# Sports Rule Changes that Didn't Work

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rule-changes-that-didnt-work/473756>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 21, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rule-changes-that-didnt-work/473756 "2008-11-21T01:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rule-changes-that-didnt-work/473756/61 "2008-11-26T20:49:14Z")

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> [@GorillaMan](#):
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> I may be mistaken, but weren’t they used routinely, to eliminate drawn matches, rather than solely as a final decider in knockout competitions? Very different from the more usual soccer league system of 3 points/1 point/0 points.

Yes. MLS didn’t have draws for the first few years. Then they added an overtime period to be played if it was tied after full time and a draw would be declared after that. Currently they’re in sync with everybody else.

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