A long, long time ago, in a league now featuring not one but two headstones, you could see red and live to play again (and again!).
The original North American Soccer League went to great lengths to make the game seemingly more palatable to the American public. More scoring, more stars and more pizazz. NASL nuances, however, could also prove confusing: substituting shootouts for draws, painting an offside line 35 yards from goal, awarding six points for wins, and up to three bonus points for goals.
Given all that, it should come as little surprise that the NASL brass also did its own things with regard to discipline.