World Cup fans?

[ChewaBrave]

I actually did this on my club team when I was 17. I did it on purpose and knew full well the ramifications. To me it's no different than spiking a ball in football to stop the clock.

Yeah I did the same thing in the Finals of the Dayco Tourny one year while on my club team. Is what it is. The other team shanked the ball of the bar on the ensuing PK - Finished 2-1 our favor.

[RedSeaElite1]

Yeah I did the same thing in the Finals of the Dayco Tourny one year while on my club team. Is what it is. The other team shanked the ball of the bar on the ensuing PK - Finished 2-1 our favor.

That's what you always hope will happen. Any dedicated player would sacrafice himself to see the team win. It's how you show the team is greater than any idividual on the pitch. and FIFA has established rules on how to deal with it. It was proven by "sports science" (or w/e that show on ESPN is) that it is physically impossible to react and save a penalty kick http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5303359

so in theory Gahana should have won because they should have converted the penalty

[Da Coach]

This ESPN writer has a solution to bring USA soccer up to the level of the top teams in the world-Embrace the flop-

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story/_/id/5364953/ce/us/america-time-embrace-flopping&cc=5901?ver=us

[OrangeandBlack74]

I am in Belgium on business, and will be here on the weekend during the WC final. I can't wait to experience the excitement that Europeans in general (and the Dutch specifically) will have during this match!

[SFP]

This ESPN writer has a solution to bring USA soccer up to the level of the top teams in the world-Embrace the flop-
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-c...cc=5901?ver=us

I read that despicable article and commented as such on their site. Embracing the flop would be so un-American that it will never happen nor should it.

[Dallas Brave]

I am in Belgium on business, and will be here on the weekend during the WC final. I can't wait to experience the excitement that Europeans in general (and the Dutch specifically) will have during this match!

Viva Nederland!

[amckillip]

That's what you always hope will happen. Any dedicated player would sacrafice himself to see the team win. It's how you show the team is greater than any idividual on the pitch. and FIFA has established rules on how to deal with it. It was proven by "sports science" (or w/e that show on ESPN is) that it is physically impossible to react and save a penalty kick http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5303359

so in theory Gahana should have won because they should have converted the penalty

Impossible to 'react' but many players telegraph their shots and favor one side or the other. Knowing that as a goalie gives you a lot of help, advantage is still way in the favor of a shooter, but its far from a guarantee. Stopping the winning goal by handball is simply an intelligent use of game theory in it's simplest form.

[SFP]

The better team won. The Dutch tried to win ugly. They reminded me of those Bad Boys Detroit Piston teams. I'm glad that those yellow cards caught up.

[tornado]

FIBA has banned the horns (vuvuzelas)....from all basketball games at the World Championships

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-217739-5-fiba-bans-vuvuzela-at-2010-world-basketball-championship.html