King Cucaracha Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Beating Mexico is pretty impressive. They're a decent team and I think they beat Brazil in not so recent past.
jwpeer Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 You should also hopefully know that we beat your asses in the summer at it. What? It's yet another sport that my country invented that we suck at now. Allow us some small pleasures. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like tennis? When's the last time a briton won Wimbeldon? ... ;P Sorry, that was low. Apparently the u.s. is ranked pretty highly internationally, just below mexico now. We actually have a legit shot at the World Cup this year, and we have STELLAR goaltending. And there's Freddy Adu in the future
devo Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Hey, all I know is that Fulham FC came to Columbus a couple months ago and got their asses handed to them by the MLS (US Pro League) All Stars. I have no idea how good Fulham is, so it's quite possible that means nothing.
jwpeer Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Current FIFA rankings put the USA one spot ahead of England! 1 Brazil 0 837 -9 2 Argentina 0 782 -5 3 Netherlands 0 780 -1 4 Czech Republic 0 777 -1 5 Mexico 0 770 2 6 USA 0 768 3 7 England 1 743 -1 8 Spain 0 739 -5 9 France -2 737 -12 9 Portugal 1 737 -2 Maybe I'll follow the World Cup this time, i watched a few contests last time out but we had a disappointing showing.
Bruce Blank Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 I'd like to point out at this juncture that the odds of getting a full match out of me and Card are roughly equivalent to Sven Goran Eriksson being hailed as the saviour of English football tomorrow morning.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well he IS Swedish after all you kinda knew what to expect ahead of time I guess you guys don't want to talk Euro 92 eh? (only Danish football I ever really watched)
King Cucaracha Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 1. GoalKEEPING. We only call it goaltending when we're doing send-ups of U.S commentators, who having watching MLB amuse me greatly. 2. Fulham are good in that they're in the top division in England, but crap in that they're one of the worst teams in that division. 3. When did America getgood enough to be Top 6 in the world!?! England toured there earlier in the year and the pitches in America were terrible. Maybe that's why.
jwpeer Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 1. GoalKEEPING. We only call it goaltending when we're doing send-ups of U.S commentators, who having watching MLB amuse me greatly. 2. Fulham are good in that they're in the top division in England, but crap in that they're one of the worst teams in that division. 3. When did America getgood enough to be Top 6 in the world!?! England toured there earlier in the year and the pitches in America were terrible. Maybe that's why. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> According to the FIFA site that's a ranking based on the last 8 years of competition, so it's a gradual process to work your way up the list. Sorry about our crappy fields err 'pitches' most of them are designed for american football... Sorry, more of a hockey fan than a soccer one and it's Goaltending in hockey, so I figured it was the same
King Cucaracha Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 That's cool. When you invent something you tend to be anal over stuff, especially when you suck at it and everyone forgets you invented it.
Angel_Grace_Blue Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Go rugby! Even though the US stinks something awful at it! Also, bad pitches = homefield advantage. Our players knew where the gopher holes were and thus, avoided them.
jwpeer Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Go rugby! Even though the US stinks something awful at it! Also, bad pitches = homefield advantage. Our players knew where the gopher holes were and thus, avoided them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I started playing rugby for my University team as a freshman, and was actually pretty good at it because I was big and fast...I was a back but I could knock half the forwards on their ass. Unfortunately my knees are so ridiculously bad I couldn't handle the running. Being a back in rugby is almost as much running as in soccer, with a lot more physical contact.
Angel_Grace_Blue Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Nifty. My dad coached the USM (Southern Mississippi) team for a bit.
Sly Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Woah... I thought the show was last night. Guess I wont be showing, anyways. Huzzah, and the such.
Ace309 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Posted September 8, 2005 Necessary parts of the show have been unavoidably detained. I'll look again in the morning, at which point I'll post a show, incomplete if need be, and a card.
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