How 60-minute matches could make football last longer

New proposals would mean more actual playing time and less time-wasting

Referee checks his watch
(Image credit: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

Reducing the length of football matches to 60 minutes is one of several "radical" ideas currently being considered in an effort to increase the sport's popularity.

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