yeah at this WC, Italy was really not lucky with the referees in 2002 (seems refs were bad against spain too, but thank god there is germany )
then again in 2006 against Italy - Australia.....lol
that was a disgrace, to give such a penalty in fucking injury time
I get angry again if I watch this:

ItchReliever

2489 Posts

May 09 2009 07:31 GMT

#682

no guys... what happened in 2002 was almost magic with a sea of home team supporters but there was no dirty corruption like bribery involved at all. don't throw that word around like it's nothing, it's basically calling the team a bunch of cheats and it's unacceptable without any proof. imagine if your favorite team goes on a miraculous run while aided by favorable calls and wins the championship. yes they got lucky but calling it just bribery undermines their achievement and all their hard work.
and drone i dono which ref you are talking about but one of them just looks constipated to me :p

PhilGood2DaY

Germany7424 Posts

May 09 2009 11:39 GMT

#683

that was so ridicolous and i was never so mad in a soccer game..
especially because i rooted for the underdog ..

white_box921

United Kingdom967 Posts

May 09 2009 11:59 GMT

#684

consider what happened the last time chelsea-barca played in the CL, I think it is only fair the ref help them this time. they can't always help only one team, isn't it?

purgerinho

Croatia919 Posts

May 11 2009 20:25 GMT

#685

drogba said everything about that ref and that game..

Dahlia...

United States409 Posts

May 11 2009 21:32 GMT

#686

On May 09 2009 04:35 Telemako wrote:

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revenge is a dish best served cold ^_^

There were some nice dives in that video also...

Holgerius

Sweden16951 Posts

May 11 2009 22:01 GMT

#687

On May 09 2009 16:31 ItchReliever wrote:
no guys... what happened in 2002 was almost magic with a sea of home team supporters but there was no dirty corruption like bribery involved at all. don't throw that word around like it's nothing, it's basically calling the team a bunch of cheats and it's unacceptable without any proof. imagine if your favorite team goes on a miraculous run while aided by favorable calls and wins the championship. yes they got lucky but calling it just bribery undermines their achievement and all their hard work.
and drone i dono which ref you are talking about but one of them just looks constipated to me :p

I don't necessarily think the refs where bribed, but they (especially Moreno) were so retarded that IMO it's not unlikely that they were. How many correct goals did Italy get disallowed during the course of the tournament? I think 4 during the group stage, and then the Golden Goal in the game against Korea. The game between Spain and Korea had a crapload of retarded decisions as well. And read this (from wikipedia) about Moreno, the guy who spoiled Italy vs Korea:

Moreno ''was suspended for twenty matches and investigated by Ecuadorian soccer authorities and FIFA after a match he officiated between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito and Barcelona Sporting Club from Guayaquil. With Liga de Quito trailing 3–2 at the end of the match, Moreno signalled six minutes of injury time, then allowed play to continue for thirteen minutes, during which Liga de Quito scored to tie the game in the 99th minute, then won the game in the 101st minute. Moreno was also accused of falsifying the minutes in which Liga de Quito scored their tying and winning goals in his official match report.

In May 2003, in his third game back from his suspension, Moreno was again suspended, for one match, after he sent off three players from visiting Deportivo Quito in a 1–1 draw at Deportivo Cuenca. He retired the following month, blaming low performance marks for his retirement.''

Quite shady, huh?

uberMatt

Canada659 Posts

May 12 2009 01:01 GMT

#688

7 years later and i'm still in shock that vieri missed

Telemako

Spain1636 Posts

May 13 2009 08:29 GMT

#689

On May 12 2009 07:01 Holgerius wrote:

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I don't necessarily think the refs where bribed, but they (especially Moreno) were so retarded that IMO it's not unlikely that they were. + Show Spoiler +

How many correct goals did Italy get disallowed during the course of the tournament? I think 4 during the group stage, and then the Golden Goal in the game against Korea. The game between Spain and Korea had a crapload of retarded decisions as well. And read this (from wikipedia) about Moreno, the guy who spoiled Italy vs Korea:

Moreno ''was suspended for twenty matches and investigated by Ecuadorian soccer authorities and FIFA after a match he officiated between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito and Barcelona Sporting Club from Guayaquil. With Liga de Quito trailing 3–2 at the end of the match, Moreno signalled six minutes of injury time, then allowed play to continue for thirteen minutes, during which Liga de Quito scored to tie the game in the 99th minute, then won the game in the 101st minute. Moreno was also accused of falsifying the minutes in which Liga de Quito scored their tying and winning goals in his official match report.

In May 2003, in his third game back from his suspension, Moreno was again suspended, for one match, after he sent off three players from visiting Deportivo Quito in a 1–1 draw at Deportivo Cuenca. He retired the following month, blaming low performance marks for his retirement.''

Quite shady, huh?

Read Korea vs Spain referee's one [Wikipedia.en]Gamal Al-Ghandour. He also made some nice tricks at 1996 Asian Cup.

bleh, too much conspiracy theory for me...