I really don’t give a crap about World Cup but figured I’d watch the USA/Portugal match online while I was messing on the computer. Anyway, did you see that magnificent choke job by USA? Up 2-1 with 15 seconds to go and they let Portugal score to tie it. How lame.
Didn’t see it and nope…couldn’t give a shit about the world shlup.
Then why start a thread the world cup if you don’t give a shit about it?
I watched the game, oh yes I did and it sucked for Portugal too.
Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
It wasn’t a choke job, in fact the U.S. came back down 1-0 to take a 2-1 lead against a team they weren’t even expected to beat. The tying goal by Portugal was scored with about 30 seconds left, not 15, and the pass from Ronaldo to Varela was about as perfect as they come. The U.S. is not playing great, but are faring much better in the Group of Death than most anticipated. They were 30 seconds from being in 1st place in the group, advancing to the second round, and eliminating Portugal.
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The US could do ok in the World Cup, they’ve done better than a lot of big teams so far. This time round it’s anyone’s guess who’s gonna win some of these matches, it’s weird. Anyway, Portugal has a player who’s supposed to be the world’s best, so the US did fine. I hate football, or more accurately i hate the players and the people who devote their miserable shitty lives to watching millionaires, who wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire, kicking a ball around and get all involved in it, even though they’re useless dicks who couldn’t kick a ball to save their lives. But during World Cup time, i end up seeing most of the matches. Even for someone who doesn’t care about it, this has been an interesting one so far and a good one for some of the underdog teams.
Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
I see what you did there.
I used to be excited for the World Cup, not so much this time around.
And Soccer is the worlds sport alright, but it’s also a ninnies sport. If I had a dime for each time I’ve seen some dude flop to get a foul call… gayest sport ever. I’ll stick to my Baseball and Hockey.
I have mixed feelings about soccer. I really like to watch my team play (Benfica) and Portugal. It’s a big thing here, everybody gathers around with their friends to drink beer and watch the games, insult referees and players, make fun of our rival teams supporters. When it’s done in good spirits it’s really funny and exciting.
On the other hand, the players are usually dumb prima donnas, with inflated egos, the team owners are like mobsters and there are lots of supporters who can be really annoying, violent and even dumber than the players, it’s like if yearsofdecay was a soccer fan. So I feel a little bit stupid supporting all this…
For instance, our best player, Cristiano Ronaldo, I don’t like the guy, but it’s inevitable, I’m always rooting for him.
John Oliver explains well this love/hate relationship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I
I think it’s hilarious when one of these guys is barely touched and he falls and tumbles with all the drama of someone who just got taken out by a sniper…the player is on the ground writhing and flailing as if it was his final moments on earth…then the medics trot out with their little bottle of magic spray that looks like Pine-Sol…a couple of squirts of that stuff and miraculously 2 minutes later the player is back up as if nothing happened…that shit is so funny…I keep thinking “don’t they realize there are 40 cameras shooting from every conceivable angle? We all saw that you were barely touched!!!”…
Fucking drama queens…
I think it’s hilarious when one of these guys is barely touched and he falls and tumbles with all the drama of someone who just got taken out by a sniper…
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I used to be excited for the World Cup, not so much this time around.
And Soccer is the worlds sport alright, but it’s also a ninnies sport. If I had a dime for each time I’ve seen some dude flop to get a foul call… gayest sport ever. I’ll stick to my Baseball and Hockey.
Hockey is - in most cases - like the polar opposite of the ‘injury’-related drama you see from the futbolistas…it’s almost comical seeing how much pain these guys will play through and attempt to still appear in good working condition.
Chicago’s star defenseman Duncan Keith took a puck to the teeth in a playoff run a few years back; which capably knocked seven of them out of his mouth - he goes off the ice for a quick little patch-up and is almost back in time for his next shift, as if nothing happened. There’ve been many more incidents like that in recent memory, but that’s just one that sticks out.
My complaint about hockey players’ personalities would be a little different - you don’t see many jet-setting braggarts who are vacuum cleaners for narcotics, but at the same time I think they must have to sign some contract that keeps them from revealing too much personality on-screen. I mean, every on-ice or post-game interview I see with any given player has EXACTLY the same script… “oh, you know, we gotta play our game…get pucks on net and anything can happen…we gotta take it one period at a time” etc. etc.
I think it’s hilarious when one of these guys is barely touched and he falls and tumbles with all the drama of someone who just got taken out by a sniper…the player is on the ground writhing and flailing as if it was his final moments on earth…then the medics trot out with their little bottle of magic spray that looks like Pine-Sol…a couple of squirts of that stuff and miraculously 2 minutes later the player is back up as if nothing happened…that shit is so funny…I keep thinking “don’t they realize there are 40 cameras shooting from every conceivable angle? We all saw that you were barely touched!!!”…
Fucking drama queens…
I don’t blame the players at all. They wouldn’t do it unless the refs let them get away with it. It’s the refs fault for calling the reaction rather than the foul. Refs are hired to call the foul not the reaction to the foul. If all the refs call is the reaction then that’s piss poor officiating. unless they saw the foul occur then they need to swallow their whistles. They need better refs.
[reply]I think it’s hilarious when one of these guys is barely touched and he falls and tumbles with all the drama of someone who just got taken out by a sniper…the player is on the ground writhing and flailing as if it was his final moments on earth…then the medics trot out with their little bottle of magic spray that looks like Pine-Sol…a couple of squirts of that stuff and miraculously 2 minutes later the player is back up as if nothing happened…that shit is so funny…I keep thinking “don’t they realize there are 40 cameras shooting from every conceivable angle? We all saw that you were barely touched!!!”…
Fucking drama queens…
I don’t blame the players at all. They wouldn’t do it unless the refs let them get away with it. It’s the refs fault for calling the reaction rather than the foul. Refs are hired to call the foul not the reaction to the foul. If all the refs call is the reaction then that’s piss poor officiating. unless they saw the foul occur then they need to swallow their whistles. They need better refs.[/reply]
That’s absolutely true. The referees are a fucking disgrace a lot of the time and this errrrrrr, “European” way of playing (i.e. rolling around on the floor like your leg’s been chopped off) is rewarded. I just watched Luis Suarez, one of the top players in the world, take a fucking bite out of an opposition player’s shoulder and then fall to the ground like he’s been somehow wronged. He assaulted someone and feigned injury like a little coward. It’s disgusting. In a match i watched the other day the ref let them away with a blatant foul and then blew his whistle when some overpaid turn fell of his own accord, without being touch. There’s no balance.
He actually did bite that guy? I only saw a second of it and I couldn’t tell from the angle they showed…holy shit haha…
He actually did bite that guy? I only saw a second of it and I couldn’t tell from the angle they showed…holy shit haha…
He did. That’s the THIRD time he’s done it during matches, he’s got a screw loose.
[reply]I used to be excited for the World Cup, not so much this time around.
And Soccer is the worlds sport alright, but it’s also a ninnies sport. If I had a dime for each time I’ve seen some dude flop to get a foul call… gayest sport ever. I’ll stick to my Baseball and Hockey.
Hockey is - in most cases - like the polar opposite of the ‘injury’-related drama you see from the futbolistas…it’s almost comical seeing how much pain these guys will play through and attempt to still appear in good working condition.
Chicago’s star defenseman Duncan Keith took a puck to the teeth in a playoff run a few years back; which capably knocked seven of them out of his mouth - he goes off the ice for a quick little patch-up and is almost back in time for his next shift, as if nothing happened. There’ve been many more incidents like that in recent memory, but that’s just one that sticks out.
My complaint about hockey players’ personalities would be a little different - you don’t see many jet-setting braggarts who are vacuum cleaners for narcotics, but at the same time I think they must have to sign some contract that keeps them from revealing too much personality on-screen. I mean, every on-ice or post-game interview I see with any given player has EXACTLY the same script… “oh, you know, we gotta play our game…get pucks on net and anything can happen…we gotta take it one period at a time” etc. etc.[/reply]
Don’t forget about Rich Peverly who’s heart freakin stopped after his shift. He was literally FUCKING dead for a few moments there, brought back and asked to be put back in the game!
Also, Stamkos broke his friggin tibia (i think it was) and skated off the rink under his own power. Freaks these NHL atheletes. Polar opposites of these ninny boys who play soccer. lolol.
[reply]He actually did bite that guy? I only saw a second of it and I couldn’t tell from the angle they showed…holy shit haha…
He did. That’s the THIRD time he’s done it during matches, he’s got a screw loose.[/reply]
I saw this. What a panzie. And all these fake falls make these guys look like attention whoring prom queens. With the biter, they’ve got a picture of him holding his teeth like he’s hurt. to quote seth and amy… “Really!!!”
I no longer care for the sport. I think it’s a fucking shit-show.
Case and point…
Fucking pathetic.