unrefined soccer commentary from two americans who know everything
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10|28|08
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Gabe
Imagine this. You’re interviewing at Coca-Cola for a job. Well, sort of. You’re standing outside Coca-Cola headquarters with a megaphone, and you want a job. You think you’ve got a shot. After all, you were the #1 Vernor’s Ginger Ale salesman at your branch (before it went out of business) for 3 years running. You’re [...]
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09|21|08
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Gabe
Galaxy 5-2 DC United It’s exciting to watch two teams with terrible defenses go head-to-head. You get lots of goals, and that’s what Americans want! That, and David Beckham! Galaxy broke a TWELVE GAME winless streak to give them a snowflake’s chance in a microwave of making the playoffs. In fact, they looked fairly lethal [...]
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09|10|08
Written by:
Gabe
FINAL: 3 USA V T&T 0 T&T had a greatly improved 2nd half. But enough about them. I’m worried. There’s a curse that has followed this team since at least 2006 and probably back much, much farther. The USA Men’s team has a severe deficiency in scoring during the run of play. And scoring off [...]
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09|10|08
Written by:
Gabe
2 USA V TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0 • What words can I use to describe tonight’s Trinidad & Tobago team? Slow, disorganized, intimidated, scared, weak, clumsy, inaccurate, sloppy, disappointing, and… opposing, I guess. This performance is one tiny notch above Barbados, MAYBE. They’re playing so poorly, it’s hard to tell how bad our defense is. [...]
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