FIFA World Cup

[Will Kalman]

Hopefully for their sake, England has decided to discontinue their Holographic Goaltender program.

[Theo O.]

Hopefully for their sake, England has decided to discontinue their Holographic Goaltender program.

Zing

[Max Hayter]

England were ***ing ***.

[Steve Ekstrand]

What the Hell... The world's gone made....

[Theo O.]

Ok. That Portugal vs Korea match was just plain hillarious. 7-0 Dear leader should give them all public lashings :unimpressed:

I hope Portugal don't get too comfortable because Brazil is going to tear them up, Ronaldo vs Maicon

[Rick Brown]

Watched some of a Brazil game Sunday. Yes the first goal was impressive, but overall reinforced my feeling that it's the most boring game. What, 30 seconds of real highlights out of 1.5 hours of playing time? Many many games ending in 0-0, winning games of 1-0. Get rid of the stupid offsides rule so there can be more scoring. Just IMHO.

[Will Kalman]

... but overall reinforced my feeling that it's the most boring game.

That's a little harsh, Rick. You make it sound like baseball! }:)

[Max Hayter]

reinforced my feeling that it's the most boring game.

I don't know you anymore, man!

[Rick Brown]

... but overall reinforced my feeling that it's the most boring game.

That's a little harsh, Rick. You make it sound like baseball! }:)

Well, OK, baseball is in there. And it's not as boring as NASCAR.............

[Jeff Shyu]

the thing that i really dislike about soccer... everyone's trained to take a f'n dive... EVERYONE.

OH MY GOD YOU TOUCHED MY TOES.. incoming triple summersult follwed by a Family Guy-esk hands on shin gasp, as they look around with their shifty eye hoping that the ref called it. if not, they hop up a few seconds later and resume.

This was blatantly exhibited over the weekend between Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire, where Kaka bumped shoulders with Keita, no more than i would in the office around a corner, and the guy falls to the ground holding his FACE?!..

seriously?

[Theo O.]

the thing that i really dislike about soccer... everyone's trained to take a f'n dive... EVERYONE.

OH MY GOD YOU TOUCHED MY TOES.. incoming triple summersult follwed by a Family Guy-esk hands on shin gasp, as they look around with their shifty eye hoping that the ref called it. if not, they hop up a few seconds later and resume.

This was blatantly exhibited over the weekend between Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire, where Kaka bumped shoulders with Keita, no more than i would in the office around a corner, and the guy falls to the ground holding his FACE?!..

seriously?

Lol.

But seriously, having played, I know that some of those contacts can be very painful and when you are in the right and the other player was too aggressive, it's a way to call the refs attention. Granted I've seen some shameful display where there wasn't even any contact and the player grabbed his leg in agony.

They are not trained to take a dive, they are just capitalizing on the opportunity provided by the other player...all part of the beautiful game my man

[Doug Rowse]

But seriously, having played, I know that some of those contacts can be very painful and when you are in the right and the other player was too aggressive, it's a way to call the refs attention. Granted I've seen some shameful display where there wasn't even any contact and the player grabbed his leg in agony.

They are not trained to take a dive, they are just capitalizing on the opportunity provided by the other player...all part of the beautiful game my man

I'm watching the Mex-Uruguay match now and it's beautiful for the amount of diving that is getting completely ignored. At least 20 dives in the first half, all cheezy, have just been waived off though real contact has been penalized. In my book, this is the best ref'ed match of the entire WC. It's also a shocking well played match.

[Jeff Shyu]

my friend had a great suggestion:

introduce a pink card.

you get a pink card for acting like a sissy.
2 pink cards get you a yellow card.

[Kurt Rahn]

the thing that i really dislike about soccer... everyone's trained to take a f'n dive... EVERYONE.

OH MY GOD YOU TOUCHED MY TOES.. incoming triple summersult follwed by a Family Guy-esk hands on shin gasp, as they look around with their shifty eye hoping that the ref called it. if not, they hop up a few seconds later and resume.

This was blatantly exhibited over the weekend between Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire, where Kaka bumped shoulders with Keita, no more than i would in the office around a corner, and the guy falls to the ground holding his FACE?!..

seriously?

The best is when they take a guy out on a stretcher, then just as it gets to the sideline, the guy miracualously pops up and runs back on the pitch. Classic!

[Steve Ekstrand]

I have a friend who was crippled in a high school soccer match. Guy blindsided him with a full on kick to the side of the knee. Problem was the ball was on the other side of the field and the refs were turned to the ball. The offending player joined in on the ball and left Adam on the field collapsed in pain. I think his parents were arrested for assault afterwards. It was a big brawl. Many surgeries and countless hours of rehab. My friend can walk and golf.... But he'll never have full function. No repercussions. As only the parents and a few spectators saw it. My friend had no idea at the time who did it or what had happened. 25yrs later of course, somebody would have camera phone video of it.


For the pro's.... Who needs rules. Full contact. No offsides. No sissy hands rules. Only possible rule I'd have is only the goalie can hold the ball. Other than that??? Rollerball baby!

[Theo O.]

the thing that i really dislike about soccer... everyone's trained to take a f'n dive... EVERYONE.

OH MY GOD YOU TOUCHED MY TOES.. incoming triple summersult follwed by a Family Guy-esk hands on shin gasp, as they look around with their shifty eye hoping that the ref called it. if not, they hop up a few seconds later and resume.

This was blatantly exhibited over the weekend between Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire, where Kaka bumped shoulders with Keita, no more than i would in the office around a corner, and the guy falls to the ground holding his FACE?!..

seriously?

The best is when they take a guy out on a stretcher, then just as it gets to the sideline, the guy miracualously pops up and runs back on the pitch. Classic!

[Jeff Shyu]

was talking to my friend the other night as we watched a replay of the US v. Slovenia match.

her: i like watching soccer, but sometimes if you blink, you miss the goal
me: that's because at times, it's so boring that you just zonk out and only get waken up by the announcers screaming

the back and forth is just .. boring. 15 minutes without a shot on goal is totally common. I just don't have the attention span for that..

[Steve Ekstrand]

World Cup '94 Brazil v USA

I was supposed to be at Palo Alto for this game but had to give my tickets away at the last minute. I hosted the Trinidad-Tobago delegation to World Cup '94 and in return had great tickets to all the matches. But I only attended the Rose Bowl games. I can't believe Leonardo got out of this country alive. Match should have been over at that point as the benches cleared and the USA players killed Brazil. But no... Total civility. Momentum was turning in USA favor, and Leonardo just ended our hopes with a singled elbow.

Leonardo- Red card, four game suspension, and 5000 pound fine.

Ramos-Three months in the hospital with a fractured skull.

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[Theo O.]

was talking to my friend the other night as we watched a replay of the US v. Slovenia match.

her: i like watching soccer, but sometimes if you blink, you miss the goal
me: that's because at times, it's so boring that you just zonk out and only get waken up by the announcers screaming

the back and forth is just .. boring. 15 minutes without a shot on goal is totally common. I just don't have the attention span for that..

Dude, I stand in the Fontana heat for 1+ hour chasing cones, it all depends on how much you are into what you are doing or watching

[Kurt Rahn]

I have a friend who was crippled in a high school soccer match.

I gave someone a compound fracture of the lower tibia and fibula while making a slide tackle near the sidelines. It was one of the freakiest things I've ever had the displeasure of seeing.

[Lily Liu]

my friend had a great suggestion:

introduce a pink card.

you get a pink card for acting like a sissy.
2 pink cards get you a yellow card.

I love it!

[Steve Ekstrand]

I have a friend who was crippled in a high school soccer match.

I gave someone a compound fracture of the lower tibia and fibula while making a slide tackle near the sidelines. It was one of the freakiest things I've ever had the displeasure of seeing.

Eeew....I'm assuming you weren't trying to cripple the kid.

My mom's second husband killed a guy making a tackle in college football. Quit immediately and never played again. Before that he was apparently pretty gunho about being an "enforcer". Later in life I guess the OC designation on his federal felony record and 6 years in prison for brokering a hit shows he... "got over it".

[Kurt Rahn]

I have a friend who was crippled in a high school soccer match.

I gave someone a compound fracture of the lower tibia and fibula while making a slide tackle near the sidelines. It was one of the freakiest things I've ever had the displeasure of seeing.

Eeew....I'm assuming you weren't trying to cripple the kid.

My mom's second husband killed a guy making a tackle in college football. Quit immediately and never played again.

Nah, I was going for the ball. I always played aggressively, but this time the kid's leg was in the perfecty wrong position when I came down. I never played again competitively after that.

Before that he was apparently pretty gunho about being an "enforcer". Later in life I guess the OC designation on his federal felony record and 6 years in prison for brokering a hit shows he... "got over it".

You have an interesting family ;)

[Christine Grice]

Holy crap man!

Watching this morning's games on espn gamecast.... If I wasn't in a cube farm I would have been yelling

[Max Hayter]

Whew!