Overview
- De Laurentiis, whose plans were reported Tuesday by Goal.com, talkSPORT and Football Italia, set out a redesign of match rules to hold the attention of younger viewers.
- He proposes cutting each half from 45 minutes to 25, aiming for 50 minutes of actual playing time tracked on the clock rather than relying on added time.
- He would scrap yellow and red cards in favor of a sin-bin, with five minutes out for a yellow and 20 minutes for a red, and he wants players who feign injury sent off temporarily.
- He calls for a looser offside law to stop goals being ruled out for millimetres and to raise scoring so matches feel more “spectacular.”
- The comments, drawn from an interview with The Athletic in Beverly Hills, drew ridicule on British radio and remain proposals only, with no sign of adoption or trials by rule-makers.