Try rugby...if you can find it on TV. Setanta has games, but you have to have Directv to get it. Some bars/pubs carry Setanta over here, but none where I live. That's why I download games off the internet. Just finished downloading New Zealand vs Ireland 2nd test last night.
Rugby is a much better game. No diving, no fake squirming whussies allowed, and no disrespect towards the ref. Not that I don't watch soccer, but this World Cup has shown all that's wrong with the game. Too many yellow and red cards just encourages more diving to lure the ref into reaching into his pocket to card the opposition. The USA v Italy match has been the defining moment so far when 3 players were sent off. I can see why they're doing it...to cut down on the hack jobs of slower players, and punish those who foul to interrupt the flow of the game. Too bad they get carried away with it and just disrupt the flow even more....that's if the ref even gets it right.
A lot of the time it's just a slight bump and a player goes sprawling to the ground in an obvious dive. How many times have you seen a player rolling around on the ground in agony, and then a couple of minutes later he's back on the pitch as if nothing had happened. You could've sworn he was gravely injured, but in reality it was nothing more than playing drama queen.
