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World Cup 2010
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Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
ripper868
International Coach
Think the worse thing is he admitted doing it and then palmed it off as "I'm not the ref"...goes against all those Fifa signs you see, the "My Game Is Fair Play" etc.
I'd be pushing for a ban of say, 8 WC competition related games instead of just regular internationals or a number of weeks.
Henry right up there as one of my most hated sportsmen for this, along with Grosso. Can't stand cheating ****s.
I'd be pushing for a ban of say, 8 WC competition related games instead of just regular internationals or a number of weeks.
Henry right up there as one of my most hated sportsmen for this, along with Grosso. Can't stand cheating ****s.
ripper868
International Coach
Difference being that's a ref **** up, not blatant cheating.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
What about the Irish chap three metres in front of the ref raising his arm appealing for nothing?
ripper868
International Coach
*Points at any other game of soccer, showing players throwing arms up appealing for nothing*
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Right. Sportspeople cheat all the time, whether Irish hurlers, French strikers, NZ number eights, Australian props or Saffa flankers. Struggle to see the difference between this and an unfair tackle which isn't given as a free kick tbh...it should be seen, but it wasn't, and there really is no other option but to carry on.
Football players don't have a duty to abide by the rules, and the handball rule is a rule on par with the other twenty-odd. No one is going to lambast a player who pushes an opponent in an attempt to score a goal - perhaps the ref gets a shellacking if he doesn't see ze inzident, but not the fouling player. Should players who foul put their hands up and say "sorry, ref, that was a free kick, won't do it again"? Or, by converse, should the Irish players in that Georgian match have owned up and declined the pen?
Kevin Doyle of Ireland agrees, ftr
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
Agree with Samuel. Horrendous bit of cheating as it obviously was, it goes on in every football game. Anelka's dive a few minutes before was roughly on a par, it was just that the ref called the decision right.
I feel gutted for the Irish, but the real injustice is why football doesn't have video replays which could sort this kind of grubby cheating out very simply.
I feel gutted for the Irish, but the real injustice is why football doesn't have video replays which could sort this kind of grubby cheating out very simply.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Yeah agreed, dire as it is, footballers are always told to play to the whistle, and can hardly be blamed for continuing if the referee fails to blow up.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
French in "not popular with other nations" non-shocker.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Ha, would never claim otherwise. In fact I'm convinced we only got the Olympics because it was us or the French in the final round of voting. Slightly lesser of two evils.Indeed. Rich coming from an Englishman though
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Nah, respect the Germans. We've had to get the cane out of the cupboard and give Jerry a damn good thrashing a couple of times when he got ideas above his station, but they're at least having a go.
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