***Official 2014 World Cup Thread*** (2 Viewers)

[B-Deep]

how is this dude still playing

they just ran down these bites, insane

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Somewhere in Brazil Patric Evra is nodding up and down.

 

[Sinn Fein]

after the bite he has the audacity to throw back his head like he was hit in the head.

dude has balls.

 

[El Floppo]

jeebus... suarez.

espn showing the Chelsea and ajax replays... I guess with teeth like those, you gotta use them.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

after the bite he has the audacity to throw back his head like he was hit in the head.

dude has balls.

And hold his teeth. I guess Italian is tougher than Serb.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Does FIFA have the power to ban at the club level for something that happens with a National Team?

 

[Premier]

Well deserved loss. Play some soccer, Luigi.

 

[El Floppo]

btw- I still love seeing Italy crash out.

 

[Celph Titled]

Best part of that was Gaston Ramirez trying to pull Chiellini's jersey back on after he was trying to display the bite marks.

 

[El Floppo]

Does FIFA have the power to ban at the club level for something that happens with a National Team?

this. ?

 

[QuizGuy66]

A review of confederations:

CONCACAF:

IN - Mexico and Rich Coast

Controlling fate from ahead - USA

Basically out - Honduras

CONMEBOL

IN - Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay

Controlling fate from ahead - Ecuador

Controlling fate from behind - Uruguay

CAF

Controlling fate from ahead: Cote D'Ivoire, Nigeria, Algeria

Need help - Ghana

OUT - Cameroon

AFC

Need a lot of help - Japan, South Korea, Iran

OUT - Australia

UEFA

IN - Netherlands, Belgium

Basically IN - France, Germany

Control fate from ahead - Italy

Mostly control fate but technically need a little help - Russia, Greece

Need Help - Switzerland

Need a lot of help - Portugal

OUT - Croatia, Spain, England, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

-QG

Updated.

-QG

 

[El Floppo]

He got what... 10 games for the last bite?

Chances that he's out for the rest of this WC? And then some...?

 

[QuizGuy66]

Looks good for a Rich Coast-Cote D'Ivoire matchup in the round-of-16

-QG

 

[Sinn Fein]

Best part of that was Gaston Ramirez trying to pull Chiellini's jersey back on after he was trying to display the bite marks.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

btw- I still love seeing Italy crash out.

Yeah... me too.

Having said, I hope the US was watching how you play for a low-scoring draw.

 

[B-Deep]

forget banning him someone knock his ####### teeth out

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Well deserved loss. Play some soccer, Luigi.

You better watch your ***!

 

[Celph Titled]

This might be the worst that white people have ever performed in the World Cup.

 

[Spartans Rule]

The sending off reminds me of Franck Ribery's red card in the CL semis a few years ago.

I was fairly new to soccer and had no idea how it was a red, but the announcers and more knowledgeable fans in here thought it was an obvious one. Going in high with the studs up like that, big no-no.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Looks good for a Rich Coast-Cote D'Ivoire matchup in the round-of-16

-QG

Coast to coast. A fitting tribute to the late Casey Kasem.

 

[Jaysus]

Yep, that is a donkey bite: link

 

[rockaction]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

 

[QuizGuy66]

I wish I was a World Cup Soccer reporter. I'd ask Suarez - "So how is your mouth feeling?"

-QG

 

[Sammy3469]

Yep, that is a donkey bite: link

Didn't break skin, so it doesn't count

 

[Celph Titled]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

No?

There are a lot of bad guys in soccer.

 

[shader]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

I don't think the biting has anything to do with soccer.

 

[El Floppo]

The sending off reminds me of Franck Ribery's red card in the CL semis a few years ago.

I was fairly new to soccer and had no idea how it was a red, but the announcers and more knowledgeable fans in here thought it was an obvious one. Going in high with the studs up like that, big no-no.

I'd say the one today looked worse, even if the potential for damage on replay looked less.

 

[rockaction]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

No?

There are a lot of bad guys in soccer.

True. Count mine as a...Hot. Sports. Take.

 

[heckmanm]

I don't understand why people get so bent out of shape about the running clock. It's like complaining about the clock stopping after an out of bounds play in American football.

It's hard to defend FIFA but I think a lot of what's perceived as their reactionary stance regarding rules changes is due to a desire to keep the rules consistent around the globe. The big leagues and tournaments have the ability to handle a second referee, goal line technology or a dedicated clock operator. The same isn't true of the Senegalese second division.

Does the ref keep an actual timer for stoppage, or does he just SWAG it at the end of regulation?

If he had some kind of start/stop timer in his pocket, then there would at least be the option of a device where the stadium or TV could "read" it and show the current stoppage accumulation.

If he just pulls a number out of his ### (which appears to be the case), then not so much.

very helpful. thanks.

Sorry, thought you were trolling. Every referee at every level wears a watch. He keeps track of accumulated stoppage time and communicates it to the fourth official so the number of minutes added gets posted to the board.

No, was really curious. I knew that a few years ago, the time wasn't even posted, so they just played on until there was a whistle. And now they announce it at the start of the added time, but I never knew how accurately the time was kept.

So is he making a note of the length of a stoppage and then keeping a running total in his head? My thought was that if there was an actual timer, then refs at all levels would use basically the same thing, and the difference at the WC would be the technology to make that visible to the crowd/viewers.

 

[Sinn Fein]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

Defense of Italians? Sure, its how they play the game. I don't have a big problem with it.

Suarez - no ####### clue what goes on in that head of his. Clearly he has more teeth than brains.

 

[The Z Machine]

Was this payback for WC2006 USA / Italy?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Yep, that is a donkey bite: link

Holy ####. I'm dumbstruck.

 

[El Floppo]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

if only there were links to players in other sports behaving badly. good thing it never happens.

and in no way a defense of suarez or the play of the Italians. #### them all.

 

[GoFishTN]

after the bite he has the audacity to throw back his head like he was hit in the head.

dude has balls.

On the first replay it appeared he was elbowed in the face in retaliation.

 

[El Floppo]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

I don't think the biting has anything to do with soccer.

somebody check the rules please... no hands, check. biting?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Has to be suspended for rest of Cup at least. Good god.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Doubt you'll find many defenses for Suarez today. The traditional defense is that when he isn't biting some dude, or using racist language, or diving, or intentionally handling the ball (to be clear, I would have done the same against Ghana), he's an incredible player. Incredible players sometimes do stupid things, often to Italians (Zizzou, hey).

 

[El Floppo]

I don't understand why people get so bent out of shape about the running clock. It's like complaining about the clock stopping after an out of bounds play in American football.

It's hard to defend FIFA but I think a lot of what's perceived as their reactionary stance regarding rules changes is due to a desire to keep the rules consistent around the globe. The big leagues and tournaments have the ability to handle a second referee, goal line technology or a dedicated clock operator. The same isn't true of the Senegalese second division.

Does the ref keep an actual timer for stoppage, or does he just SWAG it at the end of regulation?

If he had some kind of start/stop timer in his pocket, then there would at least be the option of a device where the stadium or TV could "read" it and show the current stoppage accumulation.

If he just pulls a number out of his ### (which appears to be the case), then not so much.

very helpful. thanks.

Sorry, thought you were trolling. Every referee at every level wears a watch. He keeps track of accumulated stoppage time and communicates it to the fourth official so the number of minutes added gets posted to the board.

No, was really curious. I knew that a few years ago, the time wasn't even posted, so they just played on until there was a whistle. And now they announce it at the start of the added time, but I never knew how accurately the time was kept.

So is he making a note of the length of a stoppage and then keeping a running total in his head? My thought was that if there was an actual timer, then refs at all levels would use basically the same thing, and the difference at the WC would be the technology to make that visible to the crowd/viewers.

that is a great idea.

which is why it will never, ever work [/FIFA]

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Has to be suspended for rest of Cup at least. Good god.

Have to think FIFA may really throw the book at him. If I were them and I could do it under the rules, I'd give him two years.

 

[Sinn Fein]

ESPN 3 will be carrying the post-match pressers. Should be interesting. Guessing Suarez is not one of the Uruguayan players made available.

 

[B Maverick]

The sending off reminds me of Franck Ribery's red card in the CL semis a few years ago.

I was fairly new to soccer and had no idea how it was a red, but the announcers and more knowledgeable fans in here thought it was an obvious one. Going in high with the studs up like that, big no-no.

I'd say the one today looked worse, even if the potential for damage on replay looked less.

I disagree, Ribery's looked worse IMO. not the first time we've disagreed, wont be the last lol

 

[rockaction]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

if only there were links to players in other sports behaving badly. good thing it never happens.

and in no way a defense of suarez or the play of the Italians. #### them all.

It makes me think of Todd Bertuzzi in hockey. That's why I know I should check my head.

 

[The Gator]

Does FIFA have the power to ban at the club level for something that happens with a National Team?

this. ?

I don't believe so, but I'm not 100% sure. It'll likely be an international ban

 

[QuizGuy66]

ESPN 3 will be carrying the post-match pressers. Should be interesting. Guessing Suarez is not one of the Uruguayan players made available.

How can he speak to the media when his mouth is so badly injured?

-QG

 

[NewlyRetired]

Updated

Confederation Records So Far*: W-D-L (points per game)

South America: 11-1-3 (2.3)

Africa: 3-2-6 (1.0)

UEFA: 7-5-9 (1.2)

Concacaf: 5-3-2 (1.8)

Asia: 0-3-6 (0.3)

 

[El Floppo]

The sending off reminds me of Franck Ribery's red card in the CL semis a few years ago.

I was fairly new to soccer and had no idea how it was a red, but the announcers and more knowledgeable fans in here thought it was an obvious one. Going in high with the studs up like that, big no-no.

I'd say the one today looked worse, even if the potential for damage on replay looked less.

I disagree, Ribery's looked worse IMO. not the first time we've disagreed, wont be the last lol

I only say it because the studs were higher up the leg today.

But I agree that Ribery's was actually worse and certainly didn't look good

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

And he was #####ing about that Sun cover? He's going to hate what's coming his way now.

 

[B-Deep]

https://twitter.com/KICKTV/status/481500027865427969/photo/1

 

[El Floppo]

Does FIFA have the power to ban at the club level for something that happens with a National Team?

this. ?

I don't believe so, but I'm not 100% sure. It'll likely be an international ban

including friendlies too? not much of a ban if so.

needs to do some community service for this nonsense- Operation Smile somewhere in... I'd say Africa, but Adriatic Europe is apparently more apt.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I hope I'm not trolling, and I grew up playing soccer with some absolute studs. And played high school with them. Like guys who scored in NCAA championship games against Reyna and such. This garbage is why I think soccer doesn't make any inroads into American culture. That game was entertaining as hell, but an absolute sporting joke. I'll still watch, and be into it, but can anyone give an honest sporting defense of the Italians and Suarez?

No?

There are a lot of bad guys in soccer.

True. Count mine as a...Hot. Sports. Take.

I don't think you were trolling at all.

I have no defense but I think it is misguided to say soccer will never catch on because of this.

First, soccer has already caught on. The notion that it does not exist outside of the WC is blatantly wrong in every way

Second, take a read some time of what American football player do to each other at the bottom of a fumble pile

There are bad guys and nuts in all sports. I don't think you need a run down of the criminals who have pulled on NFL jerseys over the years.