nzlegend 1 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: Look at it again. That's definitely a proper decking headbutt. Headbutt 10/10. hmmm perhaps.... I guess I have to stop thinking like a Rugby player, a chestbutt like that would have resulted in the recipient staggering back, then charging the instigator resulting in a full on donnybrook. you are right though about the event being forever remembered, like Don Bradmans duck in his last test innings (not that they are in the same league of course but both could be considered disappointing to say the least). People often remember the strange and controversial rather than the normal stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 If it's still a draw after the first overtime, they should move to the "multiball round": drop 11 balls from a helicopter onto the center of the playing field and let the teams have a true "shoot out" for 5 minutes of play. Most goals after that 5 minutes determines the winner. I think that would be more exciting than penalty kicks. As a bonus, Collina would be the one dropping the balls from the helicopter. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Like air-hockey! Yeah I like it Goemon! Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Yeah, O11 I agree that the headbut is better than 'handballing' your opponent or how about after full time then they have the goal posts on wheels and make them 1m bigger every 10 minutes Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 They could always have a dive-off. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 or get rid of the goalie for a 15 minute overtime, and see who can score the most. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by yamayamayama: They could always have a dive-off. then Ronaldo could be his own country and win the whole thing himself Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I don't understand what they are saying but, a few moments of Maradona Madness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_fO_Wdzq4E&search=maradona%20bilbao Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 zidane was fouled so many times in that game it wasnt funny. something finnaly snaped really. the guy that destroyed his shoulder in the 2nd half shouldve been sent off. that ref was a mess he missed 2 handballs again as well. what he did was a stupid though and a direct red for sure. i wonder what the other guy said though Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 My dad is cleverer than your dad. Moment of madness. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 More Maradona: Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I like your pics Goemon.. keep them coming. I am looking forward to hearing Zidanes explanation. I bet he is embarrassed this morning. Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Well the Fat lady has sung and Thank Dog. Talk about the most highly strung, self indulgent sports fest ever. Sure some moments of athleticism, sheer ball wizardry and flashes of genius insight, BUT as a genuine spetacle the flaws are glaring. All been said before by those far better than me, but the pressure to succeed has spawned a monster that is devouring itself. The diving, faking, the-exagerrated-injury-to-slow-down/stop-the-game, the running to the ref and aggresive begging for fouls, the LACK of goals, the constant complaints after games, the extra-ordinarily inconsistent referee decisions and more just doesn't cut it with me. I'm willing to give any sport and it's tribes their dues - couldn't handle baseball, enjoy it now - but as much as I've tried to grab it over the past decade or more, I'm more often than not left feeling empty, bored, frustrated.....esp due to the above mentions, as opposed to satisfaction, excitement and 'happiness'. And the out of whack nationalism that the monster rears is surrealism at it's best. Olympics have got nothing on this lil' baby. P'raps South Africa can slay the beast or at least put it out of it's dog forsaken misery. Just a few thoughts PS - I didn't read (m)any of the multitude of posts so apologies for repetition etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hahahaha! zidane wins the golden ball! (best player of the tournament!) haahahahaha Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Great message hey. I thought Peter Crouch might have got the MVP award as well... must have been close. They said on the tv that the Italian guy might have called him "terrorist" or something.. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 You make some valid points there snowbee. While I enjoy it while it is on - it's football! - the World Cup is not that big a deal to many footie fans. Of course people get worked up when it's on and it's a big footie fest so emotions get high. But I think lots of people will agree, I'd much rather my club team do well than England. To be honest I'm not really fussed about England winning (good job, hey? ) A Liverpool Champions League victory or a Premiership win means so much more. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 from the guardian: An Italian lip-reader last night claimed to have deciphered the words Marco Materazzi said to Zinédine Zidane that provoked the French captain into butting him in the chest during Sunday's World Cup final, According to the BBC, Materazzi said, "I wish an ugly death to you and all your family," and then told Zidane to "go **** yourself". there's also reports of 'you're a dirty terrorist' and your sister's a whore. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 So, no video replay is allowed, but Italian lip-readers will start manning the sidelines? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I must confess I wasn't inspired to get up and watch the games in the middle of the night. I don't know whether teams are too defensive, maybe its just easier to defend now with fitter players on pitches that have not grown in size. Its easier to bend the ball or put it in the corner now, and I think that has negated the improvements in goalkeeping. Whatever the reason, we could do with more goals to make it more exciting. Ding-dong battles like the Brazil-Italy game with the Rossi hattrick seem a thing of the past. A lot of the nationalism is from part-time fans and bandwagon jumpers. I don't understand why golden goal extra-time was ditched. I thought it was a good idea. I would also be tempted to punish teams that win on penalties. Maybe they could suspend three or four players selected at random for the next game. Or stop having the draw in advance and seed any team that wins on pens the lowest in the next round. Playing out extra time for pens shouldn't be an attractive option. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 yeah, I don't know either why they didn't like the golden goal. If you score in the last 10 mins of a game to take the lead then you prob have won the game anyways. Do they think it will raise the level of play? How about no penalties, but you have to play the extra time with your subs. Anyone who was on the field at the end of reg time can't be on. then if there's still no score, the managers do penalty kicks. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 read this elsewhere...." brasilian TV, which hired a group of deaf lip-reading specialists, says Materazzi said "tua sorella è una prostituta" - literally "your sister is a prostitute" another gif image of the soon to 'infamous forever' act....... Link to post Share on other sites
misorano 1 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Happy birthday 7-11 Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Zidane's a softie. Headbut to the chest? It should have been a proper Liverpool kiss. Link to post Share on other sites
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