π¨ | Messi striked the ball without the refree blowing the whistle and still refree took no action.
This has now beyond disgraceful. βπ π»ββοΈ
π¨ | Drew Fischer is the match refree between Argentina vs Cape Verde. π¦π·π¨π»
Lionel Messi has never lost a match when he is the one officiating and is known for dodgy calls in the MLS favouring certain sides. π
RONALDO FANS LET'S ALL LAUGH AT EVERYONE WAITING TO LAUGH AT US πππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
Early in the USA vs Bosnia game yesterday, a goal kick was played, a Bosnia player was standing in what looked like a clearly offside position, and the US defenders stopped. They expected a flag but none came. Play continued and Bosnia nearly scored.
Some fans online called it a mistake by the officials. It wasn't.
IFAB's Law 11, Section 3 is unambiguous: "There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from a goal kick, a throw-in, or a corner kick."
It has been in the Laws of the Game for decades. It applies to all three restarts, and the word "directly" is doing important work in that sentence.
The moment a teammate touches the ball first after the goal kick, normal offside rules apply instantly. But if it goes straight from the goalkeeper's boot to your feet, it does not matter where you are standing.
I hope you have learned something today.
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Thank God for social media and self experience, we'll be able to write for the future generations who the GOAT is.
The media won't steal Ronaldo's legacy.
The camera cut away from Ronaldo congratulating Ramos super fast, then as soon as he was done, they cut back to him. They just wanted to keep their story going. What would've been a better story than seeing Ronaldo congratulate Ramos for winning Portugal the game?
Remember that 19 Yazidi girls were burned alive in iron cages by ISIS for refusing to convert to Islam and become sex slaves.
ISIS paraded them through the streets of Mosul, then burned them in front of thousands of people.
Not a single Muslim or Palestinian activist protested for the Yazidis!
Quamina Gladstone was a Fanti from the Coastal Regions of West Africa who was sold into slavery at a very young age. He and his son were involved in the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the largest slavery revolts in the Crown colony of Demerara-Essequibo (now part of
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I saw you run down different leagues and different opponents.
I saw you in different eras.
You made me happy, made me sad.
This time it truly is over.
Thank you for everything, @Cristiano.
So happy my son of the same age is busy writing Python and committing code to Github instead of roaming the streets in animal skin because he has been told by losers to do so. The world has left these people behind. Nothing can save them.