UEFA supports Dutch goal decision

[Elano]

at that time,he was injured 

yeah, but the difference is that referee has to stop the game if someone is injured...he didn't...

no,if the player is outside the game rectangle

[K.Dub]

I read on a Norwegian site that the rule was followed by the ref, so the goal is spot on.

[No Compute]

Even if it was offside (it wasn't), Italy still would have been beat by the better team on the day.

[Elano]

Even if it was offside (it wasn't), Italy still would have been beat by the better team on the day.

IT WAS offside,but holland have deserved to win.
i don't have problems to admit it

[JAZ]

lol @ elano.

[K.Dub]

I give up

[Kill]

Panucci was out of bounds and completely incapable of participating in any kind of way...he was lying on the ground, not even aware of what was happening, so it was pure luck for the Dutch, that needs to be acknowledged as much as that the goal was according to the rules and the referee's decision hence correct. Those Italian newspaper people (I read one article today) whining about it over 12 pages are a bunch of losers.

What a lot of people did overlook is that right after the 1-0, there was a clear foul by some Dutch defender in the penalty area. Italy would have had to get a penalty kick and I'm still wondering what would have happened if they'd equalized at that point...or if that Bayern homo Luca Toni had availed himself of the opportunity you get from being alone in 12-metre distance from the opponent's goal, but oh well

[7even]

That rule is terrible, and -1 to Kill for dissing Bayern 

[Kill]

+1 for agreeing the rule sucks
-1 for dissing me
-100 for liking Bayern
-500 for having Ballack in your avatar and sig

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^ wow. now that will take some time.

[K.Dub]

+1 for agreeing the rule sucks
-1 for dissing me
-100 for liking Bayern
-500 for having Ballack in your avatar and sig

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= -600 to 7even's karma

^ wow. now that will take some time.

LOL 

[Mac 10 †]

They fucked up, it was offside but a technicality deems that they are "correct".

Either way Holland whooped some Italy anus.

[smegma]

How does that rule suck? Any player from the opposite team could just step out of the field in dangerous situations.

In this case it was even Italy's own fault that he was laying there.

[Kill]

How does that rule suck? Any player from the opposite team could just step out of the field in dangerous situations.

In this case it was even Italy's own fault that he was laying there.

Are you sure you wouldn't think the rule sucks if the Italians had scored this kind of goal? Offsides in professional modern soccer happen extremely quickly and the defender's position is usually not next to that line...stepping out of the field on purpose to prevent an offside couldn't happen for the simple reason that there would be no time for it, it's not like players see it coming 10 seconds in advance so they can think "hey, let's just get off the field, so I can prevent this from happening" and actually do it. No frickin way. Also you can usually judge quite easily if the player's (able to get) involved in the game, which Panucci was obviously not, which means you could also make that question part of the rule (it IS part of the passive-offside rule, too).

Again, the goal was regular, and you're entitled to think it's a great rule, but there is no way it could be intentionally misused if it were reversed.

[Elano]

Those Italian newspaper people (I read one article today) whining about it over 12 pages are a bunch of losers.

12 pages ? you are bullshitting 

if that Bayern homo Luca Toni had availed himself of the opportunity you get from being alone in 12-metre distance from the opponent's goal, but oh well

you don't even know how many goals has scored luca toni for bayern.
homo ?  toni is a very good player,c'mon

[Elano]

In this case it was even Italy's own fault that he was laying there.

are you joking ?