Jorge Larrionda: malisimo!
The only thing worse than a diving Italian momma’s boy is horrible game calling from a ref.
Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay has put in the worst performance for a referee I think I’ve ever seen in a World Cup match, on both sides of the ball, and the USA/Italy game’s only minutes into the second half.
FIFA should be embarrassed, as I think Larrionda will be when he watches his own tape. If there’s any justice in the world, this is his last game of the Cup.
EDIT: Since I don’t care for American soccer broadcast commentary, I’ve been streaming the BBC’s Live Five broadcast while I watch the game on TV. This quote, from the BBC, is the type of snarky commentary I truly love from across the pond:
82 mins: Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay still has 10 minutes or so to make history. Never before have four men been sent off in a World Cup finals match.
EDIT: The game ends in a tie. The USA didn’t win; Italy didn’t win. Uruguay won. Larrionda, welcome to the Big Show; you failed miserably. Now go home.
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