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by graemian 4360 days ago
Why put the scores on top of each other? The team on the left should be on the left, and the team on the right on the right. Many channels use this left-right layout, but they fail to swap it around at half-time, when the teams change sides!
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They're not supposed to change sides though, it's the standard home/away concept.
I guess the top/bottom (or left/right) diversion comes from home team / away team. In the world cup this doesn't make that much sense, but that's what people are used to.
This is especially useful during the World Cup, when you quickly glance at bits of many games and are unfamiliar with the teams and colours and flags