Comments on: The Mastroeni Tackle

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:33 +0000

PM should of been given a Yellow Card. To all you foreign fools who think you know soccer (Futbol), stop being foolish. In 2002, the USA aganist Germany, they had the GOAL called back. The USA should of moved into the semi finals then, and until you foreign people understand that ” El todo el mundo odios del USA”—tambien in desportes, algo. The USA will shine on and defeat the Muslim terriosts.

By: All-American Boyd

All-American Boyd — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:36:44 +0000

Deserved. It was a stupid play by PM in a game that was being reffed like it was.

By: Treacher

Treacher — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:41:48 +0000

Looks like the Italians are working on a few more moves.

http://www.footballfansfortruth.us/archives/001515.html

By: R. Ciampi

R. Ciampi — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:24:48 +0000

Amoricans are just mad because they think 6 years should make a soccer dynasty. LOL. Italy looked bad and still prevented an american from scoring. The ref should have the Black Hand after him. 2 obvious red cards. That was a good shot to the face. It is good to see a little nacy boy take a shot in the face. Popes red card I don’t know, maybe he said something ghetto like “bomb first” or “lean wit it”. I may have been born in Texas but I hate how whiny america has become and oh yeah Pablo knew what he was doing I was a fullback for years. I know how to hide or try to hide a cheap shot. There is no sense in repling to my comment if you are a american because you opinion means nothing..

By: USASoccerRef

USASoccerRef — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:02:28 +0000

I am a referee, referee instructor, and a referee assessor. I have refereed professional level games. In the beloved game of soccer there are the laws of the game and more importantly the “Sprit of the Game”. While technically Larrionda was correct by his decisions of the cards, was it really within the sprit of the game? I personally don’t think so. More importantly consistency in refereeing is more important. If Larrionda was consistent throughout the game it would have needed to be abandoned due to a lack of players. Many fouls went on in the second half that were not considered fouls that were cardable offences in the beginning. If the decision to card is correct it must be constant throughout the entire 90 minutes. Remember it is not the one or two questionable decisions a referee makes in a game but the consistency of the decisions that will enable a referee to control the game and gain the respect of the player as well as increase the enjoyment for the fans.

By: mcnut

mcnut — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:47:11 +0000

yeah to say the US was fouling italy like crazy is stupid

those guys were falling over and grabbing anything they could trying to get a call

and yes the rules need to change

if mcbride played for italy he would have been stretchered off the field

or most european teams for that matter

a korean player was stretchered off in 02 for a head but that wasnt that bad

the only time you are stretchered off in american football is if you cant walk or you are paralyzed

By: Niaz

Niaz — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:49:23 +0000

As a soccer player I know that a tackle like that can ruin players careers knocking them out of not just the game but possibly the entire tournament. When you slide into a tackle technically you are supposed to point your boots down so that you minimize the risk of injury. Usually though you can get away with going in studs first since the ref has to make an instant call on what he sees and he has no replays to look at. But if you look at the Mastroeni tackle the ref is standing just behind them and had a good look at what was happening. Which was Mastroeni coming in and clipping both ankles of the Italian player with his studs. No way any player can expect to get away with a foul like that right under the refs nose. If the ref was farther away he might have gotten away with a yellow. With the ref standing right there, the US in good control of the game and a few minutes left in the half I think that was a horrible decision on the part of Mastroeni.

By: erkman

erkman — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:41:59 +0000

id just like to point out that everybody from the U.S. says he didnt deserve a red card n everybody else thinks he did

By: Solano Cesar

Solano Cesar — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:15:54 +0000

All of you something very important, THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT IS A RED CARD WHEN THE REF SAYS SO. NOT WHEN THE RULE BOOK DOES, SAME THING FOR PENALTY KICKS, THEY EXIST ONLY WHEN THE REF SAYS, THATS WHAT THIS GAME IS ALL ABOUT NO REPLAYS NO CHANLENGING NO NOTHING JUST PLAIN AND GOOD FOOTBALL. LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 18 WORLD CUPS.

SO MASTROENI HAS A RED CARD, SO DOES POPE SO DE ROSSI AND LET IT GO……

By: Kurt Ackerson

Kurt Ackerson — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:09:41 +0000

Just like all the rest of the world, Uruguay has it out for the Americans and is in bed with the Italians who paid the ref to give PM a red card even though his “aim was on the ball”. Sorry, people, but if you don´t like USA do something political and keep it apart from soccer.