Tuesday, June 29, 2010

World Cup Musings, Part 3

Is soccer even a real sport? Honestly, this is like watching boxing. Do they just make up rules as they go?

Disallowed goals for phantom fouls. Inability to see the ball in the net. Dead people on the field--oh wait, foul was called, now I feel fine. Some of the dumbest rules in all of sports (soccer offsides call is a joke, completely subjective).

Frank Lampard disallowed goal - Germany v England | World Cup 2010 (27/6/10)
Is it really that difficult to see the ball in the net?

Mexico vs. Argentina FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Watch around 0:48 of this video to see a textbook offsides call that they simply ignored. It looks to me that there might also be an offsides call at 0:27 of the video. Just more evidence for me that this rule is a joke.

Here are some optical illusions, to test your eyes (http://i.imgur.com/Yd4xq.png):


And finally, let's put this whole thing in perspective:

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