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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3049000, member: 289"]
Where they change the rules sometimes.  No game is static. they all became what they became because people were looking for a better way to do it. As was pointed out, the same people who think soccer could be done better are constantly re-examining the sports they look at all the time in the same manner. Bill James, in discussing baseball, has written about "The Beautiful Game" mindset and how it's the enemy of innovation. You can't stay "Hey! Everybody! The Women's World Cup is on and you really ought to watch it. But don't have any opinions on it!"

That said, the rules of the game are going to be decided by those who do follow it all the time and those that don't are going to have to accept it. I'm a veteran of suggesting the game would be better with no off-sides rule and basketball style fast breaks and with sudden death overtime. But both things were tried and soccer fans didn't like them as much as what they were doing and I accept that.
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