Semi final 1: Brazil vs Germany

[auditor]

lucky man

 

[auditor]

 

[Spark]

I was fortunately nowhere near a TV for either the Liverpool/Arsenal game or the Chelsea/Arsenal games. I would have definitely switched them off a long way before they ended though.

You mean you didn't see this superb piece of goalkeeping?

 

[sledger]

Michael Owen's commentary in that clip is (surprise surprise) bloody terrible. "It makes no difference if the ball was going in, it's still denying a goalscoring opportunity". Clueless idiot.

 

[GIMH]

Should still have been a red IMO. Couldn't understand when it was overturned.

 

[Cabinet96]

If it wasn't going in then it wasn't denying a goal or goalscoring opportunity and was therefore just a regular handball in the box, which wouldn't usually be a red card.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Disagree, he didn't know it wasn't going in or he wouldn't have done it. Therefore the intent to cheat is the same whether it was going in or not. I'm not sure exactly what the rules have to say in such situations, but that is the way that IMO it should be.

 

[Cabinet96]

True, but it makes the issue cloudy. I'm sure you'd agree if it was going out for a throw in he shouldn't be sent off? Line has to be drawn somewhere.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Refereeing is full of judgement calls with no clear answer anyway; for starters, look at deliberate and non-deliberate handball. It's usually fairly obvious when someone handballs it whether they are thinking the ball is going in or not.

 

[sledger]

Disagree, he didn't know it wasn't going in or he wouldn't have done it. Therefore the intent to cheat is the same whether it was going in or not. I'm not sure exactly what the rules have to say in such situations, but that is the way that IMO it should be.

I agree really, but if the letter of the law is applied as the law is currently, it was right that the ban was overturned.

 

[sledger]

Neymar's agent blasts 'arrogant, repulsive and conceited' Luiz Felipe Scolari after Brazil's World Cup humiliation - Telegraph

 

[King Pietersen]

"One - being Portugal coach and winning nothing,

Two - going to Chelsea and being sacked the following day."

 

[GIMH]

Disagree, he didn't know it wasn't going in or he wouldn't have done it. Therefore the intent to cheat is the same whether it was going in or not. I'm not sure exactly what the rules have to say in such situations, but that is the way that IMO it should be.

Yeah this

 

[Tangles]

Neymar's agent blasts 'arrogant, repulsive and conceited' Luiz Felipe Scolari after Brazil's World Cup humiliation - Telegraph

Neymars opinions being spouted by agent for deniability?

 

[Daemon]

This was an anti gambling ad here before the world cup. Kid must be pretty happy atm.

They've since updated it. Not a bad idea for damage control.

New spin to anti-gambling ad - Channel NewsAsia

 

[King Pietersen]

Nice controversial first post. German's being on EPO must have been the reason for winning 7-1, not that Brazil were 5-0 down after 20 mins and just gave up.

 

[sledger]

Yeah, I don't think using CW to make defamatory allegations is allowed.

 

[James]

Thanks for reporting guys, has been taken care of.