World Cup 2014

TFC vs Fire tomorrow for me, no Bradley or Caesar means we might draw those fux

yeah, I want to go to a Galaxy game

I only have rooting interests in local teams and cannot get behind columbus, at all (I live in cleveland).

fucker from the cleveland browns bought Aston Villa. meh.

^xxxp dont listen to this turncoat, we won a war to only have to pay attn to soccer once ev'ry fifth score

I despise Columbus but I'd still encourage anyone to go to a game. They're better than Chicago this year.

Cleveland drew well for the Belgium vs. US friendly. Untapped market here imo.

is this where I point out that baseball was a British invention? :D

no

(but it was, yes, Alexander Cartwright blah blah blah)

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a3/7e/bc/a37ebc1efe63433160c4605b1ba89313.jpg

o christ another Rounders comment

Pittsburgh has a club now, fuckin Collins John plays for them (speaking of Fulham)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies#mediaviewer/File:Tampa_bay_rowdies_nasl.png

http://screamer.deadspin.com/all-16-of-tim-howards-saves-in-one-video-1598793728

I only wish that our soon-to-be MLS club didn't play in the biggest dump of a field in O-town but they are refurbing it for next season

boycotting belgian waffles, endives and chocolate

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), woensdag 2 juli 2014 1:04 (32 minutes ago)

But not beer, then?

EVERYTHING

I could never deny me a St Bernardus

Neanderthal you're in Orlando? They just signed Kaka ffs!

I mean yeah he is old etc but that is more real ambition than Chicago has shown in at least two years

christ soccer in Orlando during the summer

sending hamstrings to Kaka rn

yup. they had a greeting party for him at the airport last night. a friend of mine got in the photograph.

I'll be watchin him next year!

Please don't get good at soccer. Please don't let it become popular. Please don't allow anyone athletic to play the game. As of now, the chant of U-S-A-U-S-A, and the dressing as the Statue of Liberty, is charming. When you finally take it seriously and start winning it will be insufferable. You will spoil soccer. As European football fans, our lives will become meaningless. HAVE A HEART

::eats chicken wings::

just think, from 1954-1990 you didn't have to account for us at all

we will invent a new donut in honor of our entrance into euro football

Yeah you all have some time to account for

Love Klinsmann btw; in keeping with his #normcore+ style, his sideline demeanor is very much exasperated dad at son's Little League game

feeling thomasintrouble's post tbh

the US would definitely win all the soccer stuff if our best athletes played it. i'd be pretty surprised if they weren't an elite world power in 20 years

ppl been saying that for at least 20 years iirc

i'd be pretty surprised if they weren't an elite world power in 20 years

i'll take that bet

I've said it elsewhere but a Copa America in my lifetime would be enough

And that is pretty unrealistic tbh*

*except for the 2016 tournament being held in the US so that's our best shot

man, if an athlete like David Wells played soccer the world would sing a different tune

Kevin Durant tearin up the pitch

a match after the US loss? what kinda anticlimax...?

I like that football doesn't reward athleticism per se & that there's no one dominant type of physique cf. messi deciding to embrace being short as it gives him a low centre of gravity

i'd call running several km for 90/120 minutes athleticism

Morbs isn't there Ron Swoboda autograph signing that you're late for

Right, the biggest thing anyone says that the US lacks as a group is "technique". A few have it to be sure, but the collective level isn't where it needs to be to be truly competitive.

They do have athleticism, goalkeeping, & esprit de corps. Team organization and style have come a long way. Players need to all start young to really get there though. Besler wasn't starting in MLS until he was like 26, so even though he's one of the best in the league he's still behind in the big picture. Virtually the same thing goes for Zusi. That's two starters from today. Bedoya, Dempsey, and Cameron all played in college instead of going pro at 20 or earlier. Only the germarican players, the other Europeans, plus like Bradley, Beasley, and Beckerman have been playing since youth and they still haven't been better than squad players on Champions League squads.

It's moving forward to be sure tho.

Formative experience as a wide-eyed youth watching a v heavy & out of shape Paul Gascoigne dominate & outfox lots of much more mobile & athletic players might be informing my thinking here

Oh no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Di8QT98Zk&feature=youtu.be

Klinsi

― dan m, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:41 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

great game

USA fans are really into "defense"

just wait...soon there'll be these signs at euro games

http://dynastyfootballwarehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Defense-sign.jpg

.. promoting hashtags