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[The Super Bob]

Felix Sanchez seems like a really nice guy. His post race interview was a bit emotional. Amazing for him to win that race and run that time.

 

[Nekki]

Women Hockey: Argentina-Australia 0-0. Aussie's out!

 

[ZZMitch]

how the fuck is Argentina this close?

They are a great basketball team I don't see the problem.

 

[Solo]

I don't think anyone is being serious dude.

This is NeoGAF. At least half the "salt" posts are dead serious.

 

[Wendel Clark]

If that ref was a cop a lot of people would be in jail for jaywalking.

 

[demigod]

At first glimpse, I thought the Canadian girl was just dodging it. But yeah, she definitely put her hand up knowing what it was going to do, lol. She was falling backwards and couldn't chest bump it so the next thing to do was use her forearms.

 

[FootballFan]

Can we talk about how there needs to be more officials and instant replay soccer/football matches? God damn officiating

More officials has been tested, doesn't work at all, same mistakes are made(these guys are human so it's normal).

And replays would ruin the game. Post match review of diving/cheating and punishing players? Ok whatever. Watching replays and stopping play to find out if you are offside, if you scored, if it was a handball etc? = yawn. Every match would be 4 hours long. (And there would still be disagreements as someone might think 'hey thats intentional handball' while the others don't etc)

 

[LyleLanley]

I don't agree with the call made by the ref against my team.

 

[ag-my001]

Can I have your job. You work 1 day per summer?

Anyone watch the Brazil vs Spain game in basketball? Did either team tank?

Possibly, you have to deal with the de facto 7-day work weeks the rest of the year, dealing with darling children who can do no wrong ("My child would never not turn something in, you must not have been clear on the due date! Can you give an extra week for no lost credit?") and in general being blamed for half of society's problems for lower-than-deserved wages (I'd love to know where these all-powerful unions are, thanks to budget cuts people are actually making less money now than they did five years ago where I am).

 

[Pimpwerx]

That wasn't a handball, not ever.

It's called a million times. Keep your arms down. Don't even give the ref a reason to blow the whistle. What were her arms up for anyway? What's she protecting? PEACE.

 

[Solo]

Canadians know if they won theyd be talking too

Well, Canada winning would have been a team with a 3-44 win-loss record against the USA beating that team in the Olympics. So yeah, it would have been a big deal.

 

[Alebrije]

how the fuck is Argentina this close?

Today BRASIL and SPAIN played The winner will be againts U.S. in the next stage. Well Spain losed.... VERY FISHI !!!!

 

[Wendel Clark]

I don't agree with the call made by the ref against my team.

I agree with the ones that should be called.

 

[Igo]

That's exactly what happened. Morgan could've gone down, but she didn't.

Cool.

Guy made it sound like the US were denied a penalty. That's why I thought he was talking about the tackle that went out for a corner.

 

[mrklaw]

More officials has been tested, doesn't work at all, same mistakes are made(these guys are human so it's normal).

And replays would ruin the game. Post match review of diving/cheating and punishing players? Ok whatever. Watching replays and stopping play to find out if you are offside, if you scored, if it was a handball etc? = yawn. Every match would be 4 hours long.

Have limited challenges, like in tennis

 

[Regulus Tera]

Are the Argentines calling each other out in English? That's weird.

 

[snack]

Flip the script. Say Canada benefited from that call and won 4-3. What would your reaction be?

I'm thinking riots all over America.

 

[El Sloth]

Today BRASIL and SPAIN played The winner will be againts U.S. in the next stage. Well Spain losed.... VERY FISHI !!!!

España lost? Oh shit

 

[Talon]

Everyone thinks the officiating was dreadful. Enough said.

 

[MrPing1000]

lol Amir fail.

 

[Nekki]

Are the Argentines calling each other out in English? That's weird.

Spreading false information to the US team

 

[fuenf]

Can they pull it off? Germany currently leading Brazil by 1 set, 17-15 in the second set.

 

[Alebrije]

España lost? Oh shit

Yes but that let them skip U.S. in the next stage.....FISHI !!!!!!!!

 

[Alligatorjandro]

fucking westbrook

 

[SolidSnakex]

Everybody rooting for Japan needs to realize that revenge is a great motivator. They better be happy with a silver.

Making history is also a great motivator, and that's something that Japan has a chance of doing (first women's team to win the WC and Olympics within a two year period).

 

[The Frankman]

YNOTBROOK??

 

[Solo]

I get the bad feeling this loss will be demoralizing for Canada and they will shit the bed in the bronze medal game :_(

France wins 2-0, book it.

 

[FootballFan]

Have limited challenges, like in tennis

Good idea but then imagine the rage after your challenges run out and you have a blatant call go against you. Same problem would arise.

 

[MrPing1000]

just when you think BBC coverage can't get any better. They start using the Tron Legacy soundtrack.

 

[Lion Heart]

Its so obvious when a ref has a preference. The calls become incredibly predictable.

 

[Nekki]

cool, durant missed two shots D:

 

[masud]

Argentina is a much better team than Lithuania. But that game woke the US up, their ball pressure is on another level right now.

 

[shira]

Canadians know if they won theyd be talking too

Nah, only for men's hockey. Congrats on your win USA.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Argentina missing three-pointer after three-pointer.

 

[Meier]

I'm not sure everyone here understands the handball rule.

It has to be an intentional handball. If either of those were intentional then the girls did a very good job of hiding it.

Shit happens in football though.

That's not entirely true in practice. Handballs are frequently called even when it's seemingly unintentional if the referee deems that the player didn't make a strong enough effort to avoid it or even if they just determine it's worthy of calling a handball. It's why they don't always get a yellow even when the handball is called.

 

[twinturbo2]

Making history is also a great motivator, and that's something that Japan has a chance of doing (first women's team to win the WC and Olympics within a two year period).

It's not going to happen. They're going to get owned so hard it won't be funny.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Moving the three point line a foot closer makes such a difference. Crazy all the threes.

 

[ag-my001]

Making history is also a great motivator, and that's something that Japan has a chance of doing (first women's team to win the WC and Olympics within a two year period).

Wouldn't the US team have had the same motivation at the last WC? If anything, this match should put a scare into the US squad and make them more focused for the final. They know they can't take it easy because they won't steam-roll Japan like they thought they could do to Canada.

 

[Good Job Bob]

At least Canada-GAF aren't desperately trying to convince themselves that Olympics soccer/football doesn't really matter.

 

[Nekki]

I don't think we're gonna beat US in basketball, but at least i hope we have a good performance and not fall under the pressure.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Argentina got beef with the US.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Everybody rooting for Japan needs to realize that revenge is a great motivator. They better be happy with a silver.

USA's defence is awful enough for the game to go either way.

 

[Kurtofan]

I get the bad feeling this loss will be demoralizing for Canada and they will shit the bed in the bronze medal game :_(

France wins 2-0, book it.

I hope you're right.

 

[fuenf]

YEEESSSSSSSS suck it Brazil!!!!! REVENGE for the girls !!!

 

[sixghost]

I'm not sure everyone here understands the handball rule.

It has to be an intentional handball. If either of those were intentional then the girls did a very good job of hiding it.

Shit happens in football though.

That also includes when a player's hands are in an unnatural position, and the ball strikes hand. I'd guess this is what the referee thought she saw.

Defining handballs as "hand to ball, not ball to hand" is outdated, that's not how it gets interpreted anymore.

 

[Brinbe]

Never mind I'm behind.

Argentina's playing pretty well.

 

[twinturbo2]

USA's defence is awful enough for the game to go either way.

They're not going to lose.

 

[Nolan.]

USA robbed of 2 points that was so obviously in

 

[Talon]

The handball was questionable, but what I saw is that it bounced off one player, whose arm was in an unnatural position upwards, and then glanced off the elbow of a player whose arm was at the side.

The second player received the yellow for some reason.

I might have seen wrong. Sunhi, redeem us.

 

[Nekki]

USA robbed of 2 points that was so obviously in

Barely, but yes, it was in.