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Yay for more f***ing terrible officiating on a bulls*** handball call.

Should have been another red card on Algeria

Should have been a red card on Algeria

US should have had a corner as that came off an Algerian player. The US NEVER gets the benefit of the doubt from the refs.

Lol at that yellow card on Jozy.

Two great chances for Dempsey...ugh

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 09:25 AM) Oh my bad. Replay shows you're right. He was obviously on sides even in real time in my opinion, but at least the ref wasn't just making s*** up this time.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 09:29 AM) So how many goals has USA had stolen from them by terrible officiating? Two for sure and arguably 3.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 09:24 AM) He was offsides though. No he wasn't

The USA has another goal stolen from them. This is utterly ridiculous.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:08 PM) Mark Kotsay is the worst base runner in Sox history. Podsednik made outs on the basepaths something like 12% of the time he reached base last year.

QUOTE (OilCan @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 12:40 AM) TS3 = CLASSIC. Saw a few guys shed some tears at the end. Kind of dark though in some spots. Toy Story 3 was absolutely fantastic. By far and away the best movie I've seen this year.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 05:41 PM) Id bet a lot of money on the fact that FIFA would rather the US advance than Slovenia or Algeria. Look at the advertisements, look at the sponsors, they are American. US means big money in sports, even soccer. It was a bad call, but there is no way I believe that "the fix was in". The refs could have ended the US chances if they wanted to, but in the end the US came away with a draw and the chance to advance. The fix wouldn't come from FIFA. It isn't hard to pay off a ref to have them alter the outcome of a game. It happens fairly often in sports.

First couple of negative reviews for Toy Story 3 although neither is from whom I would consider a real critic. Armond White apparently gave positive reviews to Land of the Lost, Transformers 2, the Last Song, Clash of the Titans, and GI Joe yet gave negative reviews to the Dark Knight, Iron Man, District 9, Up, Toy Story 3 and while I didn't like it that much Avatar. The guys a troll. The other critic apparently gave Marmaduke a positive review which alone gives him no credibility.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 02:51 PM) It was a deplorable call...but you know what...don't go down 2-0 in the first half. I hate these types of posts implying the US shouldn't have put themselves in that position. The US had already come back to tie it and had a victory stolen from them by the ref. They did what they needed to do to win plain and simple.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) Deplorable Wait the foul was on Edu? WTF that makes the call even worse than I could have imagined. FIFA needs to investigate that official and he definitely should never ref a World Cup or really any other international game again.

A couple comments on the players. Onyewu was awful and I really wish the US had back line depth because he has no business being out there right now. Altidore was a beast in the 2nd half. He really dominated play and I wish he would play like that more often. Donovan and Bradley's finishes were both terrific strikes. I hope FIFA doesn't overturn Findley yellow so Bradley is forced not to play him, he sucks.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 11:10 AM) That's nonsense. The guy gave Slovenia like 5 yellow cards. They made some bad decisions, but I really don't think they were trying to be deliberately biased against the US. They were clearly biased against the US during that game to the point that I've heard from friends watching with Mexican commentators, British commentators, etc. that they were all ripping on the ref and saying that the US got screwed not just on that call but throughout the game. Hell one of those yellow cards could have been a red card (where Altidore had a clear run if he wasn't fouled) and probably would have been called a red if the US committed a similar foul.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 11:07 AM) Donovan said the referee wouldn't tell them what the call was. WTF Because he got paid to make sure the US wouldn't win so he was making s*** up. I'm not even really kidding.

Looks like he called a laughable foul on Bocanegra who was jostling for position and ignored the obvious holds and Bradley being raped by the Slovenia player.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 11:01 AM) Well the TV called offside. If they called a foul, I dont' know how the f*** it was on because the only contact I saw was the guy bear hugging Bradley. If he called a foul he was just making s*** up to make sure the US didn't win the game because he got paid off.

I seriously wouldn't be surprised if that ref was on the take. He was that bad today.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 18, 2010 -> 10:57 AM) Horrible call, but have to focus on the next game. Basically if they win against Nigeria by 2, they should be in the next round no matter what other circumstances happen. I guess you want Nigeria to beat England, which would then force England to have to beat Slovenia, and give the US an automatic berth if they beat Nigeria. The players have to focus on the next game. As a fan I choose to continue to b**** about criminal officiating.

Oh and for everyone who likes to say refs don't play a role in outcomes. Well this is a huge f*** you. Refs directly influence games and sometimes decide results.

If I was on the US team you would have had to hold me back from going after the ref after that game. The refs from both games today should be fired immediately. f***ing pathetic.