I realize I'm not the first to say this, but timekeeping in soccer is absolutely ridiculous.  It's mind-boggling to watch a sport where literally no one knows when the game will end, not even the refs.  The argument is that if the refs stopped the clock during the game, teams could take advantage of the stoppage to get into a better position, or they could fake an injury to stop the clock, etc.  I get that, but surely there's a reasonable middle ground between no clock stoppages and some clock stoppages?  I watched a game where a guy BROKE HIS LEG, and the clock kept running.  That seems like a reasonable time to stop the clock.  Maybe there could be a handful of things that are stop-worthy, such as broken limbs, blood, decapitations (hasn't happened that I've seen), fan running on the field, etc. 

Aside from clock stoppages, could we at least get an idea of how much extra time there will be after regulation?  Surely that wouldn't too controversial.  Just a nice big clock on the sideline to let both the players and the fans know whether it'll be 30 seconds of extra time or 10 minutes. 

I played soccer (poorly) in high school, and we had timed halves.  I don't know how they managed the clock during the game, but it was never unclear when the game would end.  The fact that world-class major league soccer is run this nonchalantly is eye-opening to say the least. #sports