Soccer's infuriating imprecision
Americans watching the World Cup might ask: Where are my tenths of a second?
One of the striking differences between the globally beloved game of soccer (or football if you prefer) and sports popular in the United States is its absence of precision timekeeping. The World Cup is a time to reflect on this divergence, which may hold the key to much else besides.
In U.S. football, hockey and basketba…
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