>> ^Kalle:

>> ^Quboid:
Did the conceding team protest? If so, why? The ball went in because your keeper mucked it up. Tough shit.

The other team protested cause theres some italian rule that says the goal is invalid.. on the other hand official uefa rules do say its valid....


That's odd. I can't imagine any point to that rule but hey.

>> ^Quboid:

Did the conceding team protest? If so, why? The ball went in because your keeper mucked it up. Tough shit.


The other team protested cause theres some italian rule that says the goal is invalid.. on the other hand official uefa rules do say its valid....

>> ^BansheeX:
How can you not have instant replay in a sport where 1 bad call can give or take 100% of the offensive output?

If you want to keep up the flow of the game, you can't have instant replay. No need for a commercial break every 30 seconds.

Theoretically, the two additional officials currently being tested in the UEFA Europa League are supposed to keep an eye on the action inside the box, which would have included this unfortunate incident. Does it work? Fuck if I know.

Maybe introduce instant replay, but limit it on goals.

Props for Henry though for admitting his action the second he was asked during an interview. Would have been nice to tell the ref about it when it happened, but they would have lynched his ass in France, so ...

One of my fav UEFA players to watch He ranks up there with Ronalinho and Kaka in my opinion.

From her IMDB entry:

2005 - appeared in Heineken TV commercial frequently aired before UEFA Champions League (in Europe)

this is not fake. also, the tattoo artist apparently spent 7 hours trying to talk her out of it.

( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/01/casino_tattoos_womans_face/ )

To its credit, the tattoo parlour which did the dirty deed - SI TATTOOING in Salt Lake City - reportedly spent seven hours trying to talk her out of it. Well, sort of to its credit, because it went ahead and tattooed the silly woman anyway, but it's the thought that counts...

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as for goldenpalace, shame on them indeed.

The Golden Palace take on this, the literally unacceptable face of capitalism, is as follows: "I think this kind of advertising will become increasingly popular as time goes on. It is a perfect way to get attention amid the clutter of advertising that people see every second of every day. Conventional forms of marketing just don't cut it anymore. To get people's attention, you have to stand out from the crowd. In light of Karolyne's story and her intentions to improve her son's education, we have given her additional $5,000 on top of the $10,000 spent on the auction."

they have also done other shifty marketing things, ( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/06/18/golden_palace_starts_u_s/ ) such as paying a pornstar to interrupt the US Open Golf Tournament by streaking, and, "Golden Palace has already used the streaking gag for self-promotion at the UEFA Cup Final and the French Open."

remember the jesus cheese sandwich? they bought it. the whole buying weird shit on ebay i guess is a good way to get attention, but i think it takes advantage of capitalism to another degree.

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as for karolyne smith:

Smith, on the other hand, now has a url plastered across her face. She claims that she did it to raise funds for her son's private education, enthusing: "I really want to do this. To everyone else, it seems like a stupid thing to do. To me, $10,000 is like $1 million. I only live once, and I'm doing it for my son ... It's a small sacrifice to build a better future for my son."