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Headache Boy uk CH.com Old Timer Offline Matthew ch 11 v 28 Posts: 373 Mersea Island nr Colchester Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #25 - Jun 27^th, 2010 at 7:47pm Ok Germany, floor wiped, can we go home now ?
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Chad CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 738 Emmaus, PA Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #26 - Jun 28^th, 2010 at 12:54pm I think England's momentum may have changed if that blind ref would have seen Lampard's obvious goal before the half. They were striking and completely controlling the game at that moment. What a buzz kill.
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Reply #27 - Jun 28^th, 2010 at 7:01pm

Chad wrote on Jun 28^th, 2010 at 12:54pm:

I think England's momentum may have changed if that blind ref would have seen Lampard's obvious goal before the half. They were striking and completely controlling the game at that moment. What a buzz kill.

There seems to have been many, many issues where referees have missed things or have been taken in by things like diving.

Being a world cup, the referees have been taken from all over the world, with the result that many matches have been under the control of relatively inexperienced referees.

It is also amazing that football does not make use of any technology other than the human eye to make the decisions. It doesn't even make use of replays from TV that for things like the England "goal" would have made it very, very obvious that a goal really was scored.

Is it time for football to join the 21st century?

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Reply #28 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 7:51am

I 100% agree with you Mike. The games I watched... I saw the US get robbed of a goal and now England.
I believe instant replay is now going to be pushed due to these issues especially during the World Cup. Here in the states, the National Hockey League sends video to Toronto, Canada to review goals in slow motion. The refs lets the league decide and then they announce if it's a goal or not. They need to do something like this in football/soccer as well.

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Reply #29 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 9:00am

Agree instant replay for goals only. But the refs did not affect who advanced. The US just ran out of gas agains a Ghanaian team that was playingon adrenilin for their continent. Donopvan is now our star and I hope they keep Bradley for 2014. He put together a good team (but needs a finisher) My sonshut down Robbie Findlay for 90 minutes witout a shot when he played for Oregon St three years ago. You need more than just speed in this game. Yu need touch and ability to finish. We wer two players away from the senis and will do better in 2014. I pick Argentina this year.

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Lefty CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 759 Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #30 - Jun 30^th, 2010 at 6:21pm jayhedges wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 9:00am: Quote: I pick Argentina this year. Haven't been really tested yet. German's lookin good for another world cup. I got the dutch at 14-1 at the start of the tournament. Lefty
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Opus CH.com Hall of Famer Offline "We have met the enemy... and he is us" Posts: 2746 Sidney,NY USA Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #31 - Jun 30^th, 2010 at 6:54pm World cup? I never heard of that race before. Is it an oval or a road course? Wait, I think I heard it playing while I was at the bank. I thought the engines sounded like mosquitoes. It must be a race of all rice burners. Paul
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Lefty CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 759 Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #32 - Jul 1^st, 2010 at 6:45am Opus wrote on Jun 30^th, 2010 at 6:54pm: World cup? I never heard of that race before. Is it an oval or a road course? It's a soccer compitition held every 4 years...I suppose it's a bit like the world series in baseball only significant difference is the whole world is actually involved. Lefty
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #33 - Jul 1^st, 2010 at 9:37am Lefty wrote on Jul 1^st, 2010 at 6:45am: the whole world is actually involved. Hey, kind of like this place, only here we kick the sh!t around into the internet. Deej archives the stuff, cleans the sh!t out from between the posts where it all ends up on Don's (Seaworthy) lawn.
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #34 - Jul 1^st, 2010 at 9:50am It's a soccer compitition held every 4 years...I suppose it's a bit like the world series in baseball only significant difference is the whole world is actually involved. Excellent point! I just hope next time they hold it some place where the fans don't blow those horns non stop.....wow!!! Joe
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Poli CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 37 Alicante\|Spain\|Europe Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #35 - Jul 3^rd, 2010 at 5:28pm And now Germany, I'm afraid Saludos Poli
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Opus CH.com Hall of Famer Offline "We have met the enemy... and he is us" Posts: 2746 Sidney,NY USA Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #36 - Jul 4^th, 2010 at 9:29pm Lefty wrote on Jul 1^st, 2010 at 6:45am: It's a soccer compitition held every 4 years...I suppose it's a bit like the world series in baseball only significant difference is the whole world is actually involved. Lefty It was joke, So I guess the only thing I can say is: Whoosh. Paul
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Lefty CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 759 Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #37 - Jul 5^th, 2010 at 7:36pm Quote: It was joke I know it was paul.. I was actually going to edit it and put one of these little guys in but I got distracted... These little babies are like the UN of computer forums... Lefty
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Chad CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 738 Emmaus, PA Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #38 - Jul 6^th, 2010 at 11:09am Poli, I wish luck to Spain against those German's. They're on a mission. Spain isn't ranked #1 for nothing though. I think the Dutch will take Uruguay though. It's going to be two great semi games.
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Reply #39 - Jul 6^th, 2010 at 11:38am

I've watched several of the World Cup games because, you know, 57 channels and nothing on. I like the international competition aspect, but can't really get into the game itself. Seems to me like watching a basketball game where no one can score a basket.
I admit that it would probably help if I knew the rules of the game. Watched a game where they disallowed a goal because of an off sides. They ran a replay with a still frame at the critical time, and said, see the off side? All I could think was.. no.
I'll probably watch some more, but still be in puzzlement.
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Reply #40 - Jul 6^th, 2010 at 11:52am

Offsides in soccer is similar to the blue line in ice hockey except the blue line always changes in soccer.
The last striker who has possession is the imaginary blue blue. Once he kicks the ball forward, it's free game to any player on the same team. Now, if those players go past the last defender on the opposing team before that man in possession kicks the ball, it's offsides. That's when the line judges flag goes up.

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Arde CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 76 Dayton, TX. Gender:	Re: World Cup Reply #41 - Jul 6^th, 2010 at 12:10pm Thanks, I think I got that.
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