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Would you be happier if the rules said "the player who most convincingly acts will win the call"? Then it wouldn't be cheating, but part of the game... I don't
by lutorm 16y ago
Would you be happier if the rules said "the player who most convincingly acts will win the call"? Then it wouldn't be cheating, but part of the game...
I don't think it's nearly as bad as the American incarnation of hockey, where fistfights are tolerated with a slap on the wrist. Talk about encouraging unsportsmanlike behavior. If you tried that in soccer, you'd at the very least get a red card, if not more.
- starkfist 16y agoFistfights aren't just tolerated in hockey, they are half the reason anyone watches the game...
- philwelch 16y agoAnd the fistfights, from what I gather, are quite well refereed--the gloves come off, one player wins, the referee referees the fight, and then you go back to hockey.
- lutorm 16y agoThat's my point. So who are Americans to come and complain about unsportsmanlike behavior in soccer??
- mkramlich 16y agoWe complain because the NHL is the extreme exception among US sports, rather than the rule. A lot of Americans don't like the fighting in the NHL either.