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Title: World Cup!
Post by: gregduboc on June 12, 2010, 10:05:09 AM

Here we go again!!
 
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GO BRAZIL!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Greg

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Post by: chrisalembic on June 12, 2010, 10:27:57 AM

Nice one, Greg!!  
 
Go Germany!!!

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Post by: tbrannon on June 12, 2010, 01:33:48 PM

The USA got a gift goal, but we'll take the draw....

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Post by: chrisalembic on June 13, 2010, 06:42:28 AM

Actually I'm pretty positive that USA will make the group stages. Tim Howard did a great job.

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Post by: mario_farufyno on June 14, 2010, 02:21:21 PM

So far, Germany is the only country who showed something worthy... Congrats!

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Post by: adriaan on June 14, 2010, 02:24:36 PM

What, no love for the Netherlands?

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Post by: bsee on June 15, 2010, 09:32:36 PM

Go vuvuzelas! I mean go, get out of here!!!!!
 
Been watching some very good football. They've been talking about the ball, but most of the odd bounces I've seen can be related to wet weather and altitude.
 
Germany definitely played well, but the red card to Cahill was questionable and, I believe, factored into the final score.

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Post by: slawie on June 15, 2010, 09:40:55 PM

I agree with you on all fronts Bob.
While I was watching the game my wife ran upstairs thinking
we were being attacked by a swarm of bees!
 
The send off was dubious and a couple of offside
non calls but that is the nature of the game.
Missing the hand ball is inexcusable though.
 
slawie (grumpy old Australian sore loser)

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Post by: ajdover on June 15, 2010, 09:42:03 PM

It's soccer.  Let me sum it up ..
 
he's got he ball .... he's kicked it to someone else .... and he's kicked it to someone else ... and ... he takes a shot at the goal .. and.... no score .. the other team gets the ball ... they kick it around ... take a shot at the goal ... and no score....
 
Repeat for about 90 minutes and you have a soccer game.
 
Oh, BTW, they call a 4-0 game a rout.
 
Sorry, folks, but when the U.S. and Britain end a game tied, I don't call that exciting.  I call it average.  I know that it is a taxing game to play having played it myself, but it's just ... boring.  But that's just me.  To each his/her own, as they say.
 
Alan

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Post by: tbrannon on June 15, 2010, 09:56:53 PM

Great outcome for NZ earlier today!!!

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Post by: harald_rost on June 16, 2010, 12:30:19 AM

I'm really surprised of our German team. Especially because some good players are not with the team because of injury. But we have to wait until strong teams are coming. Australia was not that good at this day.
 
Harald

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Post by: jacko on June 16, 2010, 01:19:46 AM

I'm with Alan on this one. Football has never sparked my interest and unfortunately we're now being bombarded with it from all directions. This is also one of the few times that being an Englishman living in Scotland has it's downside. Here in the central region, a minority of Scots will support everyone that plays against England and will go out of their way to propagate their 400 year old grudges. On saturday I passed at least 5 houses in my estate flying the stars and stripes.  
 
Graeme

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Post by: dannobasso on June 16, 2010, 03:43:47 AM

It just never caught on in the states in all these years. Many young girls and boys play it, schools have teams and new immigrants and their descendants love the game. Not sure what it is but the paying public havent gone for it. But the rest of the world seems very interested. Hooters opens for the 7:30 am games. Breakfast of champions!

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Post by: bigredbass on June 16, 2010, 08:02:05 AM

Myself, I'm waiting on an different sport that's huge in the rest of the world to 'catch on' here:  F1 (along with WSBK and MotoGP).
 
Although parts of me do want to become a soccer hooligan at times . . .  
 
J o e y

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Post by: bsee on June 16, 2010, 12:22:46 PM

I have to say that I am getting very tired of the flopping. The least little contact and guys fall like they've been shot and hold onto a knee or ankle. It sucks when they do it for a free kick, and even more so when they try to draw a yellow against their opponent. For such a worldwide game that draws nations together, it really seems to lack honor.
 
-bob

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Post by: keith_h on June 16, 2010, 12:34:12 PM

Bob,
There's always Rugby if you want to watch a full contact sport where they don't fall down each time they are hit. :-)  
 
Keith

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Post by: ajdover on June 16, 2010, 12:58:46 PM

Bob - it's not flopping... it's acting.  These guys should all get Academy Awards.
 
Alan

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Post by: chrisalembic on June 16, 2010, 01:27:46 PM

This years Academy Award for Best Actor goes to: Christiano Ronaldo ;-)

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Post by: adriaan on June 16, 2010, 01:30:00 PM

Don't go putting any ideas into his head - it's already far too large!

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Post by: chrisalembic on June 16, 2010, 01:34:41 PM

For us football fans, it will definetely be an interesting world cup. Though I have to say, I am a little bit disappointed about the low number of goals in most games. I was surprised though on how well North Korea, NZ, and Switzerland did so far. Those underdog teams really stepped it up.

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Post by: tbrannon on June 16, 2010, 03:30:11 PM

Agreed on the flopping to get fouls.  Unfortunately, it's become a part of the game.  
 
I totally understand the lack of interest from people who didn't grow up with the sport.  It's much like cricket, baseball and other sports with wait time or low scores, in that it's easy to be bored by it when you don't fully understand the game.  If you truly understand a sport, it's easy to be excited by a 1-0 final score.   Take baseball for example- watching pitch selection, the shifts of the defense, all make it interesting (assuming you know what to watch for).  
 
In my opinion, the World Cup is definitely in the same category- it's very entertaining if you understand the strategy, skill and nuances of the game, but incredibly boring if all you see is a bunch of guys kicking a ball around.

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Post by: keith_h on June 16, 2010, 06:22:13 PM

I look at soccer/football much as I do baseball. To me both lose a lot when seen on television and  are best watched at the park/field.  
 
Keith

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Post by: gregduboc on June 16, 2010, 06:25:48 PM

Keith, I totally agree with you.
It's just liking watching a concert live or on DVD. You get the better details on the TV, but nothing beats the vibe of being there!
 
Greg

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Post by: grateful on June 17, 2010, 01:27:58 AM

Ah cricket:  what a great game,  where even five days may not be long enough to achieve a result!

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Post by: speicky on June 25, 2010, 12:39:10 AM

anyone for tennis ?

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Post by: artswork99 on June 25, 2010, 05:16:53 AM

Quite a record match at Wimbledon this week!

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Post by: bsee on June 25, 2010, 09:38:58 AM

No surprise that Isner got smoked coming back today. The surprise is that either man could walk coming back to finish the fifth, let alone play.

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Post by: adriaan on June 25, 2010, 01:58:33 PM

Smoked by a Dutchman, of course. We're on fire. (Sure enough.)

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Post by: white_cloud on June 30, 2010, 02:50:26 AM

LOL, I just read ajdover's reference to the USA vs Britain game!!
 
AJ, if you said that over here in the UK you would literally have millions of Scottish, Welsh & Northern Irish people chase you back across the Atlantic with flaming torches & pithforks.  
 
Ours is a small subdivided collection of nations - all very territorial :-)
 
John.

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Post by: lbpesq on June 30, 2010, 07:07:33 AM

Alan wrote:  
 
Repeat for about 90 minutes and you have a soccer game.
 
I used to think the same thing, but watching a little of the World Cup has educated me.  It should read: Repeat for about 90 minutes.  Then, when you think the game is over, some ref says hey, let's play another 3 or 4 more minutes.  Now what the heck is that all about?
 
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Post by: adriaan on June 30, 2010, 07:17:37 AM

Anybody care to explain American Football? Proper rugby I can appreciate, not that.

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Post by: paulman on June 30, 2010, 07:38:25 AM

The one thing the World Cup educated me on i the Vuvuzela.  I'd never heard of it before but now, I can't get the sound outta my head!  If you have a Droid or Android phone there are several Vuvuzela apps out there.  My office co workers that have those phones (4) and I all downloaded, and then simulated the World Cup experience right here in the office.....Zzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x4  
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Post by: tbrannon on June 30, 2010, 11:13:07 AM

Adriaan,
 
What questions about American football do you have?
 
Toby

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Post by: adriaan on June 30, 2010, 11:27:20 AM

Toby - I have no questions, thanks!
 
It's probably the same with all team sports. Once in a blue moon you get to see a great game. So mostly it tends to be a complete waste of time, and you still watch the game just in case some player pulls off a brilliant move.

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Post by: speicky on July 01, 2010, 04:02:28 PM

tomorrow: The Netherlands vs. Brasil
on Saturday: Argentina vs. Germany
 
too bad that two of the five top teams (for me, anyway) have to pack their things and leave after the quarters... the fifth being Ivory Coast

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Post by: jet_powers on July 01, 2010, 04:05:33 PM

American football is easy...
 
Australian Rules? Can somebody explain footie to me. I think it's pretty cool but I don't understand it. Perhaps if they showed here more often?
 
JP

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Post by: jet_powers on July 01, 2010, 04:05:59 PM

American football is easy...
 
Australian Rules? Can somebody explain footie to me. I think it's pretty cool but I don't understand it. Perhaps if they showed it here more often?
 
JP