OT:The World Cup

The World Cup involves a banned topic, sometimes known as "Communist Kickball".

Having said that, it looks very pretty in HD, I'll confess to having watched a few minutes of it but yesterday an Italian fan was killed, apparently by a fan of Ghana in a bar, for cheering too much, so my previous opinion of the sport stands.

Rumor has it, that the US defense was so bad, that Coach Bruce Arena actually called the FRENCH ARMY for advice on how to defend in Germany!!!

From what Ive seen though,and from what Ive heard(friend is at the WC!)they have done a good job of security there.He said its an electric atmosphere like he has never been in.

Keep this board dedicated to the hallowed AMERICAN sport, and free from references to commie kickball!!!

I am watching right now. I have enjoyed the games and pageantry. Except for the US game, it has been enjoyable. Great athletes, but what a bunch of whiners and floppers. I don't see that many bodies laying down on the field in a football(American) game. They are a bunch of well conditioned and skilled babies. Now, Aussie rules football, that is a manly man sport. lol

Hang on for the Rugby World Cup next year, big, for a Manly Sport!

I always enjoy the World Cup and am disapponted I have to follow on game cast (how 'bout that Japan-Australia game?)

The SA teams are notorious for their dramatics; still haven't figured out why the officials pay them a blind bit of attention ---- the rule in SA-involved games should be 'no blood: no foul'.

But that's a great part of the fun of the WC, seeing all the different styles of play and how they measure up.

Hey big, was Spain that good or the Ukraine that bad?

And why is it that the US seems to have a problem stepping up to international competition? First the WBC and now this ---- lack of experience as we have plenty of competition here? Complacent? Wha?

(Good one, JT . Of course, with the current political climate, the players may also have been warned not to be offensive. )

I haven't seen that many bodies flopping since I Dream of Jenna

Ummm because the point of american football IS to bring down the opponent,in s****r you cant do that,therefore its to draw a foul

Watch the Brazil team--- they are superb---great skills

Husband has always referred to it as a communist sport...but son home from college....where he, with no help from his Dad, developed a fondness for the game. When you go to a small school....guess you support all the sports.

So....the World Cup is on our wide screen....I'm starting to like it....as others have said.....the pagentry, athleticism, and dramatics....lots of fun.....but we have this grumby, old man sitting off in the corner....pouting.

JT....about the French...good one.....

Spain really has a lot of good players. Maybe just this one time they put it all together, while the Ukraine smelled it up. They looked like uh................the US team. lol

I was rooting for the Aussies after the ref blew the call and allowed a goal that should have beeen a foul. It was an exciting ending.

The constant flopping should be a foul. I remember last cup on of the Brazilians got hit in the thigh with the ball and fell to the ground holding his face. One of the guys from the other team struck the ball after play ended, Ronaldo fell to the ground holding his face and the player that kicked the ball, got red carded. Too much.

TR, Brazil is much better than they played yesterday.

BIG

I know --I have seen them a number of times--they just simply amaze me with their foot work

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Originally posted by JT:
Rumor has it, that the US defense was so bad, that Coach Bruce Arena actually called the FRENCH ARMY for advice on how to defend in Germany!!!

That may be the funniest s****r smack I have ever heard. Now can this thread please go away.

Some thrillers yesterday!

Saudis score in the 84th minute,only to have tunisia score in the 90th minute

Germany defeated Poland in the 90th minute

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Originally posted by spinedoc:
...Now can this thread please go away.

Where is one of those delete happy moderators when you need one???

It is funny how so many live in a VERY SMALL SPORTS WORLD!!!!

I actually played hookey yesterday afternoon to watch the England-T&T match. Had to see Rooney play, and see how the lads did against Hislop. Most anywhere else in the world, it would have been obvious that skiving off at that moment meant I'd be watching a match. In the US.....didn't cross anyone's mind.

O, what a great match! That cross from Beckham was fantastic, but no as good as the header by Crouch. Can't wait to see Brazil this weekend, and US v. Italy.

Beckham has certainly had his critics lately, but I haven't seen anybody with a cross like his. Rooney's arrival seemed to really energize the team --- something they sorely needed. (Gee, I wonder if we could get him to show up for the US game.....)

Predictions for tomorows big game?

USA 2
Italy 1

USA team removed.

NY Mets take their place.

Final score

NY Mets 3
Italy 0

World Cup?

Bullwinkle Knows of…..

Coffee Cup
Cupcake
CUP (Peru Copper Inc, USA)
Athletic Cup
Cup Holder
Cup O’ Joe
Bra Cup
Cupid
Cup Fungus
Cupful of Love
Cupola
Cupping

Some cups Bullwinkle likes better than others. (care to venture a guess?)

But.....world cup....no idea.

Dear Mr. Moose,

I am going to guess "Butter-Cup". (The plant).

I heard that moose like to eat those things once in a while.

What a terrible ref!!!

The US team STINKS.

Let's start all over instead of the same retreads over and over again.

We should get bowled over by, of all teams, GHANA! Most people don't know where Ghana is located. Think it is somewhere near Georgia.

That tells me something about the state of US Soc.er, in the pits!

ya were only 1 win away from the next round

Gosh we stink!!!!!!

(sarcasm)

I'm surprised a "Commie Kickball" thread even got started in the first place in a baseball web site. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a reason the politically correct name for it get's stared out if you try to type it correctly? Just my $0.02.

-Kevin

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ya were only 1 win away from the next round

Gosh we stink!!!!!!

future,

If losing a game (didn't score a goal) and tieing a game (where you score no goals but the other team does something that is called an "own goal"); and, the key is beating something called GHANA is emblematic of a good team...WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're probably thinking that they are so "good" that we should break them up!

No,however,following s****r for many many years I understand that this is the best US national team ever to play at the world cup.They are on the verge of advancing if they can take care of business

Thanks for the memories USA!

The US will NEVER, I repeat NEVER be nothing more than a POSER in international futbol. The REAL athletes in the US just don't play it. All I can say is...
...GOOD RIDDANCE. No more ESPN countdown timer.

Certainly can't say that we deserved to go through, but we wuz robbed on that call that led to the second Ghanaian goal. Of course, then we looked truly superfulous when we got our own penalty kick that could have tied it up......

I shall miss T&T and the Ivory Coast --- always like a Cinderella Story, ever since those Mad Dogs from Cameroon in 1990. Well, not Mad Dogs but "Indomitable Lions" --- gotta love a team with a name that grand, led/carried/dragged by a player who admitted to being 38, but was suspected to be considerably older.

So....Go England!

Why does everyone call it communist kickball?Seriously,have you ever been to a International match?I saw some bad things on TV,but had the pleasure of attending 3 games in the 02 WC and it was a blast.It sounds close minded in my opinion,because 85 nations cant be wrong about a sport.We are the only nation that doesnt have this as a major sport,and I think its a shame.


PS.USA civil rights records arent exactly good either.

When did we get a penalty kick? Did I miss something?

Sorry, HC, I misspoke --- it was a free kick. Handled badly. More air balls. Apparantly 'Hail Mary's' aren't confined to American football.