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  • #841
    Re: World Soccer XII: South Africa Awaits

    Congratulations, Blackpool! Hope you enjoy your year in the Premiership (and the 90million pounds that go with it!)

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    • #842
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      Inter 2-0. That should do it.

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      • #843
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        Originally posted by AMC View Post
        Blame Thomas Rongen. He left Subotic off the team for some tournament, and Subotic said "welp, Serbia it is."

        Rossi at least made up his mind at like age 12.

        Anyways, we usually get the benefit of these decisions, although I can't think of many with dual nationality being good enough to play for their "other" country. Torres for Mexico? Holden for Scotland? Onyewu was technically eligible for Nigeria. Jozy was eligible for Haiti, but let's be serious.
        Can't forget Freddy Adu picking us over Ghana.

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        • #844
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          After looking like there would be some US team cuts today, apparently the coaching staff has decided against it. All 30 players going to Connecticut for the friendly on Tuesday.

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          • #845
            Re: World Soccer XII: South Africa Awaits

            Originally posted by AMC View Post
            Blame Thomas Rongen. He left Subotic off the team for some tournament, and Subotic said "welp, Serbia it is."

            Rossi at least made up his mind at like age 12.
            That makes it even worse - he was born and raised in the US until he was 12 or so.

            Anyways, we usually get the benefit of these decisions, although I can't think of many with dual nationality being good enough to play for their "other" country. Torres for Mexico? Holden for Scotland? Onyewu was technically eligible for Nigeria. Jozy was eligible for Haiti, but let's be serious.
            Big difference in those cases. Torres and Onyewu were born and raised in the US.

            Joe Red's an American, born and raised. To go from a growing power side like the US to a traditional power side like Italy is nothing but treason. Enjoy sitting on the sidelines, weenie boy.
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            • #846
              Re: World Soccer XII: South Africa Awaits

              Originally posted by Red Cloud View Post
              That makes it even worse - he was born and raised in the US until he was 12 or so.
              Rossi treats playing for Italy like people treat the New York Yankees... its a job, but its one hell of a job... except the Yankees are just another ball team tied to a city in a world of professional sports. The United States is a lot more than just another nation.... he doesn't really understand, or care to understand, that he can't serve two masters just because he really, really, likes soccer. But that's his thing... the boy wants to be famous... and he thinks there's nothing wrong with that.

              Too bad, boy. Your Jersey buddies, who will soon move on with their lives and forget you, will move on. To the rest of us you'll have turned your back on your own country.
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              • #847
                Re: World Soccer XII: South Africa Awaits

                Originally posted by AMC View Post
                Blame Thomas Rongen. He left Subotic off the team for some tournament, and Subotic said "welp, Serbia it is."
                Not exactly. He said "Germany it is", then "Wait, I'm not allowed to do that? ****, then Serbia it is."

                It should also be noted that a) Subotic hadn't broken out at Mainz at the point when he didn't make the cut for the U20s (and there are reports that Mainz were making noise about him being hurt), and b) there's no indication that the snub played a major role in Subotic feeling more Serbian than American.

                There's one person to blame for Subotic playing for Serbia, and that's Neven Subotic.
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                • #848
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                  Do the Limeys use bulletin boards?
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                  • #849
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                    Whlie Lalas is pretty much right (at least about us being underrated, and England being overrated), to say it wouldn't shock him if we beat them is still a stretch.

                    While we did beat Spain last year... this isn't the Confederations Cup. It's the World Effin' Cup. No one is going to go into the match thinking its no big deal if they lose, it's as big a deal as it gets in this sport.

                    If I were to claim that I wouldn't be shocked at us beating England, my only justification would be England's history of failure in the World Cup and their tradition of taking the tournament for granted. Nothing more.
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                    • #850
                      Re: World Soccer XII: South Africa Awaits

                      Maybe it's semantics, but my take would be: Massive upset? Yes. Shock? Eh, not really.

                      Although I have to ask, why does anyone still care what Alexi Lalas thinks?

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                      • #851
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                        If they ever legalize gay marriage, Alexi Lalas and Eric Wynalda should be the first to get hitched, because they're two of the biggest blowhards in the world and they deserve each other.
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                        • #852
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                          England and Mexico live now on FSC. As much as I hate Mexico, kind of rooting for them.

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                          • #853
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                            Originally posted by WeWantMore View Post
                            England and Mexico live now on FSC. As much as I hate Mexico, kind of rooting for them.
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                            Last edited by Red Cloud; 05-24-2010, 08:55 PM.
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                            • #854
                              Re: World Soccer XII: South Africa Awaits

                              Originally posted by Red Cloud View Post
                              Muck Fexico.
                              ... with a sideways churro.
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                              • #855
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                                So I guess Mourinho is going to Real Madrid, huh?
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