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Penalty or Not: Belgium v Russia

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Jenna 12 comments

I’m sort of getting sick of playing this game, but I’m tired of arguing about it in comments, so here we go: Yet another edition of “Penalty or Not?” This is the penalty shout for Russia’s Kanunnikov against the Belgian who’s name I’m sicking of looking up for spelling. Kanunnikov had stepped on the ball before contact was made. If

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Thoughts on the Referees: Day Eleven

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Jenna 11 comments

Yesterday was an exciting day (who knew Iranians were so passionate about football?), and exciting in the refereeing world is never good. Today was much more calm. Dr. Felix Brych (GER), Belgium v. Russia Brych (above) was his usually dreamy, yet insouciant, self. He just mostly loped around the pitch, looking pretty, but not really being tested too much. The first half