NASL: When Football Had Shootouts

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FanHouse found this 12/2/2007 on www.theoffside.com (flag)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg2CpWD2jpo One of the (only?) awesome innovations of the North American Soccer League was the creation of hockey-style shootouts in place of PKs when matches ended with the score tied. When interviewed now, a lot of the big names who played in the league say they loved the format, though purists will surely turn their noses [...] (link)

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Random YouTube Magic: NASL Used to Have Hockey-Style Shootouts
Published 12/2/2007 by David J. Warner at FanHouse
... with the goalkeeper, attempting to score in five seconds or less. The above video shows such a shootout in the 1981 Soccer Bowl between the New York Cosmos and the Chicago Sting. This was one of many rules changes the NASL adopted which still makes purists shudder to this day, and while it might be more interesting than a penalty shootout, it's nowhere near as awesome as some of the mustaches in that video. It's almost enough to make you miss 1981. Almost. (H/T: The Offside)Permalink | Email this | Comments

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