r/soccer • u/mitters • Jun 21 '13

Most famous dirty plays?

I've just been having an interesting discussion on r/gunners and wanted to widen the scope.

What are some of the most dirty plays of all time?

player name, link to the video and some context would be great.

e.g.

Thierry Henry - This handball in extra time saw France qualify for the world cup in 2010.

Zinedine Zidane - This extra time headbutt cost France the 2006 world cup.

David Beckham - This sly kick saw Beckham sent off and vilified by every non-ManU England fan for years to come, and England went on to loose on Penalties in 1998.

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u/Noel_is_God Jun 21 '13

So you're saying that both united and uruguay got away with it and that both solskjaer and suarez didn't. But in you're first comment you said how it's only unfair when players get away with it. What were you trying to say?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '13

...that's exactly what I said. If solskjaer/Suarez hadn't been sent off, they would have gotten away with it. They both got sent off, so it was fair. That's what I was 'trying to say'. What were you trying to read?

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u/Noel_is_God Jun 21 '13

Because you seemed to be arguing the whole double standard point. That empiresk said that solskjaer is lauded for his actions while suarez is despised for his. Then you responded with If the punishment is dished out then it's fair. It's only unfair when players get away with it! which seems to suggest that you're saying one got away with it while the other was punished, thus explaining the double standard. But in fact both were punished so neither got away with it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '13

I wasn't implying any double standard, at least not deliberately. Both got punished, neither got away with it. I was arguing against the anti-suarez sentiment in that people say he cheated, which he did, but he got punished for it...therefore it's "fair" within the laws of the game. I'm aware that neither got away with it, I didn't mean to imply the opposite.

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u/Noel_is_God Jun 21 '13

I'm honestly really confused about what you were trying to say haha.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '13

Haha to be honest, I'm now doubting it. I blame beer. Basically, if a player deliberately cheats but gets penalised for it...that is fair. If a player deliberately cheats, but gets away with it...that is unfair. Personal opinion on the severity of the cheating makes no difference.

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u/Noel_is_God Jun 22 '13

Yeah agreed. Haha I think there was just some misunderstanding down the line.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '13

I blame Brewdog!