Bad enough for the governing body to have to revamp the officiating system for the =next World Cup.
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Good point, forgot about that. The officiating was pretty bad I hear... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B Smith" <daikaij...@yahoo.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:58:38 PM > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Now This is Worth the Hype! > > > > Ghana had a real shot and bad no call kept them out of the semifinals. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Keith > Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > > > It's always struck me how provincial and insular we Americans are. We > call winners of the NBA, NFL, and MLB championships "world" champions, > although the only contestants are American, some of the sports aren't even > followed worldwide, and there's no guarantee our best could beat teams from > other countries consistently in say, baseball. What hubris! We argue about > LeBron James and the significance of a move in a league that's contained in > just our states. But this--this is truly big news! Although too bad no > African country could hoist the trophy, though from what I'm hearing, it may > be a few years before that might happen... > > > > > > ************************* > > > http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/07/11/world.cup.final.spain.thenetherlands/index.html > > > > > > > > (CNN) -- Spain won the World Cup for the first time as an extra-time goal > from Andres Iniesta gave them a last-gasp 1-0 victory over the Netherlands > in the final at Soccer City on Sunday night. > > > > A game littered with no less than 13 yellow cards and one red was settled > by a moment of magic by the Barcelona midfielder after being played in by > substitute Cesc Fabregas. > > > > His 116th-minute strike was the goal all Spaniards were waiting for and > spared both sides the agony of deciding the new world champions by > penalties. > > > > The goal came after the Dutch had been reduced to 10 men, after John > Heitinga was shown the red card in the second half of extra time by referee > Howard Webb for a foul on Iniesta. > > > > "It's incredible," Iniesta told gathered media in a post-match press > conference. > > > > "What a joy especially when you see how we won it. There aren't the words > to describe what I am feeling. After my goal, I thought about my family and > all the people who I love. But the victory is the fruit of a lot of work," > an emotional Iniesta told reporters. > > > > Spain coach Vincente del Bosque was happy with his side's victory: "Today > is a reward for beautiful football. Everyone in the dressing room is > ecstatic," he said. > > > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
