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The former was posted in the CONCACAFery thread, and while it's a red I'm not sure if it's so much more severe than most red card tackles that it deserves an extraordinary suspension. He's going for and maybe even gets the ball (studs up). It just looks crazy because of the flying ninja kick aspect to it.
 
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InstaFace said:
The former was posted in the CONCACAFery thread, and while it's a red I'm not sure if it's so much more severe than most red card tackles that it deserves an extraordinary suspension. He's going for and maybe even gets the ball (studs up). It just looks crazy because of the flying ninja kick aspect to it.
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You answered your own comment lol

The ref was reaching for his red card(s) before the tackle even came in.
 
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sm, someone somewhere has got to put one of these dudes out there as a 9. The keeper can’t even claim from a guy that big. Imagine the hold up play, the second balls, if the guy is even a little bit athletic
 
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There are very tall people all over the world and soccer is a global game, and we know plenty of NBA big men from other countries grew up playing soccer. There is a reason we see very few CFs that are taller than 6'5" or so, the demands of the game at a high level require too much mobility and other aspects that prevent NBA-sized players from playing soccer.
 
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Kliq said:
There are very tall people all over the world and soccer is a global game, and we know plenty of NBA big men from other countries grew up playing soccer. There is a reason we see very few CFs that are taller than 6'5" or so, the demands of the game at a high level require too much mobility and other aspects that prevent NBA-sized players from playing soccer.
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TBF, that height makes doing A LOT of things very difficult. Like fitting into an airplane seat, or a door frame.

My buddy used to date collegiate level bball/volleyball player, and we were altogether one night for our other friend's wedding. Naturally, drinks were consumed and the tall BF was walking down the hall of the hotel and in his stupor failed to duck and hit his head on an EXIT SIGN. That was the first time I felt really bad for tall people.
 
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Feyenoord beating Ajax 3-0 at home was too much for some of their fans, the game was suspended due to fans throwing flares on the field.
 
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The entitlement some fans show is nauseating. Anything but winning a title or else you are rioting in the streets seems like a very bad way to go about fandom.
 
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It's not the Ajax fans that are the problem. It's their hooligans. I heard reports that the rest of the stadium was cursing them for throwing flares on the pitch.

It seems to me that the Netherlands haven't managed to deal with organized hooligans so they get to act up.
 
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