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September 10, 2010

Source: FIFA Ponders Drastic Cup Changes

Martin Rogers, Yahoo! Sports

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Soccer’s governing body FIFA is considering a series of drastic new proposals that could dramatically change the face of future World Cups, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

Following comments from Sepp Blatter on Thursday, in which the FIFA president admitted he was looking at ways to cut out negative play in World Cups, a source close to the FIFA executive committee revealed that several revolutionary ideas that are certain to spark heated debate among fans will be considered.

They include awarding four points for a victory in group games and implementing penalty shootouts (for group matches as well as knockout games) after 90 minutes of play, a measure addressed by Blatter.

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