FERGIE wants extra-time scrapped

Sir Alex Reguson has called for UEFA to scrap extra-time in Champions League ties because players have are already exhausted after 90 minutes of play.

Sir Alex Ferguson

The former Old Trafford boss was among those in attendance at a meeting in Nyon, Switzerland to discuss a potential rule change in the game.

He said, ​"I don’t think we like to see players exhausted in extra-time and when the whistle goes at the end of 90 minutes, I’ve always the feeling it’s going to go to penalty kicks. You saw in the last Champions League final, players walking about… it’s inevitable that it goes to penalty kicks so the question is how we can improve it?"

Ioan Lupescu, Uefa’s chief technical officer added his voice: "Some coaches said it could be direct to penalties, others thought that could be an advantage for the smaller teams who could defend more. One thing that is very clear is that these days the players play so many matches and we raised the question whether from their point of view it is still worthwhile having extra-time."

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