Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!houxf!dxp From: dxp@houxf.UUCP (POND SCUM) Newsgroups: net.sport Subject: Re: Football ( soccer to you plebs :-) in US Message-ID: <1039@houxf.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 10:12:54 EST Article-I.D.: houxf.1039 Posted: Wed Nov 6 10:12:54 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 06:11:43 EST References: <20@uw-june> Organization: New Depths of Depravity Lines: 29 ->One difference I know about is the way penalties are taken ( as I recall ->the US version has a 1-on-1 situation between keeper and penalty taker ). ->------------ ->Ewan Tempero "Oh no, not again" -> -> I think Ewan is confusing the "shootout" format with a penalty kick. As far as I know a penalty kick is still the kick awarded for a direct foul in the penalty area by the defending team. This kick is taken from 12 yards out from the goal. The "shootout" IS an AMERICAN deviation used to settle tied games. All the rest of the world deems a tied game to be just that a tied game, except for elimination competition. At the end of regulation time, and over-time the rest of the world decides the outcome of the game by a replay or when the specified number of replays have been exhausted the outcome is settled by penalty kicks. The "shootout" is technically more difficult to score from than a penalty kick and is visually more interesting( apparently especially to US taste). I would suspect than a shootout completion( for pros) of 60% would be about average as opposed to 90% for penalty kicks. You can see where there'd be make action. Dave Peak @ ihnp4!hotel!dxp "All the net's a stage and all the men and women merely ham actors !" - Rev Peak (apologies to Bill S.)