World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

What, because it's white?

Because pretty much the whole thing is a bland white instead of anything remotely interesting.

Just like England.

[MaizeRage]

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Because pretty much the whole thing is a bland white instead of anything remotely interesting.

Typical American. You just don't understand the subtleties of the jersey.

[Red Cloud]

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So, there's a game today for the USMNT. They're playing Ukraine. The game was supposed to take place in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Yeah, about that.

How about Cyprus instead?

[Jimjamesak]

So, there's a game today for the USMNT. They're playing Ukraine. The game was supposed to take place in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Yeah, about that.

How about Cyprus instead?

It's a good thing they moved it a couple of weeks ago. Any shorter notice and it probably would've been cancelled.

[Red Cloud]

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It's a good thing they moved it a couple of weeks ago. Any shorter notice and it probably would've been cancelled.

Well, a week ago, but yes.

Then there's this.

This week’s friendly match between the United States and Ukraine seems to be cursed.

The match, on Wednesday, was scheduled to be played in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv but was moved to Cyprus last week because of political unrest in Ukraine.

Then on Friday, the car of the Cypriot referee, Leontios Trattou, who was scheduled to work the international match, exploded after a bomb was placed on its hood in a suburb of Nicosia.

The incident led officials in Cyprus to postpone all matches in the country’s leagues.

[jmh]

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Typical American. You just don't understand the subtleties of the jersey.

Heh. Well played.

[Spartanforlife4]

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I don't know if I've ever seen so much stock put into a friendly.

Also, why is Mexico playing all their warm-up matches in the US?

[Red Cloud]

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I don't know if I've ever seen so much stock put into a friendly.

Also, why is Mexico playing all their warm-up matches in the US?

I hone$tly have no earthly idea why it i$ that the Mexican$ are playing all of their game$ in the United $tate$ in$tead of at home in Mexico. I mean, there are plenty of Mexican$ living and working in the U$, but what exactly i$ it that $eparate$ them from their counterpart$ in their homeland?

[Spartanforlife4]

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I hone$tly have no earthly idea why it i$ that the Mexican$ are playing all of their game$ in the United $tate$ in$tead of at home in Mexico. I mean, there are plenty of Mexican$ living and working in the U$, but what exactly i$ it that $eparate$ them from their counterpart$ in their homeland?

Obviously money... But they're barely filling some stadiums halfway. I feel like playing Portugal would be better in Azteca than in Boston.

[FreshFish]

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Unable to watch today's friendly, but online bloggers are ripping the US pretty good for atrocious defense. 1-0 Ukraine after 30 minutes and lucky to be that, from what they say.

[Spartanforlife4]

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It's been pretty awful. Should probably be 3-0 or 4-0.

[Red Cloud]

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Obviously money... But they're barely filling some stadiums halfway. I feel like playing Portugal would be better in Azteca than in Boston.

Sizable Portuguese population in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area.

Also a significantly less risk of being kidnapped, beheaded, and dissolved in acid.

[Jimjamesak]

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Well, at least we know who not to bring to the World Cup.

[FreshFish]

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World Cup tune-up matches announced:

The U.S. men’s national team will meet Azerbaijan, Turkey and Nigeria in its send-off series of friendlies right before the World Cup, SI.com has learned.

The Azerbaijan game is set to take place at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on May 27. The Turkey game will happen in Harrison, N.J., at Red Bull Arena on June 1, and the Nigeria game will take place in Jacksonville, Fla., at EverBank Field on June 7. The USA is slated to depart for Sao Paulo, where it will be based in Brazil for the World Cup, the following day

[jmh]

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Oh sure. Of course the match they're playing here is on my anniversary.