Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by argentine soccer fan, Feb 12, 2024.

  1. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
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  2. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    It's weird that the women's team can be diverse but not the men's. It's almost as if Lalas is just dropping outrage bait for outrage clicks.
     
  3. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Isnt Lalas just saying something we’ve been saying at bigsoccer since before it was bigsoccer, namely, that the US doesn’t have one style like, say, Holland, it has many styles? And that is an obstacle we have to overcome? And then there was the resistance to all of Jurgen’s Germans, especially Timothy Chandler.

    I just read the words on the page, I don’t know if he has a history of this. But yeah, if he posted the same thoughts here but with a screen name that hides his identity it wouldn’t be remarkable.
     
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  4. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Get them from St Louis.....a lot of players from there were on the 1950 WC team! :coffee:
     
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  5. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Lets see if riBer fills the stadium in Seattle. Traditionally Boca is the club of the people and riBer is the club of the privileged. So, probably their fans will have the means to travel and follow them. But I doubt we'll see the same passion we see in Miami. It's amazing what's happening in Miami!
     
  6. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  7. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's well-known that Lalas is a Trumpite and an idiot, so I can't say I'm shocked.

    Also, he thrives on just saying stupid shit just to be "controversial."
     
  8. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Better get this in before River Plate plays. South American teams are unbeaten so far!

    Nah, they should beat the Japanese team, but we'll see.
     
  9. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    SoCal burbs
    Club:
    Los Angeles
  10. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Lala & Carli Lloyd were doing some press for 365-days-till-kickoff in NYC. Serving ice cream outside Fox News studios or some shit. And the only thing I could think of - yet another gdamn WC with this talentless but too opinionated muppet. :mad:
     
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  11. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  12. Lala for president
     
  13. celito

    celito Moderator
    Staff Member

    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  14. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    In fairness, I'm not 100% positive Demi Vollering is human either.
     
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  15. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And Baba Booey to y'all.

     
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  16. Hey, rinsh your mouth:mad:
     
  17. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    SoCal burbs
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Florida Panthers be like

    [​IMG]
     
  18. chaski

    chaski Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 20, 2000
    redacted
    Club:
    Lisburn Distillery FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Guam
    (L)O(L) Canada
     
  19. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Capacity crowd @ Orlando CWC match!


    Journalist Maher Mezahi reported on social media that ahead of kick-off between South Korean side Ulsan and South African outfit Mamelodi Sundowns, there were just 97 people inside the 25,500 capacity venue.

    With 10 minutes to go before the match started, Mezahi shared that he believed just 557 fans had made it to the game. It was later announced that the official attendance was 3,412.
     
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  20. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    I mean this in the most positive way. She has the capability to be a dominant GC rider. Her win at La Vuelta seemed so easy, as if she was just having a walk on the beach. Were it not for an ugly crash, she certainly would have won last year's Tour and very nearly did anyway*.

    *By the way, this was probably the greatest ending to any race of any kind that I've ever witnessed.
     
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  21. I saw a few months before kick off prices for package(?) something going into the thousands, iirc even far over 10,000$.
     
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  22. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    20 June....ST Benfica vs Auckland............Starting @ $11! :whistling:
     
  23. Are those the famous cheapest tickets, originally priced at 350$?
    The imbecils thought they were having a goldmine and were going to use the scam ticket sales method of dynamic pricing.:ROFLMAO:
     
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  24. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    Since you've all been asking, here are my thoughts on the Club World Cup so far.

    Well, I finally buckled and got DAZN. Between DAZN and Apple TV, I'd trade my kingdom for an English-language announcing crew that doesn't make me want to vomit. Why is this so hard? Both platforms seem to hire on the assumption that if someone is English (or at least sounds vaguely English) then they simply MUST know something about soccer, right?

    The games themselves have been interesting so far. When people say that only UEFA teams matter, it strikes me as extraordinarily imperialistic. As if things that happen in the 90% non-European world are utterly insignificant compared to what happens in the 10%. Most of the games between European and American teams have been fascinating and the clash of styles is far more pronounced than at the World Cup.

    Regarding the crowds, yes, some have been paltry. But guess what? When Suriname plays Uzbekistan in an expanded 48-team World Cup, it's going to be exactly the same. FIFA doesn't care about the concept of supply and demand because they're making far more money off the underlying grift than the actual games.
     
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  25. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    For all those who celebrate.

    Was watching the Knicks in a bar and only heard the audio later on Stern. Al Michaels laughed his ass off when he came in
     

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