U.S. Soccer Thread

Longueuil

Hum... What's happening with Japan?

Cliffy6745

Hot damn. Quite the 16 minutes

ldent42

Cliffy6745 said:

Hot damn. Quite the 16 minutes

That's what she said

eeriepadave

ldent42 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Hot damn. Quite the 16 minutes

That's what she said

congrats USA. not too much defense in this game.

Wobbie

ldent42 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Hot damn. Quite the 16 minutes

That's what she said

no, that was 1.6 minutes.

eeriepadave

Didn't know Carli Lloyd was from teh Philly area (Delran, NJ)

Wobbie

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Cliffy6745

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

igotid88

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

I AM an old man.

it's a lame sport and the whole format of the world cup is flawed.

Indifference71

That was great. Lloyd's goal from midfield was unreal.

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

they are targeting the hipster and/or gay crowd.

I have gay family members....I love them....but that's what it is.

and, I suppose, it's OK....I'll stick with our traditional sports.

Cliffy6745

imalive said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

they are targeting the hipster and/or gay crowd.

I have gay family members....I love them....but that's what it is.

and, I suppose, it's OK....I'll stick with our traditional sports.

Wtf

I am pretty sure the reason for the increase in soccer's popularity is because in past 20 or so years it has become the 2nd most popular sport in terms of youth participation in America, not because of the gays/hipsters.

pjhawks

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

they are targeting the hipster and/or gay crowd.

I have gay family members....I love them....but that's what it is.

and, I suppose, it's OK....I'll stick with our traditional sports.

Wtf

I am pretty sure the reason for the increase in soccer's popularity is because in past 20 or so years it has become the 2nd most popular sport in terms of youth participation in America, not because of the gays/hipsters.

this is definitely true although there really isn't much interest in women's soccer. it's only during the World Cup and Olympics that anyone really cares. With the Women's National Team people in the US will jump on the bandwagon of anyone that wins big.

(only 11 years Cliffy for the men's run to a semi-final right?)

JimmyV

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

They are and the reason is money. Sports broadcasting is super profitable right now because so many people watch games live versus recording on DVR. By pushing soccer they are creating more interest and by extension more programming.

Cliffy6745

pjhawks said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

they are targeting the hipster and/or gay crowd.

I have gay family members....I love them....but that's what it is.

and, I suppose, it's OK....I'll stick with our traditional sports.

Wtf

I am pretty sure the reason for the increase in soccer's popularity is because in past 20 or so years it has become the 2nd most popular sport in terms of youth participation in America, not because of the gays/hipsters.

this is definitely true although there really isn't much interest in women's soccer. it's only during the World Cup and Olympics that anyone really cares. With the Women's National Team people in the US will jump on the bandwagon of anyone that wins big.

(only 11 years Cliffy for the men's run to a semi-final right?)

Well of course. I remember the 99 team being a much bigger deal than this team, so it is not like it is some overnight sensation though. I caught as much of the women's games as I could, but didn't go out of my way to watch them until the semi's.

I will stick to that being the case. I don't see why that is terribly unrealistic, assuming the current trends continue.

HesCalledDyer

I honestly enjoy watching womens soccer more than mens. Why? Because the women, when they get tackled or fouled, don't roll around on the ground holding their knees looking for a call like a bunch of fucking pansies. Nope, the women get right back up and play.

HesCalledDyer

Also, Alex Morgan is rather nice to look at! And probably spends less time on her hair than Ronaldo.

Cliffy6745

HesCalledDyer said:

I honestly enjoy watching womens soccer more than mens. Why? Because the women, when they get tackled or fouled, don't roll around on the ground holding their knees looking for a call like a bunch of fucking pansies. Nope, the women get right back up and play.

I wouldn't go this far, but I did find the women enjoyable to watch. It is fun to watch a US team possess the ball and dictate the pace of a game. I also found that the game was a bit more wide open than a lot of men's games, probably due to the fact that there is more space with the women being a bit slower.

Indifference71

HesCalledDyer said:

I honestly enjoy watching womens soccer more than mens. Why? Because the women, when they get tackled or fouled, don't roll around on the ground holding their knees looking for a call like a bunch of fucking pansies. Nope, the women get right back up and play.

Yep. Much less of the bullshit flopping and then laying on the ground screaming like they got shot.

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

they are targeting the hipster and/or gay crowd.

I have gay family members....I love them....but that's what it is.

and, I suppose, it's OK....I'll stick with our traditional sports.

Wtf

I am pretty sure the reason for the increase in soccer's popularity is because in past 20 or so years it has become the 2nd most popular sport in terms of youth participation in America, not because of the gays/hipsters.

Yeah. Every little kid seems to play youth soccer these days. Not really sure about the gay/hipster thing or what the hell that's even supposed to mean.

It's weird to me that people can't accept a spot becoming more popular.

ldent42

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I really feel the media is pushing a soccer agenda, for whatever reason.

Oh man you sound like an old man

they are targeting the hipster and/or gay crowd.

I have gay family members....I love them....but that's what it is.

and, I suppose, it's OK....I'll stick with our traditional sports.

Wtf

I am pretty sure the reason for the increase in soccer's popularity is because in past 20 or so years it has become the 2nd most popular sport in terms of youth participation in America, not because of the gays/hipsters.

Yeah. Every little kid seems to play youth soccer these days. Not really sure about the gay/hipster thing or what the hell that's even supposed to mean.

It's weird to me that people can't accept a spot becoming more popular.

I think it was meant as a joke. Actually it might be that I just kinda hope it was a joke and I'm projecting.

Hey did you guys hear nycfc finally announced that they signed Pirlo. Lamps makes his debut on Sunday, Pirlo will probably be two weeks after that. Yay football!

dankind

Indifference71 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

I honestly enjoy watching womens soccer more than mens. Why? Because the women, when they get tackled or fouled, don't roll around on the ground holding their knees looking for a call like a bunch of fucking pansies. Nope, the women get right back up and play.

Yep. Much less of the bullshit flopping and then laying on the ground screaming like they got shot.

Well, in defense of the men, biologically speaking, women do tend to have a higher tolerance for pain.

That's about all I can come up with, though.

Wobbie

I'm still not down with soccer but alcohol intake led me to make some fairly loutish comments last night. sorry.

still.....how the hell can a supposed world class soccer player let a ball go in from midfield?

Cliffy6745

imalive said:

I'm still not down with soccer but alcohol intake led me to make some fairly loutish comments last night. sorry.

still.....how the hell can a supposed world class soccer player let a ball go in from midfield?

How the hell can a world class baseball player boot a grounder?

dankind

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

I'm still not down with soccer but alcohol intake led me to make some fairly loutish comments last night. sorry.

still.....how the hell can a supposed world class soccer player let a ball go in from midfield?

How the hell can a world class baseball player boot a grounder?

Until the machines take over, I guess we'll be forced to watch these silly humans commit their errors, with an asterisk for the umps in MLB; they can still commit them, but they are overruled by the machines now.

Wobbie

these tour de france dudes make soccer players look like real pussies.

dankind

imalive said:

these tour de france dudes make soccer players look like real pussies.

It's the PEDs.

Cliffy6745

imalive said:

these tour de france dudes make soccer players look like real pussies.

Then go back to talking about dudes in spandex on training wheels

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

these tour de france dudes make soccer players look like real pussies.

Then go back to talking about dudes in spandex on training wheels

Google today's crash and get back to me.....dudes having dislocated shoulders popped back in and then soldiering on.