Archive for World Cup

American Columnist: Ban Flopping

From MSNBC:

We can all keep pretending soccer remains ‘the beautiful game.’ Or, instead, take some steps to try and make it that again.

But the 2006 World Cup has drummed home one painful truth: in the end, I am fundamentally New World when it comes to soccer, impatient with the idiocies of the FIFA establishment for foisting a spoiled game upon us in this, the sport’s greatest showcase. Under the guise of tradition, they perpetuate a fraud. Unable to police the game with old methods, disdainful of new technologies, they have assured that the beautiful game is myth; the reality is a succession of dives, flops and other divalike performances that no one man—certainly no referee I’ve seen work this tournament—can sort out with any accuracy.

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NYT’s World Cup Blog Takes on ‘The Sins of American Sportscasting’

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A Smaller World with Cup Blogs

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Ghana In, US Out

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Dutch Fans Forced to Watch World Cup Match in Their Underwear

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Australia’s Socceroos’ Technical Edge

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Why U.S. Is The Best Place to Watch World Cup

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Football Fans Flock to BBC Website

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Good World Cup Coverage at BBC

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Sports Illustrated Experts Group Predictions

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