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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (22108)	8/15/2001 12:01:19 PM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Ah, but what if (say) sudden death overtime resulted in no winner after 1 hour? 3? 6? 20? 60? They keep playing for ever? At some point, especially in a time-limited tournament (e.g., the World Cup) then you have to use other means. Sudden death - the so-called 'golden goal' period - is actually used in some football tournaments, e.g., UEFA. Even so, the time period is limited - typically 30 minutes only - simply because any period is arbitrary, and spectators (and TV viewers) have other lives too... It does exist, however. It's just not the sole mechanism, the players are assumed sufficiently intelligent to cope with other solutions... Some sports do stop the clock, which the timekeeper controls - others play extra time, again monitored by the timekeeper. It's the same either way, although I agree I prefer the clock to stop as it makes it easier to judge how long is left. Ignoring the 'corrupt' bit as typical mindless sneer (and stupid too - if you let corrupt officials referee the game but not the clock, what matter), you're still reliant on the judgement of some person as to when to stop and restart it. Again, I've never heard of penalty time in football. Incidentally, soccer's an odd word - shortened from 'Association Football' (i.e., 'Soc' Football - to distinguish it from Rugby Football...) <g> So you're using a quaint British term no longer used here - or anywhere else, really. The possible exception is Australia where they have three 'football' games besides, two rugby variants and the incredibly vicious and exciting Aussie Rules, so qualify all names and sometimes say soccer also. Still, I'm sure you can cope if I call it football. Do notice I did use the term 'world sports'... baseball and basketball, as well as US football, are very minor outside the US. Hockey's relatively minor (assuming you mean played on grass) or very so (if on ice) outside a few stronghold countries... but fine, I'm sure they can have sudden death. But not for ever. Check if you care - I'm sure you'll find rules to cover it. I'm puzzled how you can find anything more artificial than all the bizarre rules, time-outs, breaks, turns, etc in American football. Although there is some derivation from rugby league - ever watched that? (It's faster, without timeouts, padding, etc, but the teams do have 'turns' to some extent). Outside CONCACAF, I too have never heard of a coin toss deciding a winner. Still, if you don't like football, don't watch it. I find this works wonders preserving me from tedious pseudo-sports. (Guess which I mean).