2014 FIFA World Cup |OT6| The beautiful game in all its thrilling glory
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meanspartan
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So earlier I asked about Claudio Ranieri (being tapped to manage the Greek team going forward) and got not so great feedback.
Now that I've done my homework on him, this seems like a huge get for Greek soccer....His resume reads like a who's who of UEFA royalty, he has coached lots of great teams with mostly success, though he has had some bad stints: Chelsea, Juventus, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, etc.
Even if he wasn't the best coach in these teams' history, I think for the purposes of the Greek international team he will do just fine.
Now that I've done my homework on him, this seems like a huge get for Greek soccer....His resume reads like a who's who of UEFA royalty, he has coached lots of great teams with mostly success, though he has had some bad stints: Chelsea, Juventus, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, etc.
Even if he wasn't the best coach in these teams' history, I think for the purposes of the Greek international team he will do just fine.
figadapaura
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I look forward to that not happening.
that guy's bald head looks like a hurricane
Myoclonic Jerk
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No idea. It got sent to me by a friend
AAlso No idea, but surely not this worldcup
LicenceToK1ll
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My Belgium friends you can do this! Kick these Yanks out 
UEFA FTW !1!1! CONCACAF SUX.
How do you know those weren't Brazilians and not Algerians? Most of the fans cheering against Germany in that stadium weren't Algerian.
The same thing happened in the game Algeria vs Russia.
That's not definitive proof but yeah... I've not heard of it happening in any other game either.
lastflowers
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This world cup messed with Chile:
Chile's got a lot of heart. They named themselves after a delicious food. Those fellers dedicated themselves to a lifestyle of spicy upset stomachs. They did know their flags. They modelled themselves after the GOAT state in the good ol' U.S. of A. You fellers kicked them out of this World Cup, and we don't like those who mess with our state
Today is the day. It is a day of infamy. They day we clash with our European brethren. While America might be the deadliest place on the planet, the Belgiums are no slouches themselves. These foes hold deep in their hearts a desire to make the world's population grossly obese with their constant supply of fries, of fluffy waffles, of creamy confectionary.
So watch out Belgians. We've been knocked down before, but we get up again. Landycakes has been K.O.d, but others have taken his place as leaders in the lineup. Both Beasley and Dempsey remember the horrors of 2006. Rocky Balboa, a hero of Dempsey during his hard-knock- Nacogdoches life , actually met the two USMNT vets after the horror filled 2006 World Cup campaign. This is what he said to them:
We came back with a valiant campaign in 2010 under the tutelage of Dr Bradley. Nothing was expected of us. Donovan was a european has-been. Howard was a failed Manchester United experiment. Beasley thought beards were cool again and rode more benches than David Carr. Nepotism was on every journalist's lips. But Donovan was there. He had listened to Al Pacino the day before, and Algeria bore the brunt of his single-minded determination. But in the end, it didn't even matter. THe Ghanian voodoo warlock laid a curse on our boys: after a hardfought battle we were struck down, and we fell.
In that moment of darkness we were tested. But in that moment of darkness, and in that pain, we searched our inner selves and found some spark. It was a wondrous tale of magic, of ancient cultures, of good ol' American fortitude. We refused to lay down in our depressed, drunken state. We found a spark, a little glint of metal off in the distance. It was a lighter, a lone zippo burning faintly in the dark. It seemed to grow brighter. In fact that light was getting closer. What we found was magical:
German-Americans, and Klinsmann:
Jermaine: crunching tackles in the breeze
Fabian: drawing defenders out of position
Timmy: dispossessing with ease
Brooks: Making last minute scores
Green: Stars are in my eyes,
faster than our depletion pensions
Oh German-Americans I adore
German-Americans, what a sight!
German-Americans, and Klinsman!!!
fill my eyes with tears,
my heart with delight
Our German-Americans, and Klinsman!!!
'Round the Germany I go
Thinking of the USMNT sweety
Call me to my home
bring me back to US again
you can find you way.
What we have, we have completely
now and everyday, we are citizens!
Our German-Americans, what a sight!
Our German-Americans, and Klinsman!!!
fill my eyes with tears,
my heart with delight
Delight
Delight
Our German-Americans, and Klinsman!!
They mocked us. The salt-bearers tried to supersoak us down. Nerf guns, foam disks flung at us. I say try to clog my arteries greasy food slinging fools. I'll die on good ol' Hershey chocolate. I'll smell like teen spirit. I'll drink out of disposable Dixie-cups. It's time for gloryland. It's time to transform. The salt super soakers have been spraying us down. But we've had enough! It's time to stand up for our rights that the constitution guarantees. It's time to let the mighty eagle soar once more.. The oppressive, hatred has hit its meridian....but no longer! We'll fight back.
Taylor Swift, massive USMNT impersonator and karaoke-er, predicted July 13th nearly five years ago:
Thank you Taylor, for all you have done for us
You too, Coach Taylor.
You too, Herb Brooks
USMNT: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose. Time for our own great moment.
GoGoUsa
Kinky John
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This is the day Freedom dies.
Roland1979
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Don't you think they should focus on the match instead of browsing GAF and feeding on our trash talk?
Barbacoatl
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When the wickedness, iniquity and ruin of devil worshipers face the glory of winged freedom, no basement will save them from the wrath of concakhan.
This world cup messed with Chile:
Chile's got a lot of heart. They named themselves after a delicious food. Those fellers dedicated themselves to a lifestyle of spicy upset stomachs. They did know their flags. They modelled themselves after the GOAT state in the good ol' U.S. of A. You fellers kicked them out of this World Cup, and we don't like those who mess with our state
Today is the day. It is a day of infamy. They day we clash with our European brethren. While America might be the deadliest place on the planet, the Belgiums are no slouches themselves. These foes hold deep in their hearts a desire to make the world's population grossly obese with their constant supply of fries, of fluffy waffles, of creamy confectionary.
So watch out Belgians. We've been knocked down before, but we get up again. Landycakes has been K.O.d, but others have taken his place as leaders in the lineup. Both Beasley and Dempsey remember the horrors of 2006. Rocky Balboa, a hero of Dempsey during his hard-knock- Nacogdoches life , actually met the two USMNT vets after the horror filled 2006 World Cup campaign. This is what he said to them:
We came back with a valiant campaign in 2010 under the tutelage of Dr Bradley. Nothing was expected of us. Donovan was a european has-been. Howard was a failed Manchester United experiment. Beasley thought beards were cool again and rode more benches than David Carr. Nepotism was on every journalist's lips. But Donovan was there. He had listened to Al Pacino the day before, and Algeria bore the brunt of his single-minded determination. But in the end, it didn't even matter. THe Ghanian voodoo warlock laid a curse on our boys: after a hardfought battle we were struck down, and we fell.
In that moment of darkness we were tested. But in that moment of darkness, and in that pain, we searched our inner selves and found some spark. It was a wondrous tale of magic, of ancient cultures, of good ol' American fortitude. We refused to lay down in our depressed, drunken state. We found a spark, a little glint of metal off in the distance. It was a lighter, a lone zippo burning faintly in the dark. It seemed to grow brighter. In fact that light was getting closer. What we found was magical:
German-Americans, and Klinsmann:
Jermaine: crunching tackles in the breeze
Fabian: drawing defenders out of position
Timmy: dispossessing with ease
Brooks: Making last minute scores
Green: Stars are in my eyes,
faster than our depletion pensions
Oh German-Americans I adore
German-Americans, what a sight!
German-Americans, and Klinsman!!!
fill my eyes with tears,
my heart with delight
Our German-Americans, and Klinsman!!!
'Round the Germany I go
Thinking of the USMNT sweety
Call me to my home
bring me back to US again
you can find you way.
What we have, we have completely
now and everyday, we are citizens!
Our German-Americans, what a sight!
Our German-Americans, and Klinsman!!!
fill my eyes with tears,
my heart with delight
Delight
Delight
Our German-Americans, and Klinsman!!
They mocked us. The salt-bearers tried to supersoak us down. Nerf guns, foam disks flung at us. I say try to clog my arteries greasy food slinging fools. I'll die on good ol' Hershey chocolate. I'll smell like teen spirit. I'll drink out of disposable Dixie-cups. It's time for gloryland. It's time to transform. The salt super soakers have been spraying us down. But we've had enough! It's time to stand up for our rights that the constitution guarantees. It's time to let the mighty eagle soar once more.. The oppressive, hatred has hit its meridian....but no longer! We'll fight back.
Taylor Swift, massive USMNT impersonator and karaoke-er, predicted July 13th nearly five years ago:
Thank you Taylor, for all you have done for us
You too, Coach Taylor.
You too, Herb Brooks
USMNT: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose. Time for our own great moment.
GoGoUsa
i'm getting this tattoo'd on me :'(
beautiful.
The Chosen One
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Yep, I'm pretty sure this is the day freedom dies. 
I hate betting against the US, but in my pool I have them losing to Belgium 2-1.
Belgium though actually has quite a few players I like such as Lakaku and Hazard, so I'll probably pull for them in the quarterfinal match if they advance.
But in the US's favor, we played some tough group stage matches whereas Belgium has played mostly lightweights so far. After facing Ghana, Portugal, and Germany, I highly doubt Belgium will be intimidating to the US players.
Also one pattern I noticed is that the soccer "minnows" of the tournament have continually played better as the tournament progressed. Whereas just about every single powerhouse team has been limping forward the last couple of matches. If the pattern holds, the US might be able to pull off an upset over Belgium.
I hate betting against the US, but in my pool I have them losing to Belgium 2-1.
Belgium though actually has quite a few players I like such as Lakaku and Hazard, so I'll probably pull for them in the quarterfinal match if they advance.
But in the US's favor, we played some tough group stage matches whereas Belgium has played mostly lightweights so far. After facing Ghana, Portugal, and Germany, I highly doubt Belgium will be intimidating to the US players.
Also one pattern I noticed is that the soccer "minnows" of the tournament have continually played better as the tournament progressed. Whereas just about every single powerhouse team has been limping forward the last couple of matches. If the pattern holds, the US might be able to pull off an upset over Belgium.
Unknown Soldier
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Even if Freedom is defeated today, it will rise again. You can't kill an ideal, after all.
Nice, that's so uplifting.
Fellaini will knock Bradley out from the game with an elbow and get a red card. Bradley subbed out. Diskerud comes in. USA still can't get a shot on goal until the 60th minute. Belgium scores shortly afterwards. Fabian Johnson scores an amazing goal but it was unjustly ruled offside. Diskerud scores in the 87th. USA wins on penalties.
You should bet on all that shit, I love exact predictions!
figadapaura
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but now you coach Germany?
Oh god, I'm ancient.
They played in Porto Allegre, where ~45% of the inhabitants are of German descent. Plus about every interview you get in Brazil, the Brazilians have high respect for the German team. I highly doubt it were Brazilians.
It's just "pintjes" man. And yes, it's too early for me at least... i'll be on my (motor)bike the entire day.
This should be a no-brainer, but with Kompany & Vermaelen injured, Hazard who won't get into first gear...
The crowd was boo-ing/whistling the entire time Belgium had the ball when they played Algeria...
woooo yea feels good to be young
Unknown Soldier
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You'll grow old and die just like the rest of us, just on a different timeframe.
Consider yourselves fistbumped.
It wasn't the "fixers" who pulled the dirty crap you see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPd8YmFcvtQ (dat crowd too.)
I don't know if any of those in the current team even played in '02, don't care.
Reason's got nothing to do with this. Get out. >:3
at least I'll be alive when the last game of thrones book is released, I think
smokeandmirrors
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We're also the only nation to have people walk on the moon.
Checkmate rest of the world.
timetokill
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Unknown Soldier
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Um, you should be more worried about if George R. R. Martin will be alive to finish the last book of A Song of Ice and Fire.
figadapaura
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The whole country?
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