Seriously. 2 goals removed, each by a different ref, in 2 games out of 3? Before the cup started I never would have believed the US's fate depended on the referees. Now I would be surprised if the US doesn't get reffed out of the tournament. I'm just really disappointed by the whole thing.:td:

Those Algerians were starting to piss me off, taking cheap shots at the US players and not even trying to win the game in the second half. They looked like they'd be happy with a 0-0 tie.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. FIFA does not want the US to succeed let alone win their tournament. I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory and that isn't who I am. But I have seen it so many times in the past how the refs have screwed us out of victories before. And let Ed Hocculi or Mike Carrey make a bogus call in the Super Bowl and not have to explain themselves and see how far they get from the stadium.

Since you are a gator fan, you may remember this. There was a game up here in Knoxville with UT vs UF around the time Peyton manning was playing, may have been his final year. Florida caught a pass in overtime or as time was running out that won the game. The only problem was it probably shouldn't of been a catch, the guy dropped it immediately never really had possession. The ref called it a catch anyway. That shit caused hell up here, it was fucking hilarious to see the Vols exploded like that. Well the brilliant ref that made the call lives 20 miles from the stadium. That dude caught shit and had death threats on an hourly basis. They knew where he lived and they fucked with him regularly. I think he finally moved away from what I remember. His life was hell after that call though. That's what we need to do to these fucks. LOL

It was Jesse Palmer to Jabar Gaffney in 2000 as the 4th quarter ended. So 3 years after Peyton.

10 years ago...can barely remember what i did 10 minutes ago, lol

The ref from the US-Slovenia game is from Mali. I'm pretty sure he already lives in a pretty close approximation of hell.:lol:

Baby Gorilla returns!!

I don't know, after watching both games, the two most controversial calls, and the other bad calls against the US I'm not so sure it isn't an "even paranoids have enemies" situation.

USA USA USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbn3r...ture=topvideos

Wow... this is a sad sad game. :panic:

Bad result, the ball did not bounce for them at all in the Ghana game(Give Ghana Credit).

Post game, they were a superior team to Ghana, but I think the media pressure along with back to back games did them in...they looked gassed.

The bright side...they should have the same core group in the next go around with some bright new stars coming along...US soccer is coming along, slowly but surely


Brasil 2014 will be good for the USA USA USA

Great video!!! I am proud to call myself a US soccer supporter.

We are getting there. Lets not forget, we have the 2012 summer games in London first...a very similar tournament as the World Cup, I am planning on going over for there for that as well.

Yep, there are a bunch of international games coming up, along with the MLS allstar vs Manchester United, the finish of the MLS season, Inter Milan vs Man City in July at MT Bank Stadium in Baltimore(which I am going) Brasil vs USA in August, EPL/La Liga/Sira A start up soon, And qualifing for the WC Brasil 2014 starts next spring.

huh, well what do you know, the english fucked up and termed it soccer

Ehhhhh

One of the problems is we have the NFL, which like the EPL is a billion dollar business. I am sure there would be naming rights.

The origin of football is not because you play with a ball and your foot, but because back in the olden days the nobles in England would play their games on horesback. The peasants would play their games on foot...football. It had nothing too do with kicking a ball around.

Also NZ, Australia and South Africa call football soccer. So f*ck what that dude says.

There are plenty of remarks on soccer websites, youtubes and the like that bash us Americans being arrogant and not knowing the world. I am thinking "really?" "Are you serious?"

Looks like Brazil is going down!

On themselves like a curious teenager.

I'm really shocked at Brazil being out.

Crappy defending so they have no one to blame but themselves.

Crazy upsets this year.

La Roja ftw!

It was almost like they got cocky...

I am not suprised about Brazil, with all that talent it seams like they show up and expect to win. Pele even bashed them before the game.

So pleased that Spain made it through!

Spain or Germany? Who do you think?

I like both teams, awesome players on both sides...I am leaning towards Spain

I can't predict against my own team. Obviously I want Spain to win.

I'm at work so watching online "secretly". So stressed and excited at the same time. :tremble:

If I heard correctly, Torres is on the bench

Spain advances on header in the 74th.

Spain vs. Nederlands for the Cup.

Sunday is going to be EPIC!!!!

Well, its all over. Congrats to Spain...I was pulling for the Netherlands since day one. I am happy that a new team gets to add a star to their uni's. really didn't want to see one of the usual supsects win it. All in all my experience over there will never compare to any thing I've ever done in my life. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to go over and see it and I can't wait until London in 2012 and Brazil in 2014.

That game was a case study in why soccer will never be popular in this country. An hour and twenty minutes of absolute BOREDOM.

What's good enough for the rest of the world isn't good enough for one country? Who gives a shit whether Americans like it or not. Don't like it? Don't watch. :shrug:

This

I'll try to watch anything I can and expand my pretty short horizons. But you know its bad when I'll turn off the finals of World Cup to watch either the PGA or Tour de France and be more excited.

Give your panties a good pull there, hot rod....You seem a little wedged up. I thought maybe your little hiatus would give you time to get back on your meds. Apparently I was wrong. :lmao:

It's a boring game....there is no way to argue otherwise. All that hype for a zero zero snooze fest after regulation time and 3/4 of extra time?! PUH LEASE.

She's Canadian, no one cares what they think anyway. :lol:

That game was horrible. No scoring and about a hundred yellow cards on bullshit flops, mostly by Spain. Im glad the World Cup is over because I couldnt stand seeing another grown man fall to the ground and writhe around in pain because someone stepped on his toe.

The game was terrible because of the terrible officiating. It seems the ref was paid very well from a spanish sponsor. Yellow cards to every dutch player except for 3, and only 2 given to spain? Enough yellow cards to make Holland play with one less man? Really bad calls against holland, but the same plays by spain let go? a whistle every 15-20 seconds?

It was a terrible final with terrible officiating.

The Germany/Uraguay game was much better.

Maybe you could hook me up with your supplier. ;)

Panties not wadded, I don't care who likes or doesn't like the game. But if you don't like it....here's a tip....YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH IT!!!! :shrug:

Um....did you miss the kung fu kick to the chest that should have been a red card? :skep: :scratch:

I'll admit the game was a gong show in the yellow card department. I thought after the first 3 that maybe it would settle down but by the end of that game there were a lot of players in danger of being sent off if they even looked the wrong way.

A lot of those fouls just should've been free kicks and left at that.

I'm sorry though, that kung fu kick to the chest should've been an immediate red card. :td:

Well now its over so we dont have to hear about it for another 4 years :lol:

besides real football starts in a few eeks anyway:rockwoot:

Quoted for truth

I think I speak for most sports fans when i say that we want to like soccer. So every 4 years we try to watch and get into the games but most of us end up disappointed. I have seen some good, exciting games this year but it seems like exciting is the exception in stead of the rule.

That's your opinion and that's fair. My point is just that, if you don't like it, well then don't watch it. :shrug:

I hate American Football so I don't watch it. Same goes for Baseball. But I don't go around saying how stupid and boring it is. I just go on my merry way and don't watch it. ;)

Soccer is awesome. It was an awesome game. I am still recovering from the alcohol today.
This is not the last of big time soccer in the USA. There is Inter Milan vs Manchester City in Baltimore I am going to, and it will be sold out. How do I know? Because the Chelsea vs AC Milan in Baltimore last July was sold out and PACKED, it was awesome.

Manchester united is playing the philly union sometime this month I think