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Why don't they stop the clock in football (soccer)?

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They don't need to. The system they wound up with works well enough to keep it as it is. In association football, the referee is in charge of the time. Law 5 of the Laws of the Game specifies that the referee shall act as timekeeper. He starts and stops the match, and makes sure that each half runs as long as it needs to. read more

Generally though, they don't want to stop the clock when the ball goes out of play or is prepared for a kickoff since that is part of the game. And the total time limit is designed with that in mind. Thats how I see it anyway. read more

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