All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:20 am

DC47 wrote:

q. is wales a country?

a. yes nd no, coach.

q. how many countries are in this country?

a. 4, coach.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:59 am

Pier 40 soccer stadium concept images
http://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-i ... 013-8?op=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:30 pm

No Deuce next Wed for US Friendly. We will get Sounders EJ and Brad Evans and 20 year old Hertha Berlin dman John Anthony Brooks (who turned down a German U-21 call up)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:18 am

Did they lose Pep's luggage for this game?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:40 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:Nice write up on Gedion Zelalem. A DC-area kid (Okay he is not eligible for the US National Team) on Arsenal's Vietnam Tour. http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/arsenal/id/1863?cc=5901" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soc ... y-for-u-s/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Johnny Hotcakes · Post by **Johnny Hotcakes** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:22 am

Please don't hate on me for talking MLS, but I went to my first TFC game over the weekend. I had heard over the years that the atmosphere here in Toronto was insane and ended up being totally underwhelmed. I guess years of being atrocious would affect the fans of almost any team, and apparently it's really slipped. Not a soccer fan at all, but even with the toned down atmosphere I think it's something I could get into here. There are worse things one can do on a summer evening.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:23 am

Johnny Hotcakes wrote:Please don't hate on me for talking MLS, but I went to my first TFC game over the weekend. I had heard over the years that the atmosphere here in Toronto was insane and ended up being totally underwhelmed. I guess years of being atrocious would affect the fans of almost any team, and apparently it's really slipped. Not a soccer fan at all, but even with the toned down atmosphere I think it's something I could get into here. There are worse things one can do on a summer evening.

Yup.

Johnny Hotcakes · Post by **Johnny Hotcakes** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:29 am

rass wrote:
Johnny Hotcakes wrote:Please don't hate on me for talking MLS, but I went to my first TFC game over the weekend. I had heard over the years that the atmosphere here in Toronto was insane and ended up being totally underwhelmed. I guess years of being atrocious would affect the fans of almost any team, and apparently it's really slipped. Not a soccer fan at all, but even with the toned down atmosphere I think it's something I could get into here. There are worse things one can do on a summer evening.
Yup.

Not sure I follow. Are you saying that a worse thing to do on a summer evening would be attending a Lions pre-season game? Because if so, that would certainly be correct.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:16 am

Yes. Yes, I am.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:49 pm

US playing a whole lot of defense and down 1-0

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:11 pm

now down 2.

BuffloSoldier · Post by **BuffloSoldier** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:30 pm

A little asskicking will do this team good. Take some air out of the party balloon.

Post by **brian** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:35 pm

Yup. Also doesn't hurt that this is a B team (though some of the supposed "A" players are sucking ass too.)

Post by **brian** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:29 pm

I don't think this result is going to deflate the balloon very much.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:33 pm

brian wrote:I don't think this result is going to deflate the balloon very much.

No, I guess not...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:35 pm

A little asskicking is what this team needed.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:38 pm

brian wrote:I don't think this result is going to deflate the balloon very much.

Balloon filled right back up.

Holy crap. What a nice result and comeback.

Legit.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:40 pm

Kind of the US to spot the 13th ranked Club in the world 2 goals. Sporting of us.

#stillwonderinghowthatcomebackhappened

Can't wait to get home to watch it.

Post by **brian** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:44 pm

And in Europe no less. You can probably count the number of wins the US has in our history in Europe against legit European teams on two hands. Maybe one.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:49 pm

brian wrote:And in Europe no less. You can probably count the number of wins the US has in our history in Europe against legit European teams on two hands. Maybe one.

Yup. Tuck in being behind 2-0 and you can reduce it to, I think, this-is-a-first.

BuffloSoldier · Post by **BuffloSoldier** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:07 pm

Hey, a) I'm glad I was wrong, b) muting the TV at half did it, and c) lesson learned.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:10 pm

BuffloSoldier wrote:Hey, a) I'm glad I was wrong, b) muting the TV at half did it, and c) lesson learned.

All I need is someone to pull up that Klinsmann thread I started.

I am most certainly fully on board at this point...

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:51 pm

tennbengal wrote:All I need is someone to pull up that Klinsmann thread I started.

I am most certainly fully on board at this point...

Amazing what 12 consecutive wins will do.

Post by **brian** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:12 pm

By the way, it's the 7th longest streak in the history of international soccer.

elflaco · Post by **elflaco** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:34 pm

Simply amazing.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:32 pm

Rio mutha fukas....

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 8:36 am

Just watched the highlights. Jozy looked world-class on all four goals.

BuffloSoldier · Post by **BuffloSoldier** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:01 pm

I still insist Eddie Johnson cannot, CANNOT, be trusted with starting in a game that matters.

Even in CONCACAF.

If he starts in San Jose or Columbus next month, he could give you a goal or two...or cost you the same.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:07 pm

Hey Gooners:

Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. I think we have been homophobically insulted.

NBC Sports’ Premier League ad is great, but needs some realignment

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:02 pm

Spurs are (apparently) about to sign Willan the Brazilian...

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 76221.html

By my reckoning, that puts 3 of the 4 members of Brazil's possible World Cup starting midfield at White Hart Lane.

Sad to see Bale go, but the team sure as hell has spent the money wisely.

When I travelled to London in 2007, I saw a game at the Lane - in the lineup for Spurs that day were two Egyptians, a Finn, a Canadian and the slowest South Korean player ever to make it to Europe.

A sign of how much the EPL has improved - that Spurs team finished fifth, but even with these massive signings, most pundits wouldn't pick Spurs higher than third.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:47 am

Why are Canada, Mexico, nor the US playing in the U-15 Concacaf championships currently going on in the Cayman Islands? <cheap shot>I mean I understand why Canada may not have qualified but the U.S. and Mex?</cheap shot>

http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-15s-men/teams" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:04 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:Why are Canada, Mexico, nor the US playing in the U-15 Concacaf championships currently going on in the Cayman Islands? <cheap shot>I mean I understand why Canada may not have qualified but the U.S. and Mex?</cheap shot>

http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-15s-men/teams" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Apparently the US is playing in the Copa Mexico de Naciones at the same time (US head coach is Ankle Bitter Richie Williams)
Lost to Brazil 1-0, Beat Panama 4-0, beat Uruguay 3-1 in the group, beat Costa Rica 1-0 in the Quarters, and lost to Uruguay 2-0 in the Semis and plays Paraguay on Sunday for 3rd place.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:20 pm

Great story. Dirty Tackle has some great stuff.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-di ... 16304.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:50 am

great ad

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:55 am

your TIFO is a joke compared to this (even the massive thing that Seattle did on Sunday). Protesting UEFA

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:00 pm

Spurs spending spree continues.

The spending by Tottenham indicates Bale's £86m move is all but ratified as Lamela joins Roberto Soldado (Valencia), Paulinho (Corinthians), Nacer Chadli (FC Twente) and Etienne Capoue (Toulouse) in André Villas-Boas' squad.

Of Spurs starting 11, only Michael Dawson, Kyle Walker and Aaron Lennon were with the team two seasons ago.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:53 pm

if you have nothing to do for the next hour and you have bein sport, check out the valencia-fcb match which just went to the half 2-3.

messi already had a hat trick before valencia scored 2 in the last 7 minutes of the half. this is an incredibly exciting match.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 3:59 pm

This is a fun story. btw - Los Altos, CA is just down the road from San Carlos. Just south of Palo Alto.

LOS ALTOS HILLS -- Joshua Pynadath's sixth-grade year won't be anything like his classmates' at St. Nicholas School in Los Altos.

This week, the 11-year-old soccer phenom became the first American player to join the youth academy of Real Madrid, perhaps the most successful club in history.

Joshua's family has moved to Spain for a year to take advantage of a chance few American youths get: experiencing the atmosphere of training with a renown European team. The assignment is all the more impressive considering Real's emphasis on developing Spaniards...(more)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:33 pm

Jose Mourinho has a cartoon. Amazing. Which reminds me, what ever happened to Special One TV. Best show ever.