Public Address | Cafe | Field Theory: Call it what you will https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315236#post315236 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315236#post315236 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:56:21 +1200 Peter Darlington https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315235#post315235 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315235#post315235 Brazil looked a bit nervous early on and who can blame them. Came back well though. I only saw the first half but really enjoyed it, really open play and several chances each way.

I think that claim to the title just got a little stronger today.

]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:51:59 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315233#post315233 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315233#post315233 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:46:48 +1200 WH https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315153#post315153 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315153#post315153 Whilst pretending to be fouled by diving is cheating, diving when actually fouled is perfectly legitimate. If you are in the box and a defender makes illegal contact, you are within your rights to hit the turf.

I agree. I remember deciding that football players hit the turf too easily…

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:54:47 +1200 Peter Darlington https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315150#post315150 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315150#post315150 I'm with John Oliver. FIFA are the worst people on the planet and I hope the Brazilian people kick up a fuss about it. But I'm also hella looking forward to the matches and hope Brazilans get some joy out of the tournament they've paid so dealy for.

It's hard…

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:42:09 +1200 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315140#post315140 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315140#post315140 Of course the Rugby World Cup IRB bears no resemblance to FIFA? No sausages for Rugby then? Thank goodness for that!
Don't be a drop on the graph dude. The IRB are pretty shonky for sure, but it's like comparing FIFA's Lex Luthor to the IRB's Captain Boomerang.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:49:56 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315115#post315115 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315115#post315115 Of course the Rugby World Cup IRB bears no resemblance to FIFA? No sausages for Rugby then? Thank goodness for that!

The IRB has its faults and vested interests, but there's really no comparison to FIFA — it's not a corrupt organisation. The IOC would possibly be a better comparison.

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:30:57 +1200 Richard Stemson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315101#post315101 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315101#post315101 Yes – officiating contact can be problematic.

Whilst pretending to be fouled by diving is cheating, diving when actually fouled is perfectly legitimate. If you are in the box and a defender makes illegal contact, you are within your rights to hit the turf.

Just my 2 cents.

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:53:01 +1200 Ianmac https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315059#post315059 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315059#post315059 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:27:28 +1200 WH https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315047#post315047 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315047#post315047 One of the challenges in officiating football is contact interfering with possession that is not obviously enough to knock a player over. A lot of 'soft' falls outside of the penalty areas arise simply because players would not otherwise be awarded a foul.

The English traditionally solved the problem by…

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:03:27 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315042#post315042 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315042#post315042 the soft 'c' shuffle?
pronouncing it “sosher”
I like it.
C'est la vie...
'Sosher's life'

This could launch a 1,000 t-shirts!
kick start a war chest...
to Change The World!

(As a sport it is ...
philosophy with legs.
Much like Irish dancing,
no need to take up arms...)

which…

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:35:52 +1200 FletcherB https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315036#post315036 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315036#post315036 Its simple...

anywhere in the world. "soccer" refers to only one game... even if it is not the preferred term for that game. The ball is always the same size and shape and the field and goal-posts are the same anywhere...

"football" is local parlance for the most popular game…

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:37:52 +1200 llew40 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315026#post315026 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315026#post315026 I'm lucky enough to be heading there next week

That said, the experience of dealing with FIFA throughout the ticketing process has been deeply unedifying. It genuinely seems to be a process designed specifically to maximize economic return and minimize outcomes for, y'know, fans.

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:31:19 +1200 Rich of Observationz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315023#post315023 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315023#post315023 Not to engage in a pedantry contest..

Engages in pedantry contest: It was called football for (maybe) hundreds of years before it was called soccer, which name only came into use after rugby diverged.

It's still mostly called football (or a homonym) in all the countries where rugby (or some…

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:36:21 +1200 Phil Cook https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315010#post315010 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315010#post315010 It's descended into Olympics territory for me (I'm very much with you on "See also: IOC"), and I won't be watching, much as I'd like to.

But meanwhile, as a pedant and a bastard, I like to suggest to dire-hard "soccer" (not "football") partisans that they should be pronouncing it…

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:41:15 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315009#post315009 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-call-it-what-you-will/?p=315009#post315009 Discussion from blog post.

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