Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 UW 5/3/83; site uw-june Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!uw-june!ewan From: ewan@uw-june (Ewan Tempero) Newsgroups: net.sport Subject: Football ( soccer to you plebs :-) in US Message-ID: <20@uw-june> Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 15:00:31 EST Article-I.D.: uw-june.20 Posted: Fri Nov 1 15:00:31 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 06:25:11 EST Organization: U of Washington Computer Science Lines: 23 One complaint ( maybe that should read "another complaint" given what I said last time :-) I have about US soccer is that they play different rules from the rest of the world, that is, they don't use FIFA rules. 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 ). While this particular instance may not make a major difference to the game, the fact that there is one difference means there are probably others. This is bound to alienate other countries against US ( I've often if this affected US's chances for getting the '86 World Cup ). You may argue that the changes are for the better, but if every country went ahead and made local changes which they thought were for the better then we would soon have chaos. I say follow the Central ruling body..... [What I said above use to apply.....if it's changed don't flame me, just *inform* me] -- Ewan ------------ Ewan Tempero "Oh no, not again" UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!uw-june!ewan ARPA: ewan@washington.ARPA Please check all nuclear arms at the door.