This US Futbol fan thanks the WC Refs

[statnerds]

for sucking. for being tragically bad in stealing goals off the US in consecutive games on shit calls. thank you for the phantom call taking away the game winning goal, and 2 points, in the Slovenia tilt. thank you for a horrible offsides call that wasn't, that stole a goal off the US midway through the 1st H today.

thank you for all of that or the iconic moment of Donovan scoring would not have happened. a goal that will never be forgotten by American fans.

and you still owe us for the Germany hand ball not called in WC 2002 and the phantom Red Card foul in WC 2006 vs Ghana. am i missing one from a WC game vs Turkey?

[Raven66]

Holy, stop your whining, you advanced already.

[acarmelo1]

I dont see fans of all other countries whine so much like those Gringos. IT IS PART OF THE GAME, LIVE WITH IT

[sportfan]

its ok Usa advanced so no point to bitch about it to much , i know refs robbed at least 2 goals from us but oh well its over

[Glitch]

i bet the US to win exactly 2-0 today at +740 on 5dimes....

[sportfan]

i bet the US to win exactly 2-0 today at +740 on 5Dimes....

damn srry to hear that dude..

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Quit complaining and get over it. You guys advanced and I wouldn't be surprised if Ghana knocks your fukking ass out

[Slim]

Ghana will knock them out just like they did in 06.

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Ghana will knock them out just like they did in 06.

Yep, I sure hope so

[acarmelo1]

I hope Italy advances

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

I hope Italy advances

I hope so too bro, its getting closer and closer until kick off. I hope they don't disappoint us and make us wait another 4 years

[statnerds]

wow, jealous much? where's the love?

point isn't the atrocious calls that nearly cost them advancing. point is Landon Donovan rising to the occasion and creating a memory for US Football fans. we are in the minority here, but a moment like that, supported by a story line of us vs the world. i'm just hoping it creates some interest here for the Beautiful Game.

and just to be clear, i don't think there is any intentional robbery by the refs, just plain bad officiating.

[Scorpion]

the refs are doing a great job
not many bad calls

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

I'm not jealous, I'm a Italian born citizen living in Canada. I love my Italian National team and its written on my Canadian citizenship to always cheer the other team on when USA plays

[JimmysEgo]

how about thanks for going past 90 minutes to give them time for the last goal today?

[acarmelo1]

Why does Canada hate USA so much?

[antifoil]

i love it when people hate the USA. people only hate you when you are the best. not many people hate iceland.


also refs in this sport are more corrupt than nba.

[statnerds]

I'm not jealous, I'm a Italian born citizen living in Canada. I love my Italian National team and its written on my Canadian citizenship to always cheer the other team on when USA plays

my wife wanted to name our son Gianni. i said hell no. we are Americans who happen to be of Italian descent. my Great Grandmother came over, and same with her side. point is, while i enjoy having ties to Italia, if i ever go there to visit, my people in the motherland will call me an American. so i gave him an American first name, with Gianni as a middle name. and my last name screams dago.

[KingKolzig]

statnerds is so correct. horrendous calls against the us in world cup play. however u forgot to mention playing Italy to a 1-1 draw with 9 men last world cup, the 2 red cards being horrendous calls...........and so yes Donovan scoring that goal was even sweeter. and winning the group brings Ghana which is ripe for the picking without essien. vegas has that line US -110 by I cap it at US -180, they are still very underrated and Ghana of course has no brains

[southmadejd]

D3 Might Ducks, I am a little bit confused on why you hate the US? Canada is our friendly neighbor to the north, why the hell would you hate us so much?

[Naz18]

The world does not revolve around America...

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

D3 Might Ducks, I am a little bit confused on why you hate the US? Canada is our friendly neighbor to the north, why the hell would you hate us so much?

I don't hate you guys, i'd just rather see you guys out then in Being Canadian its just a rivalry between Canada and USA, we would rather see you guys lose then win.

[Pokerjoe]

I dont see fans of all other countries whine so much like those Gringos. IT IS PART OF THE GAME, LIVE WITH IT

You don't "whine" because you don't get cheated. People from other countries get bad calls once a decade, where we get them 3-4 times a game.

A handball called on Beasley that didn't even touch his arm, much less his hand. An Algerian player punching Dempsey in the face and not getting even a yellow. Etc, etc. See, I didn't even need to mention the disallowed goal.

But, yes, the US getting cheated is part of the game. Part of the game YOU demand. And you know why you demand that FIFA cheat us? Because sniveling little hatemongers like you have no other idea of how to win.

But for tonight, at least, you're choking on your bigotry. How's it taste? Like bile?

[Naz18]

You don't "whine" because you don't get cheated. People from other countries get bad calls once a decade, where we get them 3-4 times a game. A handball called on Beasley that didn't even touch his arm, much less his hand. An Algerian player punching Dempsey in the face and not getting even a yellow. Etc, etc. See, I didn't even need to mention the disallowed goal. But, yes, the US getting cheated is part of the game. Part of the game YOU demand. And you know why you demand that FIFA cheat us? Because sniveling little hatemongers like you have no other idea of how to win. But for tonight, at least, you're choking on your bigotry. How's it taste? Like bile?

You don't know what your talking about....then again most Americans don't..

[brooks85]

thats why soccer is inferior. Just like flopping, bad reffing is considered normal.

NFL has replay, NBA will review goaltending for example, NHL reviews, MLB has some review. Though bad calls still squeak through, it has made things a lot better.

Yet futbol is ok with bad reffing, this is not 1930, bad reffing should not be apart of any major sport, no reason for it.

[spongerat]

theres some games that really are fixed because of the amount of money bet on them and corruption in other countries

[michalis]

I agree that goal should have counted, but Im pretty sure noone is conspiring to knock out team USA, you can complain about bad officiating, but drop it with the ego and the 'USA against the world' attitude

as I have mentioned before that ref from belgium is famous in Europe for how bad he is, he has screwed many teams over in champions league matches, he should be banned from all stadiums

[wtf]

brooks is right and you dont even have to slow down play with replays, even one more ref would take away a lot of these calls

or a ref in the box watch from above

[tweezy!]

You don't know what your talking about....then again most Americans don't..

It's you're you stupid ****ing cunt.

[QuantumLeap]

theres some games that really are fixed because of the amount of money bet on them and corruption in other countries

I agree and I think this is why soccer is such a shit sport in its current form. Too much corruption just like the NBA.

[Naz18]

thats why soccer is inferior. Just like flopping, bad reffing is considered normal. NFL has replay, NBA will review goaltending for example, NHL reviews, MLB has some review. Though bad calls still squeak through, it has made things a lot better. Yet futbol is ok with bad reffing, this is not 1930, bad reffing should not be apart of any major sport, no reason for it.

NFL does not replay holding penalties, pass interference, ect....MLB doesn't replay shit, only home runs. Even in NBA you can't review all the subjective fouls like charging/blocking calls. Doesn't matter how good technology is, you can't review every single thing...especially when your dealing with subjective calls.

[Wade Dwayne]

USA is in the easiest quarter of the draw by far so they have no reason to complain about what happened in the group stages.

[Eleven]

Im canadian and I like this US team. Go team USA!

[Glada Tartan]

Maybe the refs thought that USA is the Big Satan?

[southmadejd]

I don't hate you guys, i'd just rather see you guys out then in Being Canadian its just a rivalry between Canada and USA, we would rather see you guys lose then win.

For there to be a rivalry, don't you guys actually have to be better at something than us?