Putting the ball out of play

[RoundTower]

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It took me so long to realize you meant soccer when you said "football."

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Is this because the same thing really does happen in American football? Or did you just read the post badly?

[Jack of Arcades]

In American football, the clock stops in a ref timeout for an injury. If it's within the last 2 minutes of a half, a team is forced to use one of their timeouts to stop players from faking an injury to stop the clock.