The Official 2010 Football & World Cup Thread

harmonium.ro wrote: Sorry, I meant eliminatory not preliminary (is eliminatory a word?) WC 90 was the last tournament where I've seem romantic football played - Holland, England, Cameroon are the brightest examples. Even Germany was different to what was to become. When I "calculate" the enjoyment I get from a WC, the performances of my favourite teams don't count; that's why I think I have a more objective view.

but THAT!  foulted. The last Cameroon player even lost his shoe trying to accomplish his goal

We should start a thread called "The worst fouls ever". Here is my share:

Yeah, nice  video...  I was preparing to say that the ugliest foul ever was that made by Germany's goalkeeper to France's attacker in the 1986 semi-final, but then I saw the video and it was right up at No.1.

Like I was saying, there's quite a big difference between the way they were doing it back then and now. During the so called "romantic era" they were cynically hunting down the adversaries. Today, the ugliest fouls come from excessively powerful tackles. With some exceptions of course: Keane, wtf?

harmonium.ro wrote: Yeah, nice  video...  I was preparing to say that the ugliest foul ever was that made by Germany's goalkeeper to France's attacker in the 1986 semi-final, but then I saw the video and it was right up at No.1. Like I was saying, there's quite a big difference between the way they were doing it back then and now. During the so called "romantic era" they were cynically hunting down the adversaries. Today, the ugliest fouls come from excessively powerful tackles. With some exceptions of course: Keane, wtf?

The worst foul I ever saw is this one:



performed on Polish defender Marcin Wasilewski this year...

crimson87 wrote: I was watching some the Tennis Masters Cup today and I thought : What if the best national teams make an annual league with home-away matches? I mean It works fine with rugby , six and three (now four) Nations is played every year and it's one hell of a tournament.   Lets suppose we take world class teams only:   The World Champions: Argentina , Brasil , Uruguay , England , Italy , Germany and France And you could put other teams like  Netherlands ,Spain , Portugal and Mexico. Suming up you will have 20 matches a year for every team. Instead of playing boring friendly matches FIFA could earn big bucks and make a more interesting competition than the World Cup. Share your thoughts

To get rid of meaningless friendlies it's certainly not a bad idea but Spain and Netherlands are closer to world class than either Uruguay or England. (even Germany are borderline)

Atkingani wrote: crimson87 wrote: We should start a thread called "The worst fouls ever". Here is my share:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmtRrY7LqXs&feature=related   Priceless stuff   The name 'mejores' (best) is unfair... it should be 'peores' (worst).

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - November 28 2009 at 22:58

ExittheLemming wrote: Yep, truly a pre meditated act of wanton thuggery.   Yes, the image of the fracture and the leg going backwards is terrible. BTW given that you are a lawyer Ivan, do you think that players whose careers are ended in such a fashion should be able to sue the perpetrator for financial compensation ? (I would think this just, but it would certainly open up a whole can of worms)   I believe YES.   The problem is that FIFA will never alloiw it, but in our code "A person who intentionally causes a damage to other, has to pay an indemnization", so if you go to the courts, most surely a judge will order that person to pay.   Think in this, you are a cab driver, if a drunk pilot breaks your legs and you can't drive, he must pay, because he's depraving you of your food source....Why not a player who receives an INTENTIONAL and CRIMINAL kick that destroys his career should not be paid?   I remember a case long ago. All the players of a team following the example of "Los Pincharratas" (Estudiantes de la Plata with Bilardo) had pins in their shirts, and when a rival jumped, this criminals took the pins and stuck them in their ribs.   FIFA made nothing, but a penal court decided that this was a minor attack with a weapon and sent two Peruvian players to jail for some months.   Iván

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There's no way I can see La Liga in England - I don't even have Sky. If I'm in Mallorca at the right time i go to games and have been lots of times but guess the two games you can't get tickets for - yes, you're right, Barca and Madrid  (I've seen Atletico twice, Valencia, Sevilla and many others though)