Hand of God vs Hand of Suarez

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Maradonna's Hand of God

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Hand of Suarez

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[Legolas]

<small>July 2, 2010, 5:30 PM EDT</small>

The cruel hand of Luis Suarez put Uruguay through

After winning its game against Uruguay, Ghana was forced to try to win it a second time with penalty kicks. Unfortunately for them they were not able to pull it off. While international correctness dictated that most commentators uttered platitudes about how Uruguay’s victory was “well earned,” the truth of the matter is that an act of blatant, purposeful cheating has yet again delivered victory to a team in an international competition. Yes, the rules were followed and the outcome cannot be contested, but in the end It’s a sad day for Ghana, and a day for reflection by most soccer fans.

– Christopher Noble

 

[theblackhole]

the hand of god is a great lesson to the fall of man!

Luis Suarez did what he had to do under that situation for his country, for his nation and for his people...and to sacrifice himself..

but the Kanna cannot score! how can you score against GOD! how can you score when GOD is the GOALKEEPER!


so be humble always....GOD IS ALIVE EVERYWHERE!...you saw it with your own eyes!

so pray hard everyday!

 

[Ramseth]

If you notice, it wasn't only Suarez trying to save it with hand. Uruguay have a good chance for the Olympic 2012 volleyball gold medal. Anyway, as I've mentioned, this is not cheating. They simply took the chance to decide to pay the price of a sent-off, suspension and penalty. It's a professionally legit part of the game, unlike trying to score with hand and pretending to confess after the goal and result stood.

 

[scroobal]

FIFA has to rethink how they want to address blatant cheating of this nature. This is beyond the professional foul category. The equation now favours the culprits and it is an easy decision to make. I am sure teams after seeing the incident will now resort to this because the price of a red card will not address the issue. How about a red card plus an open goal for a start.

This was daylight robbery in front of the whole world.

 

[theblackhole]

FIFA has to rethink how they want to address blatant cheating of this nature. This is beyond the professional foul category. The equation now favours the culprits and it is an easy decision to make. I am sure teams after seeing the incident will now resort to this because the price of a red card will not address the issue. How about a red card plus an open goal for a start.

This was daylight robbery in front of the whole world.

Hahaha...you join FIFA.

How about England's Goal behind the score line...FOOTBALL is entertaining..and after that disastrous GOAL, the English simply disintegrated into moral and physical decay...sad.

 

[theblackhole]

good instinct! FIFA never thought of this...the hand of GOD comes in mysterious ways!
enjoy lah!!!

more hands of GOD coming our way...watch this evening's game!!! cheers!

 

[jw5]

He broke the rules, and he paid the price by being sent off, being suspended for one game and a penalty was awarded against his team.
If Ghana could not convert the penalty, they only have themselves to blame.

 

[JavaMocca]

If Argentina meets Uruguay in the final, both hands of God will be playing against each other in the semi. See whose side God is on.

Knowing God, he will not slap his own face. So, one team will be knocked out in the semi. Will it be Argentina or Uruguay?

My prediction
Germany - Argentina
2 - 0

Uruguay - Holland
2 - 2 [6 - 5]

 

[Cestbon]

Smart move by Uruguay Suarez. Nothinh wrong with that hand ball. Red card given and penalty award to Ghana. All within FIFA rule and regulation no cheating.
Suarez will be praise like GOD by Uruguay.

 

[Ramseth]

Smart move by Uruguay Suarez. Nothinh wrong with that hand ball. Red card given and penalty award to Ghana. All within FIFA rule and regulation no cheating.
Suarez will be praise like GOD by Uruguay.

If he's playing for England, he'd probably be knighted Sir Luis.

 

[scroobal]

Guess what was the rule change that was introduced for someone deliberately stopping the ball going in years ago. That rule had an immediate effect and reduced drastically professionals fouls of this sort. Its has emerged with a vengeance. There needs to be further measures.

Life is never simple neither is logic. The equation favours a professional foul as a penalty is still a 50 to 50 proposition compared to stopping an obvious ball going in. That is why mathematics falls into the sciences and is classified as objective.

He broke the rules, and he paid the price by being sent off, being suspended for one game and a penalty was awarded against his team.
If Ghana could not convert the penalty, they only have themselves to blame.

 

[tchinkoo]

penalty is not 50-50 chances

most players can converted a penalty

 

[jw5]

Guess what was the rule change that was introduced for someone deliberately stopping the ball going in years ago. That rule had an immediate effect and reduced drastically professionals fouls of this sort. Its has emerged with a vengeance. There needs to be further measures.

Life is never simple neither is logic. The equation favours a professional foul as a penalty is still a 50 to 50 proposition compared to stopping an obvious ball going in. That is why mathematics falls into the sciences and is classified as objective.

Oh, I agree that he cheated.
And that some people feel that justice was not done and a goal should have been awarded. In rugby, a penalty try is awarded when a player is blatently fouled or the opponent commits an offence that clearly prevented a try from being scored.
But that's the way the rules are. Harry Kewell handled a ball on the goal-line for Australia also against Ghana coincidentally, he was given a red card, a penalty was duly awarded and converted by Gyan.
At least, the offence was spotted and punished, unlike other cases of cheating (ala Maradona) or objective cases (ala England's goal against Germany) which were not.

 

[scroobal]

I am aware that you know that he cheated. I think that you missed the point. Rules are introduced to modify behaviour for the better. The current rules do not work as the deliberate stopping of the ball is worth it.

Prior to the mandatory red card, years before the rule was only a yellow card and penalty. The red card was then introduced it and the deliberate stopping of the ball entering goal dropped like a stone.Why you think they introduced the mandatory red card? Because the yellow card and the penalty did not work.

Its time that a strong consequence is called for - a rule change.

That's how society works in everything. As I pointed out - mathematically even a moron knows that a penalty awarded is 50% proposition unlike a deliberate stopping of the ball. Its now dawning on them that it is worth do it. The only thing stopping it is one's own ethics.

Its certainly not how it is.

Oh, I agree that he cheated.
And that some people feel that justice was not done and a goal should have been awarded. In rugby, a penalty try is awarded when a player is blatently fouled or the opponent commits an offence that clearly prevented a try from being scored.
But that's the way the rules are. Harry Kewell handled a ball on the goal-line for Australia also against Ghana coincidentally, he was given a red card, a penalty was duly awarded and converted by Gyan.
At least, the offence was spotted and punished, unlike other cases of cheating (ala Maradona) or objective cases (ala England's goal against Germany) which were not.

 

[scroobal]

What do you think has the best odds. Stopping the ball going in or taking a penalty.

penalty is not 50-50 chances

most players can converted a penalty

 

[tchinkoo]

i think sending off a player & awarding a penalty

is good enough. more rules will spoilt the game

 

[Spock]

Football is about the only game where the undeserving side can win a match. As a show, it is fantastic. As a sport, it is an abysmal failure. In most other sports, the only way for players to cheat is to take perfomance enhancing drugs. Football lends cheating players a hand by introducing ambiguity into play when most other sports strive to eliminate it.

No doubt the game is hugely entertaining but if it wants to be considered as the greatest sport, it needs to introduce video replays and strong penalties for professional misconduct like cheating. Maybe something like suspension from playing any football for 1 year, something that could potentially kill a cheating player's career.

 

[scroobal]

Well said. This World cup has been marred by 2 teams kicked out because of the hand. The Irish withdrew their complaint when FIFA said they will consider stricter rules and technology but it was not be.

This world cup has seen more shirt and hand pulling, acting never seen before to such an extent.

I do remember the same arguments when mandatory red card was introduced to stop deliberate stopping of a ball going in. At that time, they cried that the penalty taken was fair without even realising that it was lopsided. The mandatory red card did the trick for a long while. Not anymore.

Its requires leadership. Note the comments such as "But that's the way the rules are" or that "at least the handball was spotted" shows that the common man in the street have no aptitude to think beyond. It does not consider fair play, the aspirations of nations and their people who have played in a fair and just manner or the hard journey that is taken to the finals.

How many Englands, Irelands and Ghanas need to be kicked out all because of a single hand that changes the outcome then do we come to our senses.

No doubt the game is hugely entertaining but if it wants to be considered as the greatest sport, it needs to introduce video replays and strong penalties for professional misconduct like cheating. Maybe something like suspension from playing any football for 1 year, something that could potentially kill a cheating player's career.