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World Soccer XXVI: Fun for MLS Fans and Eurosnobs Alike

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And can we all agree that Michael Bradley is good at the soccer?
 
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Jimjamesak said:
And can we all agree that Michael Bradley is good at the soccer?
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Exactly what I was thinking. Fantastic pair of games for him.

Sadly, I somehow thought this game was tomorrow, so 1) I think I forgot to set my DVR, and 2) I came in here and got spoiled... :( We'll just have to beat Germany in Germany again soon for it to be truly satisfying for me! :) :) :)
 
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Assuming we run through the Gold Cup again, we should move up pretty well in the rankings through September. Although we're still years away from the WC seeding so I guess that's meaningless.
 
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Assuming we run through the Gold Cup again, we should move up pretty well in the rankings through September. Although we're still years away from the WC seeding so I guess that's meaningless.
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Running through the Gold Cup gets a Confederations Cup spot and more chances to move up.
 
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Sure, it's friendlies, but the kids have looked good this past week.

Slow start today, but controlled the 2nd half for the most part.
 
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Not really a big fan of women's world cup, thought I'd check in on it just out of curiosity....

Finally got to see why playing on turf was such a big deal.

Sweden - Nigeria. Hot sunny day. 115[SUP]o[/SUP]F on the field.* Nearly every Swedish player was cramping at one time or another throughout the entire second half. At times it looked like some of the players might actually collapse.

The Nigerian game-tying goal in the 87th minute. Ball played through. Nigerian player looks like she is running in sand. Swedish players look like they are running in quicksand. it turns into a slow-motion breakaway.

This wasn't soccer, it was brutal contest of pure physical endurance.






* turf underlayment traps and retains heat from sun that shines through top surface, apparently.
 
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Lol. Italy nets the ball, called off. They argue, and Croatia goes down and scores a goal that counts. All 8 minutes in to the game in an empty stadium.
 
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FreshFish said:
Not really a big fan of women's world cup, thought I'd check in on it just out of curiosity....

Finally got to see why playing on turf was such a big deal.

Sweden - Nigeria. Hot sunny day. 115[SUP]o[/SUP]F on the field.* Nearly every Swedish player was cramping at one time or another throughout the entire second half. At times it looked like some of the players might actually collapse.

The Nigerian game-tying goal in the 87th minute. Ball played through. Nigerian player looks like she is running in sand. Swedish players look like they are running in quicksand. it turns into a slow-motion breakaway.

This wasn't soccer, it was brutal contest of pure physical endurance.






* turf underlayment traps and retains heat from sun that shines through top surface, apparently.
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I haven't really noticed too big of a difference between turf and grass play. Of course, I don't watch women's soccer that much either. I can definitely tell the difference between men's games on turf and grass, so I"m assuming the difference in play is there for the women too.

What I'm really surprised about is that this artificial turf is even legal to use/people decide to use it. Why would you ever want something that makes the playing surface 30-40 degrees hotter than the normal temperature? Can you imagine a basketball arena where it's 110-120 degrees on the court? We saw how much just 90 degrees mattered in the Heat/Spurs game last year. I'm really confused as to why soccer and football let something like this fly. One involves running for miles over a two hour period and the other sprinting with a bunch of gear on. Neither seems very conducive to an environment 40 degrees hotter than normal.

Edit: Also, it's Mexico's B Team in the Copa America, correct?
 
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I haven't really noticed too big of a difference between turf and grass play. Of course, I don't watch women's soccer that much either. I can definitely tell the difference between men's games on turf and grass, so I"m assuming the difference in play is there for the women too.

What I'm really surprised about is that this artificial turf is even legal to use/people decide to use it. Why would you ever want something that makes the playing surface 30-40 degrees hotter than the normal temperature? Can you imagine a basketball arena where it's 110-120 degrees on the court? We saw how much just 90 degrees mattered in the Heat/Spurs game last year. I'm really confused as to why soccer and football let something like this fly. One involves running for miles over a two hour period and the other sprinting with a bunch of gear on. Neither seems very conducive to an environment 40 degrees hotter than normal.

Edit: Also, it's Mexico's B Team in the Copa America, correct?
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As to the turf question: Here at least, you go to Field Turf to cut costs in the long run... You can recoup the installation cost in just about 5 years... You then make more cash by allowing the stadium be used more often or for events that would be a pain on regular grass...
 
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RaceBoarder said:
As to the turf question: Here at least, you go to Field Turf to cut costs in the long run... You can recoup the installation cost in just about 5 years... You then make more cash by allowing the stadium be used more often or for events that would be a pain on regular grass...
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The money aspect is a given, it just seems that at a certain point the costs savings don't matter when you're forcing people to run in 110 degrees.
 
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Uhh... stoppage time was four minutes, official ended the game after 90 seconds.
 
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Since most of the fields are CFL fields, wouldn't they have heating coils under the field to keep them ice free during the latter parts of the CFL season? If they use tubing, couldn't be possible to run coolant under the field to lower the temperature?

EDIT: Wambach on the bench for the USA-SWE game.
 
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Since most of the fields are CFL fields, wouldn't they have heating coils under the field to keep them ice free during the latter parts of the CFL season? If they use tubing, couldn't be possible to run coolant under the field to lower the temperature?

EDIT: Wambach on the bench for the USA-SWE game.
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Can't circulate coolant through resistance coils.
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
I haven't really noticed too big of a difference between turf and grass play. Of course, I don't watch women's soccer that much either. I can definitely tell the difference between men's games on turf and grass, so I"m assuming the difference in play is there for the women too.

What I'm really surprised about is that this artificial turf is even legal to use/people decide to use it. Why would you ever want something that makes the playing surface 30-40 degrees hotter than the normal temperature? Can you imagine a basketball arena where it's 110-120 degrees on the court? We saw how much just 90 degrees mattered in the Heat/Spurs game last year. I'm really confused as to why soccer and football let something like this fly. One involves running for miles over a two hour period and the other sprinting with a bunch of gear on. Neither seems very conducive to an environment 40 degrees hotter than normal.

Edit: Also, it's Mexico's B Team in the Copa America, correct?
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A lot of places here that have gone to turf tend to prefer doing evening games. And during the American or Canadian Football season, there's only a couple of weeks where extreme heat from the turf would be an issue. Towards the end of the season, that extra heat retention can be a nice bonus if they're getting enough sun for it to heat up.
 
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Welp, despite 3, 3!, saves from their goalkeeper the US U20s lose to Serbia on PKs. A great run ruined by p* poor penalties.
 
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