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gregduboc
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Post Number: 438
Registered: 11-2008
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 10:05 am:   Edit Post

Here we go again!!



GO BRAZIL!!!!!!!!!!!

Greg
chrisalembic
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Post Number: 122
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 10:27 am:   Edit Post

Nice one, Greg!!

Go Germany!!!
tbrannon
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Post Number: 1188
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 1:33 pm:   Edit Post

The USA got a gift goal, but we'll take the draw....
chrisalembic
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Post Number: 123
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 6:42 am:   Edit Post

Actually I'm pretty positive that USA will make the group stages. Tim Howard did a great job.
mario_farufyno
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Post Number: 453
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 - 2:21 pm:   Edit Post

So far, Germany is the only country who showed something worthy... Congrats!
adriaan
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Post Number: 2509
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 - 2:24 pm:   Edit Post

What, no love for the Netherlands?
bsee
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Post Number: 2464
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 9:32 pm:   Edit Post

Go vuvuzelas! I mean go, get out of here!!!!!

Been watching some very good football. They've been talking about the ball, but most of the odd bounces I've seen can be related to wet weather and altitude.

Germany definitely played well, but the red card to Cahill was questionable and, I believe, factored into the final score.
slawie
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Post Number: 220
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 9:40 pm:   Edit Post

I agree with you on all fronts Bob.
While I was watching the game my wife ran upstairs thinking
we were being attacked by a swarm of bees!

The send off was dubious and a couple of offside
non calls but that is the nature of the game.
Missing the hand ball is inexcusable though.

slawie (grumpy old Australian sore loser)
ajdover
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Username: ajdover

Post Number: 836
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 9:42 pm:   Edit Post

It's soccer. Let me sum it up ..

"he's got he ball .... he's kicked it to someone else .... and he's kicked it to someone else ... and ... he takes a shot at the goal .. and.... no score .. the other team gets the ball ... they kick it around ... take a shot at the goal ... and no score...."

Repeat for about 90 minutes and you have a soccer game.

Oh, BTW, they call a 4-0 game a "rout."

Sorry, folks, but when the U.S. and Britain end a game tied, I don't call that exciting. I call it average. I know that it is a taxing game to play having played it myself, but it's just ... boring. But that's just me. To each his/her own, as they say.

Alan
tbrannon
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Post Number: 1189
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 9:56 pm:   Edit Post

Great outcome for NZ earlier today!!!
harald_rost
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Post Number: 194
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 12:30 am:   Edit Post

I'm really surprised of our German team. Especially because some good players are not with the team because of injury. But we have to wait until strong teams are coming. Australia was not that good at this day.

Harald
jacko
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Post Number: 2629
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 1:19 am:   Edit Post

I'm with Alan on this one. Football has never sparked my interest and unfortunately we're now being bombarded with it from all directions. This is also one of the few times that being an Englishman living in Scotland has it's downside. Here in the central region, a minority of Scots will support everyone that plays against England and will go out of their way to propagate their 400 year old grudges. On saturday I passed at least 5 houses in my estate flying the stars and stripes.

Graeme
dannobasso
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Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 1267
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 3:43 am:   Edit Post

It just never caught on in the states in all these years. Many young girls and boys play it, schools have teams and new immigrants and their descendants love the game. Not sure what it is but the paying public haven"t gone for it. But the rest of the world seems very interested. Hooters opens for the 7:30 am games. Breakfast of champions!
bigredbass
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Post Number: 1407
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 8:02 am:   Edit Post

Myself, I'm waiting on an different sport that's huge in the rest of the world to 'catch on' here: F1 (along with WSBK and MotoGP).

Although parts of me do want to become a soccer hooligan at times . . .

J o e y
bsee
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Username: bsee

Post Number: 2465
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 12:22 pm:   Edit Post

I have to say that I am getting very tired of the flopping. The least little contact and guys fall like they've been shot and hold onto a knee or ankle. It sucks when they do it for a free kick, and even more so when they try to draw a yellow against their opponent. For such a worldwide game that draws nations together, it really seems to lack honor.

-bob
keith_h
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Post Number: 1633
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 12:34 pm:   Edit Post

Bob,
There's always Rugby if you want to watch a full contact sport where they don't fall down each time they are hit. :-)

Keith
ajdover
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Username: ajdover

Post Number: 837
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 12:58 pm:   Edit Post

Bob - it's not flopping... it's acting. These guys should all get Academy Awards.

Alan
chrisalembic
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Post Number: 124
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 1:27 pm:   Edit Post

This years Academy Award for Best Actor goes to: Christiano Ronaldo ;-)
adriaan
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Post Number: 2511
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 1:30 pm:   Edit Post

Don't go putting any ideas into his head - it's already far too large!
chrisalembic
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Post Number: 125
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 1:34 pm:   Edit Post

For us football fans, it will definetely be an interesting world cup. Though I have to say, I am a little bit disappointed about the low number of goals in most games. I was surprised though on how well North Korea, NZ, and Switzerland did so far. Those underdog teams really stepped it up.
tbrannon
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Post Number: 1190
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 3:30 pm:   Edit Post

Agreed on the flopping to get fouls. Unfortunately, it's become a part of the game.

I totally understand the lack of interest from people who didn't grow up with the sport. It's much like cricket, baseball and other sports with wait time or low scores, in that it's easy to be bored by it when you don't fully understand the game. If you truly understand a sport, it's easy to be excited by a 1-0 final score. Take baseball for example- watching pitch selection, the shifts of the defense, all make it interesting (assuming you know what to watch for).

In my opinion, the World Cup is definitely in the same category- it's very entertaining if you understand the strategy, skill and nuances of the game, but incredibly boring if all you see is a bunch of guys kicking a ball around.
keith_h
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Post Number: 1634
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:22 pm:   Edit Post

I look at soccer/football much as I do baseball. To me both lose a lot when seen on television and are best watched at the park/field.

Keith
gregduboc
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Username: gregduboc

Post Number: 439
Registered: 11-2008
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:25 pm:   Edit Post

Keith, I totally agree with you.
It's just liking watching a concert live or on DVD. You get the better details on the TV, but nothing beats the vibe of being there!

Greg
grateful
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Username: grateful

Post Number: 327
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 1:27 am:   Edit Post

Ah cricket: what a great game, where even five days may not be long enough to achieve a result!
speicky
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Post Number: 408
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 12:39 am:   Edit Post

anyone for tennis ? :-)
artswork99
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Post Number: 1175
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 5:16 am:   Edit Post

Quite a record match at Wimbledon this week!
bsee
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Username: bsee

Post Number: 2473
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 9:38 am:   Edit Post

No surprise that Isner got smoked coming back today. The surprise is that either man could walk coming back to finish the fifth, let alone play.
adriaan
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Post Number: 2516
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 1:58 pm:   Edit Post

Smoked by a Dutchman, of course. We're on fire. (Sure enough.)
white_cloud
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 6-2010
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 2:50 am:   Edit Post

LOL, I just read ajdover's reference to "the USA vs Britain" game!!

AJ, if you said that over here in the UK you would literally have millions of Scottish, Welsh & Northern Irish people chase you back across the Atlantic with flaming torches & pithforks.

Ours is a small subdivided collection of nations - all very territorial :-)

John.
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4479
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 7:07 am:   Edit Post

Alan wrote:

"Repeat for about 90 minutes and you have a soccer game."

I used to think the same thing, but watching a little of the World Cup has educated me. It should read: "Repeat for about 90 minutes. Then, when you think the game is over, some ref says "hey, let's play another 3 or 4 more minutes". Now what the heck is that all about?

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P.S. An Alembic bubuzela?

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adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2522
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 7:17 am:   Edit Post

Anybody care to explain American Football? Proper rugby I can appreciate, not that.
paulman
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Username: paulman

Post Number: 443
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 7:38 am:   Edit Post

The one thing the World Cup educated me on i the Vuvuzela. I'd never heard of it before but now, I can't get the sound outta my head!

If you have a Droid or Android phone there are several Vuvuzela apps out there. My office co workers that have those phones (4) and I all downloaded, and then simulated the World Cup experience right here in the office.....Zzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x4

tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 1192
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:13 am:   Edit Post

Adriaan,

What questions about American football do you have?

Toby
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2523
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:27 am:   Edit Post

Toby - I have no questions, thanks!

It's probably the same with all team sports. Once in a blue moon you get to see a great game. So mostly it tends to be a complete waste of time, and you still watch the game just in case some player pulls off a brilliant move.
speicky
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Username: speicky

Post Number: 409
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 4:02 pm:   Edit Post

tomorrow: The Netherlands vs. Brasil
on Saturday: Argentina vs. Germany

too bad that two of the five top teams (for me, anyway) have to pack their things and leave after the quarters... the fifth being Ivory Coast :-)
jet_powers
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Username: jet_powers

Post Number: 497
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 4:05 pm:   Edit Post

American football is easy...

Australian Rules? Can somebody explain footie to me. I think it's pretty cool but I don't understand it. Perhaps if they showed here more often?

JP
jet_powers
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Username: jet_powers

Post Number: 498
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 4:05 pm:   Edit Post

American football is easy...

Australian Rules? Can somebody explain footie to me. I think it's pretty cool but I don't understand it. Perhaps if they showed it here more often?

JP

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