Nobody in the group has blogged about the world cup hence I thought I would write my blog about the 2010 soccer world cup. I am sure some of you will definitely be interested...:-) I wanted to check with you guys if the goal saved by Uruguayan striker by handballing was ethical and who is to be blamed for it? I am not sure if Luis, the Uruguayan striker, was aware of his actions or if he did it purposely. I would say it was not ethically and he was punished for that incident by handing out the red card and sending him out immediately. Everything happned by the FIFA rule book but I would still question the rules of the game. By FIFA rules if a player handballs purposely to save or score a goal then he is punished by showing a red card and a 1 game ban. The fault lies there instead of the players morality. In my opinion FIFA is allowing the cheating to happen and is even rewarding for cheating. In this case Uruguay was rewarded by not awarding the goal to Ghana. The governing body should create an environment and rules for the game to be played ethically. FIFA can and should try technology to detect fouls and offsides which are questionable. There are many others sports which award the points instead of the penalty shoot in soccer. In the game of cricket if you purposely or mistakenly put your leg in front of the wickets(or base) you are decleared out. And technology is used in cricket to ascertain the ball trajectory and make the decision. Even in basketball the basket is awarded if the ball was almost going inside the basket.If it were to be in Rugby, it would be called "Penalty Try", but in football, if you're luck, a penalty would be given and the chances of you scoring is 50%!Cheating happens in all sports but if the rules are correctly set and there are harsh penalties for infractions, cheating can be avoided and games can be played fairly.The whole world is talking about how Uruguayan striker cheated but no one is talking about taking appropriate action to mend the rules so that such incidences dont occur in the future!!!
