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I'm saddened by Neymar's exit. It was an awful snidey knee in the back. He's a top player and great to watch. Brazil though have been getting away with murder in this World Cup with persistent fouling going unpunished. How Fernandinho wasn't booked last night is unbelievable. Felt a bit sorry for Columbia. It was like they were up against someone's big brother in a schoolyard scrap.


But with Thiago Silva and Neymar out I fully expect Germany to knock them out in the semi-final and they'll get a Brazilian sent off if they feel crimes are going unpunished.

31 fouls yesterday by Brazil. They are no advert for the beautiful game and nothing compared to some Brazilian teams of the past. I think its been sheer willpower that has got them this far. I'm hoping some team will prove to be worthy winners because as yet no one really has shown enough to merit that.


Perhaps if Argentina realise they are more than a 1 man team they might. I hope so solely on the grounds it's worth ?100 to me as I picked them out of the hat at work.

Was at the train station yesterday and overheard an okder west indian guy chatting on the phone. He was saying he's lost all interest in the world cup because of "all dem stupid boys trowing demself all over di place".


I thought it was sad to hear, and spot on.


Also love that accent feom thw older generation.

Been exchanging views with some friends in USA on world cup - one or two are fans anyway (and gooners to-boot, sadly) but those new-to-it who have been persuaded to watch this one are constantly remarking on how crappy it is watching people falling over and feigning injury and that it confirmed their prejudices that soccer was a non-sport.


It didn't matter that the comparisons to hockey and NFL players meant some steroid-crazed muscle-mountains clobbering each other and retiring in their 20s with shattered bodies - when you see the slo-mo facial contortions (not to mention sometimes being able to hear the shrill screams) of players beginning their descent it's enough to turn off any potential new fans.


Having said all that - when you see what Brazil get away with you can understand some opposition teams saying - "If they so much as breathe on you, go down... and i want to see agony etched on your face and hear a blood curdling scream" -

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Methinks MM put a few quid on Belgium...


The bet was....I had a few quid on James to win the Golden Boot. He's leading but of course is out of the tournament....cest la vie but still has a chance. New thread.

"In the wake of England's early World Cup exit David Crausby MP has relaunched a campaign to save grassroots football. The petition was originally started in 2013 to force the Premier League to put more of their ?5 billion TV revenue into the children's grassroots game, with Crausby calling for 7.5 per cent of that money to be ring-fenced for the cause. Crausby said: "I want all children to have the chance to play football in a safe and organised environment with good quality pitches. Money pours into the very top of the sport, the Premier League, and it's time that was reinvested into opening up the sport to everyone." "


http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/66835

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