[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (30 Viewers)

[Bjerknes]

Here;s the problem though. You can be successful at that size in baseball, too, and we all know where the roots of the country are in regards to sports culture.

The ONE sport, like soccer, where size doesn't really matter, also happens to be in the same country where the one sport that has been a tradition for almost 150 years shares that same idealogy

Baseball is on the wane, though. It isn't my pastime, and it is not the pastime of all youngsters in this country. I say we ban this "pastime" bullshit once and for all because there is no reason why it should be held in that regard. Far more people enjoy American football than than baseball as proven by viewer statistics, yet this dumb sport still maintains its "pastime" status.

Well, I guess in a sense it works out. People live in the past. And with the old farts dying who still watch this sport, it will be a thing of the past some day.

 

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[BillyG]

Who is this woman? The woman whom Ashley Cole cheated from Cherryl? Waw, i wonder what Ashley Cole had in his mind

yeah, she was the first one he got caught with before all the others were revealed

 

[Yamen]

It couldn't.

They are German FFS, they can lose a 10:0 lead and still come back stronger, score a last minute goal and win 11:10.

Don't you people ever learn?

Kind of what Gary Leneker said when he descirebed football as a 11 vs 11 then Germany wins.

 

[Enron]

It might not. But never is a harsh word. Much of the time when folks say "never" they're proven wrong in the end.

The furthest along soccer will get in the US is to the level of hockey. There isn't the level of infrastructure or financial interest as there is for other sports in the US. In Europe players start training at top clubs at 14 while in the US players are lucky to be on an ODP team at that age and usually don't get the opportunity to go overseas until their 20s. Couple that with the ridiculous transfer policy of the MLS and our players are at a huge disadvantage even before stepping on the field.

Granted that doesn't mean that things won't get better. The MLS needs to partner with the USF to develop a program for singling out young talent and getting them on the road to becoming professional. In addition, the MLS needs to revamp their transfer policy to give American players more control over their careers. And the ability to grow as a player by moving to more competitive leagues.

It would be great if soccer overtook football, baseball or basketball as a sport in our country, but it doesn't seem a realistic possibility. As for people who say "never" being proven wrong, I hope you're right.

 

[K.O.]

The final result of overhyping in sports. Everybody in the freaking world knows except the English media.

Overrating is a bitch.

 

[Alen]

Kind of what Gary Leneker said when he descirebed football as a 11 vs 11 then Germany wins.

Yeah, and also the fact that they were playing modern football with excellent movement and quick passing

Something that neither the English football school nor an old-fashioned Capello can cope with.

Capello was awful. The team he had though was over-rated. At least the old guy can be proud that he was the only Italian who made the knock-outs, but it doesn't say much because he, as well as his Italian colleagues, have a lot to change and a lot to learn to get closer to reality and what's the winning football at the moment.

 

[Gabriel]

Hart

Warnock - Dawson - Jagielka - Richards

Johnson - Jenas - Carrick - Lennon

Walcott - Cole


Off the top of my head, but there you go.

Hart

Warnock - Dawson - King - Richards


Lennon - Carrick - Gerrard - Joe Cole


Walcott - Rooney


there ya go, 3 big names and a pretty solid team. arguably much better than the actual england nt

 

[Nicholas]

Carrick

 

[Bjerknes]

The furthest along soccer will get in the US is to the level of hockey. There isn't the level of infrastructure or financial interest as there is for other sports in the US. In Europe players start training at top clubs at 14 while in the US players are lucky to be on an ODP team at that age and usually don't get the opportunity to go overseas until their 20s. Couple that with the ridiculous transfer policy of the MLS and our players are at a huge disadvantage even before stepping on the field.

Granted that doesn't mean that things won't get better. The MLS needs to partner with the USF to develop a program for singling out young talent and getting them on the road to becoming professional. In addition, the MLS needs to revamp their transfer policy to give American players more control over their careers. And the ability to grow as a player by moving to more competitive leagues.

It would be great if soccer overtook football, baseball or basketball as a sport in our country, but it doesn't seem a realistic possibility. As for people who say "never" being proven wrong, I hope you're right.

It just depends on how much this new generation of youngsters keeps the sport close to them after they stop playing it. That's why progression in the World Cup is so important... even if they don't play for real anymore, they will still wait in excitement for each and every match. Just like we do.

9/11, the crash of 1987, the Great Depression, the current housing collapse, Obama's presidency, the US beating Portugal in 2002, the second Great Depression occurring now, and Hurricane Katrina all have one thing in common. And I bet you know what that is.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

It just depends on how much this new generation of youngsters keeps the sport close to them after they stop playing it. That's why progression in the World Cup is so important... even if they don't play for real anymore, they will still wait in excitement for each and every match. Just like we do.

9/11, the crash of 1987, the Great Depression, the current housing collapse, Obama's presidency, the US beating Portugal in 2002, the second Great Depression occurring now, and Hurricane Katrina all have one thing in common. And I bet you know what that is.

America?

 

[swag]

9/11, the crash of 1987, the Great Depression, the current housing collapse, Obama's presidency, the US beating Portugal in 2002, the second Great Depression occurring now, and Hurricane Katrina all have one thing in common. And I bet you know what that is.

Luis Figo?

 

[Dostoevsky]

9/11, the crash of 1987, the Great Depression, the current housing collapse, Obama's presidency, the US beating Portugal in 2002, the second Great Depression occurring now, and Hurricane Katrina all have one thing in common. And I bet you know what that is.

The made up Al-Qaeda?

 

[Enron]

Hart

Warnock - Dawson - King - Richards


Lennon - Carrick - Gerrard - Joe Cole


Walcott - Rooney


there ya go, 3 big names and a pretty solid team. arguably much better than the actual england nt

You're supposed to do it without any big names.

 

[icemaη]

America?

Italien Fanboys

 

[Bjerknes]

Luis Figo?

Figo knocked down the towers. Luis knocked down the towers.

The made up Al-Qaeda?

Or the Jundallah.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I'm sure Andy's doing a Sergio right now!

 

[Bjerknes]

I'm sure Andy's doing a Sergio right now!

Jerking it to Robbie Baggio? Nah, I'm not doing that.

 

[Dostoevsky]

9/11 was all American theater. That did not happen that way.

The end.

NO MORE OFFTOPIC.

 

[Zé Tahir]

According to Aftonbladet the BBC reported that at half-time the Uruguayan referee watched Lampards goal and his reaction was: Oh My God!.

 

[Bjerknes]

9/11 was all American theater. That did not happen that way.

The end.

Yeah, they used holograms. The towers didn't even exist.