T0mShane Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Penalty kicks? MFer please. That sport is BALLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 ¿estaban viendo la bola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Donde esta la bibliotecca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Its up and coming from what I'm hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Mi lapis es grande y amarillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 El fútbol es muerto a usted ahora que coincida con su cerebro y su pene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 All I know is that one chick is a Gator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 GAWWWWL!!! GAWWWWL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Mi lapis es grande y amarillo Holy obscure Buddy Hackett reference, Batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Its up and coming from what I'm hearing. It will never take off in the USA for 2 reasons. 1. The USA wants a champ every year for its major sports. F this 4 year BS. 2. There are too many other sports to compete with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 1. The USA wants a champ every year for its major sports. F this 4 year BS. This is not a very good point. Yes, the World Cup happens every 4 years, which is what makes it such a special event, much like the Olympics. However, there are leagues worldwide that have champions every year, such as the MLS in the US, The English Premiership, the Bundesliga in Germany, the Spanish Primera, etc. Plus there is the UEFA Champions League which has all of the best club teams in Europe in a tournament every year to provide further interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Seeing championships decided on essentially a glorified 3 point shooting contest just doesnt seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Seeing championships decided on essentially a glorified 3 point shooting contest just doesnt seem right. If they can't settle the matter after 90 minutes, added time, 30 minutes of overtime and more added time, a penalty shootout is a worthy result. Continuing to play on will result in a goal allowed due to fatigue rather than skill. The US had two different leads in this match and blew them both. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If they can't settle the matter after 90 minutes, added time, 30 minutes of overtime and more added time, a penalty shootout is a worthy result. Continuing to play on will result in a goal allowed due to fatigue rather than skill. The US had two different leads in this match and blew them both. We have no one to blame but ourselves. I really don't care the US lost...but if fatigue is an issue, allow subs. What's essentially a carnival contest to decide a champion is pretty weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Penalty shots are t!ts. Without the concept, Gordon Bombay wouldn't have taught us the triple dique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I really don't care the US lost...but if fatigue is an issue, allow subs. What's essentially a carnival contest to decide a champion is pretty weak. I respectfully disagree. The plywood board they use at my kids carnival has much smaller holes. Way harder than kicking it into a giant goal with the person who already missed the dress memo defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Penalty kicks? MFer please. That sport is BALLS. I never watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I really don't care the US lost...but if fatigue is an issue, allow subs. What's essentially a carnival contest to decide a champion is pretty weak. They already allow subs, 3 per game. I could go for maybe allowing 1 more 15 minute golden goal period with 1 additional sub. But penalty shootout is still the better solution. There's no reason to bemoan PK's. If you can't decide a game in 120+ minutes then the PK's result is deserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 When was it alive .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 This is not a very good point. Yes, the World Cup happens every 4 years, which is what makes it such a special event, much like the Olympics. However, there are leagues worldwide that have champions every year, such as the MLS in the US, The English Premiership, the Bundesliga in Germany, the Spanish Primera, etc. Plus there is the UEFA Champions League which has all of the best club teams in Europe in a tournament every year to provide further interest. Its an excellent point. Sports fans in this country want to see a yearly Champion crowned for every major sport. Thats the way it is. Bowling has a Champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Its an excellent point. Sports fans in this country want to see a yearly Champion crowned for every major sport. Thats the way it is. Bowling has a Champ. They should give out swords in sudden overtime. Really ramp that bitch up. And maybe a German Shepherd or two. I'd watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Its an excellent point. No its not. As I CLEARLY explained before, soccer DOES crown a champion every year. The World Cup is more like the Olympics than anything else. Its held every four years and is an international event. In between those 4 years soccer players compete every year for championships in their respective leagues. What doesn't make sense about this? If you want to see an American team compete for a title every year like other major sports, watch the MLS. Its American soccer's equivalent to MLB, NFL, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's a little late to pretend to be straight, T0m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 No its not. As I CLEARLY explained before, soccer DOES crown a champion every year. The World Cup is more like the Olympics than anything else. Its held every four years and is an international event. In between those 4 years soccer players compete every year for championships in their respective leagues. What doesn't make sense about this? If you want to see an American team compete for a title every year like other major sports, watch the MLS. Its American soccer's equivalent to MLB, NFL, etc. That the Super Bowl of soccer is played every 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's a little late to pretend to be straight, T0m. Are you telling me I bought this Travis Tritt bumper sticker for no reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 That the Super Bowl of soccer is played every 4 years. Its not the Super Bowl of soccer. English Premiership games are treated with 10 times as much ferocity by the fans as the World Cup. Its an international event. When football gets played on the global stage and holds a tournament, THEN its a justifiable comparison. Until then, you're a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Its not the Super Bowl of soccer. English Premiership games are treated with 10 times as much ferocity by the fans as the World Cup. Its an international event. When football gets played on the global stage and holds a tournament, THEN its a justifiable comparison. Until then, you're a moron. this is not quite true. Some premiership games are huge. Others are Bolton vs Fulham or Wolves vs Birmingham and no one gives an eff. it's a very long season as well. The world cup when all these stars get together to play for country instead of club, and it's single elimination, is way more awesome than a middle table battle that could end up nil-nil. Champions league, especially the finals is comparable to world cup. but rooting interests are way clearer. A whole country will root for England vs France, but a Manchester City fan isn't rooting for United to beat Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus One Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 They said that Hope Solo was so distraught after the game that she left the stadium in tears and tried to throw herself in front of a bus! Luckily, it rolled right past her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Soccer isn't dead to me, but prancing Europeans in thick socks ARE dead to me. I thought we determined long ago that soccer is for wusses. My biggest fear is one of my sons telling he's gay. I can deal with him being gay, but the whole time I'd be worried he was going to ask to play soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Now that women's soccer is in such high demand, when does the league start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Its not the Super Bowl of soccer. English Premiership games are treated with 10 times as much ferocity by the fans as the World Cup. Its an international event. When football gets played on the global stage and holds a tournament, THEN its a justifiable comparison. Until then, you're a moron. You keep bringing up the fans and leagues in Europe and the UK. Everybody already knows that soccer is big over there. Its not big here for the tenth time and very few people care about whats going on over there or want to engage in a 4 year debate as to who the best team is. When Beckam came to LA is was a joke. BTW, Idiot, although the NBA, NHL, NFL do not play teams from across the world, players from around world come here to play in those leagues because it is the best competition in the world. Thats why they put "World Champs" on their respective trophies and rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 You keep bringing up the fans and leagues in Europe and the UK. Everybody already knows that soccer is big over there. Its not big here for the tenth time and very few people care about whats going on over there or want to engage in a 4 year debate as to who the best team is. When Beckam came to LA is was a joke. BTW, Idiot, although the NBA, NHL, NFL do not play teams from across the world, players from around world come here to play in those leagues because it is the best competition in the world. Thats why they put "World Champs" on their respective trophies and rings. This is not your original point. Before you were arguing that the World Cup should be held every year because otherwise there's no other option for a championship in the other 3 years. Now you're arguing now that the MLS isn't as popular in America as other major sports so it won't draw American interest. Well, duh! The great thing about our country is all the options we have. Not to mention, the MLS is a very young league but its already getting better and better. It was NOT a joke when Beckham came to the Galaxy and Thierry Henry came to the NY Red Bulls. At least it showed the sport was advancing; a decade ago former stars over the hill would never have considered joining the league. Its still way behind the rest of the world but scoffing at the fanfare around the Beckham signing just because it didn't really pan out is pure ignorance. Sure, most casual observers only care about soccer for one month every 4 years. So what? That's what makes the event so special. If you don't care about soccer for the other 3 years and 11 months, you have zero credibility to suggest how it should be or that no one else cares. To soccer fans, there are games year round at many different levels of the sport to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 football games are decided every week by a 180 lb guy kicking a ball over a bar just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 They said that Hope Solo was so distraught after the game that she left the stadium in tears and tried to throw herself in front of a bus! Luckily, it rolled right past her. I want her to jerk me off with her goalie gloves on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 This is not your original point. Before you were arguing that the World Cup should be held every year because otherwise there's no other option for a championship in the other 3 years. Now you're arguing now that the MLS isn't as popular in America as other major sports so it won't draw American interest. Well, duh! The great thing about our country is all the options we have. Not to mention, the MLS is a very young league but its already getting better and better. It was NOT a joke when Beckham came to the Galaxy and Thierry Henry came to the NY Red Bulls. At least it showed the sport was advancing; a decade ago former stars over the hill would never have considered joining the league. Its still way behind the rest of the world but scoffing at the fanfare around the Beckham signing just because it didn't really pan out is pure ignorance. Sure, most casual observers only care about soccer for one month every 4 years. So what? That's what makes the event so special. If you don't care about soccer for the other 3 years and 11 months, you have zero credibility to suggest how it should be or that no one else cares. To soccer fans, there are games year round at many different levels of the sport to enjoy. TL;DR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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