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*If there already is a soccer discussion thread, please direct me to it.
Show yourselves. Don't be afraid to come out of the closet. It's tough being a soccer fan in America these days. I think Rodney Dangerfield said it best when he said those classic words: "No respect, no respect" ... not that that was in reference to soccer, I just like the way he said it more than anyone else.
ANYWAY:
All "football" (soccer) discussion is welcome. I'll start.
My Favorite Club(s): Liverpool F.C. and New York Red Bulls My Favorite National team(s): USA and Ireland
If you asked me before 2006 to watch or play soccer, I probably would have laughed in your face. Long story short, I'm a complete moron. I never gave it a chance, but when I finally actually sat and watched for the first time (2006 World Cup) I pretty much fell in love. There is so much more to the world of soccer than to other sports and you have to watch for years to truly understand. While I maintain my "fandom" of teams for other sports (Mets, Rangers, Cowboys and Knicks) but the only sport I truly follow now is soccer.
I'd love to have some people who know a thing or two about the beautiful game to jibe with, as none of the people I come into contact with on a daily basis have any knowledge whatsoever of what is actually going on. Some of my friends will watch and comment from time to time on the bigger stories and the goals that happen to make the SC Top 10, and my brother likes ManU just to spite me, but they don't really follow it as I do.
I don't watch it a lot, but I do like it. I got into it around 2006 also.
Clubs: I didn't really have any I was rooting for once I started getting interest. I would just watch random games I could see on TV (in English) and knew I didn't like Manchester United.
In 2007, there was a website myfootballclub.co.uk which wanted to buy a lower level team in England - as a way to give fans the opportunity to have connection to a club in the era of billionaires from around the world buying top level teams and treating them like toys.
They ended up purchasing Ebbsfleet United early in 2008. It was in the Conference National, about four levels below the Premier League. It got relegated in 2010 to Conference South, but came back up to Conference National for this season.
Fuck em all, fuck em all United, West Ham, Liverpool, Cos we are the Tottenham and we are the best, We are the Tottenham so fuck all the rest.
It's on like donkey kong...biaaaaa
I went to school with a lot of guys from Scotland/England, and they're all insane about the EPL. I got hooked on Tottenham because I didn't want to root for the EPL Yankees or Sawx (United/Chelsea) and the Spurs were the plucky upstarts.
Fuck em all, fuck em all United, West Ham, Liverpool, Cos we are the Tottenham and we are the best, We are the Tottenham so fuck all the rest.
It's on like donkey kong...biaaaaa
I went to school with a lot of guys from Scotland/England, and they're all insane about the EPL. I got hooked on Tottenham because I didn't want to root for the EPL Yankees or Sawx (United/Chelsea) and the Spurs were the plucky upstarts.
I didn't want to root for the EPL Yankees or Sawx (United/Chelsea)
The Yankees had some partnership (can't quite remember what exactly) with ManU a while back, meanwhile the same group which owns most of the Red Sox bought Liverpool last year. Chelsea got some filthy rich owner, is just as bad as the lot of them.
I also jumped on the Spurs bandwagon a couple of years back, flanzo. Hard to stay interested in EPL with having to watch live streams though. MLS sucks so quack that.
I do keep up with the mediocre US national team. Will be interesting to see how Shea develops.
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@nod - Damn.. wish I had seen this yesterday. The first-ever nationally televised Premier League match was this morning on FOX at 11am. There will be more, but today would have been a good taster for you. I find sports should be like music, don't always root for what everyone/anyone is telling you to, but see what attracts you the most.
@rdk - Yes, the MLS, whence compared among the world's leagues, sucks. I try to take it for what it is; a breeding ground for the USMNT. Our future stars will be born in the MLS but they will become men by playing in Europe like our REAL quality players like Cherundolo, Edu, Dempsey, Tim Howard, Michael Bradley, etc.
In 1963 when we fell to Division Two The Stretford End cried out aloud 'It's the end for you Sky Blue' Joe Mercer came We played the game We went to Rotherham And won 1 0 And we were back into Division One We've won the League we've won the Cup We've been to Europe too And when we win the League again We'll sing this song to you City City City City City
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Aug 2 - Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Aug 23-24 - FYF Fest
Sept 17 - The Breeders
Sept 22 - Lykke Li
Oct 6 - Ought
I'm a Fulham supporter. I always watched the usmnt matches, but the epl was a pain to follow. Brian McBride was my favorite usmnt player, so i became a Fulham guy. Since then we've had Fulhamerica and we still have Deuce, who is becoming a star. I will also cheer for any team with an American unless they are playing Fulham.
I'm a Fulham supporter. I always watched the usmnt matches, but the epl was a pain to follow. Brian McBride was my favorite usmnt player, so i became a Fulham guy. Since then we've had Fulhamerica and we still have Deuce, who is becoming a star. I will also cheer for any team with an American unless they are playing Fulham.
I must say I really like Clint Dempsy. What he did the other day was amazing. That being said -
Yeah, idk how I feel about Balotelli. I don't think he'll stay in England for many more years, but being as young as he is, he does have the potential to be a top class player. Sometimes I like what he does ("Why Always Me?") and sometimes he's a complete d-bag (his obvious kicking-out at Scott Parker).
Anyway, I wanted to get some early predictions on Euro 2012. As some of you may have realized, the tournament opens on the Friday of our beloved 'Roo. Eight matches total will take place while we're on the farm. I doubt I'll see any of them but the idea of possibly ducking into the sports bar (if I have nobody to see for an hour in the middle of the day) and catching some of a match is kinda fun. Unlikely, but nice to know. Here's the groups, make your picks!*:
Group A - Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic
Group B - Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Portugal
Group C - Spain, Italy, Ireland, Croatia
Group D - France, England, Ukraine, Sweden ________________________________________________
group A winner: Russia group B winner: Netherlands group C winner: Spain group D winner: France Euro 2012 champs: Germany
*These picks are not definitive and up for modification until 18:00 CET on 6/8/12.
You know Balotelli's reputation reminds me of Aspen.
Why Aspen?
