FIFA to consider big changes

FIFA will consider scrapping extra time at World Cups or reviving the ‘golden goal’ rule, the organisation’s president Sepp Blatter has announced.

Blatter wants to encourage more free-flowing football at tournaments and was concerned teams’ priority in extra-time was to secure a penalty shoot-out.

FIFA will now look at whether they should go straight to a shoot-out after 90 minutes or re-introduce the golden goal rule where the first team to score in extra time wins the game.