These hands to the face rules were taken reaaallllyy seriously in MLS when VAR was implemented. I think they've softened up a bit since then, but at first people were getting sent off nearly every week for this stuff.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear they’ve softened a bit, seemed a little extreme!

@robro41

2 жыл бұрын

Common sense has more grounds now with hands to the face and players are doing it less nowadays too. Many of them were deserved but some (such as the ones on Roldan and Chara) are just extreme

@tyjaifoster1112

2 жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

@eugeniotorres8055

2 жыл бұрын

I also think that when VAR was introduced the MLS used it like every other American sports league and followed the letter of the law to a “T” with no room for interpretation on replay but seeing how the rest of the world uses it they adjusted to allow referee judgement on the replay on hands to the face and other judgement calls

It's nice to only see your team once in a video like this, and on top of that, Cristian Roldan didn't deserve that red vs LAFC

That red to Roldan (14:30) was rightfully rescinded.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it, seemed harsh

@robro41

2 жыл бұрын

Roldan was pushed and his hand came to balance himself. There was no intent to hit his opponent whatsoever and rescinding it was correct. The difference between Roldan and Rubio’s (the next clip) was that Rubio was still trying to hit his opponent. Even if Rubio catches his opponent in the chest it’s still red card for violent conduct. Even if it wasn’t in the head he was still striking an opponent with excessive and unnecessaryforce

I love how when Toye spit on the dude his teammate Darwin immediately grabbed him by the arm and was like WTF?!?!

A few years ago Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders) got a legendary red card and ripped up the ref's notebook like confetti before heading off the field. We still chuckle about it. #sounderstilIdie

The problem with these types of replays is the slow motion. In slow motion everything can look deliberate but at regular speed it makes a lot of these calls a lot tougher to make.

I'm surprised nobody else commented this, but Roger Espinoza is known as "Red Card Roger". He has the most red cards in MLS history (just made it 12 this weekend). He also won the FA Cup with Wigan in his couple years in England (played the full game in the FA Cup Final vs Man City).

As a soccer player all my life in every school but this needs to be said.... A lot of these guys take dives and thats what gives soccer a bad name.

@Tijuanabill

2 жыл бұрын

It makes it completely unwatchable. Every time I am enjoying a game, it gets ruined by fakery. It's just anti-American to be so dishonest and cowardly.

@christophergreen1785

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tijuanabill I remember being in states at a high school level and we were woese than the football team. We were harsh. This stuff now a days is all about being a victim. lol

Thankfully my hometown team, Sporting KC, was only in here twice.

One that won't be on here but could have been an entire episode by itself was a match that has since come to be known as "The Red Card Wedding" between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. It doesn't appear here as it was in U.S. Open Cup play (essentially the US version of the FA Cup) and not an official MLS match. The game ended 3-1 in overtime. But more importantly the Sounders were down to 7 men on the pitch at the final whistle. There were yellow and red cards galore throughout the match. Toss in an injury or two and the Sounders were on the verge of being forced to forfeit due to lack of players. The the iconic moment of the night happened. After receiving a red on a 2nd yellow for dissent after yet another terrible call by the inexperienced, and by this point in the match entirely overwhelmed referee, Clint Dempsey took the Ref's book from him and tore it into pieces tossing the pieces to the ground. The ref whistled him again and he picked up the remnants and tossed them into the air as he was escorted off the field. This not only resulted in Dempsey's ejection from the match (mandatory) but an additional two year ban from the competition (consistent with contact with the ref), captaincy of the US Men's National Team (Odd, but it was a USSF match so... sure), and a three MLS game ban (wait what?!?! This wasn't a league match). Being a US Soccer Federation match and not a League match the match bans should have been imposed on USMNT play, not MLS play. There are many examples of how one does not impact the other both before and after this event. Players serving league bans regularly participate in the USOC and players banned from USOC play play in the league all the time. However, in this case, the USMNT needed him available at that time to help qualify for the Gold Cup (and through that the World Cup) so this somewhat misplaced punishment was issued despite not being appropriate to the circumstances. This has become such an intregal part of the Sounders and Timbers rivalry that over two years after it happened a Sounders Podcast and a Timbers Podcast teamed up with a writer for Four Four Two and made an oral history of the night. They talk with players on both sides as well as the radio announcer for the match and one of the assistant referees from that match about the matter here: www.sounderatheart.com/2017/8/24/16200724/the-red-card-wedding-an-oral-history

Great that you made a MLS video! Love it! Please do more!

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I’ve done quite a few and have more on the way!

Thanks Kabir, for the history on Red Cards with MLS.

You have to react to a Cali Classico man. Greatest comebacks in MLS history. 2011,2013,2015,2017 a lot of those have great games from both San Jose Earthquakes & Galaxy

Christian Roldan @ 13:40 deserved a yellow, but LAFC #20 deserved a straight red card for embellishment/unsportsmanlike conduct. Diego Rubio @15:04 and Henry both should have been sent off because if Rubio is being sent off for hands to the face/neck, then you have to send Henry off for hands to the back of Rubio's neck (if it's arguable, then it's close enough that a professional player should know that it will provoke a reaction as if it were hands to the face/neck, especially since Henry is hitting Rubio from behind where Rubio has no clue what more is coming).

I love all the MLS videos you react to!

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

Hell, man, this is all one SEASON lol. There has to be one of all time out there, but it looks like this might be for 2019 alone.

Roldan's red was rescinded after the game.

Since the Olympics is going on right now you should react to the 4x100 freestyle relay 2008 in Beijing. Greatest swim race ever.

Thank Goodness for Replays!!

You gotta check out nycfc vs orlando pk shootout in last years playoffs

@TheRealOTK

2 жыл бұрын

OCSC fan here: I watched that on my laptop while running the carryout/delivery for a restaurant. I lost my shit while bagging orders.

The greatest red card of all time is when Clint Dempsey got a red for the Seattle sounders for grabbing the referee notebook, tearing it up, and throwing it in the air.

Rule no.2: Don't touch the goalkeeper. Even soccer games on PC and consoles took the animation out since FIFA 99! In that game on PC, I could still do two footed lunge to a goalkeeper after he got the ball.

Kaka got a red for hands to the face but he wasn’t doing it to hurt the guy. Kaka was playing around with one of his close friends and still got a red. Even his friend was trying to tell the ref they were messing around. Also do a video on save the crew.

Man I miss Fernandez as a Timbers fan he was so good for us we are all happy we saved his career after his drug problems but happy we replaced him well with Mora and Niezgoda.

what I got from this vid is, Soccer players will take a dive at the slightest contact.

React to the Timbers Sounders Copa 90 video at Providence park

My perspective is that anything which merits a personal foul in football (two of those and you're done), merits an immediate red in soccer. Another thing that bothers me is the way soccer players are allowed to scream and cuss at refs. Name any other sport and that's an immediate ejection. The refs don't help themselves by retreating from players, but still.

As an Orlando fan I'll never forgive MLS officials for not letting Kaká and Collin play nice with each other.

I wonder if you'd be interested in reacting some very funny videos. I will suggest a few "Abbott and Costello - Who's On First" and "the Interrogator From The Carol Burnett Show (Full Sketch" and "The Dentist - The Carol Burnett Show (Full Sketch)" I hope you will give these a chance, I really don't think you will be disappointed. Love your content! Thank you and have a Good day..

If Roldan was wearing any other uniform I'd say yellow. But he's a Sounder so screw him. 🤣

At least one thing is consistent when you touch the face they call it I value the consistency

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

True, although I think it can be a bit of a harsh rule.

As a union fan we’re known for playing feisty and rough but I like it lol

Love the videos.. Odell Beckham vs Josh Norman please

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :) I’ll put it on my list!

11:00 - 12:30 as a Union fan but a still impartial football fan, I think this red card to Fabián was ridiculous! Maybe a yellow, but where is Fabián supposed to land? Is he supposed to defy the laws of physics and gravity, fly over Russell? He didn’t even land full-weight on his right leg. In real speed, you can see he almost immediately lifts his right leg back up (slo-mo looks worse than it is).

@robro41

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t convinced it was red at first but seeing the driving down from his plant leg is what solidified a red for me. If he lands on Russel without driving into him it’s only a yellow but driving his leg into Russel put it over the top

@ShaneBillbrough

2 жыл бұрын

@@robro41 problem is, putting afoot down to land is for sure a natural reaction. He tried to take it away as quickly as he could. Otherwise he landing on him with his ass hahaha. I think a yellow at the most, it’s just an unfortunate result of the play

Brian Hernandez red was total bollocks.

I like to say, yeah you can't do that

Dom Dwyer is a known diver

good video

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

7:12 MLS takes concussion and crackdowns on chokes more seriously.

"MLB | 0 IQ Plays" by sporting baseball.

Love your reactions Kabir, always entertaining! If you would like to get into specific videos of some of the best college football stadiums in the U.S. here is one on Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (home of Louisiana State University)....the campus is on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, the stadium is nicknamed "Death Valley", and the tailgating with all the Cajun foods in the state is off the charts....It's certainly in the top of most college football fans for a 'must visit', even as a visiting fan kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4urxcWhmZPXmbg.html

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom :) and yeah that would be fun, I’ll put it on my list!

I feel like VAR has changed somethings for the worst. I've never liked cards being changed after a review. Just my opinion

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the ref should have the final say

@robro41

2 жыл бұрын

I think VAR has done more good although there is definitely improvement to be made. Referees can’t see everything and even if they do see it sometimes they can’t see everything so another view of the worst plays is excellent when implemented correctly. And if something occurs off the ball it’s very difficult for referees to see everything. With VAR it also discourages anything ridiculous and cheap because you can’t get away with things now just because the refs are watching. Now with calls like offside that are too close to tell for certain with VAR, they should just let the ARs on the field call it and stick with it. Even with VAR sometimes the ARs still have the best view. I agree there should be adjustments to make it better but in my opinion it’s better that we have it

Imagine being sent off for flicking somebody’s ear 😂

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Tragic 😂

Can you please react to derby days by copa 90 and it is river plate vs boca juniors

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll put it on my list!

Dwyer dove; it wasn't THAT bad! I can't stand him - he's a d-bag.

nope

Kabir react to The Worst Tackle in MLS history by DannyTRadio

@pitdoctor

2 жыл бұрын

Kabir, just a warning before you do, it's dealing with a true horror tackle resulting in a broken leg so watch carefully. I remember watching it live.

Soccer player has more red card Zinedine Zidane

Yellow vs red card?

Hmmm, rules are rules. So they were not real crazy.

Too many guys taking the bait. Reminds me of Reggie Miller and John Starks.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a lot of the guys who were sent off really weren’t thinking 😂

@robro41

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah… the MLS had lots of hotheads over the past few years or so. They really should know better

Kane still leaving the Spurs??

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Nah I think he’ll stay in the end

You and soccer are like peas and carrots(Forrest Gump Reference).

Except for the spitting one and the boot to the face even the penalties are boring in this game. Fish out of water don’t flop around as much as these pansies

All these clips are from a recent season of Instant Replay, which is a show the MLS has to review referee calls from the previous week of play. The HUGE issue with this is the fact that the 2 guys who host are not referees and have very little knowledge of the laws of the game. Growing up as a 3rd generation referee, my dad always watched this show religiously with my brothers and myself back when Simon Borg was the host. But we stopped a couple weeks after these clowns took over as hosts. It went from being a great way to teach about our profession to just a couple of random fans spouting nonsense about stuff they clearly don't understand or care to learn about. So I hope you took that awful commentary with a grain of salt.

Don't know what a red card is. Bye 👋

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

It’s when a player is dismissed from the game, like an ejection