I have already stated several recommendations. 1) There is incentive out there to Fix matches, mainly because of the corruption of Sports Betting in broad society. In the US, sports betting is banned in 48 out of 50 states. That limits the incentive to Fix matches when there is no huge pool of gambling chumps to scoop up, when the team they bet en mbutte to win loses, or vice versa. Ban Sports Betting in the UK nationwide.
2) Also, there needs to be some rules changes in soccer to limit the impact that single individuals, either the referee or crooked players like Rooney, Owen, Beckham having themselves Sent Off and leaving their team with 10 Men. One new rule would be Red Car With Substitution, in which a Team is not penalized to playing with 10 Men, when a player decides to have himself Sent Off. The Team would only go to 10 Men on an Intent To Injure foul, which are fouls which normally ordered and sanctioned by the Team's coach-manager. In the US indigenous sports, there is never a reduced number of players on the field.
3) Another rule would be to allow each Team to have 2 challenges per half in which they would force the referee to look at Instant Replay before going ahead with a call. If there is a 4th Official, he would also be involved in looking at that replay. Then if the referee goes ahead with a wrong decision anyway, when the replay shows the opposite, then FIFA and Prosecutors know they have a criminal here..
4) Referees should also be required to consult linesmen when not sure of a call.
John
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