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Originally Posted by transplant99
I think this game is the epitome of why this game is so hard to fall in love with. As much as it was exciting, and it certainly was, it was ruined with that nonsense at the end...regardless of whther that should have been a free kick or not, it was and from every angle they have shown on ESPN, that goal was clean as it could be. Even if he thinks the player was interfered with, it was a US player that was the guy getting mugged. He calls it the other way and its literally impossible to understand how he saw it that way...unless it was something not picked up on the replays.
just wow....and a reason the game will be viewed as a secondary one in the US...not that it matters apparently.
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Both the US game and the Germany-Serbia game were definitely indicative of the serious problems plaguing the beautiful game. If I was new to the game and watched those two games, I'd dismiss Soccer as a corrupt, human error prone joke and never watch again. Absolutely shameful. If Klose deserved two yellow for those tackles, Serbia should have been treated to the optional red card for the hand in the box interrupting a goal scoring play, seeing as this ref was taking the rules and interpreting them to the max. Germany didnt deserve to win just because Podolski was a huge goat, but the loss on technicalities was gutting and frankly, damaging to the game.
FIFA really needs to shape up and start implementing some modern measures. Computer detected offsides, instant replay and coach challenges must be implemented. The World Cup is one of the most televised events on Earth, and everyone watching saw two really poorly officiated matches (even Serbian and Slovenian fans should be concerned... incompetence could strike them in their next critical matches too, especially since they will now be under the microscope for getting the favorable calls)