By: mscavuzzo on 8/30/10
To start with I have a pet peave to get out of the way :) ...it is "offside" not "offsides"...there is no plural involved. Next I think the offide rule is very antiquated and in need of a major brush up with current trends. For example the offside rule was invented 100 years ago to stop people from goal tending or hanging around the goal waiting for a pass...todays game involves high speed chases and moves and that split second decision from the ref is highly inadequate and ruins the game by slowing the play down considerably. I could easily see the offside rule applying only in the penalty box for example, that way we can leave the high speed chases alone and may the fastest person win! As for Sepp Blatter he is a fossil that needs to be tossed out with the bath water...I do not think he has ever played soccer in his life and yet he is so opinionated about everything. I would like to see Platini at the helm! Yes I am all for technology in soccer so long as it does not slow down the game...i.e. no waiting 5 minutes while officials review the replay!! That would be a disaster!

By: Carey on 8/30/10
The most common issue I've seen with youth refs in tournaments and league games is goals being allowed that were clearly offsides -- sometimes with two or three players clearly yards offsides and a goal being allowed. My son's team has been the beneficiary and the victim of these non-calls. How can this be avoided, and how do you explain why this happens so often?

By: Carey on 8/30/10
Another question: What's the craziest behavior you've seen on a sideline from a coach, parent, or spectator?

By: Carey on 8/30/10
My first question: Do you agree with Seth Blatter's reasoning that goal-line technology shouldn't be implemented at the higher-level competitions because it can't be implemented worldwide at all levels of FIFA play?