J.P. Parise is remembered for scoring a sudden-death goal for the Islanders to eliminate the Rangers from the 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs.

After being defeated in three previous finals, Los Angeles finally won their first championship beating New England 1-0 in the second overtime on a sudden-death goal.

In the overtime, Paul Kariya scored the sudden-death power-play goal (Horák served the penalty).

Blatter also said sudden-death goals would be introduced at the next World Cup final with the first team scoring in extra time taking victory.

The Americans have now won this competition two out of the last three years, beating Norway in the final in 1997, also on a sudden-death goal.

In Thursday's semifinal, Hernandez's sudden-death goal, a header in the 105th minute, defeated a Jamaican team that was playing its third game in five days.

UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe, has decided to do away with potential game-winning sudden-death goals in the Champions League and 2004 European Championships.

The result was nearly a mirror image of the title game in 2002, when the Galaxy beat the Revolution, 1-0, on a sudden-death goal by Carlos Ruiz.

Playoff games will continue with twenty-minute periods until a sudden-death goal is scored.

George's second goal came with 8:03 left, this time from close range on the right after a crossing pass from Tennyson, whose sudden-death goal eliminated previously undefeated Indiana in the semifinals on Friday.