USA vs. England Gamethread

[TampaDude]

Wow...huge save!!!

[resistanze]

When did Hesky get back on this team???

[Libri]

Tim Howard :wow

fantastic save

[DesignatedT]

what a save by howard

[EricB]

it's the best sport on earth - just turn on fox soccer channel anytime one of the big leagues has a game on.

Champions league and the Euros are also top notch tourny's to tune into


See thats another thing, when do the seasons start?

Im thinking English Premier league because thats hyped up here alot and alot of people I know follow it so that would be easy, but when does the damn season start, what are the divisions and teams and what not.

I could be lazy and root for the Spurs hahaha

[Spurologist]

Interesting to see who Bradley brings in first

[boston.balla]

ENG US
8(3) Shots (on Goal) 7(3)
6 Fouls 4
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Offsides 2
50% Time of Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Not exactly an embarrassing performance thus far by the yanks. Can't believe possession is 50/50. Huge coup for the US

england is NOT a possesion team. never was, never will be.

[Libri]

I could be lazy and root for the Spurs hahaha

Tottenham???

[boston.balla]

Tim Howard :wow

fantastic save

that's just a decent save, as a striker at this level you cannot miss that, it's like boston missing layups .. ooh shit :lmao

[boston.balla]

btw the possession is so close cause the english want the us to go up front so they can play alot of balls for the wingers .. which imo is a bad tactic they should hammer them in midfield with pressing, us fold easily to that, will probably see such tactic from the other teams in the group.

[DAF86]

that's just a decent save, as a striker at this level you cannot miss that, it's like boston missing layups .. ooh shit :lmao

What made that a great save was the fact that he retained the ball.

[TampaDude]

See thats another thing, when do the seasons start?


Premier League season runs from August to May.

[sonic21]

If the Spanish league is so crappy why didn't a middle of the table team of another league won that tournament? Remember that Atletico beat Liverpool (a supossed English powerhouse) in that tourney.

i didn't say it was crappy, they're just behind the Premier league. And yes this year only 4-5 teams were good in the PL, Liverpool wasn't one of them.

[boston.balla]

it's almost comical how both team just lob the ball upfront .. classical english approach .. classical english result .. proved since 1966 (when the final was homecooking at its BEST .. forget the lakers refs, they are saints compared to what happened back then .. saints I tell you)

[Spurologist]

Nasty tackle. Fantastic camera work

[symple19]

fuckin brits are starting to get a bit too physical

[DAF86]

i didn't say it was crappy, they're just behind the Premier league. And yes this year only 4-5 teams were good in the PL, Liverpool wasn't one of them.

You do realize that there're no actual facts to bealive that the PL is better than La Liga other than personal BS, right?

[boston.balla]

What made that a great save was the fact that he retained the ball.

at that (lack of) power it's not great. Anyways good point if you're not considering shot power. But a coach in that situation ( two defenders sandwiching a striker) will recommended to block to the wing.

[symple19]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh...........so close

[tlongII]

Damn! Should've scored there!

[resistanze]

They really need to attack Carragher, he's not a good defender.

[Spurologist]

Almost

[DAF86]

Great play from Altidore.

[boston.balla]

LOOL @ capello keeping carragher on altidore...

[boston.balla]

They reall yneed to attack Carragher, he's not a good defender.

he's a targetman defender not a wing defender... capello should be aware of such differences.

[lefty]

God saved the Green

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

this is a rippa of a game

[tlongII]

You do realize that there're no actual facts to bealive that the PL is better than La Liga other than personal BS, right?

Money brah. PL has the most money which means they get the best players.

[Spurologist]

They really need to attack Carragher, he's not a good defender.

It might be the ultimate embarassment for Capello if he has to sub a sub

[lefty]

I dont know jackshit about soccer

[SpursTillTheEnd]

Play buddle if we want to win he would of made that shot shit, ONLY REASON I WATCHED THIS GAME WAS TO SEE BUDDLE

[ffadicted]

wheres becks whne you need him lol

[marini martini]

Money brah. PL has the most money which means they get the best players.


Po Land??? WTF??????:lol

[DAF86]

Money brah. PL has the most money which means they get the best players.

Check the last FIFA World player top ten list and see where are most of those players playing.

[boston.balla]

looking at the game to this point i can only reassess that both teams will have a hard time at this cup. the linkup play is abhorrent.

[sonic21]

You do realize that there're no actual facts to bealive that the PL is better than La Liga other than personal BS, right?

If you look at the CL results the last 5 years, only Barça goes far. We can at least compare 4 teams every year.

[tlongII]

Po Land??? WTF??????:lol

Premiere League

[Libri]

Great play from Altidore.

I like that he kept himself upright in that run instead of falling.

[boston.balla]

half a foot lower and it would have been 2-1

[ffadicted]

Fuck man, US left rooney all alone, near perfect ball from gerrard too.

and lefty, don't be butthurt because you don't know anything

[SpursTillTheEnd]

please let findley get another yellow so buddle can play please

[Spurologist]

please let findley get another yellow so buddle can play please

:lmao

[ffadicted]

What a disappointment for england if they tie this game. US have impressed me a bit, but there's no way the game should be tied right now, ridiculous lol

[EricB]

Tottenham???

Yeah, they just won some big game recently the last few weeks correct? Big upset?

[IronMexican]

:lmao

:lol

[SpursTillTheEnd]

man these soccer players flop more then paul pierce and kobe, but on the real clark fucing sucks

[DAF86]

If you look at the CL results the last 5 years, only Barça goes far. We can at least compare 4 teams every year.

And this year they didn't even have one in the semis. Anybody can think what they want, I just hate when people say that a player hasn't prove shit 'till they do their thing in the PL, like if the English league was the NBA and all other FIBA leagues. That's some major bullshit.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

hell yea buddle here we go babyyyyyyyyy

[ffadicted]

See thats another thing, when do the seasons start?

Im thinking English Premier league because thats hyped up here alot and alot of people I know follow it so that would be easy, but when does the damn season start, what are the divisions and teams and what not.

I could be lazy and root for the Spurs hahaha

Root for Man U, I'll show you the ropes, and we're pretty much going through a transition period after Ronaldo left, so it's a good time to start following a team

[EricB]

Damn you altidore!!!

[ffadicted]

About fucking time crouch comes in. Should be starting

[EricB]

Root for Man U, I'll show you the ropes, and we're pretty much going through a transition period after Ronaldo left, so it's a good time to start following a team

Haha

Manchester United would be really easy to root for. Kinda like rooting for the Lakers though right?

With that guy that owns the Buccaneers owner owning them, it would be interesting.

[IronMexican]

About fucking time crouch comes in. Should be starting

The way Rooney has played, he should have started over him.

[Spurologist]

The way Rooney has played, he should have started over him.

I'm more fearful of Defoe

[ffadicted]

Haha

Manchester United would be really easy to root for. Kinda like rooting for the Lakers though right?

With that guy that owns the Buccaneers owner owning them, it would be interesting.

Man U's current owners are fucking terrible, we have a huge gap in the midfield, and ferguson says he doesnt want to spend money this offseason. This would be like starting to root for the lakers after shaq got traded lol

[EricB]

I have to credit some to the FIFA PS3 games sparking interest too. The games are fun as hell to play.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Can someone please explain to me the source and reason behind this continuous 'buzzing' sound during the match?

[ffadicted]

Can someone please explain to me the source and reason behind this continuous 'buzzing' sound during the match?

http://magiarubronegra.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/vuvuzela.jpg

Apparently everybody loves it there. It's fucking annoying. It started being a concern at the confed cup, they thought about banning them, but ended up not doing it

[Spurologist]

Can someone please explain to me the source and reason behind this continuous 'buzzing' sound during the match?

Just wikipedia: Vuvuzela

it's tell you all you need to know. :lol

[Kriz-Maxima]

Just wikipedia: Vuvuzela

it's tell you all you need to know. :lol

Locally they use that and truck horns at games. It can be too much at times.

[DAF86]

That fucking ball is fucking up the quality of play. Players can't measure their passes and shots.

[lefty]

http://magiarubronegra.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/vuvuzela.jpg

Apparently everybody loves it there. It's fucking annoying. It started being a concern at the confed cup, they thought about banning them, but ended up not doing it


Uhoh

You shoudn't have provided Pistons < Spurs with a picture


He is automatically going to Photodhop it, especially with that dude looking like Kevin Durant

[EricB]

Tim Howard is a stud... Wow.


BTW, they said Howard plays in Premier league, so would that make Lefty's statement wrong? haha

jk.

[lefty]

Tim Howard is a stud... Wow.


BTW, they said Howard plays in Premier league, so would that make Lefty's statement wrong? haha

jk.
lol

[EricB]

In my uninformed opinion, just from my uneducated watching, to me, the US hasn't played great. Alot of the play has been in their zone and England has been attacking the whole time. To me it seems the US is VERY lucky its 1-1 besides the gifted goal.

[DAF86]

In my uninformed opinion, just from my uneducated watching, to me, the US hasn't played great. Alot of the play has been in their zone and England has been attacking the whole time. To me it seems the US is VERY lucky its 1-1 besides the gifted goal.

You have to consider that the US is the underdog. They did very well considering they weren't the favorites.

[Libri]

Yeah, they just won some big game recently the last few weeks correct? Big upset?

Yup, they had two big wins against Arsenal and Chelsea.

[Pistons < Spurs]

http://magiarubronegra.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/vuvuzela.jpg

Apparently everybody loves it there. It's fucking annoying. It started being a concern at the confed cup, they thought about banning them, but ended up not doing it




Just wikipedia: Vuvuzela

it's tell you all you need to know. :lol


Thanks for the info. The sound has been pissing me off, but had no idea what the hell it was!!!

[Spurologist]

In my uninformed opinion, just from my uneducated watching, to me, the US hasn't played great. Alot of the play has been in their zone and England has been attacking the whole time. To me it seems the US is VERY lucky its 1-1 besides the gifted goal.

that's fair. England have better players so they're almost always going to have more of the ball. US is playing a counter attacking game. They're waiting a turnover so they can pounce

[Spurologist]

:lmao

excellent sub by Bob Bradley to wait time

[lefty]

What a shitty game

[SpursTillTheEnd]

the coach bradley fucking sucks how are you gonna play buddle for 10 minutes... smh

[DAF86]

I called this tie a year ago, if only I could find the post where I said it.

[lefty]

the coach bradley fucking sucks how are you gonna play buddle for 10 minutes... smh
He was buying time

[EricB]

You have to consider that the US is the underdog. They did very well considering they weren't the favorites.


Oh yeah I know we stink at futbol (after paying attention soccer really is retarded name for it here, it should be referred to as futbol because it is the only true futbol game)

[symple19]

Awesome result, so much for England blowing us out. USA!

[DAF86]

What a shitty game

The fucking ball, I tell you.

[DesignatedT]

ill take it.

[symple19]

Oh yeah I know we stink at futbol (after paying attention soccer really is retarded name for it here, it should be referred to as futbol because it is the only true futbol game)

dude, you're trying too hard. You're an American, it's okay to call it soccer

[SpursTillTheEnd]

why do england people fucking sound like that ?

[EricB]

that's fair. England have better players so they're almost always going to have more of the ball. US is playing a counter attacking game. They're waiting a turnover so they can pounce

Oh I know, I mean the names they talk about for England its almost like they are an all star team.

They remind me of the Blazers of the late 90s early 2000s where they had a bunch of huge names but weren't a "team"

[EricB]

dude, you're trying too hard. You're an American, it's okay to call it soccer


But its not really soccer lol.

Understood.

[Spurologist]

What a shitty game

http://www.topnews.in/sports/files/Frank-Lampard431.jpg

[symple19]

the coach bradley fucking sucks how are you gonna play buddle for 10 minutes... smh

TBH, Bradley managed an excellent game. I don't like the fact that the US played for a tie the last 30 minutes, but otherwise he had an outstanding strategy. He managed to neutralize Rooney for a large portion of the game, as well as switching Dempsey and Donovan around to keep the fresher guy in the right place. This is a good showing that bodes well for the US going forward

[EricB]

The fucking ball, I tell you.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

to all the real soccer fans in here i have a question, do games really start with kids standing in fron of the players or is that only for the world cup

[Biggems]

I wish we would attack more with Donovan, Dempsey, and Altidore

[symple19]

Also, the defensive lapses should lessen once Onyewu regains form. There were a lot of communication problems for the US on the back line in this game.

I'd also like to see Michael Bradley play a whole 90 minutes and not disappear after the first half like he did in this game. The US can't concede the midfield and expect to win games

(To be fair, Bradley was very good in the first half)

[Libri]

Also, the defensive lapses should lessen once Onyewu regains form. There were a lot of communication problems for the US on the back line in this game.

Please, no Spector.

[TampaDude]

Given the fact that we were huge underdogs coming into this game, I'll take the 1-1 draw.

We got a goal we shouldn't have gotten, and didn't get one we should have gotten, so that part of it is a wash.

England had 3 times as many shots on goal, too. Howard is a fucking STUD!!! :hat

GO USA!!!!!

[Spurologist]

Oh I know, I mean the names they talk about for England its almost like they are an all star team.

They remind me of the Blazers of the late 90s early 2000s where they had a bunch of huge names but weren't a "team"

exactly. England hasn't won the world cup or Euro cup since 1966. Mucho pressure on those guys.....maybe they can't handle it cuz the country breathes on their every move

[EricB]

Agree with whoever said they played for the tie.

Im trying to relate it with hockey. It seemed they were content just to kick the ball out and back and just neutralize and kill time. I wish they would've been more agressive.

However again, Im not well versed on the game and not educated so can't speak too much out of turn.

[xellos88330]

USA needs to work on their passing. So many possessions were lost due to the inaccuracy of the passing. If the USA had crisper passing, it could be a different result.

I think the USA lucked out in this one. At times they looked like Greece with thier sloppy play.

[Whisky Dog]

I knew the brits were weak at keeper, and the near post is the only thing that kept him from being the ultimate goat on the play where Altidore abused the brit back line and put the guy on his hip. Really, aside from the first 5 minutes, they looked fairly evenly matched. Brits held the ball more but the surprising play of the back line and unsurprising brilliance of Howard kept them from getting really clean shots. I thought in the 2nd half the US had the best chances although brits had the most chances. Would have loved to see the US win, but good showing, especially by Cherundolo and Gooch and now it's time to do what the US usually doesn't: play up to expectations and defeat the weaker Slovenia and Algeria teams.

[EricB]

exactly. England hasn't won the world cup or Euro cup since 1966. Mucho pressure on those guys.....maybe they can't handle it cuz the country breathes on their every move


Reminds me of the US basketball team in the olympics.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

Also, the defensive lapses should lessen once Onyewu regains form. There were a lot of communication problems for the US on the back line in this game.

I'd also like to see Michael Bradley play a whole 90 minutes and not disappear after the first half like he did in this game. The US can't concede the midfield and expect to win games

(To be fair, Bradley was very good in the first half)
clark sucks why does he start? torres is better

[ffadicted]

Where's Muser lol

[Pistons < Spurs]

I'm not a soccer fan. Never will be. So maybe it's my anti-soccer bias coming through, but I think any sporting event that is allowed to end in a tie is just fraudulent. The rules of the game are what they are, and I understand how the point system works, but it just boggles my mind seeing fans like the ones in Dempsey's Pub celebrating the tie vs England. 90 minutes of play, and no one won. Quit celebrating!!!

[DAF86]

I'm not a soccer fan. Never will be. So maybe it's my anti-soccer bias coming through, but I think any sporting event that is allowed to end in a tie is just fraudulent. The rules of the game are what they are, and I understand how the point system works, but it just boggles my mind seeing fans like the ones in Dempsey's Pub celebrating the tie vs England. 90 minutes of play, and no one won. Quit celebrating!!!

In the second round there's no tie.

[EricB]

As a side note, for someone new to soccer. That was AWESOME. The chants, the national pride, my god that was freaking amazing. For a game with very little scoring its amazing how glued to the TV with every move you can get! Heres to hoping that the mindset Less scoring = boring is going away.

Awesome game, can't wait for the next one! Whens the next American game?

[symple19]

Tale of two halves concerning passing/possession. The US was 50/50 with England at the end of the first half. After the first 15 mins of the 2nd, Bradley packed it in, deciding to play for the tie

[TampaDude]

I'm not a soccer fan. Never will be. So maybe it's my anti-soccer bias coming through, but I think any sporting event that is allowed to end in a tie is just fraudulent. The rules of the game are what they are, and I understand how the point system works, but it just boggles my mind seeing fans like the ones in Dempsey's Pub celebrating the tie vs England. 90 minutes of play, and no one won. Quit celebrating!!!

England was supposed to pound us. Playing them to a draw is basically a victory for the USA.

[DAF86]

As a side note, for someone new to soccer. That was AWESOME. The chants, the national pride, my god that was freaking amazing. For a game with very little scoring its amazing how glued to the TV with every move you can get! Heres to hoping that the mindset Less scoring = boring is going away.

Awesome game, can't wait for the next one! Whens the next American game?

Thursday or friday. I don't remember.

[TampaDude]

As a side note, for someone new to soccer. That was AWESOME. The chants, the national pride, my god that was freaking amazing. For a game with very little scoring its amazing how glued to the TV with every move you can get! Heres to hoping that the mindset Less scoring = boring is going away.

Awesome game, can't wait for the next one! Whens the next American game?

Friday, 6/18, at 9:30 am EDT, against Slovenia.

[symple19]

clark sucks why does he start? torres is better

Agreed, Clark was mostly a non-factor. Could see Bob put him in for the next match...Same with Buddle, although I stand by my statement that Findley was the right start due to his speed. Terry and Carragher were no match for the speed of Altidore and Findley. I'd be concerned if I were England because their back line is reaaalllllllly slowwwww

[EricB]

Friday, 6/18, at 9:30 am EDT, against Slovenia.

FRIDAY!?!?!?!?! OY! :depressed

[Pistons < Spurs]

In the second round there's no tie.

That's good to hear. Something I wasn't aware of.

[Spurologist]

As a side note, for someone new to soccer. That was AWESOME. The chants, the national pride, my god that was freaking amazing. For a game with very little scoring its amazing how glued to the TV with every move you can get! Heres to hoping that the mindset Less scoring = boring is going away.

Awesome game, can't wait for the next one! Whens the next American game?

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html

USA - SLOVENIA 10am on 18th

:tu I feel you. I am not working for 1 whole month. That's how much the world cup means to me.

[quentin_compson]

Very disappointing game by England. Good one by the US, though. Lampard disappearing again like he has done so often in international matches. I hope this was Heskey's last game as a starter.

[symple19]

Well, my day wasn't ruined by a US loss. I can now head out and start drinking in a good mood.

Thank goodness it's WC time!!!!!

GO USA!!!!!!

http://www.djdlmusic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/us-soccer-dont-tread-on-me.gif

[da_suns_fan]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.

[symple19]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.

I hope you die

[resistanze]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.

You're an idiot.

[TampaDude]

http://magiarubronegra.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/vuvuzela.jpg

Apparently everybody loves it there. It's fucking annoying. It started being a concern at the confed cup, they thought about banning them, but ended up not doing it

+1 Those horns are fucking annoying as hell. If you kept blowing one of those at a baseball or football game here in the USA, you'd probably get your ass kicked. :lol

[DAF86]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.


http://s3.amazonaws.com/satisfaction-production/s3_images/32829/get-the-fuck-out_inline.jpg

[DesignatedT]

Slovenia has a chance to really make this group interesting with a win tomorrow.

[Spurologist]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.

Jim Rome??????

Where's your 6 syllable word?

[da_suns_fan]

You're an idiot.

Great, but soccer still sucks.

[TampaDude]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.

Hey, why don't you get the fuck outta the soccer thread, then, loser...

[Brazil]

Very disappointing game by England. Good one by the US, though. Lampard disappearing again like he has done so often in international matches. I hope this was Heskey's last game as a starter.

I agree.

The tie is a very good performance for team USA, both teams will advance for the next stage.

Quit disapointing game for England, they entered in this competition with a classification record of 9 W 34 goals for 6 or 7 taken and they didn't play at their expected level. One positive thing is Johnson contribution, he is very very good.

[TampaDude]

Great, but soccer still sucks.

You're free to leave now...goodbye...

[EricB]

Messi plays for Barcelona? Damn the Spanish league is loaded if that stud is there.

Isn't the Spanish league where all the Brazilian studs play as well?

[ffadicted]

A freaking tie? No single elimination?

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.

The only reason it became the most popular sport is because it is, by far, the cheapest to play. Pele learned to play soccer in Brazil with a sock stuffed with newspaper as a ball and no shoes on his feet.

The game is a total fraud and the US sees right through it.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p222/the_x-phile/ObviousTroll.jpg

[resistanze]

Great, but soccer still sucks.

The majority of the world disagrees. But you're still an idiot.

[da_suns_fan]

Jim Rome??????

Where's your 6 syllable word?

The world cup was freaking HERE in 1994 and it STILL didnt gain a shred of popularity.

We know the game. We play it as kids before we develop hand-eye coordination. Then as we get older, we ditch it for sports which are much more fun to play and watch like football, basketball and baseball.

Basketball, is by far, the most fun to play and its spreading like wildfire across the globe.

Soccer will always have a niche audience here in the US but nothing more. World cups, beckham etc are never going to make the game interesting to us.

[EricB]

:lol I know you soccer aficionados will poo poo him, but I like Lalas. He seems to dumb down the game for us newbies new to the game.

[sonic21]

so why was Heskey playing? It's sad if england doesn't have strikers behind Rooney.

[Brazil]

Soccer is a freaking kids game and will be overtaken by basketball as the most popular sport in the world in our lifetime.



:lmao:lmao:lmao

[ffadicted]

Soccer will always have a niche audience here in the US but nothing more. World cups, beckham etc are never going to make the game interesting to us.

That's cuz you guys suck at it. It's not easy to like something you're terrible at

[DAF86]

The world cup was freaking HERE in 1994 and it STILL didnt gain a shred of popularity.

We know the game. We play it as kids before we develop hand-eye coordination. Then as we get older, we ditch it for sports which are much more fun to play and watch like football, basketball and baseball.

Basketball, is by far, the most fun to play and its spreading like wildfire across the globe.

Soccer will always have a niche audience here in the US but nothing more. World cups, beckham etc are never going to make the game interesting to us.

Yeah, It must be a lot of fun to stand still for four straight hours.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

i agree soccer is boring, thats why i watched it with the mexican commentators they made the game fun to watch

[Brazil]

so why was Heskey playing? It's sad if england doesn't have strikers behind Rooney.

I disagree Heskey is doing what the coach is expecting from him: being the pivotal piece for opening space for Rooney and the midles and he is doing his job perfectly.

[da_suns_fan]

The majority of the world disagrees. But you're still an idiot.

Not forever. Eventually it will be basketball as number one. Especially as smaller nations continue to develop. Soccer was spread as part of English colonization so it was a simple game the entire world was exposed to and could play with minimal, if any, equipment.

But that game is sooooo 1800s. Its just a matter of time. You can already see basketball slowly taking over in parts of Europe and Asia.

[quentin_compson]

so why was Heskey playing? It's sad if england doesn't have strikers behind Rooney.

Good question. England doesn't have a really good second striker to play with Rooney, but I don't see why Capello wouldn't play Defoe or even Bent. Heskey provides nothing that Rooney can't do as well and better.

[EricB]

Where does Dempsey play in Europe? I like his story, he's from Texas, and is pretty good it seems. Im liking that connection to getting into Soccer :)

[da_suns_fan]

Yeah, It must be a lot of fun to stand still for four straight hours.

Stephen Stausburgs debut was much more exciting than that lame soccer game we just saw.

[Brazil]

Not forever. Eventually it will be basketball as number one. Especially as smaller nations continue to develop. Soccer was spread as part of English colonization so it was a simple game the entire world was exposed to and could play with minimal, if any, equipment.

But that game is sooooo 1800s. Its just a matter of time. You can already see basketball slowly taking over in parts of Europe and Asia.

sure and one day the Suns will win a :lobt2:

[sonic21]

Where does Dempsey play in Europe? I like his story, he's from Texas, and is pretty good it seems. Im liking that connection to getting into Soccer :)

Dempsey is playing for Fulham, a London team.

[DAF86]

Stephen Stausburgs debut was much more exciting than that lame soccer game we just saw.

I bet you never saw an entire Basseball game in your life.

[ffadicted]

Not forever. Eventually it will be basketball as number one. Especially as smaller nations continue to develop. Soccer was spread as part of English colonization so it was a simple game the entire world was exposed to and could play with minimal, if any, equipment.

But that game is sooooo 1800s. Its just a matter of time. You can already see basketball slowly taking over in parts of Europe and Asia.

I know you're trying to troll hard, but basketball will never get the popularity of football because basketball has more to do with god given physical ability then skill. Anybody can be amazing at football.

[quentin_compson]

Where does Dempsey play in euroleague? I like his story, he's from Texas, and is pretty good it seems. Im liking that connection to getting into Soccer :)

Fulham, a London based club. They reached the final of the Europa League Cup this season.

[Blackjack]

:lol I know you soccer aficionados will poo poo him, but I like Lalas. He seems to dumb down the game for us newbies new to the game.

I absolutely used to love Lalas back in the day: big-ass ginger, with his crazy-ass hair, goatee and watching him attack the net for headers. He was the resident badass. Loved the guy.

Now he's just a douche; funny what cutting off the hair and exchanging athletic prowess for talking can do to one's image. :lol

[da_suns_fan]

I bet you never saw an entire Basseball game in your life.


:rolleyes

I was actually at game 2 of the 2001 world series of the diamondbacks versus the Yankees.

Randy Johnson pitched a shutout. Matt Williams went deep. Ray Charles sang the national anthem. I taunted the Yankees fans as they left early in the ninth.

That was the best game I ever went to.

[ElNono]

lol Green
lol Capello
lol England

And Lalas and Gamboa made a legendary US full-back duo...

[Spurologist]

The world cup was freaking HERE in 1994 and it STILL didnt gain a shred of popularity.

We know the game. We play it as kids before we develop hand-eye coordination. Then as we get older, we ditch it for sports which are much more fun to play and watch like football, basketball and baseball.

Basketball, is by far, the most fun to play and its spreading like wildfire across the globe.

Soccer will always have a niche audience here in the US but nothing more. World cups, beckham etc are never going to make the game interesting to us.

I'll just say that the US needs more quality players both in the MLS and overseas.....but Please do some research before spewing bullshit.

[Typical London Boy]

Not forever. Eventually it will be basketball as number one.

LOL. Basketball isn't anywhere near being number one in the US, let alone number one in the world.

Much as I love it, objectively speaking, it's just not that popular outside the US.

[resistanze]

Not forever. Eventually it will be basketball as number one. Especially as smaller nations continue to develop. Soccer was spread as part of English colonization so it was a simple game the entire world was exposed to and could play with minimal, if any, equipment.

But that game is sooooo 1800s. Its just a matter of time. You can already see basketball slowly taking over in parts of Europe and Asia.

Nope.

[EricB]

Dempsey is playing for Fulham, a London team.

Hmmmmm Fulham.

Research underway on Fulham :) Thanks alot guys! You were really awesome in being patient. YOu guys could've been dicks and been "bandwagoner" Well technically I am, but hey better late than never!

Will everyone be here for the games tomorrow? I might stay up late to watch haha.

[DAF86]

:rolleyes

I was actually at game 2 of the 2001 world series of the diamondbacks versus the Yankees.

Randy Johnson pitched a shutout. Matt Williams went deep. Ray Charles sang the national anthem. I taunted the Yankees fans as they left early in the ninth.

That was the best game I ever went to.

And I'm sure you didn't see all the plays of that game.

[DaDakota]

Great result, well played match, thank you Clint...from East Texas for the equalizer.

Soccer is gaining in popularity, and the reason it is not more popular is that it simply is not on TV as much as other sports.

Maybe if they put in quarters and timeouts...TVs would be able to get their advertisements in...lol.

DD

[Libri]

Messi plays for Barcelona? Damn the Spanish league is loaded if that stud is there.

Isn't the Spanish league where all the Brazilian studs play as well?

Currently, Kaka is with Real Madrid, Danny Alves is with Barcelona, and Luis Fabiano is with Sevilla.

Ronaldinho used to be with Barcelona but was transfered to AC Milan because he loved the ladies to much. :lol

[Brazil]

Maybe if they put in quarters and timeouts...TVs would be able to get their advertisements in...lol.

DD

please god no !

[da_suns_fan]

I know you're trying to troll hard, but basketball will never get the popularity of football because basketball has more to do with god given physical ability then skill. Anybody can be amazing at football.

Nonsense.

As if you could make it to the national team without being an exceptional athlete or incredible foot speed.

And its going to happen (basketball taking over). It is inevitable.

Lets put it this way: Basketball has a MUCH better chance of replacing soccer in the world than soccer has a chance of gaining any popularity in the US.

Like I said, weve been exposed to soccer for hundreds of years. We just realized it was lame before everyone did.

[pookenstein]

English Goalkeepers...
So fucking funny these guys.

[sonic21]

Great result, well played match, thank you Clint...from East Texas for the equalizer.

Soccer is gaining in popularity, and the reason it is not more popular is that it simply is not on TV as much as other sports.

Maybe if they put in quarters and timeouts...TVs would be able to get their advertisements in...lol.

DD

that's one of the things i don't like when i go to the us, ads in movies, show, sports. 1 ad maybe but more is too much.

[Spurologist]

Hmmmmm Fulham.

Research underway on Fulham :) Thanks alot guys! You were really awesome in being patient. YOu guys could've been dicks and been "bandwagoner" Well technically I am, but hey better late than never!

Will everyone be here for the games tomorrow? I might stay up late to watch haha.

Check out this goal from Dempsey. It was voted Fulham's goal of the season.

VeL1DXp-PuU

[da_suns_fan]

And I'm sure you didn't see all the plays of that game.

WTF?

Lets compare soccer and baseball for a sec. The freaking highlight of that USA/England match was what you would call an error on a routine ground ball in baseball.

Thats it. THATS what you missed.

[TampaDude]

Maybe if they put in quarters and timeouts...TVs would be able to get their advertisements in...lol.


So true... :lol

[pookenstein]

Basketball will never get the popularity of football because basketball has more to do with god given physical ability then skill. Anybody can be amazing at football.

You mean like this?
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6530/glendavislyingdown.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/i/glendavislyingdown.jpg/)

I think thats not god given. Maybe Kentucky fried given.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Hmmmmm Fulham.

Research underway on Fulham :) Thanks alot guys! You were really awesome in being patient. YOu guys could've been dicks and been "bandwagoner" Well technically I am, but hey better late than never!

Will everyone be here for the games tomorrow? I might stay up late to watch haha.

You will find alot of fans who don't actually follow club soccer, but yet get right into the world cup.

I don't follow soccer, but come world cup time i am glued to the TV.

[sonic21]

WTF?

Lets compare soccer and baseball for a sec. The freaking highlight of that USA/England match was what you would call an error on a routine ground ball in baseball.

Thats it. THATS what you missed.

in soccer, players are real athletes. You can be a fatass and play baseballl. That's not a real sport

[da_suns_fan]

LOL. Basketball isn't anywhere near being number one in the US, let alone number one in the world.

Much as I love it, objectively speaking, it's just not that popular outside the US.

I didnt say that it is. I said it will be. Manybe not in England. But just check out China. Check out the NBA is that is becoming half filled with international players these days.

Basketball has exploded around the globe as its been exposed more and more.

[EricB]

Thats so awesome. Dempsey seems like a budding star. Did they say he came off the bench? Is he not considered a great player?

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Steve Nash hates you because you hate soccer.

[ffadicted]

Ok, lemme put it this way. Any other sport has as much a chance of catching football in the next 10 generations as I do of surviving those 10 generations

[Spurologist]

WTF?

Lets compare soccer and baseball for a sec. The freaking highlight of that USA/England match was what you would call an error on a routine ground ball in baseball.

Thats it. THATS what you missed.

do they run about 7 miles a game?

[Whisky Dog]

Hmmmmm Fulham.

Research underway on Fulham :) Thanks alot guys! You were really awesome in being patient. YOu guys could've been dicks and been "bandwagoner" Well technically I am, but hey better late than never!

Will everyone be here for the games tomorrow? I might stay up late to watch haha.

Their was a piece on him recently on E60 or something like that. Apparently as a kid his parents were driving him 3 hours each way to Dallas to play select soccer against better comp but stopped to fund his older sister's promising tennis career. Then his sister died and he got back into playing soccer in the better leagues and used it as a way to cope with the tragedy, as did his parents too. Pretty interesting stuff, and he and Donovan are definitely the catalysts for the American attack. If they can convert chances the US team is dangerous. Even more so if Altidore can convert rushes like the one that went off post today.

[da_suns_fan]

Great result, well played match, thank you Clint...from East Texas for the equalizer.

Soccer is gaining in popularity, and the reason it is not more popular is that it simply is not on TV as much as other sports.

Maybe if they put in quarters and timeouts...TVs would be able to get their advertisements in...lol.

DD

Again, you assume its an exposure thing when thats total nonsense.

Ask most Americans what the first sport the remembering playing in an organized fashion and theyll probably say "soccer".

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

No sport will EVER catch Soccer. Geez some people are dumb.

[MannyIsGod]

I called the 1-1 draw. Bradley played for it so much in the 2nd half though, and that was really disappointing. The game really needed some Hercules Gomez early in that 2nd half but Jozy nearly made all of England cry.

Pretty good game. I'm happy with the result.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Called the draw as well Manny.

That shot that went off the pipes in the second was what if big time...

Content with the draw, let's move on.

I am really regretting right now not following through on plans to go to the World Cup this year. Gonna have to make it happen for 2014.

[rascal]

that's one of the things i don't like when i go to the us, ads in movies, show, sports. 1 ad maybe but more is too much.

In past years in the US they used to cut out of soccr games while the game was going on for commercials. ABC isn't doing that this time.

[EricB]

Their was a piece on him recently on E60 or something like that. Apparently as a kid his parents were driving him 3 hours each way to Dallas to play select soccer against better comp but stopped to fund his older sister's promising tennis career. Then his sister died and he got back into playing soccer in the better leagues and used it as a way to cope with the tragedy, as did his parents too. Pretty interesting stuff, and he and Donovan are definitely the catalysts for the American attack. If they can convert chances the US team is dangerous. Even more so if Altidore can convert rushes like the one that went off post today.

Yeah with Jeremy Schapp.

I'd only heard of Dempsey back in May cause Mike Taylor talked about him on STSA representing Texas and the US so I've had that name along with Bocanegra Donovon and Howard.

[lefty]

Fuck you USA, fuck you USA , fuck you USA



Because of you, England is pissed, and they wii play 200% hard against Algeria.



Fuck you

[rascal]

Called the draw as well Manny.

That shot that went off the pipes in the second was what if big time...

Content with the draw, let's move on.

I am really regretting right now not following through on plans to go to the World Cup this year. Gonna have to make it happen for 2014.

It is even. The gift goal and the shot off the bar equal out. The US was lucky to escape with the tie.

[The_Worlds_finest]

Fuck you USA, fuck you USA , fuck you USA



Because of you, England is pissed, and they wii play 200% hard against Algeria.



Fuck you

Fuck you pussy fart. Now instead of England beating your shit country 3-1 they will beat them 3-0

[TampaDude]

Fuck you USA, fuck you USA , fuck you USA



Because of you, England is pissed, and they wii play 200% hard against Algeria.



Fuck you

:lol

[Spurologist]

Fuck you USA, fuck you USA , fuck you USA



Because of you, England is pissed, and they wii play 200% hard against Algeria.



Fuck you

:lol

Just complete a decent amount of passes to Robert Green and you should be good

[EricB]

BTW, reading up on Fulham, seems like a really cool team to follow. Been playing on the same field in the cottages since 1896! Thats CRAZY!!! Awesome stuff!!

[Muser]

Never have I seen a team fold after going 1-0 up.

I love how England have the best Goalkeeper in the premiership rotting on the bench whilst we have this turd who can't even catch a fucking ball.


Congrats USA, you deserved a win tonight.

[Spurologist]

Never have I seen a team fold after going 1-0 up.

I love how England have the best Goalkeeper in the premiership rotting on the bench whilst we have this turd who can't even catch a fucking ball.


Congrats USA, you deserved a win tonight.

Interesting decisions by Fabio in the game. How does he not know King and Milner can't go 90 minutes. Fabio likes Crouch/Heskey with Rooney but I like Defoe. You have Hart starting the next game?

[Muser]

King shouldn't be in the squad, he's the Greg Oden of English Football. Milner was way too aggresive and picked up stupid fouls, IMO he should come of the bench.

Defoe would be a good choice as long as Heskey doesn't see the pitch at all and bring Crouch off the bench for the last 20 mins.





Fabio is great, but god damn he's treating Hart like he sucks.

[sefant77]

British goalkeepers, its so funny.

I just dont get it, why the fuck are they unable to produce good talents?

Every cup there are probably at least 6-7 german goalkeepers better than the one playing for England.

Its sad and funny.

England will never win a worldcup if they dont fix this problem (and the mental problem they have allready with penalties)...

[DaDakota]

Again, you assume its an exposure thing when thats total nonsense.

Ask most Americans what the first sport the remembering playing in an organized fashion and theyll probably say "soccer".
No assumption, just the truth.

As a father, who has two boys, that is true, but they as they get older they want to play what they see on TV.

And that is baseball, basketball and american football.

Soccer is a fantastic sport, and as it gains in popularity here in the states the national team will get better.

Now cricket and rugby are not all that popular...

DD

[lefty]

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6769/1276375582415.jpg

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I don't know what is worse, the fact this draw has attracted all the "soccer is so boring, that's why us Americans don't watch it" idiot crowd or having to read lefty posts pretending he knows shit simply because he posted "English keepers suck" right before the goal...

[ffadicted]

I don't know what is worse, the fact this draw has attracted all the "soccer is so boring, that's why us Americans don't watch it" idiot crowd or having to read lefty posts pretending he knows shit simply because he posted "English keepers suck" right before the goal...

+ a few

[EricB]

americans dont watch it cause were not good at it.

Period.

Once that changes, it will change. That and a more successfull american soccer league.

[lefty]

I don't know what is worse, the fact this draw has attracted all the "soccer is so boring, that's why us Americans don't watch it" idiot crowd or having to read lefty posts pretending he knows shit simply because he posted "English keepers suck" right before the goal...
Insightful as always :rollin

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

americans dont watch it cause were not good at it.

Period.

Once that changes, it will change. That and a more successfull american soccer league.

Exactly. When it comes to international sport, alot people are not suprisingly bandwagoners. If your country sucks at a sport, there is much less chance you will watch them and less chance they will be televised nationally, thus less chance the game grows.

It is a cycle. The teams gets better, more people watch, they get more coverage, the sport grows, more talent comes through, the team gets better, more people watch etc etc etc. Not sure which step is the starting point but you get my picture :lol

Heck you can give Rugby some time and i bet the USA will be representing well at the World Cup. They are even holding part of the Rugby Sevens tournament in Las Vegas

http://www.usasevens.com/event.aspx

To me you have 2 main groups of fans -

1.) Those who actually love the sport, follow it at various levels and of course barrack for their country at the international competitions

2.) Those (like me) who don't really follow the sport but love it at an international level and support their country.

[ElNono]

The MLS has grown, and so has US Soccer. They're still not a top squad in the world, but they're making progress slowly but surely. And the coverage of the World Cup has changed dramatically in the country. This tournament's coverage has been top notch, with all games being played live and in HD, alongside 3D and mobile broadcasting, and simulcast in Univision HD in spanish. ESPN has also invested in 'Match Trucks' (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703433704575302943674975172.html?m od=WSJ_latestheadlines) in big markets like New York and Los Angeles, serving international food and showing the matches on the street.

Let's hope they keep it up... :tu

[MannyIsGod]

I don't know what is worse, the fact this draw has attracted all the "soccer is so boring, that's why us Americans don't watch it" idiot crowd or having to read lefty posts pretending he knows shit simply because he posted "English keepers suck" right before the goal...

I know this is not what you're talking about but the bar I watched the game at had an amazing crowd. The entire bar was into it and I feel sorry for the 4 or 6 Englishmen there because they got everything they said thrown right back at them (some by me lol lol).

But what was cool was how into it the crowd was even though they didn't know shit about the game. There were some people that knew the game, but others who leaned over and asked me why they stopped while tied. I'm tired of repeating about how its growing over here, but today was the first time I've ever seen a crowd like that for a soccer game in this country.

Also, the first bar we went to was so full they wouldn't let us in so this was actually just a bar we walked into in downtown Denver. There was nothing planned here (as evidenced by the wait staff and bar tenders who had to work their ass off since they were not expecting such a huge crowd) about it and the amount of people who came downtown to watch the games was really really impressive.

I don't think (well and I hope) you don't have to put up with the whole "its boring" schtick very much longer because there was not one person in that bar who felt this game was boring at any point.

[Spurologist]

I know this is not what you're talking about but the bar I watched the game at had an amazing crowd. The entire bar was into it and I feel sorry for the 4 or 6 Englishmen there because they got everything they said thrown right back at them (some by me lol lol).

But what was cool was how into it the crowd was even though they didn't know shit about the game. There were some people that knew the game, but others who leaned over and asked me why they stopped while tied. I'm tired of repeating about how its growing over here, but today was the first time I've ever seen a crowd like that for a soccer game in this country.

Also, the first bar we went to was so full they wouldn't let us in so this was actually just a bar we walked into in downtown Denver. There was nothing planned here (as evidenced by the wait staff and bar tenders who had to work their ass off since they were not expecting such a huge crowd) about it and the amount of people who came downtown to watch the games was really really impressive.

I don't think (well and I hope) you don't have to put up with the whole "its boring" schtick very much longer because there was not one person in that bar who felt this game was boring at any point.

:tu

[Libri]

BTW, reading up on Fulham, seems like a really cool team to follow. Been playing on the same field in the cottages since 1896! Thats CRAZY!!! Awesome stuff!!

I have followed Fulham because they've had US players on the team. They even had the nickname of Fulhamerica back in 2008 because they had five American players, Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Brian McBride, Casey Keller, and Eddie Johnson.

That McBride was a quality player for Fulham. :tu He returned to the MLS (Chicago Fire) to finish up his career.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I know this is not what you're talking about but the bar I watched the game at had an amazing crowd. The entire bar was into it and I feel sorry for the 4 or 6 Englishmen there because they got everything they said thrown right back at them (some by me lol lol).

But what was cool was how into it the crowd was even though they didn't know shit about the game. There were some people that knew the game, but others who leaned over and asked me why they stopped while tied. I'm tired of repeating about how its growing over here, but today was the first time I've ever seen a crowd like that for a soccer game in this country.

Also, the first bar we went to was so full they wouldn't let us in so this was actually just a bar we walked into in downtown Denver. There was nothing planned here (as evidenced by the wait staff and bar tenders who had to work their ass off since they were not expecting such a huge crowd) about it and the amount of people who came downtown to watch the games was really really impressive.

I don't think (well and I hope) you don't have to put up with the whole "its boring" schtick very much longer because there was not one person in that bar who felt this game was boring at any point.

I actually know a ton of American's that love football, so I can see what you're saying being true. Also, the whole "we don't watch it 'cause its boring" schtick is 10 times more annoying to American fans of the sport that get lumped with that crowd simply for being American. I've got friends that absolutely hate it :lol

Either way, its good to see the US is finally getting into football :tu

[urunobili]

http://www.djdlmusic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/us-soccer-dont-tread-on-me.gif

:toast

[TDMVPDPOY]

that was a nice performance by team usa, kept on attacking to see an openning or a lapse in teh defense, didnt get many opportunities but when they did, they were a threat...

england lol continues to suck if lampard gets alot of touches but does jackshit...so much for hyping up rooney for this wc when he barely touch the ball

wc is lame when some of the players are on a contract year, ball hogging wankers

[velik_m]

Called the draw as well Manny.

That shot that went off the pipes in the second was what if big time...

Content with the draw, let's move on.

I am really regretting right now not following through on plans to go to the World Cup this year. Gonna have to make it happen for 2014.

Don't regret it, Brazil is a much better destination than South Africa anyway.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Don't regret it, Brazil is a much better destination than South Africa anyway.

dont both have high crime rates? :(

[velik_m]

England's goalkeepers:

Seaman:
ExUX7MBk5UM

Robinson:
Dmws59X1cNg

Carson:
GxefXTqeVi4

Green:
O2xqhDat_yw

Seaman on the club level:
ZWv8x0-6UTw

[sefant77]

Don't regret it, Brazil is a much better destination than South Africa anyway.

Yeah for sure, but still the crime rate sucks ass there. Nothing will beat the party of 2006 in germany, that was the most awesome cup ever.

(i live partly in germany and brazil).

[sefant77]

How get americans to watch soccer :rollin

http://www.slatev.com/video/how-get-americans-watch-soccer-futbol-football-world-cup/

[Spurologist]

How get americans to watch soccer :rollin

http://www.slatev.com/video/how-get-americans-watch-soccer-futbol-football-world-cup/

:lmao

That shit's gonna bomb. Nobody is gonna give two shits about chest traps or throw in stats. Interrupting the game when there's a great chance for a goal was hilarious though.

[Spurologist]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3784/29125418818995488502785.jpg

:lmao

[sefant77]

http://www.abload.de/img/usaengxg9m.gif

[scott]

I know this is not what you're talking about but the bar I watched the game at had an amazing crowd. The entire bar was into it and I feel sorry for the 4 or 6 Englishmen there because they got everything they said thrown right back at them (some by me lol lol).

But what was cool was how into it the crowd was even though they didn't know shit about the game. There were some people that knew the game, but others who leaned over and asked me why they stopped while tied. I'm tired of repeating about how its growing over here, but today was the first time I've ever seen a crowd like that for a soccer game in this country.

Also, the first bar we went to was so full they wouldn't let us in so this was actually just a bar we walked into in downtown Denver. There was nothing planned here (as evidenced by the wait staff and bar tenders who had to work their ass off since they were not expecting such a huge crowd) about it and the amount of people who came downtown to watch the games was really really impressive.

I don't think (well and I hope) you don't have to put up with the whole "its boring" schtick very much longer because there was not one person in that bar who felt this game was boring at any point.

I'll post pictures later in a thread titled "Americans Don't Care About Soccer" for our friend Sense.

If the crowd at my place is any indication, Soccer is the most popular sport in San Antonio. The crowd at our place made St. Patrick's Day seem like a slow Tuesday afternooon.

Great result for USA!

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

What's awesome about soccer is that the game can change some quickly. One team can play better the whole game without scoring and can find itself down 1-0 due to some quick good play by the other team.

Most games mean you are glued to the tv for 90+ minutes

with basketball you can usually turn it off at half time if your team is down 20+

[SAtown]

How get americans to watch soccer :rollin

http://www.slatev.com/video/how-get-americans-watch-soccer-futbol-football-world-cup/

Lucky Charms Rainbow cam??? :lmao

[redzero]

What's awesome about soccer is that the game can change some quickly. One team can play better the whole game without scoring and can find itself down 1-0 due to some quick good play by the other team.

That's supposed to be a good thing?

[Spurologist]

Klismann just said Howard is a top 5 goalkeeper in the world. hmmmm

Casillas
Buffon
Cesar
Cech
Van Der Sar/Howard

I might agree...... a bit homerish though

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

That's supposed to be a good thing?

yep. It is a game of skill, but with an element of luck and uncertainty to it :lol

[lefty]

http://a.yfrog.com/img96/413/zit.jpg

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol @ USA thinking they are a world class team.

[lefty]

NY Post = embarassment

[EricB]

:rolleyes F'ing new York post....

[DAF86]

:lol @ USA thinking they are a world class team.

Who said that?

[lefty]

who said that?
espn

[Whisky Dog]

The US is a dark horse. You never know what they will do. If they are clicking they can beat the best in the world like last year but they have a propensity to play well under that level a lot. They intrigue with flashes of brilliance then falter against weak teams.

[Texas_Ranger]

Who said that?

Everytime I watch sport news on an american channel their reporters are like USA was very bad one year ago, but after that shitty confederations cup, than no one gives a shit about, they are one of the best teams in the world. LOL... USA soccer always sucked ass, and right now it definitely isn't so great. They are 14th on the Fifa rankings list just cause they play 90 % of games against shitty teams.

[Muser]

http://a.yfrog.com/img96/413/zit.jpg

:lmao:lmao

[Spurologist]

http://a.yfrog.com/img96/413/zit.jpg

:lmao

local tv outlet just said the USA won 1-1 and I was loling.

[lefty]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1139/tumblrl3x34btiyx1qz6l95.jpg

[Texas_Ranger]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1139/tumblrl3x34btiyx1qz6l95.jpg

:lol

[TampaDude]

http://www.abload.de/img/usaengxg9m.gif

:lmao

[ElNono]

USA vs England in Legos

gXo2nm2ODF0

[MannyIsGod]

LOL!

Thats so awesome.

[resistanze]

USA vs England in Legos

gXo2nm2ODF0

:lol

[MannyIsGod]

Oh and I love some of the haters. First, the USA isn't a world class team, then they're knocking them for considering a draw with England a "win" when many of the same haters were posting about Rooney hatricks and how the US was certainly going to get their ass kicked.

I want some links to videos or articles where someone from ESPN calls the US team world class. Even the biggest homer on their team - Alexi Lalas - hasn't said that shit.

[Bukefal]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1139/tumblrl3x34btiyx1qz6l95.jpg

:rollin

[Muser]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1139/tumblrl3x34btiyx1qz6l95.jpg

I remember seeing that face live and nearly pissing myself :lmao

[englishspursfan]

why were you all booing him?