Offsides inside the box might be the worst rule in all sports.

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Jul 19, 2019
10:13:50am

BigD Coug All-American

On breakaways, yes of course, but allowing a call with 8 defenders in the box, simply by moving forward is a disgrace.

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BigD Coug

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Remember this play? One of the most infuriating ref decisions.

RSL Cereal Killer

7/19/19 10:07am

That is a horrible, horrible call. Almost deliberate

Adwight

7/19/19 10:11am

Who was #3? Looked like he might have been the perpetrator.

rggee

7/19/19 10:11am

Bocanegra. He is the only one even close to committing a foul. I think that's

rggee

7/19/19 10:13am

Should have been a foul on the dudes tackling Bradley and Altidore.

RSL

7/19/19 10:18am

I agree the US guys were also being held. But I do think Bocanegra committed a

rggee

7/19/19 10:20am

No way, man. Go to 1:35. The defender has Bocanegra in a headlock and takes him to the ground.

RSL

7/19/19 10:24am

I'm just saying I can see why the ref saw it the way he did.

rggee

7/19/19 10:32am

I cannot see why he did, unless you are including incompetence or corruption

YSMACK

7/19/19 11:53am

That’s ridiculous. Ref decided before the kick he was going to blow it dead.

AFCougK9

7/19/19 12:15pm

That's the ONLY thing I can think without this being a sham.

RSL

7/19/19 1:53pm

Offsides inside the box might be the worst rule in all sports.

BigD Coug

7/19/19 10:13am

It wasn't an offside call. He called a foul.

RSL

7/19/19 10:16am

Oh, guess I remembered wrong. My point still stands.

BigD Coug

7/19/19 10:18am

There was no offside and offside wasn't called.

YSMACK

7/19/19 10:17am

I knew before I even opened

Avery

7/19/19 10:14am

We deserved that game. 100% deserved it.

RSL

7/19/19 10:19am

VAR, VAR, VAR.

JmThms

7/19/19 11:01am

Yikes

rggee

7/19/19 11:41am

VAR has helped a ton though.

YSMACK

7/19/19 11:56am

I agree. VAR is absolutely essential. And it wasn't intended to get everything

JmThms

7/19/19 1:41pm

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