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[color=deeppink]Australia is getting their butt kicked.

Germany is in the lead with 2 goals.[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^But you read most of my posts until now.[/color]

Princek12:
You are right; the other players sucked. They came to admire Messi, not to play.

[color=deeppink]The most unserious player amongst all was Joseph Yobo.

He looked so unserious that I began doubting he was a captain of the team.[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^That Comedy Video is old.

It has been online for a long time now.[/color]

CLT123:
Obafemi Martins needs to start in the next match

[color=deeppink]Exactly!

He's the only player except the goalkeeper that looked hungry for victory, other sucked.

With those terrifying shots![/color]

samdigo:
the super shitgles

[color=deeppink]I'm soo happy to experience it!! [/color]

[quote author=1,2 link=topic=428315.msg6204588#msg6204588 date=1276381611]Uruguay team robbed of R91 800

Thieves broke into the Uruguay team hotel and stole $12 000 (about R91 800) from two of the squad while Uruguay were playing against France at the World Cup, Uruguay media reported on Saturday.

The robbers broke into the rooms of Ernesto Rodriguez and Daniel Marotta at a hotel in Cape Town during the Friday night game.

Rodriguez was robbed of $4 000 and Marotta was missing $8 000.

After reviewing surveillance camera recordings, South African police believe a member of the Uruguay delegation may have been involved. - Sapa-dpa[/quote][color=deeppink]If not for the fact Nigeria had nothing to do with this, I would have thought it was the Nigerian Delegation.[/color]

[color=deeppink]Does this poster have anything against Successful women?

I think this poster is a sexist, It's okay for men to be successful and they're considered lively and Useful than for women to be successful, right?

Talk about hopelessness.[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^I can't wait to see him in their next match.[/color]

[color=deeppink]Can you ever make sense?[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^Prove me wrong.[/color]

[color=deeppink]1. No Hands The most popular American sports – basketball, baseball, American football, ice hockey, golf – primarily involve the use of hands / upper body to compete in. In fact, you could argue that feet are only for mobility (only American football allows for kicking, and that too is best done long-range).

Now if you drop a sport like soccer – all feet, some head and no hands – it’s like asking someone to walk on their hands instead of their feet. It’s not easy to switch around to compeletely different way of playing a sport.

This is the primary reason why when you see the MLS, the terms ‘long-ball’ and ‘headless chicken’ come to mind.

2. Ridiculous Name

Soccer? Seriously? The biggest obstacle to soccer’s popularity in the US may well be its name. You can’t have two sports by the same name, unless you want to see Eddie Johnson pick up the ball and then do his customary dash up the pitch and then look around all confused as opposition defenders pile up on him.

Soccer. Sawker. I feel dumber just saying it. It’s called football, and unless the American people learn to call it by it’s real name (come to think of it, Australians have their Austrian Rules footy and they still call the beautiful game football), it’s not going to be successful.

3. No Breaks

Who in the world thought of a 90-minute game that only took one break, and that too after 45 minutes? The American public is used to a quick break every 5 minutes, if not sooner. Basketball has its quarters. Baseball has its regular breaks with batters coming in and going out. American football is a stop-start game. In golf you hit a ball a couple of hundred yards and then you walk towards it (the game is a candidate for the most retarded sport ever award).

On the other hand, soccer has a natural ebb and flow to it that no American sport can match.

Americans have been bred on small, easily digestible segments of everything – sport, news, knowledge, etc. It’s a cultural effort to make low concentration levels a standard across the country. It’s also why the typical American watching soccer feels the inevitable urge to flip to another channel and watch commercials every 5 minutes.

This is why you see US goalkeepers do so well – they thrive in the stop-start nature of a goalie’s involvement in the game.

4. They Hate It

They didn’t create it, and they’re not very good at it. Either one would have been enough to foster some passion for the sport, but since there are so many countries in the world that are better than the US at soccer, the American people have little interest.

And it makes sense too – why follow something in which your side keeps losing? After being subjected to a lifetime of doctored news and world views, this sudden brush with reality is overwhelming for the average American psyche and they do what any American would do when faced with something they don’t know – they turn their back to it.

Ironically this disdain for soccer makes it more difficult for the sport to take off in the country – a vicious cycle.

5. No One Likes The Americans

Usually, when there’s someone in your family who’s not as good at a sport as you are, you tend to try and help them out so that they can get better and (hopefully) provide more of a challenge to you later on.

At least that’s what I’ve seen.

With the US though, the rest of the world isn’t so kind. We’ve made it acceptable to make fun of US soccer instead of going there and investing in the sport in America. We’ve made it acceptable to mock them instead of training them and coaching them.

That’s why when someone like David Beckham – an excellent businessman – goes to the US to invest in soccer, the world laughs at him. Would you laugh at Bill Gates if he invested in a new technology startup? People would scramble to get involved. The world doesn’t take Americans seriously, and soccer is worse off as a result.

6. It’s Illegal To Cheat

Did you know that American sports in general do not follow WADA rules? That the use of performance-enhancing drugs is not strictly regulated in US sports? The World Anti-Doping Agency has strict regulations that almost all sports adhere to, especially soccer with it’s spot drug testing and what not. American sports, on the other hand, play by their own rules, which is a nice way to say that American sports feature more drug abuse than more global sports.

In some cases, having a global authority making sure that you follow certain standards is a good thing.

But hey, what’s the point of playing a sport when you can’t pump yourself with drugs to make you faster / stronger? If you can’t cheat, why play?

7. No Cheerleaders

In all honesty this is where I agree with the Americans. Soccer needs cheerleaders like one need a glass of cold water on a hot day. As we’ve discussed before on Soccerlens, cheerleaders can stop hooliganism, provide suitable pitch-side (or on-TV) distractions when the game itself gets a little tedious and once you give each club their own cheerleading squad, there’s a whole new set of rivalries to play upon for the advertisers.

Plus if there’s no indecency, how can a genuine American sports fan enjoy the game? Without cheerleaders soccer just isn’t manly enough. It’s blasphemous.[/color]

Read more: http://soccerlens.com/7-reasons-why-americans-suck-at-soccer/8115/#ixzz0qgBkhv7w

obinna5000:
@mama-gee
I know you are upset about England drawing with USA. But the match is over.
Just pray England beats Algeria in their next match on June 18. USA will also play Slovenia on that day.

France were really annoying against Uruguay yesterday.

[color=deeppink]I'm really upset cause I was expecting the U.S. to get their butts whooped.

Of Course England would emerge as a winner against Algeria cause Algeria is the weaker team in football.

Slovenia? Seriously how good is Slovenia in football?[/color]

[color=deeppink]P.Diddy has got to be the worst father of the year.

Why spend that much money on a 16 year old boy?[/color]

Gabry:
You will know if he appoints you 

[color=deeppink]How would you know?[/color]

[color=deeppink]I personally don't see anything wonderful about the song but it's just okay.

I prefer Shakira's Waka Waka though.[/color]

proudly9ja:
Its just youthful exuberance (hope dats the correct spelling ). The older players need to talk to him.

[color=deeppink]Obafemi Martins and Peter Odemwingie are youths but they are not that dumb!

He backed up all the yellow cards in the match and set out to make flimsy mistakes.[/color]

obinna5000:
They are getting better with soccer but are champions in basketball, baseball and American football.

[color=deeppink]Who Cares about these games? lol.

Do other countries even play this joke for sports?

Baseball is boring! Basketball does not require so much skill and the American "Football" is a big joke, has absolutely nothing to do with the foot![/color]

skfa1:
well they tried today , they drew with England (1-1).

[color=deeppink]They drew cause of the goalkeeper mishandling of the ball.

That does not mean they are either terrific or good at football.[/color]

maedan:
Ouch . When did looks and skill have to go hand in hand? Not everyone can be a Steven Gerrard .

[color=deeppink]Do you have a crush on him? lol.

I think he's so cute.[/color]

safex101:
USA underdog? lol ,did you watch the conf. cup? in 1998 USA said they were targeting 2010. They have been working towards it.

[color=deeppink]And after the "working towards it", they proceeded to tie with a mishandling of the ball.

Looks like the bums were working towards watching their useless Basketball, Baseball and "Football" even though it has nothing to do with the foot, lol.[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^Why wouldn't they make insulting remarks when our captain looks like a lizard with that ugly haircut. [/color]

proudly9ja:
This is my problem with every Nigerian team. They all seem to think they can score freekicks from any part of the field and they never learn and keep doing the same thing over and over again.

Its like that from U17 team to Super Eagles. I remember Haruna doing same thing at U17 and U23 levels

[color=deeppink]That haruna is a big waste of team Line-up. 

Imagine kicking the ball during the cornerkick high above the air and then few seconds later proceeded in receiving a yellow Card.

I hope in the next game he's made to sit on the bench until the 90th minute. [/color]

dayokanu:
mamagee I am coming to Corpus Cristi to look for you my loff

[color=deeppink]How the heck did you know I live in Corpus, stalker![/color]

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=461226.msg6204277#msg6204277 date=1276377586]U don't care about Taiye Taiwo anymore?
Mamagee, are you a heartbreaker? [/quote][color=deeppink]How is your wife Jocelyn Wildenstein?

Do you still take care of her?[/color]

obinna5000:
@mama-gee
But England had more chances at goal than the USA why weren't they converted?
I know England will bounce back in their next match against Algeria. I believe England will still advance to the 2nd round.

[color=deeppink]England had more chances but if not for that mistake from the retarded goalkeeper, the match would have ended in 1-0.

But England would slaughter Algeria because Algeria are the weakest in football.

Btw, What team does the U.S. play against next?[/color]

[color=deeppink]Do girls leave their mattresses and lie down on top opf men?

Some posters can be ridiculous at times!!![/color]

Princek12:
CHei, Nigerian players don make mama-gee vex. Their own don finish.

[color=deeppink]I'm not that mad cause I knew from the moment they walked into the field that they were bound to lose.

Yobo looked like a complete muppet as a captain.

I would give kudos to the Goalkeeper though cause he did his part perfectly if not for a few bums in the team, the game would have ended in a draw, 0-0.[/color]

obinna5000:
The USA were quite impressive. Kudos to Tim Howard and Oguchi Onyewu.

[color=deeppink]Which Tim Howard and Oguchi Onyewu?

If not for the mishandling of the ball by Green.  . .The U.S. would completely be out of this discussion.

People who can't differentiate their hands from their feet.

Calling a Sport that has nothing to do with the hands at all Football and then a sport that has everything to do with the feet "Soccer"

What a joke! [/color]

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=461226.msg6204152#msg6204152 date=1276376323]Mamagee, you watch football?
Did you see your boy/f Taiye Taiwo? [/quote][color=deeppink]Of Course I watch football, I was waiting for the U.S. to get their butts whooped but that retarded English Goalkeeper made it end in a draw.

Plus, I don't really care about the Nigerian match cause the Nigerian Players weren't serious in anyway apart from Vincent Enyeama.[/color]

[color=deeppink]Why do Americans suck in football?[/color]

[color=deeppink]Nigerian Players are a bunch of disgrace!!!

And to think they weren't serious in the match. . .[/color]

[color=deeppink]If not for the mistake from the Goalkeeper, the U.S. would have gotten their butts whooped.[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^What the heck is that?[/color]

[color=deeppink]^^Hey Gabry, how does seun appoint users as a moderator?[/color]

[color=deeppink]The Video is soo good. . .the boy in that video has got moves.[/color]