re: why do soccer matches keep going after the time limit?

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Answer 2 - My guess would be that many of the poorer countries can't afford clocks which can be stopped when play is delayed during regulation time.

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Seriously?

Congrats on being the most ignorant soccer hater on this board. You're assuming that a country who pours money into a national team can't afford a running clock? Awesome...

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Answer 3 - You'll probably have better luck getting an answer on the Soccer Geeks Board, Though I don't understand why it's still up and running. What a waste of band width!!

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You'll probably have better luck getting an answer on the Soccer Geeks Board, Though I don't understand why it's still up and running. What a waste of band width!!

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You're cool as frick IMO. Teach me to be like you and not give any sport a chance. Please...I'm begging you.

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I guess a fella needs to pick up a new sport after USC got smacked with the suckhammer

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Yeah, they'll need to find a replacement for real football since it's only a matter of time until Kiffin f#cks up and they're facing the dreaded death penalty.

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It's actually the dumbest thing I've seen in sports. How are teams suppose to manage their play when they have no idea when the whistle is going to blow at the end the game?

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Because you don't understand something, it's dumb? Sounds like you're the dumb one...

Teams can manage because they can figure out how much stoppage time will be added based on the flow of the game. It's really not that difficult, but in order to understand it, you'll first have to actually open up your mind and give other sports a chance.

Because the refs have big bets on certain teams and they let the time go so their team can win and they make bank. Just like some of their calls, especially the won against England, WTF.

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How about they change the rules where the clock stops during injuries?

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if it aint broke, dont fix it.

absolutely nothing is wrong with the current system. any intelligent player, coach, or viewer knows when the game will be over.

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Games would end up being much longer, in 90 minutes the ball is usually only on the pitch in play for about 60-65 minutes.

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I don't think most are arguing that the time should be stopped every time the ball goes out of bounds but only after:

- Goals
- Substitutions in the last 15 minutes
- All injuries

A second clock would add up the EXACT amount of time the clock was stopped for and then that EXACT amount would be added. Taking it out of the control of the same singular official who has control over the entire game.

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any intelligent player, coach, or viewer knows when the game will be over.

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Bradley knew EXACTLY when that game was to be called?? Really?

Funny that the Ghana players (who apparently "knew" when the game was going to be over) were still asking for the ref to end the game.

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unfortunately, we would have done the same thing (probably not the fake injuries to that extent bc the U.S. isn't like that). it's called wasting time. it happens all the time.

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I know we would have but stopping the clock when the ball is not in play would stop 90% of that. You can have a more exact time instead of estimated time.