Thought I'd dredge this one up before the start of LA COPA ! ! !
I'll let you know which Team I'm rooting for after Saturday.
The Beautiful Game
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Re: The Beautiful Game
Also see Lambs to the Slaughter, a thread describing the inevitable and ignominious routing to come of the US on Saturday by their mother country. 
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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Re: The Beautiful Game
Firstly, UP THE BLADES! (for next season)
Secondly, I am predicting a 2-2 draw England vs USA, USA to equalise in the last few minutes.
I d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶have a beard.
I̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶g̶o̶n̶e̶!̶
I̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶g̶o̶n̶e̶!̶
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Wrong side of the mountains, owld tyke!
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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Re: The Beautiful Game
Nothing beautiful in the officiating of the US - Slovenia match.
It's a sad excuse to blame the referee, but he lost control of the match in the first minute and never got it back. As a result, he made some very questionable calls including disallowing a US goal and yellow carding a forward, apparently for taking a ball to the face?
Better luck to the English later on today.
Hey, did anybody catch the Greek Tragedy put on yesterday when the Nigerian player air-kicked him?
It's a sad excuse to blame the referee, but he lost control of the match in the first minute and never got it back. As a result, he made some very questionable calls including disallowing a US goal and yellow carding a forward, apparently for taking a ball to the face?
Better luck to the English later on today.
Hey, did anybody catch the Greek Tragedy put on yesterday when the Nigerian player air-kicked him?
Re: The Beautiful Game
I'm just thankful it was a Tie!TC wrote:Nothing beautiful in the officiating of the US - Slovenia match.
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They like to call it a "draw" in the Soccer world. They also like to call it Football...
Anyhow, you're right. Take the point and move along. We just may get through to the knock-out Round !
Anyhow, you're right. Take the point and move along. We just may get through to the knock-out Round !
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Re: The Beautiful Game
Agreed on the officiating. It looks as though it might be the referee's first and last World Cup game.TC wrote:Nothing beautiful in the officiating of the US - Slovenia match.
It's a sad excuse to blame the referee, but he lost control of the match in the first minute and never got it back. As a result, he made some very questionable calls including disallowing a US goal and yellow carding a forward, apparently for taking a ball to the face?
Better luck to the English later on today.
Not much luck for the English. Let's hope the Yanks do a bit better against the Algerians.
Charlie
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Re: The Beautiful Game
You couldn't do much bloody worse. Our lot are an overpaid bunch of [saxon expletives deleted]!!!chas wrote:Not much luck for the English. Let's hope the Yanks do a bit better against the Algerians.
Cheers
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David
I can resist everything except temptation - Oscar Wilde.
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Re: The Beautiful Game
Looks like the lambs finish at the top of the group ! 
Looking to the Ghana V. Germany match with interest.
Looking to the Ghana V. Germany match with interest.
Re: The Beautiful Game
Apparently little American lambykins grow Big Horns.TC wrote:Looks like the lambs finish at the top of the group !
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Rose tint my world. Keep me safe from my trouble and pain.
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Re: The Beautiful Game
much more 
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
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Re: The Beautiful Game
Soccer is not even a sport. Sports have clear and defined rules. If a ball is kicked into a net it is a point. Simple rule. Ass. football doesn't seem to have rules.
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Re: The Beautiful Game
My very-amateur prediciton for finals: Spain vs. Argentina. Don't hold me to it, I didn't make fun of anybody else's team. I LOVE Spain's passing game. Blown away last night in the repeat of the Chile-Sp game. Rhythm, reliability, somebody always open, and everytime they lost the ball, they got it back quickly. I was surprised that Chile got that point.
How do you prepare for the end of the world?