re: UCL Quarter Final Round April 3, 2012

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That's the problem with the typical English/American approach to the game. There is ot delineation between contact allowed in the box resulting in a PK, and contact allowed outside of the box resulting in a FK.

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I agree that Nesta pulling Pique down was worthy of a foul, and a PK, but it was made necessary because of the pick that occurred just before it. Nesta's foul was the result of Puyol's pick. Puyol's pick should've been called and nullified Nesta's foul. I can just imagine how infuriated I would be if that had happened against Chelsea. I'll drop it though, it doesn't look like it will be the deciding play in the game anyway.