Why Soccer will never be a major sport in the US
We fuckin' won today, and there ain't no one that can tell me otherwise. We were clearly the better team. I'm not even going to bitch about bad officiating (though it was awful) because we overcame that shit to win the game.
In every major sport in this country, injuries don't mean shit.
In football (the American kind), if a DB pulls his hammy on a bomb, and receiver is wide open, the play goes on the receiver strolls in for 6 points.
In baseball, if there's a shot down the line and the right fielder pulls his hammy along the way, the runners keep on running until the center fielder hustles his ass over there to get the ball and throw it into the infield.
In basketball if there's a loose ball around the basket and someone twists their ankle trying to get it and falls down, the play keeps going until a foul occurs, a basket is scored, or the injured player's team gets possession.
In hockey if there if someone is decked in the neutral zone and can't get up but the other team recovers it and goes in on a breakaway, play keeps going until after the shot is taken, and if a goal is scored, it counts.
In lacrosse, if some gets decked and can't get up and there is 30 yards between the guy with the ball and the goal, then the play continues until a shot is taken.
But, in soccer, if someone loses a challenge and someone gets the ball with 30 yards of open space and the goal, and walks in and scores, no the goal gets waived off because the guy who just got his ass embarrassed is lying on the field.
Fuckin' bullshit. Don't get me wrong, injuries happen, but you get a few seconds to take advantage of that shit, and if you can't do anything with it, then you stop play and tend to the injured dude.
Fuckin' A. We were the first team ever to score a goal with 9 men on the field. No one can tell me otherwise. At least we haven't been eliminated.
UPDATE: Lil' Help Please. I am/was drinking and at a loud bar and it may have been an offside call taht got that called back. Was that the case? I need to know in which case I'll not be as annoyed anymore.
posted by ndheathen @ 6:03 PM
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Demarcus Beasley's goal was called off because an obstruction occured in front of the goalkeeper. If you are in the field in front of the keeper box, the rules state that you must be in the process of playing the ball. The US player, was standing in front of the goalie and moved right as the ball came at the goalie, obstructing the goalies view of the goal.
You can equate it to the catcher in baseball, putting his glove out at a fast pitch over the plate the prevents the batter from hitting it out of the park. The batter gets the base.
In this case the goal was called back. Unfortunately, this was the only correct call of the US-Italy game. The referee from Uruguay was sent home on plane and will not be back for World Cup officiating. In fact it may be a long, long time before he officiates any international match.
I hope that clears it up.
And we probably would of won the game, if we hadn't broken done in defense and left an unmarked player open for the header. We still have to remember that in this type of competition, these teams will punish you and take advantage of every mistake you make.
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