Eye Opener – Cheating Les Blues Edition (11/19/09)- updated with new video

What you missed while looking the fucking ball right into your hand.

What You Missed While Disgracing Your National Team

• Ireland gets absolutely fucking jobbed in World Cup qualifications yesterday. Time permitting, I will post a more expository piece, but for now take it at face value that I am furious.
• They got jobbed so much, let’s post some Twitter Reactions!
• keithlaw: Tim Mclelland officiates European soccer games in the offseason
• 2Yellows: This is the kind of thing that makes all of us feel horrible that love the game. It should never come down to cheating.
• Bobby_BigWheel: UEFA must have hired some SEC refs for the France-Ireland game.
• 2Yellows: That is pathetic. Everyone knows what’s at stake, but either admit what you did as a sportsman or have the class to not celebrate
• JonathanSacks I just lost all respect for Thierry Henry. Ireland had better be able to find a way to get that back
• colinseiler FRICKING HAND OF GOD ACTION BY HENRY! THAT IS CRAP.
• That felt good. Further, French and Swedish Newspapers are sympathizing with the Irish plight this morning. (Swedes because the refs were Swedish)
• Robbie Keane blasts FIFA, rightfully so, because once it became apparent France was going to need a playoff, the whole playoff format got changed to ’seeds’.
• This is why people scream about how corrupt FIFA is.
• Other sports news: 2 wins in the tri-state on the season in hoops, both for the Knicks as they won last night, Nets blow a lead. Get the rest of the scores here.
• Quiet night in the NHL, only 5 teams in action -Panthers, Stars, Coyotes, Oilers, and Flyers win.
• Crosby carries Olympic torch through Halifax.

LowerCase will be here later with Football on the Fringe. I’m about to go hunt down Henry.

Tags: bullshit officiating, eye opener, first derivative, irrational anger, soccer, travesties
Categories: Eye Openers

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