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From: JGN on 9 Jul 2010 11:37
On Jul 9, 10:14 am, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote:
>  > Subject : Fairest world cup ever!
>  > From : vla...(a)bigpond.com
>
>  > Depends on which side of the fence you are on, for me, the
>  > inconsistencies of awarding cards have been very consistent, and for the
>  > old saying *everything levels out by the end* I can name 4-5 teams that
>  > are out of the WC who are still waiting for their luck to breakeven!!!
>
> The only positive was the officiating during the group stages. In the
> knockout stages the officiating has been awful and it's no coincidence
> that the two finalists are the teams who have benefited most from
> favourable calls, especially Spain :
>
> 1. Casillas foul on Derdiyok - no red card, no penalty
> 2. Villa slaps Izaguirre in the face, no card
> 3. Dive by Torres to get Estrada sent off
> 4. Dive and playacting by Capdevilla to get Costa sent off
> 5. Pique two handed foul on Cardozo, yellow card
> 6. Spanish encroach on three penalties against Paraguay
> 7. Ramos trips Ozil
> 8. Ramos stamps on Podolski, no card, should have been a second yellow
>
> Van Bommel committed half a dozen yellow card fouls against Brazil and
> should have been sent off for a leg breaking foul on Gargano 18 minutes
> into the Uruguay match.

Spain has gotten a very lenient treatment during this WC. If I was of
the tinfoil-hat-wearing brigade, I'd be screaming "FIX!!!"...
From: Jordi on 9 Jul 2010 12:25
On Jul 9, 4:14 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote:

> 1. Casillas foul on Derdiyok - no red card, no penalty

A red can only follow 'negating a clear scoring chance' they scored,
so no need to call.

> 2. Villa slaps Izaguirre in the face, no card

Right after the keeper and Izaguirre both deliberately stomp on
Villa's feet. 3 red cards would have been appropiate, so it wasn't
precisely Spain who benefitted.

> 3. Dive by Torres to get Estrada sent off

That's Torres for you...

> 4. Dive and playacting by Capdevilla to get Costa sent off

Costa DID elbow Capdevila. And in any case, it was one minute to the
final whistle.

> 5. Pique two handed foul on Cardozo, yellow card

So? Cardozo fouled Pique first, the pk was correctly called, no card
needed.

> 6. Spanish encroach on three penalties against Paraguay

And the ref failed to call a PK of Fabregas right after that.

> 7. Ramos trips Ozil

Ozil tripped on his own, Ramos just happened to be nearby.

> 8. Ramos stamps on Podolski, no card, should have been a second yellow

Which happened right after the ref failed to call IIRC Boateng
tripping Ramos. Yellow and a dangerous FK not called.

From: Norm at the Inn on 9 Jul 2010 13:39
On Jul 9, 2:14 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote:
>  > Subject : Fairest world cup ever!
>  > From : vla...(a)bigpond.com
>
>  > Depends on which side of the fence you are on, for me, the
>  > inconsistencies of awarding cards have been very consistent, and for the
>  > old saying *everything levels out by the end* I can name 4-5 teams that
>  > are out of the WC who are still waiting for their luck to breakeven!!!
>
> The only positive was the officiating during the group stages. In the
> knockout stages the officiating has been awful and it's no coincidence
> that the two finalists are the teams who have benefited most from
> favourable calls, especially Spain :
>
> 1. Casillas foul on Derdiyok - no red card, no penalty
> 2. Villa slaps Izaguirre in the face, no card
> 3. Dive by Torres to get Estrada sent off
> 4. Dive and playacting by Capdevilla to get Costa sent off
> 5. Pique two handed foul on Cardozo, yellow card
> 6. Spanish encroach on three penalties against Paraguay
> 7. Ramos trips Ozil
> 8. Ramos stamps on Podolski, no card, should have been a second yellow
>
> Van Bommel committed half a dozen yellow card fouls against Brazil and
> should have been sent off for a leg breaking foul on Gargano 18 minutes
> into the Uruguay match.
>
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Mr Mehdi is obsessed. Spain has won fair and square. I have the
suspicion that Mr Mehdi is an upstart idiot.

Norm
From: MH on 9 Jul 2010 14:07
Jordi wrote:
> On Jul 9, 4:14 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote:
>
>> 1. Casillas foul on Derdiyok - no red card, no penalty
>
> A red can only follow 'negating a clear scoring chance' they scored,
> so no need to call.
>

Barca Arsenal CL final - they did show a red card, but called back a
goal - ref did not play advantage well.

>> 2. Villa slaps Izaguirre in the face, no card
>
> Right after the keeper and Izaguirre both deliberately stomp on
> Villa's feet. 3 red cards would have been appropiate, so it wasn't
> precisely Spain who benefitted.
>
>> 3. Dive by Torres to get Estrada sent off
>
> That's Torres for you...

Simulation perhaps, in that he stayed collapsed on the ground for far
too long, but I don't think he dived - he tripped after completely
innocent contact with Estrada. Very poor decision by the ref to go back
and produce a yellow for this given that a goal was scored on the play.

>
>> 4. Dive and playacting by Capdevilla to get Costa sent off
>
> Costa DID elbow Capdevila.

This is at least possible, and quite likely, but Capdevila simulated to
a rather ridiculous degree. I am surprised he even fell down, given
that to do so in his own penalty area was risky.

And in any case, it was one minute to the
> final whistle.
>
>> 5. Pique two handed foul on Cardozo, yellow card
>
> So? Cardozo fouled Pique first, the pk was correctly called, no card
> needed.
>

He got a yellow card, which was richly deserved. Plus a penalty was
correctly awarded. A red card would only be justified if he had denied
an obvious goal scoring opportunity which was certainly not the case.
Absolutely moronic play by Pique.

>> 6. Spanish encroach on three penalties against Paraguay

And were denied a goal for one of them, and denied a penalty (because of
encroachment perhaps?) on another. So only one injustice there.
>
> And the ref failed to call a PK of Fabregas right after that.
>
>> 7. Ramos trips Ozil
>
> Ozil tripped on his own, Ramos just happened to be nearby.
>
>> 8. Ramos stamps on Podolski, no card, should have been a second yellow
>
> Which happened right after the ref failed to call IIRC Boateng
> tripping Ramos. Yellow and a dangerous FK not called.
>
From: Lord of War on 9 Jul 2010 14:28
On Jul 9, 11:37 am, JGN <jagon...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 9, 10:14 am, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >  > Subject : Fairest world cup ever!
> >  > From : vla...(a)bigpond.com
>
> >  > Depends on which side of the fence you are on, for me, the
> >  > inconsistencies of awarding cards have been very consistent, and for the
> >  > old saying *everything levels out by the end* I can name 4-5 teams that
> >  > are out of the WC who are still waiting for their luck to breakeven!!!
>
> > The only positive was the officiating during the group stages. In the
> > knockout stages the officiating has been awful and it's no coincidence
> > that the two finalists are the teams who have benefited most from
> > favourable calls, especially Spain :
>
> > 1. Casillas foul on Derdiyok - no red card, no penalty
> > 2. Villa slaps Izaguirre in the face, no card
> > 3. Dive by Torres to get Estrada sent off
> > 4. Dive and playacting by Capdevilla to get Costa sent off
> > 5. Pique two handed foul on Cardozo, yellow card
> > 6. Spanish encroach on three penalties against Paraguay
> > 7. Ramos trips Ozil
> > 8. Ramos stamps on Podolski, no card, should have been a second yellow
>
> > Van Bommel committed half a dozen yellow card fouls against Brazil and
> > should have been sent off for a leg breaking foul on Gargano 18 minutes
> > into the Uruguay match.
>
> Spain has gotten a very lenient treatment during this WC. If I was of
> the tinfoil-hat-wearing brigade, I'd be screaming "FIX!!!"...- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thet bribed the refs. Tjey were being investigated by FIFA but FIFA at
one point went silent on the matter. This WC is fixed and if Spain
wins true football fans WILL NOT accept them as champions.
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