Anybody know any good anti Slovenian insults?

Greasy Bohunks? 

"If we lose this match, we're out and won't be moving on to the Round of 16."

Great, let's end this thing here!

Posted by: beedubya at June 18, 2010 09:58 AM (AnTyA)

Well, 52% are absolute idiots. 

(NewsCore) - A German soccer fan is being treated for an ear injury supposedly inflicted by a vuvuzela, Germany's Bild reported Thursday.

Sven Wipperfurth suffered pain and hearing loss after an anonymous trumpeter unleashed a blast from the controversial instrument right next to his ear Sunday.

He's been off work sick since and is on medication for tinnitus -- a constant ringing in the ears -- after doctors diagnosed what could be the worldÂ’s first case of a vuvuvela-inflicted injury, the German tabloid said.

"It was so loud that I winced," Wipperfurth told Bild. "These devilÂ’s trumpets must be banned!"

Fuck behind again.

Come on USA..... !!!!!

@ 48%er at June 18, 2010 10:24 AM (OThQg)

No it's not.

Keep calm.

Play with a fast ball curiculation to outfox slovenia and the chances will come.

the vuvuzuela would make a good soundtrack for my life lately

http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/

If we draw, the next match will be a nail-biter.

The words "soccer" and "nail-biter" are mutually exclusive terms. And that old grizzled gym coach was always right.

"They just showed a fat guy, real fat, without a shirt drinking a brewski. I am not sure what side he was rooting for?"

Did he have a unibrow and a goat's milk mustache?

@ Shrek at June 18, 2010 10:29 AM (ZESU0)

He cares enough to complain about an already lost game.

You are a patriot rooting for the opponents of the USA?

Go Molvania!!!  The Brzezk Daycare has 25 cartons of cigarettes riding on this game!

You are a patriot rooting for the opponents of the USA?

Posted by: gdg

I would have to care to be rooting for opponents of the USA, yes?

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 18, 2010 10:41 AM (0GFWk)

did he say "Let me be clear, I inherited that call from the previous ref"?

Slovenia -- gheyest after goal dance ever. 

@Shrek

Goal...

 the taliban and shrek are cheering !

 the taliban and shrek are cheering !

Posted by: gdg at June 18, 2010 10:42 AM (JS+7s)

Yeah, the taliban are huge fans of Christians from the Balkans.

@  Shrek at June 18, 2010 10:44 AM

You must be soooo proud of yourself.

Shouldn't we have sent Peyton Manning, Larry Fitzgerald, Adrian Peterson and other recognizable players instead of these no-name guys?

Not to mention Patrick Kane and Ryan Miller...

Team USA is right on track. That was a perfectly played half, just the way I drew it up and asked them to play it. This 5-2 win will be so exciting that 37 more Americans will watch their next game and actually cheer for them.

Is it worth my while to drive up to DC to see Strasburg pitch against the Sox? 

Then again, Obama will no doubt be there rooting on his favorite team, so maybe I'll take in Sunday's game. 

Now I know what the US army must feel when code pink is cheering them on.

Brrrr.

Soccer sucks. Nobody important cares.

It's a "small person" sport, as Carl-Henric Svanberg might say.

Slovenia ... would be received here with cries of "Ayoba," a South African expression

Um... .why? No - don't answer that. I don't care.

GOAOOOOOOOOOL !!!!!!!! 

@ Old grizzled gym coach

No, I'm compairing the bitching of code pink against team USA about a game they don't like.

Thats all, like some here are convinced soccer is some kind of commie conspiracy.

Whehehe, it is sometimes amusing and I know it is not that serious but some really seem to mean it.

Whehehe, it is sometimes amusing and I know it is not that serious but some really seem to mean it.

Posted by: gdg

In other words, you really are that tone deaf and immune to the notion you may be the only one here who take the World Cup seriously.

Wow. More of this "soccer is for sissies" crap. Is that more childish than "then kick this sissie's ass, dickhead!"?

@ Shrek at June 18, 2010 11:21 AM

Some seem to think it is a commie conspiracy.

I hate commies and like soccer.

A few brains are exploding as we speak.

Boring is one thing. But pussies? Geez.

Wow. More of this "soccer is for sissies" crap. Is that more childish than "then kick this sissie's ass, dickhead!"?

I agree.

Posted by: andycanuck at June 18, 2010 11:25 AM (7b1Uc)

Yup.  Lesson learned is don't touch the remote.

Posted by: Naqamel at June 18, 2010 11:33 AM

That sounds suspiciously like Duke basketball.

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!

Three more goals for th 5-2 win, USA.

Posted by: 48%er

Pussies, wheeehehee ;-)

Offside goal they said.

not true.

Asshat ref.

Posted by: Ben at June 18, 2010 11:44 AM (wuv1c)

Hobo porn is a sport?

Even if you hate soccer, this could be turning into a pretty exciting story

no. no it can't. The sooner america is out of this tourney, the sooner ESPN and other networks stop trying to shove this god awful excuse of a sport down our throats. 

no. no it can't. The sooner america is out of this tourney, the sooner ESPN and other networks stop trying to shove this god awful excuse of a sport down our throats. 

Damn. Just when I was starting to get into it.

Posted by: Y-not

Word.  I leave for Pebble around 7am tomorrow morning... have tickets for Saturday and Sunday.

@ Ben at June 18, 2010 11:46 AM

What will that make you?

A proud loser?

Word.  I leave for Pebble around 7am tomorrow morning... have tickets for Saturday and Sunday.

Posted by: Terry at June 18, 2010 11:49 AM (+7Usq)

Leave your wife at home if she's white.  Trust me.

Posted by: Farmer

Besides, what are they going to put on ESPN 8 instead, anyway?

I'm always down with us beating Euros at anything.

Ref will not be back....

Bye bye !!

Leave your wife at home if she's white.  Trust me.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz

No way... my clubs will be in the trunk...if she gets hooked up I'll go play!

no. no it can't. The sooner america is out of this tourney, the sooner ESPN and other networks stop trying to shove this god awful excuse of a sport down our throats.

That's a little strong. Seems to me there are a lot of people interested.

I would bet that 50 percent of the people "interested" in the world cup are watching for two reasons.

1. The spectacle.

2. They're nationalists who want america to win at everything.

Every world cup or olympics we are told by the media that soccer is coming to america and everytime nothing comes of it..

2-2

congrats USA.

Come back from 2 down. Great play USA.

Hm. I must have missed the news about the squads of gunmen going around forcing people to watch soccer at 10 am.

He's weak minded. If it's on TV it means he must watch it. Or something.

Posted by: HeatherRadish

Golf doesn't have a sideline, but if it did, at Pebble the sideline would be the most beautiful stretch of coastline in California, so I'll probably go with a nice refreshing beverage rather than knitting.

208 181 Ghey, unless your team won the Superbowl.

Or when they win the Stanley Cup for the 1st time.

fuck soccer and the assholes trying to shove it down our throats.

Hm. I must have missed the news about the squads of gunmen going around forcing people to watch soccer at 10 am.

i think he is refering to the over coverage. ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc are all pushing soccer. They always do. There has been more coverage of the world cup than the stanley cup playoffs, yet more Americans are fans of hockey than soccer.

He isn't being literal with the "craming it down our throats", but the non stop coverage of a sport that draws little interest in america is excessive.

Leave your wife at home if she's white.  Trust me.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz

No way... my clubs will be in the trunk...if she gets hooked up I'll go play!

Posted by: Terry at June 18, 2010 11:53 AM (+7Usq)

Oh, well if that's the case, you should be hoping Tiger shoots better than he did yesterday, or he won't even be around Saturday and Sunday.

Posted by: 48%er at June 18, 2010 11:54 AM

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It means USA has a real chance of getting to the next round.

Winning against algeria muslims.

The taliban won't like that, that's for sure.

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 18, 2010 11:56 AM (0GFWk)

See, now, I consider that to be fairly bad.  So, it appears a tie is not healthy.

He's weak minded. If it's on TV it means he must watch it.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor

You watch it on TV.

Coincidence?  I think not.

"Further -- any game that even allows a zero-zero tie is a waste of time."

 American football is a waste of time?

Posted by: Ben at June 18, 2010 12:00 PM (wuv1c)

They flip a hooligan.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 18, 2010 11:31 AM (snlsw)

Treason and total hate of our Constitution isn't important.  Especially when it happens in a foreign land.

I am still ticked that conservative pundits haven't been able to explain to the douchebags that Arizona isn't making any sort of "immigration law", only identifying those who are allowed here under current law.  The lefties keep claiming that Arizona is infringing on Congress' power to establish uniform laws of naturalization, but not one conservative (that I have heard) has pointed out that Arizona is neither trying to change the citizenship/residency status of anyone, nor deporting anyone.

But ... there's no logic or reason left in our political discourse.  The left just screams the most transparent and ridiculous lies one could imagine and the right (the GOP leadership and our squishy pundits) lets them.  When one finally nails the left for their deceit and criminality, the GOP throws a shit-fit.  Better that no one mentions Shrillary's traitorous and insane comments in a foreign land, since that might just make some on the right explain what it really means and that would embarrass the GOP and the squishes.

I'm just waiting for this nation to split, now.  It is beyond repair at this point.

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 18, 2010 12:01 PM (0GFWk)

Just about as far North as you can be without being a dirty fake-American Canadian.

i think he is refering to the over coverage. ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc are all pushing soccer. They always do. There has been more coverage of the world cup than the stanley cup playoffs, yet more Americans are fans of hockey than soccer.

I'd be interested to see the ratings numbers.

Considering it is on mid day, I can't imagine they are great. I am also willing to bet that they drop dramatically here in America when the US team loses its way out of the tourney.

Posted by: Monty at June 18, 2010 12:04 PM (4Pleu)

SVN 2:2 USA.

I get that America is just another country these days, no better and no worse than any other country, but this illustration is extreme.

Look, soccer has to allow ties, by its nature.  Some of these guys are running 7 miles a game, sprinting a lot of it.  You can't just have them play until they score a tie-breaking goal -- you'd have guys dying on the pitch.

Why not skip the game entirely and call it a tie?

And what's a pitch? don't bring that soccer lingo on this blog.

Slovenia people. We tied Slovenia.

I am willing to bet most of you can't point to Slovenia on a map. Hell its only been an independent country for about 15 years.

We couldn't beat Yugoslovia's top hat.

Posted by: Naqamel at June 18, 2010 12:07 PM (UMwMT)

...and tetherball, hopscotch, marbles, synchronized swimming, hide and seek....

How does a team move on when everyone in the division(conference, bracket, whatever) is tied?

They settle it with a round of rochambeau.

LMFAO. Priceless. Maybe they should do something less injurious. Measure the girth of their nutsacks, winner moves on.

round robin potato sack race.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at June 18, 2010 12:07 PM (5LYVy)

Who watches soccer to see their personal "life score" played out?  And, if you take that angle, what in life disallows use of your hands?  It was opposable thumbs that lifted Man above apes, but soccer hates thumbs and penalizes you for using them.  Life lesson?

Posted by: Ben at June 18, 2010 12:00

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The one who scored the most goals.

What a lot of people don't seem to know is that

a win gives you 3 points

a tie 1 point

You have to tie three times to make up for a win.

I admit soccer sometimes is or looks boring but the winnig or losing of yards is exactly the same as american football but it is a contiuing process.

If you look at it that way it's the same as football without the commercial breaks. So it is not that boring after all. Commercial breaks are boring.

Soccer needs a few things a stopped clock a video ref and a little larger goal and maybe 3 -20min plays or 4 -15 min plays.

I think that making the goals twice as large as they currently are would help a lot...same goes for hockey.

Hockey scoring is fine the way it is. If they need more arbitary points to keep spazoids happy just start awarding 7 points for a goal.

Then a common hockey games will end 28-21, 35-21, 28-14 etc. so... not much different than football.

Average scoring of a Monday night football game is about 50 (both teams added together).  Average score of a NHL hockey game is about 6.  50/7 = 7.

Soccer... what can we do to make that sport more interesting? Play a different sport. I'm afraid this one is structurally gay. It's a tear-down.

"Please provide me the date and competing teams of the last NFL game that ended in a zero-zero tie."

  The Arizona Cardinals first regular season game ended in a 0-0 tie when they played the Chicago Bears on October 10, 1920. 

 American football allows the possibility of a zero-zero tie. By your standards then it must be completely worthless.

Pistols at ten paces.

Penalty shot, eh?

Soccer is thougher than I thought.

Soccer... what can we do to make that sport more interesting? Play a different sport. I'm afraid this one is structurally gay. It's a tear-down.

perfect description

249 US is now seeded on the third round and they have yet to win a game - priceless.

Uh, no, the US is not "seeded" on the third round. That's not how it works. We're still in the group stage. Top two out of our group will move on to Round of 16.

None of that. The rules are fine. They're stupid, but all sports' are.

The players just need to try to score. Low final scores aren't the problem. Games with a low number of scoring attempts have random results; they're fundamentally not sports.

One very good team that took more shots on goal than tradition demands could dominate and revolutionize soccer. Until then, it's bullshit.

Posted by: Dirk Diggler at June 18, 2010 12:13 PM (lE7cq)

There's the possibility of a lot of things.  What's the probability of an American football game ending in a 0-0 tie compared to the probability of a soccer game ending in a 0-0 tie?

 The Arizona Cardinals first regular season game ended in a 0-0 tie when they played the Chicago Bears on October 10, 1920. 

Wanna run that by me again?

Maybe Obama should appoint a Soccer Czar and appoint a committee to try and help soccer be more accepted in the States. 

"Let me be clear......."

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at June 18, 2010 12:25 PM (5LYVy)

I can't say that I've ever gone to Costas for opinions on anything.  As to Will, he also addresses the dreaded "jeans" issue ... so, you might want to revise this a bit.

And just for the record, Slovenia is not Slovakia.

Czechoslovakia no longer exists... but more importantly, Slovenia was never a part of it to begin with.

Hey the fact that this referee from Mali found some "phantom foul" by a US player--thus denying us a 3rd goal--while simultaneously not spotting a real foul, which would have given us a penalty kick is just proof that there's been a rift in the Bamster's family ties back home in Kenya.  If his brothers, uncles, cousins and such had been "taken care of" by the Bamster, the fix would have been in with the referee from Mali.   Instead the Bamster, that schmuck, had failed to deliver the swag to  Nairobi.   No swag, no "fix".  Didn 't President Zippy learn anything in Chicago?

And just for the record, Slovenia is not Slovakia.

Czechoslovakia no longer exists... but more importantly, Slovenia was never a part of it to begin with.

Yes, It was part of Yugoslavia. It was the first nation to break away from Yugoslavia when their constitutional crisis began in the late 80s early 90s.

Slovenia people. We tied Slovenia.

I am willing to bet most of you can't point to Slovenia on a map. Hell its only been an independent country for about 15 years.

We couldn't beat Yugoslovia's top hat."

It's better than that.  We broke even with a country of 2 million people.  Think about it.  USA:  300+ million; Slovenia 2 million.  That goal disallowal was bullshit though.  Hopefully we'll pull off a win against Algeria.  I mean, it's Algeria...oh wait.  I said that about Slovenia... 

For once, I agree with Drew.

Those two Slovenian goals were butt-ugly.  They really shouldn't have happened.  Cripes, Howard was just standing there on the first goal. 

More scores should be a priority without becoming easy scores.

Cut the ff-ing crying and girly hugging.

There are alot of legit arguments and comments on soccer here, except for the commie thing maybe, but the FIFA is a bunch of corruptocrats that do not want to change the game with  solutions like a video ref who can make a call that is 100% correct for instantance if it is a goal or a penalty.

It could be for reasons of corruption. But it is still difficult to exactly determen the outcome of a game for bookmakers. People on both sides would have to be in on it and than techically it must be executed correctly. A shot on goal must be on target for the goalie to let it go and cash in.

Green USA- England?

Bender,

That second Slovenian goal wasn't much better, but the first was just jaw-dropping.  I noticed the lack of comments on TV as well.  That was a shot that he should have easily had.

Posted by: schizuki at June 18, 2010 12:44 PM (Xd9fe)

Good luck. I tried, and I mean I really tried, 4yrs ago. But the games went on endlessly (the ones I watched), went into OT or shootouts.

Trust me, if you want to watch it, just have the TV on and be doing something else.

Speaking of which, I ever tell you guys about my apt? The only one that overlooks the pool? And as I post, 3 blondes are going swimming.

Later...

USA Wins Again! this time 2-2 v. Slovenia!

USA!USA!USA!USA!USA!USA!USA!USA!

I'll bet there is someone in here complaining about how boring soccer is but keeps all the stats in MLB and even listens to baseball on the radio.

Guilty. But ,my grievances with soccer go beyond the fact that I find it boring. Well, boring and some other things. And for the record, golf on t.v. and NASCAR - not my thing either.

Specifically, 1) soccer, buy a damn scoreboard with a clock and someone to operate it. Due to stoppage time, soccer is the only sport where you do not know when it will exactly end. Baseball - 27th out. Football, basketball, hockey - all have clocks. Football and basketball even have clocks on overtime. Hockey - nothing more exiciting than an overtime game in hockey - next goal wins.

2) Lack of scoring - look, I like a good 1-0 baseball game, especially when a pitcher is really on their groove, hitting spots. Most 1-0 soccer games look like both teams just hanging around the middle waiting for the other team to screw up. Result - a sort of sloggy, defensive orientated game. One of the worst things that happened to hockey was the ascension of the New Jersey Devils in the mid-90s. The trap defense made the game look like.....well, soccer.

When the NFL and the AFL merged in 1970, the rules were modified, so I'm not sure I'd count any game prior to that. Further, the Cardinals weren't in Arizona in 1920 -- they were in (IIRC) Chicago. Even further further: if you had to go back to 19-frickin-20

Yeah... Chicago Cardinals. We had 2 teams.

Even further, there weren't any "pro" players in football back then as we know them.

All those dudes in that 1920 game? They had day jobs.

Posted by: Monty at June 18, 2010 12:50 PM (4Pleu)

Usually, it is not us.

You know what's great about baseball?

Me!

Stats are very exciting, in and of themselves.  Humans love stats.  Humans love lists.  The existence of a plethora of highly interesting stats in baseball is a good part of its appeal.

.....

.....

Sports for nerdy accountants?

....

It's still not as a gay as soccer.

If the Cubs ever win a Series, Cubbies are going to burn that joint down.

If the Cubs ever win in my lifetime, I plan on being drunk the rest of it.

Okay, I must apologise to the USA fans in here for snarking that the US was set to humiliate itself. I'm off to go catch a raven and eat it.

That was a good game and the US should have won it 3-2.

"When the NFL and the AFL merged in 1970, the rules were modified, so I'm not sure I'd count any game prior to that. Further, the Cardinals weren't in Arizona in 1920 -- they were in (IIRC) Chicago. Even further further: if you had to go back to 19-frickin-20 to find a zero-zero tie in American football, that pretty much makes my point.

 Umm...no that wasn't your point. Quote:

 "Further -- any game that even allows a zero-zero tie is a waste of time."

 NFL rules theoretically allow a game to end in a 0-0 tie. Whether it has happened or happens frequently is irrelevant. Therefore, according to you, the game itself is a waste of time.

That's why, as they say in MMA, you never put it in the hands of judges.

Ties suck. I think MMA needs to add more rounds to let conditioning determine it. No one wants to see a good, close fight end prematurely (although they still don't hardly ever tie, it gets judged on points).

Only problem is when you occaisonally get exhausted douchebags staring at each other and tapping shoulders for 10 minutes... no one wants the fight to continue and there it's so godawful painful that there needs to be some mechanism for ending boring fights when neither fighter seems to want to.

See, when you get both sides just competing for a tie or neither is aggressively playing, they're smart enough to realize to spectators that it's fuckin poison to to the sport.

Even if you win the match on points, if you're a lazy ass fighter UFC will not be booking you for many more fights. Even if you lose, if you go all out and give a good show you'll get more chances.

NFL rules theoretically allow a game to end in a 0-0 tie. Whether it has happened or happens frequently is irrelevant. Therefore, according to you, the game itself is a waste of time.

Dirk Diggler, master semiotician for hire.

Lamest argument ever. When you've reverted to trying to argue what your oponent thinks with him, you've already lost and you're desperate.

Anyone remember Jeff Bagwell? Anyway, back when I was a fan, we were at a Astros v Padres game (1994 maybe) and Bagwell had 30-40 kids asking him for his autograph before the game, during batting practice. We all heard him cussing, talking about pussy, and saying how the "screaming brats" were getting on his nerves. He looked over at the kids and said "shut the fuck up", grabbed his crotch and spit in their direction. That shitty treatment of 5-12 year olds became the norm (not that extreme, ever) rather than the exception.

 Hey give Bags a break. With all the steroids he was on that year, he was bound to be a little irritable. 

The stats separate the greatest players from the great players over the span of their careers.

No they don't.

Stat's lack context.

A hit is a hit is a hit. But a hit against a good pitch is a tougher then a hit against a poor pitch.

Statistics are just statistics. It's marginally useful for people trying to use statistical analysis to predict game outcomes and bet on them, but even then, it's ultimately meaningless on 'any given Sunday'.

But hey... I'm not a baseball guy.

And if you want, you can enjoy that thrill, what, 162 times per season? I wonder how many hours of boredom that would create?

Tell it to Vin Scully. And the people who have listened to him over the years.

Wow, how complex. Single, double, triple, in the park or out of the park, bunt, base stealing, sac fly and squeeze plays. It's a regular chess match of unrivaled complexity in the world of sports

Actually, the match up of pitcher vs. batter is pretty close to chess. You have an average 1.42 seconds from the time the ball leaves a major league pitcher’s hand till the batter has to make contact. In that 1.42 seconds, you have to decide 1) what type of pitch (4 seam fastball – probably gonna stay straight, 2 seam – gonna cut either inside or outside, curve – depends, 12-6 (drop down) or straight (left to right) slider (backdoor, you have 1.42 second to decide if it’s a 90 plus mph fastball that just is gonna miss its spot and hit you on the ass or whether you should stay in and wait for it to break) and then 2) location and then 3) in the zone/outside the zone.

Seriously, what happens in soccer that takes 1.42 seconds to decide? Should I do another toot on that damn noise maker or just mug someone in the stands?

We really need a new thread. Either that, or I am gonna do a pitch by pitch breakdown of The Greatness classic outing against the Indians last year.

Lamest argument ever. When you've reverted to trying to argue what your oponent thinks with him, you've already lost and you're desperate.

 Thanks for the tip Socrates, but next time try paying attention to the thread. I wasn't the one continually clarifying my initial statement.  

I have been told that misspeaking, over and over, can get you into trouble.

Uh, dude, you were the one that started the baseball is chess crap. And, I guess it would be a split decision to take a shot, if it werenÂ’t for the fact that 90% of soccer is played in the middle of the damn field where no one takes a shot anyway.

Oh, yea, “this is gay” = great argument. Usually when one is losing a debate, one starts the ad homenim attacks. Golf – hey, I already said I’m not into golf either, so not sure where that one came from.

Now, does soccer take skill and talent – yes. Never disputed that. As I first noted, its not my sport. There are things about soccer I just donÂ’t like – mainly that it is too much defense (in the middle)  and lack of an actual time clock.

If you are leaving, do me a favor, donÂ’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Sorry if I pissed you off. Didn't mean to.

No problem – it’s the freaking internets. Nothing important.

 I'll watch ballet. At least the chicks are cute.

Truth be told, I may be the only person who watched the Iditaroid. Dog racing – yea, I can see where people will think that is boring. The difference – I am not telling everyone how great it is. And I really don’t even mind the soccer fan telling me how great the game is: they are a fan, so of course they think it is great. Now, I am tired of ESPN telling me how great it is. I am tired of FIFA telling me how great it is. And yes, I am tired of Europe, Africa, et. al. telling me how great it is. Look, soccer, you got fans in the U.S. good for you. But, at least for the immediate future, please do not tell me its gonna surpass football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, golf in popularity. It isn’t. Why – because we Americans like scoring. We want 42-41 football scores, we want 7-6 baseball scores, we want 111-110 basketball scores. We like scoring.

Soccer may never gain the popularity here that it enjoys else where until the governing body figures out how to get the average game to 5-4, not 1-1.

Monty, look at it this way. Listen to baseball on the radio, or soccer?

"Low and inside, bases loaded."

Or

"Ball kicked back across mid-field".

Pretty much sums it up, eh?

Posted by: That guy who can;'t shut up and just leave everyone alone at June 18, 2010 03:11 PM (gMONh)

No. They just need England to tie or beat Algeria and Slovenia, and to win themselves against Algeria. Basically it amounts to routing for England and themselves.

But England is looking crappy. This is one lousy group really.

"Ball kicked back across mid-field".

Pretty much sums it up, eh?

Which was one of the earlier points I made: until you get soccer past the middle of the field, where its  defensive minded game, it just isnÂ’t going to get that popular here.

The NHL had a similar problem in the mid 90s with the New Jersey Devils. The Devils ran a center ice trap which made scoring very difficult. They pretty much played 3 seasons of 2-1, 2-0 or 1-0 hockey. And it was boring. So, what did the NHL do, tinkered with the rules, negated the advantage, scoring went up and the game started to get popular again.

I dunno -- if it weren't for the constant harping about how much I ought to like it, I'd probably dislike it less atavistically than I do. I

You had the same attitude about vegetables when you were young.  

The thread is deadÂ…Â…Â….Jim

I don't recall anyone telling others in the soccer threads that they need to or should like it or that it will be a big sport here

Yea - that would be wrong.

You anti soccer types suck. Don't like the sport? Stay the hell off the thread. You've become sports trolls.

Thank you. It is that type of future blind adherence we will expect out of camp leaders like you. For that type of spirit, you will get extra serving of gruel tonight.

LSU beating Texas 3-0, top of the 2^nd in the College World Series.

I guess all the cobloggers and Ace got confused and thought a soccer game lasted as long as a cricket game and they only had to put up one thread for 3 days.

Good work Algeria.

England, quit wanking and PLAY SOME BLOODY FOOTBALL for a fucking change.

Wow,

How's this for interesting?

Algeria tied England 0-0.  This means that Slovenia has 4 points, USA and England have 2 and Algeria 1.

Now, if the US beats Algeria, they most likely move into the 2nd round (the only way they wouldn't is if England ties Slovenia and it's a 4-4 tie or something).  But here's the kicker.  The US could actually lock up the top spot if England beats Slovenia.  England and the US would both have 5 points each, but unless England outscores Slovenia like 4-0, the US would get the top spot because of offensive goal differential.  Talk about oddities...