World Cup 2014

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:03 am

If he isn't kicked off the Uruguay team, this is a complete farce.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:04 am

SCCat wrote:
Suarez seriously bit a person at the World Cup?

I mean that can't be true. I have to find the video. Can a person really be that stupid?

He absolutely did it.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:05 am

Alieberman wrote:If he isn't kicked off the Uruguay team, this is a complete farce.

Uruguay won't kick him off. This is who he is and Uruguay knows they need him to win.

But FIFA should suspend him for at least their round of 16 game.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:06 am

SCCat wrote:
Alieberman wrote:If he isn't kicked off the Uruguay team, this is a complete farce.
Uruguay won't kick him off. This is who he is and Uruguay knows they need him to win.

But FIFA should suspend him for at least their round of 16 game.

At least their round of 16 game? Are you kidding me?

He bit someone

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:06 am

Haha, FIFA is banning these videos as soon as they go up. What a bunch of ocd mfers.

[youtube]twcEbW0dmEg[/youtube]

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:07 am

Alieberman wrote:
SCCat wrote:
Alieberman wrote:If he isn't kicked off the Uruguay team, this is a complete farce.
Uruguay won't kick him off. This is who he is and Uruguay knows they need him to win.

But FIFA should suspend him for at least their round of 16 game.
At least their round of 16 game? Are you kidding me?

He bit someone

Luis is a biter.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:09 am

His last bite got him 10 games though that one looked a lot worse. They should suspend him for the remaining WC and the Copa

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:14 am

http://screamer.deadspin.com/this-is-yo ... socialflow

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:20 am

MrBug708 wrote:His last bite got him 10 games though that one looked a lot worse. They should suspend him for the remaining WC and the Copa

That was in league right?

You actually have people looking out for the league and it's integrity and the league isn't a one time thing (it goes every year) so people actually care a bit about maintaining the integrity of the league as best they can.

Who's looking out for the integrity of this World Cup?

I'd love to see him get a massive ban, but I wonder if it will happen.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:39 am

You can watch the video of it on ESPN.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:46 am

I call the big one Bitey.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:54 am

CatzManiac · Post by **CatzManiac** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:58 am

http://gfycat.com/AlarmedCostlyHound

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:36 pm

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:47 pm

If it is determined that Suarez did indeed bite Chiellini -- and current replays weren't entirely conclusive -- FIFA will no doubt come down hard on the Liverpool striker. The Italian defender was certainly in no doubt as to what happened, telling Sky Italia:

"Suarez is a sneak and he gets away with it because FIFA want their stars to play in the World Cup. I'd love to see if they have the courage to use video evidence against him. The referee saw the bite mark too, but he did nothing about it."

http://www.espnfc.com/blog/world-cup-ce ... vs-uruguay

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:53 pm

SCCat wrote:
If it is determined that Suarez did indeed bite Chiellini -- and current replays weren't entirely conclusive -- FIFA will no doubt come down hard on the Liverpool striker. The Italian defender was certainly in no doubt as to what happened, telling Sky Italia:

"Suarez is a sneak and he gets away with it because FIFA want their stars to play in the World Cup. I'd love to see if they have the courage to use video evidence against him. The referee saw the bite mark too, but he did nothing about it."
http://www.espnfc.com/blog/world-cup-ce ... vs-uruguay

Not entirely conclusive? Other than appearing to bite someone who immediately has a bite mark in the place it appeared he was bitten?

Jeez.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:54 pm

and current replays weren't entirely conclusive

What?

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:56 pm

Merkin wrote: and current replays weren't entirely conclusive

What?

They're not conclusive in that you don't see the whites of his teeth chomp into Chellini's skin.

But yeah, everyone knows and understands exactly what happened.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:10 pm

is this guy a cannibal or what

Katzenfreund · Post by **Katzenfreund** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:16 pm

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:17 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:is this guy a cannibal or what

It's possible that Chellini had some pasta sauce on his neck that was too irresistible not to taste.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:20 pm

I can't resist biting an Italian sub either.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:21 pm

Alieberman wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:is this guy a cannibal or what
It's possible that Chellini had some pasta sauce on his neck that was too irresistible not to taste.

I think that might be racist.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:26 pm

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:35 pm

Katzenfreund wrote:

ha!

OSUCat · Post by **OSUCat** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:42 pm

I hope he is hit with a two year ban. A repeated offender.

77HoyaCat4Ever · Post by **77HoyaCat4Ever** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:37 pm

NYCat wrote:I can't resist biting an Italian sub either.

Chellini is a bit of a grinder

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:12 pm

Well, FIFA has charged Suarez with biting. Apparently he faces suspension if found guilty. Not that this means anything.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:22 am

In an event as big as this one, there surely must be more than one camera angle for this bite. then you can be 'conclusive' and kick this mofo to the curb.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:26 am

[youtube]6KeG_i8CWE8[/youtube]

Katzenfreund · Post by **Katzenfreund** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:40 am

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:24 am

Katzenfreund wrote:Italian Corriere dello Sport newspaper offers an alternative angle of the bite. He's done.

The funniest Suarez shop I've seen so far...

Or they'll give him due process that conveniently delays a verdict until his team is eliminated because they're corrupt as the day is long.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:32 am

So he was arrested right? I mean, that's assault...

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:48 am

Unsurprisingly, giving Messi a second try at a kick (just one minute apart from the first try) is generally not a winning strategy.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:38 am

Absolute travesty that my boys from Bosnia in their first World Cup are not going through to the knockout rounds because of an incorrect offsides call in the Bosnia Nigeria game. What a shame.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:09 pm

By the way...the Uruguay FA as their defense is going to claim the pictures of Suarez biting were photoshopped.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:19 pm

The big worry for the United States men's national team is that the physical and mental fatigue of the 2-2 draw against Portugal will be too much to overcome Germany.

The U.S. and Portugal played in Manaus — an oppressively hot, humid outpost in a remote part of the Amazon.

In this World Cup, the four teams who have played there (Italy, England, Croatia, Cameroon) have all gotten destroyed once they left.

They all lost their next games, and went 0-1-5 in tournament games overall after playing in Manaus.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-cup ... 20283.html

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:21 pm

Well, that's not good news.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:33 pm

SCCat wrote:
77HoyaCat4Ever wrote:76% according to Nate Silver

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/how- ... ment-odds/
Is there a betting service where I can fade this number and get 3-1+ that we don't go through?

In Vegas do they have real time odds on moving on to the knockout rounds?

Well I had a couple of my Vegas friends look yesterday and today for this bet and they were unable to find it.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:12 pm

Straight red for Valencia? I wonder if the ref saw the play clearly.

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:15 pm

SCCat wrote:Unsurprisingly, giving Messi a second try at a kick (just one minute apart from the first try) is generally not a winning strategy.

Actually, that was the first time I've EVER seen any player kick the ball on goal two kicks in a row....

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:46 pm

This is FIFA

With an unrepentant person biter terrorizing World Cup matches, FIFA has reportedly also found time to launch an investigation into Neymar's underpants.

If there's one thing that the governing body cares above all else, it's the protection of its high-paying sponsors' exclusivity. After all, you don't become a non-profit organization with a rainy day fund of $1.4 billion in cash by being concerned with players biting each other. You do it by making sure players don't have underpants made by non-FIFA sponsors peeking out of their shorts.

According to UOL, the underwear alarm went off at FIFA headquarters when Neymar's were partially exposed after he swapped shirts following Brazil's 4-1 win over Cameroon. And if you think that this is all a big joke, consider that Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner was fined €100,000 ($125,797) by UEFA (European football's governing body) when he celebrated a goal by lifting up his shirt to reveal the name of a betting firm on the waistband of his underpants at Euro 2012. For the sake of comparison, the Croatian federation was fined less for its fans' combination of racial abuse aimed at opposing players and flare throwing at the same tournament.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-di ... 39830.html

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:13 pm

http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... gainst-ban

Uruguay begins to fight. It's weird, I thought Denial river was in Egypt.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:42 pm

Photoshopped...on live t.v...and on every camera and video camera....wtf is uruguay smoking and why aren't they sharing?

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:31 am

Some of the best women in the world are from Uruguay. Register high on the crazy hot scale.

OSUCat · Post by **OSUCat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:50 am

Big Ghana news coming in. Both Sulley Muntari and Boateng have been sent home. The GFA is even suspending Muntari indefinitely for slapping a GFA official.

Muntari was already going to miss the Portugal game.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:03 am

We are all Portugese today.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:21 am

CalStateTempe wrote:We are all Portugese today.

But not by much.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:10 am

Luis Suárez suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football-related activity

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=201 ... 86354.html

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached a decision in the case related to Luis Suárez of Uruguay following an incident that occurred during the FIFA World Cup™ match between Italy and Uruguay played on 24 June 2014.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that:

· The player Luis Suárez is regarded as having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) (assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act of unsporting behaviour towards another player).

· The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on 28 June 2014. The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team’s subsequent official matches in accordance with art. 38 par. 2a) of the FDC.

· The player Luis Suárez is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) months in accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.

· A stadium ban is pronounced against the player Luis Suárez in accordance with art. 21 of the FDC as follows: the player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban (point 3). The player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium in which the representative team of Uruguay is playing while he has to serve the nine-match suspension (point 2).

· The player Luis Suárez is ordered to pay a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000.

The decision was notified to the player and the Uruguayan FA today.

“Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch, and in particular not at a FIFA World Cup when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field. The Disciplinary Committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr Suárez’s guilt in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code. The decision comes into force as soon it is communicated,” said Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:25 am

pay a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000, or 10 American dollars if you prefer.

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