The Beautiful game World Cup Soccer begins june 11
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The little boys went back home. Only grown up men remain on the field right now.
Both teams (Netherlands and Brazil) were impressive.
Yop it is time... in my opinion Germany will loose against Argentina and Brasil will beat Netherlands... Spanish is not where it should be, so I am not even sure they will beat Portugal. Uruguay, Ganna, Japan and Paraguay are out... So I would bet on south America, with a little edge for Argentina because I think that Higuain, Tevez, Messi (and Milito on the bench, the winner of the Champion League Final !!!) are better than the brazilian Robinho, Fabiano, kaka...
I also believe that the commitment of Maradona towards his players makes a different. This guy loves his players, he is a player, he is a legend... they give him everything in return...
Wouldn't Argentina and Brazil possibly meet in the semifinals? If so, who would be in the other semifinal?
Dunga Style Of Play Hated by Brazil's Fans, Media
http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wo...problem-for-dunga--fbintl_dw-dunga062810.html
Dunga's response to the critics? "Everyone has their preferences. Mine is winning."
http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wo...problem-for-dunga--fbintl_dw-dunga062810.html
Dunga's response to the critics? "Everyone has their preferences. Mine is winning."
Paraphrasing Dunga, he said something like that :
For brazil you need to win, otherwise people are not happy, but you need to win and play great, otherwise people are not happy, but you also need to score a lot of goals, otherwise people are not happy, and then if you win 6-0, people are still not happy and say that the opponent was too weak...
For brazil you need to win, otherwise people are not happy, but you need to win and play great, otherwise people are not happy, but you also need to score a lot of goals, otherwise people are not happy, and then if you win 6-0, people are still not happy and say that the opponent was too weak...
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I like that one!
If people here think that Canadian hockey fans are crazy it's only because they don't know yet the Brazilian soccer fans!
In 1982, I was living in Rio and I wittnessened the Brazilian team falling down in the 1982 WC. An experiment that I cannot forget...it was a like a national tragedy.
For the game that will be played this morning (in few minutes) I'd like to see Paraguay going to the next round. It would make another team from South America going on to the quarter finals. Caramba!!!!!
I like that one!
If people here think that Canadian hockey fans are crazy it's only because they don't know yet the Brazilian soccer fans!
In 1982, I was living in Rio and I wittnessened the Brazilian team falling down in the 1982 WC. An experiment that I cannot forget...it was a like a national tragedy.
For the game that will be played this morning (in few minutes) I'd like to see Paraguay going to the next round. It would make another team from South America going on to the quarter finals. Caramba!!!!!
This is the final I want to see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k-erO4qOvk&playnext_from=TL&videos=2NnND8hLqQQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k-erO4qOvk&playnext_from=TL&videos=2NnND8hLqQQ
Germans Say Argentina Lacks Class, Respect
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-...ays-argentina-shows-no-respect?cc=5901&ver=us
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-...ays-argentina-shows-no-respect?cc=5901&ver=us
Well this kind of flaming assertions is part of the game I guess... In europ people generally hates germans much more than Argentins (for their behavior not only past but also present)... Moreover the historical links between Argentina and Germany are pretty funny on this context lol
Anyway I still bet on Argentina (but not a big bunch of money lol)
Nigerian Team Suspended 2 Years For Poor Play
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-...o-years-poor-showing-world-cup?cc=5901&ver=us
I wonder is this is the first time a team has been suspended for 2 years for sucking donkey balls?
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-...o-years-poor-showing-world-cup?cc=5901&ver=us
I wonder is this is the first time a team has been suspended for 2 years for sucking donkey balls?
Ousted World Cup stars are classless
JOHANNESBURG -- Ronaldo opens up his mouth after a devastating loss to Spain and spits in the direction of a television cameraman.
Wayne Rooney opens up his mouth while leering into a TV camera after a disappointing draw with Algeria and spews an obscenity at his own loyal English supporters.
Is this how little regard these two alleged stars have for you, the viewing public at home? Or for the general populace?
Especially for a pair of high-profile prima donnas who practically were invisible here at South Africa 2010.
Thanks, in part, to corporate America, Ronaldo has been turned into this larger-than-life figure who stars in motor oil ads, appears in animated form on an episode of the Simpsons and has his image splattered on the side of a 30-story glass tower in downtown Johannesburg as part of a Nike campaign.
Hopefully, all those loyal Portuguese supporters who made the pilgrimage to South Africa saw the impressive form of The Ravishing Ronaldo on that skyscraper.
Because they certainly didn't see much of him in Portugal's 1-0 tournament-ending loss to Spain at soggy Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday.
As was the case for Rooney, South Africa 2010 was supposed to be Ronaldo's coming-out party in the world spotlight. And, as was the case with Rooney, it was a flop.
Make no mistake here. These two are wonderfully skilled players, a pair of the best talents on the globe. At times, during their days together with mighty Manchester United, you could almost see the opposition quivering when the R&R machine - Ronaldo and Rooney - would come screaming down at the other team's goalie.
But this is the World Cup. This is far bigger than anything a player does for his club team. This is the grandest stage of any team sport on the planet.
And how did these two respond? Ronaldo had one goal. Rooney had none.
The numbers speak for themselves. And yet, these two have the audacity to act like boors? Did we mention the word "classless?" Yes? Well, it bears repeating.
After the loss against Spain, Ronaldo was asked about what happened.
"Ask the coach," he sneered.
On Wednesday, he was doing his best spin-doctoring job to put that quote into perspective. Don't be surprised if his handlers had something to do with his sudden thirst for damage control.
"When I said to ask the coach, it was simply because (manager) Carlos Queiroz was at a press conference and journalists could hear his explanations and because I did not feel in the right condition to explain what happened," Ronaldo told the publication "Marca." I never thought that these simple and innocent words could cause so much controversy. So I ask you not to look for ghosts where none exist. There is no case whatsoever.
"I am suffering and I have the right to suffer alone. I am devastated, completely devastated, frustrated and with unimaginable sadness."
Is that any excuse for spitting in the direction of a cameraman, a heinous act witnessed by millions on their high def big screens back home?
Of course not.
And neither was Rooney's cursing of the English fans who booed their national team off the Green Point Stadium pitch after a moribund 0-0 draw with Algeria on June 18.
Rooney, at least, would subsequently apologize for his sewer-mouthed outburst. Then he went out and failed to score in England's final two matches in the tournament, upping his all-time World Cup goal total from zero to, well, zero.
Rooney has a partial excuse. Most of his teammates sucked. They couldn't get him the ball even when he was open. Ronaldo, on the other hand, apparently wants to be a complete player. Instead, he was completely invisible.
Ronaldo and Rooney are wonderful performers for Real Madrid and Man. U, respectively. But the World Cup is the place a player scripts his everlasting legacy. On that front, both fell well short.
And acted poorly doing it.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/WorldCup2010/News/2010/06/30/14566461.html
Note: I must admit that this is one of the worse World Cups i've ever seen. Lousy officiating, non-stop rumors of corruption, poor sportsmanship, poor performance by the so-called 'stars' & their respective teams who were sent home early, good goals not counted, phantom calls & too much faking/overreacting on the part of too many players. Add to this the incredibly annoying vuvuzelas (do i have it correct?) constantly being heard in the background during the broadcasts which makes to listening to those same broadcasts absolutely unbearable. Sadly, i must add that i can't wait for this World Cup (of b.s.) to be over & done with.
JOHANNESBURG -- Ronaldo opens up his mouth after a devastating loss to Spain and spits in the direction of a television cameraman.
Wayne Rooney opens up his mouth while leering into a TV camera after a disappointing draw with Algeria and spews an obscenity at his own loyal English supporters.
Is this how little regard these two alleged stars have for you, the viewing public at home? Or for the general populace?
Especially for a pair of high-profile prima donnas who practically were invisible here at South Africa 2010.
Thanks, in part, to corporate America, Ronaldo has been turned into this larger-than-life figure who stars in motor oil ads, appears in animated form on an episode of the Simpsons and has his image splattered on the side of a 30-story glass tower in downtown Johannesburg as part of a Nike campaign.
Hopefully, all those loyal Portuguese supporters who made the pilgrimage to South Africa saw the impressive form of The Ravishing Ronaldo on that skyscraper.
Because they certainly didn't see much of him in Portugal's 1-0 tournament-ending loss to Spain at soggy Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday.
As was the case for Rooney, South Africa 2010 was supposed to be Ronaldo's coming-out party in the world spotlight. And, as was the case with Rooney, it was a flop.
Make no mistake here. These two are wonderfully skilled players, a pair of the best talents on the globe. At times, during their days together with mighty Manchester United, you could almost see the opposition quivering when the R&R machine - Ronaldo and Rooney - would come screaming down at the other team's goalie.
But this is the World Cup. This is far bigger than anything a player does for his club team. This is the grandest stage of any team sport on the planet.
And how did these two respond? Ronaldo had one goal. Rooney had none.
The numbers speak for themselves. And yet, these two have the audacity to act like boors? Did we mention the word "classless?" Yes? Well, it bears repeating.
After the loss against Spain, Ronaldo was asked about what happened.
"Ask the coach," he sneered.
On Wednesday, he was doing his best spin-doctoring job to put that quote into perspective. Don't be surprised if his handlers had something to do with his sudden thirst for damage control.
"When I said to ask the coach, it was simply because (manager) Carlos Queiroz was at a press conference and journalists could hear his explanations and because I did not feel in the right condition to explain what happened," Ronaldo told the publication "Marca." I never thought that these simple and innocent words could cause so much controversy. So I ask you not to look for ghosts where none exist. There is no case whatsoever.
"I am suffering and I have the right to suffer alone. I am devastated, completely devastated, frustrated and with unimaginable sadness."
Is that any excuse for spitting in the direction of a cameraman, a heinous act witnessed by millions on their high def big screens back home?
Of course not.
And neither was Rooney's cursing of the English fans who booed their national team off the Green Point Stadium pitch after a moribund 0-0 draw with Algeria on June 18.
Rooney, at least, would subsequently apologize for his sewer-mouthed outburst. Then he went out and failed to score in England's final two matches in the tournament, upping his all-time World Cup goal total from zero to, well, zero.
Rooney has a partial excuse. Most of his teammates sucked. They couldn't get him the ball even when he was open. Ronaldo, on the other hand, apparently wants to be a complete player. Instead, he was completely invisible.
Ronaldo and Rooney are wonderful performers for Real Madrid and Man. U, respectively. But the World Cup is the place a player scripts his everlasting legacy. On that front, both fell well short.
And acted poorly doing it.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/WorldCup2010/News/2010/06/30/14566461.html
Note: I must admit that this is one of the worse World Cups i've ever seen. Lousy officiating, non-stop rumors of corruption, poor sportsmanship, poor performance by the so-called 'stars' & their respective teams who were sent home early, good goals not counted, phantom calls & too much faking/overreacting on the part of too many players. Add to this the incredibly annoying vuvuzelas (do i have it correct?) constantly being heard in the background during the broadcasts which makes to listening to those same broadcasts absolutely unbearable. Sadly, i must add that i can't wait for this World Cup (of b.s.) to be over & done with.
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With a fan like her is it possible not to support Paraguay?
http://br.especiais.esportes.yahoo.com/copa/fotos/sets/199/Larissa-Riquelme-A-musa-paraguaia.html
http://br.especiais.esportes.yahoo.com/copa/fotos/sets/199/Larissa-Riquelme-A-musa-paraguaia.html
After a German player now it's the turn of the legendary Johan Cruijff (a Dutch legendary soccer player) to criticize the Brazilian team.
The former captain of the national Dutch team (1974) said (roughly because it's an approximate translation from Dutch) « When I look at the Brazilian team I remember players like Gerson, Gerson, Tostão, Falcão, Zico or Sócrates. Today I only see, Gilberto (Silva), (Felipe) Melo, (Michel) Bastos, Júlio Baptista....Where's gone the Brazilian magic? » Cruijff added that he wouldn't pay to see the Brazilian team play a game..
Dunga replied (and I like the sense of humor of this gaucho from Porto Alegre)
« Ele deve ter ingresso de graça. Por isso ele não paga. Na democracia você escolhe o jogo que quiser e vai" » (He must have free admittance this is the reason why he is not paying.. In a democracy you choose the play that you want and that's it)
A Brazilian journalist asked Dunga if he would pay to see the Dutch team.play. Dunga replied « Eu sou pão duro. Eu olho na televisão". (I.m a miser. I prefer to watch it on TV)
The former captain of the national Dutch team (1974) said (roughly because it's an approximate translation from Dutch) « When I look at the Brazilian team I remember players like Gerson, Gerson, Tostão, Falcão, Zico or Sócrates. Today I only see, Gilberto (Silva), (Felipe) Melo, (Michel) Bastos, Júlio Baptista....Where's gone the Brazilian magic? » Cruijff added that he wouldn't pay to see the Brazilian team play a game..
Dunga replied (and I like the sense of humor of this gaucho from Porto Alegre)
« Ele deve ter ingresso de graça. Por isso ele não paga. Na democracia você escolhe o jogo que quiser e vai" » (He must have free admittance this is the reason why he is not paying.. In a democracy you choose the play that you want and that's it)
A Brazilian journalist asked Dunga if he would pay to see the Dutch team.play. Dunga replied « Eu sou pão duro. Eu olho na televisão". (I.m a miser. I prefer to watch it on TV)
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