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To: Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness

Soccer and American football also share one of the dumbest features of any sport — where the clock keeps running even after the whistle blows and play is stopped.


60 posted on 11/29/2022 3:15:59 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: Alberta's Child

The center official is the one keeping the official time. He starts and stops his stop watch with every time the play is stopped. That’s why it’s called stoppage time at the end of each half.


61 posted on 11/29/2022 3:21:25 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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