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Football- the perfect game. But are there things you would change, if we could start again from scratch? There probably are. Most are unfeasible or impractical. However, maybe, just maybe, we could change the game for the better.   Here are 5 things we could change in the footballing world.     1.More Safe-Standing Areas   Ok, we’ll start with a sensible but sensitive one. Standing at football matches was banned in 1990, after the government decided the hooligan problems and Hillsborough disaster were too much to deal with. This was the same Thatcher lead party that supported a ban on British clubs competing in Europe for five years. A true enemy of British football if ever there was one.   Safe-standing areas are coming back, but incredibly slowly. Whether or not you like standing, it undoubtedly improves the atmosphere. When people are excited, they naturally want to stand up. You can see it when there’s a shot at goal or crunching tackle. ...

Two teams of 11 men take to the field to do footballing battle. Unfortunately, it is 22 men plus one in black. At this moment in time, referees are an essential part of the game, we need them to officiate the game. They do their best, but some of their decisions will undoubtedly leave you scratching your head. Bad Refereeing decisions are annoying for a whole range of reasons: inconsistency, poor quality or pompous nature of officiating. Putting them into an order is tough, trying to take into account magnitude of error and magnitude of occasion.  But here to stir up some sore memories are five of the worst refereeing decisions against the Arsenal.   No. 5 Incident: Red card Victim: Kieran Gibbs….or was it Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Game: Chelsea vs Arsenal. Premier League, 2014.   A game we’d probably all rather forget, including the referee. Arsenal were already 2-0 down after seven minutes, and eight minutes further along, we were a man down as well. ...