World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Jimjamesak]

I assumed all the blood-soaked emirates had bought their way into Europe in perpetuity.

Only at the club level.

[JF_Gophers]

Freddy Adu is only 32.

[Jimjamesak]

Freddy Adu is only 32.

Still playing…

In the Swedish Third Division.

[Slap Shot]

Still playing…

In the Swedish Third Division.

Preki!!

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

Still playing…

In the Swedish Third Division.

Wasn't he supposed to be some soccer phenom that would make US Socer a perennial powerhouse?

[Jimjamesak]

Wasn't he supposed to be some soccer phenom that would make US Socer a perennial powerhouse?

Yup, and then it turned out he was lazy as ****.

Aren’t we on our third or fourth different savior now with Pulisic?

Also, guess who was the MLS Rookie of the Year in Adu’s first season? Clint Dempsey.

[Spartanforlife4]

He probably could've used another year or two before turning pro, just for the maturity aspect and dealing with the wunderkind hype. But as he said, if your mom is working multiple jobs and Nike comes at you with a multi-million dollar contract in middle school, how do you turn that down?

[French Rage]

Based on my FB memory posts, the Algeria game was 11 years ago today.

[Jimjamesak]

Based on my FB memory posts, the Algeria game was 11 years ago today.

You would be correct.

Shout out to Ian Darke for what has become a career defining (and career altering) call.

[unofan]

You would be correct.

Shout out to Ian Darke for what has become a career defining (and career altering) call.

In honor of that, here's this Youtube Classic:

[French Rage]

In honor of that, here's this Youtube Classic:

The best part is the minor jump at the first shot, the split-second of disappointment, and then the huge jump at the follow-up goal. I'll never tire of watching that.

[Kepler]

Has the USMNT won a WC game since then?

Edit: Yes. One (Ghana 2014).

If I'm reading this right, here are all our wins:

1. 30-07-13 Belgium (Uruguay)
2. 30-07-17 Paraguay(Uruguay)
3. 50-06-29 England (Brazil)
4. 94-06-22 Colombia (US)
5. 02-06-05 Portugal (South Korea)
6. 02-06-17 Mexico (South Korea)
7. 10-06-23 Algeria (South Africa)
8. 14-06-16 Ghana (Brazil)

The US has never won a World Cup game in Europe.

[Jimjamesak]

In honor of that, here's this Youtube Classic:

I love that moment but darn if it doesn’t make me sad over what that World Cup could’ve been if not for injuries and duel national snubs.

[JF_Gophers]

Highlights of that game just remind me how upset I was at USA. Should have scored more and earlier!

[Jimjamesak]

Highlights of that game just remind me how upset I was at USA. Should have scored more and earlier!

Well if we could’ve started Charlie Davies instead of Herculez Gomez…

(or Robbie Findlay in the previous games)