Football 2014 FIFA World Cup

Leoat12 · Jun 26, 2014

Agüero is out of the World Cup because of contusion. :cookiehand

Hardy · Jun 26, 2014

It's yet to be confirmed, but that's expected yeah. It's not a contusion... he teared (strained? I dunno) his left thigh.

Leoat12 · Jun 26, 2014

Hardy said:
It's yet to be confirmed, but that's expected yeah. It's not a contusion... he teared (strained? I dunno) his left thigh.

The news here used Clarín as source. I think it's already confirmed.

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USA and Germany will play under heavy rain most likely.

Hardy · Jun 26, 2014

Leoat12 said:
The news here used Clarín as source. I think it's already confirmed.

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USA and Germany will play under heavy rain most likely.

Clarín lies :arf

No, as I said, it's very (very very) likely, but it's yet to be confirmed by the National team.

TheMoa · Jun 26, 2014

He can't even train? that makes no sense... be banned from stadiums and games is all right, but from trainning with the team?

Hardy · Jun 26, 2014

TheMoa said:
He can't even train? that makes no sense... be banned from stadiums and games is all right, but from trainning with the team?

¨The player Luis Suárez is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) months in accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.¨

Fck him man.

FrostyMouse · Jun 26, 2014

So, the World Cup and the Copa America, plus the next four months of football. I think it should be until at least January 1st, 2015, but I'm not FIFA. I'm just happy that they banned him.

Hardy · Jun 26, 2014

FrostyMouse said:
So, the World Cup and the Copa America, plus the next four months of football. I think it should be until at least January 1st, 2015, but I'm not FIFA. I'm just happy that they banned him.

¨The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on 28 June 2014. The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team’s subsequent official matches in accordance with art. ¨

Just WCs (which is worse actually).

...people don't read me :emocat

Akainu · Jun 26, 2014

It's good that they acted after what he did.
It's bad that they didn't act on the many other cases though. There's little to no difference, just biting seems more spectacular?

FrostyMouse · Jun 26, 2014

Hardy said:
¨The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on 28 June 2014. The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team’s subsequent official matches in accordance with art. ¨

Just WCs (which is worse actually).

...people don't read me

Yeah, except there's the part that talks about next official matches. The ESPN commentators (including Ballack and everyone) who were telling Americans about it said that it would end up causing him to miss the Copa America, which I assumed would end up taking the place of the next WC (or multiple WCs). Although, if Uruguay don't get anywhere in the Copa America, he'd still miss the next WC.

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Akainu said:
It's good that they acted after what he did.
It's bad that they didn't act on the many other cases though. There's little to no difference, just biting seems more spectacular?

I still don't understand how a player can get sent off for spitting at someone, but a ref misses something obvious like a bite.

Yeah, more players should get banned for their actions. I think Hazard only got three matches for kicking the ball boy, but we all know that Hazard didn't actually kick the ball boy and that the "ball boy" (come on, he was 17) had written on Twitter before the match that he was going to cause a scene at the match.

Leoat12 · Jun 26, 2014

Germany is using the worst uniform of the cup. :teehee

Saintz0r · Jun 26, 2014

Leoat12 said:
Germany is using the worst uniform of the cup.

You meant the better, Leo

Anyway, supposedly the qualifyings for the next WC should count as part of the 9 games that Suarez won't play

I think that's fair, missing 2 WCs would be too much and the four month ban will screw him enough already

TheMoa · Jun 26, 2014

Hardy said:
¨The player Luis Suárez is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) months in accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.¨

Fck him man.

I did read it man... I'm just saying that not be able to train with a team makes no sense for me. Be banned from games and official events is all right, but from trainning?

Hardy · Jun 26, 2014

TheMoa said:
I did read it man... I'm just saying that not be able to train with a team makes no sense for me. Be banned from games and official events is all right, but from trainning?

What if he bites them? :derp

Well, it's a punishment after all...

Saintz0r said:

D:

Saintz0r said:
Anyway, supposedly the qualifyings for the next WC should count as part of the 9 games that Suarez won't play

I think that's fair, missing 2 WCs would be too much and the four month ban will screw him enough already

Eh, I dunno, I just copied and pasted it from FIFA's site, lol. I think it's not even completely official yet anyway.