phoenix of New Zealand.
I liked the stadium, the small but noisy crowd (less than 14,000 fans), and the end to end action. Perth won the game 3-2 in extra time. So I saw 5 goals and there were also fireworks.
But I felt something was missing. Something to make soccer more entertaining.
If you think about a soccer game, the referee and the assistants are most of the time very boring to watch. Should they be allowed to do a few things different to spice up the sports?
Well it is not an original idea. Before that A-League game in Perth, I was on the other side of Australia. In Brisbane, I went to see a game of Australian rules football. This sports is a mix of rugby, basketball and soccer.
I enjoyed the match of the Brisbane Lions but the best part for me was the team of referees. After a team scores, one of the referees would perform a motion that reminds me of a cowboy pulling out his revolver and shooting. Then he would go get a flag and wave.
And when the ball goes out of bound, it is the referee who puts it back in play. And how he does it is really cool. check out the video below.
I think the soccer referees should copy some of the moves of the referees from Australian rules football.
I wonder if Mr Platini would be open to my idea?
I got the idea while on holidays last month in Australia.
I attended a playoff match of the A-League in Perth. It was Perth Glory vs Wellington Phoenix of New Zealand.
I liked the stadium, the small but noisy crowd (less than 14,000 fans), and the end to end action. Perth won the game 3-2 in extra time. So I saw 5 goals and there were also fireworks.
But I felt something was missing. Something to make soccer more entertaining.
If you think about a soccer game, the referee and the assistants are most of the time very boring to watch. Should they be allowed to do a few things different to spice up the sports?
Well it is not an original idea. Before that A-League game in Perth, I was on the other side of Australia. In Brisbane, I went to see a game of Australian rules football. This sports is a mix of rugby, basketball and soccer.
I enjoyed the match of the Brisbane Lions but the best part for me was the team of referees. After a team scores, one of the referees would perform a motion that reminds me of a cowboy pulling out his revolver and shooting. Then he would go get a flag and wave.
And when the ball goes out of bound, it is the referee who puts it back in play. And how he does it is really cool. check out the video below.
I think the soccer referees should copy some of the moves of the referees from Australian rules football.
I wonder if Mr Platini would be open to my idea?
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