2010 World Cup talk

• Automatik

  

  lol@ some guy from Arkansas. Kickass vid!
• I Wear Pants

  That video is awesome.
• dat dude

  Awesome video. I so hope that I am wrong and the US capitalizes on that moment to catapult it to the top of the US sports moments.
  
  Maybe I am just salty because my fucking satellite went out at 84' and I missed it.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  dat dude;400950 wrote:Awesome video. I so hope that I am wrong and the US capitalizes on that moment to catapult it to the top of the US sports moments.
  
  Maybe I am just salty because my fucking satellite went out at 84' and I missed it.

  
  that sounds horrible, I'm sorry that happened to you haha
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Surprise surprise, the resident black sports journalist crying racist (no, not Stephen A Smith.....the other one. Jason Whitlock) takes aim at the World Cup and yesterday's win by the USA.
  
  http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/usa-world-cup-win-over-algeria-no-miracle-jason-whitlock-062410
  
  He's so predictable now that its not really even shocking anymore.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Mooney44Cards;400959 wrote:Surprise surprise, the resident black sports journalist crying racist (no, not Stephen A Smith.....the other one. Jason Whitlock) takes aim at the World Cup and yesterday's win by the USA.
  
  http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/usa-world-cup-win-over-algeria-no-miracle-jason-whitlock-062410
  
  He's so predictable now that its not really even shocking anymore.

  
  sometimes, black people piss me off
• Automatik

  

  I just sent him a message on FB saying yeah my mind is so narrowed. Get a clue pal....stick to writing about hoops and football. What a douche!
• gorocks99

  

  Early games about to kickoff. Is it sad that, despite a 9 goal differential, Ivory Coast still has hope? I mean, they could put up 7 on North Korea, and Portugal could lose 2-0 ...
• lhslep134

  

  gorocks99;401079 wrote:Early games about to kickoff. Is it sad that, despite a 9 goal differential, Ivory Coast still has hope? I mean, they could put up 7 on North Korea, and Portugal could lose 2-0 ...

  
  I'd love for Ivory Coast to make up 8 of the 9 goals, so Portugal still advances but maybe Drogba can drop 5 goals.
• gorocks99

  

  Well, it's already 1-0 Ivory Coast.
• gorocks99

  

  Lulz, 2-0 Ivory Coast.
• trackandccrunner

  Ivory Coast is trying their best would be crazy if they made up the GD.
• lhslep134

  

  I don't think it's unrealistic to think Ivory Coast can drop 6 goals on the commies.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Damn.....Portugal's jerseys are nice.
• like_that

  

  I didn't realize this, but the USA has a GREAT draw in the bracket. I know they should take one game at a time, but if they beat Ghana, their quarterfinal match up is a very winnable game as well as they will be playing the winner of Uruguay/S. Korea.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Spain could get knocked out, big games at 230 today
• Laley23

  

  Spain 3-0
  Swiss 2-0
  
  Spain and Swiss advance, which sucks cause Chile is probably the most fun team to watch thus far.
• I Wear Pants

  Mooney44Cards;400959 wrote:Surprise surprise, the resident black sports journalist crying racist (no, not Stephen A Smith.....the other one. Jason Whitlock) takes aim at the World Cup and yesterday's win by the USA.
  
  http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/usa-world-cup-win-over-algeria-no-miracle-jason-whitlock-062410
  
  He's so predictable now that its not really even shocking anymore.

  Sent that dude a lengthy email.
• Automatik

  

  http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/bradley-punish-the-floppers--fbintl_dw-flopping062510.html
  
  Bradley discussing flopping.
• I Wear Pants

  He's right.
• Laley23

  

  Just read Whitlocks column....what is he even getting at? It literally was just random shit thrown together. He had like 3 different thoughts being pulled into one column.
  
  As for his dumb ass David to Goliath thoughts, thats why I HATE people that dont understand whats going on making comments. We are 14th in the world, but every single soccer person knows how fucked up Fifa rankings are. We play shit teams all the time (Mexico is about the toughest team we play on a consistent basis). Thus, our good results send us up the rankings. Yes, we are better than Algeria. But Ghana and us are a toss up. Ghana plays tough teams every year in qualifying and in the African Cup of Nations. Same with European teams who play qualifying and in the Euro's. Even smaller South American teams play much tougher qualifying. They lose and tie these games and rankings suffer. When in fact, a team like Uruguay IS INDEED better than the USA, but the retarded Fifa system has them 2 spots behind us at 16. I dont even want to know where they were 2 years ago before they ran through qualifying finishing just behind Brazil, and well ahead of Argentina.
  
  Then you have idiots saying shit like, we should have killed Algeria, we are a super power compared to them.... By that train of thought, Spain should have a World Cup trophy shouldnt they? Well, they dont. Neither does Portugal or the Netherlands. France just got their first in 1998, and England doesnt have one since 1966. Hell even the small nation of Uruguay has TWO championships. But I bet we should roll over them if we meet in the Quarters as well.....
  
  Ok, I could keep going, but Im just going to [/rant] right now.
• Automatik

  

  I really got a kick out of this comment
  
  The World Cup narrows our view and, more than any other sporting event, baits us to give in to nationalism, jingoism and racism."
  
  So this fool really just bring up JINGOISM? lol wtf.
• Laley23

  

  I also loved that he said, "It’s not the Olympics. Not everyone is invited." While Im almost positive he didnt meant countries arent all invited, it kind of comes off that way. In which case, he is again wrong as 205 countries competed in this WC.
  
  Then he went on to say, "We shoul've spanked Algeria 4-nil." So now, all the sudden we should have had the second best result of this years tournament, behind the 3rd ranked teams demolition of the worst team in the thing, North Korea??? Is this guy on CRACK?!?!?!?
• CinciX12

  

  Guys it makes perfect sense. We are Goliath and France and Italy are David. Duh.
  
  And Whitlock, if he would actually would watch a damn game would f'ing realize one of the thousand 'Say No To Racism' banners. Stupid asshole.
• trackandccrunner

  I don't want to start a huge rant but Im just going to pick out my favorite parts and speak my mind a little bit about them.
  

  All the broadcasters and journalists shouting about the beauty and heroics and miracle of Donovan’s put-back were ready to shout something totally different had Algeria’s keeper controlled Clint Dempsey’s shot.You can argue that is the magic of sports. You can turn from goat to hero in a matter of seconds.

  
  
  Of course its the magic of sports moron or else broadcasters and journalists shouldn't ever get excited about any play because you could always say "well if this happened then it wouldn't matter"
  

  It’s not the Olympics. Not everyone is invited.

  Really everyone is invited to the Olympics Im pretty sure there are trails and qualifiers for the fucking Olympics just like the World Cup. Its just the Olympics has many events and many spots per events.
  
  This one is my favorite tho.
  

  Yeah, let the pundits tell it and Donovan’s goal to beat Algeria belongs next to the Miracle on Ice, Joe Louis’ victory over Max Schmeling, Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympics, Joe Namath’s Super Bowl victory, etc.

  Are you serious sure the 2 of the first 3 are obviously way better but Joe Namath's SB victory are you serious? What was really so great about that sure back then people didn't come out and say "I guarantee we will win" but its also not like he had some amazing game either. He could have put so other events that could be argued that are better than Donovan's goal but to even mention Namath's SB victory with Owens or Miracle on Ice is even worse than putting Donovan's goal up there with them.