To: onja
The next one our man touched the ball and THEN tackled the opponent. That's legal. I don't remember the exact play, but at most levels of soccer in the US, every player out there today would have been ejected.
But I understand that is how soccer is played in Europe - and I was glad to see our team got physical.
6 posted on
06/17/2006 10:45:43 PM PDT by
11th_VA
(UNITED 93 - Everything you need to know about Islam)
To: 11th_VA
Yeah, I don't watch much U.S. soccer but I've watched all the World Cup games. This ref was really strict against us. Much moreso than any of the other refs I've seen. Seemed like he had an agenda because I've seen a lot of worse stuff in this Cup that hasn't been called; much less red card. Good game though. We showed that America is actually fairly decent.
http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/sport/soccer/world_cup_2006/mcbride_brian_blood_usa_d.jpg
This is our guy after being hit.
8 posted on
06/17/2006 10:56:02 PM PDT by
onja
("The government of England is a limited mockery.") (France is a complete mockery.)
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