Tag | "Soccer"

Watch Ascoli-Reggina “fair play” goal in Italy (VIDEO)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

07 December 2009

Watch the fair play goal video in the Ascoli-Reggina football match in Italy below. The fair play goal video shows Ascoli allowing Reggina to score a goal as an act of fair play and sportsmanship.
But before that, Vincenzo Sommese of Ascoli scored a goal after Carlos Valdez of Reggina got injured and attempted to kick the ball out of bounds to stop play. As shown in the fair play goal video below, Sommese, not knowing this was the case intercepted the ball and set up Mirko Antenucci for a goal.
Reggina players protested vehemently, as can be seen in the fair play goal video, and soon after a brawl ensued. After the brawl had subsided, Ascoli allowed Reggina to score, thus inciting the fair play goal.
Ascoli manager Bepi Pillon said this about the fair play goal:
“We made the decision [to let Reggina score] all together, there is no single person responsible for it. We were locked in the changing rooms for two hours after the game to avoid the protests. There is too much exasperation in Italy, too many interests that force you to look only at the results. It’s not fun like this.”
The fair play goal between Ascoli and Reggina is now being investigated. Authorities fear that this may have implications of match fixing and not sportsmanship. The fair play goal of Ascoli and Reggina will surely be a piece of evidence that will reveal a lot in the investigations.
Watch the fair play goal video below:
Watch Ascoli Reggina fair play goal in Italy (VIDEO)

Watch the fair play goal video in the Ascoli-Reggina football match in Italy below. The fair play goal video shows Ascoli allowing Reggina to score a goal as an act of fair play and sportsmanship.

Continue Reading

Comments (0)

World Cup 2010 schedule (FULL!)

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

07 December 2009

The World Cup schedule has been released for the 2010 tournament. The Group Stage of the World Cup schedule begins on June 11, 2010 with South Africa going up against Mexico and Uruguay battling France.
Only the top two teams in each group of the World Cup Group Stage will qualify for the knockout phase. The World Cup schedule will also play a role in determining the fatigue factor of teams for the two months comprising the World Cup 2010 tournament.
The grand prize that FIFA will award to the winner of the 2010 World Cup tournament will total £18.6m ($31m) – a 61% increase from the prize back in 2006. To see the World Cup draw results revealed that the US belongs to Group C and will battle England, Algeria, and Slovenia.
See the World Cup 2010 schedule:
Friday June 11, 2010
10:00am EDT: South Africa VS. Mexico
2:30pm EDT: Uruguay VS. France
Saturday June 12, 2010
7:30am EDT: Argentina VS. Nigeria
10:00am EDT: South Korea VS. Greece
2:30pm EDT: England VS. United States
Sunday June 13, 2010
7:30am EDT: Algeria VS. Slovenia
10:00am EDT: Germany VS. Australia
1:30pm EDT: Serbia VS. Ghana
Monday June 14, 2010
7:30am EDT: Netherlands VS. Denmark
10:00am EDT: Japan VS. Cameroon
2:30pm EDT: Italy VS. Paraguay
Tuesday June 15, 2010
7:30am EDT: New Zealand VS. Slovakia
10:00am EDT: Côte d’Ivoire VS. Portugal
2:30pm EDT: Brazil VS. North Korea
Wednesday June 16, 2010
7:30am EDT: Honduras VS. Chile
10:00am EDT: Spain VS. Switzerland
1:30pm EDT: South Africa VS. Uruguay
Thursday June 17, 2010
7:30am EDT: France VS. Mexico
10:00am EDT: Greece VS. Nigeria
2:30pm EDT: Argentina VS. South Korea
Friday June 18, 2010
7:30am EDT: Germany VS. Serbia
10:00am EDT: Slovenia VS. United States
2:30pm EDT: England VS. Algeria
Saturday June 19, 2010
7:30am EDT: Ghana VS. Australia
10:00am EDT: Netherlands VS. Japan
1:30pm EDT: Cameroon VS. Denmark
Sunday June 20, 2010
7:30am EDT: Slovakia VS. Paraguay
10:00am EDT: Italy VS. New Zealand
2:30pm EDT: Brazil VS. Côte d’Ivoire
Monday June 21, 2010
7:30am EDT: Portugal VS. North Korea
10:00am EDT: Spain VS. Honduras
2:30pm EDT: Chile VS. Switzerland
Tuesday June 22, 2010
10:00am EDT: France VS. South Africa
10:00am EDT: Mexico VS. Uruguay
2:30pm EDT: Nigeria VS. South Korea
2:30pm EDT: Greece VS. Argentina
Wednesday June 23, 2010
9:00am EDT: United States VS. Algeria
10:00am EDT: Slovenia VS. England
2:30pm EDT: Ghana VS. Germany
2:30pm EDT: Australia VS. Serbia
Thursday June 24, 2010
10:00am EDT: Slovakia VS. Italy
10:00am EDT: Paraguay VS. New Zealand
2:30pm EDT: Denmark VS. Japan
2:30pm EDT: Cameroon VS. Netherlands
Friday June 25, 2010
10:00am EDT: Portugal VS. Brazil
10:00am EDT: North Korea VS. Côte d’Ivoire
1:30pm EDT: Chile VS. Spain
2:30pm EDT: Switzerland VS. Honduras

The World Cup schedule has been released for the 2010 tournament. The Group Stage of the World Cup schedule begins on June 11, 2010 with South Africa going up against Mexico and Uruguay battling France. Continue Reading

Comments (0)

Darren Bent, Sunderland beach ball goal (VIDEO)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

18 October 2009

Watch the video of Darren Bent’s beach ball goal in the Sunderland-Liverpool match. Darren Bent of Sunderland scored a goal against Liverpool when his goal attempt hit a red beach ball and bounced into the back of the net in their Premier League soccer match.
The Darren Bent beach ball goal had first been initiated when a red beach ball floated onto the soccer field in the opening minutes of the game between Sunderland and Liverpool in the Premier League. Bent took a shot that Pepe Reina, the goalkeeper of Liverpool,appeared to have covered. But Bent’s ball hit the red beach ball, deflecting the soccer ball’s path past Reina and into the back of the net, thus causing the now infamous Darren Bent beach ball goal.
Strange as it may seem, the beach ball goal was counted and not waved off by the referees. It came at the fifth minute of the soccer match at the Stadium of Light.
Having been the only goal of the soccer match, Liverpool lost to Sunderland 1-0, pulling them further out of title contention of the Premier League. Worse, it had been found out that the red beach ball, the culprit of the Darren Bent beach ball goal, was thrown onto the field by a Liverpool fan.
Rafa Benitez, manager of soccer team Liverpool, had this to say about the loss:
“We didn’t play well but we had bad luck.”
Darren Bent, Sunderland beach ball goal (VIDEO)

Watch the video of Darren Bent’s beach ball goal in the Sunderland-Liverpool match. Continue Reading

Comments (1)

Watch Human LCD of South Korea (VIDEO)

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

18 September 2009

Watch the “Human LCD” video from the students of South Korea below. High school students from South Korea cheer for their favorite soccer teams and collectively appear as an LCD screen.
The amazing Human LCD video shows the students forming various images and South Korean words and characters. The students also form animations of these images and characters, driving people from the audience to take pictures and videos of the scene.
Most importantly, the high school students do it using only their clothes. They do not employ the use of any paraphernalia like cardboard or signs. All they are using are layers of different colored jackets and shirts which they lift or remove.
Watch the Human LCD video from South Korea below:

Watch the “Human LCDvideo from the students of South Korea below. High school students from South Korea cheer for their favorite soccer teams and collectively appear as an LCD screen. Continue Reading

Comments (0)

Mexico defeats USA in soccer

Tags: , , ,

27 July 2009

Mexico defeats USA in soccerEnding a ten-year soccer win drought, Mexico has finally earned a win against the Americans right in the own backyard of the US, with a 5-0 romp to claim fifth Gold Cup championship. MPV Giovani Dos Santos of Mexico expressed his exhilaration by saying:

“I believe this is a great win for Mexico because we showed the pride we have in our hearts today. This is a huge step for us in the process.”

Aside from winning the Gold Cup championship, the Mexicans achieve another feat by defeating Team USA on their own soil. They have finally ended a decade of winless games against the Americans, as they were 0-9-2 since a win on March 1999 at San Diego. This time, they would not be denied, as an overwhelmingly pro-Mexico crowd of 79,156 at Giants Stadium cheered them on an offensive onslaught in the second half. The beginning of the end came when Team Mexico Captain Gerardo Torrado scored on a penalty kick in the 56th minute that led to one Mexican goal after another until the game ended at 5-0 in favor of Mexico.

Mexico defeats USA in soccer

Comments (0)