*** 2010 FIFA World Cup ***

nuffingman

South of Seattle wrote:

Reason 2 - We had one kid who didn't understand the rule, therefore he would be called offsides about 9 times a game.

What was his name? Berbatov!

Less than 30 days to see England completely fuck up again.

The Great Cornholio

dunkman wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsdR-KoB_pQ

6 - 6

!!!!!!!!!!!!!


comeback of the season!!

quality game. watched it live instead of the man city v spuds game, it was that good

The Great Cornholio

anyone supporting the poor north koreans ? will their supporters be allowed to travel and watch it ? will the citizens of north korea be allowed to watch it back home on their TV's ?

dunkman

i hope South Korea play N.Korea in a further round... probably start a war though so maybe not!!

Shame Ballack is out... i rate him as a player.

Anyone know of a fantasy football league we could all join up for this tournament?

i_lov_it

Not long Now!

nuffingman

Any predictions?

I go with Spain to win.

dunkman

nuffingman wrote:

Any predictions?

I go with Spain to win.

I will pick Spain also. My heart says Argentina, but my sweet right foot says Spain... my head says Denmark but that's cos right now I'm thinking about a bacon roll being served by a hot blonde.

rick1zoo2

U.S. just announced final 23-man roster:

The roster:

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England)

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England)

Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico)

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull, England), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Robbie Findley (Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Pachuca, Mexico).

dimitrispearljam

why u call football a sport played by hands and soccer the one played via foot i really dont get it!! :roll:

rick1zoo2

dimitrispearljam wrote:

why u call football a sport played by hands and soccer the one played via foot i really dont get it!! :roll:

hahaha!! I have no clue, but it's my favorite sport to watch and play no matter what you call it.

why now you bitchin about soccer?

Cliffy6745

US Roster:

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England).

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England).

Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico).

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull, England), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Robbie Findley (Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico).


Good for Gomez to make it. Wish Beaskly wasn't on it, I hate him.

veddertown

What time are Scotland on guys? :thumbup: Oh that's right we decided not to enter this time!

FenwayFaithful

Only four guys on the roster play here in the US? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I can see it both ways. They cut their teeth against much better competition, so they're better prepared for the Copa Mundial every four years? Yes. Should they be playing domestically so more kids will be drawn to play soccer in the US, rather than play football or basketball, thus yielding a better crop of talent 15-20 years from now? Yes again. We can't have it both ways.

I know I've generalized for the sake of argument, but still, it begs the question.

FenwayFaithful

PS my buddy is from Italy and he is constantly saying the reason why the Itals are the best is because their entire Copa Mundial roster is made up of guys who play in Italy. I don't completely agree, but it's worth mentioning.

Cliffy6745

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Only four guys on the roster play here in the US? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I can see it both ways. They cut their teeth against much better competition, so they're better prepared for the Copa Mundial every four years? Yes. Should they be playing domestically so more kids will be drawn to play soccer in the US, rather than play football or basketball, thus yielding a better crop of talent 15-20 years from now? Yes again. We can't have it both ways.

I know I've generalized for the sake of argument, but still, it begs the question.

I think it is a fantastic thing. Way too many players were playing in the US last time around and 2006 was a complete disaster. I don't think any defender that plays in the MLS should be allowed on the World Cup team...cough cough, Bornstein, cough, cough.

It sucks that the MLS is not competitve in the grand scheme of things but the US players need to be playing overseas, the competition here is just not good enough.

Hinn

FenwayFaithful wrote:

PS my buddy is from Italy and he is constantly saying the reason why the Itals are the best is because their entire Copa Mundial roster is made up of guys who play in Italy. I don't completely agree, but it's worth mentioning.

1. Italy are by no means the best
2. Heh, you said roster
3. The majority of Brazil and Argentina's squads play in Europe. Doesn't stop them from being amongst the favourites.
4. The entire English team plays in Europe. Doesn't stop them from overhyping themselves to be world beaters who will fail to reach the semis.

rick1zoo2

Cliffy6745 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Only four guys on the roster play here in the US? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I can see it both ways. They cut their teeth against much better competition, so they're better prepared for the Copa Mundial every four years? Yes. Should they be playing domestically so more kids will be drawn to play soccer in the US, rather than play football or basketball, thus yielding a better crop of talent 15-20 years from now? Yes again. We can't have it both ways.

I know I've generalized for the sake of argument, but still, it begs the question.

I think it is a fantastic thing. Way too many players were playing in the US last time around and 2006 was a complete disaster. I don't think any defender that plays in the MLS should be allowed on the World Cup team...cough cough, Bornstein, cough, cough.

It sucks that the MLS is not competitve in the grand scheme of things but the US players need to be playing overseas, the competition here is just not good enough.

I agree, plus the ones that play in England (especially Howard) have played against many of the England players - definatly will help on June 12.

I am going to see them play Turkey on Saturday and I hope we see the starters this time, I think they need to play games together now instead of experimenting with the line ups like last night.

Cliffy6745

Also, it's not like the US is lacking in Youth Soccer. I am sure some better coaches at the youth level will go a long ways but I don't think we really have a problem getting kids playing at a young age. I do think we need to do more to attract better athletes but having our top players, play domestically is not going to do anything to solve that.

FenwayFaithful

Well said Cliffy and Hinn. I agree completely on both counts, actually. I guess I'm just kinda frustrated the US can't compete talent-wise with the rest of the world in this thing. I mean, we're the best at everything else, right?

(much respect to our Euro and SAmerican brethren on the board)

Cliffy6745

rick1zoo2 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Only four guys on the roster play here in the US? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I can see it both ways. They cut their teeth against much better competition, so they're better prepared for the Copa Mundial every four years? Yes. Should they be playing domestically so more kids will be drawn to play soccer in the US, rather than play football or basketball, thus yielding a better crop of talent 15-20 years from now? Yes again. We can't have it both ways.

I know I've generalized for the sake of argument, but still, it begs the question.

I think it is a fantastic thing. Way too many players were playing in the US last time around and 2006 was a complete disaster. I don't think any defender that plays in the MLS should be allowed on the World Cup team...cough cough, Bornstein, cough, cough.

It sucks that the MLS is not competitve in the grand scheme of things but the US players need to be playing overseas, the competition here is just not good enough.

I agree, plus the ones that play in England (especially Howard) have played against many of the England players - definatly will help on June 12.

I am going to see them play Turkey on Saturday and I hope we see the starters this time, I think they need to play games together now instead of experimenting with the line ups like last night.

Thats awesome you are going to that game. So pissed i am missing it. My girlfriend planned a big weekend in NYC a while back for my birthday so we are doing that. It was planned before this game was scheduled. Would love to be there.

You are definitely going to see the A team. I would have liked to see the full squad last night as well but Bradley had some decisions to make today. All I know is that the team on the pitch saturday better play a whole hell of a lot better than those fuckers last night.

Edit: Good point on the Englad point as well. Same goes for Dempsey.