penalty kick shootout. I get that the players are exhausted and there
is an argument against playing on forever but ending a World Cup game
in a shoot-out is like ending a ties World Series game by implementing
a home-run derby, and then one on a little league field. The
advantage is so much in favor of the kicker, it is ridiculous as the
guy has the opportunity to kick a ball into a net the size of my
garage from like 8 feet out. Yeah, you'll see the occasional
miraculous save and you'll see some world class athletes crumble under
the pressure but in any normal circumstance the striker has a 9-1
advantage at that distance.
They should at least push it back a few yards or have to get the guy
to approach the goal, dribbling from midfield. Or do it blindfolded
with a firing squad pointed right at him
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But...what if it's incredibly exciting?
I got to see the Costa Rica vs. Greece penalty shoot out in Recife on Sunday. It was AWESOME!!!
Also, I was rooting for Costa Rica. I always root for the non-European teams over the European teams.
Unless the non-Euro team is Japan. Then, I root for the European team.
I also rooted for the Netherlands over Mexico.
And I rooted for Portugal over Ghana, even though I can't stand Cristiano Ronaldo.
And I rooted for the Netherlands over Australia.
And I rooted for France over Nigeria.
So I guess it is not a hard and fast rule.
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