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Benevolance:
I'm not that familiar with the rules of football/soccer, so I figured I was missing some obscure rule. Like, it's a penalty to try and break out of a bear hug when you attack the net while playing Slovenia. Or that maybe in doing so the player was putting himself offside. I dunno.

Since Canada never qualifies for anything soccer related, I actually enjoy the World Cup because I can just cheer for whichever teams I feel like. If soccer were only a little more exciting to watch, it would be the perfect set up. As it is, it makes for really good background noise while I do something useful, like reading about Mame Machines in Antique Buffets. And CBC has done a pretty good job of screening the vuvuleza sound from the background.

hypernova:
Thanks to the rules of FIFA, this idiot ref NEVER has to disclose what the call was.

That's a great rule, isn't it?  Never have to justify your decisions.  He could've called it because something from the USPS got lost in the mail.  We'll never know.

Now it looks like he'll be removed from officiating this WC.  Damage already done.  But the US is still master of their own fate.  Win = In.

Benevolance:
Or more accurately, the Brits are the architects of their own demise and the US profits for it. :D

patrickl:
Did you guys see the video of the faceplant of the USA player (Dempsey)? He tripped over the ball and snacked on some grass.

Can't find a good clip of it on youbtube unfortunately.

Benevolance:


edit: Darn, can't get it to embed the video so I'll just link.

What? Now it works?

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