Watching the World Cup game between Portugal and the Netherlands tonight with some friends, and we had an idea for a way to make soccer even more exciting.

Ten guys on each team have nothing to do with their hands all game long, right?  So let’s give every player two small balloons filled with either water or (possibly, depending on local preferences) beer.

No one can replace their balloons, but every player is allowed to throw either or both balloons anytime they want during a match.  So there’s some strategy involved.

Guy breaks in on goal, and you can’t quite get back to defend him?  Might be time for a balloon.  Or maybe you’re coming in on goal, and there’s just one man to beat.  SLOOOSH!  GOOOOOOOOOOAL!

Or, then again, maybe you’re just not that into the game.  In which case, hey, two beers.

Soccer Plus will clearly need some workshopping on the collegiate level.  If anybody tries this, let me know how it goes.