World Soccer XVI: The Sadness

[JohnN]

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I need one of the rules gurus to step up for me. Tonight in a youth game I was shooting, the ref called a dangerous play against the defensive team in its own box. Is that an indirect free kick as it was ruled?

Yes.

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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Cops: Man killed crying 2-year-old during World Cup game

Nice planet. (c)

 

[Jimjamesak]

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Believe me, I'm not actually advocating this. I'm just saying that FIFA is so backwards assed that you could almost expect something random like this coming up in the "negotiations" for 2022.

And Don Garber, MLS, and the USSF give a nice response: "Then we ask that all other leagues that do not play a Fall - Spring schedule be forced to play a Fall - Spring schedule, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Brazil, Japan, Australia, all of them."

 

[joegrav]

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Fall-to-spring would be stupid. MLS is great in the summertime here.

I think it would be nice if MLS could move up by a few weeks and end the season in October, but starting in March kind of sucks too. Eliminate the All Star Game and StupidLiga and it's probably doable.

 

[jmh]

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And Don Garber, MLS, and the USSF give a nice response: "Then we ask that all other leagues that do not play a Fall - Spring schedule be forced to play a Fall - Spring schedule, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Brazil, Japan, Australia, all of them."

Brazil does play a fall-spring schedule; May to December is fall-spring in the southern hemisphere.

 

[jmh]

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Hee.

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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That. Is. Awesome.

 

[MountieBoyOz]

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I know Canada hosted a U20 World Cup a few years ago. I'm surprised Canada hasn't lauched a bid for 2018 or 2022. I thought they did a good job hosting it. The US makes more sense for North America, though.

 

[blockski]

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I know Canada hosted a U20 World Cup a few years ago. I'm surprised Canada hasn't lauched a bid for 2018 or 2022. I thought they did a good job hosting it. The US makes more sense for North America, though.

I don't know that they'd be able to pull it off as well as the US. You'd need about 10-12 stadiums and FIFA only allows one city to have 2 stadiums. So, you'd have:

Vancouver
Calgary
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Toronto (x2 ?)
Montreal (x2 ?)
Hamilton
QC
Ottawa

Many of those stadiums would need serious upgrades to meet FIFA's standards for both quality and capacity. For that reason alone, I can't see Canada putting forth a bid. Plus, you couldn't (as of now) use the largest stadium in the largest city (SkyDome) due to conflicts with baseball. The US wanted to use Miami for the WC in 1994, but the Orange Bowl was too narrow and the newer Joe Robbie stadium was taken by the Marlins.

 

[RaceBoarder]

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Dumb question about the 2018/22 bids: Does FIFA allow the use of FieldTurf or do all pitches still need to be natural grass?

 

[WeWantMore]

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Dumb question about the 2018/22 bids: Does FIFA allow the use of FieldTurf or do all pitches still need to be natural grass?

I believe there are only two FIFA approved international stadiums with fully artificial turf: The Luzhniki Stadium in Russia and Saprissa in Costa Rica.

However, there is a stadium at this World Cup, I forget which one, which uses a blend of artificial and natural grass.

 

[blockski]

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Dumb question about the 2018/22 bids: Does FIFA allow the use of FieldTurf or do all pitches still need to be natural grass?

I think FIFA approved turf is technically OK, but unofficially that's not going to cut it.

I would imagine that all of the US stadiums with artificial turf would use temporary grass for a World Cup. They shipped temporary grass in to Qwest Field, New Cowboys Stadium, and M&T Bank Stadium last summer for various friendlies. So long as you're only hosting a few games on it, it held up pretty well.

 

[3W]

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Anyone else catch Darke's comment about a large percentage of Paraguay's population not being able to meet its basic necessities?

Also took a shot at Franck DeBleeckere for the Dempsey non-goal but gave Howard Webb some dap for his handling of Brazil-Chile.

 

[WeWantMore]

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Anyone else catch Darke's comment about a large percentage of Paraguay's population not being able to meet its basic necessities?

Also took a shot at Franck DeBleeckere for the Dempsey non-goal but gave Howard Webb some dap for his handling of Brazil-Chile.

I thought that was a little harsh on DeBleeckere, it's not his fault his linesman blew the call.

 

[Priceless]

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England team face final indignity as hotel cleaners steal their underwear

 

[Priceless]

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Is the World Cup still going on, or did they just wrap it up and give the trophy to Brazil?

 

[Priceless]

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Go Paraguay!

 

[Hammer]

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England team face final indignity as hotel cleaners steal their underwear

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[komey1]

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Someone should remind FIFA about the record attendence that the '94 World Cup got in the USA - and that was BEFORE the USA was respectable in soccer for the 2022 bids.

 

[WeWantMore]

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Bonus soccer. I don't think anyone is too pleased.