Who thinks foreign players diving and cheating have totally ruined footy over here!!?
924361
Agrees totally with you\n\nDiving and cheating is ruining the game to such an extent that Ref's actually miss real incidents.\n\nI thought players could be booked for diving. You can be booked for dissent and saying something rude. If refs were refs  things would be better and as for no tackling from behind what a joke. I expect footballers to come out with powder puffs and lipstick next
989923
Man, listen to all these cry babies. I have seen so many bad calls this world cup.  We can start with the red card today....that was not deserved.  So, when Italy were playing with ten men, it was fair on a bad call?  Yet, the strong Italian defense kept them in the game and Australia couldn't do anything.  Then in extra time, the same ref, with the same bad call to the Italians, calls one on Australia.  Boo hoo!  Give me a break!  The Australian should have never gone down to the ground....if he were smart he wouldn't have and the penalty would not have been drawn. It's simple as that. But because he did go down, it gave Italy the chance. It wasn't a dive, he did lose his balance, but because the Australian went down, it appeared harsher then it was. Italy was the clear winner of this match from the beginning. \n\nMOST IMPORTANTLY:  For all those defending Australia.........why don't you ask the other's in their group about dirty, cheating play?  Australia has been one of the dirtiest playing teams in this tournament.  What goes around comes around.\n\n\nFORZA ITALIA!!!!!
1183611
From the match Australia v Italy, what a disgusting display of refereeing. All games so far have had bad calls. I hope the final is a clean game, for the game itself. How many soccer fans are let down by bad calls right now?
383091
I think although they thought in the beginning that it would stop the building of super teams, it being the salary cap has become the NRL's worst nightmare. The emphasis on the game has been taken from the love of the game to how much money can I make. My club, the Panthers have come under fire for it themselves, but there are some that abuse it more than others and do seem to get concessions or lesser punishments. While ever the NRL keep changing the rules, clubs will keep looking for ways to beat them and in turn there will be those that make the mistake of breaching. Sponsorship of players and Private deals begin to cloud things and they are the points that I believe were not properly thought out before implementation of the salary cap. Its ruining the game to a degree so one way or another I hope they work it all out soon hey.
1046116
Im so angry about how everyone thinks italy cheated because they got a call their way in the last second.. when they got a terrible call against them to take them down to 10!!\n\nThe penalty was caused by the aussie defender, he left the door open for the easy penalty.. any expirienced player wouldve gone for it. The fact is the italian player went for the foul.. yes... he did.. and dont act suprised .. how many times do players do it in basketball?? its a strategy.. and this time it paid, he was tripped in the box.. he is not gonna go to far lengths not to get fouled.. its the easiest way out.. the ref made the call he had to make\n\nBut now.. you Italian haters.. how do you answer to the automatic red card the ref gave to the italian defender!! lets recap what it was.. \n\nwas he the last defender? nope.. \nwas the foul in the box? nope\nwas it a late tackle? yes.. \nwas he going for the ball? yes.. but late\n\nthis is a YELLOW card!!! not a RED!! and I seem to remember Italy kicking being extremely close several times to score before this happened.. the only reason this game was 0-0 in the 93th minute when the "bad" penalty was called.. was because of a terrible auromatic red card\n\nand yes.. they will beat whoever wins from the other match, and they will have a good game against Argentina, but i dont think they can beat them
744205
diving in soccer...brazil SHOULD'VE lost to austrailia...
1126732
I feel your frustration and I am in agreement with your assessment. Too many false red-cards have found their way from referees pockets into play during this cup -- which is completely opposite from the 2002 World Cup play (battles).   I like the game but these politics keep me from devoting too much time to following this sport professionally.
1002191
I don't know about fraud, but clearly another example of crap calls by another ref. This years World Cup will go down as the most embarassing Cup in recent history. And I'm sure FIFA neither cares notr will they do anything about it. I have never seena  tournament, in any sport - marred by such garbage officiating. Ever.
312685
Are you freaking nuts??????????????????\nHere football is uniting countries and destroying regionalism and you want to ban it.\nAnd I suppose we all should follow some dumb game like Cricket or Baseball.\nFootball is THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
1139033
No, unless FIFA make it even easier, cause they are only thinking dollars in the back pocket. The most corrupt organisation on the planet, I reckon. Out doing many dictatorships.
1014383
Just as well. I don't like their diving antics and tactics to get other players booked or sent off.\n\nAnd their fans are too violent. They should be banned in my opinion but luckily they didn't qualify. It happens.\n\nThe Republic of Ireland didn't make it either and they are a fairly good side. Better than quite a few of the countries currently in the World Cup.
1145141
i agree totaly,its called cheating and it should be a red card offence if caught.spain and italy seem to be the worst especialy spain.
1014460
I'd agree that there's been some bad play calling but....I don't agree that Australia shouldn't have lost.  First, that red card on Italy was garbage....didn't deserve a red.  Australia couldn't capitalize on the man advantage.  Then Lucas Neill slid down on Grosso.  Why would he slide down in the box?  It was an absolute stupid move on his part.  The referee had no choice.  And because it happened in the box, it's an automatic penalty kick.
1120654
Nothing is what it seams. I think that there is corruption everywhere. There was trouble over tickets, someone from FIFA was sacked/asked to leave because they was selling tickets 2 or 3 times face value.\n\nBut as for match fixing, i think is almost impossible. \n\nBut hey who's knows in this freaking world.
1138754
I am with you 110%!  I cant stand it.  And what I hate more is how Nike, ESPN, Gatorade and others are trying to make us like it.  Have you noticed how ESPN has "World Cup Moments"?  Really, who in the USA other than those on the US National team really care?  We all know that football is really football, and the rest of the worlds futbol is really soccer.  We have the real football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1101428
The Aussies were ripped off. \n\nBad, bad call. Not fair.....!!
504665
Should be harsher, demoted to Serie C and a huge fine! Show them cheating will not be tolerated! Also ban them from Europe for 5 years.