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    Penalty shootouts do not suit football and hurling. Here’s a better idea

    LEN EditorBy LEN EditorJune 17, 2025Updated:June 17, 2025 Top News Stories No Comments1 Min Read
    Penalty shootouts do not suit football and hurling. Here's a better idea

    Penalty shootouts suit a low-scoring game like soccer but not high scoring ones like Gaelic football and hurling. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

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    There is a reason why the biggest sport in the world has chosen penalties as a tiebreaker: it’s one guaranteed way that someone scores the decisive goal. Any goal.

    The first shootout I can remember watching was the 1980 European Cup Winners Cup final. Two glamorous teams – Arsenal and Valencia – featuring glamorous big-name players – Kempes and Brady. The game was dreadful, so much so the mediocrity extended to the penalty shootout and Kempes and Brady.

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