http://www.indyweek.com/triangleoffense/archives/2010/07/03/when-cynicism-succeeds Comments On: When cynicism succeeds: Deliberate handball lifts Uruguay over Ghana by Thad Williamson en-us Copyright 2013 Indy Week. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Indy Week readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Indy Week. pweber@indyweek.com (Indy Week Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:45:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
0.5 seconds left, pass to Shaq underneath the basket, Shaq's team loses 77 to 78...if Shaq dunks...game over, his team wins 79 to 78...so say a player "fouls" him (i.e. breaks the rules...the no contact rule of basketball)...so Shaq now has to shoot two free throws (let's call it a penalty kick if you like) he misses both free throws...the other team gets the ball inbounds...ref signal the end of the game, Shaq's team losses... is that cheating? If so, they have been cheating in basketball ALL THE TIME for a LONG TIME.

In sports I think it is accepted that certain rules can be broken and the punishment will be taken and some times teams in desperation plays break them, precisely in thehopes that the punishment would be less than the advantage taken.

Maradona cheated, clearly...he didn't take any punishment, he intended to deceive the referee...Henry cheated...he was clearly trying (and succeeded) to break a rule and NOT get any punishment.

Suarez, on the other hand, broke the rule and stood ready to take the punishment (you saw he didn't even try to argue with the ref, he walk right out, he knew he was done...I grant you, should the hand ball has been such that the ref had not seen it, would Suarez have come forth and confess?
Posted by Diosmaya]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:02:32 -0400 Indy Week Posted by David Fellerath, INDY Culture & Sports Editor]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:36:56 -0400 Indy Week
This used to happen almost to a fault which is why as you note the current rules say the ref decides when the ball is dead, and he usually lets play continue until the move in progress finishes--that's what he is supposed to unless it's a possible head injury. This was actually a case where the rule change took the decision out of players' hand, probably for the better.
Posted by Thad Williamson]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:54:41 -0400 Indy Week Posted by David Fellerath, INDY Culture & Sports Editor]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:07:56 -0400 Indy Week Posted by Thad Williamson]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:42:18 -0400 Indy Week Posted by David Fellerath, INDY Culture & Sports Editor]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:51:00 -0400 Indy Week
I would further add that acting like it is no big deal for a player to step up and make a PK in front of 60,000 + people and a worldwide TV audience + the pressure of all of Africa, with a top goalkeeper in the nets trying to stop you, is just....wrong.
Posted by Thad Williamson]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:44:35 -0400 Indy Week Posted by Thad Williamson]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:37:12 -0400 Indy Week Posted by Brian Fobi]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:19:01 -0400 Indy Week Posted by G]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:56:28 -0400 Indy Week Posted by JP74]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:32:25 -0400 Indy Week Posted by MH]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:20:32 -0400 Indy Week Posted by YonZe]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:26:31 -0400 Indy Week Posted by vidvis]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:59:03 -0400 Indy Week Posted by Thad Williamson]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:08:55 -0400 Indy Week Posted by vidvis]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:34:51 -0400 Indy Week Posted by Susanrose]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:33:42 -0400 Indy Week Posted by debachat]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:32:47 -0400 Indy Week Posted by OilBurns]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:55:20 -0400 Indy Week
The more I read about this sport (most recently, Eduardo Galeano's marvelous "Soccer in Sun and Shadow") and the more I watch this World Cup, the more I'm convinced that one thing soccer teaches us is that life is not fair.
Posted by David Fellerath, INDY Culture & Sports Editor]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:40:34 -0400 Indy Week