That brings us to the close of this live page and we have had former Premier League referee Chris Foy answering your questions on football laws and weighing in on the changes you believe could improve the game.

Let's take a look at major talking points Chris raised during the Q&A:

• Introduce an independent time-keeper to stop time-wasting
• Game is in a 'good place' on the handball rule and "don't want to see changes every year

• Time limits on VAR checks would be 'difficult to implement'
• I have no objection to a captain's challenge
• No one more self-critical of performance than referees themselves
• Acts of dissent 'should be dealt with'
• English match officials are 'held in high esteem' across the world

• Being an assistant referee is an 'artform'
• Cautioning a number of players for simultaneously 'wouldn’t be a good look'
• Everyone, not just referees, has a duty to protect the image of the game

• Referees must have an 'insight into how teams set up and what tactics they employ'.
• Corners are not the easiest of set-pieces to police

We also brought you some bright ideas from a hand-picked BBC Sport panel and you have had your say.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today and got involved by sharing your ideas, opinions and questions on reinventing football.

Until next time, take care!

We've read what you have had to say today. There's been a wide range of topics and laws that's been scrutinised and would like to see improved on. With that said, let's have a look at the five things you've engaged with most today.

• Tactical timeouts: Former Wales captain Ashley Williams says he is in favour of introducing tactical timeouts. A resounding no - 2722 of you responded with a thumbs down, and only 186 with a thumbs up.
• Quick free-kicks to themselves:Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes that players should be allowed to take quick free-kicks to themselves. A lot of people were in favour of this, with over 1500 thumbs up, and over 500 of you reacted with a thumbs down.
• One and done penalties:Pierluigi Collina - perhaps the most famous football referee of all time, and now head of Fifa's referees' committee - is firmly on board when a penalty is saved or hits the woodwork and bounces back into play that the game is stopped and the ball given to the goalkeeper. Like tactical timeouts, a lot of you were keen for this, with 1687 thumbs down and 371 thumbs up.
• Stop the clock: This was the idea that we told you has been 'kicking around for many years' - the plan for a stop clock with halves lasting 30 minutes. It was popular with you - at the time of writing, more than 1500 thumbs up to fewer than 300 thumbs down
• Throw-ins ditched in junior football: In an attempt to keep the ball on the floor, 'kick-ins' have replaced 'throw-ins' in junior football. Did you think this was a positive change? Not really. You went for more than a thousand thumbs down as opposed to 500 thumbs up.

We asked you which law you’d most like to see changed in football, and the results are telling.

Time-wasting came out on top with 33% of the vote, reflecting a growing frustration among fans about how long the ball actually stays in play. VAR wasn’t far behind on 29%, showing that the debate around its impact on the flow of the game is still very much alive.

Offside received 23%, while handball rules, often a source of confusion, rounded out the poll with 15%.

Plenty of strong opinions sent in as well. The message from fans? The game still has room for improvement when it comes to consistency, clarity and keeping the flow moving.

Former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer expressed his desire to see changes in the handball rules. Handball rules have been a contentious point amongst football fans for a while now, and a lot of it boils down to intent. Shearer says they should make it as simple as possible.

BBC Sounds

The topic of today's live page will be continued in a special debate on BBC Radio 5 Live tonight from 21:30 GMT.

Host Kelly Cates will be joined by former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, football journalist Rory Smith and comedian Kae Kurd to discuss the changes they would make if they were designing football from scratch.

How would they tweak the rules? What punishments would they introduce? How long should a game last? How many players per team? How many points for a win? Would they keep VAR?

Here is a link to the show, which you will also be able to listen to via BBC Sounds.

Onuoha will also be in 5 Live Drive this evening from around 16:20, while BBC Sport's Football issues reporter Dale Johnson is due on the radio show at 17:45 to discuss his 'reinventing football' feature.

Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford believes football should follow cricket when it comes to the usage of VAR.

The 31-year-old says teams should have a limited number of VAR referrals, with the on-field captains responsible for their utilisation.

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Rick has asked: "What are the measures to ensure the integrity of referees is sufficient?"

Here's what Chris said:

"The investment in refereeing has never been as good. From grassroots to the top flight. The modern game has many demands. Accountability and scrutiny are but two, and no one is more self-critical of performance than referees themselves.

"They work tirelessly to achieve high standards on the pitch and at times do make mistakes. These are easily detected from the touchline or couch. The Elite Referee Development Plan, and the Player to Referee Pathway are a couple of examples of how the refereeing pathway is changing.

"A better understanding of the laws of the game and an appreciation of how hard refereeing is the message that I communicate to supporters on a daily basis. Refereeing never has and never will be an exact science; the grey areas will always cause discussion and debate. It’s the game that we all love, and I’m comfortable in saying that there has never been a better time to be a referee."

As long as we're talking about changing football laws, how about the way we do cup draws?

There's only so much excitement pulling a ball from a bag can generate, so the Welsh League Cup got a little creative.

They decided the the semi-final line-up would be decided by a high-octane kart race.

Lining up on the grid were Danny Gabbidon representing Llandudno with fellow former Wales international Joe Ledley in the seat for Cambrian United.

Ex-Cardiff City defender Scott Young was driving for race favourites The New Saints while former Wales, Swansea and Cardiff winger Andy Legg carried the hopes of Barry Town United.

The draw numbers were decided by the finishing positions.

Talk of unique ideas, former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha believes that teams should be awarded bonus points for scoring two or more goals.

This, in turn, would compel teams to play attacking football and, in turn, entertain the fans more.

So, we've read all the changes you'd like to see being made to the game we all love. They've all been reasonable, and most of the issues have been widely echoed by football fans.

However, we haven't heard your wildest suggestions. What is the most ludicrous thing you can think of that you would implement to change the game?

Let us know by clicking 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to send us your thoughts, and we'll try to publish as much as we can.

Remember, it has to be wild.

Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent

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There's merit in a challenge system, and a variation of it is being trialled in some leagues as Chris mentions.

But those trials have shown that referees still sometimes do not reach the correct outcomes at the monitor. I'd say an issue is the mindset of a referee when challenged by a coach would be a different to a referee who is being advised by a colleague on a review, too. So less likely to accept they are wrong in the first place.