by The Archregimancy » Mon May 12, 2014 10:00 pm
by Saugeais » Mon May 12, 2014 10:08 pm
by Equestrian States » Mon May 12, 2014 10:11 pm
by Blazedtown » Mon May 12, 2014 10:13 pm
by The united states of Saints » Mon May 12, 2014 10:14 pm
Saugeais wrote:US released their list of those on the first cut: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/so ... n/9004785/
I don't see the reasoning behind Beckerman and Yedlin's call up. Good form perhaps?
Also, Wondo getting the nod in the first cut. I really want to see him make the final 23.
As for final predictions, I can't not bet on Brazil to get their 6th star, and I hold hope for the USA to make it out of the group stage.
by The Blaatschapen » Mon May 12, 2014 10:19 pm
by Cyldavia » Mon May 12, 2014 10:27 pm
by New Sideburn » Mon May 12, 2014 10:34 pm
by United Dependencies » Mon May 12, 2014 10:43 pm
Alien Space Bats wrote:2012: The Year We Lost Contact (with Reality).
Cannot think of a name wrote:Obamacult wrote:Maybe there is an economically sound and rational reason why there are no longer high paying jobs for qualified accountants, assembly line workers, glass blowers, blacksmiths, tanners, etc.
Maybe dragons took their jobs. Maybe unicorns only hid their jobs because unicorns are dicks. Maybe 'jobs' is only an illusion created by a drug addled infant pachyderm. Fuck dude, if we're in 'maybe' land, don't hold back.
by The Archregimancy » Mon May 12, 2014 10:43 pm
Blazedtown wrote:I never thought I'd cheer against my own country in a sport, but since I don't want soccer catching on here, I hope we lose bad in the first round.
The Blaatschapen wrote:Arch, I was under the impression that viewtopic.php?f=20&t=247228&view=unread#unread would just take over as Fifa thread when the time comes around ?
by Blazedtown » Mon May 12, 2014 10:44 pm
The Archregimancy wrote:Blazedtown wrote:I never thought I'd cheer against my own country in a sport, but since I don't want soccer catching on here, I hope we lose bad in the first round.
It's a bit late for that.
I'm not one of those fanatics who claim that soccer will ever 'catch on' in the United States to the level of more 'traditional' American sports - it won't - but compare the situation in 2014 to the situation when I first moved to the United States in 1981...
The NASL was collapsing, soccer was virtually invisible on television, when it appeared in print media at all it was largely so journalists could make fun of the sport, and I could only snatch glimpses of the 1982 World Cup on a small black and white television in North Carolina, mostly on a fuzzy PBS signal (though I think the final was on ABC?).
In 2014 Americans get saturation coverage of the World Cup across the ABC/ESPN network, NBC is broadcasting English Premiership matches, and an increasingly financially stable MLS has the third-highest attendances for a professional league in the US, behind only the NFL and MLB (granting that comparing MLS to the indoor arenas used for basketball and hockey is invidious).
There was no sudden conversion on the road to sporting Damascus; but comparing the position of the World Cup specifically and soccer generally in the US in 2014 to where it was in 1982.... It caught on well enough.The Blaatschapen wrote:Arch, I was under the impression that viewtopic.php?f=20&t=247228&view=unread#unread would just take over as Fifa thread when the time comes around ?
Precedent's admittedly mixed for the World Cup itself, but we do typically have separate threads for major international sporting events, like the Olympics and Rugby [Union] World Cup. I thought one was warranted here given there'll be interest among people who don't typically post in the general football season thread.
by United Dependencies » Mon May 12, 2014 10:46 pm
The Archregimancy wrote: I could only snatch glimpses of the 1982 World Cup on a small black and white television in North Carolina, mostly on a fuzzy PBS signal (though I think the final was on ABC?).
Alien Space Bats wrote:2012: The Year We Lost Contact (with Reality).
Cannot think of a name wrote:Obamacult wrote:Maybe there is an economically sound and rational reason why there are no longer high paying jobs for qualified accountants, assembly line workers, glass blowers, blacksmiths, tanners, etc.
Maybe dragons took their jobs. Maybe unicorns only hid their jobs because unicorns are dicks. Maybe 'jobs' is only an illusion created by a drug addled infant pachyderm. Fuck dude, if we're in 'maybe' land, don't hold back.
by United Dependencies » Mon May 12, 2014 10:47 pm
Blazedtown wrote:A trend I wish would reverse.
Alien Space Bats wrote:2012: The Year We Lost Contact (with Reality).
Cannot think of a name wrote:Obamacult wrote:Maybe there is an economically sound and rational reason why there are no longer high paying jobs for qualified accountants, assembly line workers, glass blowers, blacksmiths, tanners, etc.
Maybe dragons took their jobs. Maybe unicorns only hid their jobs because unicorns are dicks. Maybe 'jobs' is only an illusion created by a drug addled infant pachyderm. Fuck dude, if we're in 'maybe' land, don't hold back.
by New Sideburn » Mon May 12, 2014 10:59 pm
Blazedtown wrote:A trend I wish would reverse.
by Blazedtown » Mon May 12, 2014 11:04 pm
by Saugeais » Mon May 12, 2014 11:10 pm
by New Sideburn » Mon May 12, 2014 11:10 pm
Blazedtown wrote:New Sideburn wrote:If you hate football this much then maybe you should leave the thread rather than whining about how the sport unacceptably has supporters in the USA? Just a thought.
No, I love football. I dislike soccer. Real football is played with your hands for 5 second at a time. It seems like every time someone has a football thread you end up with at least ten references to handegg. If its okay for soccer fans to do it our threads, why can't we do it to yours?
by The Blaatschapen » Mon May 12, 2014 11:11 pm
by The Sarian » Mon May 12, 2014 11:23 pm
by The Sarian » Mon May 12, 2014 11:28 pm
The united states of Saints wrote:We made it to the semi's last time and because of that I have faith that the U.S. will win the world cup. It will be very hard but I hope we at least get to the semi's agan.
by Britcan » Mon May 12, 2014 11:38 pm
by Starblaydia » Mon May 12, 2014 11:46 pm
The Sarian wrote:Personally, I welcome the experience (Although it is more then likely only for three games) that the youngsters in the squad will gain, though I do have concerns about the lack of prominent senior players such as Ashley Cole.
The Sarian wrote:And let's face it England supporters, we aren't the best attacking or best play making side in the world, so where will our quality come from?
by Respawn » Mon May 12, 2014 11:50 pm
Equestrian States wrote:U-S-A! U-S-A! Woooooooooooo!
by The Archregimancy » Tue May 13, 2014 12:00 am
The Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has been selected in Ghana's 26-man squad for the World Cup finals. The squad will be cut to 23 at the start of June.
Asamoah Gyan, the former Sunderland striker, and Sulley Muntari, the former Portsmouth midfielder, are also set to appear in their third consecutive World Cup finals.
Richard Kingson, Isaac Vorsah and the former captain John Mensah – for whom there had been calls for a recall despite not having played for the national side for two years – all miss out.
Ghana's slim hopes of progressing from a difficult group that includes Germany, Portugal and the USA are likely to hinge on the trio of Essien, Gyan and Muntari, as well as Marseille's André Ayew. They will however make a small piece of history as Kwesi Appiah will become the first Ghanaian coach to lead his country at a World Cup.
Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey, Fatau Dauda, Stephen Adams
Defenders: Samuel Inkoom, Daniel Opare, Harrison Afful, Jeffrey Schullp, John Boye, Jonathan Mensah, Jerry Akaminko, Rashid Sumaila
Midfielders: Michael Essien, Rabiu Mohammed, Agyemang Badu, Kwadwo Asamoah, Sulley Muntari, Albert Adomah, Wakasu Mubarak, Christian Atsu, David Accam, André Ayew, Afriyie Acquah
Strikers: Asamoah Gyan, Kevin Prince Boateng, Abdul Majeed Waris, Jordan Ayew
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