The Soccer Thread

[Guest]

A commercial depicting the MLS all star game as a clash of rivals, and several days after the game was played. How perfectly MLS.

[USSoccer]

Ugh. Hire some competent marketing people, MLS

[Guest]

My goodness, Johnson.

[Guest]

I don't think I've ever seen a goal in the 9th minute of stoppage time before.

[Guest]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1264406/postboingo_medium.gif

[bukie]

Spain is eliminated from olympic play after a 1-0 loss to Honduras.

[wolf stansson]

Deuce is allegedly holding out of Fulham's preseason tour, West Ham have allegedly agreed to terms for an Andy Carroll loan with option to buy spell, so he might be moving shortly.

[shnsajax]

Deuce is allegedly holding out of Fulham's preseason tour, West Ham have allegedly agreed to terms for an Andy Carroll loan with option to buy spell, so he might be moving shortly.

 

Good for him, wish it was Arsenal though.

[shnsajax]

Looks like Carroll rejected the transfer to West Ham. Liverpool were actually set to get $19 million for him too. Still shocks me someone was willing to pay that much for him.

[wvcbxl]

Deuce is allegedly holding out of Fulham's preseason tour, ...

 

Here's the official spin : Clint Dempsey left out of Fulham's Swiss training camp

 

Dempsey, 29, did not ask to be left out but held talks with manager Martin Jol and it was agreed he should remain in London and train with the youth team.

The Cottagers insist the decision is based purely on the American's lack of match fitness

 

:pig:

[shnsajax]

Between the length of this and the potential RvP transfer this offseason has sucked for me.

[wolf stansson]

Abby Wambach is the [expletive].

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--abby-wambach-s-brains-proved-to-be-big-assist-to-u-s--women-s-soccer-s-comeback-against-canada.html

[Banedon]

Abby Wambach is the [expletive].

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--abby-wambach-s-brains-proved-to-be-big-assist-to-u-s--women-s-soccer-s-comeback-against-canada.html

 

Yeah, we've talked about it in the Olympics thread.

[shnsajax]

Mexico in the Olympics finals. I actually hope Neymar, Pato, and company rape the [expletive] out of them.

[Banedon]

On Monday, 2012 Olympic 100-meter champion Usain Bolt told a British newspaper that he'd like to play for Manchester United. On Tuesday, United star Rio Ferdinand offered to help, and the two exchanged tweets about the possibility.

[USSoccer]

Mexico in the Olympics finals. I actually hope Neymar, Pato, and company rape the [expletive] out of them.

 

Not me; I have a ton of respect for El Tri and some of the guys they have. It's particularly nice to see Gio have a good run in front of all the idiot Englishmen who think he sucks because his manager at Spurs was an idiot.

 

Also, nothing would make me happier than to see the Show Pony get worked on a big stage.

[wvcbxl]

On Monday, 2012 Olympic 100-meter champion Usain Bolt told a British newspaper that he'd like to play for Manchester United. On Tuesday, United star Rio Ferdinand offered to help, and the two exchanged tweets about the possibility.

 

I can see ManU doing this in a friendly.

[wolf stansson]

Mexico in the Olympics finals. I actually hope Neymar, Pato, and company rape the [expletive] out of them.

 

Not me; I have a ton of respect for El Tri and some of the guys they have. It's particularly nice to see Gio have a good run in front of all the idiot Englishmen who think he sucks because his manager at Spurs was an idiot.

 

Also, nothing would make me happier than to see the Show Pony get worked on a big stage.

Was thinking about this last night. Mexico's generation that won the u-17 World Cup like 6-7 years ago is now of age and they've taken very strange career paths and a lot of them are garbage now, but they're a scary good team. The only players in the world who are more undervalued in Europe than Americans are Mexicans.

[wolf stansson]

John Anthony Brooks, 19 year old Afro-Germanican Center Back, has 4 caps with our u-20's. He's Hertha Berlin's starting CB this year and he's really big, fast, strong and good with the ball at his feet. He's very talented and has a bright future at a position our senior side is lacking.

 

He just got called up to the German's u-20 camp.

[shnsajax]

van Persie talks with ManU appear now to be in the advanced stage ](*,)

 

Holding out still for a last minute Demspey swoop by Wenger.

[USSoccer]

John Anthony Brooks, 19 year old Afro-Germanican Center Back, has 4 caps with our u-20's. He's Hertha Berlin's starting CB this year and he's really big, fast, strong and good with the ball at his feet. He's very talented and has a bright future at a position our senior side is lacking.

 

He just got called up to the German's u-20 camp.

 

Not worried. Juergen will cap tie him once we clinch advancement to the Hex.

[wvcbxl]

Lukaku needs to play competitive games; Fulham (pairing him with fellow international Dembele) seems like a good fit.

 

Official news today: Lukaku to West Bromwich Albion for a season-long loan spell. :shock:

Well at least he'll get playing time.

[wolf stansson]

Lukaku needs to play competitive games; Fulham (pairing him with fellow international Dembele) seems like a good fit.

 

Official news today: Lukaku to West Bromwich Albion for a season-long loan spell. :shock:

Well at least he'll get playing time.

Madness!

 

Gio Dos Santos out of the Men's Gold Medal Game, so we're definitely still in the hunt to be the first CONCACAF nation to win a major tourney.

[wolf stansson]

Our U-23's beat the Mexican U-23's like two months ago, so that means we're gold medalists, right?

[shnsajax]

Our U-23's beat the Mexican U-23's like two months ago, so that means we're gold medalists, right?

 

In Frisco. Almost a home game for Mexico, so yes.