The Ultimate Football/Soccer Thread (2010/2011 Season)

[Sibirsky]

Who would have thought that South Korea would be the most successful team at this point?

Not me. I would have to say Argentina, or France up to this point. Good thing I didn't bet on the cup. Oh wait....

[Maurepas]

I was just annoyed that it ended in a tie,

Get used to it if your going to watch any more of the "beautiful game".

*grumbles*

[Augarundus]

Damn.

My money was on England.

DAMN!

[Daistallia 2104]

A point is better than I expected. Thank God we have Howard and not Green, eh?

Yeah, our goalie definitely looked pretty kickass in comparison, especially after taking that hit.

Indeed - Howard showed why he's a Premier League keeper today.

[Western cuba]

I was at the game and I think that it was great. However I wished the USA would of won!

[Augarundus]

That Green goalie got owned, lol. Epic fail.

[Augarundus]

I was at the game and I think that it was great. However I wished the USA would of won!

But today's the day they celebrate the Queen's birthday!

And it's also a way they can avenge the infamous 1970 defeat!

[Western cuba]

Don't you mean 1950?

[Cirona]

That Green goalie got owned, lol. Epic fail.

annoying, eh?

[Albundania]

I will take the point. Certainly beats the 0 I was expecting.

That's what I'm saying.

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

[The House of Castile]

Who would have thought that South Korea would be the most successful team at this point?

Not me. I would have to say Argentina, or France up to this point. Good thing I didn't bet on the cup. Oh wait....

It's a good thing I didn't bet on any English players, on a related note I hope Podolski scores tomorrow.

[Starblaydia]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are the best team in the group. Whether the best team has the most points and highest goal difference after three matches, however, is yet to be seen

[Albundania]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are the best team in the group. Whether the best team has the most points and highest goal difference after three matches, however, is yet to be seen

Well played Star.

[Serrland]

Can they stop playing that damn yanky goal.

The English one was admittedly more beautiful...

[United Dependencies]

I was just annoyed that it ended in a tie,

Get used to it if your going to watch any more of the "beautiful game".

I'm sorry I thought they were playing association football not american collegiate football.

Maybe I'm just not use to association football commentating but there was something off about the ABC commentators.

[Maurepas]

I was just annoyed that it ended in a tie,

Get used to it if your going to watch any more of the "beautiful game".

I'm sorry I thought they were playing association football not american collegiate football.

Maybe I'm just not use to association football commentating but there was something off about the ABC commentators.

I was listening to the iTV commentators, I was rather unimpressed, they were rather biased.

[Achalya Santis]

A question:

Why are so many ties happening in the World Cup?

*scratches head*

South Africa vs. Mexico...
Uruguay vs. France...
now, USA vs. England?

[Vonners]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are the best team in the group. Whether the best team has the most points and highest goal difference after three matches, however, is yet to be seen

Are they? Seems to me that man for man USA were the better team...given relative values between the two teams...

[Starblaydia]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are the best team in the group. Whether the best team has the most points and highest goal difference after three matches, however, is yet to be seen

Are they? Seems to me that man for man USA were the better team...given relative values between the two teams...

Better given relative values?

Wait. They're worse... so they're better?

[Daistallia 2104]

A question:

Why are so many ties happening in the World Cup?

*scratches head*

South Africa vs. Mexico...
Uruguay vs. France...
now, USA vs. England?

That's normal.

[United Dependencies]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are the best team in the group. Whether the best team has the most points and highest goal difference after three matches, however, is yet to be seen

Are they? Seems to me that man for man USA were the better team...given relative values between the two teams...

Better given relative values?

Wait. They're worse... so they're better?

England was the team with more skill coming in. USA tied so the USA played a better game.

[Grave_n_idle]

I suspect subterfuge. The obviously-superior England team threw the match to allow the US to stay in the running a bit longer. There's probably a shady deal involving illegal shares of ad revenue out there somewhere.

[Starblaydia]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are the best team in the group. Whether the best team has the most points and highest goal difference after three matches, however, is yet to be seen

Are they? Seems to me that man for man USA were the better team...given relative values between the two teams...

Better given relative values?

Wait. They're worse... so they're better?

England was the team with more skill coming in. USA tied so the USA played a better game.

Which... still begs the question how are they the best team? They performed better than usual, sure. Doesn't stop them not being as good as England.

[Bluth Corporation]

And, depending, the US could be the best team in the group. Not likely, but still. A man can dream, right?

England are

Should be "is," not "are."

Since the team, for the purposes of what is being discussed here, acts as a single unit, it is a singular entity for the purposes of subject-verb agreement. It doesn't matter that it's made up of multiple people.

You wouldn't say "Bluth Corporation are a genius and an overall awesome person" just because I'm made up of trillions of cells, would you?

(couldn't resist the chance to needle an Englishman even further, sorry. All in good fun, of course)

[Maurepas]

I suspect subterfuge. The obviously-superior England team threw the match to allow the US to stay in the running a bit longer. There's probably a shady deal involving illegal shares of ad revenue out there somewhere.

Maybe it was a deal to keep us from saying British Petroleum too often,