Slovenia vs USA

[sunny88]

England couldn’t beat Algeria because they were running on the filed like 10 beheaded chicken.
Good thing UK’s goalkeeper fumbled the ball otherwise the US would have lost their first game. I think the US team can beat Algeria as long as they continue to play like against Slovenia.

[paramount]

Many of those World Cup Ref’s come from poor countries…

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Many of those World Cup Ref’s come from poor countries…

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Many of those World Cup Ref’s come from poor countries…

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Many of those World Cup Ref’s come from poor countries…

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Many of those World Cup Ref’s come from poor countries…

[Anonymous]

[quote=kcal09]Unfortunately, there is no instant review and the refs decision is final. The good news is that the US team will face Algeria which is probably the weakest team in the group.[/quote]

How can you do instant replay on a subjective call like a foul? Typical non-thinking American response thinking that technology can fix everything when it can’t.

I’d much rather see foreign practices influence America as a result of this World Cup than vice versa. It just seems like the rest of the world is way ahead of America in common sense. Here in the U.S., we’ve had disaster after disaster (financial crisis, oil environmental disaster, GMO-food contaminating organics, hydraulic fracturing, etc) because we’ve put our common sense aside.

I love in this day and age of nuclear clocks that the game clock in soccer runs at random times and the end of the game is approximated by the ref to the nearest minute or so. I love that when a French commentator was asked on American television about the dispute between a coach and a player the commentator said (in a heavy French accent) ‘the coach told the player to go fuck himself and that he was a son-of-a-bitch’. I guess in France you can cuss on TV without worrying about right-wing Christian nutjobs.

The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.

[Anonymous]

[quote=kcal09]Unfortunately, there is no instant review and the refs decision is final. The good news is that the US team will face Algeria which is probably the weakest team in the group.[/quote]

How can you do instant replay on a subjective call like a foul? Typical non-thinking American response thinking that technology can fix everything when it can’t.

I’d much rather see foreign practices influence America as a result of this World Cup than vice versa. It just seems like the rest of the world is way ahead of America in common sense. Here in the U.S., we’ve had disaster after disaster (financial crisis, oil environmental disaster, GMO-food contaminating organics, hydraulic fracturing, etc) because we’ve put our common sense aside.

I love in this day and age of nuclear clocks that the game clock in soccer runs at random times and the end of the game is approximated by the ref to the nearest minute or so. I love that when a French commentator was asked on American television about the dispute between a coach and a player the commentator said (in a heavy French accent) ‘the coach told the player to go fuck himself and that he was a son-of-a-bitch’. I guess in France you can cuss on TV without worrying about right-wing Christian nutjobs.

The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.

[Anonymous]

[quote=kcal09]Unfortunately, there is no instant review and the refs decision is final. The good news is that the US team will face Algeria which is probably the weakest team in the group.[/quote]

How can you do instant replay on a subjective call like a foul? Typical non-thinking American response thinking that technology can fix everything when it can’t.

I’d much rather see foreign practices influence America as a result of this World Cup than vice versa. It just seems like the rest of the world is way ahead of America in common sense. Here in the U.S., we’ve had disaster after disaster (financial crisis, oil environmental disaster, GMO-food contaminating organics, hydraulic fracturing, etc) because we’ve put our common sense aside.

I love in this day and age of nuclear clocks that the game clock in soccer runs at random times and the end of the game is approximated by the ref to the nearest minute or so. I love that when a French commentator was asked on American television about the dispute between a coach and a player the commentator said (in a heavy French accent) ‘the coach told the player to go fuck himself and that he was a son-of-a-bitch’. I guess in France you can cuss on TV without worrying about right-wing Christian nutjobs.

The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.

[Anonymous]

[quote=kcal09]Unfortunately, there is no instant review and the refs decision is final. The good news is that the US team will face Algeria which is probably the weakest team in the group.[/quote]

How can you do instant replay on a subjective call like a foul? Typical non-thinking American response thinking that technology can fix everything when it can’t.

I’d much rather see foreign practices influence America as a result of this World Cup than vice versa. It just seems like the rest of the world is way ahead of America in common sense. Here in the U.S., we’ve had disaster after disaster (financial crisis, oil environmental disaster, GMO-food contaminating organics, hydraulic fracturing, etc) because we’ve put our common sense aside.

I love in this day and age of nuclear clocks that the game clock in soccer runs at random times and the end of the game is approximated by the ref to the nearest minute or so. I love that when a French commentator was asked on American television about the dispute between a coach and a player the commentator said (in a heavy French accent) ‘the coach told the player to go fuck himself and that he was a son-of-a-bitch’. I guess in France you can cuss on TV without worrying about right-wing Christian nutjobs.

The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.

[Anonymous]

[quote=kcal09]Unfortunately, there is no instant review and the refs decision is final. The good news is that the US team will face Algeria which is probably the weakest team in the group.[/quote]

How can you do instant replay on a subjective call like a foul? Typical non-thinking American response thinking that technology can fix everything when it can’t.

I’d much rather see foreign practices influence America as a result of this World Cup than vice versa. It just seems like the rest of the world is way ahead of America in common sense. Here in the U.S., we’ve had disaster after disaster (financial crisis, oil environmental disaster, GMO-food contaminating organics, hydraulic fracturing, etc) because we’ve put our common sense aside.

I love in this day and age of nuclear clocks that the game clock in soccer runs at random times and the end of the game is approximated by the ref to the nearest minute or so. I love that when a French commentator was asked on American television about the dispute between a coach and a player the commentator said (in a heavy French accent) ‘the coach told the player to go fuck himself and that he was a son-of-a-bitch’. I guess in France you can cuss on TV without worrying about right-wing Christian nutjobs.

The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.

[Oxford]

[quote=IForget][quote=kcal09]
The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.[/quote]

Ok, Where to begin?

So…?

– Soccer soul = accepting incompetent (or bribed) refs
– Using technology to clarify situations = ridiculous American practices

Embracing Third World mentalities is fine for specific cultural rituals like standing in a circle and jumping up and down, but com’on, this is the biggest international sporting event in the world! Shirley, you can push aside the voodoo mask and update the standards. It’s not that hard to get it right.

OX
…cursed

[Oxford]

[quote=IForget][quote=kcal09]
The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.[/quote]

Ok, Where to begin?

So…?

– Soccer soul = accepting incompetent (or bribed) refs
– Using technology to clarify situations = ridiculous American practices

Embracing Third World mentalities is fine for specific cultural rituals like standing in a circle and jumping up and down, but com’on, this is the biggest international sporting event in the world! Shirley, you can push aside the voodoo mask and update the standards. It’s not that hard to get it right.

OX
…cursed

[Oxford]

[quote=IForget][quote=kcal09]
The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.[/quote]

Ok, Where to begin?

So…?

– Soccer soul = accepting incompetent (or bribed) refs
– Using technology to clarify situations = ridiculous American practices

Embracing Third World mentalities is fine for specific cultural rituals like standing in a circle and jumping up and down, but com’on, this is the biggest international sporting event in the world! Shirley, you can push aside the voodoo mask and update the standards. It’s not that hard to get it right.

OX
…cursed

[Oxford]

[quote=IForget][quote=kcal09]
The U.S. could do worse than looking to other countries and their practices. I hope soccer doesn’t lose its soul by adopting ridiculous American practices like instant replay on subjective calls.[/quote]

Ok, Where to begin?

So…?

– Soccer soul = accepting incompetent (or bribed) refs
– Using technology to clarify situations = ridiculous American practices

Embracing Third World mentalities is fine for specific cultural rituals like standing in a circle and jumping up and down, but com’on, this is the biggest international sporting event in the world! Shirley, you can push aside the voodoo mask and update the standards. It’s not that hard to get it right.

OX
…cursed

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