#3036307 - 06/21/10 01:57 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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I read a letter to the editor in today's newspaper that said it didn't matter what the final score was in any soccer match. Final scores, who won and who lost, are an American invention. Soccer is only about skill.
Maybe the NK's could try that out and see if it flies.
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#3036314 - 06/21/10 02:00 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Maybe 'scores' are an American invention but in the good old days, when soccer was played using a skull as ball and the 'goals' being the village squares of the two teams, the losing team was summarily executed.
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#3036319 - 06/21/10 02:03 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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And their families too and their homes burned?
Now that's a sport!
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#3036321 - 06/21/10 02:05 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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...and this game was shown on TV without delay in North Korea... That s what they believe, in real, it is a fake game that is actually shown at NK TV...they have a bunch af such staged games to show, till the endgame where naturally NK is World champion .simple.
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#3036325 - 06/21/10 02:08 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Maybe 'scores' are an American invention but in the good old days, when soccer was played using a skull as ball and the 'goals' being the village squares of the two teams, the losing team was summarily executed. Wow, reminds me of what happened to the losing team in those Maya handball matches!
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#3036349 - 06/21/10 02:36 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Oh joy! Another unnecessary red card. The average referee in this WC is about as competent as the average goalkeeper, it seems. And don't get me started on FIFA's "new" rules. Sepp Blatter should resign already! Franz Beckenbauer for FIFA president!
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#3036350 - 06/21/10 02:36 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Chile vs. Switzerland. A Swiss player got the red card now. The referee saw an assault against a Chilean player. Personally I saw nothing like that in the replay and I'm getting seriously disgusted with the referees during this WC by now!
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#3036355 - 06/21/10 02:43 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Maybe 'scores' are an American invention but in the good old days, when soccer was played using a skull as ball and the 'goals' being the village squares of the two teams, the losing team was summarily executed. Wow, reminds me of what happened to the losing team in those Maya handball matches! Except, wasn't it the winning team that got "sacrificed"?
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#3036362 - 06/21/10 02:48 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Chile vs. Switzerland. A Swiss player got the red card now. The referee saw an assault against a Chilean player. Personally I saw nothing like that in the replay and I'm getting seriously disgusted with the referees during this WC by now! You are not alone. I just turned off the TV. Qualification of referee seems to be deteriorating, or at standstill at the very best over the last couple of the WC games. The red card to the Aussie for intentional handling was way too absurd and today's card against Swiss simply crossed the line again to reconfirm that it's referee's game of playing God. FIFA needs to jerk its head up. It seems to be too busy counting money...
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#3036379 - 06/21/10 03:05 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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@Jayhawk: Ich wei nicht was die Offiziellen den Schiris vor dem Spiel im Briefing sagen (oder zu rauchen geben...), aber mittlerweile ist es echt lcherlich!
Einfach nur noch zum Kotzen, in manchen Spielen sind die Schiris halblind in anderen dafr dermaen kleinlich, dass es einfach keinen Spa mehr macht. Das ist jetzt die nunte WM, die ich mitverfolge, aber sowas habe ich echt noch nicht erlebt. Ich wei auch nicht mehr. Die beste Schiri-Leistung, die ich bisher gesehen habe, war bei Dnemark gegen Kamerun - und das war meiner Meinung auch eines der besten Spiele dieser WM. Das zeigt doch, dass die Qualitt der Spiele nicht so grottig wre, wenn die Schiris nicht so katastrophal pfeifen wrden. Ich traue halt der FIFA und vor allem dem Blatter nicht ber den Weg - mchte gar nicht wissen, was da so hinter den Kulissen abgeht. Und diese "neuen Regeln": Laut Paul Breitner besteht die Regelkommission der FIFA aus drei ziemlich alten Herren aus England, die von modernem Fuball wohl nicht mehr allzuviel verstehen (wie gesagt, laut Paul Breitner, bei Waldi's WM-Club ). Jedenfalls scheint die Auslegung dieser Regeln bei den Schiedsrichtern fr einige Verwirrung zu sorgen. Dann kommt noch Unerfahrenheit hinzu, und bei einigen womglich nationale Ressentiments? Ich sage nur USA gegen Slowenien. Was ich erstaunlich finde, ist dass selbst ehemalige Schiris wie Urs Meier (der ja bei den letzten beiden Turnieren als Experte immer die Schiedsrichter in Schutz genommen hat) teilweise massive Kritik ben. Mir jedenfalls vergeht langsam der Spass an dieser WM...
Why men throw their lives away attacking an armed Witcher... I'll never know. Something wrong with my face?
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#3036408 - 06/21/10 03:38 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Unerfahrenheit hinzu, und bei einigen womglich nationale Ressentiments? Ich sage nur USA gegen Slowenien. Hoffentlich nich. Gerade jetz wo wir als Amis entlich anfangen eine echte Interesse zu haben im internationalen Fussball.
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#3036417 - 06/21/10 03:49 PM
Re: The Official South Africa 2010 World Cup Thread!
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Dann kommt noch Unerfahrenheit hinzu, und bei einigen womglich nationale Ressentiments? Ich sage nur USA gegen Slowenien. Ja, warum der Pfeifenheini das Siegtor fr die USA nicht gegeben hat ist mir immer noch nicht klar geworden. Immerhin, der Typ ist raus aus dem Turnier. Was ich erstaunlich finde, ist dass selbst ehemalige Schiris wie Urs Meier (der ja bei den letzten beiden Turnieren als Experte immer die Schiedsrichter in Schutz genommen hat) teilweise massive Kritik ben. Was soll man bei den Schiedsrichterleistungen auch noch beschnigen? Da hat auch ein Ex-Kollege keinen Spielraum mehr. Die Meinung von Signore Pierluigi Collina wrde mich auch mal interessieren - wenn ich mir solche berforderten und inkonsequent pfeifenden Typen wie diesen saudi-arabischen Schiri bei Chile-Schweiz angucke kriegt man doch richtig Sehnsucht nach so einem Schiedsrichter von Format. Mir jedenfalls vergeht langsam der Spass an dieser WM... Das hre ich jetzt nicht zum ersten Mal, es geht leider vielen so. Ich hab mich auch drauf gefreut, aber sie verkommt allmhlich zur Farce.
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#3036418 - 06/21/10 03:49 PM
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North Korean Coach takes the blame for the defeat: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4v9H6jzQjSwXils9NMC5IC6Y2mAIt was my fault, says North Korean coach
North Korean coach Kim Jong Hun took full responsibility for their humiliating 7-0 World Cup hammering by Portugal on Monday, admitting he got his strategy wrong. Asked how he felt his countrymen would react, Kim said they would understand. I'm sure they will. The great leader is renowned for being a VERY understanding person.
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