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World Soccer XXV - the run up to the World Cup

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bigmrg74 said:
Only 5 million or so to bid rig the vote?? **** if them boys are some cheap *** ho's!!! with as much money as United States World Cup could generate, they threw all their votes to a sure dud of a host country for so little?? :rolleyes:
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The price is always low when FIFA wants to screw England and the US.
 
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bronconick said:
http://deadspin.com/report-qatar-bought-world-cup-with-over-5-million-in-1584326027


I'm most surprised at how little this cost.
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MountieBoyOz said:
The price is always low when FIFA wants to screw England and the US.
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Hell, with the bar so low, you would think that the USA and England could go all SEC football Good Old Boys Booster Network on them and just flat out out bribe the Qutaries to get the World Cup.
 
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HAHAHAHAHA, New Jersey born striker Giuseppe Rossi has been cut from the Italian World Cup roster again!
 
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It's nice to see Dempsey in what we like to call "Try S*" mode with that nice nutmeg.

It's a good sign of him being confident. He's been in "Try S*" mode since the start of the season in Seattle.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Wonder if he does have regrets? Still hilarious though.
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I know he loved Italy and "felt Italian" when he made his decision but you have to wonder how much he regrets things now having not made a world cup roster yet. He's 27 now so 2018 will be his last chance most likely.
 
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Final Rosters announce, MLS in the World Cup in review
21 players from 7 countries made 23-man rosters and 8 more made the provisional 30-man rosters.

Australia (1/0) - Tim Cahill (F)*
Brazil (1/0) - Julio Cesar (G)*
Costa Rica (3/2) - Waylon Francis (D)*, Giancarlo Gonzalez (D)*, Roy Miller (D)*, <strike>Alvaro Saborio (F)</strike>, Jairo Arrieta (F)˟
Ecuador (1/0) - Oswaldo Minda (M)*
England (0/1) - Jermain Defoe (F)˟
Honduras (4/2) - Victor Bernardez (D)*, Marvin Chavez (M)*, Boniek Garcia (M)*, Jerry Bengston (F)*, Johnny Leveron (D)˟, Alexender Lopez (M)˟
Iran (1/0) - Steven Beitashour (D)*
USA (10/5) - Nick Rimando (G)*, Matt Besler (D)*, Omar Gonzalez (D)*, DeAndre Yedlin (D)*, Kyle Beckerman (M)*, Michael Bradley (M)*, Brad Davis (M)*, Graham Zusi (M)*, Clint Dempsey (F)*, Chris Wondolowski (F)*, Landon Donovan (F)˟, Maurice Edu (M)˟, Clarence Goodson (D)˟, Michael Parkhurst (D)˟, Brad Evans (D)˟


* Announced 23-man roster
˟ Announced reserve player (30-man roster, final 23-man roster announced)
Note: Saborio suffered a broken metatarsal and will miss the world cup
 
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I've got no sympathy for Rossi. He made his choice and now has to accept the consequences of that choice. He could've been the man on the U.S. squad. He could've still had his time in the Serie A, but he blew it.
 
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MountieBoyOz said:
I've got no sympathy for Rossi. He made his choice and now has to accept the consequences of that choice. He could've been the man on the U.S. squad. He could've still had his time in the Serie A, but he blew it.
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Granted he made his first choice a long time ago and has always played for Italy.
 
Shirtless Guy said:
Granted he made his first choice a long time ago and has always played for Italy.
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I can't hate a kid for wanting to play for a country with actual opportunity to win hardware.

He just over estimated his ability to make the national team for world cups.

I can hate him for that team being Italy though. Ugh!
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
Granted he made his first choice a long time ago and has always played for Italy.
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Understood, but it's much harder to crack the Italy lineup. He could've been the face of USA soccer. There would be ad campaigns centered around him. I understand playing for Italy. The allure is strong, but I still think he backed the wrong horse.
 
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JF_Gophers said:
I can't hate a kid for wanting to play for a country with actual opportunity to win hardware.

He just over estimated his ability to make the national team for world cups.

I can hate him for that team being Italy though. Ugh!
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The 2010 Italian WC coach said his biggest mistake was not selecting Rossi then...
The 2014 Italian WC coach isn't selecting him due to his recovering form an injury...
 
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MountieBoyOz said:
Understood, but it's much harder to crack the Italy lineup. He could've been the face of USA soccer. There would be ad campaigns centered around him. I understand playing for Italy. The allure is strong, but I still think he backed the wrong horse.
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Oh, I completely agree...I can't imagine an American born player choosing a different country to attempt to represent in Soccer. And for everyone that says this is two-faced for all the foreign-born to american service men players America has had over the years...I think its different. I can't imagine too many of those players really had a chance to represent their home country.
 
Shirtless Guy said:
The 2010 Italian WC coach said his biggest mistake was not selecting Rossi then...
The 2014 Italian WC coach isn't selecting him due to his recovering form an injury...
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And they didn't pick me because I'm a no talent hack, and not italian.

Net result is I have the same number of WC appearances as Rossi. :D
 
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