need_my_wedge
Has Now Found His Wedgie
Bit of mixed emotions really. Absolutely hate cheating divers in football, regardless of whether they are playing for the team I'm supporting. There was way to much of it tonight, but in the other hand, totally ecstatic we won
Why Phil? It wasn’t a penalty, agreed, but neither was it a clear and obvious error by the on-field referee.
In the Premier League VAR would have dithered for five minutes, viewed it from 35 different angles and then made a dog’s dinner of the decision.
The VAR during this tournament has been a breath of fresh air. Swift, consistent and only intervened when necessary. The referee got that one wrong, I agree. But VAR was correctly applied.
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I think Denmark were very good for an hour, then ran out of gas. Casper was excellent.
I put money on Italy at the start of the tournament, and I won't be cashing out this evening
But got to the final. Another hurdle passed.
I put money on Italy at the start of the tournament, and I won't be cashing out this evening
But got to the final. Another hurdle passed.
Blue in Munich
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I do. I detest the cancer of diving that is infesting football.
larmen
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2 or 3 days ago, before the Italy game there was a long discussion here where everyone agreed with it.
BiMGuy
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Anywhere else on the pitch and you get a free kick. There must be 20 of them per game.
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It’s clear and obvious there was no contact on Sterling - you can see that within 19 seconds and two angles - so he gave a penalty when Sterling wasn’t touched , it’s that not a clear and obvious error ?
Blue in Munich
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I have great difficulty understanding how a penalty awarded for a dive following minimal or nil contact can be anything other than a clear and obvious error.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Agreed with what; diving? If so it certainly wasn't everyone.
BiMGuy
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It could easily have been given for the second contact.
England are in a final FFS. Stop moaning and enjoy it.
Blue in Munich
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If I'm not happy about it I'll moan. There's no compulsion to enjoy a flawed victory, nor are you in a position to tell me what I will and won't enjoy.
Piece
Tour Winner
This thread just keeps on giving ?
Slime
Tour Winner
ITV have just introduced Harry Kane as Man of the Match! 
You just couldn't make it up.
You just couldn't make it up.
PJ87
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Did you celebrate any of Chelsea's success after buying the league rather than winning through previous success?
Bit of a flawed view
larmen
Head Pro
They agreed with your opinion that diving is bad
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I did say at 1-1 that England would score ? As it happens I don't think the penalty was an obvious error, it seems quite possible that the player deemed to have tripped Sterling may actually have knocked him, so the penalty might not have been awarded for a trip. If it was a Scottish player going down I wouldn‘t be complaining about being awarded a penalty or using the resulting goal to detract from a victory. Accept it...England won...? ??????????????
BiMGuy
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ADB
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Plucky old England who always played the game the right way got nowhere - the game has changed and we're adapting to it. Too many heartbreaks in the past to worry about a dodgy pen, we made our own luck and benefited from it!
