La mano 'salvadora'/Super Saturday

GREATEST. HANDBALL. EVER.

Uruguay are in the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time in forty years. They can thank their co-best player Luis Suarez for the best professional foul I have ever seen.

Who knows if it was anything more than just instinct that made him use his hands or if he conscientiously did it knowing it was his country's only chance for survival.
I believe he knew that no matter what he could not let the ball cross the line. Time was up and there would be no chance for an equalizer. It was a no-brainer. You could see when Suarez walked off the pitch he was gutted to go, but at least he knew he gave his team their only chance of survival at the cost of his tournament life.

They are calling this act La Mano Salvadora "the saving hand" in Uruguay and really all those who call Suarez a dirty cheat need to learn the rules. He knew the consequences and paid the price. All Gyan had to do was bury another penalty and they would be the first African team to ever reach the Semifinals.

What a gamble, and how it paid off. Just enough to give them a chance, and Ghana choked. With more than enough chances they were unable to put it away and based on the run of play you can't say they deserved to win.


On another note "Loco" Abreu is know for this type of penalties and had they done their homework Ghana would have known his affinity for such cheekiness.

You wouldn't find the Germans lacking such a vital piece of information so readily available on youtube. Just saying...

Suarez's hand ball resulted in the greatest moment for Uruguayan football in recent history. The end of that match was brilliant, all the drama one could wish for. I didn't care who won in the end because the spectacle was so captivating. Fucking brilliant.

Onto tomorrow. The biggest showdown of the tournament so for. Who to root for?

The Germans?





Or maybe the Argentinians?





Sure makes it hard to decide, but I think this guy will make the difference.




Oh yea, Spain should handle business as well. But really we should all be looking forward to Maradonna's antics on the sideline and a full blooded, intense match. Can't think of a better way to start the 4th of July weekend.