I will probably be banned for this but... Footie Thread

[driveace]

Whats the score at the Emirates stadium going to be tonight then ?Arsenal 4 Leeds 1 OR will Leeds hold then to a 1-0 result ?

[pino]

I am here and still watching football but I did change channel after Kompany was sent off. That was one of the worst decision taken by a referee have experienced in footbal, the idiot ruined what could've been a great exciting and fair match between the best sides of PL.

[Alexamateo]

The most telling thing to me about Kompany being sent off, was the fact that Nani, who usually goes down to the ground with the slightest breeze, was trying to win the ball back, that's how clean the steal was. I was glad to see Scholes back, IIRC, Ferguson asked him not to retire last year, that said, I thought him coming on almost gave the game back to City, because he gave away the pass that led to Agüero's goal.

If soccer was a little more liberal in their substitution policies, you'd have a lot more guys extend careers, they can still do it, but maybe just not at a high level for the full 90 minutes.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

And Henry wins it for Arsenal!

His legs don't work anymore but he is still lethal in-front of goal.

[Alexamateo]

Help me out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElER4...yer_detailpage

Is the player that scored the goal not offsides? He came from completely behind the keeper to steal it and score.

[MrJan]

No. To be offside the ball would have to be played forward by a member of his own team.

Goals like that happen every now and then, one of Exeters old keepers was caught out like that while playing for a previous club and from then on would always do a little spin before putting the ball down

[race aficionado]

If you go to Marca.com
MARCA.com
you will find a montage of these instances called:

"El gol del delantero invisible"

[Rollo]

A player is offside if there's nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. Being offside of itself is not an offence.

The offence is only penalised if when the ball is played by someone from his own team, he gets an advantage. That usually means being forward of the second last player when his own teammate passes the ball forwards.

[Alexamateo]

Thanks to all, so somebody made a coin explaining the offside rule? Wow!

[MrJan]

Thanks to all, so somebody made a coin explaining the offside rule? Wow!

Yup, and they also seem to have put on a crude picture of Lisa Simpson giving fellatio...which is way not cool.