Yeah I've seen a fair bit of south american football recently

Columbian league stands out from memory. Loads of tackles that would be instant yellows in europe are just free kicks

I like the discipline side to it all, cos the moment they speak out of line, or go that on extra (kick out, react), and the red flies out (rightly so)

I can totally see why on the international stage, why referees from south america perform and handle situations at ease

Posted By: pants on July 8th 2010 at 18:08:45

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Another interesting piece on the Spanish national side: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 17:35:51
- I think the interesting suggestion is that they adapted most quickly to the changing rules (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 17:50:47
  - Yes - I remember Spanish refs in the early 90s being notorious for wanting to be the stars (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 17:55:32
- Got a bit lost in that, gave up after few paragraphs (Other Football) - pants, Jul 8, 17:43:45
  - it was interesting but a bit repetitive and ignores the fact (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 17:46:05
    - Yeah I've seen a fair bit of south american football recently (Other Football) - pants, Jul 8, 18:08:45
      - I've not seen much of Colombia (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:14:41
        
        Yeah, I have it on in the background some weekends (Other Football) - pants, Jul 8, 18:20:25
        
        I do like Mex football, they seem not to bother with defence (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:22:42
        
        what happened to colombian football? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 18:16:14
        
        I had money on them to win the group that time (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:21:47
        
        oh so it was you who shot escobar (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 18:22:19
        
        I wasn't too chuffed with him, no (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:24:21
    - spain remind me of andy roddick (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 17:48:28
      - Someone in the comments section compares them to Pete Sampras (and Stephen Hendry) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 17:50:49
        
        gives you museum leg and brain (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 17:56:05
        
        "I've run out of look", I remember someone saying to me in a gallery once. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 17:58:25
        
        lol, that sums it up nicely (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:03:09
        
        my one visit to a gallery (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 18:01:06
        
        your one visit? (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:05:18
        
        i'm not really into art (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 18:06:20
        
        fair enough (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 8, 18:08:12
        
        you are truly a renaissance man. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 18:02:58
        
        Also saw them compared to Nadal today - one trick, which they do better than anyone else (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 17:52:59
        
        murray owns him on hard court (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 17:55:16
        
        LOL (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 17:51:49

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