How is stoppage time determined in soccer?
By Amanda Langell Determining stoppage time in a soccer match is one of the referee's many jobs, and the process is simpler than you might expect. The clock is always running in a soccer game, even when there are stoppages of play. Instead of pausing the clock for every single substitution, injury, or free kick, the time is simply added to the end of the half. Unlike extra time, which is a set amount of time that extends a soccer match, stoppage time is much less predictable. In fact, the additional minutes tacked on at the end of each half is all down to the referee's discretion. There is a s...