On the Eve of the new Season...

hutch wrote:

atomic wrote:

hutch wrote:

atomic wrote:

hutch wrote:
I mean what do you want me to say Atomic? You're full of shit as usual.

You said nobody cares about the World Cup. Well that's bullshit and you know it but if that's the way you feel stay away from this thread. I think you're trolling is what you're doing.

I care and know plenty of people who do. This idea that its only foreigners or illegal immigrants is highly offensive.

  I said Americans in general don't care.  I know two people who care a lot.  One is from South Africa the other is from South Korea.  I will be watching and hopefully the Germans can pull it out.

so do the 53 million hispanic Americans not count? That is a lot of people and they care…

the argument that "Americans" don't care is idiocy… we don't live in a Leave it to Beaver world

is soccer or the World Cup as popular as the NFL, NBA, MLB??? Of course not but so what?

If Americans in general don't care I don't see why ESPN is permanently talkinga bout soccer…its not like the old days man…goals are now included in the top 10 plays regularly, the ticker/crawl at the bottom has a lot of soccer info… there are premier league games regularly on NBC for crying out loud..

times are changing…

I don't know any hispanics so I can't tell.if they like soccer.  53.million?  No way.

Anyways they have been saying soccer will soon be popular for 40.years.

Dude I don't care if you like or don't like soccer…but get your facts straight

according to the 2010 US census there were more than 50 million hispanics.. thats LEGALLY…as you also no doubt know, in your infinite wisdom, hispanics are often undercounted…

but do the math……between 2010 and today how much you think its grown?…

thats before you factor illegal immigrants who will be legal fairly soon….

factor in, moving forward, higher reproductive rates among hispanics, continued immigration, and i think you know whats coming..

This country votes to become part of Mexico?

Who are you rooting for in this World Cup?

I watched the End of the DC United Columbus game on TV today and it looked like they were lucky if 2000 people were there.  It ended in a zero zero tie.

atomic wrote:
I watched the End of the DC United Columbus game on TV today and it looked like they were lucky if 2000 people were there.  It ended in a zero zero tie.

well, soccer is for fucking losers.

it's happening

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/sports/worldcup/american-soccer-fans-adapt-foreign-traditions.html?hp&_r=0

lagas wrote:
it's happening

Inoffensive chants?  Don't like the term Nazi?

Those guys have a long way to go…

If the World Cup isn't for reinforcing racial stereotypes every four years, what good is it?

hutch wrote:
FIFA is a mafia.

i like john oliver's comparison better:

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): FIFA and the World Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I

watch it to the end… spot on.

on the Fifa is a mafia thread

Winner Of World Cup Hammered Out Just In Time For Tournament

fuckin refs… embarassing..they need to subcontract the refereeing to the Premier League or something…or Champions League or something…

hutch wrote:
fuckin refs… embarassing..they need to subcontract the refereeing to the Premier League or something…or Champions League or something…

Having the premier league refs would go over well.  Why would you think having referees from one country would make it more fair? 

I agree, awful referee. Brazil might have won the game regardless but that mistake left an awful aftertaste to that game.

Premier League referees let players play a more physical style of football, which makes games very attractive. In yesterday's case Fred sold it and the referee bought it face value. What would prevent a referee to fall for it?

Anyways, good Mexico win, can't wait for Chile-Australia.

Ooooohhhhhh Robin Van Persie!!!!!!!

such a tough win. australia was harder to beat than i thought it would be, but we prevailed, vidal's knee held well and i'll take the 3 points knowing there's space to improve. a tale of two halves as always, but good over all.


also, such a delight to see holland destroy spain, and that first van persie goal was a beauty.

spain will try to make an statement against us, but last time we played they tied us in injury time. god i love the world cup.

lagas wrote:
such a tough win. australia was harder to beat than i thought it would be, but we prevailed, vidal's knee held well and i'll take the 3 points knowing there's space to improve. a tale of two halves as always, but good over all.


also, such a delight to see holland destroy spain, and that first van persie goal was a beauty.

spain will try to make an statement against us, but last time we played they tied us in injury time. god i love the world cup.

I have no idea who you mean by "us".

The Italian / England game was pretty good.  Glad Italy won.  British soccer is so overrated.

atomic wrote:
I have no idea who you mean by "us".

This may shock you, might even scare you a lot for absolutely no reason, but not everybody on this board was born in America.

lagas wrote:
spain will try to make an statement against us, but last time we played they tied us in injury time. god i love the world cup.

I think they were exposed for their age, slow back four and that Casillas is past his prime.  With De Gea now out, I think they're in worse shape than most people think.

vansmack wrote:

atomic wrote:
I have no idea who you mean by "us".

This may shock you, might even scare you a lot for absolutely no reason, but not everybody on this board was born in America.

Why would that scare me.  But saying"us". When you are t on the team and it isn't the United States it might be helpful to state what fucking country you are talking about,  he might be from Iran, Korea, or Costa Rica but I have no fucking way of knowing. 


Final minute of Switzerland game was pretty exciting.  French game was boring.  Are their anyone that is actually French on their team,

atomic wrote:

vansmack wrote:

atomic wrote:
I have no idea who you mean by "us".

This may shock you, might even scare you a lot for absolutely no reason, but not everybody on this board was born in America.

Why would that scare me.  But saying"us". When you are t on the team and it isn't the United States it might be helpful to state what fucking country you are talking about,  he might be from Iran, Korea, or Costa Rica but I have no fucking way of knowing. 


Final minute of Switzerland game was pretty exciting.  French game was boring.  Are their anyone that is actually French on their team,

Chile - Pinochet's country, if the reference helps  ;)

+1

atomic wrote:

vansmack wrote:

atomic wrote:
I have no idea who you mean by "us".

This may shock you, might even scare you a lot for absolutely no reason, but not everybody on this board was born in America.

Why would that scare me.  But saying"us". When you are t on the team and it isn't the United States it might be helpful to state what fucking country you are talking about,  he might be from Iran, Korea, or Costa Rica but I have no fucking way of knowing. 


Final minute of Switzerland game was pretty exciting.  French game was boring.  Are their anyone that is actually French on their team,

I think we can all agree that watching the Spurs stomp the Heat last night was more exciting than a weeks worth of soccer!