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Originally Posted by Bagor
However, and this is where I am coming from, many, many penalties are awarded in situations where there is a likelihood that a goal would not have resulted had the play continued (e.g. edge of the box dribble, running to the byline to put in a cross, back to the goal, or dare I say it a dive).
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I pretty much said this already, but a penalty kick going in more likely than a normal scoring chance is kind of the point.
If you want to see goals scored from open play with both teams playing by the rules, you absolutely want the cost of rule-breaking to be significantly higher in almost every situation than playing by the rules.