Dear soccer: some of us are trying to convince others that you aren’t a ridiculous sport, and we could use some help. Love, Trog.
Chile U-20 player hits himself in face with opponent’s hand
At regular speed it looks like a standard case of Ecuador’s Edson Montano reaching back and hitting Carrasco as he tries to get position on a defender. But as the replays slow down, it looks more and more like Carrasco grabs Montano’s wrist and slaps himself in the face with his opponent’s hand. The match commentators couldn’t hold back the shock and laughter as they realized the despicable yet goofy-looking lengths to which Carrasco sunk.
But while the commentators busted a gut, the referee was tricked by what A Football Report is calling “masochistic cheating,” and awarded Chile a free kick.
Thankfully, it didn’t work. Ecuador won the match 1-0. Also, hey: at least the guy got hit, even if he basically hit himself. We saw plenty of examples of players acting like they’d been shot in the head during the World Cup, even though they’d never been touched.
If the world wants the U.S. to take soccer seriously, they really need to do something about that. Maybe it all happens too fast in real time to tell, but they should penalize the players afterward somehow.
Of course, I doubt the world really cares all that much what the U.S. thinks about soccer, which suits much of the U.S. just fine. I wonder how those NFL negotiations are going?
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