Seeing Red

The other day I posted about the dubious calls being made by the referees in some of the World Cup matches. Okay, it was the Australia Croatia match but I have to return to the issue given tonight's match between Portugal and the Netherlands.

Russian ref, Valentin Ivanov handed out 16 yellow cards. By the end of the match each side were down to 9 men. Figo head-butted one of the Dutch and pretty much got away with it. In all honesty, by the time they players started getting feisty Ivanov had already lost them. They played for cards and Ivanov dished them out.

It is a pity when matches are so heavily influenced by the guy who is supposed to simply keep it flowing fairly.

It is a shame to see the Dutch go. They are a good looking team. Unfortunately, it appears good looks means weak legs because they dive almost as much as the Argentineans. Australia squares off against Italy next.

Game on. And if you see that fat lady... kick her in the ovaries!

Tags: World Cup, soccer, football