what was the trouble @ GER vs ARG?

Jim10000

I couldn't hear the telly, what as the agro at the end of the game all about?

Endurance Man

Jim10000 wrote:

I couldn't hear the telly, what as the agro at the end of the game all about?

No one knows yet.... and this does not belong here!

scojones

Someone mentioned the war.

Heyes

sjones wrote:

Someone mentioned the war.

heehee, tut tut you :rolleyes:

Dont be at yourself

I think some Argentinian player swung a punch at a german player/official after the last penalty. Nice.

Wishbone Ash

Endurance Man wrote:

No one knows yet.... and this does not belong here!

In fairness to the OP you cannot automatically post in the soccer forum. I presume that's why it's here.

Endurance Man

Wishbone Ash wrote:

In fairness to the OP you cannot automatically post in the soccer forum. I presume that's why it's here.

Ye, fair enough, he is new but this is just gonna be closed, and i hate when people speculate without knowing all the facts. Yes a player was seen throwing a punch but none of us can say why, could be a million things.

EDIT: Actually he isn't new, just another lurker .

John R

Wishbone Ash wrote:

In fairness to the OP you cannot automatically post in the soccer forum. I presume that's why it's here.

There's a reason for that and it's the same reason that soccer threads are banned everywhere else on boards.

Creamy Goodness

supposidly bierhof started another soccer thread in AH.

YeAh!

Argentina, Germany players clash after shootout
BERLIN (Reuters) - Players of both teams clashed on the pitch after Germany beat Argentina on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday.

German team manager Oliver Bierhoff appeared to be at the centre of the fracas and and incurred the wrath of the Argentina players in the seconds that followed their exit from the competition.

FIFA officials and referee Lubos Michel were all caught up in the melee and punches and kicks appeared to be thrown in chaotic scenes which went on for approximately 90 seconds in front of a 72,000 crowd.

Source

Ruu_Old

Ah I missed the whole lot, will have to catch the replay later! This should be in the soccer forum btw, if you dont have access then you can request it.

Dont be at yourself

Endurance Man wrote:

Ye, fair enough, he is new but this is just gonna be closed, and i hate when people speculate without knowing all the facts. Yes a player was seen throwing a punch but none of us can say why, could be a million things

Errr, it's a discussion forum, on the internet of all places. Speculation in the absence of facts is pretty much the point.

Endurance Man

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

Errr, it's a discussion forum, on the internet of all places. Speculation in the absence of facts is pretty much the point.

Its allowed to annoy me, most things on the internet do, love to hate it .

Raiser

Tried to post in the soccer forum to ask what sparked the agro but couldn't....

90 seconds of agro on a world stage should be up for discussion generally in my opinion - is another topical issue/current event after all.

Was something said, done, implied, very curious.....

Dun laoire

Raiser wrote:

Tried to post in the soccer forum to ask what sparked the agro but couldn't....

90 seconds of agro on a world stage should be up for discussion generally in my opinion - is another topical issue/current event after all.

Was something said, done, implied, very curious.....

Totally agree, it's not about the football.

fade2black

It happened during a footie match, so it's about footie. This thread is going to ge locked soon so before it does let me say this:

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Beekay

why do they have to do that with the soccer forum anyway?

Devious

sjones wrote:

Someone mentioned the war.

touche

Lirange

Can't they put that Falklands thing behind them by now? Frau Thatcher is history. Just let it go.

_Kaiser_

sjones wrote:

Someone mentioned the war.

Lirange wrote:

Can't they put that Falklands thing behind them by now? Frau Thatcher is history. Just let it go.

I think they mean World War II

Huggles

Kaiser2000 wrote:

I think they mean World War II

he was talking about the falklands war with argentina

Creamy Goodness

Beekay wrote:

why do they have to do that with the soccer forum anyway?

there was personal abuse flying left right and centre so they decided to close it for a while then only allow people back in if they fit certain criteria.

Huggles

Cremo wrote:

if they fit certain criteria.

I'm waiting a week now.........I obviously gots no criteria

Terry

sjones wrote:

Someone mentioned the war.

which one? the one the brits declared?

Nehpets

so what DID happen? I don't want to get permission to use the soccer forum because

1) I'm new and will be rejected
2) I'm lazy
3) I just want to know about this

mad m

Here you go

Link

Mossy Monk

Beekay wrote:

why do they have to do that with the soccer forum anyway?

to keep the idiots from posting

idiots get very affectionate

Lirange

julep wrote:

which one? the one the brits declared?

Das Brittania?

Erm ... the one against the people originating from from Angeln and Saxony (Sachsen). If ye get me drift.

bspoke

By the looks of things some of the Argentinian players took exception to what one of the German guys, possibily Oliver Bierhoff, said and wanted to kick ten bells out of him. Nobody here will ever know exactly what, if anything, was said cause none of us were on the pitch.

Typical British media put it down to Argentina being sore losers but from what I saw it looked to be more a case of some of the Germans being sore winners and winding up guys who had just had there dreams ruined in a penalty shootout.

Narcissus

bspoke wrote:

By the looks of things some of the Argentinian players took exception to what one of the German guys, possibily Oliver Bierhoff, said and wanted to kick ten bells out of him. Nobody here will ever know exactly what, if anything, was said cause none of us were on the pitch.

Typical British media put it down to Argentina being sore losers but from what I saw it looked to be more a case of some of the Germans being sore winners and winding up guys who had just had there dreams ruined in a penalty shootout.

One of the Argentinian substitutes kicked one of the German players in the balls. It kind of erupted into a big fight after that.

scojones

I was on about the second World War. There's an age old joke about the Germans which states that they really are lovely welcoming people, just as long as you never mention the war.

Lemlin

Anyone got a video?

jester77

Saw pics of it here this morning in Germany. The Arge player kicked Mertesacker full force, pic looked really bad. He should get a serious banning for that.