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Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Ex-Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg wants football to copy NBA with major rule change

Mark Clattenburg believes football games should last for 60 minutes and the clock should be paused when the ball is not in play.

The former Premier League referee has responded to FIFA's new initiative, which sees large amounts of added time being used at the World Cup in Qatar. For example, a minimum of 24 minutes were added on to England's 6-2 win against Iran last Monday.

FIFA are trying to stop fans from being short changed, as many football games see fewer than 60 minutes' worth of action. In August 2017, a Premier League game between Burnley and West Brom saw just 47 minutes and 40 seconds of actual football played.

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