Women's World Cup Thread

• Laley23

  

  killer_ewok;832761 wrote:Hmmm. I'm still trying to figure all of this stuff out. My uncle and I talked about this earlier and he said the UEFA (?) was something that I should check out if I'm going to start watching soccer.

  
  UEFA is an organization. It is comprised of everything European. So all the European leagues as well as the International Teams. I assume your uncle means the UEFA Champions League. It is essentially every year of all the teams that won their Euro leagues the previous year (bigger/better leagues get their 2nd 3rd and sometimes 4th team into tourney). It is by far the best soccer "league"....more of a tourney like the WC, but every year.
  
  As for an individual team, look in Spain, England or Italy if you want to cheer for someone who will compete for titles every year and/or are in a relevant and covered league. English teams are where most Americans go to play, imo...along with like Turkey and Germany. But the Euro Tourney is every 4 years and is run like the World Cup. But only the Euro teams compete...not the whole world. It is going to be a great tourney next summer.
• Laley23

  

  Automatik;832768 wrote:The last Euro WC and then repeat....that will be tough to do.

  
  I agree. But they are still gonna be far and away the favorite. Thats all I was getting at.
• Automatik

  

  I'd like to see England make a run. I was living in London when they failed to qualify for the last one. You would have thought the Queen just croaked when they were eliminated.
• killer_ewok

  

  Laley23;832769 wrote:UEFA is an organization. It is comprised of everything European. So all the European leagues as well as the International Teams. I assume your uncle means the UEFA Champions League. It is essentially every year of all the teams that won their Euro leagues the previous year (bigger/better leagues get their 2nd 3rd and sometimes 4th team into tourney). It is by far the best soccer "league"....more of a tourney like the WC, but every year.
  
  As for an individual team, look in Spain, England or Italy if you want to cheer for someone who will compete for titles every year and/or are in a relevant and covered league. English teams are where most Americans go to play, imo...along with like Turkey and Germany. But the Euro Tourney is every 4 years and is run like the World Cup. But only the Euro teams compete...not the whole world. It is going to be a great tourney next summer.

  Well, I have Italian heritage and I'm obviously American so I guess I'll follow Italy and English teams. I know who Wayne Rooney is....and I'm thinking about buying FIFA for Xbox 360.
• Automatik

  

  FIFA is the GOAT.
• like_that

  

  Euro Cup is a tougher tourney than the World Cup imo.
• killer_ewok

  

  The new one comes out in September, right?
• ohiobucks1

  

  October is Fifa 12
  
  I will play you and win 10-0
  (sorry)
  
  But Netherlands for Euro 12 )))
• killer_ewok

  

  ohiobucks1;832793 wrote:October is Fifa 12
  
  I will play you and win 10-0
  (sorry)
  
  But Netherlands for Euro 12 )))

  I have little doubt that I'll get rolled on FIFA. That may be a conservative estimate.
• Mulva

  

  I'm gonna say Spain doesn't repeat. I like Germany to get revenge on Spain for Euro 2008 and the 2010 Cup.
• Automatik

  

  Sept 27....probably the euro release then we get it later. I literally haven't stopped playing that game since '05. Madden and NCAA were my shit, now I don't even bother.
  
  I'm ready for '12. 2011 wasn't a huge upgrade from 10.
• Laley23

  

  I honestly think it all depends on what Barcelona does this year. If they go deep in all their tourneys and are in the CL Final again....they are gonna be worn the fuck out heading to Euro.
  
  And as we all know, 85% of the Spanish Team is on the Barcelona team lol. Especially if they end up with Cesc this summer.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Didn't like 2011 at all...2012 from everything I hear sounds like its gonna be amazing...I can't fuckin wait.
• ohiobucks1

  

  Guys I started a soccer chatter thread...lets move this over there.
  
  
  http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/threads/26836-Random-Soccer-Chatter
• ohiobucks1

  

  SportsAndLady;832802 wrote:Didn't like 2011 at all...2012 from everything I hear sounds like its gonna be amazing...I can't ****in wait.

  
  
  What was wrong was 11? post on the other thread so we can stop talking in the womens world cup thread haha
• Laley23

  

  SportsAndLady;832802 wrote:Didn't like 2011 at all...2012 from everything I hear sounds like its gonna be amazing...I can't fuckin wait.

  
  I played 11 with my friends and didnt like it. Just stuck with 10 and continued to dominate with Barcelona (starting 9 Americans, lol) I will buy 12 though. I cant go 3 years between new Fifa games!
• SportsAndLady

  

  Its pretty ridonkulous how stacked barca is
• ohiobucks1

  

  Chelsea is the best team in 11. Between Drogba and Anelka (and now Torres) it was impossible to stop them in my famous 4-2-4 formation
• dlazz

  se-alum;832726 wrote:It had my complete interest as well, but so did the men's hockey team in the Olympics, and I haven't watched a hockey game since. International events interest alot of people.

  
  Exactly my point.
• sportchampps

  Because 3 people did it at your school means it's true everywhere.

  Our school was top 5 in the state in cross country and 2 of the five runners who counted at state were people cut from the soccer team. One of them went on to run in college. I can also tell you that there were atleast 3 - 4 kids on our soccer team that woulda beat almost anyone on our schools cross country team besides John Ealy. Infact we had soccer players decide to run track their senior year and win state championships. I went to the cross country regionals and states. Our soccer team had more fans then CC had at their regional meets. I think you just dont realize that the people near the starting line are the same people at the finish line cheering for you.
• SportsAndLady

  

  The exciting climax drew 7,196 tweets per second. Paraguay's penalty shootout win over Brazil in a Copa America quarterfinal on Sunday came close to beating it with 7,166 and is second on the list.
  
  The previous record of 6,939 was set just after midnight in Japan on New Year's Day. Other spikes include Osama bin Laden's death (5,106 per second) and the Super Bowl in February (4,064).

  7200 tweets per second..god damn lol
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ccrunner609;833123 wrote:Being cut from a huge team like Reynoldsburg doesnt mean that those boys werent good at soccer or running. But to say that a kids were going to walk out there and beat some of those runners is laughable.

  
  hahahaaaaa