World Cup - Official Thread

[Purple Aki]

vuvuzela 

The owing of the above item, flying "Engerrrrland" flags on you car or having your face painted with a cross of St George when above the age of 12 should carry the penalty of enforced sterilisation.

[mar10s]

The horns are called vuvuzelas, to be honest they're already starting to annoy the hell out of me...I think theyre some sort of tradition in south africa or something, cos i never seen or heard of one till a couple of days ago, and i been watching football since coming out the womb

Thanks for clarifying...I think for me, soccer reminds me a bit of hockey.  Not a lot of scoring and a lot of back and forth.  I know american football has it's dead moments and baseball has a lot as well, but i think mainstream america is hooked on those two sports. 
I'll give this next game a shot.  Although, I am really interested in watching the Brazil/N. Korea game.  Does N. Korea have Kim Jong and a nuke head embroidered on their jerseys?
N Korea against S Korea....that'd be a game!  (Of course i dont know what i'm talking about)....

[ToxicAvenger]

[The Showstoppa]

Americans like sports that they dominate that's it , if the US soccer team was the best in the world ,soccer would be huge in America.
I heard people  in America saying tennis sucks now , isn't like it used to be when Sampras ,Agassi were playing  
HW boxing is dying despite the fact that Vitali Klitchko made 25million in his last fight.

Americans got really excited about the Tour the France when Amstrong was dominating  now they don't give a fuck
Swimming was the most exciting sport in the world   in the last Olympic games................... ........................ ..................

While I agree with much of what you said, i still think the lame ass 0-0 ties are certainly not helping.....Americans like action, and I don't care what happened....if a game goes on for 2 hours and nobody even scores = suck ass.

[TacoBell]

Americans like sports that they dominate that's it , if the US soccer team was the best in the world ,soccer would be huge in America.
I heard people  in America saying tennis sucks now , isn't like it used to be when Sampras ,Agassi were playing  
HW boxing is dying despite the fact that Vitali Klitchko made 25million in his last fight.

Americans got really excited about the Tour the France when Amstrong was dominating  now they don't give a fuck
Swimming was the most exciting sport in the world   in the last Olympic games................... ........................ ..................

The problem with what you say as it relates to soccer is that NONE of the US's best athletes grow up playing soccer because we dont like it, not the other way around.  My money is on Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, Ray Rice being the best soccer players in the world had they grown up focusing on developing those skills. LeBron James = the best goalie ever.  Or further, the numerous athletes trying to make it to the NFL/NBA who couldnt cut it, yet who knows how good they would have been at soccer.

[che]

i still think the lame ass 0-0 ties are certainly not helping.

I agree

[che]

i still think the lame ass 0-0 ties are certainly not helping.....

I agree

[che]

i still think the lame ass 0-0 ties are certainly not helping......

I agree

[Fury]

Americans like sports that they dominate that's it , if the US soccer team was the best in the world ,soccer would be huge in America.
I heard people  in America saying tennis sucks now , isn't like it used to be when Sampras ,Agassi were playing  
HW boxing is dying despite the fact that Vitali Klitchko made 25million in his last fight.

Americans got really excited about the Tour the France when Amstrong was dominating  now they don't give a fuck
Swimming was the most exciting sport in the world   in the last Olympic games................... ........................ ..................

The same can be said for every other country or region. The Europeans suck at American football, baseball and basketball, hence they don't care about it.

[che]

GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLL

[TacoBell]

GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Im actually trying to watch this shit to see what the fuss is about, but I must say that was rather anti-climactic.  Wasnt dude supposed to run around like a mad man, and girls in the stands flash their boobs n stuff?

[che]

Im actually trying to watch this shit to see what the fuss is about, but I must say that was rather anti-climactic.  Wasnt dude supposed to run around like a mad man, and girls in the stands flash their boobs n stuff?

You don't have to watch it Taco the world is going to be OK

[TacoBell]

You don't have to watch it Taco the world is going to be OK

I have the sound off...those horns are annoying.

[#1 Klaus fan]

The problem with what you say as it relates to soccer is that NONE of the US's best athletes grow up playing soccer because we dont like it, not the other way around.  My money is on Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, Ray Rice being the best soccer players in the world had they grown up focusing on developing those skills. LeBron James = the best goalie ever.  Or further, the numerous athletes trying to make it to the NFL/NBA who couldnt cut it, yet who knows how good they would have been at soccer.

Great argument. If only...

[che]

I have the sound off...those horns are annoying.

I agree


USA  USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

[TacoBell]

Great argument. If only...

 
If only what?  This soccer shit is bo-ring.  You can keep it. 

[che]

The problem with what you say as it relates to soccer is that NONE of the US's best athletes grow up playing soccer because we dont like it, not the other way around.  My money is on Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, Ray Rice being the best soccer players in the world had they grown up focusing on developing those skills. LeBron James = the best goalie ever.  Or further, the numerous athletes trying to make it to the NFL/NBA who couldnt cut it, yet who knows how good they would have been at soccer.

SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SOCCER is that you don't have to be a great athlete to be a good soccer player ,being the fastest ,the strongest ,the tallest, the biggest ,highest jumper.................. .....................etc    doesn't mean shit in soccer

[TacoBell]

SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SOCCER is that you don't have to be a great athlete to be a good soccer player ,being the fastest ,the strongest ,the tallest, the biggest ,highest jumper.................. .....................etc doesn't mean shit in soccer

sounds like just another reason why soccer is lame....

[Doug_Steele]

SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SOCCER is that you don't have to be a great athlete to be a good soccer player ,being the fastest ,the strongest ,the tallest, the biggest ,highest jumper.................. .....................etc doesn't mean shit in soccer

That was not a god damn foul.  I would slide Tackle Wayne Rooney. 

[TacoBell]

SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SOCCER is that you don't have to be a great athlete to be a good soccer player ,being the fastest ,the strongest ,the tallest, the biggest ,highest jumper.................. .....................etc doesn't mean shit in soccer

If thats your way of saying Americans are the best athletes in the world, then I guess I agree.

[Mr Nobody]

I agree


USA  USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Did USA the win che I'm depending on you for updates.

[Purple Aki]

I have the sound off...those horns are annoying.

They won't be blowing their horns when they have to walk 23 miles to go to school in the morning.

[che]

Did USA the win che I'm depending on you for updates.

1-1

[Mr Nobody]

1-1

Thanks man

[che]

Ji Sung Park with the best performance of the WC up to this point.

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