Thanks for the explanation, Jack. So there are two periods of 45 minutes? No wonder my '45-minute game' seemed long. Let's hope the refs are not biased wankers who favor Man U but instead are biased wankers who favor KC.

Dave, I have heard of the noxious behavior of football fans abroad. Our fans don't seem to be part of that, being homegrown and not exposed to that subculture. There was no obnoxious behavior at the game I attended, and there are no complaints in the press.