Being a fan of every major sport i feel penalties are a huge part of each game. ea has lacked in penalties for as long as i can remember. yeats may be correct in there thinking that it disrupts the flow of game. In my opinion the majority of gamers dont care about sim they just mainly want to get in a quick game and have it fast paced. If you see how each ea sports game comes setup out of the box its either 6 min halfs (fifa) , 5 min qtrs (madden) and 6 min periods for hockey. i really wish they could just add a penalty slider for fifa.(that actually works)