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Got told today leaving working by an upper management rep that it wasn't cool to openly make fun of soccer on a conference call. Not being inclusive. The call was with folks out of California who I respect. Someone complained? Eff soccer

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Inclusive of what?

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[quote=HailGreen28;1074001]Inclusive of what?[/quote]

Bullshit. Insensitive to someone who would leave early to watch the first game. Just made a couple just jokes and think someone took it the wrong way.

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So anyway...anyone want to actually discuss the World Cup. Spain took a beating yesterday. I mean their goalie looked like he was just plucked off the street to play

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[quote=SmootSmack;1074020]So anyway...anyone want to actually discuss the World Cup. Spain took a beating yesterday. I mean their goalie looked like he was just plucked off the street to play[/quote]

I missed the game, but from highlights, it looked like those were some routine saves that some average joe could have made.


Some matches I'm going to catching soon:

Germany/Portugal

US/Ghana

England/Italy

I may catch the Argentina game to watch Messi. Also, let's hope Klinsmann didn't make a mistake by leaving Donovan off the team. Also, the US is is a brutal group. Ughhh..

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I'm happy to thread jack this into a pro-soccer thread. (They were over-sensitive, Chico. I'm sure your jokes were fine, but we soccer fans can be like our favorite players and go down with little or no contact.)

That Spain-Netherlands game was fun to watch. At work they set up a TV in one of the conference rooms and are showing all the games. Appropriate to this thread, it was the perfect game for people who aren't interested in soccer. That van Persie goal was ridiculous. Really liked the dark blue jerseys, too.

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I'm pulling for the usual: the us, Netherlands, and England.

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Rooney played like absolute shit against Italy. England had many opportunities to tie it up but couldn't capitalize. It seems with about 15 mins left to go in the game, Italy put the clamps down on defense and England never sniffed another shot again.

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Just got my heartbroken by my home team Ecuador. I would have been happy with the 1-1 tie. I don't think we can take France. Oh well.

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[quote=Ruhskins;1074035]Just got my heartbroken by my home team Ecuador. I would have been happy with the 1-1 tie. I don't think we can take France. Oh well.[/quote]

That was a tough loss, man. You guys looked good early on. I was happy to see mi querida Argentina win, and also happy to see Messi score. Kid's amazing, but Argentines generally are apathetic towards him.

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Germany is putting it to Portugal. Figured it would be a much better game.

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Portugal is making me feel better about Ecuador's loss.

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Iker Casillas is one of the best keepers in the World, and he got lambasted by the Dutch. Doesn't help that Spain's defence is weak as it is, and they completely rolled over.

I missed the Three Lions match with Gli Azzurri. Hate that Balotelli scored the game winner. England could be in trouble as Costa Rica and Uruguay aren't exactly weak teams.

Portugal got taken to the cleaners today by Germany. I know Germany is strong, but they looked invincible today.

When not rooting for the US, I root for Les Bleus, and they held their own against Honduras behind Benzema's brace.

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I feel for any of you that watched that Nigeria/Iran game. I want my 92 minutes back. SOOOOOooo dreadful. Passing by Nigeria was some of the worst I've ever witnessed.

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Wow

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What a score by Dempsey. Didn't expect a score that fast

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Way to rebound. Amazing effort by USA

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Damn. That was cool

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John Brooks is the man of the hour. Set up by UMD's Graham Zusi. With Germany looking so dominant today, 4 pts just may take 2nd place in this group.

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Ghana held the ball way too much, and had way too many opportunities today. When the US had the ball, they did well with it. Bradley (M) played like shit. No idea why he stopped on that cross over pass instead of drilling it. Kid boggled my head with his lack of awareness out there.

Also this:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TIdOxpB.gif[/IMG]

No card?? Dafuq??

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Kobe in Brazil for the WC. Not surprising since he grew up on soccer.


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[url=http://www.gamedayr.com/lifestyle/memes-lifestyle/robin-van-persie-memes-109918/]Robin Van Persie Memes Fly Through The Internet[/url]

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GO USA !!! Great game ,amazing ,seriously amazing !!!:)

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Awesome game, glad the US pulled through. Feel a bit bad for Ghana for a split second, because they lost exactly the same way Ecuador lost. But then I remembered that they booted the US out of the last world cup and didn't care about them. :) USA! USA!

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Guillermo Ocho had one of the best performances I've ever seen from a goalie. Amazing job against the Brazilians today. Pretty much carried Mexico. Tell you what, Brazil has been getting some bullshit calls the past two games as well.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/u4hxls8.gif[/IMG]


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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MPgPBnj.gif[/IMG]


[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Boiqgvk.gif[/IMG]

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Dutch roll and Spain is out...thats what i like to see

[url=http://screamer.deadspin.com/chilean-fans-have-bum-rushed-the-stadium-1592724865/+barryap]Chile Fans Have Bum-Rushed The Stadium[/url]

lol holy shit!

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^^ some crazy shit. Fans can be stupid.



Who to root for?


[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1Uytnbs.jpg[/IMG]

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You know its bad when you're head butting your teammate.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1074299][IMG]http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2014/06/fight.gif[/IMG]

You know its bad when you're head butting your teammate.[/quote]

THAT IS NOT A HEAD BUTT....come to think of it I don't know what that is. It's like he was going in for [URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=Eskimo+kiss&oq=Eskimo+kiss&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8"]Eskimo kiss[/URL] but then decided to shift to a head butt. Damn foreigners #Murica!

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[IMG]http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/1802049/zidane-headbutt-materazzi-o.gif[/IMG]

Now THIS is a head butt. Still remember how stupid he was while watching that game. Went into penalty kicks, which no doubt needed Zidane.

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[url=http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/1893459/us-forward-jozy-altidore-out-vs-portugal-with-ailing-hamstring]U.S. forward Jozy Altidore out vs. Portugal with ailing hamstring - ESPN FC[/url]

bad news

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[quote=Chico23231;1074353][url=http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/1893459/us-forward-jozy-altidore-out-vs-portugal-with-ailing-hamstring]U.S. forward Jozy Altidore out vs. Portugal with ailing hamstring - ESPN FC[/url]

bad news[/quote]


Very unfortunate. Hopefully the US can muster up courageous effort like the last game. Bradley needs to do something this time because he was god awful. We win....we advance out of the group.

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Italy played like shit today, but kudos to Costa Rica for their display in the World Cup so far.

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Dear goodness the Swiss are getting their asses kicked by France. Nil-three and not even at the half yet. Swiss have simply imploded so far and have blown every opportunity they've had.

Yeah, that counter-attack for the third goal was surgical.

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Except for the gift goal, USA playing decent. This Renaldo is guy looks like and supposedly acts like the European a-rod.

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US playing much better after that goal and Howard with some big saves at the end of half.

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Nice strike

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He'll of a shot by Jones.

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Hell of a goal!!!! Go USA!