Soccer wimps

MacLeod
MacLeod Posts: 14,358
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Im sure a lot have heard about the "head butt" that the one soccer player did to another and got kicked out of the final match of the World Cup. He was their best player and probably cost them the game.

When I heard about it, I thought he shouldve been kicked out for that.....then I saw the video.

OMG! What a complete panzy! The dude head butted him in the chest. Thats it!!! And not even that hard! The dude falls on the ground rolling around in pain like he'd just been shot! What a joke!

The best part is the announcers that are acting like Zidane just stabbed him with a Bowie knife.

Its because of this panty waist behavior that nobody in America cares about soccer. :rolleyes:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7910649887561614606
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2006
    Please. That was the equivilant of a 7-on-1 gang fight with knives in soccer terms. Soccer players fall to the ground in agony when they are barely grazed by someone of the other team. All of which is, like you said, exactly why soccer will never catch on in the states.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2006
    I understand why they do it, theyre trying to draw the penalty, but its still pretty sad.

    Hockey players do it to but not to this extent AND they aint skeered to brawl with somebody at the drop of a hat. Plus they take so much physical abuse, nobody could EVER call them panzies, but soccer players might as well be wearing dresses.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2006
    The WC was full of acting this year. They make the WWF look legitimate. Anyways, it made me sick. What a bunch of sissies.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
    edited July 2006
    What do they think they are, NFL kickers?:D
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2006
    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

    Nah, kickers never act like that. They dont have to. Theyre so fragile, youre not allowed to tackle them. :D
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2006
    It's ridiculous. I tried checking out the World Cup and got so turned off when I saw what drama queens they are.
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  • ahorvitz
    ahorvitz Posts: 235
    edited July 2006
    Do they grossly overreact at times? Yes. There's usually a reason. When you're playing a better conditioned or deeper team, your team needs that time to rest. Sometimes they need to flop, writhe, or take a stretcher ride in order to get that call, or start getting calls from the officials. We see similar behavior in basketball and baseball. The big difference is that the officials / umpires in those games are typically closer to the action, so the actions of the player are typically more subdued.

    Portugal was the worst IMO. And all of the flopping and whining, being carted off on a stretcher, etc., does slow down the action. But in the final, and when you watched the best teams playing well, there was far, far less of this sissy behavior.

    I didn't / don't like it any more than anyone else, but I don't think it's as bad as some have made it out to be.

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    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2006
    Didn't I see someone get a penalty kick for breaking a nail?:D
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited July 2006
    It's funny to see a lot of the European players in the NBA trying to import this "behavior". Take Vlade "Floppy" Divac, for example....
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2006
    Not familiar with him.....is he a cry baby too?
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited July 2006
    The king of 'em.... He played for the Lakers in the early to mid nineties, and eventually made his way to the Sacramento Kings. It was as if the lane itself had an ionized force field surrounding it, because whenever he stepped to close to it, it was as if a sniper from the rafters had taken aim and plugged him dead in the chest.

    Refs got wise to him though, and stopped giving him the calls. His appeals were even more pathetic than his infamous "flops". It was like he was pleading for the life of his children....:D
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2006
    I understand the need for penalties and time etc. but I can't stand bad sportsmanship or lying. Sports are a little like civilized battle and there is no honor in that for me. It degrades the noble athletic spirit.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2006
    Good call on Divac. Man that guy was a whiner.

    Forgive my ignorance, but I don't believe I can recall anytime where baseball players fake it for time or a penalty call. The only thing I can think of is when the coach visits the mound to give the pitcher in the bullpen more time to warm up. The players are hardly in need of rest nor are they looking for a penalty call.
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited July 2006
    they may dive in hockey, but they usually don't act like they've been shot...plus if the ref thinks it was a dive, the divee can get a penalty for diving..
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