The future of soccer
It is challenging
to say what remains to improve in the current world structure of the
footballing world. The inclination is that it is as if the world has come so
much to understand the norms of football such that any attempt to change the
sport as people currently understand it would face a lot of resistance. One of
the ways is that there have been suggestions that there should be a change in
the time of the sport, from the normal ninety minutes to sixty minutes. Why? It
is because the sport gets to enjoy sixty minutes of uninterrupted action, and
hence the premise for this change. Where does the rest of the minutes go? They
are utilized in the common fouls, free kicks, throw-ins among other traits that
characterize the sport.
The change has not
stopped at that. In the upcoming World Cup, there will the use of video
refereeing, a technological innovation that will be utilized to help the center
and line referees make the most appropriate decisions in the game. It does not
stop at that; the technology will also help the referees will also use these
techniques to detect aspects such as simulation and the validity of any actions
that are undertaken during the game.
With the event to
be held in Russia, there has been a social inclination on what this may portend
in line with racism and fears of violence. It has been a trend that has been
observed across many matches that have been staged in Russia in which the local
population has been accused of attacking the other fans by race and ethnicity.
It brings to focus why these issues are recurring in this era of civilization
and modernity, and what can be done.
Consequently, some
issues have not been addressed. Violence has continued to be an issue that the sport
contends with, and the upcoming World Cup will be an interesting scenario that
will offer some premise on the way forward. The world has united to shun all
these social ills, including racism through campaigns such as EqualFootball all
aimed at ensuring that people have tolerance and embrace the spirit of the
game. Well, football has come a long way to where it is at the moment, but one
thing that should not be in doubt is that its resiliency continues to shape the
world.



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