Blatter criticises penalty shoot-outs
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Budapest - FIFA President Joseph Blatter on Friday vioced criticism on penalty shoot-outs and asked German legend Franz Beckenbauer and his special task force to look into a solution of the issue for the future
Blatter told the congress of the ruling body that football can become "a tragedy" in a shoot-out which takes place when games are tied.
Football is a team game. When it goes to one against one football loses its essence," Blatter said.
A FIFA spokesman said later that Blatter's remarks were no call for doing away with penalty shoot-outs.
Blatter was speaking less than a week after Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties for the European Champions League trophy.//DPA
