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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:40:32
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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:19:02
As a person who does not follow soccer I have to ask, is the officiating always this questionable or sloppy?  It just seems like a lot of really big goals have been messed up.
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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:24:44
The refereeing has been especially shitty on this WC. 
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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:31:44
Okay just wondering. After watching a few matches I sort of feel like I'm watching the NBA finals which are completely fixed.  Nice to know these officials just suck and aren't crooked.
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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:46:05

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Okay just wondering. After watching a few matches I sort of feel like I'm watching the NBA finals which are completely fixed.  Nice to know these officials just suck and aren't crooked.

 Many people (myself included) ask for the introduction of technology in a higher degree to assists the referees, but in reality, the first thing you need to address is increasing the quality of referees themselves. That is especially evident when looking at the gross mistakes that have been occurring at this WC. 

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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:31:11
Torres - They're just not even trying anymore

You know, in hockey, diving's a penalty.  I take it the world cup doesn't have such a rule.

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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:47:36

robio said:
Okay just wondering. After watching a few matches I sort of feel like I'm watching the NBA finals which are completely fixed.  Nice to know these officials just suck and aren't crooked.

They are crooked just watch the World cup in south Korea and Japan in 2002. Even worse than this one. 

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robio said:
Okay just wondering. After watching a few matches I sort of feel like I'm watching the NBA finals which are completely fixed.  Nice to know these officials just suck and aren't crooked.

 Many people (myself included) ask for the introduction of technology in a higher degree to assists the referees, but in reality, the first thing you need to address is increasing the quality of referees themselves. That is especially evident when looking at the gross mistakes that have been occurring at this WC. 

 I think the English will now open their mouth too. It's just a matter of time.

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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:06:09
Well whatever the reason, sloppy or fixed, I got to say it's turned me off. I admit I do love the energy of soccer fans, but when I see how bad the officiating is it just makes me wonder why it's worth investing that energy.  
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Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:29:02

Two incredibly bad decisions today, one in either game.  First a perfectly good goal, not counted which would have brought England level.  Then a goal which came from a player who was clearly in an offside position and should have never which made it  1 - 0 for Argentina.

Both decisions may or may not have had a huge impact and tipped the balance of the games.

It's sad that we are discussing the referees' mistakes instead of the games themselves which have all been very entertaining after the group stages

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:37:42

Refs get extra security after bad call

I find this very amusing. This is easier than adding replay I suppose.

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:44:35
The pathetic thing about those two decisions is a video referee isn't even needed. Everybody except the linesman saw that it was goal live. Everyone except the linesman saw that it was off-side live. :X

Perhaps along with video refs they might want to also hire some competant referees and linesmen.
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Torres - They're just not even trying anymore

You know, in hockey, diving's a penalty.  I take it the world cup doesn't have such a rule.

It is meant to be a free kick+yellow card. Of course that does not happen much as some calls can look 50/50 the frist time you see them. That one was pretty obvious, though. LOL

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:28:52

After seeing this I'm convinced Lampard never scored and it was correctly not given Nyaa

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:28:46
Well spotted by the linesman!

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:09:28

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Brasil v Portugal is the worst game yet.  Both teams are through and they are just tamely passing the ball around as if they couldn't care less ... which is just how they feel.

If I'd payed for a ticket to see that I'd be very pissed off.

That match was shit. I expected two good teams trying to score.


bugsonglass said:

Shit it's all happening.  England back into it.  2 - 1.  Then another clear goal by Lampard (ball went in by over a foot of distance) somehow no given.

Amazing game

Awful game, 4 -1. The defence was.... well where was the english defence? The German strikers had so much space and free time they could virtually stop in the penalty area, look up, and then shoot. WTF?

I'm so sick of this bunch of losers, they need to say a big FU to some of these big name players who never bring it to the international competitions.


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ENGLAND IS BEING ROBBED!

That Lampard goal was a joke. Millions of people worldwide could see on TV it was over the line, yet the actual referee can't. Someone could whisper in his ear at halftime and they should adjust the damned score.

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Two incredibly bad decisions today, one in either game.  First a perfectly good goal, not counted which would have brought England level.  Then a goal which came from a player who was clearly in an offside position and should have never which made it  1 - 0 for Argentina.

Both decisions may or may not have had a huge impact and tipped the balance of the games.

It's sad that we are discussing the referees' mistakes instead of the games themselves which have all been very entertaining after the group stages

Tevez goal right?

So USA, Mexico, England, Greece out. The VGpress countries are going down. Holland is left for Iga. Who else?

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:19:17

Japan is still in it.

Kaz, Iwata, Miyamoto  all of those guys are still in.  They never post in the football forum though Sad

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:25:06
LOL

C'mon Japan! Do it for thevgpress gang!

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:47:57
Miyamoto is not really a fan of the sport. The only sport he really enjoys is Turkish oil wrestling.
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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:02:23

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So USA, Mexico, England, Greece out. The VGpress countries are going down. Holland is left for Iga. Who else?

 Serbia and Australia are out too. Well Ghana has a Serbian coach, so yee Ghana.

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:42:42
Brazil has a player named Kaka. LOL LOL LOL

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:35:28
No shit, Sherlock
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