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Don't believe it.
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American Soccer |OT| Life, liberty and the pursuit of the beautiful game
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Avon Barksdale
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I'll believe it when it actually happens.
The Culture Vulture
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Debunked and denied by the head of US Soccer.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
No one is gonna wanna make this public until it is.
Grover Cleveland
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It's certainly plausible. I'm not booking tickets to watch a World Cup final in LA until I see a press release and a picture of Sepp Blatter's smarmy half-smile shaking hands with Sunil Gulati, but it's believable.
Avon Barksdale
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Doesn't really mean anything. Like U.S. Soccer would even admit to that.
Freakonomics Radio put out a podcast titled Why America Doesn't Love Soccer (Yet). Interviews with Sunil Gulati, Andrew Luck, and some random dude named Jonathan Wilson that I'm guessing they're too clueless to realize isn't the real Jonathan Wilson...
http://freakonomics.com/2014/06/12/...-soccer-yet-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
This annoys me:
Better than 1/5 the ratings for the Super Bowl, for an event on another continent, played at a not-ideal time for US audiences, with zero Americans playing on both sides, is somehow considered disappointing?
http://freakonomics.com/2014/06/12/...-soccer-yet-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
This annoys me:
Better than 1/5 the ratings for the Super Bowl, for an event on another continent, played at a not-ideal time for US audiences, with zero Americans playing on both sides, is somehow considered disappointing?
NHL wishes they could get that number for Stanley Cup finals
Warning: don't read the comment section unless you want to ruin your Friday morning.
"Soccer is boring cuz no one scores HUR DUR!!!1!"
Yeah I'm not even going to bother going to bars in the city. Especially for Spain v Netherlands.
Actually going to watch it at the Colombian strip joint two blocks down haha
Why doesn't America love basketball
unfortunately no option to skip work here. Working as a TA this semester while doing research work. I have to conduct lectures for the undergraduates and the first game overlaps with this. Gonna be hard not watching the game and just checking the scores. Harder still if the US lose.
My theory is that basketball is too low scoring for American tastes. Football is really popular in the US (see Super Bowl ratings), the NBA should make field goals worth three points and turn three pointers into six pointers with an extra point free throw afterwards...
Also the players flop around too much, which isn't manly. Put them in helmets and pads and have them give each other brain damage. If the average professional basketball career is only 3 years long, Americans would respect the athletes more.
Also the players flop around too much, which isn't manly. Put them in helmets and pads and have them give each other brain damage. If the average professional basketball career is only 3 years long, Americans would respect the athletes more.
This shit is embarrassing. That link must never leave this thread
He seems to be reveling in the hate from soccer fans on Twitter. He's either a massive troll or a guy who wrote an article so dumb that to save face he decided to act like he was trolling people.
ActStriker
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Not a good week for TIME.
These two should talk to each other since they both write for Time:
How Soccer Is Destroying America
http://time.com/2857626/how-soccers-growing-popularity-undermines-america/
smokeandmirrors
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what a fucking disgrace he should no longer be allowed to write, anything ever again.
I should add that I know it must be satire but it's just awful satire.
So how bout that game today, huh?
I want to believe. If the Dutch can dick Spain like that, maybe we can beat Portugal again. We obviously don't have two of the best players in the world like the Dutch do, but their team was pretty inexperienced outside of Sneijder, Robben and RVP -- Spain were definitely heavy favorites at the level Portugal would be over us.
I want to believe. If the Dutch can dick Spain like that, maybe we can beat Portugal again. We obviously don't have two of the best players in the world like the Dutch do, but their team was pretty inexperienced outside of Sneijder, Robben and RVP -- Spain were definitely heavy favorites at the level Portugal would be over us.
ActStriker
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I believe!
First MLS player to score a goal in this WC! YEAH!
You going to the US Open Cup match, Osorio? I think I missed out on tickets. :/
My best friend's birthday is that day so I decided to pass
Besides, I want us to win and my record away is 0-9-1 lol
smokeandmirrors
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That Spain Netherlands game gave me a bit more hope for the group.
mostly that anything can happen but still.
mostly that anything can happen but still.
Cornballer
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Don't think this has been posted before(?):
- Via NoShortCorners: Stephen Colbert talking USMNT and the Group of Death on his show
Mostly taking Klinsmann to task in hilarious fashion.
- Via NoShortCorners: Stephen Colbert talking USMNT and the Group of Death on his show
Mostly taking Klinsmann to task in hilarious fashion.
The narrative that JK has given even before the first game has started needs to die already. The majority of the media who has no clue about the game seems to have taken that one quote and run with it. JK is not telling his team that cannot win against anyone or can't go toe to toe with anyone.
TheStreet: Soccer Trumps Doubters, Becomes Major U.S. Sports Attraction
http://www.thestreet.com/story/1274...bters-becomes-major-us-sports-attraction.html
http://www.thestreet.com/story/1274...bters-becomes-major-us-sports-attraction.html
yeah hopefully he gets more games this tournament.
smokeandmirrors
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Yeah I want CONCACAF to do well (maybe even mexico *shudders*) because fuck those snobs, we can play too goddamnit.
smokeandmirrors
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I'm glad so many goals are being scored so far in all the games. hopefully the "lawl soccer is always 0-0 or 1-0" people shut up. I run into that a lot around my area.
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