amir alipour

Part time cricket player. Can prove anything with facts (sometimes can't).

[amir alipour @minty83]

@Tim_Vickery @jonawils @DaleJohnsonBBC I pity the European referee appointed if it’s Argentina vs Colombia.

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@Zonal_Marking @JackPittBrooke How fast are they running to reach the opposite end of the track (even) in the 100m!

The gun fires almost immediately on a false start these days.

[amir alipour @minty83]

@Zonal_Marking @tahaazher @draper_rob Agree 2 separate actions.
1. Defender barely touched the ball, ball didn’t move away much so Salah touched it after.
2. Defender ‘got the ball’ has no bearing on whether it’s a foul as separate action.
3. Minor contact was enough to overturn Egyptian goal so different standards?

[amir alipour @minty83]

@Zonal_Marking Respecting the fact the Argentina player slid into the Egypt player.

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@kit_geek But all the teams from the Americas have gone out so that means Egypt & Switzerland.

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@Tim_Vickery @jonawils The Round of 16 has been unkind to teams from the Americas up to now. Should Argentina & Colombia be worried?

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@megan_feringa Worse still they got walloped recently by Belgium in a friendly so they know who they were facing.

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@megan_feringa The late Grant Wahl would have seen this for what it is.

[Eric Wahl @ziplamak]

Balogun should decline to play; I think that's the best decision at this point. I'd be pleasantly surprised if that's what comes to pass, but hope springs eternal. Infantino must be removed &/or participating nations should reject FIFA's authority & create a new world soccer governing body. FIFA begs to be neutralized once and for all; it's unreformable.

[amir alipour @minty83]

@MarcACaputo Red card suspension has been suspended not rescinded so this take doesn’t understand FIFA’s decision!

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@journalism_rp @megan_feringa Even funnier that might nullify the suspension on previous red card too so would miss rest of World Cup.

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@journalism_rp Missed out on a good away shirt there.

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@AdamCrafton_ Can’t be too long before we have in game appeals

https://t.co/u8BqYFNGAv
https://t.co/44O0hiISFa

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@LiamTharmeCoach Brasil, Germany (both times) & Italy have all lost games in WC they have hosted but sure Mexico’s unbeaten record in Azteca was nothing 🙄

[amir alipour @minty83]

@Tim_Vickery 1. There was a lot of fuss about the ref ruining the game by enforcing the laws & not using ‘vibes’ to feel how to officiate the match?!!! 🥴

2. That was between 2 European teams + top euro ref so impossible that those teams could behave so disgracefully so must be ref’s fault.

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@sidlowe @dwinnera He’s got a book published

https://t.co/nxSZ7WCA5m

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@KuperSimon A few days ago but it was vs Germany so no comment.

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@Jolomoco Paraguay have been taking Germany players out off the ball & some dubious tackling all game

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@DaleJohnsonBBC England should counter with offer of 12pm Monday local time.

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@DaleJohnsonBBC England arriving less than 48 hrs before (proposed new) ko time would break FIFA tournament rules so is there a sanction?

[amir alipour @minty83]

@nxthompson This one says arrive early as possible is optimal strategy as more time to adjust gives better conditioning for exercise.

[Ross Tucker @Scienceofsport]

There's no good evidence that you can 'smash & grab' altitude by arriving as late as possible. The effects are worst on day 1, and performance & physiology only improve thereafter. Should've been looking to as early as possible, and can thank FIFA for denying them day-of arrival

[amir alipour @minty83]

@GraceOnFootball Not the first ridiculously late come back I’ve seen at that ground - admittedly it was a NFL playoff game last time