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  • #781
    Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

    An international group of the top women's players in the world has filed suit in Canadian court about the use of artificial turf at all the Women's World Cup venues.

    Can't find the link right now, no doubt it's on multiple sites though.
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    • #782
      Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

      Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
      An international group of the top women's players in the world has filed suit in Canadian court about the use of artificial turf at all the Women's World Cup venues.

      Can't find the link right now, no doubt it's on multiple sites though.
      I hope everyone realizes that Canada was the only country to put in a bid and FIFA knew about the funny turf issue. It's like buying a house next to the airport and suing about the noise.
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      • #783
        Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

        Originally posted by joecct View Post
        I hope everyone realizes that Canada was the only country to put in a bid and FIFA knew about the funny turf issue. It's like buying a house next to the airport and suing about the noise.
        As I said before, would the women soccer players be suing in Qatari court if the next Women's World Cup was in Qatar because the men would never play in such difficult conditions?
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        • #784
          Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

          Originally posted by joecct View Post
          I hope everyone realizes that Canada was the only country to put in a bid and FIFA knew about the funny turf issue. It's like buying a house next to the airport and suing about the noise.
          Seems that countries are staying away from bidding for major events. Ask the 2022 Winter Games how it's going.

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          • #785
            Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

            Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
            Seems that countries are staying away from bidding for major events. Ask the 2022 Winter Games how it's going.

            http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more...ocid=ansspap11
            Cost of doing business is not worth the cost?
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            • #786
              Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

              Originally posted by joecct View Post
              Cost of doing business is not worth the cost?
              Seems like some of these countries are wising up. They deserve some of the spoils of hosting without having to foot all of the bill.
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              • #787
                Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                US Roster for Ecuador game.

                It's the Landon Donovan farewell game in Hartford.

                Here's the interesting bit: LA and Seattle are locked up in a race for the Supporters Shield, tied on points, all other teams eliminated. Seattle plays Vancouver Friday, same day as the friendly, and loses Yedlin but not Dempsey. LA plays Dallas Sunday now, potentially, without Donovan, Gonzalez, and Keane (who's off with Ireland). I'm sure Bruce Arena is happy.
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                • #788
                  Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                  Originally posted by Jimjamesak View Post
                  US Roster for Ecuador game.

                  It's the Landon Donovan farewell game in Hartford.

                  Here's the interesting bit: LA and Seattle are locked up in a race for the Supporters Shield, tied on points, all other teams eliminated. Seattle plays Vancouver Friday, same day as the friendly, and loses Yedlin but not Dempsey. LA plays Dallas Sunday now, potentially, without Donovan, Gonzalez, and Keane (who's off with Ireland). I'm sure Bruce Arena is happy.
                  Wow, pretty cool to see Ibarra make the roster...he's probably the biggest reason I decided to check out a Minnesota United game last weekend.
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                  • #789
                    Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                    From the twitterverse
                    @FOXSoccer: UEFA boss Michel Platini speaks exclusively to @FOXSportsLive (tonight, 11p ET) on the Women’s World Cup turf debate. http://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/...436673/photo/1
                    Odds on it's England's fault?
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                    • #790
                      Originally posted by Shirtless Guy View Post
                      Wow, pretty cool to see Ibarra make the roster...he's probably the biggest reason I decided to check out a Minnesota United game last weekend.
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                      • #791
                        Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                        Surprised there's nothing on here for the Euro qualifiers.

                        Kazakhstan just went up 1-0 on Holland. How many ethnic Kazakhs actually play for Kazakhstan? For them being two thirds of the population, there sure seems to be almost exclusively ethnic Russians (about 30% of population) on their hockey and soccer teams.
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                        • #792
                          Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                          Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
                          Surprised there's nothing on here for the Euro qualifiers.

                          Kazakhstan just went up 1-0 on Holland. How many ethnic Kazakhs actually play for Kazakhstan? For them being two thirds of the population, there sure seems to be almost exclusively ethnic Russians (about 30% of population) on their hockey and soccer teams.
                          Without knowing any of the socio-economic issues about Kazakhstan, I'm willing to make an educated guess that perhaps the ethnic Russians are considerably more likely to have disposable income and able to let their kids play sports than the children of ethnic Kazakhs.
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                          • #793
                            Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                            Also, I know at least one poster that's going to have a conniption after reading this...

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                            • #794
                              Re: World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

                              Diskerud with an early goal for USA-Europe against Ecuador.
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                              • #795
                                Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
                                Also, I know at least one poster that's going to have a conniption after reading this...

                                http://screamer.deadspin.com/jurgen-.../+billyhaisley
                                *facepalm*
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