Super OT : World Cup 2018

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Yes that was too much [:'(]

This will be the first world cup with video assisted referees (VAR), I believe it should reduce a bit the divings and the theatrics, or at the very least take them out of the big decisions (VAR is only used for match-changing decisions)

https://football-technology.fifa.com/en ... -World-Cup

[Chickenboy]

Here's my favorite video on the relevant 'soccer dive' subject matter: [:D]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf_puN-S5OM

[TulliusDetritus]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Here's my favorite video on the relevant 'soccer dive' subject matter: [:D]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf_puN-S5OM

A bad copy (2012) of the original (2008). Some of them "dives" are nasty fouls (Arbeloa vs Villa, elbow strikes), eh... whoever made that thing knows exactly zero about football...

The original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ZY9sJe0rY [;)]

[Encircled]

A month of wall to wall football?

Whats not to like!

And then, my team, that I've supported from the 4th Division all the way to the premier league get to go on a European tour as Burnley FC take part in the Europa League.

Happy days!

[wegman58]

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

All you need to know about soccer is in this clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCacbm4AV2E

EDIT: Here's another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35OLRtd-POo

And here's a smiley so you know this is goodnatured banter: [:D]

Cheers,
CC

The first one was GREAT. The second one - you want to see the person get blasted, get up and keep in the play. This had people getting blasted and going down.

[wegman58]

ORIGINAL: Encircled

A month of wall to wall football?

Whats not to like!

And then, my team, that I've supported from the 4th Division all the way to the premier league get to go on a European tour as Burnley FC take part in the Europa League.

Happy days!

Football would be good. Soccer, not so much.

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: wegman58

ORIGINAL: Encircled

A month of wall to wall football?

Whats not to like!

And then, my team, that I've supported from the 4th Division all the way to the premier league get to go on a European tour as Burnley FC take part in the Europa League.

Happy days!

Football would be good. Soccer, not so much.

I don't know a thing about soccer, but I enjoyed watching a lot of the WC last time. Not for the games as much as to see how the rest of the world goes. I think this time, with the USA out of it, it won't make a ripple in US culture.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Time flies. Next month is the World Cup again. A month of feasting, drinking and exercise for the eyes. I wonder if the Germans can make it two in a row? [:)]

Eh, its just a game. Oh, did I just 'say' that out loud?[:D]

Seriously, my sport is baseball, and while I'm a big fan... Its still just a game, and I see no reason to get my shorts in a bunch over a game. There's just too much other 'stuff' going on.

[rustysi]

Very strange no Spaghetti Squad this year but all streaks must end I guess.

Oh, I don't think that's PC.[:D]

[rustysi]

BTW, did soccer lots when the kids were young. Great sport, just not that interested any longer. Son's HS team went to the state finals. Daughter, very good, aggressive player (not dirty, just aggressive). Broke a pinky finger playing keeper, broke an arm, and had a back injury that kept her out of the sport for six months. Both had many of the muscle injuries that can come with the sport, hamis, quads. Fortunately no knee injuries, seen many other kids with them. A number of them requiring surgery.

Now its just baseball for me. Season's long enough, and when its over I like to turn my attention to other things. BTW, I don't need to see every inning of every game.

Side note: Daughter and I are at Yankee game, British couple behind us.

Brit: Who are the Yankees playing.

I: Chicago White Sox.

Brit: Where are the Sox fans???

I: Chicago is nine hundred miles away.

Brit (proudly): Well, we go half way across Europe to see a match.

I: Yes, but you don't have 162 games either. Do you?

Brit: Good point.

[verdugo94]

ORIGINAL: SheperdN7

Very strange no Spaghetti Squad this year but all streaks must end I guess.

Will be cheering for the Germans, although thinking Brazil is going to win.

Spain will be the biggest disappointment. Dark horse... England. Maybe this will be the year XD

I dont think it will be bigger than the last WC, lets see how our new manager deals with it. I trust in our squad

I will miss Italy and Chile, they always compete well

[patrickl]

Saw the Women Champions League Final Wolfsburg vs Lyon game just now ; all 5 goals scored in the last 13 minutes of the game. Powerful display.[&o]

[wegman58]

ORIGINAL: rustysi

Very strange no Spaghetti Squad this year but all streaks must end I guess.

Oh, I don't think that's PC.[:D]

Succumbing to political correctness IS losing liberty.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: wegman58

ORIGINAL: rustysi

Very strange no Spaghetti Squad this year but all streaks must end I guess.

Oh, I don't think that's PC.[:D]

Succumbing to political correctness IS losing liberty.

[:D]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Saw the Women Champions League Final Wolfsburg vs Lyon game just now ; all 5 goals scored in the last 13 minutes of the game. Powerful display.[&o]

And I still do not know who won. [:D]

[patrickl]

Oops, the Germans did not make it.[:)]

[Yaab]

Portugal will win after scoring their first tournament goal in the final game in 93rd minute, with Ronaldo converting a penalty against the bewildered Germania Munchen team.

[Yaab]

So the real WITE hast started. Saudi Arabia looked like rejects from a Luftwaffe infantry division, and Artem Dzyuba looks like a young Rokossovsky...

[Orm]

Were they so bad that one can suspect foul play?

[Rusty1961]

When I think of the wounds I've witnessed playing watching Hockey compared to what I've seen in soccer, I can tell you there is no comparison between the lethality between the two sports.

And Hockey players are Avagadro's order of magnitude tougher.