Yeah, well his "thing" isn't something that should be done on the field of play. It not only gets caught once or twice, it's been caught more than that. It is criminal. You shouldn't accost another player whether it's a headbutt, whiplash, bite, push, or kick. STFU. I've never done this "in the heat of the moment while playing" because I know the rules. The one retaliating usually gets caught... this time, by the camera.
Lol that's because you stink. You can't get away with it. The best players play the game differently and many are good because they're much more passionate. From what ve seen suares doesn't have an off switch, he's just a competitor. How many elbows got thrown around in the NBA by deke ? How many nasty huts have superstar lbs been a part of, including ones above the neck and right n the knees? Its just intensity and libs need something to whine about and feel sorry for themselves .
Yes, I can get away with it, because I play football, and I know WHEN to do this... again, NOT when the cameras or refs are watching me. I might stink but I will get away with something like that because I know when to do it. On the "competitor" thing: To literally accost another player when the ball isn't even near you is not even close to "being a competitor." That B.S. on your part. When did Jordan bite someone? When did you see Clyde trip another player or much less bite someone? This isn't a LIB vs. TEAPARTY thing. Quit your political B.S.
Brian_chapman was funny until he admitted to fleecing people on Craigslist, then he became a giant douche. I will always remember that thread where he compared his pencil dick to Oden's. Lol.
So they're saying Suarez can get a maximum of 2 years ban by FIFA. Is that only for international play with Uruguay or does that effect club competitions (league & CL) as well?
FIFA has no jurisidiction over the FA. They can lean on them but as far as what English clubs do on a day to day basis, FIFA has practically no say. Funny thing is the FA was lobbying to get FIFA members no to re-elect Blatter in 2011. So that will tell you quite a lot about the FA's relationship with FIFA in general and Blatter specifically.
As to what plcmts17 wrote, FIFA may not have general jurisdiction over what various FA's and their leagues do but in terms of banning a player from playing in a league or suspending them, etc. FIFA do have jurisdiction and can do that. Clubs in a league must receive an Int'l Transfer Certificate for a player arriving from a different league and from that countries Nat'l Assoc., if there is ever an issue w/that, the league and its FA will then go through FIFA to get that resolved. So FIFA does have a bit of a say in what the leagues do. To help understand better, here's a great write-up from your teams local paper Jontro http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-long-could-liverpool-fc-7325933
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...79644510738051886.html?ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp Love Soccer? Germany Will Fix That World Cup History Is Rife With Victims Of Die Mannschaft São Paulo Gleeful members of the U.S. soccer bandwagon: Brace yourselves for a bucket of cold water called Germany. Those ever-disciplined lads in white and black have a way of crushing supposedly ascendant soccer nations. They care little about whether their opponent is a host nation, a higher-ranked favorite or a big lovable puppy enjoying its first love affair with the game. Germany breaks hearts. "The expectations are simple: They've always got to win it," U.S. head coach and former German superstar Jurgen Klinsmann said Tuesday before training. "They live with that; they get along with that, so they can embrace those expectations within the inner circle as well. And that's how they prepare and start the tournament, and go from game to game. "So their consistency is really something that they're really known for. Obviously their spirit is always going into the last second of the game, to turn things around, fighting until the last moment." There is consistency in sports and then there is Die Mannschaft, as the team is known. Since West Germany was allowed back in the World Cup in 1954, it has never failed to advance out of group play. The Germans has won at least two games in every World Cup group stage since 1990. They haven't lost the third game of the group stage since 1986, the last time they failed to get at least two wins in the first round. They have won every third game since 1994. Their three World Cup trophies—in 1954, 1974 and 1990—rank third behind Brazil's five and Italy's four. History aside, Germany will bring to Thursday's match in Recife the tournament's deepest team. Ahead of the 2006 World Cup, Klinsmann took over Germany's national team and turned it from an always organized defensive-minded squad to a machine based on youth, speed and attacking the goal. Midfielder Jermaine Jones and defender Fabian Johnson, German-Americans who have been arguably the U.S. team's best players, couldn't make it. The shift made Klinsmann a legend in Germany, even more than his storied career on the field. Now with Philipp Lahm anchoring the defense, Bastian Schweinsteiger (the best name in sports to scream) commanding the middle of the field, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil driving the attack, and Thomas Muller and Mario Götze finishing it, there isn't even room in the starting lineup for the team's all-time leading World Cup goal scorer, Miroslav Klose. He came off the bench Saturday against Ghana to score the equalizer and tied a record for most goals in the World Cup at 15. The Brazilian Ronaldo held the record on his own previously. There are no weak spots, and no possibility of grinding the team to a halt by shutting down a single star. "They have a crazy bench," Jones said. "It's not like Portugal, where it's always about one player. They are more like a team." The 1974 World Cup final was supposed to be the coronation of a Dutch side nicknamed Clockwork Orange that created modern soccer, the ultrafast, constant-motion style known as Total Football, where every player can play every position. Germany won, 2-1. The Germans knocked out Spain in 1982, host Mexico in 1986 and host South Korea in 2002. England still suffers from post-traumatic stress from its semifinal loss to the Germans on penalties in the 1990 semifinal. In other words, this isn't a team—or a soccer nation—prone to doing anyone any favors, even though both the U.S. and Germany will advance to the knockout round with a draw. The main story in the German daily Bild on Tuesday focused on the "disgrace of Gijon," a reference to a 1982 match between West Germany and Austria that the Germans won 1-0, a score that allowed both teams to advance. Once Germany scored, the two teams held a kick-around and ran out the clock. "It's about business," said Oliver Bierhoff, Germany's general manager and a close friend of Klinsmann's. He said talk of an agreement for a gentlemen's draw has been so publicized that it would never be allowed. "We know Jurgen, we know that the Americans play with a positive spirit, very athletic, very fair. We think in the same way." The Americans don't just play like Germans. To a large extent, they are German. In addition to Jones and Johnson, three other U.S. team members are German-Americans who grew up in Germany: defenders Tim Chandler and John Brooks and midfielder Julian Green. All have spent most of their careers in the Germany and have an intimate knowledge of their opponents. "There aren't any secrets," said U.S. midfielder Graham Zusi. All of them face going against their home nation in what likely will be one of the strangest matches of their careers, especially for Klinsmann. "Their team is ready to take it to the end of the tournament, and they have enough potential to win this World Cup," Klinsmann said of the Germans. "I will give them big hugs before the game and then leave to the side. We are going to get the job done and we're going give a farewell hug again after the game."
"Yes, I am leaving. I am no longer part of the team," Boateng said. "Yesterday, there was incident between me and Sulley Muntari in training. We joked after a battle for the ball. I told him that he had played the ball with his hand. He said no. I laughed at him and said: 'You're the ref now, or what?' We both laughed, but the coach stopped the complete session and asked why we both laughed. We told him that everything's OK. But he sent us to the dressing room. "I talked to the coach after training. I asked him why he was down on me and he started shouting at me. He also insulted me. Words like 'f--- off' were said. "I heard about my suspension this morning. I absolutely accept it, but nobody should believe that I have insulted the coach or have done anything wrong. I leave now, and wish my colleagues the best of luck for the World Cup and the Portugal match."
yeah I fully expect Germany to destroy the US today. They're a better team and I think they lost a bit of focus versus Ghana that they'll be trying to regain. We just have to hope that Portugal wins and the US doesn't lose by too many goals.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BREAKING: Fifa announces nine-game ban for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suarez?src=hash">#Suarez</a> and '4 months ban for any football-related activity'</p>— World Cup 2014 (@FIFAWorldCupTM) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCupTM/statuses/482159106443452416">June 26, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I LOVE Miguel Herrera even more for this (I didn't 'follow him' until recently) : <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>El me pidió una foto no se quien es, ni si a ganado algo, pero le hice el día al chavo ������������ <a href="http://t.co/jTr7z8QhUH">pic.twitter.com/jTr7z8QhUH</a></p>— Miguel Herrera (@MiguelHerreraDT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiguelHerreraDT/statuses/474650540706889729">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> "He asked me for a picture and I don't know who he is or if he has won anything, but looks like I made his day"... LOL!
