5 proposed changes to football laws we DON'T want to see

The one big change we approve...

Penalty shootouts in a Tennis tie-breaker style?

The order of kickers in penalty shootouts could be set to change. Penalty kicks will no longer alternate between Team A and Team B but the new system could see one that has been adopted by tennis in tie-breakers. The first kicker would now alternate!

1st kick – Team A; 2^nd kick – Team B

3^rd kick – Team B; 4^th kick – Team A

5^th kick – Team A; 6^th kick – Team B

7^th kick – Team B; 8^th kick – Team A (and so on)

The current format puts immense mental pressure on the second kicker and this system would eradicate that. It applies equal pressure on both teams and does not put the second team at a disadvantage just because they lost the coin toss to decide who goes first.

IFAB also said other systems could be experimented with but, frankly, this is something that could really be tested in the coming season.