I feel goal difference is a fair decider. It reflects an effort, that everyone likes to see from their team, to go beyond the minimum. The Wigans...
I like it for its excitement value. It also keeps playing time in reasonable bounds. Teams don't seem to bother much either, otherwise they might...
Zidane headbutt was irritating. It stole some of the focus that belongs to a final and France's momentum to the title. To my surprise they...
You have a Frings miss in in stead of his goal. The Rodriguez turn is the nicest, Frings's the most difficult.
D. Drogba seemed to me detrimental to his team. Their good plays were without him, almost a millstone he was. The last freekick against Holland...
Tjeri Orrrheee, on english television.
Makes sense. Would be closing in to midnight in central europe, if it goes to penalties. They don't do that with Champions League matches though....
Little Final = Third place match The weekday did not have an effect on the kickoff time of late evening games up to the final. I can only...
All late evening matches started at the same time. As will the Little Final on Saturday. Why do they break with that? Out of habit, some might...
You are not talking the same issue here. Your focus is on the stretcher, which is, if you pay attention to player's reactions, usually not wanted...
It sullens me, when it happens. How it came up in futball, I dont know, I guess, it's the other side of the coin to ruthless physical play. Took...
Re: Official Portugal vs Netherlands POST match Thread [R] I dont see others taking that as a good example. It's denounced here, nobody...
Re: Official Portugal vs Netherlands POST match Thread [R] Figo applied a special combination that effectively reaches the legs with delay.
Probably no 'Westfalenstadion' and the like to keep them uniform and avoid obvious second thoughts. Afaik, the Gelsenkirchen stadium is newly...
His performance I did not judge. Only got to see the 2nd half of Aus-Cro. And muted, with second eye on Bra-******. His reffing didnt annoy me,...
Re: Worst Referee -THEY'RE ALL BAD!! Merk. If worst = Dislike most of the bunch. He's for some reason held in high esteem. His style is fussy,...
Quarterfinals are not that far. On topic, Brazil came to mind for everyone else's reasoning here. Too much won already. They are wrapped in...
I'm sure they played 2-2 in 1998 as well.
I want to know to whom he is introduced and when he feels like taking a big cigar in the stands.
Worst World Cup tackling I remember. Name one which was worse. He was both legs ahead straight into unsuspecting ankles. If you wanted to injure...
I know I heard the same throughout the NBA Playoffs.
Referees are encouraged by the rules to preferably let an offside pass instead of whistling when, like here, it is onside, arent they? Doesnt it...
I want to note, Schweinsteiger for Germany has little control over his corners. Either he tries to bring em to a certain point, then they come low...
Sure, but what does it prove. First come two (or one?) knock out round(s) against teams not easy to spell. If they didn't score more goals, they'd...
Amazing how the number of spectators at home developed, i.e. collapsed. Graph looked like a parabola.