Administrator DKT27 Posted November 21, 2009 Administrator Share Posted November 21, 2009 Can Facebook group change Soccer World Cup qualifying game result?You know this is serious because they've already talked about it on SportsCenter.Wednesday saw one of the most painful pieces of cheating that soccer has enjoyed since, oh, since pretty much any other World Cup qualifying game.However, this occurred in the dying minutes, featured one of the most famous players in the world (yes, he's been on the front of an EA FIFA game box), affected the result of the game, and was so crudely obvious that the world has decided to fight back by socially networking.In case you were only recently released after being abducted by recalcitrant performance artists, France was playing Ireland for the privilege of going to the World Cup finals in South Africa. Ireland was winning.A ball was hopefully pumped into the Irish penalty area. The French captain, Thierry Henry, reached out his left hand to control the ball, enjoyed the feeling so much he actually handled it twice, then crossed the ball for an embarrassed teammate, Willam Gallas, to score and eliminate the plucky Irish. (It is compulsory to use the term "plucky" when referring to the Irish soccer team.)Henry, perhaps sensing his precious image evaporating, admitted Friday that the game should be replayed. Even though the sport's governing body, FIFA, has declared no replay will happen, it now has to deal with perhaps the fastest-growing Facebook group on earth.Petition to have IRELAND VS FRANCE REPLAYED!!!!! already has secured more than 250,000 members since its inception, as well as an increasing amount of media coverage.What is clear from the group is that people from all over the world are incensed that FIFA has haughtily dismissed the power of the people, the socially networking people. The group has organized a protest in Dublin, 2 p.m. local time Saturday.If I were one of the fine-dining, bouncy-bellied officials at FIFA, I would pay a little more attention to this Facebook group. The last time someone so blatantly ignored the will of the socially-networking people--who, in the Facebook group's case, include many from France itself--it was a lady who guffawed: "Let them eat cake."Yes, she was Queen of France and it did not end well for her. I feel sure Marie Antoinette would have wished for a little replay in her own life. And I feel equally sure that, were she alive today, she would be joining the Facebook group "Petition to have IRELAND VS FRANCE REPLAYED!!!!!" in demanding a rerun of this most important game.Source - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Husen Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 If successful, then we can also ask for the replay of the 2008 Sydney Cricket Test match between Aus & India.And I am sure there are many other occasions in world of sports & politics that losers have been cheated out of victory - in politics, Bush v/s Gore, Mugabe v/s Tsvangirai & Karzai v/s Abdullah come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted November 21, 2009 You are right. But what about the cheatin that happens? I'm not sayin to replay it, but they should be, again, more strict towards it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Husen Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 You are right. But what about the cheatin that happens? I'm not sayin to replay it, but they should be, again, more strict towards it.Technology, that's what I say & I will say it again, Technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted November 21, 2009 Well the people that handle Tech sometimes seem to cheat if you ask me. Remember the Andrew Symonds stumping? I don't remember which match it was, but he was given not out by a reputed TV Umpire when he was stumped outside his crease. There are many more instances, I remember when Sri Lankans toured India last time, in the test matches, they totally misused the referral systems. I was seein each and every referral was awarded to to them. ANW in a way I do agree to bring more technology, but they should give technology to safe hands and not the people who don't know how to handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 In case you were only recently released after being abducted by recalcitrant performance artists, France was playing Ireland for the privilege of going to the World Cup finals in South Africa. Ireland was winning.i was not abducted by anybody and i dint know France played Ireland :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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