1966 World cup

Simple, the Semi Final was to take place at Goodison Park (Liverpool) where Portugal was and the day before the game they told Portugal that the venue would be switched to Wembley (London) where England was. Now, the fact that England weren't on their way to Liverpool as soon as they were through to the Semi speaks volumes of the fact that they knew they would have the game switched to London and informed Portugal pretty much with just enough time to get to the city and maybe rest before the game. Instead of training for the game the Portuguese spent the better part of a day in a train.

Then during the game the calls were one sided. I don't know about calling back goals, but I wouldn't be surprised. There was also talk of fans throwing shit at our players during the game.

As for the final, no one can really defend what happened. It was robbery. Argentina got one over on them but at least it was Maradona, a player that fooled everyone and not the refs basically dictating the winner.

So today whenever I hear the English talk about fair, I roll my eyes. Their complaint about the disallowed goal in 2004 where Ricardo was grabbed by 2 arms allowing Vassel to head in a ball still makes me laugh at how hypocritical the English are when it comes to rules.

Blaming Ronaldo because in 2006 "he winked" and not being Angry at Rooney for Stomping on balls then aggressively pushing a player in front of a ref speaks volumes at how poorly actual events are perceived by them. The media plays a big part, but the media are all England fans looking for excuses.

Good people, don't get me wrong but when it comes to rules and talk about fair and what not they really should be the last ones to talk. They have some of the worlds biggest divers on their NT and yet get all pissy when a foreign player gets legitimately hacked to the ground.

 

Yeah GoodDead, one of the best posts i've read. good stuff man

 

Like I said the English are some of the biggest cheats in the World, but will be the first to cry foul on anything that puts them at a disadvantage or even cry when someone beat them straight up (This goes for the US too) The same offenses (or worse) committed by them get defended/ignored as anything they do is "fair play" in their eyes.

They ignore the truth of what happens in order to continue believing that their nation is the best in the world at Football and that "bad luck", "Corruption", "cheating players", "Biased reffing" is what keeps them down.

The funny part is the majority of what they claim to be wrong in the game is actually there in their favor they just don't have what it takes to capitalize (Germany and Italy have the same forces in their favor and have the quality to use it to their success)

They stole the 66 World Cup, having some bias is usually expected for a game here and there but the whole Tournament was set up for them to win before a game was played.

Since then they've squandered every opportunity to be Champions at anything and have blamed everything but themselves for coming up short.

All you need to do is look at the last 2 times they played Portugal. Ricardo gets GRABBED, hugged if you will going for a ball and then Vassel heads in a ball, ref correctly calls it back and in the end when they turn up losers the ref "Cheated" them. "Swiss banker" ran as the headline in most newspapers.

Never mind the fact that they got a luck early goal then were hammered all game by Portugal and that we beat them in PK's the whole game was about a play that was correctly called but the closest thing to an excuse other then admitting they weren't good enough.

Then 2006, the "wink heard around the world". You have to be kidding? Rooney stomps on RC ref calls a foul (not a red) and the Portuguese call for a card (LIKE ALL TEAMS INCLUDING THE ENGLISH DO) hot head Rooney Shoves Ronaldo in front of the ref, sorry that's a red in any league in the world Wayne, but for England? This is now the excuse if we don't win. Never mind the fact that Portugal before and after the sending off were in control and even still England held on to PK's and had their chance. Ricardo stopped their shots and afterwords the whole game was now about Rooney "unfairly" being called off because "Ronaldo asked and winked".....Give me a break, a stomp followed by a shove and you expect the ref to look the other way? Maybe because they are such cheats and expect the favoritism they are upset that referee English Bias Status quo made way for actual arbitration.

 

I have. Can't remember any links, but it's common knowledge.

 

Don't bother talking about things that really happened with the English. Euro 2004 and WC 2006 are still relatively fresh and they still believe that grabbing a goalie is ok and that a wink sent off Rooney.

What happened in '66 is clear as day to everyone in the world, but we all let it go because their is no point being stuck in the past. The English will each die one by one in denial. They ask for proof that the game was moved last minute...I've read that claim everywhere including reputable sites and heard it from many people who watched the WC in '66. The players still talk about it when asked.

The English will never admit to wrong doing in any game especially the final which was just as bad if not worse then the semi-final.

Remember these are the same people that believe a wink sent off Rooney and that grabbing Ricardo while trying to catch a ball is fair game. The same people that call every foreigner a diving cheat yet Stevie G is a prime example of a fair player. At least foreigners have the decency to be touched before they go down, I never seen someone shot by an invisible sniper as much as Gerrard.