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To: soccer_maniac

>>The 4th official keeps track of injury time

They do a horrible job of it. Last WC I used a stop watch to track how often the ball was in play (yes I know, not the same as injury time). It was only 68 minutes for a 90 minute match (+2 injury time).

Try it during a match sometime. You'll be surprised how little they actually play in a 90 minute match.


365 posted on 06/30/2006 11:31:12 AM PDT by Betis70 (World Cup fever)
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To: Betis70

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367 posted on 06/30/2006 11:33:06 AM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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To: Betis70

It's still probably more than in an NFL game.

If you assume 120 plays in a football game with each play averaging around 10 seconds, that's about 20 minutes of actual play out of 60.


368 posted on 06/30/2006 11:34:29 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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