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 European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Goal-line Technology: Has It Made Football Boring? by YoungestMuller(op): 12:35pm On May 13, 2015 |
Just take a moment to think of the many controversial decisions not to award goals throughout the history of football... The most horrendous has to be not awarding Tottenham Hotspur a goal in January 2005 after midfielder Pedro Mendes hit a 55-yard shot which Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll failed to deal with. The keeper caught the ball, but it slipped out of his hand and dropped more than a yard over the line, Carroll pushed the ball back out and neither the referee nor his assistant saw it despite huge protests by Spurs players. The incident ignited the need for correct decisions to be made over goals that cross the line or not. FIFA had been outspoken over a goal- line system but not until Frank Lampard had a goal wrongly disallowed against Germany at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa did the governing body really mean business. Goal-line technology officially debuted at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. The system would decide a goal for the first time in a FIFA organised tournament at the 2014 edition when Honduras keeper Noel Valladares dropped a Karim Benzema shot on the goal line. The EPL decided to use goal-line technology for the 2013-2014 season and the first goal to be decisively awarded by the system was Edin Dzeko’s goal for Manchester City against Cardiff City on January 18 2014. Swansea’s 1-0 victory away to Arsenal on Monday night had goal-line technology to thank once again. Bafetimbi Gomis nodded the ball home from a Jefferson Montero cross but the effort was palmed away by Arsenal keeper David Ospina. Gomis was convinced that it had crossed the line but Ospina wasn’t. The Colombian number one was proved wrong as it was signalled via Referee Kevin Friend’s watch that the ball had crossed the line. The graphic video replays showed it clearly too. Had goal-line technology not been used, the goal might not have been awarded despite being clear. That debate might have raged on for weeks! . Gary Cahill’s equaliser for Chelsea in the Blues’ 2-1 victory at Liverpool last November showed how goal-line technology is a brilliant innovation. TV replays could not ascertain if the ball had crossed the line because Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet had his body covering the line, yet the referee gave it by virtue of the system which was analysed graphically as proof. Had goal-line technology not been employed, Cahill’s goal might have brought memories of the ‘ghost goal’ scored by Liverpool’s Luis Garcia in the Champions League semi final against Chelsea in May 2005. He poked the ball towards goal with William Gallas frantically clearing off the line. The referee gave the goal but Chelsea players showed their displeasure over the decision. Football analysts had used all available resources to analyse the goal but no conclusion was made as to whether it crossed the line or not. Had goal line technology been employed then, the truth would have been known. Goal-line technology has now proven to be a success as it has been able to answer those wrong decisions made by referees but not everyone likes the idea. UEFA has disapproved of it and instead employed having an official behind goal but anyone who is conversant knows it hasn’t been effective. The referee behind goal failed to spot Marko Devic’s shot that briefly crossed the line before John Terry cleared in a group encounter between England and Ukraine at Euro 2012. . So far only the English Premier League and Major League Soccer employ the system, but it will be used in the German Bundesliga from next season. That means that in other parts of the world, referee decisions will face errors and more debates will linger. However, the truth is that the human element is what makes football the beautiful game it is. Football was invented to prompt debates! Debating controversies keep the game intense and interesting. Had Luis Garcia’s ‘ghost goal’ been decided by goal-line technology, this legendary debate wouldn’t be continuing today. It would have been put to bed at the moment of impact. Goal- line technology might have removed a bit of the human element in football but it doesn’t remove the debates that define the game embedded in the blood of the passionate fan which aren’t seen in any other sport. |
| Nairaland General › Checkout Other Things Basketmouth Does Asides Being A Comedian by YoungestMuller(op): 6:14pm On May 08, 2015 |
The popular Nigerian Comedian BASKETMOUTH took to His Facebook page today and wrote "A new hobby of mine......you dont have to believe me." Whats your take on this
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| Education › Re: 5 Type Of Food That Nigerian Student Eat More by YoungestMuller(m): 11:35am On May 08, 2015 |
The list is incomplete without Bread and Akara [International Hamburger] toping the chart. Any Better By Far Student gast be familiar with this. "Shop 6...Shop 12...Lagos Boys Hostel" |
| Webmasters › Re: How Can I Solve This Issue Of Which I'm Experiencing In My G Analytics Dashboard by YoungestMuller(m): 11:24am On May 08, 2015 |
space booked |
| Nairaland General › See What Happens When Photoshopping Goes Wrong by YoungestMuller(op): 11:07am On May 08, 2015 |
I think she's a learner
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| Nairaland General › Re: A Very Touching Chinese Story by YoungestMuller(m): 8:10pm On Apr 28, 2015 |
and the line where her mom was on the sick bed and said 哈尔巴西门外交通讯的一种族主要是个个个个个儿童话题材的一种族主要是个个中文学校园子孙 And she replied admist tears that 阿姨母女儿女孩把握住宅一种情景况了结局外资格子上一定然后来说不 |
| Romance › Imagine This Kind Of Love by YoungestMuller(op): 5:18pm On Apr 28, 2015 |
Instead of d usual boring "Ure the sugar in my tea...cockroach in my cupboard bla bla bla" I think we should rather be using this simple sentence abi wetin dem dey call am??
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| Nairaland General › Re: 30-year-old Photos Of Young, Handsome Buhari At Ilaro Polytechnic by YoungestMuller(op): 8:05pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
cc: lalasticlala , seun , lala247 |
| Nairaland General › 30-year-old Photos Of Young, Handsome Buhari At Ilaro Polytechnic by YoungestMuller(op): 8:01pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Here are some ancient photos of Major General Buhari on an official visit to the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, on the 18th of March 1985. . Let us have some historical fun throwing back today. . Even though it's not the popular #ThrowbackThursday, you will like these pictures of General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), President elect of the All Progressives Congress , (APC). . They were published to Twitter on the account of Idris Ayodeji Bello (@ idrisayobello). . The interesting thing about the pictures is that they were taken just a few weeks shy of 30 years ago, on the 18th of March 1985 — five months before he was removed from office. . Buhari, then a Major General in the Nigerian Army , was on an official visit to the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, when the pictures were taken. . Buhari who took power from the democratically elected government of President Shehu Shagari in a military coup d'état, was Head of State from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985. . One of those present with Buhari in the Ilaro pictures, General Ibrahim Babangida, led the August 1985 coup that ousted him. . The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro was established in July 1979 and began receiving students in November, same year, from a temporary site at Ilaro, Ogun State. . In 1983, same year Buhari assumed power, the polytechnic moved to its permanent site, a massive 898.116 hectares land area, along Ilaro/Oja- Odan Road, about three kilometres from Ilaro township.
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| Literature › Re: On The Run (A Blockbuster Series) by YoungestMuller(m): 11:52pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
KingzPen:. . . . . Kingzpen so U go still come back after a century abi...Ure welcome tho... Btw:- shey na only me remain 4 here ni  |
| Nairaland General › Zuma Calls For Calm As S.africa Immigrant Attacks Spread by YoungestMuller(op): 10:50pm On Apr 16, 2015 |
South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appealed for calm as a wave of anti-immigrant violence spread to Joh Thousands of people take part in the “peace march” against xenophobia in Durban, South Africa, on April 16, 2015. South African President Jacob Zuma on April 16 appealed for the end of attacks on immigrants as a wave of violence that has left at least six people dead threatened to spread across the country. In the past two weeks, shops and homes owned by Somalis, Ethiopians, Malawians and other immigrants in Durban and surrounding townships have been targeted, forcing families to flee to camps protected by armed guards. AFP PHOTO annesburg, raising fears the country’s dire economic woes could spark widespread unrest. At least six people have been killed in the last two weeks in attacks in the Indian Ocean city of Durban that targeted shops and homes owned by Somalis, Ethiopians, Malawians and other immigrants. Police in the Actonville area of Johannesburg used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of anti- immigrant protesters on Thursday, while foreign-owned shops in the Jeppestown area of the city were attacked overnight. “We have witnessed shocking and unacceptable incidents of violence directed at foreign nationals,” Zuma told parliament in Cape Town. “No amount of frustration or anger can ever justify the attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of their shops. “We appeal for calm, an end to the violence, and restraint. “The police have been directed to work round the clock to protect both foreign nationals and citizens and to arrest looters.” Thousands of people marched through Durban to call for better protection for immigrants, more than 1,000 of whom have fled their homes in the city and sought shelter in camps. Marchers chanted “Down with xenophobia!” and “A United Africa” at an event attended by residents, students and local religious and political leaders. Police have vowed to quell the unrest, which claimed its latest victim on Monday when a 14-year-old boy was killed in KwaMashu, a township north of Durban. “There are tensions in various parts of the country between some locals and foreign nationals (but) lawlessness will not be tolerated,” National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega said in a statement. Police, who also reported tensions in Pietermaritzburg, a city some 80 kilometres (50 miles) from Durban, called for community leaders to help reduce friction and added that false rumours of attacks were increasing fear. – Jobs scarce – Earlier this year, similar xenophobic violence erupted in Soweto, near Johannesburg, as frustration deepens over lack of opportunities for many young blacks 21 years after the end of apartheid in 1994. South Africa’s economic growth was just 1.5 percent last year and unemployment is at around 25 percent — soaring to over 50 percent among the young. Violence against immigrants in South Africa is common, with unemployed locals accusing foreigners of taking their jobs. In 2008, 62 people were killed in xenophobic violence in Johannesburg townships. One of the marchers in Durban, Eric Machi, 34, said he rented rooms to Zimbabweans and Malawians until they fled from attackers in recent weeks. “We are trying to make peace with those people who came here from Africa, but now they are gone,” he said. “It started late at night. The attackers were shouting and throwing stones, and breaking some houses.” Zuma told parliament he wanted to address the root cause of the attacks — including illegal immigration and accusations that many migrants are criminals. “We wish to emphasise that while some foreign nationals have been arrested for various crimes, it is misleading and wrong to label or regard all foreign nationals as being involved in crime,” he said. “Many (immigrants) bring skills that are scarce that help us to develop the economy and are most welcome to live our country. Many shops in the centre of Johannesburg were shut on Wednesday and Thursday after threats spread via social networks and text messages. “Anytime (it) can happen now,” said Ali Abdi, a Somali who runs a clothes shop but is now sleeping in a camp in Durban. “There is not just one reason. Some of it is foreigner hatred, especially against African foreigners. The other reason would be jealousy.”
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| Politics › Umar Nasko's Congratulatory Message To Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello by YoungestMuller(op): 10:39pm On Apr 16, 2015 |
Press release:********************************* Source: https://m.facebook.com/1482477695371477/photos/a.1482640842021829.1073741827.1482477695371477/1591698544449391/?type=1&source=46&refid=17
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| Crime › We Can’t Raise Ransom, Kidnapped Boys’ Parents Lament by YoungestMuller(op): 12:46am On Apr 15, 2015 |
The parents of the three children, who were kidnapped by their nanny, Mary Akinloye, last Wednesday, have lamented their inability to raise the N13m ransom demanded by the kidnappers for the release of their children. PUNCH Metro learnt that the kidnappers refused to reduce the money, and insisted the ransom must be paid or they would kill the children. Our correspondent had reported that the children’s mother, Adebisi Orekoya, had posted on OLX, that the family needed the service of a nanny. Akinloye was said to have contacted the family on the telephone for the job. She was said to have resumed work on Tuesday. She disappeared with the three children on Wednesday after their parents went out. The missing kids are Demola (6 ), Adedamola (4 ) and Aderomola, (11 months). The abductors, who contacted the family, demanded N15m ransom, before reducing it to N13m after passionate pleas from the parents of the kidnapped children. A family source, who pleaded not to be named, told our correspondent on Monday that the family was in disarray. He said, “The family has been thrown into an untold trauma. As of Friday last week, my brother received a text message and the kidnappers threatened to waste the children if the N13m was not paid within 24 hours. “Their mother is a shadow of her old self. She is devastated. She loves all her children no doubt, but she is concerned more about 11-month-old Aderomola. She never ceases to call out to him everyday, wondering what type of food he was being fed with. During one of the conversations, she was allowed to speak with the children****************************************** Source: http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/we-cant-raise-ransom-kidnapped-boys-parents-lament/
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| Crime › Boko Haram Has Abducted 2,000 Girls, Women Since 2014 –amnesty International by YoungestMuller(op): 12:29am On Apr 15, 2015 |
The militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has abducted at least 2,000 women in Nigeria since the start of 2014. Amnesty International, which stated this in a report on Monday, said the abducted women were forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight. The report was issued on the first anniversary of the abduction of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls on April 14, 2014. The 90-page report is titled, “Our job is to shoot, slaughter and kill’: Boko Haram’s reign of terror.” According to the AI, the report was based on nearly 200 witness accounts, including 28 with abducted women and girls, who escaped captivity. The report which highlighted multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Boko Haram, also threw up new light on the brutal methods used by the sect in the North- East. It noted that men and boys were regularly conscripted or systematically executed and young women and girls abducted, imprisoned and in some cases raped. The young women, according to the report, were forcibly married and made to participate in armed attacks, sometimes on their own towns and villages. The AI’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty , said, “The evidence presented in this shocking report, one year after the horrific abduction of the Chibok girls, underlines the scale and depravity of Boko Haram’s methods. “Men and women, boys and girls, Christians and Muslims, have been killed, abducted and brutalised by Boko Haram during a reign of terror which has affected millions. “Recent military successes might spell the beginning of the end for Boko Haram, but there is a huge amount to be done to protect civilians, resolve the humanitarian crisis and begin the healing process.” The report contains graphic evidence, including new satellite images of the scale of devastation that Boko Haram had left in their wake. The abduction of 276 schoolgirls gained global attention with the help of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. The AI stated that the missing schoolgirls were only a small proportion of the women, girls, young men and boys abducted by Boko Haram. It reported that the sect always took the abducted women and girls directly to camps in remote communities or to makeshift transit camps such as the one established in Ngoshe prison. According to the group, from transit camps, Boko Haram would move them to houses in towns and villages and indoctrinate them with their version of Islam in preparation for marriage. AI made reference to a 19-year-old girl, whose name was given simply as Aisha, who narrated how she was abducted from a friend’s wedding in September 2014 along with her sister, the bride and the bride’s sister. According to the AI, one week later, Boko Haram forced the bride and the bride’s sister to marry their fighters. They also taught Aisha and the other women and girls how to fight. It quoted Aisha as saying,“They used to train girls on how to shoot guns. I was among the girls trained to shoot. I was also trained on how to use bombs and how to attack a village. “The training went on for three weeks after we arrived. Then they started sending some of us to operations. I went on one operation to my own village.” Aisha said that during the three months that she was held captive, she was raped repeatedly, sometimes by groups of up to six fighters. She also saw more than 50 people killed by Boko Haram, including her sister. Aisha added, “Some of them refused to convert. Some refused to learn how to kill others. They were buried in a mass grave in the bush. They’ll just pack the dead bodies and dump them in a big hole, but not deep enough. I didn’t see the hole, but we used to smell the dead bodies when they start getting rotten.” Since the start of 2014, Amnesty International documented at least 300 raids and attacks carried out by Boko Haram against civilians. According to the report, Ahmed and Alhaji, aged 20 and 18, were seated with other men, waiting for their throats to be cut after Boko Haram took over Madagali on 14 December 2014. Ahmed told AI that even though his instinct told him to run, he could not. He said, “They were slaughtering them with knives. Two men were doing the killing…We all sat on the ground and waited our turn.” Alhaji only managed to escape when a Boko Haram executioner’s blade became too dull to slit more throats. He said, “Before they got to my group, they killed 27 people in front of me. I was counting every one of them because I wanted to know when my turn would come.” He said that at least 100 men who refused to join Boko Haram were executed in Madagali on that day. In Gwoza, Boko Haram killed at least 600 people during an attack on August 6, 2014. Witnesses told AI how anyone trying to escape would be pursued. One of the witnesses said, “The motorcycles went to surrounding areas, each street corner, where they will shoot you. They are only shooting the men. ‘‘Thousands fled to nearby mountains where Boko Haram fighters hunted them down and forced them out of the caves where they were hiding with tear gas canisters. The women were then abducted. The men were killed.’’ Satellite imagery commissioned by the AI enabled the organisation to document the scale of devastation wreaked by Boko Haram. This includes new before and after images of Bama commissioned for the report. These show that at least 5,900 structures, approximately 70 per cent of the town, were either damaged or destroyed, including the hospital, by retreating Boko Haram fighters as the Nigerian military regained control of the town in March 2015. Life under Boko Haram The report documents the reign of terror for those under Boko Haram rule. Soon after taking control of a town, Boko Haram would assemble the population and announce new rules with restrictions of movement, particularly on women. Most households became dependent on children to collect food or on visits by Boko Haram members who offered assistance, distributing looted food. Boko Haram enforced its rules with harsh punishments. Failure to attend daily prayers was punishable by public flogging. A woman who spent five months under Boko Haram control in Gamborou told Amnesty International how she had seen a woman given 30 lashes for selling children’s clothes and a couple executed publicly for adultery. A 15-year-old boy from Bama, spared by Boko Haram due to his disability, told Amnesty International that he had witnessed 10 stonings ****************************************** Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-has-abducted-2000-girls-women-since-2014-ai/ |
| Nairaland General › Help Pull A Brethren Outta His Valley Of Decision by YoungestMuller(op): 12:21am On Apr 15, 2015 |
Advise this Brother The last card wey dey on me now na #200 till like 6pm wey I go collect money for the day's work...cc: r231, Freiburger, seun
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| Nairaland General › See How Dumb And Desperate People Can Be by YoungestMuller(op): 10:17pm On Apr 14, 2015 |
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| Politics › Re: Kwara State Election Discussion Room - Share Ur Polling Unit Result Here by YoungestMuller(op): 8:43pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Blankstare:A fact most citizen dont understand |
| Politics › Kwara State Election Discussion Room - Share Ur Polling Unit Result Here by YoungestMuller(op): 5:35pm On Apr 11, 2015*. Modified: 1:40am On Apr 12, 2015 |
It seem Kwara State is so much ignored on social media. Lets tell the world that we are peaceful and and coordinate... Share your polling Unit and Ward result here and tell us how the turn-out is...any crisis...disturbance...rare occurence share them all here The Governorship candidates are:- 1. Abdulfatah Ahmed:- The imcubent governor and the favorite candidate with an optimum support from his godfather Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki son of late Olusola Saraki. He was elected governor in 2011 under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] before deflecting late last year to the All Progressive Congress [APC] where he is contesting for the 2015 governorship post. 2. Simeon Sule Ajibola:- former senator of Kwara South. He was a senator for 12year under the umbrella of the people's democratic party PDP before he decides to run 4 the governorship post under the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] 3. Dr. Mike Omotosho [omotosure]:- A philantropist who owns the popular Mike Omotosho Foundation. This is his first time to contest for the governorship post and he is running under the Labour Party [LP] Cc: Afam4eva , OAM4J, maclatunji, Ikenna351, seun, lalasticlala...Pls do the needful
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