unrefined soccer commentary from two americans who know everything

Browsing all posts from August, 2008.

HALFTIME THOUGHTS

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USA v GUATEMALA – CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier 1. FIFA will approve anything. Is this field moonlit? WTF? 2. Brian Ching plays MLS soccer. When is he going to do something? 3. Dreadlocks guy is out there to dive. The dreadlocks accentuate the rolling from side-to-side. 4. USA has a lot of work to do [...]

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BASEBALL SUCKS

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Why am I not watching USA versus Guatemala right now? Because 3 hours isn’t nearly enough to contain the most boring sport on Earth. Just imagine if the bases were so far apart that they required athleticism to round… we might never see another game again. Thank God for steroids!

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SKY RAISES COST = SCREWED FANS

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Sky, in order to drive down their viewership, has implemented another price increase for subscriptions to show Premier League games. Over the last five years Sky has continually increased the cost, there by seeing a corresponding 20% drop in subscriptions. In what bloody century do we live in, that you can’t walk down to your [...]

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THE OLYMPIC DREAM INTERPRETED

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When the USA men’s team woke up after game three, I imagine they all went to the team psychologist to have their Olympic dreams analyzed. There’s a lot they could learn from that 270-minute nightmare… 1. Killing opponents > Killing the clock Twice, TWICE we voluntarily accepted bookings for wasting time. I understand the strategy, [...]

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BERBATOV BEGS FOR MAN U TRANSFER

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Of course Dimitar Berbatov is begging to leave the annual underachieving Tottenham (not so) Hotspurs. A bigger question is why Manchester United is trying so diligently to sign Berbatov. And for £20+ million? You have to be joking. The only argument for signing Berbatov is the 15 goals he scored for Tottenham last season. Which [...]

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EDU TO RANGERS

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Few events in soccer make me as happy as watching young American talent go to Europe. Maurice Edu, who just finished playing for the US in the Olympics, has been signed by Rangers FC in Scotland. Edu played collegiate soccer with the University of Maryland and was drafted by Toronto FC. Maurice signed a 5-year [...]

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WHAT THE?…THE PREMIERSHIP, WEEK 1

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I’m not going to bore you with the usual Premiership review, only the interesting events that should not have happened in the first place. To start, Manchester United dropped points, to Newcastle, at home. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. We all know how tight the race is at the top of the Prem [...]

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