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Wes said:
Penalty or not the keeper was a fool for holding on to the ball for so long that she gave away an indirect freekick. I mean that's 'keeping rule #1.

Even Shaka Hislop wouldn't have done that.
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Plus, if you go up with your hands at your sides, it's less likely to be called handball. It's one of the extra benefits of protecting your nuts in the wall. Your hands stay by their sides when you jump. PEACE.
 
Clydefrog said:
Did you watch the first half? The ref was calling fouls backwards multiple times on both teams. When it was a clear foul on USA, the ref called it on Canada and vice versa. It's a shame she really fucked up that handball though.

Horrible officiating!
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the thing though is that the first half, while horrible, it had a more neutral calls.

The second half though has been VERY one sided when it comes to the calls, not calling that penalty against the US, calling that penalty against Canada, then not calling that out of field ball.....

Disgusting really
 
Psychotext said:
Is that something unique to women's football? Because in men's football unless you've put your hands up to near your chest they're never going to give a penalty. There's no way you can move in time to keep out of the way of a shot so they decide based on if you were trying to obstruct with your arms keep them out of the way.

I'm not Canadian or American, but I am a football fan and that was a really poor decision.
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I know of the women hit had her arm raised. I just mentioned in another post that in the men's game, you usually cup your balls to protect your nuts when in the wall. So when you jump, your arms are always down. Raise them at any time and you're inviting a penalty. PEACE.
 
I hope it goes down to penalty shootout. GAF will explode with drama.

This pole vault final was pretty meh, only 4,75. Well at least Jennifer deserves it.
 
ElTopo said:
5-4 for the British ? Eh...okay ? That's more appropriate than the first round, can't see the German come back from this.
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Boxing's been really silly during this Olympics. I have no idea what some people are thinking when judging or officiating it.
 
Psychotext said:
Is that something unique to women's football? Because in men's football unless you've put your hands up to near your chest they're never going to give a penalty. There's no way you can move in time to keep out of the way of a shot so they decide based on if you were trying to obstruct with your arms keep them out of the way.

I'm not Canadian or American, but I am a football fan and that was a really poor decision.
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90% of handball decisions in the men's game is also flawed. Some refs do not care whether it was intentional or not, if it hits the hand and the crowd appeal they are likely to make that split second decision to give the penalty. You rarely ever see a player intentionally using his hand in the box to defend. But pens for it are still given.
 
MrPing1000 said:
Michael Johnson really is a boss, glad BBC have him.
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Yeah he's great.

PaulLFC said:
I watch football week in week out, every Liverpool game and as many others as I have time to. I have never, ever seen the "6 second rule" invoked for years and years now. It just doesn't happen.

It exists in the rulebook, but to be so strict about a minor, minor rule like that in a match of such importance is unheard of.
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I can't recall ever seeing it applied either in a professional game.

A big problem with football at the moment is the handball rule. The laws of the game specifically state that for it to be handball it has to be deliberate. For me that means purposely moving your hand towards the ball. However referees will often award penalties even when it is clear that the handball was not deliberate.

Either the laws have to change to make it an offence for the ball to hit a hand regardless of the intent of the player or ensure referees only award if absolutely sure that it was delliberate.
 
Dark Schala said:
But women's football in the Olympics is pretty decent since there isn't an age restriction, meaning you've got some of the best out there?

Both genders can play any sport with satisfactory results.
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To be honest, Women's Football is a complete joke apart from a couple of national teams.
 
So what is up with the empty seats at Old Trafford? Ticket availability? Price? To not even fill the bottom terrace is just disgraceful, even more so with a match as entertaining as this has been (I've seen worse games played at the Premiership level at Old Trafford).
 
This is the first women's soccer match I think I've ever watched. The amount of turnovers, unforced, and mindless, is fucking crazy.
 
How many judges are there in boxing?

Do they all talk about the score before giving it?

Would doing it like diving work best where they all say how many points there were separately then eliminate the highest and lowest then average?
 
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