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Logos 
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 Posted: June 18 2006 at 04:47 |
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Apart from the elbowing the game wasn't any different from or more violent than any other football match really. The ref was very eager to send people off!
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mystic fred
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 05:21 |
 Logos wrote:
Apart from the elbowing the game wasn't any different from or more violent than any other football match really. The ref was very eager to send people off! |
i agree with what you say but it is indeed a sad state of affairs. FIFA's comments on the subject....
FIFA's Code of Conduct
2. Play Fair
Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly.
Cheating is easy, but brings no pleasure. Playing fair requires courage and character. It is also more satisfying.
Fair Play always has its reward, even when the game is lost. Playing fair earns you respect, while cheats are detested.
Remember: It's only a game. And games are pointless unless played fairly. < top="800" left="80">
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 06:33 |
erik neuteboom wrote:
No Ricochet, although I would have been pleased with an USA win, you could clearly see that there was an USA forward player in the line of the shot off side, he blocked the sight of the keeper so in my opinion no doubt about an off side case! |
Well.............  ...........okay!................okay!...............I can handle that!
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JrKASperov
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 06:35 |
I can't believe this, people claiming the ref exaggerated? THE USA MAN COULD HAVE ENDED THAT GUY'S FOOTBALL CAREER!  They should be BANNED from the tournament! We had a real bad case like this in the Dutch competitions. Some guy BROKE another guy's legs preventing him from playing football EVER again! He didn't only get suspended, he got tried for aggravated assault.
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Epic.
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 06:41 |
JrKASperov wrote:
I can't believe this, people claiming the ref exaggerated? THE USA MAN COULD HAVE ENDED THAT GUY'S FOOTBALL CAREER! They should be BANNED from the tournament!
We had a real bad case like this in the Dutch competitions. Some guy BROKE another guy's legs preventing him from playing football EVER again! He didn't only get suspended, he got tried for aggravated assault.
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Well I did not watched the entire game (personal occupations interfered),but the Italy red card was justified,while (the first two) reds for USA were not really.And overall,the referee over-dominated the game.I repeat,I watched till the 50th minute,and it seemed a very ugly game,because of the ref...
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 07:06 |
Players like De Rossi and Gattuso and many others are football sociopaths, only focussed on winning, they do everything (spitting, elbowing, kicking on heels from behind, provoking, intimidating), the referee is the one who has to show the frontiers but often these referees fail to do this. And I am often flabbergasted how upset these sociopaths can act when the referees whistle or show a card while they have committed obvious fouls, incredible, we need a FOOTBALL PRISON FOR THESE FOOTBALL SOCIOPATHS  !
Edited by erik neuteboom - June 18 2006 at 07:29
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mystic fred
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 07:18 |
Before the USA v ITALY game the English commentators were remarking on how closely linked these countries are historically and many blood ties that exist, then when they started playing all hell broke loose - there's no argument like a big family bust-up!!!
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crimson thing
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 09:13 |
Interesting how differently we all saw the USA-Italy game........good thing we're none of us referees, I guess 
It's also fun to compare the last 2 or 3 World Cups with footage of some of the tournaments from the 70s & 80s, before FIFA began clamping down on the tackle from behind & foul play in general. Most of todays games look like kindergarten tea parties in comparison.........remember in 1994 (I think), Brazil's Leonardo was also dismissed for elbowing a US player - rather more viciously & blatantly than De Rossi even........
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crimson thing
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 14:15 |
Well, I thought the Aussies were more than a bit unlucky against Brazil.......I'm not one to be paranoid enough to believe in crooked referees.........but Herr Merck did give all the 50/50s in favour of Brazil, and many of the 25/75s too.........at least they gave the Aussies a bit of a chance by starting with Sausage Rollando.........instead of a real footballer
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 14:32 |
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hahahha....several thoughts on the game from micky's couch...
first... thank god the U.S. isn't playing today... enjoying a warm Guinness stout..
second.... watching the games on a spanish channel here in the U.S.
(univision I believe)... OH MY GOD... no wonder the damn Brazians are
so good.. after the game the telecast flipped to some studio where the
finest looking women...wearing tight Brazian shirts with short...repeat
SHORT shorts were dancing with the correspondent... who might have been
the luckiest guy on the earth at the moment.. there was this....women
in a lime green outfit that well...to put it politely...hid nothing in
the chest. With inspiration like that....Brazil is a shoe in to
win...
third.... as a part-time (big event) football fan only. All I can
say is WOW... I know people are going to come on and say that Brazil
looked like sh*t or something...but from a part time fan...the display
of ball skills was amazing and so much fun to watch. What a
team.... The Aussies... a game effort...against anyone
else...maybe a win....
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Kid-A
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 14:39 |
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No offence to the Americans, but Ghana are going to smash USA I think. They were really impressive against the Czechs, who are a great side.
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 14:41 |
Kid-A wrote:
No offence to the Americans, but Ghana are going to smash
USA I think. They were really impressive against the Czechs, who are a
great side. |
none taken.... you all thought that Italy was going to smash us yesterday....what do you all know ahhahah 
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Tony R
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 14:43 |
Australia were tremendous in their work ethic and deserved tro get something out of the game. Harry Kewell...what a !%$?&!!  err what a miss!  Brazil havent turned up yet but are still through to the next stage.Ronaldo needs to go or they have no chance. Micky,you got piccies of those Brazilian lovelies?
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 14:55 |
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 15:02 |
A good friend owns a site that also hosts 'Sportbabes', I wanted to send some hot Brasilian sportbabes to this thread but I am on my work and the Surf Control didn't accept these pictures ..  .. so perhaps when I am at home I can send these exciting pictures .. more exciting than the Brasilan football  ..
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 15:05 |
erik neuteboom wrote:
more exciting than the Brasilan football .. |
hahahha....  .... you know what I'm talking about then
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 15:09 |
GOL!
viva la France
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krusty
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 16:41 |
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WOW!!!! South Korea have equalised!!!!
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martinprog77
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 17:02 |
wow thats breaking news france score a goal after 100 years..
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King of Loss
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 17:05 |
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This sucks, because it might be the last game of some name called Zinedine Zidane's career, because of suspension.
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