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Soccer/Football

Upton

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2. The refs protect Barca..

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 10:07 AM

Apr 2012

you could rightfully say all the big clubs get preferential treatment, but with Barca it's reached a whole new level..

Remember this? Not even a card for Abidal, in the same CL second leg in which RVP was later sent off for kicking the ball approximately 1 second after the ref's offside whistle was blown while 90,000 people were making noise.

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That second Barcelona penalty today... [View all] Ron Obvious Apr 2012 OP

It shouldn't have been called Marooned Apr 2012 #1

The refs protect Barca.. Upton Apr 2012 #2

Boy, do I remember that... Ron Obvious Apr 2012 #3

Yeah, I think it has more to do with Barca's success pissing people off... HuckleB Apr 2012 #4

I don't care for Barca either...at all. Upton Apr 2012 #5

Barca doesn't even dive as much as RM. HuckleB Apr 2012 #7

The better team won many a good man Apr 2012 #6

Exactly. HuckleB Apr 2012 #8