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FIFA World Cup 2010

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lol **** those things

yeah i read someone compared it to the plastic grocery store balls lol
 

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I'm sorry but Robert Green is a ******.

The Algerian goalkeeper had no excuse, he dived like he had conflicting brain messages.

Keepers are also making fine saves, so imo it's just people making johns. Vuvuzelas are definitely a problem though, I can barely hear the crowd chant how the hell do players communicate on the pitch?

Also Fevernova for greatest ball of all time.
 

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i read somewhere that the french captain said that they couldn't communicate because of those horns which made them play bad

its a factor for sure but other teams were able to adapt
 

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A lack of communication between players is pretty much the death of a team's play.

There is no adaptation, I suppose that's why the games so far have been so mediocre, save for the Germany vs Australia one.
 

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from what i read so far fifa is looking looking into the horns and will put a ban if necessary but no ban is being placed at the moment

i do hope they get banned since they are going to be a huge bother further down the tournament
 

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I want to shove those Vuvuzelas up the *** of whatever clown plays them.

They're nothing but a nuisance.
 

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i think they should just be restricted to goals...people are celebrating anyway so it's not a critical moment...i don't think they should be banned entirely because it IS a tradition for football games in south africa
 

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Yeah well celebratory playing I have no problem with at all.

Still the tradition excuse is nonsense, it's not like South Africa is some footballing powerhouse, and **** the fact that they're the host nation.

It's pretty clear that Vuvuzelas are disruptive when played en masse constantly. Mandela should make them cut it out lol.
 

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Shaddap you try playing a game of football with the sound of a fly swarm ****** your ears.
 

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Lol.

Now imagine a whole stadium full of them.

It's like having an entire airport take off.
 

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time to BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ explaBZZZZZZZZin this in a BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZway jane BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZcould understand BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 

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And those ****ing vuvuzelas omg.

Sounds like the flies circling the rotting corpse of a gazelle. Bloody Africans.
This x10
**** those horns, it's deafening and goes through the whole 90 minute match -___-
Turn down the volume & you can't hear the commentator, turn it up and FFFUU
Commentator was :mad: about it, no way players or coaches can communicate over that. Bring back the chanting please.
 

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BTW, just played with the world cup ball yesterday, gotta say it's a pisstake of a ball

it's sooo swervy in the air, almost impossible to curl accurately and is pretty dam hard

such a ball should not be used at an occasion as big as this imo, and should have at least been tested in some of the leagues beforehand to see its reception
 

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Wait are you using a professional stitch or the £10-20 one?
 

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BTW, just played with the world cup ball yesterday, gotta say it's a pisstake of a ball

it's sooo swervy in the air, almost impossible to curl accurately and is pretty dam hard

such a ball should not be used at an occasion as big as this imo, and should have at least been tested in some of the leagues beforehand to see its reception
they did use it as the match ball for the 2010 africa cup of nations and the clausura tournament...also they're using it for the 2010 mls season as the match ball

i agree though, they should've redesigned the ball based on player input before the cup...there was plenty of criticism in the months leading up to the cup from strikers and keepers alike
 

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Honestly they should just use the Fevernova forever.

It was the BEST ball I have ever used, and it looks awesome.

It's slightly on the firm side but it has great performance in terms of control, weight, and swerve.
 

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Don't know about you guys, but if the World Cup was held in my country for the very first time I would go nuts with the Vuvuzela! I'd blast that s#!+ so much!

Also, I missed like 3/4 of Germany and Australia cause I had to go to some boring s#!+! I saw the final score ten minutes ago and thought "R@@@@pe!"
 

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Honestly they should just use the Fevernova forever.

It was the BEST ball I have ever used, and it looks awesome.

It's slightly on the firm side but it has great performance in terms of control, weight, and swerve.
I don't get what hte difference between balls are

A ball's a ball right?
 

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I don't get what hte difference between balls are

A ball's a ball right?
If I go back to my elementary school days where I played kick ball . . . I can vaguely recall some balls where smoother or harder than others! Also, the weight was different in some of them! So, I would always want to play with the right ball!
 

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I don't get what hte difference between balls are

A ball's a ball right?
I don't get what the difference between official controllers and 3rd party ones are.

A controller is a controller right?
 

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Maybe you should go for your 2nd choice then.

xD
 

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Predictions for tomorrow anyone? I am hoping Paraguay upsets Italy.
Word Paraguay is hard to take down and Italy's been slacking.

Netherlands vs Denmark should be like auto-win for Kanker Holland though :p
Dutchies looking like semi-finalists this time. Germany stronger / Autralia weaker than I expected. Good stuff @ slovenia.

Imma climb up these rankings soonish, yayuhzz.

:059:
 

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Haha poor Denmark, gay own goal.

Denmark player turned around with his back at the precise angle for the ball to bounce off of into the goals.
 

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lol did anyone see that one Dutch player who was called for offside? He signaled to the referee that he did not hear the whistle because of those stupid horns. lmao
 

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let's hope my 3 choices are correct today
My first one for today is already correct :)

Denmark was lame. Defending the **** out of this game even after the own goal completely destroyed this game. Holland could've done better though.

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