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What is the D/L method of scoring in football (soccer)?

The D/L method, or Duckworth-Lewis method, is actually not applicable to football or soccer, but rather it's used in cricket. It's a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances. So, if you're trying to figure out how scoring works in football, this method won't help you much. In football, it's pretty straightforward - a goal counts as one point, and the team with the most points at the end of the match wins.