Flatlander Fox
Armed Cultural Consultant
How many games will YOU attempt to watch?
I will try to catch the finals, unless Germany or the U.S. does well.
I will try to catch the finals, unless Germany or the U.S. does well.
A poll for the World Cup of Soccer
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Stupid poll options....
I don't watch soccer, but I don't think it is pathletic and boring....bah...no choice.
I don't watch soccer, but I don't think it is pathletic and boring....bah...no choice.
I will try to watch them all but my timezone may hinder that so I may have watch some on a tape delay basis 
MrPresident
Anglo-Saxon Liberal
Soccer World Cup?? What is this? I thought it was the Football World Cup or have the Americans re-named it? Stick to your Yankieball and let the rest of us get on with a decent sport.
animepornstar
Deity
i want to watch them all, but i´m going to a music festival 12-15 june, so i´ll problary miss some of them during that period.
i will try to watch all the matchs or catch them on match of the day.
Flatlander Fox
Armed Cultural Consultant
@Cornmaster....
Mr. Pres.: It was already determined in another thread that soccer is known worldwide in MANY different names.
Crap at soccer?
We will see...
Simon Darkshade
Mysterious City of Gold
I voted for the last option.
There is minimal coverage of the goings on in Japan and Korea here anyway, and I have a truckload of work to do, and I find soccer about as interesting as podiatry in slow motion.
'Pathetic and boring.' Nice choice of words there, Foxy.
There is minimal coverage of the goings on in Japan and Korea here anyway, and I have a truckload of work to do, and I find soccer about as interesting as podiatry in slow motion.
'Pathetic and boring.' Nice choice of words there, Foxy.
willemvanoranje
Curitibano
Four years ago Holland played against Belgium on my birthday...this time my birthday (june 13th) features China - Turkey...
You won't miss muhc on that day anime...Might as well call it hockey with a ball. If I ever want to watch a bunch of people heading balls, I'll rent a porn flick, which will, at least, have an outside shot at being entertaining.
Get off your horse, rump boy, errr President Rump Boy, it's a boring game. I almost rather watch a cricket match that goes on for 3 days.
BTW, enjoy your World Suck.
willemvanoranje
Curitibano
Now there's no need to offend people.
Flatlander Fox
Armed Cultural Consultant
I agree, there is no reason to get one's panties in a wad about their particular favorite game.
I REALLY don't have a favorite soccer team, but I will root for the U.S. and German teams to win, while NOT watching any of the games.
P.S. If anyone couldn't tell, I have a tongue in cheek approach to soccer, since living in Europe for 5 years brought me face to face with the hooligans/fans of the World's game.
I REALLY don't have a favorite soccer team, but I will root for the U.S. and German teams to win, while NOT watching any of the games.
P.S. If anyone couldn't tell, I have a tongue in cheek approach to soccer, since living in Europe for 5 years brought me face to face with the hooligans/fans of the World's game.
Originally posted by Civman10
Cricket goes on for 1,4,5 days not 3, so u r wrong. when you try to agrue with someone it helps to get your facts right.
Your opinions are as vaild as the next person so don't try to change other and hence respect people's opionions
Just having some fun,... God knows the USA is the focal point for many hecklers... Feels good to be on the otherside.
Suppersalmon
Think Safely think again
Its Football Not Soccer :die: :die:
:die: :die:
philippe
FYI, I chase trains.
yes FOOTBALL!
FOOTBALL!
FOOTBALL!
who invented the word soccer?
FOOTBALL!
FOOTBALL!
who invented the word soccer?
It's true that the game known as "football" in most of the world (not just the UK) is known as "soccer" in the US, but we didn't just pull the word out of the air so that we could call our quasi-gladiatorial extravaganzas "football." In fact, you Brits actually invented the word. "Soccer," when it first appeared in the 1890s, was spelled "socca," which was short for "association" or "association football," meaning football played according to the rules laid down by the British Football Association. It was also called "socker" until the current form "soccer" appeared around 1895.
The "er" suffix of "soccer," incidentally, was often used in late 19th and early 20th century slang, and can also be found in the transformation of the name of the British game "rugby" (named after the Rugby School in England) into the popular term "rugger."
From http://www.word-detective.com/121800.html
willemvanoranje
Curitibano
well....the FA was founded to make a clear difference between football and rugby anyway.
maddskillz
Lord Skillz The Angry One
"Soccer World Cup?? What is this? I thought it was the Football World Cup or have the Americans re-named it? Stick to your Yankieball and let the rest of us get on with a decent sport."
1) It's Yankee, not Yankie
2) Soccer is an English term by orgin, we adopted it
3) We have a very popular sport in which OUR NATION refers to as football. Therefore we do not refer to soccer as football. What AMERICANS refer to as soccer and football is our own choice, you may call it what you wish. Both sports are great in my eyes and I will call them as my cutlure refers to them. As you will in your culture. NOBODY is changing the name of the game, call it what you like.
4) US kicked Portugal's ass in a game that is "not ours", how do you like those apples? Now get off your high horse and treat all fans of the game with the same respect you desire yourself.
Just a quick reminder, the US excels in MANY sports which is a disadvantage for us when building a World Cup team. Soccer is still a growing sport in which we will continue to improve each World Cup. If soccer were as popular in the US you would see the same type of talent as we have on our basketball team on the pitch every four years. I don't think you would be laughing at our team then, in fact it would be a drubbing each and every year as we deliver in most sports in which our country takes to heart.
Be glad it is taking us a while to catch on, because once we do you will know it. Trust me on that!
GO USA!
1) It's Yankee, not Yankie
2) Soccer is an English term by orgin, we adopted it
3) We have a very popular sport in which OUR NATION refers to as football. Therefore we do not refer to soccer as football. What AMERICANS refer to as soccer and football is our own choice, you may call it what you wish. Both sports are great in my eyes and I will call them as my cutlure refers to them. As you will in your culture. NOBODY is changing the name of the game, call it what you like.
4) US kicked Portugal's ass in a game that is "not ours", how do you like those apples? Now get off your high horse and treat all fans of the game with the same respect you desire yourself.
Just a quick reminder, the US excels in MANY sports which is a disadvantage for us when building a World Cup team. Soccer is still a growing sport in which we will continue to improve each World Cup. If soccer were as popular in the US you would see the same type of talent as we have on our basketball team on the pitch every four years. I don't think you would be laughing at our team then, in fact it would be a drubbing each and every year as we deliver in most sports in which our country takes to heart.
Be glad it is taking us a while to catch on, because once we do you will know it. Trust me on that!
GO USA!
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