——Soccer will remain a joke as long as it allows the possibility that the whole two-year process of determining a World Champion can boil down to the equivalent of a free-throw contest.——
I played in HS and college, and I never liked this tie-breaking method.
At one time, in HS, goalies were not allowed to use their hands in double-OT, or be penalized if they did. At least this way, you had to earn a penalty shot, and midfield play became very important.
That is one of the better solutions I’ve ever heard. Though it sure has to be tough on the guys to fight off that instinct to make a save...