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Paelos
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She's crossed the hot/crazy line.
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hey did you know that the US has a Womans Soccer team? Its true! And they are breaking into the big time with the traditional NFL pursuits...
Up until recently, I'd say the women's team was more well know nationally than the men's. Growing up in the 90's, soccer was considered more of a women's sport (at least in my area), though that's started to change.
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HaemishM
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City got an absolute steal on this guy for less than 30 million. Liverpool could have had him for a Mario Balotelli and 60% of Dejan Lovren at the start of the season. They chose poorly.
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Socceroos through to the final of the Asian Cup vs S Korea. Woot.
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LOL ARSENAL.
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Ginaz
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So, it looks like there might be some trouble brewing with the next World Cup, being held in Russia. Apparently, according to a report regarding racism in Russian soccer "shows a really quite gruesome picture of a domestic league which is full of aspects of racism, xenophobia: The far-right play a significant role in the fan culture,". It's so bad, they are not only afraid for the players on the field but the fans coming to watch the games. This could really unravel quickly if players follow through with their threats to walk of the field if they're subjected to racist taunts en mass. Russia, showing once again why its a shit hole filled with crazy, despicable people. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/russian-soccer-s-discrimination-a-threat-to-world-cup-report-1.2976312
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Mata's second goal today. wow.
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HaemishM
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Yeah. That may be goal of the season. Too bad Liverpool didn't decide to play at all until Gerrard got red-carded for a stupid stamp. And it looks like Skrtel's stamp is going to get him 3 games as well. Good fucking job, guys. Way to piss away 4th place.
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The way I saw it Liverpool couldn't play, Uniteds high pressing and tidy possession saw to that. In the second half United eased off the gas and allowed Liverpool back into it. We did the same to Spurs last week and to Arsenal, so it's no coincidence, we got gazumped by Arsenal which Liverpool nearly did aswell.
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Ha. They arrested a bunch of FIFA officials for corruption. To quote Apocalypse Now that's like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.
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About time. Several people in the US not directly related to FIFA also arrested in relation to same investigation, it seems? Quote from a CNN article: ...the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said that those arrested are accused of accepting bribes and kickbacks totaling more than $100 million, from the early 1990s until now. Also, surprise, surprise. Blatter is not among the arrested, and will run more or less unopposed in election as new FIFA president. :P
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Blatter resigned.
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HaemishM
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Damn, sounds like he went all Lou Pinella on it.
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So I guess no one knows/cares that the women's World Cup is happening here in Canada? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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HaemishM
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I realize it may be misogynistic to say so, but I've just never been able to get into women's sports. I applaud them, I have no problem with them, but I just don't have any interest in watching them.
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So I guess no one knows/cares that the women's World Cup is happening here in Canada? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? I've been watching with the GF. Not every night, but definitely when matches are on a channel I get, it is on the TV. Watched France last night take Mex to the woodshed and the US women prior to that. I like the USA, Rapinoe and Johnston are playing out of their minds. I really have only been subjected to the USA matches because TV viewing limitations so I only have that group for reference - though I have picked up a few halfs at the gym when they show Fox Sports 1. I can say that of the other matches I have briefly seen, Ivory Coast vs Thailand was really bad... amateur hour bad with very rare flashes of regular plays. As for Group D, Australia looks up to speed now and probably would beat the USA if they meet again. Sweden looked really good technically, but lacked finish. Nigeria was respectable and was the wildcard team in that they seem to be the team that exploited opportunities the best. The US should have won 4-0 against them, but Nigeria's goalie (played insanely well and made some huge saves) and the US's failure to finish set pieces kept them in it. That is about all I have so far. Hope to see more teams once the knock rounds start.
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I'm really the enjoying world cup (I'll basically watch soccer in just about any form) if for nothing else it's a rare occasion to see my national team play (Go the Matildas!) and not suck horribly (Looking at you socceroos). Next up, Brazil! In some ways watching women's soccer can actually be better than the men's. The men's game can be so tight defensively that it can get damn boring, the women? Not so much , so more excitement at times.
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I don't mind women's soccer nearly as much as I do shit like basketball and softball (which are utterly unwatchable). I only really watch the US, however. And I love me some Sydney Leroux, even though I loathe fake breasts.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Ginaz
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I don't mind women's soccer nearly as much as I do shit like basketball and softball (which are utterly unwatchable). I only really watch the US, however. And I love me some Sydney Leroux, even though I loathe fake breasts.
Do you loathe fake Americans, too?
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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I don't mind women's soccer nearly as much as I do shit like basketball and softball (which are utterly unwatchable). I only really watch the US, however. And I love me some Sydney Leroux, even though I loathe fake breasts.
Do you loathe fake Americans, too? She liked us better.
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01101010
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USA looks like shit. Columbia looks like they want it a whole lot more.
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Shannow
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Australia beating Brazil was the best fathers day gift I got (mind you I told my wife it was the second best gift)
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01101010
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Full respect to Wambach, but she just is not fast enough to keep up this Cup. Unless the USA changes to 3 forwards, I don't understand her starting. She is huge on set pieces - at least she should be, but so far that part has been pretty silent. USA needs to speed things up or they aren't going to get past China... which would be lulz.
IMHO, if Columbia's goalie had not been red carded, that match could have gone either way. The USA always plays better in the 2nd, but Columbia was the more scrappier of the two teams. That said, the US defense is insanely good and if anything, that will get them to the finals.
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Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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Rapinoe has to sit due to the asinine yellow card rules (really? 2 yellows in 4 games gets you a 1 game suspension? Fucking clownshoes), so there may be another reason to change the formation. She has been the most consistent thread going forward.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
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01101010
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Rapinoe has to sit due to the asinine yellow card rules (really? 2 yellows in 4 games gets you a 1 game suspension? Fucking clownshoes), so there may be another reason to change the formation. She has been the most consistent thread going forward.
Agreed. Yellows should count per stage. Yellows in the round-robin should stay in the qualifying round. Rules never change though without the moneyhats saying something. Bigger travesty has been using turf over grass. Whoever thought that a good idea and approved it should be strapped to the back of a 4wheeler and drug behind it over that turf.
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Try finding a real grass stadium that holds 50k people in Canada - there aren't many. I wish it was grass, but hey, at least its brand new fancy turf.
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01101010
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Try finding a real grass stadium that holds 50k people in Canada - there aren't many. I wish it was grass, but hey, at least its brand new fancy turf.
Well it IS the World Cup and FIFA... They can afford to lay sod down a month before.
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Paelos
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I'll fully admit I won't watch any more of the women's world cup until the finals if the USA is in it. Because that's the only round that matters. If we're busted out before that, it's a gigantic failure considering how thin the competition really is.
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Bunk
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I've watched all of Canada's matches so far, plus a couple others. It's reasonably entertaining. It's also quite hilarious how much less flopping there is in the women's game.
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