The rules of soccer, while overwhelmingly fair, and effective at keeping the game flowing, still could use some improvement. Here's a couple suggestions for the FIFA Rules Committee.
There have been a few persistent problems in soccer that the current rules seem to have not ironed out. Over two articles today and tomorrow, I'll address two persistent problems in the modern game that I think could be addressed with some rules changes.
Spoiler alert: if you're an uber-traditionalist; if you like the rules as they stand; if you still lament the days back when a leather football had thick laces and weighed 80 pounds; if you still refer to the game as 'association football like it's 1906; you probably won't like this article.