2010 South Africa FIFA World Cup thread

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

? Are you calling football a civilised sport?

Well, it's more civilized then American Football, Hockey and Lacrosse at least.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

But less civilised than rugby, cricket or league.

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

But less civilised than rugby, cricket or league.

League?

Wait...how is Rugby, a sport were you have to tape your ears back so they don't get ripped off, civilized?

[Bells]

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

League?

A League = 5.55600 kilometers

Can you really say that Football is more civilized than 5.55600 kilometers?

[Professor Smarmiarty]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league What the fuck guys.

[Corel]

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

League?

Wait...how is Rugby, a sport were you have to tape your ears back so they don't get ripped off, civilized?

Players as a whole are generally much more respectful to your fellow player and especially the referee. There's a lack of annoyance or frustration to your opposition, probably because you are hitting them. Football players can get wound up a bit. See Tennis players.

More importantly the crouds seldom go into riots or acts of hooliganism (Which you could aruge is a result of Football being more popular so there's more of them)

Edit: That and I despise diving immensely, whoever is doing it.

Edit edit: Good on the Ivory Coast, I wanted them to win but they played some fun watching football even if it was a draw.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Hahahaha Spain.
#And ho fuck is diving bad

[Solid Snake]

So, it looks like African soccer refs hate the United States about as much as basketball refs hate the Celtics...

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league What the fuck guys.

Well, aren't Rugby Union and Rugby League still considered Rugby?

Woohoo go Serbia! Beat those evil Germans!

[Bells]

well, so far, a lot of surprises!! I thought this worldcup would be a bore but it's actually turning out quite interesting to watch!!

also

North Korea have maintained that reports that four of their players have gone AWOL are wide of the mark and put the confusion down to a ''clerical error''.





There had been suggestions that the players may have tried to defect after the official teamsheet for North Korea's 2-1 defeat to Brazil on Tuesday listed the players Kim Myong-Won, An Chol-Hyok, Kim Kyong-Il and Pak Sung-Hyok as absent.
But it has now been revealed that the Koreans put the wrong information on their teamsheet.


"The team sheet was filled in incorrectly,'' a source told Goal.com. ''The North Korean team marked four players absent. This is due to the fact that in their last tournament, the AFC Challenge Cup, each squad was only allowed to have 18 players so they thought it was the same at the World Cup.


"The mistake was noticed at the stadium and brought to the attention of the team but by then it was too late. It was then picked up by an Italian journalist. There is no truth to the rumours and no players have defected or gone AWOL."
Earlier FIFA said there was no information on reports that four North Korea players have gone missing.


FIFA communications director Nicolas Maingot told a media briefing on Friday: "We have no information on this - we have only been contacted on this issue by the media. Our media officer with the Korea DPR who has spoken to their delegation completely deny these rumours."