Monday, August 6, 2012

Five-Ringed Circus Day 10 Part 2: Did Canada get jobbed so as to increase the US gold medal count?

I'll try to find a video the IOC will let stick of the foul, but the epic match at Old Trafford between the United States and Canada in the womens' soccer might well win Rig Job of the Day.

Canada was getting the better of the match for almost all of regular time, up 3-2 with about 11 minutes to go.

US was awarded a free kick, and, in the resulting scramble, a penalty kick for handball in the box.

Thank the IOC for me putting this article in, because I have to take the word of a lot of people that the penalty was a dodgy call.

US equalizes, and then wins at the death of extra time, 4-3.

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