There's a coastline playing?

EDIT: I can't believe your dismissing Henry the best player in the World at the moment.

have you saw the same game as i?

anyway, congrats to France, always winning with a penalti against Portugal.......WC as lost interest as of now for me.

Yay, France wins!

With the exception of the first 15 minutes France was the better team, having the better chances for scoring a goal and some pretty genius "Zidane moments". But the last half hour dragged quite a bit, lot of mistakes, and as was said, a France just sitting on their lead and a Portugal clueless how to take advantage of it.

I wouldn't say the Portugese were clueless, more that they lacked top strikers up front. Figo and Ronaldo had a lot of joy down the flanks but there was nowhere for them to go once they got into the final 3rd.

I cry

This is why soccer/football is a joke. These guys are atheltic deities, no doubt, but soccer is more a game of theatrics and shenanigans. France did not deserve to win this game. They won it because the ref is a loser who called a bullshit penalty on a phantom trip. If you are going to award a penalty kick in a semi final game, you have better be damned sure that it is justified. And that so called trip on Zidane was crap. It didn't happen. He fell over a leg and then embellished the fall and he actually got rewarded with a PK? What a crock and a disgrace. Its a disgraceful sprot when a game of this much importance is decided on who can win an oscar.

I guess you have a selective memory then because thats all i saw france do as well.

Here's a tip. Before making smug observations remember to name the right player in your speech. And it was a foul, unless you'd like them to crash into one another before fouls are given which isn't fun to be on the other end of.

And what the hell! Absolutist statement's like that are completely moronic, does that mean everyone acts when they play football? if I "acted" while playing for my local county side i'd get my head kicked in.

\Oh so, I have to know the right names now to comment on the theatrics of the game? Bullshit!! That was a bullshit penatly. The game is all acting. That's why they are 1-0 games, because no one can score so they haved to fall like they were shot with an oozie, look up at the ref with tears in their eyes and pray for a penalty shot or kick or punch or whatever the fuck it si. What a disgraceful way to win a game. What a disgrace.

Yes, they all act. Half of them hold their leg is spots that weren't even touched, then plead with the ref for a penalty. That's how the game was decided today. I wouldn't doubt it if the ref was paid off to call that penalty.

Um, as much as I don't like saying it, but France clearly ruled the match anyway.

Then I must have been watching a different game Doc. Look, I know that my knowledge of football is not in the same league, hell teh same ballpark as yours and the other savvy Europeans on the site, but I thought The Pork Chops played just as well as the Frogs and maybe evenbetter. It's just a shame that the game is decided on a phantom penalty. That is the disgrace i speak of.

Thank you for telling me I act when I play football, i'm honoured. And have you ever got a full studed tackle in real life. believe me it's far worse then it looks. And as for the referee remarks, it's clear you can't debate the issue properly.

Youc an't honestly tell me that you think these guys don't fake injury to get a penalty kick or a yellow card? Do you think they really broke Shawn Michael's leg in wrestling...I'll let you in on a little secret as well, the Easter Bunny is fake and so is Santa Clause. Rambo, he is a "character" in a movie. Open your mind and your eyes will follow.

Go away an quit trolling baumer. Annoy Krem for a while.

I think the penalty was justified, yet i share baumer's sentiment to an extent. Quite many a times it is players trying to fool the referee, indulging in histrionics, acting as if they just lost a leg. Laughable... It pisses me off sometimes.

I agree. Baumer's just being smug an condisending about it. that and it's clear he has no clue about football.

Ofcourse players act. baumer should've just read a bit more of this thread and see numerous posts about it.

Yet, it's a wonder how he attacks France for 'phantom' penalty, when this one is clear.

Maybe he requires the defender to riddle the attacker with bullet's before its a foul.

Ya your right Neb's he probably didn't see we already had a debate about this

nah cmon.
In the replay you can clearly see how the Portugese aimed for the foot and who he did hit it. Penalty. No Discussion
I mean watch the Penalty the Italians got. Its laughable compared to the French one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viVqhzcj ... %20penalty



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No Comment. That shall win??? NEVAAAAAA.

Compromising

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Well, at least he didn't hug him any lower. Quite respectable for an italian