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It’s definitely been considered but football has some entrenched traditions and this change would be hard to get through. I don’t think fans would want it.

The rules state that the referee should add on any wasted time at the end, but it rarely seems to happen particularly accurately.

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FIFA is currently trialing a 30:00 half with a countdown clock that stops when play is interrupted. Along with that throwins would become kickins, teams have unlimited substitutions, a yellow card would result in a five minute penalty similar to hockey, and the ability to self-kick (dribble) on set pieces.

The trials took place at the end of July this year at a youth tournament.

You can read a bit more about it at https://theathletic.com/2730341/2021/07/27/the-future-of-foo... if you have a subscription.

Agreed but VAR is a thing abd I don’t hear too much griping over it. Then again it is used sparingly.

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