Thanks for posting this so I didn't have to.
Would have preferred that he posted it 5 minutes earlier. There's half an hour I wont get back.
Thanks for posting this so I didn't have to.
Didn't feel like responding to the rest of your post, but your idea here solves nothing. If you stopped the clock every time there was an injury (or pretend injury), people would dive just to stop the clock (to get a break in the action).
The best thing they could do is add another ref or two to the field. Why should one ref have to cover a whole field by himself? Have one ref in the middle, one on both sides (near the goals), and finally, the side judges. This would provide enough coverage of the game, where people would see things from multiple angles. Reviewing the match once its over for obvious flops and penalizing those players would also do away with a lot of diving and fake injuries.
Soccer is all about the art of the plays, not the score.
They do hand out yellow cards when it's faking. You have to understand that there is one ref on the field and 2 sideline refs, constantly running back and forth on a HUGE pitch, trying to watch for any foul-play. It's not as easy as you'd think, in fact to qualify to be a world cup ref, they had to pass an EXTENSIVE bootcamp, including wearing heart monitors and being able to run the length of the field up to 5 times without stopping, and if their heart rate spikes they're considered at risk of a heart attack during the game (90 minutes) so they're disqualified. Name me one other sport that has refs as hardcore as that. So yes, players do fake injuries because they CAN. It's part of the game, it always has been even when I was on a U-8 team. It's a game of skill, finesse, fitness and last but not least deception.1) Get rid of the gay pretending you're hurt shit, either tell the guy to get off the fucking field right away and don't let him back in the game for a good 20 minutes or tell him to get the fuck up, it makes you all look like sissy girls - hell maybe even give him a yellow card for being a fucking sissy if it's obvious he's pretending (similar to a diving rule in the NHL).
2) Stop the time when you have a little sissy girl rolling around with a "broken" leg. This is especially important when it's the dieing seconds and a 1 goal game. I know they stop it if it's really serious but they can waste a good 20 seconds if not more if the guy fakes it for a bit and gets up. Don't tell me it's a "strategy" or "tactic" cause that's just gay as shit and you know it.
3) Change the offside rule, has to be the gayest offside rule in all of sports and they are blown calls on a regular basis. Can't remember the game but there was a blown one the other day that cost someone the game. It's never going to be perfect but the way it is now there's a much higher % of blown calls.
people who hate the WC of soccer is gay. it's about your national pride. it's not just a game in the wc...it's more about your blood. you should represent this country.
99% of the world can't afford to play American sports. The USA probably subsidizes North Korea for their soccer gear.
Na, I think China actually paid for it. I know for a fact a Chinese marketing firm hired Chinese citizens to pose as North Korean fans in the seats. Still not sure why though, did they do it as an act of kindness to make the NK's feel better like they had some support in the stands or was it some weird political move?
yea and "watching" sport makes you a tough man
It is weird though how soccer is only un-popular in America, dunno how that happen/started? 99% of the world loves the shit, how did we come to hate it? Must be something in our water lol
Look how angry you get about the soccer thing, why? Soccer isn't a personal thing, not like people are ripping on your mother, it's just a sport.
Yes, you're on to me! I hate soccer because I was picked last back in school. Brilliant.
BTW, don't worry because next time I decide to change the avatar and sig it will offend a whole new group of people. In fact, I think I have just the topic...
I think realistically the main reason Soccer/Football is so popular around the world is because it's so fucking cheap to play and doesn't cause an unreasonable amount of injuries. All you need is a ball, and four markers to play.
You can find that shit anywhere. With any other sport you need some kind of equipment or special surface. You can play soccer fucking anywhere and you don't even need shoes.
Really? Then what the fuck is there a giant worldwide tournament going on for??!
Soccer Organization: Ah shit guys, the World Cup isn't going to a second round because we don't care about score.
Players: Fuck yeah! Scoring sucks!