• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    That top one is the reason I can’t watch soccer. What a lame thing to watch a professional athlete do.

  • letsgo@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    I think all football players should be forced to second in rugby. That’ll stop them rolling around in mock agony from tripping over a blade of grass.

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      4 months ago

      There’s way too much bullshit flopping, but sometimes it’s the only way to get the ref’s attention when an opposing player makes a shitty move that doesn’t hurt but is definitely against the rules.

      Or sometimes they just never get touched but are magically thrown to the ground with a broken leg which also magically heals seconds later.

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        4 months ago

        Maybe they should fix the way refereeing works then. It’s not like the rules were written by Jesus or something.

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          4 months ago

          I see you’ve never heard of FIFA. Lucky bastard. I’m paraphrasing, but Sepp Blatter said something like “it’s a human game, mistakes must happen”

          Not to mention the utter hate from football fans of objective rule enforcement like VAR. Add them and you have a perfect storm of people not wanting to fix a problem blended with a governing body that is conservative to a fault.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      Which is why I’m always polite and ask ‘how is your favourite sports team doing?’