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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shirt pulling, shoving, hard contact, and just physical play should be considered gamesmanship.  Trying to intentionally injure someone or cleating someone would be considered dirty in my book.

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Absolutely ALL those examples are NOT soccer.

What are you American folks doing to the sport?[/quote]

Yes, true soccer is highlighted by players falling in writhing pain like they've suffered a gunshot wound.
This should only happen when an opposing player has made challenge and came within yard or two of the player.

Just want the euros and south americans for examples...[/quote]

You aren't watching closely.  If you can watch a player like Messi and not see people pulling him down by his shirt, bear hugging and taking him to the ground---you need your eyes checked.

I have watched several EPL, La Liga and Champion League games in person---and someone is continually getting grabbed, shoved, shirt pulled in the back to take them down, and ref misses a lot of it.  It is very physical.  Yes, you get some dramatics---but the game is rough and seeing it in front of you at the intensely high speed they play at is much different than the long shot on your TV screen---but even then I always see the fouls, shirt pulls, etc.  How can  you not?[/quote]

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