UEFA wants to modernize the top club competitions and as it advances The Times wants abolish the rule of double value of goals in the opponent's half, which has been in force in its club competitions since 1965.
This Friday there is a UEFA Committee in Porto and Aleksander Ceferin will announce the measure. If there is enough support among the associations to remove it, then UEFA will initiate proceedings to abolish the rule. As reported by the British newspaper, UEFA's position is that lThe controversial rule of the double value of goals in rival fields has become outdated as the European body has been stating in recent times in the face of growing criticism from different clubs.
The rule, first introduced in European competitions in 1965, was being used in the Champions League and Europa League two-legged qualifiers. when the score for the two games was tied after the 180-minute dispute. The team that would have managed to score the most goals in the opponent's field was the one who went on to the next round.