Franz Beckenbauer claims deadlocked matches should continue to be decided with penalty-kick shoot-outs.
Head of FIFA Task Force says shoot-outs 'bring emotion' to games
Franz Beckenbauer claims deadlocked matches should continue to be decided with penalty-kick shoot-outs.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter labelled spot-kicks 'a tragedy' at the FIFA Congress on Friday and
challenged the former Bayern Munich captain to find an alternative.
The UEFA Champions League final was decided on penalties for the fifth time since 2001 when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich last weekend.
This followed Zambia's victory on penalties after a stalemate against Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations final in February and it prompted Blatter to call for a better solution to decide matches.
However, the head of FIFA Task Force to improve football for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil believes shoot-outs 'bring emotions into play and are a lot more attractive than the toss of a coin, for example.'
Beckenbauer's comments were carried by German newspaper
Bild on Saturday, a day after FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Beckenbauer's panel of experts should find an alternative.
Blatter told the FIFA Congress on Friday that football "loses its essence" when matches are settled by penalty kicks.
He later clarified his view on Twitter, writing that he did not want to scrap shootouts but believed that matches should be decided "11 v 11".
