Dutch legend and former Milan player, Marco Van Basten in his capacity now as FIFA chief technical development officer has proposed some rule changes in football.

The former world player of the year's approach is seen by many as radical as the Dutchman's long-term vision for the game includes scrapping some of its most established rules.

He proposes that the offside rule be scrapped totally. Also the introduction of sin bins and orange cards. No extra time and also time limit for penalty shoot-outs. Finally he hopes that the 90minutes of football be split into 4 quarters.

Van Basten says abolishing the offside rule would mean an end to games which "resemble handball where nine players, plus the goalkeeper, pack the penalty area and [the defence] is like a wall".

He argues sin-binning players would prove a greater deterrent than the yellow card system.

"That would frighten teams," he said. "It is hard to play 10 against 11, let alone with eight or nine."

Among Van Basten's other ideas is one to replace extra-time and penalties with ice hockey-style shootouts involving players dribbling towards the goalkeeper from "25 metres out".

The 52-year-old also suggested clamping down on time-wasting, stopping any player but the captain from speaking to officials and cutting the number of games in a year.