World Football Thread XIII - to Berlin

[Urban Ranger]

It's the Feng Shu, people.

[alva]

Originally posted by Hueij

IMO it was definitely a penalty. The Portuguese player hit Henry's ankle, bringing him out of balance.

OTOH, that little Portuguese ****er dived again. for the referee for not falling for it, for the referee for not giving a yellow card to the ****er.

Henry just watched where the ball was going and decided the penalty was the better option and fell. It was a penalty, no doubt about it.

As for the Portugese, some of them were just embarising.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


I believe there is flexibility in free kicks and penalties because what if it was a hard foul and the fouled player got injured as a result?

Plus Henry has this superstition that he won't take a penalty if he's the player that wins it. Pires had the same thing I think.

[alva]

What if they combined their abilities, surely they can't miss!!!!

[MikeH]

For arsenal it quite often worked like that IIRC, whichever of them won the penalty, the other would take it.

[Cort Haus]

I thought France were a little disappointing last night, but watching that vile little cheat Fake Ronaldo leaving the pitch in tears again was priceless.

It was wierd, hearing the French fans boo Ronaldo early in the game before he'd actually done anything to upset them. They had full cause to hate him at the end, though. People accuse Italy of diving, but their play vs Germany was exemplary compared to Portugal's shoddy display of dishonesty. FIFA should punish Scolari's team for that - deffo.

And why is it that whenever Portugal go out there seems to be a incident involving the referee getting chased and hounded around the field? Bastardos.

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
The German announcer said, that there are "strange gravity anomalies" in the French penalty box.

Perhaps we should investigate this.

[alva]

Originally posted by MikeH
For arsenal it quite often worked like that IIRC, whichever of them won the penalty, the other would take it.

Was refering to something else Mike (does involve Arsenal), shame on you for not getting it.

[MikeH]

*shrug*

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by alva

Was refering to something else Mike (does involve Arsenal), shame on you for not getting it.

Ah, now this would be the famous Bobby taps it back for Titi to slam home, except that Bobby fluffed his lines and it was the most embarrasing penalty in history.

[alva]

Originally posted by reds4ever
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently number one in the FIFA/Gillette best
young player award after a Portuguese media campaign to get him there.

Obviously it's only right to counter this farce by attempting to rig
the vote ourselves!

Luis Valencia is our man and the only one likely to beat him.....cast
your vote as the poll finished at 11pm!

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/bypa/index.html

In a final twist to the email saga, the Daily Record reported that it was in fact Scotland fans who had helped propel Ronaldo to the number one spot with a viral campaign of their own designed to heap further misery on England fans.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5153870.stm

[Cort Haus]

Scotland.

[reds4ever]

FIFA definatly needs to something about the Portuguese side, arn't they supposed to be clamping down on the diving? Until the punishment fits the "reward" they are going to keep doing it.

[MikeH]

Other than the diving, he has been the best young player.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by MikeH
Other than the diving, he has been the best young player.

I think not......

Luis VALENCIA (ECU) 34% 331087
Fake RONALDO (POR) 25% 241775
Lionel MESSI (ARG) 12% 118733
Lukas PODOLSKI (GER) 6% 60696
Wayne ROONEY (ENG) 4% 46031
Chu-Young PARK (KOR) 2% 20328
Cesc FABREGAS (ESP)

[MikeH]

That vote means nothing.

His diving was absolutely disgraceful and it's a real shame because diving aside he's been the best attacking player on the pitch in both their last games. If he wasn't an obnoxious diving cheat we'd all be able to enjoy his footballing skills.