Fuck why isn't it June yet?

[MannyIsGod]

I'm so ready for this shit to start. Gonna be good to pound on that Slovenian ass. I'll be thinking of Dragic as Jozy Altidore dances all over their defenders.

Lets goooooooo already.

[DAF86]

ZO4YmLgVrwE

[lefty]

Start the fucking WC already !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[JudynTX]

:toast Can't wait to watch it in 3-D.

My nephew and his GF will be there for 5 days.

[velik_m]

I'm so ready for this shit to start. Gonna be good to pound on that Slovenian ass. I'll be thinking of Dragic as Jozy Altidore dances all over their defenders.

Lets goooooooo already.

Sig bet? :ihit

[lefty]

Sig bet? :ihit
I'm in, since we are in the same group :lol

(Algeria)

[velik_m]

Team Slovenia - preliminary selection of 30:
GOALIES
Jasmin Handanovič Mantova (ITA)
Samir Handanovič Udinese (ITA)
Aleksander Šeliga Sparta Rotterdam (NED)
Jan Koprivec Gallipoli (ITA)

DEFENDERS
Mišo Brečko Köln (GER)
Boštjan Cesar Grenoble (FRA)
Branko Ilič Lokomotiva Moskva (RUS)
Bojan Jokič Chievo (ITA)
Dejan Kelhar Cercle Brugge (BEL)
Matej Mavrič Rožič Koblenz (GER)
Marko Šuler Gent (BEL)
Elvedin Džinič Maribor (SLO)
Suad Filekovič Maribor (SLO)
Aleksandar Rajčevič Luka Koper (SLO)

MIDFIELDERS
Valter Birsa Auxerre (FRA)
Andraž Kirm Wisla Krakow (POL)
Andrej Komac Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR)
Robert Koren (c) West Bromwich (ENG)
Rene Krhin Inter (ITA)
Aleksander Radosavljevič Larissa (GRE)
Dalibor Stevanovič Vitesse (NED)
Mirnes Šišič PAS Giannina (GRE)
Dare Vršič Luka Koper (SLO)
Darjan Matič Rapid Bukarešta (ROM)

ATACKERS
Zlatko Dedič Bochum (GER)
Zlatan Ljubijankič Gent (BEL)
Milivoje Novakovič Köln (GER)
Nejc Pečnik Nacional (POR)
Miran Burgič AIK Solna (SWE)
Tim Matavž Groningen (NED)

COACH
Matjaž Kek Slovenija

[Spurstro]

No Charlie D......just too soon to make it back.

USA's 30-man Provisional World Cup Roster

Goalkeepers- Tim Howard, Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Guzan


Defenders- Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Spector, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Jonathan Bornstein, Heath Pearce, Chad Marshall


Midfielders- Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Stuart Holden, Ricardo Clark, Maurice Edu, Benny Feilhaber, Jose Francisco Torres, Alejandro Bedoya, DaMarcus Beasley, Sacha Kljestan, Robbie Rogers


Forwards- Jozy Altidore, Robbie Findley, Brian Ching, Edson Buddle, Eddie Johnson, Herculez Gomez

[sonic21]

No Benzema, no Viera

France's 30-man Provisional World Cup Roster

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Mickaël Landreau (Lille).

Defenders : Bacary Sagna (Arsenal/ANG), Eric Abidal (Barcelone/ESP), William Gallas (Arsenal/ANG), Patrice Evra (Manchester United/ANG), Rod Fanni (Rennes), Adil Rami (Lille), Sébastien Squillaci (Séville/ESP), Gaël Clichy (Arsenal/ANG), Marc Planus (Bordeaux), Anthony Reveillère (Lyon).

Midfielders : Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon), Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid/ESP), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal/ANG), Yann M'Vila (Rennes), Florent Malouda (Chelsea/ANG).

Forwards : Sidney Govou (Lyon), Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich/ALL), Thierry Henry (Barcelone/ESP), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/ANG), Djibril Cissé (Panathinaïkos/GRE), André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille), Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille), Jimmy Briand (Rennes).

[Whisky Dog]

Take this time before the WC to enjoy and relish the anticipation, because once it's over it will be another 4 long years.

[DAF86]

Take this time before the WC to enjoy and relish the anticipation, because once it's over it will be another 4 long years.

Yeah, I don't understand that shit. I think they should do it every 3 years. 4 years is way too long.

[sonic21]

a WC every 2-3 years won't work for the European teams which are playing the Euro tournament every 4 years in June.

I don't mind the WC every 4 years because the Euro tournament is always really stacked.

[DAF86]

a WC every 2-3 years won't work for the European teams which are playing the Euro tournament every 4 years in June.

I don't mind the WC every 4 years because the Euro tournament is always really stacked.

You can make it work, just like they're making it work right now. 4 years is too damn long. I think football would be even more popular if the span between World Cups were shorter.

[sonic21]

You can make it work, just like they're making it work right now. 4 years is too damn long. I think football would be even more popular if the span between World Cups were shorter.

The qualification to World Cup and the Euro takes time (14-15 months). There's too many european countries.

4 years make it more prestigious than any other tournament (like the Olympics).

[The Gemini Method]

Okay soccer/football experts...my co-worker and former German national is so proud in his homeland's soccer exploits that he is betting Germany will win it all. Now, it's not a foolish bet when you realize we're betting only for a lunch of the winner's choice. I know it isn't much, but I did guess correctly on Spain winning the Euro Cup the last time and I won a gift certificate from him. Whom should I select in this friendly wager?

[DAF86]

Okay soccer/football experts...my co-worker and former German national is so proud in his homeland's soccer exploits that he is betting Germany will win it all. Now, it's not a foolish bet when you realize we're betting only for a lunch of the winner's choice. I know it isn't much, but I did guess correctly on Spain winning the Euro Cup the last time and I won a gift certificate from him. Whom should I select in this friendly wager?

Spain is the best NT IMO right now, but they're like the Mavs of football: they tend to choke on the bigt stage. Still, these are not the same guys they had in previous debacles, and they are the same guys that won the Eurocup. They're the best but in footbal,l upsets are a lot easier to get.

Short list of favorites:

1-Spain
2-Brazil

[DAF86]

Maradona's list:

Goalkeepers:

-Sergio Romero
-Mariano Andujar
-Diego Pozo

Defenders:

-Nicolas Otamendi
-Martin Demichelis
-Walter Samuel
-Gabriel Heinze
-Nicolas Burdisso
-Clemente Rodriguez
-Ariel Garce
-Juan Insaurralde
-Fabricio Coloccini

Miedfielders:

-Jonas Gutierrez
-Juan Veron
-Javier Mascherano
-Angel Di Maria
-Javier Pastore
-Juan Mercier
-Mario Bolati
-Maxi Rodriguez
-Jesus Datolo
-Sebastian Blanco
-Jose Sosa

Forwards:

-Lionel Messi
-Gonzalo Higuain
-Carlos Tevez
-Sergio Aguero
-Diego Milito
-Ezequiel Lavezzi
-Martin Palermo

No Zanetti, Cambiasso or Gabriel Milito :bang Fuck you Maradona.

[Libri]

^ No Gabriel Milito? Really? Guardiola is giving Milito more playing time than Rafa Marquez.

[DAF86]

^ No Gabriel Milito? Really? Guardiola is giving Milito more playing time than Rafa Marquez.

Maradona is a moron.

[MannyIsGod]

Sig bet? :ihit

Yessssssssss

[velik_m]

Yessssssssss

So what will be the terms? Victory or group position? I suggest which ever team wins - the loser proclaims the superiority of the other nation in his sig until the end of year, in case of a draw, the team that finishes higher in group is deemed the winner, unless the team is only higher by a virtue of a random draw.

BTW: Slovenia&USA will also play in group stage of the FIBA WC. :downspin:

[velik_m]

England (30 names), coach Fabio Capello:

Goalies: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham United), Joe Hart (Manchester City).

Defenders: Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur), Leighton Baines (Everton), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), James Milner (Aston Villa), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur), Scott Parker (West Ham United), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur).

[Bukefal]

Hell yeahh why isnt it june yet! I cant wait.

[Bukefal]

Van nistelrooy is out. Sucks for him. :depressed

[symple19]

The best sporting event on earth. Let's get it on.

U S A! U S A! U S A!


http://photo.superfan.com/0/001/039/1039941LG9420015415.jpg

[symple19]

I'll be thinking of Dragic as Jozy Altidore dances all over their defenders.

Jozy had a frustrating year in England, but if we see the guy who showed up for the confed cup, then the US could be a dangerous team.

http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/tournament/competition/01/04/47/37/1044737_full-lnd.jpg

http://blackpeopledontplaysoccer.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/jozyaltidoreconfedcup1.jpg

[sonic21]

No Nasri, fuck Domenech

[DAF86]

No Zanetti, Cambiasso or Gabriel Milito :bang Fuck you Maradona.

I forgot, no Ever Banega either. :bang

[Libri]

Here are some other players I heard were left off their teams.

Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Pato (Brazil)
Benzema (France)
Luca Toni (Italy)
Del Piero (Italy)
Raul (Spain)

[Libri]

John Terry could be out. He injured his foot.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/785594/ce/uk/?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5901&ver=us

[The Gemini Method]

Spain is the best NT IMO right now, but they're like the Mavs of football: they tend to choke on the bigt stage. Still, these are not the same guys they had in previous debacles, and they are the same guys that won the Eurocup. They're the best but in footbal,l upsets are a lot easier to get.

Short list of favorites:

1-Spain
2-Brazil

Thanks for answering, DAF. I was going to choose between Spain and Brazil, but wasn't quite sure between the two. The rules of the bet have changed and the team we pick doesn't have to win it all, just hast to get further than the other's team. I think I'm going to roll with Espana this time around.

[MannyIsGod]

So what will be the terms? Victory or group position? I suggest which ever team wins - the loser proclaims the superiority of the other nation in his sig until the end of year, in case of a draw, the team that finishes higher in group is deemed the winner, unless the team is only higher by a virtue of a random draw.

BTW: Slovenia&USA will also play in group stage of the FIBA WC. :downspin:

That sounds fine.

BTW: You have no chacne in FIBA :king

[velik_m]

That sounds fine.

BTW: You have no chacne in FIBA :king

Then it's on!

Of course we have a chance. Dragic > anyone on team USA, not to mention Beno. :p:

[alamo50]

Anybody up for a bracket game?

[Trainwreck2100]

I'm tired of seeing promos for the south african prison league

[Libri]

No Charlie D......just too soon to make it back.

USA's 30-man Provisional World Cup Roster
Goalkeepers- Tim Howard, Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Guzan


Defenders- Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Spector, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Jonathan Bornstein, Heath Pearce, Chad Marshall


Midfielders- Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Stuart Holden, Ricardo Clark, Maurice Edu, Benny Feilhaber, Jose Francisco Torres, Alejandro Bedoya, DaMarcus Beasley, Sacha Kljestan, Robbie Rogers


Forwards- Jozy Altidore, Robbie Findley, Brian Ching, Edson Buddle, Eddie Johnson, Herculez Gomez


I'm surprised to see Herculez Gomez. He was playing well for Puebla. He scored ten goals without being a starter for most of the season.

Too bad USA wasn't able to convince Giuseppe Rossi to join the national team.

[scott]

Why is DeMarcus Beasley still allowed within 1000 yards of the MNT?

Sucks Davies couldn't get healthy in time, but it was a long shot. Hopefully Onyewu is healthy and hopefully Stuart can get into form, he just came back the last day of the EPL season.

I know Buddle looks in good form for the Galaxy, but I hope Bradley resists the urge to play him because he's hot there. I think moving Clint up front is the best pairing with Jozy.

Waiting for my #8 jersey to come in - super pumped about this tournament. I think we beat England!

[scott]

PS: F Rossi.

[Muser]

England (30 names), coach Fabio Capello:

Goalies: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham United), Joe Hart (Manchester City).

Defenders: Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur), Leighton Baines (Everton), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), James Milner (Aston Villa), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur), Scott Parker (West Ham United), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur).

Great picks by Capello, Lampard better not go Bonner mode and pussy out when it matters. Oh and Hart better be the starting GK, he's been a beast for Birmingham this season.

[Muser]

John Terry could be out. He injured his foot.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/785594/ce/uk/?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5901&ver=us

Just fucking great, why do we always get injuried to key players :bang

[sonic21]

Do England finally have a good goalkeeper?

[Muser]

Do England finally have a good goalkeeper?

He was voted the best Goalkeeper in the league by his fellow GK's, beating out players like Cech/van der Sar/Friedel/Reina etc. He was a huge part of a newly promoted team finishing 9th in the Premiership.

Couldn't find any highlights but he's a load better than David James, that guy fucking sucks.

I never thought i'd say this, but I miss David Seaman :depressed

[MannyIsGod]

Why is DeMarcus Beasley still allowed within 1000 yards of the MNT?

Sucks Davies couldn't get healthy in time, but it was a long shot. Hopefully Onyewu is healthy and hopefully Stuart can get into form, he just came back the last day of the EPL season.

I know Buddle looks in good form for the Galaxy, but I hope Bradley resists the urge to play him because he's hot there. I think moving Clint up front is the best pairing with Jozy.

Waiting for my #8 jersey to come in - super pumped about this tournament. I think we beat England!

I will probably puke if we see Beasley playing major minutes. Talk about the Roger Mason of the MNT.

[MannyIsGod]

And we have no excuses if we fail to advance with this squad.

[Spurstro]

I will probably puke if we see Beasley playing major minutes. Talk about the Roger Mason of the MNT.

His first touch is horrible, but he's quick. It'll be interested to see if England open up with Walcott or Lennon (although I think he's still hurt) out wide. I doubt Capello will do that, but if they are out there are outside backs will be extremely vulnerable in allowing their wingers to get behind them.

I could see Beasley playing a lot if that situation arises because if anything he'll be able to keep up with their pace. That and that fact he's one of the more experienced players in the squad are reasons I could see him getting significant playing time.

Of course experience doesn't always mean anything....see Pablo's foolish tackles against Italy 4 years ago.

I could see Bradley playing for the tie against England. If that's the case, it wouldn't surprise me if he's out there.

[Libri]

Beasley's speed can be an asset but my problem with him is that, to me, he still looks fragile. I remember that he used to fall easily with light contact. He doesn't have the physical strength to remain upright during a run.

[velik_m]

No Ballack for Germany.

[DAF86]

No Ballack for Germany.

For the entire WC?

[velik_m]

For the entire WC?

yup, out for at least 8 weeks.

[ffadicted]

Just dropped in to say be ready to be face raped by fabiano the fabulous, winner of the 2010 WC Chuteira de Ouro

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01432/luis-fabiano-kaka_1432691c.jpg

bitches

[sonic21]

Just dropped in to say be ready to be face raped by fabiano the fabulous, winner of the 2010 WC Chuteira de Ouro

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01432/luis-fabiano-kaka_1432691c.jpg

bitches

They'll win unless france is in the way. :stirpot:

[lefty]

They'll win unless Zidane is in the way. :stirpot:
:downspin:

[sonic21]

:downspin:

you forgot 1986

[lefty]

you forgot 1986
Shit :lol

[lefty]

Algeria Preliminary 25-Man 2010 World Cup Roster Announced

http://assets0.bleacherreport.com/images/defaults/users/photos/small.png?1273858640 (http://bleacherreport.com/users/305475-john-shimer)

Today May 11th marks a significant date for 32 nations across the globe—most especially the one that resides at the southern tip on the continent of Africa.
One month or 30 days from today, South Africa will kick off the grandest sporting spectacle of the calendar year as the host nation will play Mexico in the first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
As such, national team coaches and federations are at a fever pitch trying to whittle down their pool of players until the final June 1st date when all team must have selected and submitted their final 23-man World Cup roster.
With significant international friendly matches on the horizon, most teams have gone through the initial phase of selecting a group of players to come in for national team training camps, and have named 30-man rosters for those May games.
Like the rest of its five African counterparts, Algeria had a huge leg up on the rest of the teams entering the upcoming World Cup. With the 2010 African Cup of Nations tournament having been played this past January in Angola, Algeria along with Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and South Africa each had a major preliminary tournament to evaluate what type of squad they would have pre-World Cup.
Not needing to beat around the bush Rabah Saadane—the only man to have coached Algeria in the World Cup having done so previously in both 1982 and 1986—announced his preliminary 25-man roster a week ago on May 4th.
Predictably the crew of players selected featured most of the cast of characters that helped Les Fennecs pick up fourth place in Angola. Fifteen of the 25 remain from the African Cup of Nations, including the entire starting 11 that helped Algeria knock off Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals, and featured throughout most of the tournament. Yazid Mansouri will wear the armband as captain of Les Fennecs.
Those players will compete in a two-week long training camp from May 13th to May 27th in Switzerland before their international friendly in Dublin May 28th vs. Ireland—the only friendly match Les Fennecs will have before the June 1st cut-down date when the 23-man World Cup roster is due. The squad has one more announced friendly with the United Arab Emirates in Germany on June 5th.
Two of the real interesting subplots of the Algerian squad; several Desert Fox players are teammates of U.S. players for their club teams, and to be perfectly honest the Algerian roster looks a lot like the American roster in terms of where the players were selected from, and the injury questions about how match fit several of the top Algerian players will come the World Cup.
Madjid Bougherra, who plays for Scottish side Rangers, was teammates with U.S. players Maurice Edu and DaMarcus Beasley. However, Beasley will not be back at Rangers next season and it appears neither will the 27-year-old, who has drawn interest from several bigger clubs in Europe including Liverpool and Borussia. As one of the real Algerian stars, with an impressive display at 2010 South Africa, Bougherra will likely move on.
Other ties include Riad Boudebouz, who played shortly alongside Charlie Davies at French Lique 1 side Sochaux and Karim Matmour, who plays with U.S. catalyst Michael Bradley at the German Bundesliga club Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Like the U.S., Algeria feature a predominantly European flavor when it comes to their roster, just four players from the Algerian domestic league, three keepers and one defender—Abdelkader Laifaoui, Fawzi Chaouchi, Lounes Gaouaoui, and Mohamed Zemamouche. Not surprisingly with the common link to France—think Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema both born of Algerian immigrants in France—seven of the 25 rostered Algerian players play in France. Another four play in Britain and the rest come abroad from Bulgaria to Portugal to Italy, Germany, Spain, and Greece.
What coach Saadane will have to keep a weary eye on is how several of his key players are recovering from lengthy stays on the bench at their domestic clubs due to injury.
Most notably and perhaps Algeria’s best player, Karim Ziani had a nearly two-month spell on the bench for Wolfsburg after the Cup of Nations. He must be healthy for the Desert Foxes to make any noise as the team looks to him in the central midfield role to score and set-up its offense.
Bougherra also has had his injury problems for Rangers suffering a calf strain and a thigh problem that has kept him out of action since April 18th. He too will be heavily relied upon to lock down the center of defense.
And lastly Nadir Belhadj, another key member of the defense, has missed prominent time with Portsmouth thanks to a hamstring problem.
There is a difference from being healthy and being match fit, but all three of those players played big minutes and big roles for Algeria in Angola in January, and any one of them would be a major blow if they could not go in South Africa.


Here is the official roster and the * denotes new players that did not play in the African Cup of Nations:

Goalkeepers: Fawzi Chaouchi (ES Setif), *Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), M'bohi *Rais Ouhed (Slava Sofia, Bulgaria), Mohamed Liamine Zemamouche (MC Alger)
Defenders: *Habib Belaid (Boulogne, France), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth, England), Madjid Bougherra (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Rafik Halliche (Nacional Madeira, Portugal), Abdelkader Laifaoui (ES Setif), *Carl Medjani (AC Ajaccio, France), *Djamel Mesbah (Lecce, Italy) Anther Yahia (Bochum, Germany)

Midfielders: Djamel Abdoun (Nantes, France), *Riad Boudebouz (Sochaux, France), *Adlane Guedioura (Wolverhampton, England), *Fouad Kadir (Valenciennes, France), *Medhi Lacen (Racing Santander, Spain), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient, France), Karim Matmour (Moenchengladbach, Germany), Mourad Meghni (Lazio Roma, Italy), Hassen Yebda (Portsmouth, England), Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg, Germany)

Forwards: *Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens, Greece), Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena, Italy), Rafik Saifi (Istres, France)

[DAF86]

Maradona's definite list:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Mariano Andújar, Diego Pozo.

Defenders: Nicolás Otamendi, Martín Demichelis, Walter Samuel, Gabriel Heinze, Clemente Rodríguez, Nicolás Burdisso, Ariel Garcé.

Miedfielders: Jonás Gutiérrez, Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Angel Di María, Mario Bolatti, Maximiliano Rodríguez, Javier Pastore.

Forwards: Lionel Messi , Gonzalo Higuaín, Diego Milito, Carlos Tevez, Sergio Agüero, Martín Palermo

:lmao Garce instead of Zanetti

[urunobili]

:lmao Garce instead of Zanetti

^^ that is fucking Pathetic... Zanetti is right now playing on a different zone and he gets subbed like this? r u kidding me? also Cambiasso out is a big time shocker...

[Bukefal]

v=idLG6jh23yE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE

[lefty]

Why the fuck would they put Kobe in there?


And since when Donovan is a World class player?


Typical Nike garbage

[Libri]

Here is an old video but it's one of my favorites.

anwlpTgbQTE&feature=channel

[Bukefal]

Here is an old video but it's one of my favorites.

anwlpTgbQTE&feature=channel

yeah, this one was pretty good

[ffadicted]

They'll win unless france is in the way. :stirpot:

Don't even bring that shit here, I am still a bit butthurt over our "win or be eliminated by france" style of play in the WC. Zidane and international retirement is a match made in heaven :married:

[DAF86]

Playing Canada is a great preparation for the WC :rolleyes

[DAF86]

WTF Portugal? 0-0 against Cape Verde

[lefty]

Mourad Meghni (Lazio Roma) is injured and will miss the WC

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck :pctoss

[velik_m]

USA's Final World Cup Roster:

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England).

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England).

Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico).

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull, England), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Robbie Findley (Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico)

[Whisky Dog]

Shit, if the US has Hercules they can't lose:lol


2 weeks and counting.

[lefty]

Mourad Meghni (Lazio Roma) is injured and will miss the WC

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck :pctoss
:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang

http://egypt.worldcupblog.org/files/2008/10/pissed-off-magnet-c131102451.jpg

[MannyIsGod]

Shit, if the US has Hercules they can't lose:lol


2 weeks and counting.


But no Ching?

WTF?

[robino2001]

But no Ching?

WTF?

Too many injuries... he's lost a step. I think I'd rather see an explosive young kid off then bench who is too naive to fold under the pressure than an older Ching who often did fold under the national team pressure. It's a risk but one I'm willing to watch.

[rascal]

His first touch is horrible, but he's quick. It'll be interested to see if England open up with Walcott or Lennon (although I think he's still hurt) out wide. I doubt Capello will do that, but if they are out there are outside backs will be extremely vulnerable in allowing their wingers to get behind them.

I could see Beasley playing a lot if that situation arises because if anything he'll be able to keep up with their pace. That and that fact he's one of the more experienced players in the squad are reasons I could see him getting significant playing time.

Of course experience doesn't always mean anything....see Pablo's foolish tackles against Italy 4 years ago.

I could see Bradley playing for the tie against England. If that's the case, it wouldn't surprise me if he's out there.


Playing for the tie is a great way to lose. No more conservative play from the US, it doesn't work.

[scott]

I think the US's defensive performance the last few weeks will force Bradley into a more aggressive posture, knowing we need to score goals. If we sit back and try to play D and counter attack, we will lose 4-0. If we stay aggressive like against Spain and the 1st half against Brazil we have a chance.

Vegas has 66:1 odds on a final score of US 3 Eng 2.

[lefty]

I think the US's defensive performance the last few weeks will force Bradley into a more aggressive posture, knowing we need to score goals. If we sit back and try to play D and counter attack, we will lose 4-0. If we stay aggressive like against Spain and the 1st half against Brazil we have a chance.

Vegas has 66:1 odds on a final score of US 3 Eng 2.
:wow

[MannyIsGod]

And since when Donovan is a World class player?


Typical Nike garbage

LOL loving going through these threads.

[ffadicted]

LOL loving going through these threads.

lol @ Donovan being world class. He'd have no spot other then a bench warmer in any of the powerhouse teams squads, sorry.

[ElNono]

Just dropped in to say be ready to be face raped by fabiano the fabulous, winner of the 2010 WC Chuteira de Ouro

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01432/luis-fabiano-kaka_1432691c.jpg

bitches

lol, somebody photoshop a golden arm in LB trophy... :lol