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Soccer/Football

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Tue Apr 3, 2012, 09:18 PM Apr 2012

That second Barcelona penalty today... [View all]

That second penalty Barcelona got today, for the shirt-pull by Nesta on Busquets. Was it a penalty, you think? I think it's a tough call. Technically, it's a foul and in the box so it's a no-brainer. But how often is it called in a season? I think I would have ordered the corner retaken and had a word with Nesta and Busquets, and I wouldn't have called it myself.

But then it's high time this sort of behaviour is cracked down on too. I've changed my mind about a half a dozen times on this one since I saw it.

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That second Barcelona penalty today... [View all] Ron Obvious Apr 2012 OP

It shouldn't have been called Marooned Apr 2012 #1

The refs protect Barca.. Upton Apr 2012 #2

Boy, do I remember that... Ron Obvious Apr 2012 #3

Yeah, I think it has more to do with Barca's success pissing people off... HuckleB Apr 2012 #4

I don't care for Barca either...at all. Upton Apr 2012 #5

Barca doesn't even dive as much as RM. HuckleB Apr 2012 #7

The better team won many a good man Apr 2012 #6

Exactly. HuckleB Apr 2012 #8