death tribble Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spence said: Or perfection and maybe a little sober reflection ? Silence ! We must rant like lunatics and not let reason stand in our way ! Spence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 YYYEEEAAAARRRGGGHHHHH! I hate the entire notion of countries-whose-alignment-is-True Neutral!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 I'd be quite all right with Mexico winning the whole thing. It might serve to remind certain people in my own country that we're not really the best at everything tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 I joked with my brother today, are the first games this WC just to give all the non-favorites hope until the actual teams from those countries show up? I did like Alexi Lalas's comment at halftime of the game when asked what happened to the German methodical controlled play. "Mexico Happened!". And the other 2 guys just smiled and nodded along with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Mexico defeating Germany and Switzerland playing Brazil to a draw ... It was a good day. No games on rabbit ears TV here tomorrow, so I guess I'll go to work as normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Hurrah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Sweden beats South Korea 1-0 on a 2nd half penalty goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Mexican fans appear to have caused a small artificial seismic event during the match with Germany. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 England play today. That is the bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 I predict that FIFA will continue to be horrifically corrupt, players will feign life-threatening injuries that disappear when the penalty is decided or get carried off on stretchers then run back on the field unharmed within minutes, and that billions will be made from eager fans enjoying the game despite this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 People (outside America) like football. It's a lot easier to play in even simple versions than anything else. On playgrounds at lunchtimes in schools pupils can play it and do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Belgium defeat Panama 3-0. Belgium are one of the favourites to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 What a strange phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Yeah the big advantage of soccer is that all you need is a ball and a field. And if you can run, you can play it. I mean, it takes real skill and athletic ability to play it WELL but almost anyone can play. I think most of its major appeal is not so much the game on the field as it is the community spirit, the rooting for a team, the crowd, the chants, etc. Its like a big party Spence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 34 minutes ago, death tribble said: Belgium defeat Panama 3-0. Belgium are one of the favourites to win. 31 minutes ago, L. Marcus said: What a strange phrase. Not really. Part of the World Cup is that you re presenting your nation's best talent as opposed to the best talent in your domestic league. Belgium has a mediocre domestic league but prdocues great talent who can easily find themselves in the EPL or Bundesliga, the two premier European leagues. (La Liga has the two best teams in Europe, but they dominate the league with such an iron grip that few of the other teams get significant chances to reach the very top tier. I rate leagues in large part for competitiveness, and the EPL is the most internally competitive league in Europe and possibly beyond.) That a substantial number of the players Panama produces end up playing in MLS in the US can be attributed to one basic fact: their checks clear, which is not always the case in Central and South America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 England up 1-0 over Tunisia in the 11th minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, death tribble said: People (outside America) like football. It's a lot easier to play in even simple versions than anything else. On playgrounds at lunchtimes in schools pupils can play it and do. A lot of people in the US like soccer. It has already become the most played school sport and that is translating rapidly in colleges. In another few years, at its present rate, attendance will over take other existing leagues. Everyone will naysay, but it is happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Hahah! Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, L. Marcus said: Hahah! Sorry. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Spence said: A lot of people in the US like soccer. It has already become the most played school sport and that is translating rapidly in colleges. In another few years, at its present rate, attendance will over take other existing leagues. Everyone will naysay, but it is happening. That is certainly the case in Portland. We are soccer-mad here, the Timbers sell out all their MLS matches (and is adding seats to the stadium to accommodation fans who can't get in now), and the fanbase redefines rabid and loyal. The NBA team. There have been some who criticize the choice of transforming the former Civic Stadium (which ia very old by now) to a mainly soccer stadium as opposed to an arena that can also host major league baseball, and there is now talk of building an arena in Northwest Portland, but there is little chance of baseball coming here (expansion is currently out of the question for the big leagues, and the chances of attracting an existing team are remote). The notion that all you have to do is build a stadium and you will attract success in baseball is belied by the experience of Tampa Bay, which has had good teams but never had adequate fan support, and built the worst stadium in baseball that stood empty for the first ten years or so of its existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 England have won 2 -1 so there is bound to be negative press coverage. But that is the British press. On the good side the England organisation laid a wreath for the war dead. After all it is Stalingrad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 3 hours ago, death tribble said: England have won 2 -1 so there is bound to be negative press coverage. But that is the British press. On the good side the England organisation laid a wreath for the war dead. After all it is Stalingrad. They need to tidy up their defense a bit if they want to get past Belgium. If they can't, they might get in anyway -- but Belgium is a message game for them (and vice versa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Quote It has already become the most played school sport and that is translating rapidly in colleges Yeah but I think that's less due to excessive interest than that it's cheap and easy for the school to set up and parents to buy gear for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 The interest level is strongly variable among locations, so both assertions are true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Tweets regarding England's win. As a wrestling fan, this tickled me. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44528384 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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