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The NASL faced obstacles in regard to selling the sport of soccer to Americans.. The league "Americanized" the rules in the attempt to make the game more exciting, and comprehensible, to the average American sports fan. These changes included a clock that counted time down to zero as was typical of other timed American sports, rather than upwards to 90 minutes as was traditional, a 35 yard line for offsides rather than the usual half way line, and a shootout to decide matches that ended in a draw.
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