#football basics

[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

This is a dumb question and I apologize in advance but what is the point of the pitch inspection? Do they find any potential divots and make note of them or report them? I assume it’s to familiarize themselves with the specific pitch dimensions but I’m not sure what good that does them right before the match.

hi anon - that's exactly what a pitch inspection is. 😅 the ultimate goal is player safety and to make sure the pitch is playable!

according to the international football association board, there are rules that govern the way the pitch is set up, from the markings to the net to the corner flags to the state of the field.

the referee is the ultimate decision maker as to whether a pitch is playable and checking the regulations for the pitches is part of the referee's job description. but that's why players and staff go out on to the pitch ahead of time as well, and yes theoretically, they could point out issues with the pitch to the referee too.

[secretsimpleness]

Sometimes I want to bring Morrigan but then I remember I play as a face-tanking rogue and I bring Wynne. Warden Cousland, Morrigan, Wynne / Dragon Age Origins (c) Bioware

[itwaslegendary]

Taylor Swift's interview on CBS Sunday Morning; 25/08/2019

[skitskatdacat63]

okay.

[finemealprompt]

DP x DC Prompt #56

Clark Kent was in the locker room, the last one to finish getting ready for the football game against Smallville's rival: Amity Park.

That's when a dark haired teen came sprinting in, looking around wildly before meeting Clark's eyes.

"Hide me!"

[semifinaldraw]

branching out

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some halloween clones ‼️👻🕸 for a rp server I’m in heh

[towerofluin]

C’mon Raph, don’t noogie the elderly

(Or: finally, communication)

[anachilles]

chapt 5; whiskey neat, coffee black 🥃

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-> read here on AO3! <-

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[gammija]

musing about what a translation of the silt verses would sound like and immediately running headfirst into the problem of whether and how to translate 'Sister Carpenter'

[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

ok hi! hope your having a nice day

i have a question and it may be a little silly but why do which name is on players kits vary so much. like i mean some players have their last name (engen, walsh), some players have only first (alexia, aitana), mapi has first and last, some players have an initial and their last name (o. batlle, j. hermoso), patri doesnt have her full first name on there, etc.

do they pick what goes on there? is it based on something? can they change it?

anywho thanks for your time

hi anon - nope it's not a silly question, but it's a common one. a few years ago, fc barcelona actually created a whole article to respond to this particular question. but the short answer is that it comes down to player preference based on their own cultural norms. that's why keira goes by 'walsh' and mariona goes by 'mariona.' 😄

so for example, in countries like spain, portugal, and brasil, it's a lot more common to use your first name (alexia, aitana) or diminutive versions of your name/nicknames too (patri, vicky, debinha, formiga).

in spain, we officially are given two surnames (paternal and maternal), so if you don't want to pick one, you can use your first name or a nickname instead.

and this is not just an fc barcelona thing. but it comes up in men's and women's football equally across national teams and different club teams too.

[hacash]

Loving how half of my dash is filled with Europeans supporting England through gritted teeth just because they want Spain to lose, and the other half supporting Spain through gritted teeth just because they want England to lose. It's truly beautiful how football brings us all together.

[rolandkaros]

i remember that mana shim said that part of the reason why she didnt want to speak out originally about her abuse was because there was so much concern about the nwsl folding like how the wusa and wps did. that there was this feeling like 'i dont want to be the one to ruin it' because so many of these women had fought so hard to get a professional women's league started in america. these players had a minimum salary of <$7,000 and were expected to try and play full time professional football on that salary. non-national team players had a salary maximum of $31,500. many of them worked multiple jobs to fund their careers.

i can never really take arguments about the quality of women's sports seriously.

women's football was banned completely for 50 years in england. 50 years, the men got to play and learn and improve and adapt. 50 years, the men's game evolved. and 50 years, the women were banned. are you don't think that might have an effect on the sport as a whole? many other women's sports had similar bans at one point or another.

the men can do virtually whatever they like and get paid hundreds of thousands – millions, even.

did you know the manchester united women's team got a brand new, team specific building last season? and in june it was announced that the men's indoor facility would be needing to go under construction so it could be "revamped"? and that the women's facility was handed over to the men for training? and that the women will now train in portable buildings?

but yes, of course. talk to me about the product. talk to me about quality. because we must be objective, we must look at the numbers. its so obvious, of course, the men are simply outperforming the women! the men must be better. there is no other explanation.

[apricusapollo]

current mood: our goalkeeper during georgia vs czechia match

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

the plot here is "innocent character reluctantly works as a spy for the main villain but once her work is done gets killed by him, only to die in the main character's arms apologising to them" but they're doing it with a girl getting turned into fried rice and the villain eating half of her

[ilottthepilot]

having many thoughts about "natural talent" vs growth and development and how that manifests differently in f1 vs other sports