Real Football (Soccer to you Yanks) Thread

He shouldn't have done this well this early as the UA, he could have done a little worse before this. Sadly he's been found out now.

Nice to see Jason Cuntface shut up a bit about Chelsea on sky sports, he's usually foaming at the mouth at them.
 
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Damn! Macclesfield player dies.

Richard Butcher 1981 - 2011
Posted on: Mon 10 Jan 2011

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the untimely death earlier today of Richard Butcher.

Richard passed away at his home in Manchester overnight.

He was an exemplary professional and a thoroughly likeable young man. Our thoughts are with his wife and family at this very difficult time.

http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~2263132,00.html
 
Got the cider in the fridge, settling in for the Carling Cup semi final first leg. COYI!!!

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Damn! Macclesfield player dies.

Richard Butcher 1981 - 2011
Posted on: Mon 10 Jan 2011

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the untimely death earlier today of Richard Butcher.

Richard passed away at his home in Manchester overnight.

He was an exemplary professional and a thoroughly likeable young man. Our thoughts are with his wife and family at this very difficult time.

http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~2263132,00.html
holy crap that is young, the link gave no reason for his death
 
Not his fault. He has laws to enforce. It's your own players fault for running into the crowd on a yellow card.


FIFA's rule book

While it is permissible for a player to demonstrate his joy when a goal has been scored, the celebration must not be excessive.

Reasonable celebrations are allowed, but the practice of choreographed celebrations is not to be encouraged when it results in excessive time-wasting and referees are instructed to intervene in such cases.

A player must be cautioned if:
• in the opinion of the referee, he makes gestures which are provocative, derisory or inflammatory
• he climbs on to a perimeter fence to celebrate a goal being scored
• he removes his shirt or covers his head with his shirt
• he covers his head or face with a mask or other similar item

Leaving the field of play to celebrate a goal is not a cautionable offence in itself but it is essential that players return to the field of play as soon as possible.

Referees are expected to act in a preventative manner and to exercise common sense in dealing with the celebration of a goal.
 
I remember him climbing over something. And physically celebrating with the crowd... He gave the referee a decision to make, when he had no need to.
And there were other more important factors that cost you those two points, like Fellaini's skill and physical prescence.
 
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