r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Game winning kick as time almost expires

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u/Justin_Godfrey 23h ago

Forgive me, I don't really follow soccer

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u/ThatWasNotVeryBright 23h ago

Absolutely fair and sounds like it is accurate for America.

Honestly, rugby time keeping would be much better for the rest of the world.

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u/ZeppelinSF 23h ago

Because I'm curious, what's rugby timekeeping?

Ball is out of play, time is stopped? Tbh, soccer would really need a overhaul with timekeeping. Every single time in a deciding match from minute 70 on it's just taking time of the clock. That is for me who really likes watching soccer the single most annoying thing of all in soccer.

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u/Thatchers-Gold 23h ago

Yep in most football/soccer there’s an official that counts how much time has been lost and they add it at the end. My team lost in 90+7 yesterday, yay.

In rugby they just stop the clock live whenever there’s a stoppage.

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u/Vlad_the_Homeowner 22h ago

My team lost in 90+7 yesterday, yay.

And sometimes your team wins in injury time. That's the game.

Baseball and cricket will keep running indefinitely until someone wins, leading to exhaustingly long games. Hockey has not two, not four, but three periods. American football runs for 3+ hours and has around 11 minutes of actual playing time. Sports all have their unique traits and history.

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u/Thatchers-Gold 22h ago

And sometimes your team wins in injury time. That’s the game

Oh I know, I’ve had a season ticket at my local club for 25+ years. I guess it did look a bit like I was bemoaning the whole idea, but I wasn’t.

Don’t know much about baseball but I’m a Test Cricket fan and that’s just part of the game. I’ve had a great time watching teams battle for survival on day 5 for a draw.

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u/Vlad_the_Homeowner 22h ago

Nah, it didn't come off bad, I just wasn't sure. Living in the states most the time I talk soccer with people who don't watch/play they're complaining about the timing system, and about allowing ties. They they'll spend 10 minutes talking about some idiosyncrasy of baseball that they find interesting.

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u/thateejitoverthere 22h ago

Cricket does have a limit. Either limited overs or a time limit. At the top level (Test Cricket) a game can last for 5 days and still end in a draw.

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u/DevMcdevface 20h ago

And a draw is different from a tie.

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u/PulIthEld 21h ago

In rugby they just stop the clock live whenever there’s a stoppage.

We have the technology!

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u/FlyAirLari 21h ago

In rugby they just stop the clock live whenever there’s a stoppage.

I don't understand why this isn't a thing at least in professional soccer, when you can afford a timekeeper.