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On October 04 2023 03:46 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
This just makes that much worse. Shitcan everyone in the VAR room, minus the replay operator, and transfer the on field officials to another tier for a while.
You want to punish the on-field officials? The ref did literally nothing wrong. He disallowed the goal for offside because the assisstant told him it was offside and the VAR confirmed it to him. The assisstant ref got it wrong but those mistakes happen. I doubt anyone could call offsides correctly all of the time. If you punish the on-field officials for this you would end up with no officials left.
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On October 03 2023 04:49 Pandemona wrote:
2-0 up at half time!!!! what a magical monday this is haha!
Happy bday Pande! 
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
On October 05 2023 01:02 gTank wrote:Show nested quote +On October 03 2023 04:49 Pandemona wrote:
2-0 up at half time!!!! what a magical monday this is haha! Happy bday Pande!
Thank you!
Also yesterday my £5 bet, would won me £136 but our friends Arsenal decided to lose to Lens 
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2030 host(s) have been chosen.
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United States10563 Posts
On October 04 2023 03:46 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
This just makes that much worse. Shitcan everyone in the VAR room, minus the replay operator, and transfer the on field officials to another tier for a while.
What I don't get while watching this back is that VAR clearly acknowledges the offside when they initially do their check. But then right as they give their check complete, it's like they just totally forget what was the actual onfield decision.
The replay operator was the only one doing his job that day in the VAR room.
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wtf is this talk about 3 opening matches being held in south america for wc 2030? fifa trying to see if they can come up with more retarded ideas with every new event now
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On October 05 2023 13:39 evilfatsh1t wrote:
wtf is this talk about 3 opening matches being held in south america for wc 2030? fifa trying to see if they can come up with more retarded ideas with every new event now
It isn't talk, it's the plan. Have the fans and players fly halfway around the world for a single match. It just makes perfect sense! I mean, Morocco, Spain and Portugal may be three countries, but they are too small. There aren't any 5-hpur flights possible. So gotta add some idiotic trans-Atlantic shitbaggery in there.
If you want a homage to 100 years of WC, let Argentina and Uruguay (and apparently the great footballing nation of Paraguay) organize 2030. If you don't think their bid will work, then do the worldcup in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. But flying 6 teams halfway around the world is (1) awful for the environment (2) awful for the competitive integrity and (3) awful for the fans.
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Norway28894 Posts
A way of commemorating that the wc has been going on for 100 years!!
I agree it seems stupid. WC in 6 different countries on 3 different continents. I mean I prefer this over Qatar but I love when it's just one country, alternatively two neighboring ones, that turn into the world's football hub for a month.
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On October 05 2023 17:17 Acrofales wrote:Show nested quote +On October 05 2023 13:39 evilfatsh1t wrote:
wtf is this talk about 3 opening matches being held in south america for wc 2030? fifa trying to see if they can come up with more retarded ideas with every new event now It isn't talk, it's the plan. Have the fans and players fly halfway around the world for a single match. It just makes perfect sense! I mean, Morocco, Spain and Portugal may be three countries, but they are too small. There aren't any 5-hpur flights possible. So gotta add some idiotic trans-Atlantic shitbaggery in there. If you want a homage to 100 years of WC, let Argentina and Uruguay (and apparently the great footballing nation of Paraguay) organize 2030. If you don't think their bid will work, then do the worldcup in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. But flying 6 teams halfway around the world is (1) awful for the environment (2) awful for the competitive integrity and (3) awful for the fans.
Can't do much vs (1) and (2). The solution to (3) is quite easy: Don't go there
It's Infantino doing Infantino things. As long as everyone is buying into his shit he will obviously continue in his ways...
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every team gonna be praying to not be drawn in the same groups as those teams. fucking awful decision making
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yep, fifa presidents is just from one horrible person to the next horrible one
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Germany5966 Posts
As far as I understand a major reason for all of this might be to create a convenient justification to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. I get the impression that FIFA is already trying to throw rocks into the pat of potential challengers:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/05/australia-fifa-world-cup-2034-bid-saudi-arabia-challenge
edit: In a vacuum, if Spain, Portugal and Morocco were the "only" hosts, I would actually be quite pleased with that decision.
On October 05 2023 18:28 sharkie wrote:
yep, fifa presidents is just from one horrible person to the next horrible one
Yeah well I believe that FIFA has been working on the "one country, one vote" principle for quite a while now. And while this sounds great in theory, the issue is that still a large amount of countries (and by extension, probably also their football unions), appear to be run by horrible people. It's not really a surprise that they pick one of their own.
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Northern Ireland27368 Posts
FIFA will literally do anything other than award a World Cup to the birthplace of the game, that can easily, EASILY solo host it.
Getting fucking ridiculous
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On October 06 2023 06:37 Mafe wrote:As far as I understand a major reason for all of this might be to create a convenient justification to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. I get the impression that FIFA is already trying to throw rocks into the pat of potential challengers: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/05/australia-fifa-world-cup-2034-bid-saudi-arabia-challengeedit: In a vacuum, if Spain, Portugal and Morocco were the "only" hosts, I would actually be quite pleased with that decision. Show nested quote +On October 05 2023 18:28 sharkie wrote:
yep, fifa presidents is just from one horrible person to the next horrible one Yeah well I believe that FIFA has been working on the "one country, one vote" principle for quite a while now. And while this sounds great in theory, the issue is that still a large amount of countries (and by extension, probably also their football unions), appear to be run by horrible people. It's not really a surprise that they pick one of their own.
How does this create a justification for a Saudi world cup? Why would they even need one? It's a bid and they can award it if they want.
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On October 06 2023 15:11 RvB wrote:Show nested quote +On October 06 2023 06:37 Mafe wrote:As far as I understand a major reason for all of this might be to create a convenient justification to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. I get the impression that FIFA is already trying to throw rocks into the pat of potential challengers: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/05/australia-fifa-world-cup-2034-bid-saudi-arabia-challengeedit: In a vacuum, if Spain, Portugal and Morocco were the "only" hosts, I would actually be quite pleased with that decision. On October 05 2023 18:28 sharkie wrote:
yep, fifa presidents is just from one horrible person to the next horrible one Yeah well I believe that FIFA has been working on the "one country, one vote" principle for quite a while now. And while this sounds great in theory, the issue is that still a large amount of countries (and by extension, probably also their football unions), appear to be run by horrible people. It's not really a surprise that they pick one of their own. How does this create a justification for a Saudi world cup? Why would they even need one? It's a bid and they can award it if they want.
But now neither Europe, Africa nor South America have any claims on the world cup  For the sake of diversity (a Saudi special) the WC must go to the Saudis...
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Paul Pogba has failed another drug test. As well as a backup one.
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On October 06 2023 17:10 mahrgell wrote:Show nested quote +On October 06 2023 15:11 RvB wrote:On October 06 2023 06:37 Mafe wrote:As far as I understand a major reason for all of this might be to create a convenient justification to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. I get the impression that FIFA is already trying to throw rocks into the pat of potential challengers: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/05/australia-fifa-world-cup-2034-bid-saudi-arabia-challengeedit: In a vacuum, if Spain, Portugal and Morocco were the "only" hosts, I would actually be quite pleased with that decision. On October 05 2023 18:28 sharkie wrote:
yep, fifa presidents is just from one horrible person to the next horrible one Yeah well I believe that FIFA has been working on the "one country, one vote" principle for quite a while now. And while this sounds great in theory, the issue is that still a large amount of countries (and by extension, probably also their football unions), appear to be run by horrible people. It's not really a surprise that they pick one of their own. How does this create a justification for a Saudi world cup? Why would they even need one? It's a bid and they can award it if they want. But now neither Europe, Africa nor South America have any claims on the world cup For the sake of diversity (a Saudi special) the WC must go to the Saudis...
I understand the argument now thanks but that seems like a stretch to me. Europe and the Americas have organised the vast majority of the world cups already so if they want to use diversity as a justification they can already do that. Three games in South America won't matter for that.
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I dont know why but I feel sorry for this guy. Feels to me like a victim of modern football.
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how is he a victim of modern football? hes a victim of his own stupidity and ego. what a waste of talent
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Northern Ireland27368 Posts
He still had a pretty damn good career all told.
Perhaps victim is too strong a word, perhaps not. But Pogba for his perceived personality and someone like Harry Maguire have received dog’s abuse for years, to a pervasive degree that just didn’t happen in the pre social-media era.
Not uniquely so, but they stick out as particularly prevalent examples.
Pogba’s return to Juve was his chance to prove the doubters wrong, and persistent injuries wrecked it for the lad. Personally I feel in frustration that’s why he stupidly turned to illegal means (allegedly) to try and get fit again.
I’ve some sympathy there, without excusing it.
I mean I wouldn’t have the temperament for it even if I had any kind of footballing talent. Pogba’s had half a decade+ of United fans and British pundits, neutrals etc constantly calling into question not just his footballing performances, but his fundamental character, often based on as little as him getting a funky haircut.
Footballers in most countries have enjoyed a high public profile and all that entails, but to a degree they’d be out of sight, out of mind when matchdays passed.
Now it’s a 24/7 barrage, people used to just consume stories and discuss it with their mates at the pub or whatever, now the fans are as much the media as the media is, and there’s no respite.
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