Euro 2008
18-Jun-2008, 01:13 PM
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Which resulted in this great moment. Totti FTW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzHNt...eature=related
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18-Jun-2008, 01:30 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrtbG...eature=related
Clearly an intentional trip. The right call was made.
Clearly an intentional trip. The right call was made.
18-Jun-2008, 01:41 PM
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/worldcup200...res/italy.html
"What Mr. Helm and the rest of Australian fans conveniently overlooked was that Neill's body was anything but "prostate" - as Neill fell to the ground, anticipating a cross, he slid across the small patch of grass and nonchalantly threw out his left elbow just as Grosso attempted to jump over him.
If Neill hadn't slung out his arm, there would have been no justification for a penalty. But he did, causing Grosso to trip over him - claims that Grosso "dove" are exaggerated - while impeding his direct path towards the goal.
That's a penalty, folks."
Again, we thank you Neill.....HIGH FIVE!
18-Jun-2008, 03:00 PM
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Heres the thing...you dont take a running slide at a player or "drop down" infront of a player in the box...whether your intentions are to block the pass or hack the player. However like I said...he had no other choice, probably would have been a goal regardless. So when the player being tackled goes down cause of your brainless defense the defense is at fault. Re-gard-less. What call do you expect the ref to make? Kidding me?
Grosso +1. The "socceroo" flamer who slides at feet in the penalty area 0.
Grosso +1. The "socceroo" flamer who slides at feet in the penalty area 0.
