FIFA World Cup 2010...

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Originally Posted by pino

Yes you were, I can't believe the referee disallowed that goal :crazy:

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For those of us poor sods who are stuck at work an unable to watch, why was it dis-allowed?

because of an non-existant foul, and the fact that this was his first ever WC match he (the ref) officiated.

I believed that FIFA only used the 'best of the best' when it comes to referees to officiate these matches, guess I was wrong... :dozey:

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^^^^ Actually it was because of a very questionable offside call.
The player that was allegedly off side was being held inside the penalty box :dozey:

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Originally Posted by Tazio

^^^^ Actually it was because of a very questionable offside call.
The player that was allegedly off side was being held inside the penalty box :dozey:

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Sorry, I'm not fully versed in this form of Football. What is the "Penalty Box"?

it's the square area in front of the goal.

sort of reminds me of that botched call by Jim Joyce on Gallaraga' 'perfect game' a few weeks back.

Instant Replay, anyone?...

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Originally Posted by Lee Roy

Sorry, I'm not fully versed in this form of Football. What is the "Penalty Box"?

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The "penalty box" is the large box that surrounds the goal. It indicates the area that the Goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, and if the defending team makes a foul in the box it results in a penalty against them.

I've just seen the highights of the USA game and I can't see why they had their winning goal dissallowed, it looked like a good goal. If anyone was fouling it was the Slovenia defender. (now Americans might understand why we have soccer riots over here :p ).

It was still a great comeback by America though. Donovans finish was really sweet! :up:

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

If anyone was fouling it was the Slovenia defender.

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So then the Sovenians were guilty of a foul?

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Originally Posted by Lee Roy

So then the Sovenians were guilty of a foul?

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The referee thought different or didn't see it. But it looked to me that the Slovenian defender was holding the US attacker and I have seen some referee's give a penalty for fouls like that.

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I really like European Football. One year I had the good fortune to go to a match at St. James field in Newcastle between Newcastle United and Chelsea.

I never watch the NFL anymore.