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Soccer/Football

T_i_B

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3. Hmmm....

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 03:00 AM

Jun 2014

I thought a yellow card was enough for Neymar's swinging arm.

The penalty decision was poor as it was a clear dive. And I didn't like the way Neymar took his run up. One of these days that is going to go very wrong for him.

Was it the worst penalty decision ever though? Well to be honest players routinely win penalties by simulation, often worse, more blatant simulation then that. It's one of the worst things about the modern game.

After that I finished watching for the evening so I missed Brazil's 3rd goal.

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Incompetent ref or is the fix in? [View all] Ron Obvious Jun 2014 OP

Bad ref call. BKH70041 Jun 2014 #1

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I disagree, they did outplay them. BKH70041 Jun 2014 #5

Hmmm.... T_i_B Jun 2014 #3

Dejan Lovren slams referee and calls for officials to be banned after Croatia's Brazil defeat jakeXT Jun 2014 #4

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Simulation is part of the game, like it or not. Codeine Jun 2014 #7