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World Cup 2010
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:33 pm
by J.J. Walters
Anybody here getting excited about the upcoming World Cup? I am! I'm counting down the days! U.S.A. - England, June 12th!
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:21 am
by Jake
My world cup fever wont kick in until next year - for the rugby world cup.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:30 pm
by IKnowWhatYoureThinking
A buddy of mine gets into it, but I am ready for late August early September and the start of American football.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:02 pm
by MACattack
I'm a MANCHESTER UNITED fan! Its the Scot in me!
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 11:22 am
by Styles Bitchley
My cup is named Stanley. While I totally respect Philly as a hockey-crazy town, I'd love to see the Blackhawks go all the way for the first time since 1961 (gives me hope for my depressingly bad Maple Leafs).
Just annoying that I can't get the games here in Europe. It's all soccer, soccer, soccer (a bit of local hockey too).
I enjoy the world cup a bit, but I really don't have a connection to any of the teams that do well.
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:50 am
by Kehaar
Cricket fan - get fed up with footy invading every second summer with it's wags, bling and spitting (hang on I'm turning into higgins...) summers for watch armoured warriors ducking throat height 90mph balls.
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:01 pm
by ConchRepublican
I try not to get excited about the size of athletic supporters . . .
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:54 pm
by J.J. Walters
Phantom Penalty! Gah!!
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:00 pm
by Italian Ice
I watch the World Cup. I was around and went to a big street party when Italy won 4 years ago.
However, I'm not pleased with the way this one is going. Too many problems with the game that need to be changed. Bad calls, offside rule that should be gone, diving, double penalties, penalty shots, etc
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:59 pm
by J.J. Walters
I can't speak to all of that, but I do know that the late foul against Edu in the U.S.-Slovenia game on the free kick (that cost us an amazing 3-2 come-from-behind victory) was horrendous beyond belief! Not only was there no foul against Edu (or any other U.S. player), there was at least two fouls on Slovenia's players! One of the worst calls I've ever seen in any sport!
Still, thanks to England-Algeria's tie, all we need is a victory against Algeria and we advance to the Round of 16.
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:38 pm
by StarchedUndershirts
Meh. A local sports host described exactly how I feel about soccer:
"Watching soccer is like going to the junior prom..... everyone is chasing each other around and no one is scoring!"
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:44 pm
by J.J. Walters
The U.S. advances on a injury-time goal! What a dramatic game! I think I've sprouted a couple more gray hairs.
Next up:
U.S.A v Ghana
England v Germany
Whoa boy!
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:03 pm
by J.J. Walters
U.S.A. out! England out! Oh, the agony of defeat!
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:16 pm
by paperwar
J.J. Walters wrote:U.S.A. out! England out! Oh, the agony of defeat!
... but USA have had a better team than England this worldcup 2010.
PW
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:09 pm
by Coops
paperwar wrote:J.J. Walters wrote:U.S.A. out! England out! Oh, the agony of defeat!
... but USA have had a better team than England his worldcup.
PW
True. We only lost by 1 point, not 3!