World Cup 2014

"I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls."

poor balls :(

Ottmar Hitzfeld was asked before the match what does he like most about managing Switzerland.

He said "Well, the flag is a big plus".

Don't think Howard signed up to being largely failed by his defence though.

i like also that "suzy" was in the team. none of the commentators called him 'big suze' which was disappointment

― ^ 諷刺 (ken c), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 12:12 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

aka the pitchdriver

Howard should be more careful. This is the World Cup not the iTunes terms of service.

"I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls."

Quote of the Cup

Wolrd. Cup. Balls. Cup Balls. Cupping Balls. There's a joek dying to get out in here somewhere.

surely he's referring to ilxor balls

Like Howard when he's in no bullshit mode

When asked if he felt like the saves meant this would be the Americans' night, he said, "No, I felt like if this continues we'll be in trouble."

https://espngrantland.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/usa_belgium_rating_1152.jpg

Ottmar Hitzfeld was asked before the match what does he like most about managing Switzerland.
He said "Well, the flag is a big plus".

Surely the finest dad joke of the tournament

I'm fairly certain the Seattle / Tacoma area was so low (only an 8) due to huge viewing parties and packed bars.

is the j in "jay rodriguez" pronounced like the j in "james rodriguez"?

Jell if I know

ha

Game most likely to having been fixed?

I feel sorry for Cameroon tbh.

― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, June 18, 2014 5:31 PM (2 weeks ago)

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/a-primer-on-match-fixing-in-the-wake-of-the-cameroon-world-cup-allegations/

German newspaper Der Spiegel reported that notable alleged Singaporean match fixer Wilson Raj Perumal told the paper in a pre-match Facebook chat that the African side would have a player sent off in the first half before losing 4-0. Both would later occur in the match. Perumal further alleged that the Cameroon team had “seven bad apples” and has been involved, to some extent, with fixing all three of its group stage matches before exiting the tournament.

Perumal has since issued a statement, via the co-authors of his biography, denying that he predicted the result.

Player sent off in that game was Alex Song iirc. Would have thought Barcelona pay him enough.

pretty weird red card though...

Ottmar Hitzfeld was asked before the match what does he like most about managing Switzerland.
He said "Well, the flag is a big plus".

Surely the finest dad joke of the tournament

― ogmor, Wednesday, July 2, 2014 11:41 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is tremendous

hahha

I just think it's impossible to fix a game to a specific score.

xxp

someone told me that joke a week ago with Federer in place of Hitzfeld

Ha!

Pandemic I do too. But look at those goals again, they can be seen as pretty fishy. And that red was just a really weird red card.

when did the 4th go in, p sure they wouldn't concede a 5th?

that card was bizarre

4th goal was somewhere between 70-75th minute.

About that red: has Song said anything about that afterwards?

someone told me that joke a week ago with Federer in place of Hitzfeld

― Number None, Wednesday, July 2, 2014 2:42 PM (58 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ah, apparently Roger said it in a press conference back in 2012. carry on.

no way he actually said it

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/usa/10941624/World-Cup-2014-Jurgen-Klinsmanns-next-task-should-be-to-smash-the-American-system.html?fb

well that's about the 900th time I've read that same article

Haha, sorry, in consolation here is a cool picture http://i.imgur.com/SvGCgPf.jpg

np what I meant was a lot of people have been saying those exact points for like ever, but thanks for the picture

improve national soccerball by slavishly aping all the things that inhibit youth development elsewhere, good job

build a better world u commies

http://i.imgur.com/4HuzGd1.png

lmao

u_u

took them long enough

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/07/03/article-0-1F56CA9A00000578-561_634x549.jpg

otm

Brazil’s Da Silva family of 14 are keeping all their fingers crossed for the victory of their national team at the World Cup. And they definitely have luck on their side, as they can cross 168 fingers.

All 14 members of the Da Silva family, who live in the town of Aguas Claras, near the country’s capital, Brasilia, were born with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. This rare genetic condition is called polydactyly.

http://rt.com/files/news/28/ee/80/00/2.jpg

Pic should be upside down imo

*drudge siren*

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_spot/2014/07/03/world_cup_player_introductions_a_deep_analysis_of_how_soccer_players_fold.html

arm-folding breakdown

a worthy winner

that was very enjoyable ty

jesus modric is now fr dougal maguire

looks like Dougal, plays like Fr. Romeo Sensini

maldind, costacurta, donadoni

fucking hell i just got sad all over again about dermot morgan

is it finally time for america to fall in love with benoit?

as ever with benny it's fun until you realise that's also exactly how he reacts to moral and professional responsibility, social injustice, the death of your beloved family pet

ya

I grew to love the guy and he wouldve been an asset last season for sure, but headless chickens at least don't seem to have gotten a detached satisfaction from their decapitation