About fucking time!
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Hopefully strongly, it’s just about the worst blight on the game. Rugby Union’s handling of it is the best thing about the sport
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Lamine Yamal would look good in sky blue.
Italy’s motivation pre-game…
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Ninko as a pundit…urgh
Had to explain to my wife why I woke her by shouting “fucking prick” at the screen
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Watched Poland v Netherlands last night. Netherlands really lucky to have come away with the win. Poland sat back with essentially a back 5, weathered the attack and tried to hit them on the counter. Holland even gave them a few good spells where Poland was dominating for part of it.
It was weird watching a Poland side in a finals play with actual skill and pride…
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
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Italia will never give you boring. We didn’t panic which was good, it’s a classic Spalletti setup. I think we can get a result against Croatia however Spain will be difficult. Italy is a tournament team who play the long game so if we get out of this group I think we can go deep. Holding my breath the whole time.
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I only watched the whole of the first half and then the highlights, but in the first half the dutch were relatively comfortable for most of it. Poor defending to concede the corner that Poland scored from.
Snicko for handballs is an interesting new wrinkle in the VAR saga. Belgium about to get done here.
Can’t tell if France’s away jersey sucks or is awesome. The enormous golden cock is good, but the pinstripes make it look like pajamas, so I’m leaning towards sucks.
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Gives me NY Yankees vibes.
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Austria pressing well and getting their fair share of the ball but just lacking quality in the front 3rd unfortunately.
Absurd yellow card. Clearly got to the ball first.
I would like to commend those in charge for doubling down and adding yet another layer of complexity which will no doubt further enhance the VAR experience for us all.
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What if it brushes his shirt and doesn’t hit his arm?
How the fuck do they do use snicko where you aren’t focusing on a small static area (batsman who is not moving at pace, or far from his wicket). Whoever is operating that must be really on the ball all the time (ha ha ha).
Good to see Belgium continue their disappointing form at tournaments.
I’ve not read a single word about this, but out of the gate I’d assume the ball itself has a sensor of some kind.
You are 100% correct
Euro 2024 will see the introduction of the “snickometer”, which is often used in cricket, to help bring greater clarity to handball and offside decisions.
Like the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, match balls at the Euros will be fitted with motion-sensing microchips called “connected ball” technology, which is sensitive enough to record every touch on the ball at a rate of 500 times a second.
With VAR conversations to be broadcast live, fans watching the action on TV will see the use of the “snickometer” through a graphic measuring any force placed on the ball, which can determine if the ball struck a player’s hand in handball decisions.
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