Euro 2008

[boldie]

Best misclick of my life, went for +2.5gls had 1k on instead of 100, weeeee

lol well done!

[Rookie (Rodney)]

Best misclick of my life, went for +2.5gls had 1k on instead of 100, weeeee

took my advice obv

[Royal Flush]

laying the dutch for my life @ 6.6!

[mondatoo]

U r just sick flushy that is crazy nice 1 lol

[Josedinho]

Chairman of Austria's refereeing commission Gerhard Kapl backed the decision by Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt and said it was "100% correct, without any doubt".

Kapl pointed out that article 11.4.1. of the refereeing code stipulated that "an opposing player cannot be offside when one of the last two defenders has left the field of play".


He explained the rule was brought in to stop players deliberately stepping off the field of play to make an opponent offside.

[gatso]

and let's not forget the incorrect offside decision against van persie. probs would've been 4-0 without that

[TightEnd]

enjoyed watching Pirlo a lot and the Dutch

Unsung hero Orlando Engelaar of Twente in midfield, what a game he had as the holding midfielder

[bobby1]

enjoyed watching Pirlo a lot and the Dutch

Unsung hero Orlando Engelaar of Twente in midfield, what a game he had as the holding midfielder

I rate Pirlo very highly Rich and he didnt really deserve to be on the losing side tonight tho I thought 3-0 was a flattering scoreline in the end.

[boldie]

Chairman of Austria's refereeing commission Gerhard Kapl backed the decision by Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt and said it was "100% correct, without any doubt".

Kapl pointed out that article 11.4.1. of the refereeing code stipulated that "an opposing player cannot be offside when one of the last two defenders has left the field of play".


He explained the rule was brought in to stop players deliberately stepping off the field of play to make an opponent offside.

at least that's what I did when I heard that explanation.

[bolt pp]

That match was pretty sick, went pear shaped in the end, i still cant really work out what hapend. the dutch were amazing the Italians were useless or somewhere in the middle and the dutch got a bit lucky

[TightEnd]

Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's opening goal in the win over Italy was legitimate, says Premier League referees' chief Keith Hackett.

Van Nistelrooy looked yards offside when he prodded home from close range.

But it appears he was played onside by defender Christian Panucci, who was lying off the pitch at the time.

"The fact is the assistant was correct; the defender who slid off the field is still regarded as active," Hackett told BBC Sport.

"Christian Panucci went off through contact with his own goalkeeper (Gianluigi) Buffon. He is still considered part of the game."

Uefa general secretary David Taylor said the officials had made the right decision.

He told a news conference: "There is a lack of understanding as to why this particular goal was awarded. In fact some television commentators have insisted the goal was clearly offside, but that is not the case.

"The player was not offside because in addition to the goalkeeper there was another Italian player in front of the goalscorer. Even though he had fallen off the pitch his position was still relevant for the purposes of the offside law."

Van Nistelrooy stuck out a leg to poke home a Giovanni van Bronckhorst shot, after Italy had initially cleared the ball.

Italy's players were furious with the decision and even the Dutch delayed their celebrations until they were sure the goal had been given.

Italy striker Luca Toni, who was booked for protesting, said: "I looked at the replay during the match and it looked to me as if it was offside.

[TightEnd]

surely this is a daft rule,as Pannucci was not attempting to gain advantage by being off the field?


first time I've seen it applied though!

[Rookie (Rodney)]

surely this is a daft rule,as Pannucci was not attempting to gain advantage by being off the field?


first time I've seen it applied though!

I thought that it was legit yesterday. He was not given permission to leave the field of play by the referee therefore is still on the field of play. You can only leave it 'legally' when given permission by the referee. A player could just step off the pitch as and when he wants if he feels he is playing another player onside otherwise.

[boldie]

I LOVE this new rule!

[Rookie (Rodney)]

I LOVE this new rule!

What new rule?