Since we won, you all have to call it soccer till next world cup.
Lmao.
Since we won, you all have to call it soccer till next world cup.
How does that change anything I said? It's American hypocrisy at its finest. The rest of the world needs to get over it when the US poaches stars or players but when it's an American player going elsewhere, they're traitors, defectors, unpatriotic to the highest magnitudes.
Verano gonna Verano, as always.
absolutely, I'm not crapping on the men's team. They're making progress, but this is the ladies' night.
How does that change anything I said? It's American hypocrisy at its finest. The rest of the world needs to get over it when the US poaches stars or players but when it's an American player going elsewhere, they're traitors, defectors, unpatriotic to the highest magnitudes.
congrats refs, you win... too?
American Men team isnt as bad as a lot of people make them out to be. The competition that they have to face is real tough. Many games could go either way
I think you're embellishing quite a bit. The only case you mentioned I'm even aware of is Becky Hammon deciding to play for Russia. People in the US were more confused at her decision than angry.
Didn't know that USA fans were still mad about that. It's understandable since he moved to Italy when he was 12 and both his parents are Italians. Hell his name is Giuseppe Rossi the most Italian name ever. lolBorn in new jersey... plays for the Italian national team.
The US Womens team has made the semi finals or better since the FIFA womens world cup began. That's a dynasty like streak, even though for many consecutive WC's the US team ultimately did not win the World Cup. But the reasons why US Womens soccer is so much better than our mens team can be explained by 2 major factors.
1. Since 1972, Title IX requires gender equality for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding. Not all countries emphasize sports equally among genders, which is why the US excels in so many womens sports.
2. Girls soccer players don't flip to playing American Football when they get to highschool. Lots of our best male athletes in America start out playing other sports as children, but flip to football once they get to highschool. Girls don't, so the best soccer prospects can be retained in the sport.
I think you're embellishing quite a bit. The only case you mentioned I'm even aware of is Becky Hammon deciding to play for Russia. People in the US were more confused at her decision than angry.
Heh, I think some of us are still pretty salty at Rossi (as evidenced in this thread).
To be fair I think it's incredibly stupid to say you rep NJ when you play for another country, but other than that I don't give a shit what he does.
Anyone can find racists if they make it their job to look for them. It seems really important to you to point these out, for some reason.
I mean when you live in a country founded on immigration, it's going to happen. Especially in NY/NJ where there's a major Italian presence. I think all the German born players the USMNT has more than make up for the loss of Rossi
Reminds me of the Canadians bitter over Leroux choosing to play for us, or the Germans bitter over John Brooks or these guys:
He choose to play for Italy, but that does not take away his growing up in Jersey or being an American. Likewise for the people we cheer for every USMNT game.
Remeber after this, a good majority of these athletes we've enjoyed watching in the World Cup are playing in the under appreciated National Women's Soccer League.
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The NWSL is the third attempt at a professional Soccer league for women in America and it's important to the growth of soccer in America that we support it and our women.
Yup...lolDid they give medals to them or something during the ceremony?
I think you're embellishing quite a bit. The only case you mentioned I'm even aware of is Becky Hammon deciding to play for Russia. People in the US were more confused at her decision than angry.
I mean when you live in a country founded on immigration, it's going to happen. Especially in NY/NJ where there's a major Italian presence. I think all the German born players the USMNT has more than make up for the loss of Rossi
So it must've been important for you and quote me all the way back to point these out for some reason too right?
Just Google Vic Wild. People were calling him spy, defector, traitor. As for Tanith Belbin, she had to wait until 2007 to actually be granted US Citizenship just like any other individual. But because she was a medal hopeful, Congress and President Bush passed a law almost one day before her cutoff to grant emergency citizenship to 'people of extraordinary ability'. Extraordinary ability meaning people who will win possible gold medals two weeks later for US (she only won silver).
I'm just saying, when it comes to Americans playing for others, there is no shortage of anger, but others should just grin and bear it when it comes to their players playing for the US?
I don't think Krieger is a lesbian. Read an article about her that mentioned her husband a while ago...
Where is the gif of the 50 yard shot?
No club from outside Europe can stand a chance versus the Champions League winner. Not a contest. And soccer is a worldwide sport. And they don't even call themselves world champions because it's a sport that's played only on one continent.Uh the MLB is world champion club team, not national team, which WBC doesn't even attract all the superstars from the countries anyway.
Yeah they're the world champs because what other club is going to beat them? They have all the best national and international players.
I'd love for you to cite examples of international folks getting mad about the NFL, MLB, and NBA champs calling themselves world champs. Like they even care about the NFL in the first place.
No club from outside Europe can stand a chance versus the Champions League winner. Not a contest. And soccer is a worldwide sport. And they don't even call themselves world champions because it's a sport that's played only on one continent.
Or even worse. If I invented a sport that used marbles, a Barbie doll and two waffle makers and only invite to play other guys from my street and win, should I be called a world champions? It would technically be true. But just because I can use it doesn't mean I should.
Same thing for the winner of the National Football League. It's irritating to hear them being called world champs with a league that no other county is invited to play in.
And no, the fact that a few teams from Canada play in the NBA or MLB makes no difference.
The USWNT on the other hand is a world champion. And say it proudly.
And no, the fact that a few teams from Canada play in the NBA or MLB makes no difference.
I know this has been covered a bit already, but this is the video that caused OutSports to categorize Krieger as gay/bi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48nREYd6kQ
That's pretty fucking insulting to Canada, mate.
How about all of the players from all over the world that play in the NBA or MLB? Do they not count either?
If you're good at either of those sports, you come to play in the US. It's as simple as that. Or do you really think a NBA team or MLB team wouldn't annihilate a team assembled somewhere else in the world?
No. I'm saying that a champion of a league called NATIONAL Football League shouldn't call themselves world champions. And yes it is a "my rules, my game, boohoo" type of deal.His (inane and pointless) logic is that only after playing the world can you be world champion.
So for example, according to him, the Patriots have roughly 6 billion more people to play before they can rightly call themselves world champs.
No. I'm saying that a champion of a league called NATIONAL Football League shouldn't call themselves world champions. And yes it is a "my rules, my game, boohoo" type of deal.
I acknowledge my argument isn't as strong with the MLB that's made up of many foreigners and has some teams from Canada but the NFL? They couldn't be more presumptuous.
I don't believe in that
If you take a shot far from midfield, it's tge keeper's job to be awake
Wut? Those are legendary shots. Keeper was far outside and it was beautifully placed.
lol WAT. It's DISRESPECTFUL to try to score in a World Cup Final? Much less when it actually goes in so apparently it was a great decision? What on Earth am I even reading. You can't be serious.
You mean The Seagulls, UFO, and The Eye of Sauron.It did feel like that all the goals that the football gods witheld from the semi's were crammed into the first 15mins kf the final. USA v England would have been epic on Independence Day weekend, a tighter game with an obvious underdog.
Looking back, it kind of makes me even more sad that it wasn't England in the final instead of Japan.
I don't think we'd have beaten USA, but I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have conceded four goals in the first 15 fucking minutes...
Watch the older matches from Japan and England during the cup. Japan was always a treat to watch....England didn't start off so hot but they got better in the knockoutsLooking back, it kind of makes me even more sad that it wasn't England in the final instead of Japan.
I don't think we'd have beaten USA, but I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have conceded four goals in the first 15 fucking minutes...
Purely down to that very wonderful thing called hindsight.Why is a foregone conclusion that England would have fared better than Japan? Japan beat England...
I'm not singling you out, I've seen at least a couple other posters make similar posts.
The World Cup reminds me that I don't want the next World Cup in the USA.
Everything was way too late for me in Europe.
What they need to do is better scheduling. During the group stage you would have to pick between certain matches...it was trashThe World Cup reminds me that I don't want the next World Cup in the USA.
Everything was way too late for me in Europe.
Its in France, so you're in luck.
I still can't believe that was a real goal....in a world cup final....capping off a hat trick. unbelievable
What they need to do is better scheduling. During the group stage you would have to pick between certain matches...it was trash
The World Cup reminds me that I don't want the next World Cup in the USA.
Everything was way too late for me in Europe.
No one but Canada even bid for this one. Hopefully going forward, it's afforded as much reverence as the men's cup gets. It's good they increased the team count to 24, some games may have seemed like blowouts, but for countries like Thailand, the Ivory Coast, it means a lot to the little girls in that country seeing their countrywomen on television playing against the world's best.
You just know some teams will look forward to revenge etc.