Time is on my side, yes it is!

Dear FIFA,

This is what is known to most of the world as a clock:







In some sports, they use an iteration of this device to keep time. This clock is stopped when the play stops (e.g. the ball goes out of bounds, there is a penalty, etc.) and resumes when play resumes.

There are even large scoreboards displaying the clock so fans know how much time remains in the game that look like this:








And guess what? When the clock reaches ZERO , the game is over! Imagine the possibilities this concept can bring to your sport. No more referees arbitrarily deciding how much "extra time" remains and then equally arbitrarily deciding when to actually end extra time. No more meaningless substitutions at the end of extra time to make sure extra time is actually nearing its end.

I know, I know. It's a lot to take in. Just think about it.