On June 23 2011 00:34 Spike wrote: I don't like diving either but no league has ever retroactively penalized it; and worse, it's more or less expected in some cultures. I suppose it would be an interesting experiment if MLS tried but it could strain the league's international credibility. So we're left with refs carrying the onus.
There are instances of people being punished for diving after the match, like for example the 2-match-ban of Milos Krasic in the Serie A. (source)
On June 23 2011 00:34 Spike wrote: I don't like diving either but no league has ever retroactively penalized it; and worse, it's more or less expected in some cultures. I suppose it would be an interesting experiment if MLS tried but it could strain the league's international credibility. So we're left with refs carrying the onus.
There are instances of people being punished for diving after the match, like for example the 2-match-ban of Milos Krasic in the Serie A. (source)
Eduardo was punished for diving after the match against celtic too.
Beautiful goal + give you guys a good feel for how it felt to be there live :D~~
btw; my friend was actually the one that captured this vid. i was seated more toward behind the goal. After this goal, people were running up and down the stairs flailing their shirts around and also beer being thrown up in the air haha i was pretty drenched by the end. :D
On June 28 2011 05:14 zulu_nation8 wrote: De Gea in Manchester for a medical and United personnel trying to hide him from the media lol
well looks like he will be deffiantly joining then!!! Think man utd need a defensive midfielders similar to Hargreaves before injuries and they now have a completed team. That to me is onlyl thing they are missing, as Carrick and Anderson seems to be so hot and cold and isnt a proper out and out defensive midfielders
Female english goalkeepers are just as bad as their male counterparts (skip to 1:21)
Crazy numbers for the opening game of the women's world cup (Germany vs Canada) btw: 74000 in attendance and 14.09 million germans sitting in front of the TV.
Crazy numbers for the opening game of the women's world cup (Germany vs Canada) btw: 74000 in attendance and 14.09 million germans sitting in front of the TV.
Amazing goal though lol.
Such power from a shot you would not expect from a woman.
On June 26 2011 20:46 Maenander wrote: There are instances of people being punished for diving after the match, like for example the 2-match-ban of Milos Krasic in the Serie A. (source)
Damn, guess I was wrong.
Well, there may be some hope as Davies did get fined, as small a sum as it were.
On June 28 2011 22:39 zatic wrote: North Korea against USA tonight. Who is excited?
Also the youngest Women's team against the oldest. Didn't know that.
I'm watching. Actually followed the USWNT quite a bit during those early olympic mornings.
Souleymane Coulibaly does play for Siena and they just got promoted to Serie A. I read an article on Bleacher Report about him possibly being a transfer target for Real Madrid this summer. They could pick him up and then train him in their own youth system, but he's 16 years old. That's 2 more years of youth system when he's already playing top flight football with Siena.
Interested to see what happens to Souleymane. My Footie Manager doesn't have him though
Watched the Japan-New Zealand game in the Women's World Cup, have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of play. It's not comparable to the Men's football, obviously - play is slower and it always will be, but the sheer number of players and amount of money available to the Men's side makes sure it remains far beyond what Women's football can hope to achieve. Here's hoping it goes a similar path to tennis and gains fans on its own merits, builds a solid base for paying professional athletes (so they don't have to work second jobs, like the Arsenal Ladies washing the kits of the men to earn some money on the side....) and develops into a serious sport in its own right.
Some questions though - men are physically stronger and bigger. They can work harder for longer when it comes to sports. This is why they have longer distance running, why they can consistently perform at a faster pace for a long period of time. Just in the japan-NZ game I saw plenty of women suffering from cramps and fatigue - some of the players realy slowed down towards the end. They also looked dwarfed on the pitch, and the keepers were tiny in goal. Why don't they play on smaller pitches for a smaller period of time? Tennis players already play less matches for the same prize money at prestigious competitions like Wimbledon - the pitch could be narrower and shorter to keep down running distances, and the goals a bit smaller. I feel like the halves could do with being shorter too - 40 minute halves, maybe? Course, I realise that's asking FIFA to do something useful for a change, but it probably wouldn't line their pockets so they wouldn't particularly care. Blatter suggested they play in skimpier uniforms to attract viewers, which probably tells you enough about his attitude towards the Women's game.
EPT
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