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[LicenceToK1ll]

If everyone in the world except the US uses the metric system, why do they still call it the 18-yard box? Because they know our words for things are better.

Soccer + flop 4life

Actually we call it the 16 METER gebied.

Metric 4Life

 

[Axial]

Here is the dive, it is shown clearly.

That's exactly the same gif bro, same filesize, same filename

 

[Guamu]

i thought they were there because they are the salty politicans that get robbed but still take the salary that the system gives them.

I was joking, of course. But this kind of makes sense

 

[Tristam]

Twice they've reached quarterfinals and both in the World Cups in Mexico. 1970 and 1986 but in 1970 there were no Round of 16.

The only time Mexico has played 5 games in one World Cup was Mexico '86.

You're talking about Mexico; he's talking about the US.

 

[Portugeezer]

You're embarassing yourself.

I am an unbiased non-mexican person, giving people the facts.

All people do is moan about my evidence. I show facts; not moan.

 

[Fox318]

Was Robben named after the car?

 

[devilhawk]

you mean USA actually made the QF at one point? How in the world did that happen?

Shit we got third place one time.

 

[Ilpalazzo]

‏@aaronpaul_8 I mean my good god give him all of the awards. I love you #Mexico! Sorry you got robbed in such a huge way #WorldCup

https://vine.co/v/MFgBWT7j03K

 

[Fewr]

Salt from famous people too:

Extra salty for our pleasure.

Coulnt' possibly expect less from such a terrible actor.

 

[ronito]

Well you covered the penalty with a red line.

Better?

 

[Martian]

Ochoa was brilliant though, and I fully expect a club offer in the coming months

 

[FootballFan]

You sir are a blatant propagandist.

Real Madrid supporters m8. Always excuses and conspiracies.

 

[f0lken]

Still, I will not call this "thank you for making us dream" when is the same line that is used constantly after their repeat the same mistakes. Mexico had a good team this year but I dislike the overhype that the media here likes to do.

Until the 83 minute I dreamed of quarter finals, it had nothing to do with the media, their job is to sell teams as better than they are, but I dreamed because of what I saw when I watched the game.

 

[spekkeh]

Salt from famous people too:

Extra salty for our pleasure.

Fake?

 

[speculawyer]

flop is the proper term

dive sounds lame

flop is better

Yeah, Diving is a legit Olympic sport.

Flopping emphasizes the ugliness and lack of grace.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

You're talking about Mexico; he's talking about the US.

Oh sorry. Got confused there.

 

[sf2fanatic]

What I don't like and it happens alot especially in American football is teams play prevent safe mode when having a lead. Some people may dislike teams pouring it on but in this case Mexico shoulda went into that mode.

 

[kubus]

How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Calling it flopping is stupid because flopping already means something else in the sport. And it sounds shit.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Lol how much football do you watch? Because this is never used in practice ever.

Admittedly its not my number 1 sport. But I watch quite a bit.

And I know soccer rules are based on common law and subject to a kind of precedent. But the point is there aren't a whole lot of hard and fast rules in the game and people pretending like there are and trying to insult people who disagree is annoying.

And the post said intention didn't matter. That clearly doesn't jive with what's on FIFA's website

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Salt from famous people too:

Extra salty for our pleasure.

Is kind of a shitty thing to do, being fair.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Shit we got third place one time.

You know who we beat in that world cup? Belgium 3-0!

#Believe

 

[Acorn]

I am an unbiased non-mexican person, giving people the facts.

All people do is moan about my evidence. I show facts; not moan.

You would be good in politics.

 

[Guamu]

Besides, Mexico was playing really dirty this match and had it coming. I was surprised it didn't happen earlier.

You really think so?

 

[UrbanRats]

How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.

Yeah, as many said, it's a foul + dive, but still a foul.

Dangerous thing to do in that zone, and bit him in the ass.

 

[LNBL]

My mistake about the post. I didn't know about the North Sea floods. I was ignorant, and tried to make a joke about the salt and Robben's dive. Thanks for the insight!

Np buddy, it's all part of emotions. My mistake was also reply that way.

 

[Peru]

Robben is a diving asshole, that's a football fact- and he embellished that foul plenty, but when you stick your foot out in front of the attacking player's foot, way late on the ball, you're begging for a PK, simple as that.

 

[SargerusBR]

I am an unbiased non-mexican person, giving people the facts.

All people do is moan about my evidence. I show facts; not moan.

 

[FieryBalrog]

You know who we beat in that world cup? Belgium 3-0!

#Believe

haha

Group 4
The United States dominated the fourth group. The American team, which contained a significant number of new caps, were reputedly nicknamed "the shot-putters" by an unnamed source in the French contingent.[2] They beat their first opponents, Belgium, 3–0. The ease of the victory was unexpected; Uruguayan newspaper Imparcial wrote that "the large score of the American victory has really surprised the experts".[38] Belgian reports bemoaned the state of the pitch and refereeing decisions, claiming that the second goal was offside.[38]

 

[ugoo18]

lol thats how Cotedviore lost Greece diving to steal game in injury time with a penalty.

Mexico just got Greeced lmao.

Not even close

The Greek penalty against Ivory Coast was quite clearly not a penalty, Samaras tripped himself up and was wrongly awarded the penalty that allowed Greece to scrape by. Robben's penalty on the other hand was clearly a penalty. Did he oversell it yes but it was still a penalty.

 

[spekkeh]

Oh gimme a break Herrera. Complaining not only about the penalty but saying the referee "put them against their own net"

Meh. After seeing it a quadrillion times we can agree it was a foul, bit harsh to give it a penalty, though not wrong. I would be thinking something very differently if I were the coach of a losing side after seeing it only from afar though.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Until the 83 minute I dreamed of quarter finals, it had nothing to do with the media, their job is to sell teams as better than they are, but I dreamed because of what I saw when I watched the game.

Thats fair. Maybe I am to jaded to be that positive anymore.

 

[East Lake]

I don't think "there was contact" is the bulletproof argument people think it is. There's a lot of uncalled contact in the box. I think that argument pretends there isn't some room for judgment when calling these fouls, particularly when the contact isn't heavy and Robben without the dive looks to have lost the ball anyway.

 

[Fewr]

"Just lounging about, waiting for the referee to come out"

 

[oti]

Bummer for Mexico. But still, the Mexican Goalkeeper is the coolest athlete of this World Cup. He NEEDS to be the protagonist of a Suda51 game.

 

[the_sun_king]

Is kind of a shitty thing to do, being fair.

The stereotypical caricature icon in the shop bothers me more than anything else really... I don't mind them celebrating their win.

 

[Linius]

Salt from famous people too:

Extra salty for our pleasure.

Omg looooool

 

[XenoRaven]

yes, everyone in the world speaks english.

But we're talking about two English words...

 

[shira]

How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.

Clear foul. 100% penalty shot

 

[Fireblend]

Hold me GAF

 

[OverturePT]

Proença ref in the final?

This after our media jerking off to Proença, who is a piece of shit ref

Sorry mate, I'm Portuguese and Proença is far from a piece of shit ref. He gets a lot of shit here, sure, but that's because the average Benfica, Porto and Sporting fan really likes to bitch a lot.

 

[JCizzle]

How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.

It's still not 100% conclusive in my opinion. Certainly close enough to be up for debate (especially calling it so late in the game) and there's no doubt he exaggerated the contact a lot.

 

[speculawyer]

Better?

Need to see legs for context. Not so many arrows. Nice crown though.

 

[sestrugen]

Robben is a diving asshole, that's a football fact- and he embellished that foul plenty

Yet people still fall for his game

 

[Acorn]

Admittedly its not my number 1 sport. But I watch quite a bit.

And I know soccer rules are based on common law and subject to a kind of precedent. But the point is there aren't a whole lot of hard and fast rules in the game and people pretending like there are and trying to insult people who disagree is annoying.

And the post said intention didn't matter. That clearly doesn't jive with what's on FIFA's website

It doesn't.

That's the equivalent of a law on the books in some country about being allowed to beat your wife every 3rd Wednesday aka not used and pointless.

So unless you want to go educate the referees you are wrong.

 

[Karkador]

Guys show the gif of the first penalty that was not given. The one where robben is hit two times.

how about the uncalled penalty where the Netherlands players kicked that dude on the head?

 

[StopMakingSense]

The stereotypical caricature icon in the shop bothers me more than anything else really... I don't mind them celebrating their win.

Oh my, I didn't even notice that, that does change things quite a bit.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Unbelievable, he steps out of bounds and the ref does nothing.

Jesus there should be an intelligence test one has to pass before they can post here...

 

[f0lken]

Robben is a diving asshole, that's a football fact- and he embellished that foul plenty, but when you stick your foot out in front of the attacking player's foot, way late on the ball, you're begging for a PK, simple as that.

Yup, and Robben had been fouled before in the match, and in times when he wasn't he still tried to fake it, so Marquez shouldn't have fall in his plan, which was a not so crearly penalty but still was correctly called.

 

[HelloMeow]

I don't think it even was a dive. His right leg is hit too.