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Now blowing them in rhythmic unison ughh...

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Typical stupid refereeing. The ball goes out for a goal kick anyway, but no he has to blow his whistle and insist on a free kick for Italy near the corner flag

Wouldn't surprise me if it was Gourcouff.

He really seems to be the group's reject. If the rumours are true about him not talking to or being friends with anyone and others refusing to pass to him... how could it be anyone else!

I envy the passion that the Argentinians show, especially when you compare it with the way our players don't look arsed.

Thought the same watching Australia today. Some high intensity coming from a lot of their players.

Isn't it strange how no-one criticises Heskey when we are beating Germany 5-1, and no-one would be criticising him if England won their two first games - regardless of perfomances?

Also strange that had Heskey scored two hat tricks in both games he probably wouldn't have been criticised!! Crazy.

It doesn't matter, man. You deny a clear goalscoring chance with your arm, it's a red card, non?

Not necessarily, it's like any other hand ball.

From what I could tell, not only was his arm not stuck down his side, but there's was also some slight movement towards the ball.

No choice for the ref.

Hooray, yet another yellow for playing the ball.

What BBC said last night then. Not too disappointed with it given the opposition and Heskey's game against USA.

Oh yeah, apart from Jamie fucking Carragher.

The problem with the non-goal is that he was looking directly at Bocanegra who was man-handling his dude, although it was totally 50/50.  If he were looking at anyone else it would've stood.

And pretty much every other American in there was being man handled by a Slovenian.

USA wins 2-2!

edit: meh posted already.

Can't get enough of that Donovan goal! Get in!

Dempsey

don't tread on IT! 

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It's Good!!

fucking this is good.

4 quality goals.

Oh it's a Spanish ref!! all is explained. Fucking pathetic.

A foul is not a yellow card, you fuckwit.

Some refs genuinely seem to think so these days.

There are so many crappy petty bookings in most of these games.

 

The training gear is horrific..

So the home shirt needs a massive box around the sponsor... but there, yeah that's cool we can see it just fine.

Too much going on with the socks. Was thinking that watching Italy play, we've basically got the same shit.

Keeper kit is just plain ugly.

We should really have used it more than just 2 training sessions before we arrived.

You'd think Umbro would have let England play with the ball since January. Surely it would be in their interest too that England be accustomed to it right from the start.

And by the way,

VIVA MEXICO!

http://www.subbuteotablesoccer.com/adidas%20tango%20footballs.JPG

subbuteo!!

                      Green

Johnson   Dawson    Terry   Cole

                       Barry                 

Lennon   Lampard   Gerrard   Cole

                     Rooney

yes please!

BBC saying the team tomorrow, according to "their sources", will be:

Hope Demichelis publicly blames the vuvus for his cockup.