Slovenia vs USA

[Anonymous]

[quote=weberlin]Perhaps poor reffing is built into professional soccer. You know, to make up for that fact that the sport is so God awfully painfully boring to watch.[/quote]

You’re just not sophisticated enough to appreciate the nuances. You should probably stick to American pigskin football with it’s 3 yards and a cloud of dust or American basketball where hooligan fans destroy their city after a victory.

[CardiffBaseball]

Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?

[CardiffBaseball]

Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?

[CardiffBaseball]

Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?

[CardiffBaseball]

Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?

[CardiffBaseball]

Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?

[Anonymous]

Some pictures of famous American ‘athletes’:

[img_assist|nid=13497|title=Refrigerator Perry – famous American ‘football’ player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=88|height=100]

[img_assist|nid=13496|title=John Kruk – famous American baseball player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=200|height=150]

[img_assist|nid=13498|title=John Daly – famous American golfer|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=306|height=449]

Not American, but one of the best ‘athletes’ in American basketball:

[img_assist|nid=13499|title=Pau Gasol – wtf?|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=70|height=100]

Now, compare the above specimens, with a famous professional soccer player:

[img_assist|nid=13500|title=Cristiano Ronaldo – soccer player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=68|height=100]

There can be no disagreement amongst reasonable peoples. Football (real football) has the best athletes.

[Anonymous]

Some pictures of famous American ‘athletes’:

[img_assist|nid=13497|title=Refrigerator Perry – famous American ‘football’ player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=88|height=100]

[img_assist|nid=13496|title=John Kruk – famous American baseball player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=200|height=150]

[img_assist|nid=13498|title=John Daly – famous American golfer|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=306|height=449]

Not American, but one of the best ‘athletes’ in American basketball:

[img_assist|nid=13499|title=Pau Gasol – wtf?|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=70|height=100]

Now, compare the above specimens, with a famous professional soccer player:

[img_assist|nid=13500|title=Cristiano Ronaldo – soccer player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=68|height=100]

There can be no disagreement amongst reasonable peoples. Football (real football) has the best athletes.

[Anonymous]

Some pictures of famous American ‘athletes’:

[img_assist|nid=13497|title=Refrigerator Perry – famous American ‘football’ player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=88|height=100]

[img_assist|nid=13496|title=John Kruk – famous American baseball player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=200|height=150]

[img_assist|nid=13498|title=John Daly – famous American golfer|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=306|height=449]

Not American, but one of the best ‘athletes’ in American basketball:

[img_assist|nid=13499|title=Pau Gasol – wtf?|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=70|height=100]

Now, compare the above specimens, with a famous professional soccer player:

[img_assist|nid=13500|title=Cristiano Ronaldo – soccer player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=68|height=100]

There can be no disagreement amongst reasonable peoples. Football (real football) has the best athletes.

[Anonymous]

Some pictures of famous American ‘athletes’:

[img_assist|nid=13497|title=Refrigerator Perry – famous American ‘football’ player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=88|height=100]

[img_assist|nid=13496|title=John Kruk – famous American baseball player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=200|height=150]

[img_assist|nid=13498|title=John Daly – famous American golfer|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=306|height=449]

Not American, but one of the best ‘athletes’ in American basketball:

[img_assist|nid=13499|title=Pau Gasol – wtf?|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=70|height=100]

Now, compare the above specimens, with a famous professional soccer player:

[img_assist|nid=13500|title=Cristiano Ronaldo – soccer player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=68|height=100]

There can be no disagreement amongst reasonable peoples. Football (real football) has the best athletes.

[Anonymous]

Some pictures of famous American ‘athletes’:

[img_assist|nid=13497|title=Refrigerator Perry – famous American ‘football’ player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=88|height=100]

[img_assist|nid=13496|title=John Kruk – famous American baseball player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=200|height=150]

[img_assist|nid=13498|title=John Daly – famous American golfer|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=306|height=449]

Not American, but one of the best ‘athletes’ in American basketball:

[img_assist|nid=13499|title=Pau Gasol – wtf?|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=70|height=100]

Now, compare the above specimens, with a famous professional soccer player:

[img_assist|nid=13500|title=Cristiano Ronaldo – soccer player|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=68|height=100]

There can be no disagreement amongst reasonable peoples. Football (real football) has the best athletes.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?[/quote]

Cardiff: Dude. You’re arguing with a troll, and an ill-informed one at that. This particular troll posts inflammatory little missives designed to goad you into an emotional response and then vilifies you when you attempt to respond intelligently.

Football (or baseball or basketball) versus soccer is a non-issue. Everyone enjoys watching their own favorite sports and, let’s face it, for an athlete to perform at that level, regardless of sport, demands tremendous dedication and physicality (watching even a few minutes of the NFL combine would suffice to make this point). As far as the particular fanaticism that comes with American football, well, like you said, if you’ve ever played and/or coached, you’d understand it viscerally.

His mention of the word “hooligan” is especially funny, though, given that the term “soccer hooligan” is instantly recognizable to fans the world over: http://www.sirc.org/publik/football_violence.html (excellent paper on soccer hooliganism from Social Issues Research Center) and from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism

As far as soccer’s “superiority”, let’s not forget the virulent racism: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html, or the cheerful little neo-Nazis::http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html

And, of course, there’s FIFA, one of the most scandal plagued organizations in modern sports: http://www.playthegame.org/knowledge-bank/articles/ripping-up-soccer-the-story-behind-the-fifa-scandals-1017.html

So, yeah, soccer is clearly superior to ALL American sports, and one clearly needs to be a sophisticated bon vivant to appreciate it. You know, as opposed to a stupid, racist, corrupt and fat American.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?[/quote]

Cardiff: Dude. You’re arguing with a troll, and an ill-informed one at that. This particular troll posts inflammatory little missives designed to goad you into an emotional response and then vilifies you when you attempt to respond intelligently.

Football (or baseball or basketball) versus soccer is a non-issue. Everyone enjoys watching their own favorite sports and, let’s face it, for an athlete to perform at that level, regardless of sport, demands tremendous dedication and physicality (watching even a few minutes of the NFL combine would suffice to make this point). As far as the particular fanaticism that comes with American football, well, like you said, if you’ve ever played and/or coached, you’d understand it viscerally.

His mention of the word “hooligan” is especially funny, though, given that the term “soccer hooligan” is instantly recognizable to fans the world over: http://www.sirc.org/publik/football_violence.html (excellent paper on soccer hooliganism from Social Issues Research Center) and from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism

As far as soccer’s “superiority”, let’s not forget the virulent racism: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html, or the cheerful little neo-Nazis::http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html

And, of course, there’s FIFA, one of the most scandal plagued organizations in modern sports: http://www.playthegame.org/knowledge-bank/articles/ripping-up-soccer-the-story-behind-the-fifa-scandals-1017.html

So, yeah, soccer is clearly superior to ALL American sports, and one clearly needs to be a sophisticated bon vivant to appreciate it. You know, as opposed to a stupid, racist, corrupt and fat American.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?[/quote]

Cardiff: Dude. You’re arguing with a troll, and an ill-informed one at that. This particular troll posts inflammatory little missives designed to goad you into an emotional response and then vilifies you when you attempt to respond intelligently.

Football (or baseball or basketball) versus soccer is a non-issue. Everyone enjoys watching their own favorite sports and, let’s face it, for an athlete to perform at that level, regardless of sport, demands tremendous dedication and physicality (watching even a few minutes of the NFL combine would suffice to make this point). As far as the particular fanaticism that comes with American football, well, like you said, if you’ve ever played and/or coached, you’d understand it viscerally.

His mention of the word “hooligan” is especially funny, though, given that the term “soccer hooligan” is instantly recognizable to fans the world over: http://www.sirc.org/publik/football_violence.html (excellent paper on soccer hooliganism from Social Issues Research Center) and from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism

As far as soccer’s “superiority”, let’s not forget the virulent racism: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html, or the cheerful little neo-Nazis::http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html

And, of course, there’s FIFA, one of the most scandal plagued organizations in modern sports: http://www.playthegame.org/knowledge-bank/articles/ripping-up-soccer-the-story-behind-the-fifa-scandals-1017.html

So, yeah, soccer is clearly superior to ALL American sports, and one clearly needs to be a sophisticated bon vivant to appreciate it. You know, as opposed to a stupid, racist, corrupt and fat American.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]Sophisticated? Hilarious.

Look I am doing my part. My foreign born wife was just impressed that I understood what it took for my Americanos to advance (win and in, or various other scenarios). My guess is you wouldn’t understand the implications of the West Coast offense vs. standard drop back.

No matter I really freakin’ hate comparing sports. Either a sport stands on its own or it doesn’t. There are very kids out there who actually learn how to hit a baseball who think it’s boring.

I am fine with World Cup right now it’s a nice diversion since the NBA (greatest overall athletes on the planet in my opinion) is over, baseball is in early stages and football camps are just getting underway. Perfect time for some world cup action. College baseball and that damn “ting” is not that appealing other than deciding whether I should push the kids a little harder to play post-high school.

I guess we are going to have to say screwing with the refs has become an art form. Maybe FIFA can consider adding another referee to the field?[/quote]

Cardiff: Dude. You’re arguing with a troll, and an ill-informed one at that. This particular troll posts inflammatory little missives designed to goad you into an emotional response and then vilifies you when you attempt to respond intelligently.

Football (or baseball or basketball) versus soccer is a non-issue. Everyone enjoys watching their own favorite sports and, let’s face it, for an athlete to perform at that level, regardless of sport, demands tremendous dedication and physicality (watching even a few minutes of the NFL combine would suffice to make this point). As far as the particular fanaticism that comes with American football, well, like you said, if you’ve ever played and/or coached, you’d understand it viscerally.

His mention of the word “hooligan” is especially funny, though, given that the term “soccer hooligan” is instantly recognizable to fans the world over: http://www.sirc.org/publik/football_violence.html (excellent paper on soccer hooliganism from Social Issues Research Center) and from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism

As far as soccer’s “superiority”, let’s not forget the virulent racism: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html, or the cheerful little neo-Nazis::http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1798795,00.html

And, of course, there’s FIFA, one of the most scandal plagued organizations in modern sports: http://www.playthegame.org/knowledge-bank/articles/ripping-up-soccer-the-story-behind-the-fifa-scandals-1017.html

So, yeah, soccer is clearly superior to ALL American sports, and one clearly needs to be a sophisticated bon vivant to appreciate it. You know, as opposed to a stupid, racist, corrupt and fat American.

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