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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 1

Ed Wagner (6/16/2014)
GilaMonster (6/14/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (6/14/2014)
Ah, the world cup...
Yup, that's pretty much how I feel.
I have little interest in sport. Most of the time that's fine. This week, I can't even go to my favourite coffee shop without feeling like I'm at the stadium (TV turned up very loud)
+1. A lot of people sure do like it, though. I played soccer when I was 10 (before soccer was fashionable in the US), but I don't understand the mania that goes along with it nowadays.

Me neither.

Rugby players have a couple of amusing takes on football, such as the difference between the two sports- one's a played by men pretending to be hurt, the other's played by men pretending not to be. Football players are known as "Prancing lawn fairies". There's more but this is a family show.

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ChrisM@Work (6/16/2014)
Ed Wagner (6/16/2014)
GilaMonster (6/14/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (6/14/2014)
Ah, the world cup...
Yup, that's pretty much how I feel.
I have little interest in sport. Most of the time that's fine. This week, I can't even go to my favourite coffee shop without feeling like I'm at the stadium (TV turned up very loud)
+1. A lot of people sure do like it, though. I played soccer when I was 10 (before soccer was fashionable in the US), but I don't understand the mania that goes along with it nowadays.
Me neither.
Rugby players have a couple of amusing takes on football, such as the difference between the two sports- one's a played by men pretending to be hurt, the other's played by men pretending not to be. Football players are known as "Prancing lawn fairies". There's more but this is a family show.

I'm pretty sure I lost a second interview slot for saying something very similar to that on my way out of the first interview.

The company sponsored the nearest Premiership team!

Learnt to very important lessons there.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 3

ChrisM@Work (6/16/2014)
Ed Wagner (6/16/2014)
GilaMonster (6/14/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (6/14/2014)
Ah, the world cup...
Yup, that's pretty much how I feel.
I have little interest in sport. Most of the time that's fine. This week, I can't even go to my favourite coffee shop without feeling like I'm at the stadium (TV turned up very loud)
+1. A lot of people sure do like it, though. I played soccer when I was 10 (before soccer was fashionable in the US), but I don't understand the mania that goes along with it nowadays.
Me neither.
Rugby players have a couple of amusing takes on football, such as the difference between the two sports- one's a played by men pretending to be hurt, the other's played by men pretending not to be. Football players are known as "Prancing lawn fairies". There's more but this is a family show.

haha that's awesome. I don't understand why so many soccer players have to roll around on the ground like they just broke their leg in half only to jump up 10 seconds later. I would love to hear more of these. Feel free to send me an IM and any colorful language is not going to offend me.

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 4

Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
I don't understand why so many soccer players have to roll around on the ground like they just broke their leg in half only to jump up 10 seconds later.

Well, because they are a bunch of crying girlies (bunch of Prada-manbag wearing models).

The incentive is clear enough: try to get a free kick or penalty or try to get the other player a red/yellow card. And because the FIFA is still living in mediavel times and doesn't allow technological assistence like in any other sport, it is pretty easy to foul the referee.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 5

Koen Verbeeck (6/16/2014)
Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
I don't understand why so many soccer players have to roll around on the ground like they just broke their leg in half only to jump up 10 seconds later.
Well, because they are a bunch of crying girlies (bunch of Prada-manbag wearing models).
The incentive is clear enough: try to get a free kick or penalty or try to get the other player a red/yellow card. And because the FIFA is still living in mediavel times and doesn't allow technological assistence like in any other sport, it is pretty easy to foul the referee.

LOL. At least this time around they are working a few technological advances (like goal line technology). And the aerosol can has been working very well the last few years in MLS. I would like to see the 4th official be allowed to review tape during the game so things like the Costa headbutt can be dealt with.

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 6

Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
...a few technological advances (like goal line technology).

Except that in one match already, with two different views of the goal line, one clearly showed no goal the other clearly showed a goal :crazy:

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 7

David Burrows (6/16/2014)
Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
...a few technological advances (like goal line technology).
Except that in one match already, with two different views of the goal line, one clearly showed no goal the other clearly showed a goal :crazy:

Is that even possible? Which game was it?

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george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 8

David Burrows (6/16/2014)
Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
...a few technological advances (like goal line technology).
Except that in one match already, with two different views of the goal line, one clearly showed no goal the other clearly showed a goal :crazy:

the ball hit the inside of the post (at that point it was not a goal), it then travelled along the goal line, by the time it reached the other post, the whole of the ball had crossed the line (therefore it was a goal)

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george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 9

Luis Cazares (6/16/2014)
David Burrows (6/16/2014)
Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
...a few technological advances (like goal line technology).
Except that in one match already, with two different views of the goal line, one clearly showed no goal the other clearly showed a goal :crazy:
Is that even possible? Which game was it?

if we are talking about the same event - France vs Honduras

If we had had goal line technology in 2010 England would have won the world cup.;-)

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 10

David Burrows (6/16/2014)
Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
...a few technological advances (like goal line technology).
Except that in one match already, with two different views of the goal line, one clearly showed no goal the other clearly showed a goal :crazy:

Yeah. Seems that it shouldn't be that hard to come up with something that actually works. They manage to pull it off in every other sport. At least they are finally taking some steps in the right direction. Now if FIFA could just kick Blatter out they might be able to move forward.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 11

george sibbald (6/16/2014)
If we had goal line technology in 2010 England would have won the world cup.;-)

Undeniably. As much as that really sucked it did finally force Blatter to admit that something needs to change.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 12

ChrisM@Work (6/16/2014)
Ed Wagner (6/16/2014)
A lot of people sure do like it, though. I played soccer when I was 10 (before soccer was fashionable in the US), but I don't understand the mania that goes along with it nowadays.
Me neither.
Rugby players have a couple of amusing takes on football, such as the difference between the two sports- one's a played by men pretending to be hurt, the other's played by men pretending not to be. Football players are known as "Prancing lawn fairies". There's more but this is a family show.

I think that take is the Rugby players who haven't played soccer, and think that the game played by all the dive experts in professional soccer throughout Europe (especially England) is the real game.

I stopped playing soccer when I was 16 or 17, having managed to break my left humerus about 1" from the shoulder joint, which I also dislocated - slightly, not grossly - at the same time, in the last game I played. That wasn't the first time I'd been seriously hurt playing soccer. After that I stuck to Rugby (Union, not League), which I found much less dangerous (League of course would have been even less dangerous), but stopped playing that too a dozen or so years later because with a wife and a daughter and a demanding job I just never got around to taking the time to find a club to join when I moved to Dalkeith.

And like you I can't understand the soccer mania that we have now.

Tom

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 13

TomThomson (6/16/2014)
I think that take is the Rugby players who haven't played soccer, and think that the game played by all the dive experts in professional soccer throughout Europe (especially England) is the real game.

This diving is not limited to Europe and I don't think England are the worst offenders to be honest. Diving has become a real epidemic. I remember in Euro2000 the refs really got sort of aggressive about issuing a yellow card to players perceived as diving. That was the same tournament where they also really went after players for 2 footed tackles which were very frequent around that time. This approach had a couple of side affects. The first one was good, 2 footed tackles became far less frequent and are still less frequent today. However, so many players received yellows for diving it disrupted the balance of the tournament because of players suffering a suspension as a result of diving. I personally thought this was a great thing but FIFA subsequently relaxed the pressure on diving being a caution-able offense and the diving has spread like a virus.

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John Mitchell-245523 SSC Guru Points: 148809 More actions · Answer 14

Sean Lange (6/16/2014)
As much as that really sucked it did finally force Blatter to admit that something needs to change.

Yes, he has had some pretty barmy ideas in the past, but I was actually with him on this one. Let's not forget, it's only a game. We're talking margins of millimetres in most cases. Let the referee decide, accept that he'll get it wrong from time to time, but understand that when he does, it's always in good faith. I went to my first ever rugby match last year - it was a Rugby League World Cup tie held in my home town. Football can learn a lot from rugby in terms of players' attitudes towards the referee. However, this technology thing meant play must stopped about half a dozen times for the video referee to be consulted, wasting perhaps between one and three minutes each time. I remember thinking I'm glad they don't have that in football - yet. People say that it will take some of the pressure off the referee, but I don't think that's the case. Imagine the criticism he's going to get if he fails to refer a decision and turns out to be wrong.

Meanwhile, we have television pundits, many of whom don't understand the laws of the game, clamouring for more and more improvements and technological advances. Remember, the more fifth and sixth officials you have loitering on the goal line for Champions' League (and other) matches, the fewer good referees are available for matches in lesser competitions. And the more time FIFA spends discussing goal-line technology and the like, the less it will concentrate on developing the game at grassroots level or maybe cleaning up its own tarnished image.

John

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

ChrisM@Work (6/16/2014)
Ed Wagner (6/16/2014)
GilaMonster (6/14/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (6/14/2014)
Ah, the world cup...
Yup, that's pretty much how I feel.
I have little interest in sport. Most of the time that's fine. This week, I can't even go to my favourite coffee shop without feeling like I'm at the stadium (TV turned up very loud)
+1. A lot of people sure do like it, though. I played soccer when I was 10 (before soccer was fashionable in the US), but I don't understand the mania that goes along with it nowadays.
Me neither.
Rugby players have a couple of amusing takes on football, such as the difference between the two sports- one's a played by men pretending to be hurt, the other's played by men pretending not to be. Football players are known as "Prancing lawn fairies". There's more but this is a family show.

:-D:hehe:

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