I got a violation notice for insulting an American for calling Football "soccer".  Surely I was justified?
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We Americans tend to think the universe orbits around us and everyone should adjust to our terms.  I think it comes from not being able to mix with other cultures and languages.\n\nApologies all around are given.\n\nI will send an opinion piece to our local newspaper to start a grassroots campaign to rename the sport as  Tackleball.
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It is your duty as a citizen of a democracy to be questioning of your nation, and criticising when you think it is appropriate. \n\nTo be blind to the errors that your own country makes abroad is very dangerous, especially if a large number of people also do this.\n\nUnless it's during the World Cup, which is an ideal (and relatively harmless) outlet for nationalism and the dislike of other nations.
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No.  Doing or saying anything that is insulting to another person's religion is a line that should not be crossed. I think the words "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" are very appropriate here.
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REPORTED! (insulting other participants)
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Just remember that you reep what you soe, and I bet you won't be throwing out anymore insults after that. People like you give the United States of America a bad name. Idiots like you make people think that we're ignorant snobs.
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A poor exibition by England's Team should not be justified by the ref's conduct!\nThe ref was not THAT bad!
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Well........its very simple really.\n\nYou purport to speak a language called "English". \n\nYet you take this beautiful language of Shakespeare, Milton and Wordsworth and mangle it by changing the meanings of words (bum, trunk, football, fag), spelling it incorrectly (color, etc) and then trying to tell us that WE are spelling it incorrectly whenever I use the spellcheck on my laptop !\n\n...................and you have the cheek to call the winners of the Superbowl the "World Football Champions" when no team from outside the USA is allowed to enter the competition.\n\nStrangely, all the associations (the English FA, FIFA, etc) call it "football" rather than "soccer", so why the hell do you lot have to be different ?
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Superb answer voetbal, I couldn't have said it better myself.\n\nBeing from the US, I'm constantly being berated by the "jocks" in this country for being a football fan.  Yeah thats right, a football fan.  The word "soccer" makes me cringe.
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Sounds to me like you have a fan. Don't take it personally. I think they just automatically delete anything reported as a violation even if it isn't.
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OK I admit i didn't see the match live (I was watching France - Togo)\nBut I saw the replays of the goal, And yes I saw the Lines man Flag raised.\n\nBut  players should ONLY stop when they hear the Referee's Whistle, Not the flag.\n\nLook at it from the other point of view, What if you support SUI ?\nand the lines man raised his flag for a non existing offside, and the Referee didn't ignore him (knowing the the Linesman was totally wrong)\nHow would that feel ?\n\nyou say:\n"If you notice all the people who are saying it wasn't offside hasn't seen the game (which they admit) and only saw reruns of that part."\nSo ? I saw the replays, and I clearly saw the flag.\nJust because I didn't watch the match live, I shouldn't talk about this Off-side?\n\nFinally my friend,\nClear you mind and watch the replays again (if you can), But watch it as a football fan not as a Korean fan.\nAnd I wish you can see what we saw.
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however annoying it may be, it is legal to do that\njust like the above person said, it's yelled so your teammates will be prepared to receive it.\nIt's just the same as when someone calls "SHORT" or "FLOAT" or if during a rally "FREEBALL"\nthey aren't, however, allowed to say crap to the opposing team.\nlol i remember : ball was going out one time but our whole team started yelling it's good and the other team shanked it. XD \nirksome? yes, but legal
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No, I dont think you are wrong to be bothered.  At the very least, its extremely insensitive, at most, he is likely an American-hating person that is likely just at Yahoo Answers to bait Americans.  If he's American (or a number of other nationalities) he has the right to free speech though- but you also have the righr of free speech, which means you are more than welcome to mention your anger over his free speech.
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No it is not offensive and you should protest that violation. You are well within your rights to call Israel a terrorist state based on the actions of the country since its conception. I hope you do not just accept this violation. This is no way an epithet or a slur, you are merely stating your opinion. Unless for some reason the country of Israel itself, turned into a person capable of using Yahoo Answers and is now asking and answering questions, then maybe they could be offended. In reality it was probably just someone who was offended by it and was like ohh that is so wrong.
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No, of course it wasn't deserved.  First of all, him and the guy ran into each other.  Second of all, it's a TRAGEDY that the best football player to have ever walked on this planet is sitting out what could be his last game ever and it's on his birthday (june 23rd).\n\nWords cannot express how mad I am at that worthless referee's decision.  It was clearly not a yellow card.  If France does not advance to the round of 16, I am going to find that referee and have a little "chat" with him.
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Wow same!  I'm American and this is the first year I've even watched a soccer match without just taking a glance and dismissing it with boredom.  I don't know what about this year caught me, but now I'm really into the WC.  However, I think once this dies down, I'm not sure if I'm going to continue sating my apetite for soccer w/ national games (mainly cause I'm a staunch supporter of European teams).  Too bad the rest of America is too intrigued by our own brutish version of football to care about soccer.  It's merely a reflection of us as a country I guess, and it fits well with our war-mongering image.
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Bens answer i right and wrong - i am a referee and there is no such thing as unprofession conduct, its unspoting behaviour and its not a sending off offence, its a cautionable offence. But he is right that iy is almost impossible to be able to tell if it is done on purpose, perhaps maybe at a throw in, but in other cases its hard. If it was awarded there woukld be a lot of abuse.\nEmail me if you want any other questions aanswered,\ncraigsilsby@yahoo.co.uk
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Well since this is AMERICAN FOOTBALL I think you chose the wrong thing for FIFA. Sorry I just get tired of people who don't go by the proper catergory, when there is one that specifies as soccer.