Spaniards shed underachiever label

MARADONNA No explanation necessary THE VUVUZELAS. With their incessant high decibel hum vuvuzelas drown out the swell of the crowd noise, as exiting plays develop and the ebb of it as the play falters or the roar of joy and groans of disappointment. All of this is part of the atmosphere, which is important for my enjoyment of the game as a fan, to say nothing about the even more important communication between players and their coaches. I hope, the vuvuzelas will be outlawed in future games. SEPP BLATTER The man is a dinosaur. If tradition is so important, why don’t we then play with an old fashioned pig skin ball with a lace-up opening for the bladder? When the present rules of soccer were largely established, there was no TV and the second guessing of the referees was just that: guessing. I think it is up to FIFA to give the refs on the field an even footing with the armchair refs in their living rooms, at least in game deciding, critical situations. _____________________________________________________ Here is, what I would like to see introduced into World Cup soccer: VIDEO REPLAY FOR ALL GOAL SITUATIONS ONLY I understand, that FIFA is also considering a transmission devise inside the very centre of the ball, which will trigger a signal as soon as the ball crosses the plain of the goal line. That is IMOEO not good enough, because it will not address the contentious offsite situations, which were quite prevalent in this tournament. A CLEAN SLATE, WHICH WIPES OUT ALL PREVIOUS YELLOW CARD INFRACTIONS AFTER THE QUARTER FINALS We are at this stage left with four countries, each with legitimate expectations to

Spaniards shed underachiever label

I think one of the problems of soccer is it doesn't score often. I would like to see the POWER PLAY rules are introduced into soccer. That would be fun to watch and more chances to score when 10 vs 9 for 3-4 minutes.

Spaniards shed underachiever label

There is one thing I have noticed about Spains games. There is a divide amongst the players. No one will feed Fernando Torres the ball no matter how open he is. They would rather lose possession than pass to him. This was glaringly evident near the end of last game. Torres is a first class striker. If they want to win the cup they had better work better as a team.