World Cup

[Marc]

I love soccer









riots.

 

[WWF-VT]

David Letterman’s Top Ten Reasons Americans Don't Like Soccer

10.Too many foreigners
9.Loud horns make it hard to nap through boring parts
8.Bench clearing brawls not as much fun without bats or sticks
7.No theme song asking if we are ready for some soccer
6.Not enough 'roids
5.Lots of players with umlauts in their names
4.Americans too busy reading
3.Doesn't have the heart-pounding action of a 5-hour baseball game
2.No TV timeouts means fewer snack breaks to stuff our fat faces
1.Too much kicking, not enough rasslin'

 

[powpig2002]

capes should not be allowed in sports venues. if i see some soccer loving pansy wearing old glory, he or she is in for an old fashon butt whuppin' (unless they're bigger than me,in which case never mind dammit)

 

[ctenidae]

capes should not be allowed in sports venues.

I disagree. I think more people should wear capes generally.

 

[bvibert]

I disagree. I think more people should wear capes generally.

x2, it's easier to spot the lunatics if you let them wear capes...

 

[Geoff]

I disagree. I think more people should wear capes generally.

No capes!

 

[snowmonster]

The boys in green have bundled out Les Blues. The Irish are avenged!

 

[JimG.]

The boys in green have bundled out Les Blues. The Irish are avenged!

An excellent match. Mexico played extremely well.

You know, for a sport that allegedly Americans don't care about, I managed to watch alot of the match going from customer to customer today because every place I went had it on TV.

 

[JimG.]

For the past couple weeks I have been listening to a few talk shows on Sirius debate the importance of the world cup. More importantly, why America doesn't seem to give a rats ass about soccer. I have tried to call in a couple times to chime in but the queue has always been 45 minutes or so. Not sure if any of you catch Opie and Anthony or not but they have been all over the different nationalities that display their countries flag on their car or out the window of their apartment. They get pretty pissed off when callers voice their support of soccer on an international stage.

I love the World Cup. I can only name 4 active soccer players in the world but that doesn't change the game. I love that there are no time outs. The game is fast but more importantly, the athleticism is absolutely amazing. When you take into account how much the guys on the field are running (some are way over 10 miles) and that they rarely substitute out players, it is pretty unreal.

I watched Italy/ Paraguay yesterday. A surprising end to it, I thought the Italians were going to keep Paraguay on the defensive most of the game.

As an aside, I like the horns. This seems to be a major complaint from a majority of Americans who watch the game. I think it adds to something to the atmosphere. (aside from the sound of a swarm of bees) And, you can't beat the camera guys who, when they go to crowd shots, always find the HOTTEST international women. Always.

Well said.

I also believe that most Americans have no idea just how physical the game gets. They see the lame acting (someone gets kicked in the leg and they collapse in a heap holding their head), and they think it is all fake like wrestling.

Not at all the case. My 16 and 14 year old boys always need some body part iced down after games. And the games are the easy parts of playing. Their practices are intense. I never trained as hard as they do when I played. The fitness level is incredible. These coaches are running Division 1 college practices for over 2 hours at a time.

 

[dmc]

The fitness level is incredible. These coaches are running Division 1 college practices for over 2 hours at a time.

Yeah... Constant running that much is tough..

I used to play ultimate frisbee and someone would always barf every game... Lots of times ... me...

 

[deadheadskier]

one great thing that has come out of the World Cup is a hot new video game

 

[mondeo]

I love that there are no time outs. The game is fast but more importantly, the athleticism is absolutely amazing. When you take into account how much the guys on the field are running (some are way over 10 miles) and that they rarely substitute out players, it is pretty unreal.

I ran 8 miles in 70 minutes a couple weeks ago. I'm not a professional athlete. Being able to average 7 mph for 90 minutes isn't that big a deal. Yeah, there are bursts of energy, but if it's your job, it's not really all that impressive. At least not to me.

It has the pace of baseball with the tension of chess. It may be a lot of running, but all that's in the middle 50% of the field where nothing actually happens. Just pass, pass, pass, then every few minutes someone actually gets close enough to the goal to make things slightly interesting.

It's a fun game to play, I'll give it that. I did for about 10 years as a kid, and would still consider an informal league if the opportunity arose. But even when the MLS first started up (meaning I actually had the chance to watch it) and I was at the peak of my interest in soccer, I couldn't bring myself to watch it. It has got to be the most boring spectator sport of any that I've been a participant in (baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, skiing, volleyball.)

 

[powpig2002]

no singing. no sir. if you are not at fenway singing sweet caroline,shut the f#^@ up. i mean it. SHUT THE F#^@ UP. thank you

 

[SkiDork]

no singing. no sir. if you are not at fenway singing sweet caroline,shut the f#^@ up. i mean it. SHUT THE F#^@ UP. thank you

you prefer vuvuzelas?

 

[Geoff]

you prefer vuvuzelas?

I got a free Heinekin plastic helmet with an integral vuvuzela when I was in Amsterdam on Monday. I gave it to a buddy of mine yesterday who runs and coaches the local girls soccer league. He didn't think he wanted to give it to his 12 year old daughter.

 

[SkiDork]

Germany loses 1-0

 

[wa-loaf]

Not looking good for USA at halftime down 2-0

 

[drjeff]

:flag: they pull that one out for sure! :flag:

1 point is better than none, thats for sure!

 

[bvibert]

That 3rd goal should have counted...

 

[drjeff]

That 3rd goal should have counted...

I'm going to try and stay politically correct and NOT add in my comments/feelings about the roll that the refs played in that game :uzi: :smash: :uzi: :uzi: