Karl Wald (17 February 1916 in

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– 26 July 2011 in

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) was a German football referee .

Life

In 2006,

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reported a claim by former football referee Karl Wald, from

, that he had first proposed the shoot-out in 1970 to the

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n FA. Wald was married and had two daughters.

References

External links

Karl Wald website

Interview with inventor Wald
(archived link, 22 June 2007)

, news on Bavarian Football association's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Wald, Karl German football referees 1916 births 2011 deaths