World Cup 2010

[vansmack]

In a one goal game with 25 minutes to play to bring everybody forward like that was one of the most shocking things I've seen in the tournament.  Germany had already shown they're much faster than England and can counter - to put that much faith in free kick was wrong sided and stupid.

Germany out played, out coached and out classed the English, and while I wish FIFA would do something about touchline reviews, to blame that on the outcome of the game is simply making excuses for that fact that one country refuses to realize that they just aren't in the same class as the rest of the world class nations.

Oh, and Germany is going to be REALLY good in 2014.  England will be lucky to qualify.

[vansmack]

Dissapointed in Argentina today... Veron is a disaster.. a one man wrecking crew...

NO ideas.. little use of the wings which was the way to play this one.. Clemente Rodriguez my favorite player today and he surely wont start against Mexico

Messi needs to start putting the ball in the back of the net or Argentina is going nowhere.. Call an exorcist urgently!

You've got to be feeling pretty good these days.  As much as I loathe Maradona, he has, by far, put together the most entertaining squad to watch in this world cup.  Germany v Argentina - what am I going to do now?!??!?

[godsshoeshine]

i gotta apologize for my earlier comments regarding maradona making the team hard to root for. dude is so awesome

[godsshoeshine]

England will be lucky to qualify.

major mistake to leave out ashley young, gabs, dawson, walcott, ect.

not only were the english old and slow, they didnt get their young players any experience

[vansmack]

i gotta apologize for my earlier comments regarding maradona making the team hard to root for. dude is so awesome

Except when he dry humps every player he takes out.  I could do without that.

[vansmack]

England will be lucky to qualify.

major mistake to leave out ashley young, gabs, dawson, walcott, ect.

not only were the english old and slow, they didnt get their young players any experience

Great point.  Don't forget Adam Johnson as well....

How much are the young Germans enjoying playing their style without Ballack out there being a d!ck to everybody?  Secretly, I bet one Boateng ordered the hit from the other on behlaf of the future of German soccer.

[godsshoeshine]

adam johnson for sure

ballack is exactly the kind of player the english seemed to favor. old, slow and full of himself. i guess thats what the english should have expected with an italian picking the side, though. and seriously how in the hell do i see carragher in the 2010 world cup? once he came on i knew they were in trouble

i gotta apologize for my earlier comments regarding maradona making the team hard to root for. dude is so awesome

Except when he dry humps every player he takes out.  I could do without that.

maybe capello needed to show some more manlove out there

[sweetcell]

i gotta apologize for my earlier comments regarding maradona making the team hard to root for. dude is so awesome

Except when he dry humps every player he takes out.  I could do without that.

vansmack, please - walkonby is just starting to show interest in soccer.  gotta pander to all the demographics.

[sweetcell]

anyone happen to know a spot where brazilians gather to watch the WC?  maybe in NE?

[vansmack]

anyone happen to know a spot where brazilians gather to watch the WC?  maybe in NE?

This was almost a decade ago, but I watched a Brazil game in Columbia Heights back in 2002 and it was a lot of fun.  There is no way I'm going to remember the name of it though...

[hutch]

Dissapointed in Argentina today... Veron is a disaster.. a one man wrecking crew...

NO ideas.. little use of the wings which was the way to play this one.. Clemente Rodriguez my favorite player today and he surely wont start against Mexico

Messi needs to start putting the ball in the back of the net or Argentina is going nowhere.. Call an exorcist urgently!

You've got to be feeling pretty good these days.  As much as I loathe Maradona, he has, by far, put together the most entertaining squad to watch in this world cup.  Germany v Argentina - what am I going to do now?!??!?

afraid not..

you can't beat germany without a midfield and that is the way argentina is playing....or a midfield of 1 i should say (mascherano)...unless maradona makes some changes we're outta there saturday...

[vansmack]

afraid not..

you can't beat germany without a midfield and that is the way argentina is playing....or a midfield of 1 i should say (mascherano)...unless maradona makes some changes we're outta there saturday...

Sure, but it's going to 4-3 and entertaining as hell to watch for the folks without a dog in that fight.....

[vansmack]

Suarez.

Cheat or Ultimate Team Player?

Discuss.

[sweetcell]

depends if you're asking uruguayan.

[lagas]

"The player instinctively stopped the ball and was given a red card accordingly. He was thrown out and can't play the next match. What else do you want me to do with Suarez? What else do you want the referee to do with Suarez? These are the circumstances of the game, simply that. Is Suarez also to blame for Ghana missing that penalty in that shootout?".
Uruguay's Coach Milton Tavarez
anyways, FIFA could suspend Suárez for two or more games,,,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/03/fifa-may-extend-luis-suarez-ban