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US GAF: Support your national soccer team
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There are soccer-related articles springing up all over the internet in the last few days...
The Secret History of American Soccer
In the 1920s, soccer was on the cusp of becoming a major sport in the United States. Then it all crashed and burned.
The Secret History of American Soccer
In the 1920s, soccer was on the cusp of becoming a major sport in the United States. Then it all crashed and burned.
Some World Cup trivia:
- Which national team recorded the first shutout in World Cup history?
- Which player scored the first hat-trick in World Cup history?
- What is the best ever World Cup finish for a team outside South America and Europe?
- Which national team recorded the first shutout in World Cup history?
- The United States, defeating Belgium 30 at the 1930 World Cup.
- Which player scored the first hat-trick in World Cup history?
- Bert Patenaude of the United States, beating Paraguay 3-0 at the 1930 World Cup.
- What is the best ever World Cup finish for a team outside South America and Europe?
- Team USA, third place at the 1930 World Cup.
user8503492
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Never played Soccer, never watched soccer..till about 2/1.5 years ago..and WOW I love it now!
My son who has been playing soccer since he was 4 and is now on a very succesfull U8 team really got me into the sport lol.
We started watch MLS last year and he started playing/asking me to play FIFA with him..now were both hooked!
We cant really follow "world" soccer since were still novice in the proffesional sport, all the leagues and not knowing all the players confuses us, but we have become hardcore MLS fans.
The best thing is, just as we got obsessed with soccer are city got an expansion MLS team, the Philadelphia Union
It was the coolest thing ever! One second we were nooby fans the next second we actually had a home team!
So far in this expansion season for are local team we have..
1. Gone to the Home opener, we saw them play DC United in Licoln Financial (Eagles field)
2. Saw there second home game
3. Spent $100's of dollars on scarffs, shirts, flag on the house lol
4. Bought tickets to see them play Manchester United
5. Just bought tickets for the next game vs. the Galaxy as my sons Bday present
We want to go to the home stadium opener on the 25th, but sadly its the same day my son has a U8 tourney game in Wildwood New Jersey :C
But yep, we will be tuning into every US game, we are pro/WC noobies but were super excited and ready to cheer!
My son who has been playing soccer since he was 4 and is now on a very succesfull U8 team really got me into the sport lol.
We started watch MLS last year and he started playing/asking me to play FIFA with him..now were both hooked!
We cant really follow "world" soccer since were still novice in the proffesional sport, all the leagues and not knowing all the players confuses us, but we have become hardcore MLS fans.
The best thing is, just as we got obsessed with soccer are city got an expansion MLS team, the Philadelphia Union
It was the coolest thing ever! One second we were nooby fans the next second we actually had a home team! So far in this expansion season for are local team we have..
1. Gone to the Home opener, we saw them play DC United in Licoln Financial (Eagles field)
2. Saw there second home game
3. Spent $100's of dollars on scarffs, shirts, flag on the house lol
4. Bought tickets to see them play Manchester United
5. Just bought tickets for the next game vs. the Galaxy as my sons Bday present
We want to go to the home stadium opener on the 25th, but sadly its the same day my son has a U8 tourney game in Wildwood New Jersey :C
But yep, we will be tuning into every US game, we are pro/WC noobies but were super excited and ready to cheer!
MidnightRider
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Yeah the atmosphere in that place will be amazing for sure.......
I will be in Buffalo Wild Wings w/ around 50+ American Outlaws.... we got the place
I will be in Buffalo Wild Wings w/ around 50+ American Outlaws.... we got the place
sneakypete
Member
USA gets some motivation from Rex
This was posted in the WC thread but it deserves another post here.
This was posted in the WC thread but it deserves another post here.
sneakypete
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ESPN2 is airing '2010 FIFA World Cup Preview' at 7pm EST(1 hour from now), with the D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC game coming on directly afterward(10pm EST).
timetokill
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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/blog?entryID=5273023&name=worldcup2010blog&cc=5901&ver=us
JOHANNESBURG -- Carlos Eugenio Simon is a piece of work.
Last season, the Brazilian referee was suspended for the final six weeks of the domestic season by the Brazilian federation. Why? Because he had committed "a repetition of mistakes" ... plus they had reason to believe he was complicit in bribery. And he was thought to be incompetent, too -- so incompetent, in fact, that one Brazilian club president called him a "crook, a scoundrel and a shameless b-----d ... he must be in someone's pocket," according to The Guardian. Another chief complaint is the flurry of spurious red cards emerging from his breast pocket.
Oh, and did I mention he'll be refereeing England-USA on Saturday?
(more at the link)
JOHANNESBURG -- Carlos Eugenio Simon is a piece of work.
Last season, the Brazilian referee was suspended for the final six weeks of the domestic season by the Brazilian federation. Why? Because he had committed "a repetition of mistakes" ... plus they had reason to believe he was complicit in bribery. And he was thought to be incompetent, too -- so incompetent, in fact, that one Brazilian club president called him a "crook, a scoundrel and a shameless b-----d ... he must be in someone's pocket," according to The Guardian. Another chief complaint is the flurry of spurious red cards emerging from his breast pocket.
Oh, and did I mention he'll be refereeing England-USA on Saturday?
(more at the link)
xbhaskarx said:
I think Lalas is okay...Harkes makes me laugh because he's so...lame...I shed a tear for Eric Wynalda no longer being on ESPN...who else, while still being employed by ESPN, would tell Jim Rome, one of ESPN's more popular personalities, to suck his dick and threaten to club his ass!
I wish I had FSC just to enjoy Eric Wynalda again!
Atlagev said:
Ah, so E3 stands for ESPN3! Gotcha!
jamesinclair
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Pkm said:Never played Soccer, never watched soccer..till about 2/1.5 years ago..and WOW I love it now!
My son who has been playing soccer since he was 4 and is now on a very succesfull U8 team really got me into the sport lol.
We started watch MLS last year and he started playing/asking me to play FIFA with him..now were both hooked!
We cant really follow "world" soccer since were still novice in the proffesional sport, all the leagues and not knowing all the players confuses us, but we have become hardcore MLS fans.
The best thing is, just as we got obsessed with soccer are city got an expansion MLS team, the Philadelphia Union
So far in this expansion season for are local team we have..
1. Gone to the Home opener, we saw them play DC United in Licoln Financial (Eagles field)
2. Saw there second home game
3. Spent $100's of dollars on scarffs, shirts, flag on the house lol
4. Bought tickets to see them play Manchester United
5. Just bought tickets for the next game vs. the Galaxy as my sons Bday present
We want to go to the home stadium opener on the 25th, but sadly its the same day my son has a U8 tourney game in Wildwood New Jersey :C
But yep, we will be tuning into every US game, we are pro/WC noobies but were super excited and ready to cheer!
Good to hear you support your local team.
There are too many people that scoff at MLS, because supposedly, the english league is so amazing. Yeah, because watching the same 4 teams win is extremely exciting. The best part of course, is supporting a home team, something you cant get if your home team is across the ocean.
That being said, I suggest you watch as much of the world cup as possible, not just the US games. I suggest games involving Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Germany
I suggest avoiding games involving england and the netherlands, unless they have a good opponent, because their style of play could put the sun to sleep.
360 view of the Rustenburg stadium, site of the US - England game.
We don't get to play in one of the nice new stadiums, instead we get brown grass and a track...
We don't get to play in one of the nice new stadiums, instead we get brown grass and a track...
The Daily Show's USMNT clip is up:
World Cup 2010: Into Africa - Two Teams, One Cup
John Oliver visits the US World Cup training camp as the team prepares to play its first match against England. (06:01)
For some reason the link isn't working but the video is there.
World Cup 2010: Into Africa - Two Teams, One Cup
John Oliver visits the US World Cup training camp as the team prepares to play its first match against England. (06:01)
For some reason the link isn't working but the video is there.
keyboardcat
Member
hey, what's the deal with that Kobra Kai soccer emblem i keep seeing when US Soccer is mentioned? probably been posted here but thread was tldnr.
will support any team with an awesome logo like that, but that's not the official one me thinks?
will support any team with an awesome logo like that, but that's not the official one me thinks?
Gamecocks625
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AHHHH WORLD CUP DAY!!!
Let's do this.
Let's do this.
keyboardcat
Member
xbhaskarx said:
ah, my bad, will read through the OP again.
New Zealand ftw, but in the extremely unlikely event that the kiwi's can't beat Spain in the final I'm all for the US team! Go you crazy yanks!
sneakypete
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xbhaskarx said:
He's also a Curb fan! Landon ftw!
I think the logo goes back to revolutionary times when the strength of the colonies was represented as a snakekeyboardcat said:hey, what's the deal with that Kobra Kai soccer emblem i keep seeing when US Soccer is mentioned? probably been posted here but thread was tldnr.
will support any team with an awesome logo like that, but that's not the official one me thinks?
scorcho said:
Right, that's where the inspiration for the logo comes from, but Nike created the actual logo a few years ago.
Fisticuffs
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the US theme song should be "don't tread on me" by Metallica \m/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db1s-eV-Bd0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db1s-eV-Bd0
user8503492
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keyboardcat said:hey, what's the deal with that Kobra Kai soccer emblem i keep seeing when US Soccer is mentioned? probably been posted here but thread was tldnr.
will support any team with an awesome logo like that, but that's not the official one me thinks?
Almost identical to my MLS home team lol
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