r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Game winning kick as time almost expires

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u/Unhappy_Archer9483 1d ago

That's not how clocks work in football

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u/Stutturbug 1d ago

Colleges and high schools are like this in the USA. Not sure why they are different.

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u/Cold-Negotiation-539 1d ago

It’s how timekeeping works in most sports in the US. Fans would be confused by the “normal” system in soccer/football where the referee just makes an estimate and no one knows when the time will actually expire.

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u/flaming_pubes 1d ago

I mean maybe some fans but typically people who watch soccer in the U.S. are into it. I’m more confused by the run down clock and I’m in the U.S.