--In competitions with away goal rule, the rule only applies UNTIL THE END OF 180 MINUTES. Definately agree with this.
(otherwise a team is getting a half hour extra to get a double-counting goal. And away goal is meant to highlight who was goal-statistically better overall over two 90 minute legs- with the same score after 2 games the rule shouldn't be implemented anyway).
--Refs should be allowed to book a player for 'diving'-but-with-contact, simulated or exaggerated falling in the box, AND still give a penalty or FK, not necessarily one or the other.
Examples: In cases where there WAS contact or intent, but the attacker throws themselves from outside the box to inside the box deliberately trying to falsely win a pen instead of fk- they can be booked as well as the fk being given in their favor.
Or, slight contact or intent, enough to slightly unbalance if even that- which is a fk/penalty remember, even if a soft one- and the attacker doesnt fall-- but then a split second later falls. Or, there was cynical intent from the defender, with only the slightest contact, just about enough to warrant a foul, but the attacker throws themselves with 50 tumbles. Foul given- yellow still shown to attacker for exaggeration , unsportsmanlike behaviour, dishonesty, whatever.
Yellows can be shown for persistent diving or simulation (all over the pitch not just in the box) similar to persistent fouling. Ref has a warning then books them. I know this US a rule but it is nowhere near close to being enforced.
I honesty believe that if refs were showing yellows for cheating and diving OFTEN, it would dramatically decrease.
--A dive in the box is an automatic yellow without exception, no warnings. If a cynical foul is then this should be too.
--Head to head is the most fair and logical points tie breaker. I think all competitions should implement it.
Straight reds should be given for intent even without ANY contact. If the ref deems a player to have intentionally tried to seriously hurt another player, whether contact was made or not; off.
--Post match review for diving and giving serious punishment.
--Yellow cards for unsportsmanlike behaviour (diving, spitting, persistent simulation, etc) will have their own accumulation.
You receive a game ban for a certain amount of total yellow cards accumulated, as normal- but receive an additional game ban when u accumulate 5 yellows (or whatever number) for unsportsmanlike acts.
So basically everytime you hit the normal Accumulated card number it's a ban- but seperately also if you accumulate a number of those unsportsmanlike ones. We tally all yellows and also specifically unsportsmanlike yellows each with a ban after a certain number. You could end up doing two games banned in a row, if your booking that reached the normal ban number was also a dive that reached the unsportsmanlike number too.
Not kidding. This would stamp out a lot if crap quickly. A benefit is that it's specifically shaming players fir engaging such behaviour. Imagine serving a ban for being booked repeatedly for unsportsmanlike behaviour. even saying it sounds embarrassing. It might help with players who dive.
-- No rebounds on penalties. You either score, have it saved or miss. It ends with that. If no goal game resumes with a goal kick
