Lame
Posted on July 9th, 2006 by Brad
Does anyone else find it lame that soccer’s world championship was decided by penalty kicks? I mean really…
Gavin adds: I find it lame that it was won by Italy.
Hey man, have you heard about the new Italian wine?
It goes, “Mama Mia, I am so injured. Penalty, penalty.”
I think it is extremely lame. What makes it even lamer is that it seems like those guys make those things at an absurdly high percentage. Nine of the ten kicks were successful. It’s been said many times that it’s just like having the NBA Finals decided by a free-throw shooting contest.
Anyway, screw France and that no-good, dirty, head-butting Zidane. Even with a man advantage, penalty kicks were the only way Italy was gonna win.
I’d rather know who can turn left the fastest.
Well, that and that Zindane head-butting incident. WTF was that?
I’d rather know who can turn left the fastest.
Ah c’mon man. You know how much I hate NASCAR. And I like futbol, k? But the penalty kicks… laaaaaaa-aaaaaaame.
Zindane was already injured. He was losing the ball frequently after his should got busted. The only thing the head-butt did was make it an official man down.
my point, as lame as NASCAR. i forgot the [/scarasm]
*sniff. sob.* I hate those penalty kick finals. And I am NOT happy to see Zidane go out like that. I agree, he had had enough, but that was a stupid way to go out of what he claims will be his last game. Oh oh oh waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Dammit I came here to recover from my heartbreak at watching Les Bleus lose! Seriously, I am totally bummed. I threw my cigarettes against the wall, I tell ya. Now that’s bummed.
The best part about the end of the World Cup is that it means it’s the longest possible time until the next World Cup.
Seriously, though, this Italian-American kind of enjoyed Italy’s run, even if they were getting their butts kicked today and were very lucky to win.
I mean what on earth could Materazzi have said that caused Zidane to do something so stupid? Did he say his butt looked big or what?
I have been perplexed myself. I mean Zidane played in Italy, so he has hear everything. What new and powerful insult?
“Voi stupido emu!”
“Siete un cobag sentente l’odore di fallo quel feces dei gocciolamenti!!”
Why do you libs worry about soccer anyway? It’s not a real American sport. It’s popular among Muslims. Didn’t it strike you as a “coincidence” that there were no terror threats against the World Cup?
Any team with a manager stupid enough to start Barthez when a guy like Gregory Coupet is sitting on the bench deserves to loose. Italy was the better team, plain and simple. Buffon and Cannavaro won the game for the Azzuri, as per usual.
I was disappointed in Zidane, though. He knew he was going to get a red card for that stunt, and yet he chooses to headbutt Materazzi in the chest?! He’s a Marseille-boy, least he could do was deliver a roundhouse kick to the motherfucker’s face.
Materazzi: “I’d like to hear more about your ‘tyke’ by the way. Girl? Boy? Toddler? Teen? Are you still married to the woman you ephed to give birth to the tyke?”
Zidane: “Raaah!”
Why do you libs worry about soccer anyway? It’s not a real American sport. It’s popular among Muslims. Didn’t it strike you as a “coincidence� that there were no terror threats against the World Cup?
Holy shit. I thought this was a parody comment, but apparently “Dopey” is f’real.
WE GOT A NEW TROLL, BOYS!!! WOO-HOO!!!
Ahem.
pro loose lege lose
Sorry.
OK, now I feel marginally better. Snark from Gavin AND a futbol-troll! Wow, I didn’t even know they still made those.
(and btw dopey, you won’t find anymore red-blooded amur’can re: sports. I’m a huuuuuge football fan, and I know just about everything there is to know about baseball. But I do hate NASCAR because it isn’t a sport.)
WE GOT A NEW TROLL, BOYS!!! WOO-HOO!!!
Ahem. *points at obviously-female nym* What am I, masticated bile-producing organs? And I’m still mad about yesterday’s YouTube orgy. So there.
(and btw dopey, you won’t find anymore red-blooded amur’can re: sports. I’m a huuuuuge football fan, and I know just about everything there is to know about baseball. But I do hate NASCAR because it isn’t a sport.)
Big deal. That’s like saying you’re not a terrorist because you also like to go to birthday parties. Not buying it.
New troll?
Ah fresh meat.
masticated bile-producing organs
ouch
it’s more like saying you’re not a clown because you like to go to birthday parties.
except you ~are~ a clown.
Big deal. That’s like saying you’re not a terrorist because you also like to go to birthday parties. Not buying it.
Dude. OK, c’mon. You’re not for real. You’re a liberal mole who is pretending to be a right-winger just to make Townhall.com look bad.
(Why is it that we only get either parody trolls or Netvocates? What ever happened to the genuine wingnuttery of Dr. BLT?)
Yeah, no way dopey is a real troll. Shucks. *scuffs toe of shoe in dirt*
Are you sure that troll’s f’real? Everything it’s said so far has been pretty hilarious.
So will this mean that our staunch allies in the Global War On Terror are now proven superior to the craven French once again? Is the World Cup victory a win for Bush? What will the op eds look like?
I think we can guess.
But surely Zidane’s headbutt is simply more proof of the futility of pre-emptive strikes?
I think we could turn this around.
Yeah I smell an air of boooolshit around Dopey here.
Dude. OK, c’mon. You’re not for real. You’re a liberal mole who is pretending to be a right-winger just to make Townhall.com look bad.
I assure you I am very much for real. And I don’t like it at all that you think I’m a parody. Just because I just started blogging at TownHall, you’re trying to ridicule me. Typical liberal elitist.
I assure you I am very much for real. And I don’t like it at all that you think I’m a parody. Just because I just started blogging at TownHall, you’re trying to ridicule me. Typical liberal elitist.
Dopey has obviously not read the TownHall StyleBook.
The best part about the end of the World Cup is that it means it’s the longest possible time until the next World Cup.
Thank you, JK47. I will use that at the bar tonight. Truly profound.
And there’s no way that Dopey’s a real troll. But BradR, do you really want to say that you know just about everything there is to know about baseball? The fellas from FJM might be reading.
I assure you I am very much for real. And I don’t like it at all that you think I’m a parody. Just because I just started blogging at TownHall, you’re trying to ridicule me. Typical liberal elitist.
OK, parody. I don’t need anymore convincing.
Most parody trolls are better at concealing their IDs, man. It took me at least a coupla weeks to figure out Annie Angel and Shoelimpy.
But BradR, do you really want to say that you know just about everything there is to know about baseball? The fellas from FJM might be reading.
OK, I know everything *important* about baseball.
Ahem. May i remind you all that the next World Cup will be held right here is SAfrica? 2010. Start dusting off your pith helmets and hitting A&F for elephant guns. It’s time to hit the Dark Continent ! (well, will be in four years) and start being extra nice to suezboo so she will give you house room.
BRad R. being an emu.
The fact is, Brad, that baseball is a Leftist sport since they let the Mexicans play.
/turns off ruppert
I am actually quite the baseball afficionado myself.
That’s like saying you’re not a terrorist because you also like to go to birthday parties. Not buying it.
Hey Bradrocket!! Congratulations on your promotion. To go from “Traitor” to “Terrorist Appeaser” to “Terrorist” in just a couple of short years. I can only hope to achieve such recognition of status from a right winger, parody or not. I know important things about baseball too–like how the Giants better trade for a hitter or I’m gonna become a football fan…
mikey
If you know who Voros McCracken is, and I do, you are a baseball geek.
I hate ending these games on penalty kicks. As the goalkeeper, you have to guess right or hope the shooter screws up (like Trezuguet did). Just make it a golden goal.
Zidane’s head butt really upset me. Big failure of leadership when his team needed him the most and it’s sad to see such a great player go out like that. My friend and I were speculating that Materazzi was spouting some kind of racist crap but 1) that’s just guessing and 2) it doesn’t excuse that kind of move.
I don’t like penalty shoot outs. Let them play until one team shows it has better stamina than the other.
Ah, but the dive master of the game was Malouda.
I concur that the penalty-kick shootout is a pretty shit-ass way to decide a world championship. These are world class athletes, play still someone wins. And in the overtimes, remove 1 player per side every 15 minutes to open up the field a little.
I kind of like it. I’ve been a big fan of the shoootout in the NHL, it’s nice beacuse well, makes it exciting. It hasn’t happened that much, the last time I remember it happeneing was when Itailly played Brazil not sure what year it was. But I do remember a shoot out there, Brazil won I think. But I am glad that itailly won today.
Funny side note for Brad, Carol betted Dave and I 50 bucks Itailly would win. He was on the Brazil banwagon for four weeks then they lost. So he was walking around the whole week going we we, my grandfather is french or something like that gonna beat itailly…so Dave and I bet him just cuz he was pissing us off. Ha, we won….Doubt he’ll pay though lol.
OK, the Dopey is just a parody troll, but there is a REAL live new troll in the next thread down. It just said it thinks that Rep. Jefferson not only gets to keep his job but gets to keep the 90K from the freezer.
Obviously, I am bored. And still sad about the futbol. But perhaps a little Whack-A-Troll will cheer me right up.
Gavin, I really want to tell you to fuck off on this…but I won’t, of course. Italy won after a great match. Is defense not legit to you? France should be proud of their team, and Italy should be magnaminous. But, you know, we won. And we won in a great match.
Zidane’s headbutt appears to be a reaction to the Italian dude tweaking his nipple.
Zidane e demonstrato la moda francesa.
Also, Gavin,
Did you not notice that the ref allowed this game to be played all-out? There were no operatic performances from either team today. When any player was whining, it was for a good reason.
Did you not notice that the ref allowed this game to be played all-out? There were no operatic performances from either team today. When any player was whining, it was for a good reason.
Okay okay, yes, you’re right. But hating Italy ’06 is like hating the Yankees — it’s not really about the last game, but about how they got there.
Let’s see if we can’t spread out the hatin’ here:
To me, the best part about the end of the tournament is knowing that I won’t have to see David Fucking Beckham in 2010, and I’ll always treasure the final sight of him in this Cup sitting on the bench boo-hooing as they go down in flames. I like England, but I’ve always despised that overrated wanker.
I kind of enjoyed it as well– I was annoyed that Zidane had to go out like that (he should have known better), though I suspect that the official saw the event on the monitor and not on the pitch.
Aside from the possible nipple tweak, I’ve heard rumors that Zidane was being targeted with somewhat racist trash talk (he is a North African Muslim, IIRC, which ain’t exactly a popular group these days). That might do it, but it is only a rumor, so take it with a big ass grain ‘o salt.
I’m still pissed France lost (after England went down they were my second choice), but it was a well played match. Neither team (aside from Zidane) has much to be ashamed of.
Grazie, Gavin, per essere simpatico e giusto.
Why is everyone upset at Zidane showing his true colors on the battlefield?
My my, what short memories we have. I remember when USA Women’s faced off against China in their championship, and when the game ended up 0-0… it was decided on PENALTY KICKS! And when it came out in USA’s favor, everyone cheered the ladies as if they were t3h b3st 1n t3h w4rld!!!!11 Sports bra controversy aside, of course.
But a different standard JUST had to be applied to a men’s game between two European teams…
Zidane can lose it when he gets abused, but Materazzi said something and felt him up. Perhaps there was some homophobia involved, who knows. Italy are amazingly talented, but I don’t think they played that amazingly today. They did not try to win the game int he last 50 minutes. They played for penalties, and France could have easily been awarded a second penalty (the first was not a dive either). Materazzi’s goal could also have been disallowed for a foul (he pushed off the French player). I’m just saying the game was really close, and given the fact that Italy only seemed to care about tieing up the game, I will never respect them, wonderfully talented though they be.
Pinko, I think teams like USA are funner to watch usually–with their all-out drives to the goal and all. But Italy are masters of defense. They win.
the thing that gets me about the penalty shoot-out deciding the match – is that the missed goal by the French wasn’t even due to a block by the Italian goalie. He just fucked up the kick and hit the crossbar. It wasn’t so much that Italy won, as that France lost.
Even so, I correspond with a lot of people in Italy at my job, so I’m going to be emailing a lot of congratulations out tomorrow at work.
dAVE, I’m not sure how many of them are going to BE at work tomorrow 😉 I suspect the partying may go on all night, at least!
Wild time in the North End today, yall.
I saw a limo that beeps the opening bars to the “Godfather” theme (true!).
Oh, and Pam Atlas Vlogs just released a new one where she sings and dances to “Love Train.” Just, um, thought you’d like to know.
*whistles and walks away*
ha!
voros mccracken, eh? hmmm … i wonder what retardo thinks of voros mccracken?
My mom on Zidane: “What an exemplary soccer player. He didn’t use his hands.”
Wild time in the North End today, yall.
I’m jealous!
(about Zidane, I didn’t see it, but there was apparently some sort of nipple tweak in addition to the verbal back and forth.)
I’d take a youtube duel over world cup any day.
dAVE, I’m not sure how many of them are going to BE at work tomorrow 😉 I suspect the partying may go on all night, at least!
Oh, they’ll be there – I’ve got an 8 hour time difference between me in California and them at work in Italy – So, they’ll at least be answering emails from wherever they are. Hmm. I’d better look over any order confirmations from Italy verrrry carefully – there’s likely to be more errors than usual. I hope they’re not shipping anything out tomorrow. I doubt anything will be packed right.
Sure, a penalty shootout is a lame way to decide a football match.
But it is not nearly as lame as the traditional method; playing a football match.
Now ,now, Big Ick – you’re obviously just sore that the World Series in baseball involves such a small world.
Random Voros McCracken shout-outs. Love it.
Zidane gets the Golden Ball (ie. tournament MVP), now that‘s lame. Cannavaro, yes, Zambrotta, yes, Buffon, yes, or, if you’re willing to look beyond the top two teams, Maniche, Riquelme, etc. But not fricking Zidane. He played reasonably well in the quarter- and semifinals, but up until then he was lacklustre, at best.
It’s a send-off trophy. The man’s retiring, so they’re giving him his props through a moderately inappropriate if flattering medium.
Not the first time nor the last it will happen. :shrug:
Cannavaro, yes, Zambrotta, yes, Buffon, yes, or, if you’re willing to look beyond the top two teams, Maniche, Riquelme, etc
or Pirlo, Ricardo, Klose.
Zidane played very well throughout the knockout stages of the tournament, although he was indeed pretty mediocre in the Switzerland and South Korea games. I don’t see how you can call him lacklustre in the game against Spain. I think the award would be appropriate (since he carried France to the finals to a much greater extent than any one player carried Italy). But I don’t think he should get it given the way he ended the tournament. How can the tournament MVP be the guy who cost his team the championship by getting red carded for a flagrant, brutal foul?
or Pirlo, Ricardo, Klose.
True, true. An argument could be made for Vieira or Lehmann, as well, and undoubtedly there are others.
I’d missed this bit:
Ie. the voting was carried out before the incident took place.
Very lame ending. But Zidane’s headbutt to that smack-talking Italian’s chest – priceless.
Um, are you high, PP? The first PK was a complete dive. The Italian player never touched him. And the second Italian goal that was called back for being offside should have been allowed. The game never should have gotten to penalty kicks because the Italians should have won in regulation 2-0.
Hey Gavin,
A fiend of mine has a “solution” to your joke.
The Pink Card. AKA The “Man up and grow a set, you puss” card.
Get caught diving, pink card.
Two pink cards in a tournament and you’re ejected. And forced to play on your country’s womens’ squad in the following Copa.
Singularity,
True, the PK was arguable, but of course Italy clearly benefited from two no-calls: Materazzi’s foul against Vieira on his goal, and Zambrotta’s blatant take-down of Malouda at the top of the box early in the second half. Still, all these are the types of calls that go either way all the time.
But the idea that Toni was onside is absurd. Just to clear it up for you–offsides is called based on the player’s position when the ball is kicked (i.e., the point at which Toni was at least two steps behind the French line) not seconds later, when the ball is in the air (i.e., when the line caught back up with him). Really, this one was not even close.
Whatever. You know that if Ze Germans had won the World Cup on penalty kicks, the Sadly, No! Deutsch-o-philes would have been prancing around Sprockets-style in celebration.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Linguini won. Eat It! Uno!!!1!
I just hope Materazzi didn’t say anything racist. He denies calling Zidane a terrorist. Zizou isn’t talking. I also hope Materazzi didn’t say anything about touching Zidane’s sister in her private places.
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