Comments on: World Cup again http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/ Two guys who love Sports Gaming on their PCs and consoles rant and rave about various stuff. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dan Clarke http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/#comment-3284 Dan Clarke Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/#comment-3284 Spoken like a true Italia fan. Going to the ground doesn't mean you have a penalty. <br/><br/>Using that logic a non-goalkeeper player diving to block the ball who gets the ball when a player then takes a dive would be awarded a penalty.... Spoken like a true Italia fan. Going to the ground doesn’t mean you have a penalty.

Using that logic a non-goalkeeper player diving to block the ball who gets the ball when a player then takes a dive would be awarded a penalty….

]]> By: MeanOnSunday http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/#comment-3282 MeanOnSunday Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:01:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/#comment-3282 That's not correct. At most it would be an indirect free kick for impeding, even in the penalty area (and that would still have been a wrong decision since impeding can only be called if the defender's action is deliberate and without any attempt to play the ball).<br/><br/>A direct free kick is only awarded for impeding progress if the defender makes deliberate contact with the opposing player, such as reaching out with an arm. That would then fall under the holding rule and be punishable by a direct free kick/ penalty.<br/><br/>Having just seen France win thanks to another dive by Henry the only thing left to say is <br/><br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrvRGTVkv6Y&search=football%20dives That’s not correct. At most it would be an indirect free kick for impeding, even in the penalty area (and that would still have been a wrong decision since impeding can only be called if the defender’s action is deliberate and without any attempt to play the ball).

A direct free kick is only awarded for impeding progress if the defender makes deliberate contact with the opposing player, such as reaching out with an arm. That would then fall under the holding rule and be punishable by a direct free kick/ penalty.

Having just seen France win thanks to another dive by Henry the only thing left to say is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrvRGTVkv6Y&search=football%20dives

]]> By: davet010 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/#comment-3280 davet010 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/06/26/world-cup-again/#comment-3280 Au contraire Dan, the penalty was soft, but spot on.<br/><br/>Neill plays in the Premiership, so knows very well that once you go to ground, you constitute an illegal obstacle between the opposing player and the goal...and that player has no obligation to leap over you or otherwise avoid you.<br/><br/>Soft, yes, but all Neill's fault. Defenders at any level are taught not to go to ground except in desperation, which this wasn't.<br/><br/>As for bias towards European teams, Sepp Blatter is anything but, having constantly expanded the World Cup to include more deadweight teams from Asia, Africa and Oceania...and guess where the bulk of his voting support comes from ? Au contraire Dan, the penalty was soft, but spot on.

Neill plays in the Premiership, so knows very well that once you go to ground, you constitute an illegal obstacle between the opposing player and the goal…and that player has no obligation to leap over you or otherwise avoid you.

Soft, yes, but all Neill’s fault. Defenders at any level are taught not to go to ground except in desperation, which this wasn’t.

As for bias towards European teams, Sepp Blatter is anything but, having constantly expanded the World Cup to include more deadweight teams from Asia, Africa and Oceania…and guess where the bulk of his voting support comes from ?

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