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The Goal That Wasn’t

Posted on | June 20, 2010 | 28 Comments

Am I turning into an un-American soccer-loving faggot?

What’s wrong with me? Why do I keep blogging about this controversy? But that ripped-off goal still rankles:

IRENE, South Africa — FIFA will not address the performance of referee Koman Coulibaly, the embattled official from the Americans’ 2-2 draw with Slovenia, before Monday, a spokesman has said. . . . .
For its part, the U.S. is moving on, with no way to appeal the disallowed goal.
“There is no process for appeals for a decision on the field,” team spokesman Michael Kammarman said Saturday. “We have not asked for any official comment from FIFA in regards to the call.” . . .
“I think it’s a good goal, first. I think the only things really that could be called would be penalty kicks for us,” coach Bob Bradley said. . . .
“So you can speculate all you want about which guy and everything, I think it’s a waste of time. All right? I think there was nothing there. I think it’s a good goal. And that’s that.”
The U.S. team has been besieged with questions why soccer referees don’t publicly explain controversial decisions, as umpires and referees do in U.S. sports.
“We’re all accustomed to the fact that if it’s an NFL playoff game and there’s a call that’s in question, there will be a statement by the league from the referees, but FIFA operates differently,” Bradley said.

If anybody can suggest a good, red-blooded, all-American reason to care about this World Cup stuff, please let me know. I might need an excuse, if I ever actually start to care.

Also, can someone suggest a derogatory term for Algerians?

UPDATE: Donald Douglas is a good red-blooded all-American. Because he links me, that’s why.

UPDATE II: Our friend suggests this video:

UPDATE III: Linked by Da Tech Guy.

Category: Foreigners, Sports

Comments

28 Responses to “The Goal That Wasn’t”

  1. jefferson101
    June 20th, 2010 @ 2:16 pm

    I’ve sort of wondered about my own interest in it all, too. While I cannot speak for anyone but myself, I have figured out why it holds my attention.

    It’s because it’s all so confusing. Here we are, a year and a half into the Age of Obama, but we find that there are still people in the world (and People of Color, at that) who apparently harbor some strange dislike of America.

    It’s totally baffling. The awe inspiring leadership of the Lightworker was supposed to have removed the scales from the eyes of those folks by now.

    One can only wonder when it will be revealed that the poor Official is a closet Tea-Party member, and goes home to Mali and clings bitterly to his Bible and his guns. It would seem to be the only explanation for what has happened.

  2. jefferson101
    June 20th, 2010 @ 10:16 am

    I’ve sort of wondered about my own interest in it all, too. While I cannot speak for anyone but myself, I have figured out why it holds my attention.

    It’s because it’s all so confusing. Here we are, a year and a half into the Age of Obama, but we find that there are still people in the world (and People of Color, at that) who apparently harbor some strange dislike of America.

    It’s totally baffling. The awe inspiring leadership of the Lightworker was supposed to have removed the scales from the eyes of those folks by now.

    One can only wonder when it will be revealed that the poor Official is a closet Tea-Party member, and goes home to Mali and clings bitterly to his Bible and his guns. It would seem to be the only explanation for what has happened.

  3. paul mitchell
    June 20th, 2010 @ 3:22 pm

    I thought that it was kinda crazy to let our female athletes go to Africa to play in this kickball thing. Do the girls have any security or anything?

  4. paul mitchell
    June 20th, 2010 @ 11:22 am

    I thought that it was kinda crazy to let our female athletes go to Africa to play in this kickball thing. Do the girls have any security or anything?

  5. Joe
    June 20th, 2010 @ 3:45 pm

    Toot!

  6. Joe
    June 20th, 2010 @ 11:45 am

    Toot!

  7. Joe
    June 20th, 2010 @ 3:52 pm

    We need a better coach in South Africa!

  8. Joe
    June 20th, 2010 @ 11:52 am

    We need a better coach in South Africa!

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  10. Victor Morton
    June 20th, 2010 @ 1:00 pm

    Here’s an example of the kind of healthy jingoism soccer allows:

    I am at a soccer bar. The bartender (whom I know well) is Indian, and I ask him “Sean [really his name], how come you guys have got 1.2 billion people, three times as many as the Yanks and you can’t even compete at top level in Asia” [India really are doormats, even within Asia, like being worst team in Southern Conference].

    He said, “well we have 100 million sports folks who okay cricket. Maybe 200,000 other folks into any other sports. The rest if us are becoming doctors, programming computers, and running call centers.”

  11. Victor Morton
    June 20th, 2010 @ 5:00 pm

    Here’s an example of the kind of healthy jingoism soccer allows:

    I am at a soccer bar. The bartender (whom I know well) is Indian, and I ask him “Sean [really his name], how come you guys have got 1.2 billion people, three times as many as the Yanks and you can’t even compete at top level in Asia” [India really are doormats, even within Asia, like being worst team in Southern Conference].

    He said, “well we have 100 million sports folks who okay cricket. Maybe 200,000 other folks into any other sports. The rest if us are becoming doctors, programming computers, and running call centers.”

  12. Victor Morton
    June 20th, 2010 @ 6:04 pm

    Good evening and welcome to another edition of ‘Prejudice’ – the show that gives you a chance to have a go at Wops, Krauts, Nigs, Eyeties, Gippos, Bubbles, Froggies, Chinks, Yidds, Jocks, Polacks, Paddies and Dagoes. (applause; he goes to desk at side of stage)
    CAPTION: ‘ALL FACTS VERIFIED BY THE RHODESIAN POLICE’
    …
    Well now, the result of last week’s competition when we asked you to find a derogatory term for the Algerians. Well, the response was enormous and we took quite a long time sorting out the winners. There were some very clever entries. Mrs Hatred of Leicester Said ‘let’s not call them anything, let’s just ignore them.’ And a Mr St John of Huntingdon said he couldn’t think of anything more derogatory than ‘Algerians.’ But in the end we settled on three choices: number three, “Camel Jockeys,” sent in by Mrs Vicious of Hastings … very nice. Number two, “Ragheads,” from Mr Knotts of South Carolina. But the winner was undoubtedly from Mrs No-Supper-For-You from Norwood in Lancashire … Miserable Fat Algerian Bastards.

  13. Victor Morton
    June 20th, 2010 @ 2:04 pm

    Good evening and welcome to another edition of ‘Prejudice’ – the show that gives you a chance to have a go at Wops, Krauts, Nigs, Eyeties, Gippos, Bubbles, Froggies, Chinks, Yidds, Jocks, Polacks, Paddies and Dagoes. (applause; he goes to desk at side of stage)
    CAPTION: ‘ALL FACTS VERIFIED BY THE RHODESIAN POLICE’
    …
    Well now, the result of last week’s competition when we asked you to find a derogatory term for the Algerians. Well, the response was enormous and we took quite a long time sorting out the winners. There were some very clever entries. Mrs Hatred of Leicester Said ‘let’s not call them anything, let’s just ignore them.’ And a Mr St John of Huntingdon said he couldn’t think of anything more derogatory than ‘Algerians.’ But in the end we settled on three choices: number three, “Camel Jockeys,” sent in by Mrs Vicious of Hastings … very nice. Number two, “Ragheads,” from Mr Knotts of South Carolina. But the winner was undoubtedly from Mrs No-Supper-For-You from Norwood in Lancashire … Miserable Fat Algerian Bastards.

  14. Estragon
    June 20th, 2010 @ 6:50 pm

    Soccer only matters to shiphole countries where people have questionable personal hygiene.

    For some reason, sitting around in your own stench 24/7 imparts a maniacal need to watch fags run around in shorts and knee socks.

    Tell those third-world Algerian savages that in this nation, unlike the backward sewer they call a country, we don’t let things go as a tie so easily, and demand a tiebreaker. Shall we say, nukes at 5000 miles?

    Did you know Algerians eat cockroaches? And LIKE them?

  15. Estragon
    June 20th, 2010 @ 2:50 pm

    Soccer only matters to shiphole countries where people have questionable personal hygiene.

    For some reason, sitting around in your own stench 24/7 imparts a maniacal need to watch fags run around in shorts and knee socks.

    Tell those third-world Algerian savages that in this nation, unlike the backward sewer they call a country, we don’t let things go as a tie so easily, and demand a tiebreaker. Shall we say, nukes at 5000 miles?

    Did you know Algerians eat cockroaches? And LIKE them?

  16. Robert Stacy McCain
    June 20th, 2010 @ 6:55 pm

    Algeria’s claim to greatness? They overthrew French colonial rule, cf., Haiti and Vietnam.

    Generally speaking, anyplace ever ruled by the French is a backward, impoverished stinkhole, cf., New Orleans.

  17. Robert Stacy McCain
    June 20th, 2010 @ 2:55 pm

    Algeria’s claim to greatness? They overthrew French colonial rule, cf., Haiti and Vietnam.

    Generally speaking, anyplace ever ruled by the French is a backward, impoverished stinkhole, cf., New Orleans.

  18. Joe
    June 20th, 2010 @ 8:07 pm

    RSM, that is true. Although the food is generally better where the French have been. The best bread in Asia is in Vietnam. East meets west and all that stuff.

  19. Joe
    June 20th, 2010 @ 4:07 pm

    RSM, that is true. Although the food is generally better where the French have been. The best bread in Asia is in Vietnam. East meets west and all that stuff.

  20. strtadageezer
    June 20th, 2010 @ 9:21 pm

    Stacy,
    There is a very good reason to care and care a lot. America has a long, prolific, and storied history of cheating. Let me cite a few examples;

    Pine-tarred bats
    Steroids
    Professional Wrestling’s “Unidentified Foreign Object” (UFO)
    Bernie Madoff
    Chicago Politics
    Louisiana Politics

    Let’s face it, when it comes to multi-discipline cheating, we are the most competent, savvy cheaters on the planet. The rest are merely amateurish pikers.

    When some panty-wasted Euro Trash pulls such a blatant move as that clown pulled before millions if not billions, we are incensed at the effectiveness of such an amateurish and obvious cheat.

    We earned the right to care when such obvious, ham-fisted, and poorly executed cheats are pulled on us. It’s not like when the Russian basketball ref tinkered with the clock to rob us of a basketball Gold Medal.

    Yessir, we should not only care very much, we must understand and embrace the reason for our protestations.

    But that may just be me. Others may rightly disagree.

  21. strtadageezer
    June 20th, 2010 @ 5:21 pm

    Stacy,
    There is a very good reason to care and care a lot. America has a long, prolific, and storied history of cheating. Let me cite a few examples;

    Pine-tarred bats
    Steroids
    Professional Wrestling’s “Unidentified Foreign Object” (UFO)
    Bernie Madoff
    Chicago Politics
    Louisiana Politics

    Let’s face it, when it comes to multi-discipline cheating, we are the most competent, savvy cheaters on the planet. The rest are merely amateurish pikers.

    When some panty-wasted Euro Trash pulls such a blatant move as that clown pulled before millions if not billions, we are incensed at the effectiveness of such an amateurish and obvious cheat.

    We earned the right to care when such obvious, ham-fisted, and poorly executed cheats are pulled on us. It’s not like when the Russian basketball ref tinkered with the clock to rob us of a basketball Gold Medal.

    Yessir, we should not only care very much, we must understand and embrace the reason for our protestations.

    But that may just be me. Others may rightly disagree.

  22. wombat-socho
    June 20th, 2010 @ 9:38 pm

    I can’t for the life of me understand why you people are still wasting time on this soccer nonsense. Especially during baseball season!

  23. wombat-socho
    June 20th, 2010 @ 5:38 pm

    I can’t for the life of me understand why you people are still wasting time on this soccer nonsense. Especially during baseball season!

  24. Patric
    June 21st, 2010 @ 3:19 am

    We Yanks haven’t played it long enough to dominate the world, as we do in basketball, baseball, etc. So the simpering girly men who cannot bear to be beaten by the likes of “France” pretend it doesn’t matter. The rest of the world understands this clearly, btw, and hopes that it never changes.

    They fear the day when enough experienced Americans care about the sport to kick their butts — and they will. Remember when wine was only for sissies, until California wines started winning blind tastings internationally?

    Moreover, the blatant unapologetic corruption of FIFA at the highest level offers a valuable civics lesson for all those who believe that International organizations have some moral advantage. That’s the best reason to like football (soccer).

  25. Patric
    June 20th, 2010 @ 11:19 pm

    We Yanks haven’t played it long enough to dominate the world, as we do in basketball, baseball, etc. So the simpering girly men who cannot bear to be beaten by the likes of “France” pretend it doesn’t matter. The rest of the world understands this clearly, btw, and hopes that it never changes.

    They fear the day when enough experienced Americans care about the sport to kick their butts — and they will. Remember when wine was only for sissies, until California wines started winning blind tastings internationally?

    Moreover, the blatant unapologetic corruption of FIFA at the highest level offers a valuable civics lesson for all those who believe that International organizations have some moral advantage. That’s the best reason to like football (soccer).

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