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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2018 3:21 pm 
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My roots are in Ireland I guess I'm out of luck.


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Can we do some kind of bracket here for it? Can money be involved? I’ll be watching anyway. Let’s have some added incentive. Also, go England!


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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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England's on my short list to root for...I figure I know most of the players.


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Germany and Belgium are my favorites.

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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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After reading the FTW and ESPN articles about US players complaining and blaming foreign born players being the reason they are missing the World Cup I remain even more convinced that no one in US soccer understands just how far behind they are and how epically they have failed to produce talent. Virtually nothing is right in US soccer. It is an insular group. The talent isn’t good enough even when the effort doesn’t suck. The effort isn’t their either but the last group they tried to qualify with, can’t play at all.

Maybe 3 non goalies in 20 years capable of playing in the better leagues in the world. That’s it.

Out of how many millions of people?


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Young guys coming up might have a chance. Everyone associated with the last cycle needs to never wear the shirt again with the exception of Yedlin and maybe Brooks.

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verb_to_trust wrote:
Young guys coming up might have a chance. Everyone associated with the last cycle needs to never wear the shirt again with the exception of Yedlin and maybe Brooks.


Indeed. Perhaps moreso because they won’t be able to take CONCACAF for granted next time.


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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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I like McKinnie Pulisic Tyler Adams and a few of the CBs. Tim Weah is intriguing.

The rest is still trash

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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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This Is is unprecented and there was push back from the US squad but it happened. Need more of this in football.

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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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What push back from the US squad? They wore the exact same shirts last June and even sold them on their website.

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Oops

https://the18.com/soccer-news/rainbow-numbers-pride-month-lgbtq-usa-usmnt-uswnt-united-states-soccer

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More referring to the outcry against it from both us ‘fans’ saying football is a sport for fags anyways. Certain Irish fans aren’t any better. Some ugly stuff being said


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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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Yeah.Americans who say that stuff watch the NFL. I've never personally seen much of that vibe at games but I'm sure it does exist.

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verb_to_trust wrote:
Yeah.Americans who say that stuff watch the NFL. I've never personally seen much of that vibe at games but I'm sure it does exist.



You’re unaware of football hoologanism and the gang violence around it?

Wow. The World Cup in Russia is gonna be an eye opener for you


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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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dimejinky99 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
Yeah.Americans who say that stuff watch the NFL. I've never personally seen much of that vibe at games but I'm sure it does exist.



You’re unaware of football hoologanism and the gang violence around it?

Wow. The World Cup in Russia is gonna be an eye opener for you

He's talking about American soccer, dime. Verb is very knowledgeable in the world of football

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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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Yeah we don't have sports hooliganism over here. Probably the only dysfunction we don't have.


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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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Ah right. Didn’t know I’m sorry.

Sport is meant to be above all that but football is tribalism in its basic form. The violence around it across Europe is really something.


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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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I guess I took dimes original post as praise for Ireland for the pride jerseys and that they had to convince USMNT to wear them when USMNT wore them last June and Bradley (who sucks) wore a pride captains armband after the Pulse shooting. US soccer lacks a lot of things but their fanbase and federation are pretty inclusive.

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I just realize the World Cup is coming. Im so fucking happy.

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 Post subject: Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)
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I'm actually glad the US isn't in this WC. Don't have to pretend to root for a trash team, because "roots" :roll:

I think I'll be pulling for Belgium & Argentina in this tourney, though lots of other intriguing teams.


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