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So, Soccer substitutions...... (Original Post) Logical Jun 2014 OP
Yes and yes. Ron Obvious Jun 2014 #1
Pretty amazing deal. UNlike American Football which subs all the time. n-t Logical Jun 2014 #4
Why on Earth would you be allowed back in? Codeine Jun 2014 #2
Really. You don't know any other sport rules? n-t Logical Jun 2014 #3
I honestly don't watch other sports. Codeine Jun 2014 #5
American football allows unlimited subs. So soccer surprised me. Nt Logical Jun 2014 #6
Back in the 60s... oldironside Jul 2014 #8
For the most part SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #7
 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
1. Yes and yes.
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:43 PM
Jun 2014

It was only two not so long ago and the idea of tactical substitutions (as opposed to replacing injured players) is relatively recent as well.

I don't know any fan of the sport who'd want unlimited substitutions. I certainly don't.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
2. Why on Earth would you be allowed back in?
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:45 PM
Jun 2014

No snark; I'm genuinely mystified. Do other sports allow that?

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
5. I honestly don't watch other sports.
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:54 PM
Jun 2014

Grew up a total geek totally avoiding athletics until I discovered tennis in high school. In the early 90s I started watching soccer and became a huge fan. I once watched a baseball (Red Sox) game in Tempe on a lark with a friend who is an obsessive Sox fan.

I've never watched any American football, hockey, rugby, cricket, basketball, or what have you. I don't know how subs work in those sports. Like I said -- no snark.

oldironside

(1,248 posts)
8. Back in the 60s...
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 06:52 AM
Jul 2014

... soccer was still eleven vs eleven with no subs allowed. If a player got injured, tough. FA Cup finals were regularly marred by the Wembley Hoodoo - serious injuries that meant players either had to leave the field or hobble on to the end.

In 1953 Stanley Matthews built his legend against a less than half fit fullback, and when England played Scotland in 1967 Jack Charlton broke his toe early on and had to play the rest of the game as an emergency striker whileGeoff Hurst filled in in defence.

As one columnist opposed to substitutes at the time put it: "I want to see fight, not fakes!".

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)
7. For the most part
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 01:46 AM
Jun 2014

In friendly matches, like if Manchester City or Valencia played against an MLS team, you can have 6 subs, but still no returning once you're out.

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