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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Andre on February 27, 2006, 10:06:03 AM
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http://www.soccertv.com/intl.cfm
sadly, i don't see the T&T game. i will probably check mex-ghana out...until i fall asleep.
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u have a number for fox sports where i can call, tried ttff, all of dem must b playin mas and we struggling 2 find out de vibe for the game showing
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Dear Webmasters can you please keep this schedule up till the 7th June, it may be USEFUL..Thanks. :beermug: .
Date             Match               Location
10-May-2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Peru Port of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoÂ
11-May-2006 Scotland v Bulgaria      Kobe, JapanÂ
11-May-2006 Belgium v Saudi Arabia   Sittard, NetherlandsÂ
12-May-2006 Mexico v Congo DRÂ Â Â Â Â Mexico City, Mexico
13-May-2006 Japan v Scotland       Saitama, JapanÂ
14-May-2006 Saudi Arabia v Togo     Amsterdam, NetherlandsÂ
14-May-2006 Poland v Faroe Islands   Wronki, PolandÂ
18-May-2006 Moldova v Azerbaijan    Chisnau, MoldovaÂ
20-May-2006 South Africa v Swaziland  Gaborone, Botswana (Cosafa Castle Cup)Â
20-May-2006 Botswana v Madagascar  Gaborone, Botswana (Cosafa Castle Cup)Â
20-May-2006 Saudi Arabia v Mexico    Bremen, GermanyÂ
20-May-2006 Slovakia v Belgium      Trnava, SlovakiaÂ
21-May-2006 Northern Ireland v Uruguay New Jersey, USAÂ
23-May-2006 Austria v Croatia        Vienna, AustriaÂ
23-May-2006 USA v Morocco        Nashville, USAÂ
23-May-2006 Romania v Uruguay      Los Angeles, USAÂ
23-May-2006 South Korea v Senegal   Seoul, South KoreaÂ
24-May-2006 Ecuador v Colombia     East Rutherford, USAÂ
24-May-2006 Norway v Paraguay     Oslo, NorwayÂ
27-May-2006 Holland v Cameroon     Rotterdam, HollandÂ
27-May-2006 France v Mexico       Saint-Dens, FranceÂ
27-May-2006 Spain v Russia         Albacete, SpainÂ
27-May-2006 Portugal v Cape Verde Isl Evora, PortugalÂ
27-May-2006 Denmark v Paraguay    Aarhus, DenmarkÂ
27-May-2006 Wales v Trinidad & Tobago Graz, AustriaÂ
27-May-2006 Switzerland v Ivory Coast Basel, SwitzerlandÂ
27-May-2006 Morocco v Mali        Paris, FranceÂ
27-May-2006 Romania v Colombia     Chicago, USAÂ
27-May-2006 Serbia & Montenegro v Uruguay Belgrade, Serbia & MontenegroÂ
27-May-2006 Germany v Luxembourg  Freibourg, GermanyÂ
28-May-2006 Croatia v Iran         Osijek, CroatiaÂ
28-May-2006 USA v Latvia         Hartford, USAÂ
28-May-2006 Chile v Ivory Coast     Paris, FranceÂ
28-May-2006 FYR Macedonia v Ecuador Madrid, SpainÂ
28-May-2006 Venezuela v Guatemala  Miami, USAÂ
28-May-2006 Ukraine v Costa Rica Kyiv, UkraineÂ
28-May-2006 Turkey v Estonia Hamburg, GermanyÂ
29-May-2006 Jamaica v Ghana London, EnglandÂ
30-May-2006 Germany v Japan Leverkusen, GermanyÂ
30-May-2006 England v Hungary Manchester, EnglandÂ
30-May-2006 Czech Republic v Costa Rica Jablonec, Czech RepublicÂ
30-May-2006 Poland v Colombia Chorzow, PolandÂ
30-May-2006 Argentina v Angola Naples, ItalyÂ
30-May-2006 Libya v Uruguay Â
30-May-2006 Tunisia v Belarus Â
30-May-2006 Iran v Cape Verde Islands Switzerland
31-May-2006 France v Denmark Lens, FranceÂ
31-May-2006 Slovenia v Trinidad & Tobago Celje, SloveniaÂ
31-May-2006 Switzerland v Italy Geneva, SwitzerlandÂ
31-May-2006 Saudi Arabia v Turkey Offenbach, GermanyÂ
31-May-2006 Singapore v Malaysia Singapore, SingaporeÂ
31-May-2006 Iran v Boznia Herzegovina Â
01-June-2006 Holland v Mexico Eindhoven, NetherlandsÂ
01-June-2006 Norway v South Korea Oslo, NorwayÂ
02-June-2006 Italy v Ukraine Lausanne, SwitzerlandÂ
02-June-2006 Germany v Colombia Moenchengladbach, GermanyÂ
02-June-2006 Sweden v Chile Solna, SwedenÂ
02-June-2006 Liechtenstein v Togo Vaduz, LiechtensteinÂ
02-June-2006 Angola v Turkey Berlin, GermanyÂ
03-June-2006 England v Jamaica Manchester, EnglandÂ
03-June-2006 Luxembourg v Portugal Metz, FranceÂ
03-June-2006 Czech Republic v Trinidad & Tobago Prague, Czech RepublicÂ
03-June-2006 Croatia v Poland Wolfsburg, GermanyÂ
03-June-2006 Georgia v Paraguay Tbilisi, Georgia
03-June-2006 Switzerland v China Zurich, SwitzerlandÂ
03-June-2006 Lithuania v Japan Germany
03-June-2006 Spain v Egypt Elche, SpainÂ
04-June-2006 Holland v Australia Rotterdam, NetherlandsÂ
04-June-2006 Brazil v New Zealand Geneva, SwitzerlandÂ
04-June-2006 Japan v Malta Dusseldorf, GermanyÂ
04-June-2006 Colombia v Morocco Barcelona, SpainÂ
04-June-2006 Ghana v South Korea Glasgow, ScotlandÂ
04-June-2006 Ivory Coast v Uruguay Evry-Bondoufle, FranceÂ
04-June-2006 Argentina v Saudi Arabia Germany
04-June-2006 Turkey v FYR Macedonia Bayreuth, GermanyÂ
05-June-2006 Ukraine v Libya Wohlen, SwitzerlandÂ
07-June-2006 France v China St Etienne, FranceÂ
07-June-2006 Tunisia v Kuwait Stuttgart GermanyÂ
07-June-2006 Australia v Liechtenstein Ulm, GermanyÂ
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Good work Jimbo !!
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I tell yuh...that Czech game will be the ultimate challenge for the warriors...playing Czech Republic IN Prague is no easy thing even for the best teams...should be a boss match
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I tell yuh...that Czech game will be the ultimate challenge for the warriors...playing Czech Republic IN Prague is no easy thing even for the best teams...should be a boss match
Ah figure by D time we play dat Czech match..d team moral go be high and d fellas roles and positions go be fined tuned...
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thanks for the list... that check game goin and be BIGG..
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thanx breds..
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i hope the czech game don't break the guys confidence.... :D
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i hope the czech game don't break the guys confidence....
nah is other way around...d czecks better hope we aint break there confidence too much..
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Anybody know if ANY of these games will be televised ?? or will this continue to be a last minute scrape up for Internet radio ect......
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Yeah Jimbo...
Thanks
Large yuhself up
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Do Trinidad and Tobago have any more friendlies coming up before the world cup and if so will they be televised on British tv ?
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27-May-2006 Wales v Trinidad & Tobago Graz, AustriaÂ
31-May-2006 Slovenia v Trinidad & Tobago Celje, SloveniaÂ
03-June-2006 Czech Republic v Trinidad & Tobago Prague, Czech RepublicÂ
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Thanks Jimbo i am sure the match versus wales will be on the tv.Looking forward to seeing Jason and sammy give the Welsh a good hiding.
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Trinidad vs Wales will be on BBC2
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March 3rd friendlies
What are people watching?
Germany-Argentina
Goal: Mariano Andujar (Catania Calcio), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar)
Defence: Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marseille), Martin Demichelis (Bayern München), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Walter Samuel (Inter Mailand), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes de La Plata), Nicolas Burdisso (AS Rom)
Midfield: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes de la Plata), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United), Angel Di Maria (Benfica Lissabon), Mario Bolatti (AC Florenz), Javier Pastore (US Palermo), Jesus Datolo (Olympiakos Piräus)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Sergio Agüero (Atletico Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter Mailand)
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Goal: Adler, Neuer
Defense: Boateng, Friedrich, Lahm, Mertesacker, Schäfer, Tasci
Midfield: Ballack, Gentner, Hitzlsperger, Hunt, Jansen, Khedira, Kroos, Marin, Müller, Özil, Schweinsteiger, Träsch, Trochowski
Offense: Cacau, Gomez, Kießling, Klose, Podolski
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Ireland vs Brazil, tomorrow. I think the best Ireland can hope for is a 1-0 win, Keane is out and our available strikeforce really is shit. Maybe Whelan can unload a bomb from 30 yards out to win it.
First Ireland match since "the incident" :'(
EDIT: Nevermind, Keane is back, maybe we have shot, though Dunne and O'Shea are out and have been replaced in the squad by Stephen Kelly and Paul McShane, who both are really terrible.
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germany-argentina clash should be interesting
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germany-argentina clash should be interesting
YEPPPPP
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if u is get espn360.com (it have remote access with yuh cable provider login), they showing a setta game tomorrow.
Wed, Mar 3 10:00AM International Friendly International Friendly - Greece vs. Senegal
Wed, Mar 3 11:30AM International Friendly International Friendly - Bosnia vs. Ghana
Wed, Mar 3 2:15PM International Friendly International Friendly - Switzerland vs. Uruguay
Wed, Mar 3 2:30PM US Soccer US Men's Soccer: Netherlands vs. USA
Wed, Mar 3 2:45PM International Friendly International Friendly - Belgium vs. Croatia
Wed, Mar 3 3:00PM International Friendly International Friendly - France vs. Spain
Wed, Mar 3 3:45PM International Friendly International Friendly - Portugal vs. China
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Ireland vs Brazil, tomorrow. I think the best Ireland can hope for is a 1-0 win, Keane is out and our available strikeforce really is shit. Maybe Whelan can unload a bomb from 30 yards out to win it.
First Ireland match since "the incident" :'(
EDIT: Nevermind, Keane is back, maybe we have shot, though Dunne and O'Shea are out and have been replaced in the squad by Stephen Kelly and Paul McShane, who both are really terrible.
wta this doing played in england? arsenal stadium
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This is one of the wildest Brazilian teams I have ever seen. strikers chasing down back pass to keeper, sliding tackles all over the field. Ever chance men get they want to show Dunga how hard they working for dey pick. Just another reason TEETHS and Pato ;D cah get a call up. I guess them men have to want to run some more. As Dunga say he is not on too much big names the no name players will give him want he wants. Run till you drop. As I have always said you coach want you know and you draw from your experiences as a coach. Dunga was a hard nose lack of creativity mother*&^%er. So now he has a chance to create a team in his image and likeness.
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I see Adriano line up tuh take ah free kick...but d boss belly look like mine wtf??? :rotfl:
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Surprise omissions for me: Hurelho Gomes (better that Doni, in my opinion), Lucas (kind of the Dunga mold), Diego...but Dunga spoiled for options.
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Once Alves come on in the wide midfield, Brazil move into another dimension.
Ramires was not in the game at all.
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wta this doing played in england? arsenal stadium
Just a neutral ground, we played them in Ireland in early 2008.
Same story as Paris, except we weren't good in the second half. Bad refereeing for first goal. Substitutes can't do anything. McShane crap.
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Brazil could pick about three teams for the WC.
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Once Alves come on in the wide midfield, Brazil move into another dimension.
Ramires was not in the game at all.
who Alves come on for? I want to know how they going to play Maicon and him together
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Well I thought Brazil was just toying with the Irish,it even looked like a practice match and I think the Samba Boys just about broke sweat.Who is going to beat them,ask a stupid question. 8)
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Well I thought Brazil was just toying with the Irish,it even looked like a practice match and I think the Samba Boys just about broke sweat.Who is going to beat them,ask a stupid question. 8)
England
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yeah yeah I still feel Alves and Miacon can play on the field together.It worked at the Confederation Cup. They really toy with the Irish today. Once they went into three player combination mode it was over for the Irish. The truth of the matter is I just have to get over meh boy teeths not getting the nod and move on. Dunga has done some good things with this team and the best is yet to come. Ah just want to see meh boy get in the final squad ;D. Ent
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England go geh they arse wash way :rotfl:England need to handle on deh extra marital affairs before they could think bout any world cup :rotfl: Oh gosh ah just kicksing but ah serious about them not beating the Brazilians though ;D leh we go teeths
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Well I thought Brazil was just toying with the Irish,it even looked like a practice match and I think the Samba Boys just about broke sweat.Who is going to beat them,ask a stupid question. 8)
England
Holland......................... :beermug:
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Well I thought Brazil was just toying with the Irish,it even looked like a practice match and I think the Samba Boys just about broke sweat.Who is going to beat them,ask a stupid question. 8)
You clearly only watched the second half ::)
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i vex meh boy grafite ent score...the combo between he, kaka and robinho for the goal was out of this freakin world...magic triangle indeed!
who is this carlos eduardo yute tho? my radars had not picked him up before but de man have real tools, had dem irish dancing on the wing.
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i vex meh boy grafite ent score...the combo between he, kaka and robinho for the goal was out of this freakin world...magic triangle indeed!
who is this carlos eduardo yute tho? my radars had not picked him up before but de man have real tools, had dem irish dancing on the wing.
He playing for Hoffenhime in the Bundesliga for a couple of years now. Exciting team with plenty pace in it. He scores goals as well from the midfield.
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Brazil started flat and the Irish were the more interested team in the earlies...actually looked like they were going to give Brazil a run for their money esp in the 1st 20 mins. Once Brazil found their shape and got more compact in the middle Ireland started to lose their way. If that wasn't enough, the unlucky (unfair) goal knocked the wind out of Ireland totally, and they stepped out for the 2nd half like they were playing the game for the first time. With Brazil in the ascendancy and shifting into 5th gear, it was only the Gods of pity that prevented a humiliation....Could have easily been 4 OR 5-0. In the end quality is quality, and only one team really had it. Ramires has to get relegated to the bench... tremendous athlete, but technically he is not Brazil start XI quality- had a strong 1st 2 games in the CONFED cup, but looked kinda overwhelmed after that. He was poor today as well. Maicon & Dani Alves hadda run riot on the right side.
Still think there is room for Ronaldinho in the team- When Ireland was fresh and was able to get numbers behind the ball, Brazil really struggled to connect the dots...on the flip side, a few times today Brazil were rolling like freight train, linking the moving parts at speed like no other and it was really scary. Put them in camp pre tournament to tighten the screws, and add a few names to the roster (R10 ;D), and it will take a lot to beat the Samba....
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WEDNESDAY, March 3
ESPN2
International Friendly NETHERLANDS-USA (live) 2:30 pm. EST
GALAVISION
International Friendly NETHERLANDS-USA (live) 2:30 pm.
GOL TV
International Friendly GERMANY-ARGENTINA (live) 2:45 pm.
International Friendly ITALY-CAMEROON (delay) 4:45 pm.
TELEMUNDO
International Friendly MEXICO-NEW ZEALAND (live) 11 pm.
MUN2
International Friendly MEXICO-NEW ZEALAND (live) 11 pm.
FOX SOCCER PLUS
International Friendly ENGLAND-EGYPT (live) 3 pm.
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Gol TV is re-running the Ger-Arg game at 8, and the Ita- Cam game at 10, just in case yuh forgot to set your DVRs this morning (like me ;D)
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Sportsmax showing the Germany vs Argentina from 3:45pm TT Time
England team to play Egypt:
1905: Here's the England team then: Green, Brown, Upson, Terry, Baines, Walcott, Lampard Barry, Gerrard, Rooney, Defoe.
Fans reaction:
1911: I'm not Fabio Capello. That much we know. But perhaps Walcott's selection over Milner is a chance for the Arsenal forward to prove he deserves a place in the squad? Milner is already on the plane, I would think.
From keeaannoo on 606: "What has Walcott done this season to start in front of Milner?"
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Sportsmax showing the Germany vs Argentina from 3:45pm TT Time
England team to play Egypt:
1905: Here's the England team then: Green, Brown, Upson, Terry, Baines, Walcott, Lampard Barry, Gerrard, Rooney, Defoe.
Fans reaction:
1911: I'm not Fabio Capello. That much we know. But perhaps Walcott's selection over Milner is a chance for the Arsenal forward to prove he deserves a place in the squad? Milner is already on the plane, I would think.
From keeaannoo on 606: "What has Walcott done this season to start in front of Milner?"
Those fans obviously not very smart.
Milner is guaranteed to make the flight to SA. Is only a question of whether he starting or not. Walcott on the other hand is on thin ice. If Beckham is going and Lennon is fit and Capello goes with an extra striker he might not make the squad.
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They need to think things out... Spot on JDB.. he's basically giving Walcott his final chance
Hart should have gotten the start... Green is tried and trusted and possibly the number 1..but Hart and James should have played a half each
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Where the hell the US get that uniform?
US defenders really limited boy. Not playing out the back at all and Holland giving them nuff room to.
Torres almost string up Howard.
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I'm liking the black and gold Germany's using
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Where the hell the US get that uniform?
US defenders really limited boy. Not playing out the back at all and Holland giving them nuff room to.
Torres almost string up Howard.
there she is...Ms. Americaaaaa....
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Hengland playing level toots...
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The African champions showing England how to keep the ball,nice little short passing and breaking quick,nice goal too.England should win 2-1 though.
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The African champions showing England how to keep the ball,nice little short passing and breaking quick,nice goal too.England should win 2-1 though.
ah see yuh consult manning seer woman...
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The African champions showing England how to keep the ball,nice little short passing and breaking quick,nice goal too.England should win 2-1 though.
ah see yuh consult manning seer woman...
no doubt
Well, Germany had chances to equalize, Ballack missed a header and Cacau had a nice feed from Ballack, had a nice clear shot, but went way over bar.
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ah wake up dis mornin feeling good saying..leh me go a watch ah nice game in de stadium..
i ey care who we playing ah jess going down....so ah watch some Gemany vz Argentina..some England vz Eygpt and ah ah say small mag leh we go now to beat de traffic and de crowd
we put on we old 2006 WC kits...ah ask SM if we launching we new kit today like England,France,Germany and dem ah... he say of course...nice ah cyar wait tuh see de kit
ah find we reach de stadium wit no traffic..say wha..we lucky... no crowd...more luck...nice
so we go in...believe it or not...free...ah say weey ??..free???...well dais for all de money we pay for the failed 2010 campaign...nice...
de place empty... ah ask small mag if he sure is a 7 pm kick off ??...he say yes...ok...cool
ask him if he sure is de stadium and if Jack move it to de Marvin Lee ??..he steups and say cool it nah..relax...cool
ah find it funny we did not warm up....say what...latas never like dem ting anyhow...
7'05 no match yet...7;17..nothing...7'30...wey de ass is dis man...
so ah see ah stadium janitor and ah ask him bout de match....he say call Oliver Camps and ask him...i say me eh have Capms number...he say hole orn...and geh meh Camps number.
.is ah land line eh... is 622 C#NT...so i dial it...ah hearing somebody on de next line...and ah asking if TnT have a match like the rest of the world on dis FIFA date,,,is ah next man telling Camps what to say...
and then Camps finaly say..."me eh know"...ah say "Buh wha de mudder c#nt is dis "....then ah ask him when is we next match...and de man tell him to say "me eh know"
ah say small mag...let we go home and watch some tnt vz Sweden 2006 DVD yes...
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We better get ah friendly at the next break...otherwise we go have to go look for BM in St Anns oui :devil:
Big Up!
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Yuh miss the match man. . .it play in the Oval. The bess part was a link up play which started when the T&T Keeper (M Philips chest trap a bullet from the Grenadian forward, make three step overs and lay it off to Cupid who make a bicycle kick pass to C. Edwards who then beat bout twelve men on both sides of the pitch before setting up Jones for a volley buh he chip it up instead to head it home for the 4-0 lead. That was ball. Ah say wheys boy Latas starting off wicked, jed.
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We better get ah friendly at the next break...otherwise we go have to go look for BM in St Anns oui :devil:
Big Up!
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FYI...CONCACAF teams playing friendlies today.
Turkey 2 - Honduras 0
Netherlands 2 - USA 1
Venezuela - Panama, 6:55 pm ET
El Salvador - Guatemala, 11 pm ET
New Zealand - Mexico, 11pm ET
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FYI...CONCACAF teams playing friendlies today.
Turkey 2 - Honduras 0
Netherlands 2 - USA 1
Venezuela - Panama, 6:55 pm ET
El Salvador - Guatemala, 11 pm ET
New Zealand - Mexico, 11pm ET
Salt in wounds
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We could have had a Friendly today fuh real... versus anybody.. They could have announced Latapy as the coach last week and give him a local squad to play a Caribbean team today... just to play
Sad Sad
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Alot of people sleeping on Argentina and ready to write them off because they struggle to qualify..Germany learned their lesson today
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We could have had a Friendly today fuh real... versus anybody.. They could have announced Latapy as the coach last week and give him a local squad to play a Caribbean team today... just to play
Sad Sad
Sorry to say we're always behind it wont go away it's part of our culture get use to it.
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davyjenny1,you are so right about our attitude about leaving things for another day,almost all the Trinis I know are "leave nah we go do it to-morrow",not when it comes to women and party though.We are "last minute dot com" in almost everything else.I have lived in England for so long but I am the same,we like it that way,why do to-day what you can put off for another day.
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so i find mexico look good against new zealand. . . big up concacaf
highlights here . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHYqZ_hb3AU&feature=player_embedded&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.footytube.com%2Fvideo%2Fmexico-vs-nueva-zelanda-2-0-030310-amistoso-mundial-sudrafica-2010-azteca-deportes-35904 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHYqZ_hb3AU&feature=player_embedded&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.footytube.com%2Fvideo%2Fmexico-vs-nueva-zelanda-2-0-030310-amistoso-mundial-sudrafica-2010-azteca-deportes-35904)
and germany argentina highlights here . .
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcg35e_germany-v-argentina_sport (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcg35e_germany-v-argentina_sport)
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Americans still displaying favorable traits despite tough loss to Dutch
Less than 30 minutes after the U.S. fell 2-1 here to the Netherlands on Wednesday, defender Jonathan Bornstein breathed a deep sigh on the floor of the Amsterdam ArenA and pondered his night. Although the Dutch had dominated possession for most of the game, it still came down to two moments involving Bornstein -- one within his control and one outside it -- that decided the outcome in the end.
Late in the first half with the game still scoreless, Bornstein grabbed Wesley Sneijder in the box, drawing the same kind of avoidable penalty that Bornstein picked up in the 1-0 loss at Slovakia in November. Sneijder didn't have to fall, but he's a cagey player who knew there had been contact, and Bornstein knew it too.
"I did grab him a little bit," Bornstein acknowledged. "I touched him, and he could have kept going and he fell. But they called it, so I guess it was a penalty."
(continue) (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/grant_wahl/03/03/dutch.usa/index.html)
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Americans still displaying favorable traits despite tough loss to Dutch
Less than 30 minutes after the U.S. fell 2-1 here to the Netherlands on Wednesday, defender Jonathan Bornstein breathed a deep sigh on the floor of the Amsterdam ArenA and pondered his night. Although the Dutch had dominated possession for most of the game, it still came down to two moments involving Bornstein -- one within his control and one outside it -- that decided the outcome in the end.
Late in the first half with the game still scoreless, Bornstein grabbed Wesley Sneijder in the box, drawing the same kind of avoidable penalty that Bornstein picked up in the 1-0 loss at Slovakia in November. Sneijder didn't have to fall, but he's a cagey player who knew there had been contact, and Bornstein knew it too.
"I did grab him a little bit," Bornstein acknowledged. "I touched him, and he could have kept going and he fell. But they called it, so I guess it was a penalty."
(continue) (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/grant_wahl/03/03/dutch.usa/index.html)
U.S. played a good game last night. One of the few times I've seen where they played as if they humbly and intelligently knew their place among the global powers of the game (Spain in the Confed Cup was another). They were not naive as they sometimes are in trying to match bigger opponents at their own game, eventually losing their shape, getting stretched and looking inferior in a losing effort. Instead they recognized that they were up against a team that was better than them on paper, and clearly more technical in almost every part of the field. They stayed compact and allowed the Dutch possession in the non-dangerous parts of the field, they picked their spots well, and in the end could have actually won the game with better luck. Howard had a little work to do but wasn't too busy which is a sign that their defense didn't get stretched. The two goals that they conceded were unfortunate, and down the stretch they were able to dominate the game, and make the Dutch work and while they pressed for an equalizer... They should approach the England game with the same mindset if they want a shot at getting a result out of it.
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I'm liking the black and gold Germany's using
I love it!!
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Argentina vs Spain
http://www.atdhe.net/23691/watch-argentina-vs-spain (http://www.atdhe.net/23691/watch-argentina-vs-spain)
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gol de Messi 10'
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gol de Higuain 13'
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Jai John probably wetting heself all now :devil: ;D
Big Up!
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oh shit Reina looking like an Englishman
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3-0 Argentina at HT.
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Nah man, Spain send dey E team or wha?? :o :o
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Nah man, Spain send dey E team or wha?? :o :o
more or less the full side.
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Nah man, Spain send dey E team or wha?? :o :o
more or less the full side.
oh shit!
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Llorente gol 3-1
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gol de Aguero
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4-1 Argentina FT
Argentina started very strongly and were very effective in front of goal with the few chances they actually created. Spain controlled the flow of the game after about 25 minutes onwards but they were already 2 down. They conceded a freak goal when Reina made a mistake worthy of a British passport, slipping on a clearance that gifted Tevez a goal. Excluding the Reina blunder ,Argentina created about 5 good chances in the game, three were converted , one was saved by Valdes and one was offside but finished anyway.
What a tremendous display of football by both teams.
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They conceded a freak goal when Reina made a mistake worthy of a British passport
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They conceded a freak goal when Reina made a mistake worthy of a British passport
:rotfl:
:rotfl: is RIGHT!!
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Palos on holidays ??? 4 against the world champions !! ,,,and Riquelme still recovering from knee surgery. Brazil in November !! we take we lix in South Africa but we sharing licks now !
New side, new coach .... Copa america next year in argentina ...ah hope de money tree start to bear soon yes !!!
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They conceded a freak goal when Reina made a mistake worthy of a British passport, slipping on a clearance that gifted Tevez a goal.
Not sure how you can say he "make a mistake"... he went to kick the ball and his plant foot slipped out from under him. To say it's an mistake is to say that it was in his power to do the proper thing. Not trying to split hairs, but yuh being kinda harsh to him. Of course I biased and feeling bad fuh him since he finally get ah sweat behind Iker, lol
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They conceded a freak goal when Reina made a mistake worthy of a British passport, slipping on a clearance that gifted Tevez a goal.
Not sure how you can say he "make a mistake"... he went to kick the ball and his plant foot slipped out from under him. To say it's an mistake is to say that it was in his power to do the proper thing. Not trying to split hairs, but yuh being kinda harsh to him. Of course I biased and feeling bad fuh him since he finally get ah sweat behind Iker, lol
It really was a freak accident. I hate to see that happen. He's better than that.
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Messi open the scoring with a sublime, deft chip...real nice...
here is the story from FIFA.com
Argentina handed Spain only their third defeat since 2006 after putting the reigning world and European champions to the sword with a 4-1 scoreline in Tuesday's international at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.
Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain, two players who ply their trade in Spain, put Argentina two up inside the opening 14 minutes and Carlos Tevez made it 3-0 in the 34th minute following a costly slip by Jose Reina. Spain, who hit the woodwork three times in the match, pulled a late goal back through Fernando Llorente but Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero made it 4-1 for the home side in injury time.
That wrapped up the scoring and saw Argentina, under the guidance of interim boss Sergio Batista following the departure of Diego Maradona, join USA and Switzerland as the only sides to have beaten Spain in the last 58 matches - 52 of which have seen the Iberian nation emerge victorious.
Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque made five changes to the side that started Friday's 4-0 UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying win over Liechtenstein, resting the likes of Xavi, Fernando Torres and captain Iker Casillas, and the new-look line-up soon found themselves in trouble.
Tevez gave an early warning to the visitors when he beat the offside trap to get on the end of Messi's fine through ball, but the Manchester City man dragged his shot wide of the far past with only Reina to beat. The same two Argentinians were involved four minutes later as Spain were cut open again, but this time with a different outcome. Tevez put Messi in inside the area and the Barcelona man coolly chipped the ball into the net as Gerard Pique and Reina closed in on the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year.
Tevez was heavily involved early on and in the 14th minute he helped make it 2-0 with a great pass for Real Madrid forward Higuain, who looked to have gone too wide as he rounded Reina but still found the net from a tight angle.
That was hardly the sort of start Spain would have been expecting but they settled down and were soon passing the ball around in trademark fashion. Then, in the 28th minute, they came within a whisker of pulling a goal back when David Villa hit the top of the far post with a stunning 30-yard left-footed drive. If that had gone in it would have seen Villa equal Raul's national record of 44 goals, and also given Spain a lifeline back into the match.
However, it flew away for a goal-kick and six minutes later Spain found themselves 3-0 down, and Reina nursing a very red face. There appeared little danger as Reina collected Alvaro Arbeloa's back pass but the Liverpool goalkeeper slipped as he looked set to return possession to his team-mate and Tevez nipped in to slide the ball home.
If Spain this evening did not look like the side that won the World Cup, then the way Argentina played had a lot to do with that.
Argentina coach Sergio Batista
That was a real setback for Spain just as they looked to be getting into their stride, and the European champions must have realised it was not going to be their night when Villa struck the post for a second time just before the break. The number seven's free-kick from outside the area took a deflection off new Barcelona team-mate Javier Mascherano in the Argentina wall before striking the far post.
Del Bosque made four changes at the break and Spain had Argentina on the back foot for much of the second half. Llorente went close with a header before Santi Cazorla saw his brilliant dipping volley tipped onto the bar by Sergio Romero. Romero then palmed over a Pedro Rodriguez shot as Spain continued to push for at least a consolation goal.
That goal finally arrived in the 84th minute when Pedro fed Llorente, who turned and stabbed the ball inside the far post. Spain had a half-chance to pull another goal back through Cazorla at the far post but Argentina survived that and then added gloss to the win when substitute Aguero headed home Gabriel Heinze's cross late on.
Argentina coach Batista said that the emphatic win proved that Argentina had put the crushing loss to Germany behind them. "We were sent packing from South Africa, but we could just as well have won the World Cup," he said. "If Spain this evening did not look like the side that won the World Cup, then the way Argentina played had a lot to do with that. We played the way we wanted to play."
Del Bosque said that there was no shame for Spain in losing to Argentina. "We lost with dignity and never gave up trying," he said. "Argentina were very fast up front, they move well and it was normal that they controlled the game. They hardly left us any room to play in."
Source: http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1299381.html#argentina+stun+world+champs
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Real touches and Brazil leading 1-0
http://atdhe.net/25626/watch-brazil-vs-ukraine (http://atdhe.net/25626/watch-brazil-vs-ukraine)
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Why was the Ukraine goal disallowed?
Shaka doing well though.
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Real touches and Brazil leading 1-0
http://atdhe.net/25626/watch-brazil-vs-ukraine (http://atdhe.net/25626/watch-brazil-vs-ukraine)
Thanks!!...Dais it for work.
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2-0 now. Pato
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Dais Shaka commentating. Brazil trying to play a strict 1 touch possession game. NICE!!
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So Argentina mash up de world champions Spain...Good! :beermug:
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http://www.youtube.com/v/-balaBHnl4I&feature=7#!
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http://www.youtube.com/v/-balaBHnl4I&feature=7#!
Thanks.. For anyone else viewing this clip the football does start at 4:10.
Real nice finish from Pato on the 2nd goal.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/-balaBHnl4I&feature=7#!
Thanks.. For anyone else viewing this clip the football does start at 4:10.
Real nice finish from Pato on the 2nd goal.
From the little bit I saw I must that Brazil's quality is intact. Touches beyond touches , the way the game is supposed to be played.
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I wonder why the Ukraine's goal was disallowed? To me a looked legit and I'm a Brazil fan. I noticed Brazil was awarded the ball so my guesses were either the ref thought the ball went out of bounds or the Ukraine player committed a foul on the challenge when the ball was passed backwards.
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Ukraine played some nice football and was lucky about 3 times. The goal that was recalled was a very bad decision by the ref. For all the football that Brazil played their final ball was very poor, so to their defending.
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I wonder why the Ukraine's goal was disallowed? To me a looked legit and I'm a Brazil fan. I noticed Brazil was awarded the ball so my guesses were either the ref thought the ball went out of bounds or the Ukraine player committed a foul on the challenge when the ball was passed backwards.
ball didn't go out of play, i assume it was the foul when the ball was passed backwards.
overall brazil looking good for a very young squad....the defence have to develop their chemistry but individually they are good, weakness still at left back, andre santos looking ok but nothing great....adriano played real crap (i thought akile edwards got a brazilian passport) when he replaced santos....in the past 3 games the midfielders used are playing very well, lots of running off the ball, one touch passing, high pressure on opposition when they lose the ball, etc.
ramires still looking like the weak link, he could play but he still trying to play a physical brand with his nashy self....as menezes said, play yuh ball and don't try to be physical because u will lose (referring to him playing for chelsea).
lucas, pato, dani alves are the standouts so far. Victor has not been tested as yet so his 3 clean sheets don't mean much.
i am a big fan of elias in the brazilian league but so far he looking out of depth for brazil.
i am not a fan of robinho but he doing what his boss wants so we will see how that develops.
looking forward to see how they play against stronger opposition.
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Why we can't score goals like brazil?
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Why we can't score goals like brazil?
lol..we can't even pass the ball or control it...what does amaze me is the ball control of professional players even the supposedly shitty ones compared to our players.
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I hope TTFF watching the composition of the USA team vs Colombia.
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USA cyah see they way in the last 20 minutes. Is pace from Colombia, crunching tackles in the middle on Dempsey and Bradley. Bradley playing like ah 1st stopper and can't hardly push forward.
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USA cyah see they way in the last 20 minutes. Is pace from Colombia, crunching tackles in the middle on Dempsey and Bradley. Bradley playing like ah 1st stopper and can't hardly push forward.
Game finished 0-0...and I heard the Americans had the better game..
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So Argentina mash up de world champions Spain...Good! :beermug:
anyone with video highlights ?
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USA cyah see they way in the last 20 minutes. Is pace from Colombia, crunching tackles in the middle on Dempsey and Bradley. Bradley playing like ah 1st stopper and can't hardly push forward.
Game finished 0-0...and I heard the Americans had the better game..
Saw from the 55 minute and Colombia had the upper hand. They bullied the USA around the pitch.
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USA cyah see they way in the last 20 minutes. Is pace from Colombia, crunching tackles in the middle on Dempsey and Bradley. Bradley playing like ah 1st stopper and can't hardly push forward.
Game finished 0-0...and I heard the Americans had the better game..
Saw from the 55 minute and Colombia had the upper hand. They bullied the USA around the pitch.
as usual the US survived the rough play, if it was de soca warriors we would have folded and collect 3 busy ones in the end....the USA must be one of the most fit teams in the world.
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Brazil coach Mano Menezes has handed Ronaldinho a recall to the national side ahead of next month's friendly against Argentina.
Ronaldinho, currently at AC Milan, missed out on a place in the 2010 World Cup squad after failing to convince previous boss Dunga, but Menezes has ended the player's 18-month international exile.
"He is a player in good form in a position we need," Menezes said. "We want to see the Ronaldinho who was admired as one of the best in the world."
Santos starlet Neymar, considered to be a key part of the new-look side, also makes his return. Neymar had been left out of the squad that took on Iran and Ukraine in October due to disciplinary problems.
The squad list in full for the friendly versus Argentina on November 17:
Goalkeepers: Victor (Gremio) Jeferson (Botafogo), Neto (Atletico-PR)
Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Rafael (Manchester United), Adriano Correa (Barcelona), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), Thiago Silva (Milan), David Luiz (Benfica)
Alex Costa (Chelsea), Rever (Atletico-MG)
Midfielders: Lucas (Liverpool), Ramires (Chelsea), Sandro (Tottenham), Jucilei (Corinthians), Douglas (Gremio), Philippe Coutinho (Inter), Ronaldinho Gaucho (Milan), Elias (Corinthians)
Forwards: Robinho (Milan), Alexandre Pato (Milan), Andre (Dinamo Kiev), Neymar (Santos)
ESPN (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=837052&sec=global&cc=3888&campaign=rss&source=soccernet)
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Dis Brazil coach is a smart man
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Nice, nice, nice. De real boss is back. HIGHLY BLESSED.
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Dis Brazil coach is a smart man
We will see.... after the game :devil:
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Watch how dis coach will make Dunga look like de backsidehole dat he was eh
Also, is it only me, but i find Coutinho does make me feel like how Messi and Ronaldo does make me feel when dey pick up ah ball an running at man.....yes yes ah know he need to be able to shoot ah lil better but geez he is naked fire!!!
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Is this Rafael first call up? I can't remember hearing about him on the national team. If it is, I am happy for the youth. He has improved alot lately.
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Is this Rafael first call up? I can't remember hearing about him on the national team. If it is, I am happy for the youth. He has improved alot lately.
he has been mano's squad in recent games but didnt play.
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Is this Rafael first call up? I can't remember hearing about him on the national team. If it is, I am happy for the youth. He has improved alot lately.
he has been mano's squad in recent games but didnt play.
I think he played against the US......glad to see ronnie back :applause:
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Lookin forward to seein Neymar play.
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Is this Rafael first call up? I can't remember hearing about him on the national team. If it is, I am happy for the youth. He has improved alot lately.
he has been mano's squad in recent games but didnt play.
I think he played against the US......glad to see ronnie back :applause:
rafael was on the bench, didnt play.
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/49564/usa-vs-brazil/report
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The number of times Brazil and Argentina have faced each other, each side having won 33 times, with the other 23 games ending all square. The Argentinians have the edge in terms of goals, having scored 143 to Brazil’s 137.
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1335211.html
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streams for the game.
http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=95148&part=sports (http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=95148&part=sports)
http://atdhe.net/ (http://atdhe.net/)
1700 GMT (1 pm Trinidad Time)
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http://atdhe.net/28538/watch-brazil-vs-argentina (http://atdhe.net/28538/watch-brazil-vs-argentina)
Match in progress
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http://atdhe.net/28538/watch-brazil-vs-argentina (http://atdhe.net/28538/watch-brazil-vs-argentina)
Match in progress
Lost the feed. :(
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f**king messi
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Brazil look like a bunch of laborers. No skill, push pass and run. What going on?
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f**king messi
steups
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I glad for Messi... he deserve that.. he was the only man looking to win the game... men was just wishing for the game to be over and he punish them
congrats... yuh large :beermug:
but Ronaldo better ;D
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Something about that Messi run remind me of Maradona v Brazil in 1990 just before he pass off to Caniggia.
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Brazil look like a bunch of laborers. No skill, push pass and run. What going on?
nonsense.
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Pretty even match- Brazil better on the run of play, but nothing to show for it....
Messi was the difference as he often is... Too Difficult to defend against for 90 mins...
Think this was the first time Argentina beat Brazil in a little over 5 years...
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Red alert for Palos !! ..allyuh I serious ....check up on we parner dey yes !
When you score on a team at the end is d worse ..because they know it eh have no coming back ...i eh ready to make game summary ...I jus enjoying de victory !!! ..
Team coming together now ...no easy defense lapses here ...good game for football pundits ...two very good teams ..hats of to the new coaches
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Brazil look like a bunch of laborers. No skill, push pass and run. What going on?
I will overlook this statement from a person who I have regard for ....watch the replay when de glass in de sink ... :beermug:
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Pretty even match- Brazil a little better on the run of play, but nothing to show for it....
Messi was the difference as he often is... Too Difficult to defend against for 90 mins...
Think this was the first time Argentina beat Brazil in a little over 5 years...
Journey back now start .... what did you think of Pastore ...and Neymar ? football in good hands ( feet ) ...
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USA VS SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.atdhe.net/28579/watch-south-africa-vs-usa
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Brazil look like a bunch of laborers. No skill, push pass and run. What going on?
I thought they very sound technically, and displayed good off-the-ball running. It was a very good game but Argentina have Messi.
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but Ronaldo better ;D
Yeah, Small Mag.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/strenkt/Screenshot2010-11-17at25715PM.png)
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Pretty even match- Brazil a little better on the run of play, but nothing to show for it....
Messi was the difference as he often is... Too Difficult to defend against for 90 mins...
Think this was the first time Argentina beat Brazil in a little over 5 years...
Journey back now start .... what did you think of Pastore ...and Neymar ? football in good hands ( feet ) ...
meh the first half alone was truly exciting... good football
needed a goal early in the game to set it off though...
after dat as small mag say, everybody was just kinda playing out the second half and collecting caps...
ah bet the brazilians vex with messi for playing right to the whistle... lol
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Don't know how long it will last.
http://www.youtube.com/v/aP2uZz5d_bQ
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Journey back now start .... what did you think of Pastore ...and Neymar ? football in good hands ( feet ) ...
Won't even bother to waste time opining on those two players because I can't say anything about them that hasn't already been said about young talent coming up in those two countries. Brazil & Argentina - South American football factory....it's been that way forever, and it will not change in our lifetime I don't think.
The rivalry was one-sided for the last 5 years, not only did Brazil have the upper hand recently but they were winning by big margins...Argentina lookin' to reverse the pendulum swing as it has been reversed in both directions from the beginning of time. Both federations can't even agree on their head to head record...but they will both agree that it's almost too close to call....
If all goes according to plan, we will see these two teams meet in the Copa America final next Summer.
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USA VS SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.atdhe.net/28579/watch-south-africa-vs-usa
feel d hate :devil: :flamethrower:
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Nice game, USA SA should be good too, but ah only steupsing because big FIFA date and we aint playing nobody. >:(
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USA fielding an almost entirely new starting 11 .. talk about depth :o
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from the bbc:
"Some disturbing news reaching us via Associated Press, who report that Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is suffering boos and racist chants every time he touches the ball in Italy's friendly against Romania in Austria."
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ESPN commentators rel biased dread lawd
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France toying with England right now.
Erasing the memory of Domenech.
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Brazil look like a bunch of laborers. No skill, push pass and run. What going on?
I thought they very sound technically, and displayed good off-the-ball running. It was a very good game but Argentina have Messi.
A lot of there touches to me were to big. They lost to many balls of the first touch. Didn't think they committed enough numbers in the middle of the field. In the 2nd half I thought Argentina showed more football than Brazil did. I was trying not to favor Argentina (don't like them at all) but the goal showed that they found a way to get it done.
What ball were they using, anyone knows?
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I ketching real kicks here: :rotfl:
18 min: England's response to falling behind at home has been to invite France to continue monopolising possession. Crafty.
22 min: Hoooooooooooof! Ferdinand again showcases England's preferred strategy for the evening, and the French defenders say merci beaucoup, les clowns.
24 min: "The two teams are playing different sports at the moment," reckons Clive Tyldsley on ITV, and he's right.
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Daiz England young team ???
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Who's the Fatty wearing #10 for England?
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Who's the Fatty wearing #10 for England?
shithong Gareth Barry
England are playing total shit at the moment
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45'Thankfully for England, that's half time. France has outclassed their hosts in every area. It's men against boys.
:devil:
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ESPN commentators rel biased dread lawd
USA bleeding ah real young team though. if them is the men we have tuh run out against i could see us doing well against them, but we know ole bobo eh go bounce he head like dat.
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USA not playing anything >:( just sit back and kick the ball forward. What's up with that. From the commentary you would think the US winning 3-0 or something.
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http://atdhe.net/28549/watch-portugal-vs-spain (http://atdhe.net/28549/watch-portugal-vs-spain)
Excellent football on display.
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USA not playing anything >:( just sit back and kick the ball forward. What's up with that. From the commentary you would think the US winning 3-0 or something.
exactly
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Rookie bus the net, 17yrs old acadella. USA 1 RSA 0, 5 mins left.
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BWDMC usa score :-\
edit: 2-0 france leading
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Ah like England top
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61'France have looked so clever in central midfield tonight and, as woeful as England have been, credit must be given to Laurent Blanc's team. It has been wonderful to watch.
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Ronaldo skin out Busquets like a baddiss.
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Nani is ah rel Nani. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Rookie bus the net, 17yrs old acadella. USA 1 RSA 0, 5 mins left.
that bunbury kid is going to be real poison boy. that kid could play.
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Nani just waste a chance to make it 3.
#3!!!!! Tres a cero!!!!
Spain get their coulo open up tonight.
Quatro a CERO!!!!!
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4-0 Portugal..
RIP Paul the Octopus.
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This is the 2nd 4 goal drubbing (1st from Argentina) that Spain has collected in the space of months....
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This is the 2nd 4 goal drubbing (1st from Argentina) that Spain has collected in the space of months....
Is Friendlies. I wouldn't put much stock in fete match results
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This is the 2nd 4 goal drubbing (1st from Argentina) that Spain has collected in the space of months....
Is Friendlies. I wouldn't put much stock in fete match results
look at their starting XI in both games.. as good as their world cup starting team
stop looking into shit...they get destroyed .. smashedddd
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U.S. teen Agudelo downs South Africa
Juan Agudelo became the youngest U.S. player to score in the modern era, giving the Americans a 1-0 victory over South Africa on Wednesday that allowed them to avoid finishing the year with a losing record.
Agudelo, who turns 18 next Tuesday, scored in the 85th minute of his debut after coming on as a substitute midway through the second half.
Agudelo fed fellow newcomer Mikkel Diskerud, who maintained control despite being smothered by three defenders and played the ball back to Agudelo. He took one touch and banged the ball in off the crossbar with a right-footed flick from 7 yards out.
(continue) (http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5818373/juan-agudelo-17-scores-lift-us-south-africa-friendly)
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You could see that Spain had another gear or two they could have shifted in. However they did not and got spanked.
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This is the 2nd 4 goal drubbing (1st from Argentina) that Spain has collected in the space of months....
Is Friendlies. I wouldn't put much stock in fete match results
Argentina vs Brazil is a friendly ? a fete match ? ....your box small boy ...for you to grow you have to venture outside .... wha bout de comments you was makin before de game ? it wasn't a fete match then ? Go and tell Ronaldinho Gaucho, Robinho and Neymar dat it look like ah fete match ...yeah you could run ...but you cannot hide ..take your licks like a man ah see yuh foot poking out from under de bed !! :devil: :devil: :beermug:
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For those interested, Jamaica playing Costa Rica right now
live links could be found here
http://rojadirecta.com/
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This is the 2nd 4 goal drubbing (1st from Argentina) that Spain has collected in the space of months....
Is Friendlies. I wouldn't put much stock in fete match results
4-0 is humiliation. Nobody takes that willingly, far less the world champs.
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Panama beating Hounduras 2-0
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Ronaldo's disallowed goal.. So much to digest in one sequence..
Pique get send skating with ah cut back..
An audacious piece of skill to lob Casillas..
Imps Nani trying to ninja the goal and causing it to get called back for offside..
And then the hen-like bitchery...
http://www.youtube.com/v/HzM_dhVU21c
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How about this goal from Peru vs Colombia
http://www.youtube.com/v/41fFJxrdJB0
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Ronaldo's disallowed goal.. So much to digest in one sequence..
Pique get send skating with ah cut back..
An audacious piece of skill to lob Casillas..
Imps Nani trying to ninja the goal and causing it to get called back for offside..
And then the hen-like bitchery...
http://www.youtube.com/v/HzM_dhVU21c
That was ah good goal! pique played nani onside, watch the clip again.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/su-kYllwfdk
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That was ah good goal! pique played nani onside, watch the clip again.
Yeh it really looked like Pique played him on. Plus it also looked like Nani headed it after it passed the line. Real ting was goin on though that real hard to call.
The only thing I sure of in this play is that Nani is an imps.
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Ronaldo's disallowed goal.. So much to digest in one sequence..
Pique get send skating with ah cut back..
An audacious piece of skill to lob Casillas..
Imps Nani trying to ninja the goal and causing it to get called back for offside..
And then the hen-like bitchery...
http://www.youtube.com/v/HzM_dhVU21c
That was ah good goal! pique played nani onside, watch the clip again.
It was ah good goal, but if Nani wasn't trying to gangster de man bess goal the linesman woulda never get a chance to make that call.
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NANI and he c**tness again sigh ::) .
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That would have been (or is) one of the best goals that never was. Nani do some real backsideness dey. He was in fact offside. However, if he was onside, he woulda just hijack de man goal jes so boy?? ::)
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Well ah sure they doh call him nani fuh nutten.
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Nani apologizes to Ronaldo over goal
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/nani-apologizes-to-ronaldo-over-goal (http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/nani-apologizes-to-ronaldo-over-goal)
Portugal winger Nani has apologised to team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo for denying the Real Madrid forward a stunning individual goal with an equally-stunning piece of greedy goal-hanging during their side's 4-0 friendly mauling of world champions Spain.
Captain Ronaldo looked to have put Portugal ahead with a superb effort in the first half, the £80million man cleverly turning inside Gerard Pique before scooping his shot over Madrid club-mate Iker Casillas.
The effort was dropping into the net but Nani raced in from an offside position to head the ball in from point-blank range, leading to the goal being disallowed.
Replays suggested that Nani may have been onside at the moment Ronaldo chipped towards goal, and that the ball had already crossed the line when Nani made contact with it, but the Manchester United man was in contrite mood afterwards.
"I touched the ball because I thought I wasn't offside. Everything happened so quickly," he said after the game.
"After having time to think about it I apologised to Ronaldo. It was a great piece of play and I shouldn't have ruined it."
Ronaldo, who threw his captain's armband onto the pitch in anger after the goal was disallowed, felt the ball had already crossed the line before Nani got to it.
"I don't understand, even a blind man could see it was a goal, the ball was half a metre into the net," he said in Marca.
"I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but my best goals with the national team are being disallowed. I remember an overhead kick in the Bessa stadium which wasn't given."
That incident did not end up costing Portugal dear as they would go on to record an emphatic victory over their Iberian neighbours, gaining some measure of revenge for their World Cup exit in the process.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/wDZmfvdVRgY
http://www.youtube.com/v/vErg39S0T5c
Fahad Al Enezi 22 years old.
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he nice- but he cyah touch carlos... or this beat here :o
http://www.youtube.com/v/VQTw0nwdv4E
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A full slate of games today. Normally we would get an angry post about how T&T not playing anybody. But I think Grenada want to play higher ranked teams... :devil:
Times are GMT-5 - February 9, 2011
Wednesday
08:00 Armenia 1-2 Georgia
09:00 San Marino 0-1 Liechtenstein
09:30 South Africa - Kenya
10:00 Greece 1-0 Canada
11:00 Iran 1-0 Russia
11:00 Latvia 2-1 Bolivia
11:30 Macedonia 0-1 Cameroon
11:30 Romania - Cyprus
11:45 Croatia 4-2 Czech Republic
12:00 Azerbaijan 0-2 Hungary
12:00 Ghana - Zimbabwe
12:00 Greece U21 - Germany U21
12:15 Portugal U21 - Sweden U21
13:00 Turkey 0-0 South Korea
13:00 Israel 0 - 2 Serbia
13:30 Sweden - Ukraine
14:00 Albania 0 - 2 Slovenia
14:00 Bulgaria 2 - 2 Estonia
14:15 Luxembourg 2 - 1 Slovakia
14:15 Denmark 1 - 2 England
14:30 Belgium 1 - 1 Finland
14:30 Norway 0 - 1 Poland
14:30 Algeria - Tunisia
14:30 Malta 0 - 0 Switzerland
14:30 Netherlands - Austria
14:45 Germany 1 - 1 Italy
14:45 Northern Ireland - Scotland
15:00 France 1 - 0 Brazil
15:00 Argentina 2 - 1 Portugal
15:00 Morocco - Niger
15:30 Spain 1 - 0 Colombia
15:30 Venezuela 2 - 2 Costa Rica
15:30 Mexico 2 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
15:30 Honduras 1 - 1 Ecuador
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Very little activity in CONCACAF (except Canada v Greece). I know the JFF had to shelve plans to play a home game because of rennovations to the national stadium in Kingston.
I think Panama lost 1-0 to Peru on tuesday.
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i checking de papers and radio and tv and ting
somebody help me pleaseeeeee
say what ...ah go drive from venue to venue...cause ah really feeling to watch a tnt match today
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3337023980_a4bc02a319_z.jpg)
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ok...thanks..i know wey dat is
leh we take a white when yuh here
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dead dead dead.
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Where we playing?
We ent even have ah coach yet
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Where we playing?
We ent even have ah coach yet
You might be next in line to receive ah davyjenny. :devil:
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Where we playing?
We ent even have ah coach yet
You might be next in line to receive ah davyjenny. :devil:
And why is that? lol
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i checking de papers and radio and tv and ting
somebody help me pleaseeeeee
say what ...ah go drive from venue to venue...cause ah really feeling to watch a tnt match today
head up Tarouba nah :devil:
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This Argentina - Portugal game is quite entertaining.
It might just be the Spanish commentary though, them fellas does make everything sound exciting.
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This Argentina - Portugal game is quite entertaining.
It might just be the Spanish commentary though, them fellas does make everything sound exciting.
Ronaldo will have nightmares about Messi. He just can't seem to beat him.
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That number 7 for Colombia causing rel problems for Spain. Anyone see the furs Alonso get on the endline after CapdeVilla get dust out?
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i checking de papers and radio and tv and ting
somebody help me pleaseeeeee
say what ...ah go drive from venue to venue...cause ah really feeling to watch a tnt match today
head up Tarouba nah :devil:
all aboard!
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King George right behind de oval
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i checking de papers and radio and tv and ting
somebody help me pleaseeeeee
say what ...ah go drive from venue to venue...cause ah really feeling to watch a tnt match today
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
:) :) :)
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:-[
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:rotfl:
BM boi after a hard day u can make a man lol.
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I reading de papers today ( because ah does eat and read nah)...
i checking the international friendlies today..... do you all realize the international calender is set for 4 YEARS ??...4 FU#KING YEARS ???...
I always thought is like one yr or six months for everybody to get organize///
imagine if the TTFF had to organize a friendly in 6 months ???..mamaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
we go dead..is four fu#king years they have to sort it out..
EVIL
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i checking de papers and radio and tv and ting
somebody help me pleaseeeeee
say what ...ah go drive from venue to venue...cause ah really feeling to watch a tnt match today
De match was in Tobago...
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Foreign base returning for Carnival vs the locals at the King George the V park- Saturday 26th February.
That is providing the Mayor has not yet banned Small Goal in KGV. That is the nearest International you will see for some time.
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Sneijder's wonder strike...
http://www.youtube.com/v/sPbJ4Z5D-n4&feature=player_embedded
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Sneijder's wonder strike...
http://www.youtube.com/v/sPbJ4Z5D-n4&feature=player_embedded
What a goal !
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Sneijder's wonder strike...
http://www.youtube.com/v/sPbJ4Z5D-n4&feature=player_embedded
Boss flickin' player!!!
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...and the tiny screen and poor resolution really ent do it justice. I see that thing on SportsCenter this morning and nearly wake up my neighbors yes. The way he pick that thing out the air one time on the half volley... falling down. Then to put it where the keeper couldn't reach it, and just under the crossbar. Pure class!
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i checking de papers and radio and tv and ting
somebody help me pleaseeeeee
say what ...ah go drive from venue to venue...cause ah really feeling to watch a tnt match today
Haha!
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A full slate of games today. Normally we would get an angry post about how T&T not playing anybody. But I think Grenada want to play higher ranked teams... :devil:
Even WASA cutting style on we these days...
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Foreign base returning for Carnival vs the locals at the King George the V park- Saturday 26th February.
That is providing the Mayor has not yet banned Small Goal in KGV. That is the nearest International you will see for some time.
I deh
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A full slate of games today. Normally we would get an angry post about how T&T not playing anybody. But I think Grenada want to play higher ranked teams... :devil:
Even WASA cutting style on we these days...
:rotfl:
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Still vex with Madrid for letting Sneijder go...
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Still vex with Madrid for letting Sneijder go...
said it then saying it now ...stone that the builder rejected would become the cornerstone ...in this case ...for someone else !!
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Ah notice Palos is conspicious by his absence ...whay Brazil now Palos ??? is only ah friendly right ? ...so Argentina could beat you ...and now France ...but doh study it ...
No big ting right ?? :devil:
I guess that quote will go along with the " Messi , Tevez and Riquelme eh good and eh go win nothing " Good ting I din sell meh hose on dat bet pardner ....
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France jersey look more ugly with players in dem. The button up style look like it fused to the shirt. Sell outs!
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1 nil to the black stars. Come on Ghana. Hoping to be at that game!
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http://www.youtube.com/v/18guisV6h38
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FIFA International date
tnt vz ???????????????????????????????????????????????
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Possibly it will be TnT vs Joe Public!
Head coach for the game will be Jack Warner & the referee will be Oliver Camps! ;)
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IT REFEREESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
we mad yes...we more than mad
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Monsteratt ..whappen allyuh cyah read???????....dais we first big test
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ah taking dat MEP
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My club team starts the season in mid-April and we are looking for preseason matches to work up match fitness and sharpness. We can supply balls and a pitch if necessary. My email is in my profile if anyone at the TTFF is reading.
Monsteratt ..whappen allyuh cyah read???????....dais we first big test
Thats in May ;)
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Arrite so I meant to say dais when de monster rat coming to take over football :)
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(http://www.racheshop.de/product_images/images/big/6924P-1.jpg)
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so who we playing this week? All de top concacaf teams playing somebody.Look Loy say we would ah have a coach in place by end of February.Was he talking bout 2011 or 2012?
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so who we playing this week? All de top concacaf teams playing somebody.Look Loy say we would ah have a coach in place by end of February.Was he talking bout 2011 or 2012?
If you don't have a federation you can't hire a coach
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so who we playing this week? All de top concacaf teams playing somebody.Look Loy say we would ah have a coach in place by end of February.Was he talking bout 2011 or 2012?
If you don't have a federation you can't hire a coach
We eh have a federation since I born?
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Argentina v usa on Espn2. Messi in NJ; ah hope he embarrass dem!!
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http://www.veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4d4db953c5d64 (http://www.veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4d4db953c5d64)
the grass too high
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Argentina comin at dem hard, quick and fast!
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usa defense skinin out
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Who was the driver dat park the us bus?
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tim howard shut yuh c**t and take pressure
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tim howard shut yuh c**t and take pressure
Maybe the man just havin a turrets moment!
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tim howard shut yuh c**t and take pressure
Maybe the man just havin a turrets moment!
:D he is one 'keeper who is always demonstrative wit his defenders. I notice dat a while now.
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tim howard shut yuh c**t and take pressure
Maybe the man just havin a turrets moment!
:D he is one 'keeper who is always demonstrative wit his defenders. I notice dat a while now.
Yeah boy; I really jus start tuh notice dat! Is like he tryin tuh show up his defence!
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argentina playing well but how can you NOT support USA with all theese young brothers on there squad.. forget allyuh eh.. GUH USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
war
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argentina playing well but how can you NOT support USA with all theese young brothers on there squad.. forget allyuh eh.. GUH USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
war
Jamaica have a LOT of brothers playin' fuh dem, too.
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argentina playing well but how can you NOT support USA with all theese young brothers on there squad.. forget allyuh eh.. GUH USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
war
Jamaica have a LOT of brothers playin' fuh dem, too.
and so does trinidad..oops my bad I forget trinidad dont have an international team at this moment..
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tim howard shut yuh c**t and take pressure
Dats how keepers deal wid there defenders.. you will not want to be my defender in my days dread.. I memba in an under 17 tournament me and one of my defenders got red carded for assault on each other.. Big fight almost tek out.. A defender must be able to take abuse by his keeper.. also you will never see a good keeper who lock his mouth and dont say a word.. I like to see games where keepers abusing there defenders.. Dais good ball. anyway Argentina put on a displahy of football USA wasnt really close but am happy with the results and very much happy to see how USA team looking with the players selection. My wish is to see USA Suit up a full squad of players of African Decent .
war
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Great match by both teams. The US work real hard to keep out that side.
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Young Agudelo trends upward in U.S. draw against Argentina
In the journalism world, one of the rules you often hear is this: Three examples qualifies as a trend. And we now have three examples that 18-year-old U.S. forward Juan Agudelo is a promising forward to watch at the international level.
Agudelo played in his third U.S. game here Saturday night, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the equalizing goal in a 1-1 tie against a full-strength Argentina. It was an opportunist's strike, cleaning up the garbage by knocking in a rebound from Carlos Bocanegra's set-piece header. But it was also the third example we have seen that Agudelo can add energy to a game and contribute goals.
(continue) (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/grant_wahl/03/27/usa.argentina.juan.agudelo/index.html)
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tim howard shut yuh c**t and take pressure
Dats how keepers deal wid there defenders.. you will not want to be my defender in my days dread.. I memba in an under 17 tournament me and one of my defenders got red carded for assault on each other.. Big fight almost tek out.. A defender must be able to take abuse by his keeper.. also you will never see a good keeper who lock his mouth and dont say a word.. I like to see games where keepers abusing there defenders.. Dais good ball. anyway Argentina put on a displahy of football USA wasnt really close but am happy with the results and very much happy to see how USA team looking with the players selection. My wish is to see USA Suit up a full squad of players of African Decent . war
Being purposeful, sure of yourself, clear and communicative with your defenders when you have to be is important and necessary for GK's and at the end of the day, the relationship between DF's and GK's have to be a very cohesive one....but "abusing" them just for the sake of it and doing it constantly and unnecessarily will only lead to them tuning you out and causing problems within the team. Hopefully that double-red assault on each other had a long term positive effect, but it couldn't have done well for the team at the end of that particular game, no? (unless the opposing team got one or two players sent off, too) ???
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http://www.goal.com/en/match/58823/brazil-vs-scotland/report
Brazil 2-0 Scotland: Neymar Double Sees Selecao Stroll To Victory
Santos teenager bags a brace as Brazil cruise to a comfortable 2-0 friendly win at the Emirates...
By Jonathan Mitchell
Brazil cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Scotland in today's international friendly at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
In-demand Santos teenager Neymar was the star of the show, scoring either side of half-time to fully outline the huge future he has ahead of him.
It was Scotland who made a blistering start to the match, storming out of the blocks with pace and getting in the Brazilians’ faces. But Brazil gradually felt their way into proceedings, and when they did find their feet from the 15th minute onwards, they threatened to steamroller their opponents.
Jadson fired in an angled drive which Allan McGregor parried, and then Leandro Damiao rose highest to power an Elano corner against the crossbar and over.
Although Damiao was impressing in his first appearance for the Selecao, the undoubted star of the show was prodigious forward Neymar, who was an effulgent presence throughout.
The young star was tying the Scotland midfield and defence in knots with his sharp turns and sublime touches, and it was no surprise that it was he who opened the scoring three minutes before the break.
Left-back Andre Santos charged into space down the left and slipped the ball inside between Alan Hutton’s legs for the onrushing Neymar, who took a touch before whipping a low shot beyond McGregor’s flailing arms to break the deadlock. The lead was no less than Brazil deserved and left Scotland facing a daunting task in the second half.
Neymar immediately picked up where he’d left off in the first 45, firing against the crossbar with a magnificent effort from 25 yards, just seconds after the restart.
Brazil should have extended their lead in the 53rd minute, but Ramires screwed Dani Alves’ intelligent cut-back high over the crossbar.
Scotland began to force their way back into the game a little after the hour mark, but they struggled to find any fluency in the final third and were restricted to one long-range strike from Adam, which never troubled Julio Cesar.
Adam, in particular, was looking out of sorts for the Scots, and it was he who clumsily tripped Neymar inside the box to hand him the chance to extend Brazil’s lead in the 77th minute.
The 19-year-old made no mistake with the spot-kick, sweeping the ball into McGregor’s bottom right-hand corner.
The match effectively ended there as a contest, and although Scotland leave London with their tail firmly between their legs, they were always likely to be outclassed, and will not be too downhearted by the manner of defeat.
Brazil, meanwhile, will be delighted with their days work, and in particular the performance of starlet Neymar – who, if today’s showing is anything to go by, looks set to fulfil all expectations.
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Neymar incident mars Brazil win
March 27, 2011
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By ESPNsoccernet staff
Brazil star Neymar is at the centre of a racism row after a banana was thrown on to the field during his country's 2-0 victory over Scotland at the Emirates Stadium.
Press Pass Extra: Neymar shines
• Scotland 0-2 Brazil
• Ancelotti and Mancini scout Neymar
• Adams: Neymar makes his name
The alleged incident took place as the 19-year-old was preparing to take a penalty to score his second of two goals during Sunday's match.
Speaking afterwards, Neymar accused some spectators of racially abusing him, a claim also made by team-mate Lucas Leiva, who television pictures reportedly showed retrieving the banana.
Neymar said: "I feel great and scored two but what happened with the banana is sad. I don't want to make a big deal of it. I was running down the touchline in the second half and saw it but I didn't see where it came from.''
Santos forward Neymar, who has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea, said on Brazilian television channel Sportv: "They were jeering me a lot, even when I was about to kick the penalty. The entire stadium was jeering. This atmosphere of racism is totally sad.
"We leave our country to play here and something like this happens. It's sad. I'd rather not even talk about it, to keep the subject from escalating.''
Sunday's match was played at a neutral venue in England and it is unclear whether the banana was thrown by a supporter of either side or a neutral.
The Scottish Football Association have strongly refuted claims that Scotland fans - the Tartan Army - had any involvement and a spokesperson said: "There has been no such incident reported to the police or the stadium safety officer. In fact, the tens of thousands of Scotland supporters who travelled to the Emirates were commended for their behaviour.
"The Scotland supporters are known the world over for their impeccable behaviour and we have no reason to believe that, after speaking to the relevant authorities, they have been anything other than exemplary.
"The Scotland fans helped create a wonderful spectacle inside the Emirates and throughout London and should be applauded for their support.''
Neymar's Brazilian team-mate Lucas, who plays his club football at Liverpool, said: "There is no more space for racism in the world. They say it's the first world here in Europe, but it's where it happens the most. That has to change. Everybody is equal today. It's a matter of respect.''
Brazil manager Mano Menezes and Scotland boss Craig Levein both denied any knowledge of the incident. Menezes said: "If it happened, that would be lamentable but it has not been confirmed yet.''
Tartan Army spokesman Hamish Husband strongly denied the jeering of Neymar was racially motivated. He said: "The reason Neymar was booed was because we believed he was feigning injury. Racism has no place in the Tartan Army, and if it did, it would be stamped out immediately, because we are self-policing.
"Any suggestion of racism from the Tartan Army today, as far as I am concerned, is absolute tosh. We accept that Brazil played us off the park, and we applauded them for that.''
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We don't need no stinking international friendlies, we have Jack "The strongman of TnT" Warner. Yuh heard?
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We just need to finish 4th and everything go be alright. JW will be a hero again and everyone happy like pappy.
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Neymar incident mars Brazil win
March 27, 2011
Email Print
By ESPNsoccernet staff
Brazil star Neymar is at the centre of a racism row after a banana was thrown on to the field during his country's 2-0 victory over Scotland at the Emirates Stadium.
Press Pass Extra: Neymar shines
• Scotland 0-2 Brazil
• Ancelotti and Mancini scout Neymar
• Adams: Neymar makes his name
The alleged incident took place as the 19-year-old was preparing to take a penalty to score his second of two goals during Sunday's match.
Speaking afterwards, Neymar accused some spectators of racially abusing him, a claim also made by team-mate Lucas Leiva, who television pictures reportedly showed retrieving the banana.
Neymar said: "I feel great and scored two but what happened with the banana is sad. I don't want to make a big deal of it. I was running down the touchline in the second half and saw it but I didn't see where it came from.''
Santos forward Neymar, who has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea, said on Brazilian television channel Sportv: "They were jeering me a lot, even when I was about to kick the penalty. The entire stadium was jeering. This atmosphere of racism is totally sad.
"We leave our country to play here and something like this happens. It's sad. I'd rather not even talk about it, to keep the subject from escalating.''
Sunday's match was played at a neutral venue in England and it is unclear whether the banana was thrown by a supporter of either side or a neutral.
The Scottish Football Association have strongly refuted claims that Scotland fans - the Tartan Army - had any involvement and a spokesperson said: "There has been no such incident reported to the police or the stadium safety officer. In fact, the tens of thousands of Scotland supporters who travelled to the Emirates were commended for their behaviour.
"The Scotland supporters are known the world over for their impeccable behaviour and we have no reason to believe that, after speaking to the relevant authorities, they have been anything other than exemplary.
"The Scotland fans helped create a wonderful spectacle inside the Emirates and throughout London and should be applauded for their support.''
Neymar's Brazilian team-mate Lucas, who plays his club football at Liverpool, said: "There is no more space for racism in the world. They say it's the first world here in Europe, but it's where it happens the most. That has to change. Everybody is equal today. It's a matter of respect.''
Brazil manager Mano Menezes and Scotland boss Craig Levein both denied any knowledge of the incident. Menezes said: "If it happened, that would be lamentable but it has not been confirmed yet.''
Tartan Army spokesman Hamish Husband strongly denied the jeering of Neymar was racially motivated. He said: "The reason Neymar was booed was because we believed he was feigning injury. Racism has no place in the Tartan Army, and if it did, it would be stamped out immediately, because we are self-policing.
"Any suggestion of racism from the Tartan Army today, as far as I am concerned, is absolute tosh. We accept that Brazil played us off the park, and we applauded them for that.''
...Is a arsenal fan dat trow it! Dem eh want he come and play fuh chelsea at ALL!!! ;D
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http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/57298/1/watch-england-vs-ghana.html
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Ghana legend Appiah unhappy at 'disrespectful' England
Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah says Fabio Capello's decision to rest senior England players for Tuesday's friendly is disrespectful. England manager Capello has defended sending five key men back to their clubs ahead of the Wembley sell-out.
John Terry, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Michael Dawson will not face Ghana, having started in Saturday's victory over Wales. But Appiah, 30, told BBC Sport: "It's like they are underrating the game."
(continue) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/12887447.stm)
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what time de game starting??
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what time de game starting??
Is half-time ahready
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Forget dat. Netherlands Hungary is 5-3 and is only 81st minute. This I have to see!
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ASAMOAH GYAN!!!!
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ASAMOAH GYAN!!!!
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :party: :party: :flamethrower:
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Yuh know, I've enjoyed watching England play their last couple games. Too much time on my hands. Must be really bored.
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anylinks for the USA vs Paraguay game?
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http://www.justin.tv/punx83#/w/1020486816/5
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Yuh know, I've enjoyed watching England play their last couple games. Too much time on my hands. Must be really bored.
I doh care what nobody say I still love my England football... they played a little too direct at times for my liking, but in the first half they looked really good. Not so in the second half, kudos to Ghana for taking it to them. Hard not to feel a certain kinship with Ghana... Asamoah Gyan, what a player. If there was one man on that field tonite who deserve a goal it was him.
Some players who stood out for me:
Jolian Lescott- I could only interpret his replacing Glen Johnson at the half as an audition to get back into the dialogue, because tonight it surely wasn't on merit. Gyan didn't abuse him, but he keep him busy and got past him far too easily on the goal.
Glen Johnson- solid first half, not spectacular. I thought it was a little bizarre to see him on the bench (showered presumably) in suit and tie in the second half.
Jack Wilshere- a boss player. Not an outstanding night, but a very good shift in both halves
Andy Carroll- obviously still rounding back into form, but nice solid shift, capped off by the goal
Stuart Downing- a well-deserved MOM, although Gyan would have gotten it had his heroics not come so late. Nice touch with the outside of the left heel to settle for Carroll
Ashley Young- profligate in front of goal... too many wasted opportunities including pulling off a Maxi (Rodriguez) right in front ah goal.
Phil Jagielka- we won't be seeing him in an England shirt for quite some time... what an adventure on the pitch for him, whole night too.
Leighton Baines- what a nice player, a definite keeper for England... really coming into his own this season for Everton too.
Lol@ Danny Welbeck getting booed by the Ghanaian partisans (he being the son of Ghanaian immigrants).
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Paraguay beats USA 1-0 in friendly
The Americans remain winless this year in three games. Still, coach Bob Bradley sees playing two games within four days as good preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup this June.
"We really hadn't had a good chance to be together with most of our core guys since the World Cup," Bradley said Tuesday night after Oscar Cardozo's 18th-minute goal gave Paraguay a 1-0 exhibition win.
"So this is important as far as refocusing ourselves, building on the things that we've done but having an understanding now of what things need to be a little different ... what's going to stay the same, what's going to be different. When you get together after a lot of months just seeing form wise where everybody is."
(continue) (http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6271811/paraguay-beats-united-states-1-0-exhibition)
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anylinks for the USA vs Paraguay game?
Was a snoozer....also very scrappy. USA trying out new blood for the GC, and Paraguay is just always an ugly team.
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What really bothers me (I have been very vocal on this issue) is that T&T aint playing no friendlies. If you guys think that we will be prepared for WC qualifying by playing St Kitts, St Vincent, Grenada and Guyana....We will be eliminated by the first round of qualifying.
Us who post here really need to get behind the TTFF to get some quality games before WC qualifying. I am surprised that there are not much threads discussing this. If our next game is against any Caribbean teams (with the exception of JA) I will start looking forward to 2018. No gold cup for T&T is related to the quality of matches that we are playing. Every international break I see JA playing decent teams. We do a service for Grenada, St Kitts and whoever else when we play them. In other words we raise their football level and lower ours.
We need to have a thread on why T&T aint playing any friendlies instead of this one. No disrespect to the person who created this thread. But I would rather have a thread that can increase visibility of this situation instead of one that features all the other teams.
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What really bothers me (I have been very vocal on this issue) is that T&T aint playing no friendlies. If you guys think that we will be prepared for WC qualifying by playing St Kitts, St Vincent, Grenada and Guyana....We will be eliminated by the first round of qualifying.
Us who post here really need to get behind the TTFF to get some quality games before WC qualifying. I am surprised that there are not much threads discussing this. If our next game is against any Caribbean teams (with the exception of JA) I will start looking forward to 2018. No gold cup for T&T is related to the quality of matches that we are playing. Every international break I see JA playing decent teams. We do a service for Grenada, St Kitts and whoever else when we play them. In other words we raise their football level and lower ours.
We need to have a thread on why T&T aint playing any friendlies instead of this one. No disrespect to the person who created this thread. But I would rather have a thread that can increase visibility of this situation instead of one that features all the other teams.
You need to go to the minister of transport in TT and hit him a clout over he f--king head. If that doh do the trick, then look forward to 2018, maybe!
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anylinks for the USA vs Paraguay game?
Was a snoozer....also very scrappy. USA trying out new blood for the GC, and Paraguay is just always an ugly team.
That game was terrible. Donovan like he did not want to play, Dempsey looked real tired and Bradley and Edu cyah cut it going forward. That team had no creativity at all and they looked very disinterested in the game. No kinda communication on the field. They were just going through the motion. Wasted my money and got wet for nothing.
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What really bothers me (I have been very vocal on this issue) is that T&T aint playing no friendlies. If you guys think that we will be prepared for WC qualifying by playing St Kitts, St Vincent, Grenada and Guyana....We will be eliminated by the first round of qualifying.
Us who post here really need to get behind the TTFF to get some quality games before WC qualifying. I am surprised that there are not much threads discussing this. If our next game is against any Caribbean teams (with the exception of JA) I will start looking forward to 2018. No gold cup for T&T is related to the quality of matches that we are playing. Every international break I see JA playing decent teams. We do a service for Grenada, St Kitts and whoever else when we play them. In other words we raise their football level and lower ours.
We need to have a thread on why T&T aint playing any friendlies instead of this one. No disrespect to the person who created this thread. But I would rather have a thread that can increase visibility of this situation instead of one that features all the other teams.
You need to go to the minister of transport in TT and hit him a clout over he f--king head. If that doh do the trick, then look forward to 2018, maybe!
I dont think that go work. lol. Its more complicated than a clout.
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LIVE on ESPN tonight 9pm ET. Klinsman first game as head coach. Sell out crowd, and strong support for the US team in Pennsyvania.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/09/united-states-vs-mexico-on-espn2-and-espn3-com/99953/
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Dat game will be played in Philadelphia so its not a facto home game for Mexico. THIS TIME we will most likely see more home support for the home team and not the other way around like previous games between these two countries
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will be watching :beermug:
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Go Mexico!
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USA will win this.. Mexico eh ready for the KINGS-MAN
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USA will win this.. Mexico eh ready for the KINGS-MAN
Like you forget this "KINGS-MAN" still leading ah army of serfs... Mayheeco should wax that ass.
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I am just glad Edson Buddle back in the US team..ah wonder if all the mexicans by the border will make this trip :devil:
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Bradley son still in the line-up for the US??? :devil:
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Bradley son still in the line-up for the US??? :devil:
why not? he is a good player...
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France vs Chile very exciting game. Benzema looks deadly for country.
But Chile giving them some fits.
Brazil vs Germany nice game, just shows how much difference a good pitch makes. germany without Ozil looks a little unimaginative and predictable
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germany leading 3-1 now
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3-2 final score in favour of germany
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Go Mexico!
Aye, Aye.....whey u was Sunday??!! Ah still waiting for the reason..... :waiting: :waiting:
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italy beat spain playing an excellent brand. prandelli whippping that side into shape boy
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USA will win this.. Mexico eh ready for the KINGS-MAN
Like you forget this "KINGS-MAN" still leading ah army of serfs... Mayheeco should wax that ass.
Remember this is just a friendly, so I don't think Mexico would take this one too seriously, plus they done have the GC trophy and heading to the ConFed Cup ;D
Big Up!
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Ah wonder if Klinsman call up Beasley just to make this his testimonial.
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Ah wonder if Klinsman call up Beasley just to make this his testimonial.
Beasley should not be on that team. steupse that was ah waste
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Mexico is taking this game seriously. I can't imagine why they wouldn't. Also, I'm curious as to whether Philly as a location really puts a significant chill on Mexican support ... granted, it's not LA or Houston but I'm not entirely convinced things are going to bleed red, white and blue ... ah still feel there's going to be some red, white and boo coming from the stands (as the LA Times put it following the last match). The Mexican population in NYC and environs has been on the rise, plus ppl who haven't been able to make the fixtures on the West coast and in the Southwest US might be motivated following the GC victory.
This match provides an opportunity to build on momentum, to abate some of the negative publicity that has surrounded other aspects of Mexican ball currently, and for some hungry ballers to start their WC campaign inclusion bids. History too ... I just took note of the following stats from a Mexican article regarding the game ... Mexico hasn't won a friendly on US soil since 1974 (1-0) ... last time they won a friendly v the US was October 1984 (2-1)?. If dais de case it all seems pretty motivating. Not to mention a motivated new NT coach who wants to solidify his coaching position.
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italy beat spain playing an excellent brand. prandelli whippping that side into shape boy
prandelli was always the man to bring italy back..and he plays some nice football as well..forza italia!!
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Feeling ah bit annoyed!!
If Oliver & TTFF were not certified :clown: :clown: & :joker: :joker: then we should have been playing Haiti in Haiti with a strong team today or tomorrow!!
Its an official FIFA international football date! :(
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That is a hell of a line up for the USA.
Mexico line up serious.
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Any online links?...sorry.
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Any online links?...sorry.
Can you get ESPN3?
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Also Univision if you does get that.
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Any online links?...sorry.
:waiting:
http://barclays-league.blogspot.com/
some more here
http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=126232&part=sports
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Take your pick from here. (http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=126232&part=sports)
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Thanks fellas....
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Game nice. I overs cable long time now. :devil: Tired of O'Reilly :devil:
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ESPN still showing little league baseball...................so much for soccer gaining respect. :-\
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Game on ESPN3 and ESPN News fuh now... cyah believe dem imps and dem pre-empt this big game (rivalry, Klinsmann's debut) fuh ah facking Li'l League baseball semi-final.
Game nice so far... Klinsmann only starting two MLS players, Donovan and Beckerman (class player, Bradley was ah ass to leave dis man out, touches fuh days). Mexico starting 8 players from they Gold Cup final team and woulda be 9 if Chicharito wasn't hurt.... this is why I doh take some men seriously. Anybody who seriously thought Mexico wasn't going to take this game seriously doh really know football (in the context of this rivalry).
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Elan Little League is only 6 innings ah think they stick w/ it only b/c game almost done.
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What a goal.....
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mexico vs usa
where de jail they get this ignorant sounding wetback commentator from? annoying?
i supposed it suited to mexico A vs. klinsmann mexico B.
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Heckuva finish... Harkes bawling "ah bit lucky" steups... jackass.
Bradley face-guarding man and pushing him and he still wrap he foot arung dat and score.
Heckuva finish.
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Heckuva finish... Harkes bawling "ah bit lucky" steups... jackass.
Bradley face-guarding man and pushing him and he still wrap he foot arung dat and score.
Heckuva finish.
:devil: That's just average thing.... ::)
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:wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Glad for the lil lime fellas wukkin to hard. :beermug:
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The USA looking more dynamic though from the defense to the midfield. The wingers not getting a real chance to push forward to support Buddle. That 4-2-3-1 is a hell of a formation when you don't have true wingers and full backs who can fly.
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The USA looking more dynamic though from the defense to the midfield. The wingers not getting a real chance to push forward to support Buddle. That 4-2-3-1 is a hell of a formation when you don't have true wingers and full backs who can fly.
Yeah they looking like a bunch a red ants...no space at all.
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How much you think US paid for this game?
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I feel Harkes has improved as an annoucer, easier to take these days. -He is less bias in his observations and actually making an effort to talk about the football that is being played. He even changed his original statement about it being a 'lucky' goal. Complimented the quality of the pass and the finish.Calling out the poor play of the US players. And acknowledge that Mehico is the better side. But oh gawd dey know how tuh poung a point! Klinsmen is the new savior of US 'soccer'.
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I feel Harkes has improved as an annoucer, easier to take these days. -He is less bias in his observations and actually making an effort to talk about the football that is being played. He even changed his original statement about it being a 'lucky' goal. Complimented the quality of the pass and the finish.Calling out the poor play of the US players. And acknowledge that Mehico is the better side. But oh gawd dey know how tuh poung a point! Klinsmen is the new savior of US 'soccer'.
Others woulda lose dey wukk by now.
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Here come Dos Santos..............
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BOOM !!!
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Mexico let Mr. Rogers score.
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(http://extreme.pcgameshardware.de/attachments/417943d1305917963-henkel-hat-aerger-mit-pril-wettbewerb-auf-facebook-fuuuuuuuuuuuuu.jpg)
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Mexico let Mr. Rogers score.
How you doing today hater ? :rotfl:
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::) ::)
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Fellas talking like if Mexico not experimenting too. ::)
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Fellas talking like if Mexico not experimenting too. ::)
how come a mexico fan like you not watching the mexican commentary on the spanish channel? Instead you choose to watch the american commentary on ESPN and complain :D
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Fellas talking like if Mexico not experimenting too. ::)
how come a mexico fan like you not watching the mexican commentary on the spanish channel? Instead you choose to watch the american commentary on ESPN and complain :D
:devil:
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Guardado: on a matter of principle the man will play in the Second Division, despite offers to stay in the Primera ... class act. Ketch de skill.
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
There was another player....in the area. Good call
Plus is Mr. Rogers fault if at top speed he cyah knock down 2 Dwen. :devil:
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
I think that yellow is a fair call for a friendly. Before the pull you could see the next defender getting into position. Either way was good.
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
There was another player....in the area. Good call
Plus is Mr. Rogers fault if at top speed he cyah knock down 2 Dwen. :devil:
I didn't get that on my coverage.
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yawn !
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Aight fellas goodnight. Bless
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
I think that yellow is a fair call for a friendly. Before the pull you could see the next defender getting into position. Either way was good.
The way Preacher talk dey I saying is a defender other than that one ... interesting interpretation though Elan b/c in a footrace without the pull and tug ... that other defender would have been no where in between attacker and goal.
Hear yuh on the friendly vibes. Not sure dais what Mr. Yardman was thinking though.
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Clearly the game meant more to the USA than Mexico.
New coach, players must prove themselves, revenge for GC (even though its a friendly).
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I like Shea (sp). Rough but showed capabilities. Beckerman was solid. No one else did anything for the USA, when Mexico had their foot on the gas.
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
I think that yellow is a fair call for a friendly. Before the pull you could see the next defender getting into position. Either way was good.
The way Preacher talk dey I saying is a defender other than that one ... interesting interpretation though Elan b/c in a footrace without the pull and tug ... that other defender would have been no where in between attacker and goal.
Hear yuh on the friendly vibes. Not sure dais what Mr. Yardman was thinking though.
Yeah I was thinking that too about the friendly thing. Ah think whole game he was trying his best to let it run rather than be in it too much. He was going good, up until them 2 clear penalties it look like to me.Then that last yellow to me should have been a straight red. Like he shy away from the big calls.
Nice game still. Found myself rooting for the USA. Don't like Mexican ball. Incidentally, another Concacaf team showed tonight how to beat Mexico. It's with pure speed. They might be quick, but they slow and flatfooted like molasses (except for Dos Santos).
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I feel Harkes has improved as an annoucer, easier to take these days. -He is less bias in his observations and actually making an effort to talk about the football that is being played. He even changed his original statement about it being a 'lucky' goal. Complimented the quality of the pass and the finish.Calling out the poor play of the US players. And acknowledge that Mehico is the better side. But oh gawd dey know how tuh poung a point! Klinsmen is the new savior of US 'soccer'.
Others woulda lose dey wukk by now.
Say nothing about the fact that soon after the goal score he start making excuse about who missing from de team... despite the fact that Klinsmann started 7 European based players, 2 Mexican league and 2 MLS players.
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Results- Take note of Panama--Honduras.
Panama 3 vs Bolivia 1
Ecurdor 2 vs Cr 0
Honduras 2 vs Ven 0
USA 1 vs Mexico 1
China 1 vs Jamaica 0
Germany 3 vs Brazil
Italy 2 vs Spain 1
Trinidad & Tobago 0 vs Haiti 0 - TTFF believe we are the best kept secret and do not want anyone to scout us before the qualifiers. Camps et al believe in the element of surprise.
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CLEAR RED CARD!!! Well, clear to everyone but the ref.
I think that yellow is a fair call for a friendly. Before the pull you could see the next defender getting into position. Either way was good.
The way Preacher talk dey I saying is a defender other than that one ... interesting interpretation though Elan b/c in a footrace without the pull and tug ... that other defender would have been no where in between attacker and goal.
Hear yuh on the friendly vibes. Not sure dais what Mr. Yardman was thinking though.
Yeah I was thinking that too about the friendly thing. Ah think whole game he was trying his best to let it run rather than be in it too much. He was going good, up until them 2 clear penalties it look like to me.Then that last yellow to me should have been a straight red. Like he shy away from the big calls.
Nice game still. Found myself rooting for the USA. Don't like Mexican ball. Incidentally, another Concacaf team showed tonight how to beat Mexico. It's with pure speed. They might be quick, but they slow and flatfooted like molasses (except for Dos Santos).
My suspicion is that the addition of Klinsmann will lead to the US team finding support in sectors where support previously had been grudging at best. I think an element of that will lie in Klinsmann's appeal as a former big baller and his personality.
The blueprint for beating Mexico is often on display when they play South American opposition. Some days it's more difficult than others, depending on team composition ... BUT, the one thing that isn't often on display v Mexico (in CONCACAF) is attacking players who are willing to take on and isolate Mexican defenders. Getting into a defensive shell versus them is not promising.
As far as what I saw (and I haven't seen the entire match) ... I think it's a game that, at best, should lead to cautious conclusions regarding the team picture. Likely, both coaches were better placed to draw individual inferences rather than big team conclusions. Mexico under more than one manager (probably not Sven though) has shown solid counterattacking stuff ... the thing with Gio dos Santos (hope its Udinese rather than Sevilla that he goes to) and Guardado even, is change of pace.
I'm not a committed fan of the Mexican league, but I respect Mexican football.
Mexico was unable to time a couple movements that had they been timed differently would have placed Howard in 1 v. 1 situations that could have impacted the score to go 2-0. Different game entirely at that point.
Kudos to Klinsi. The substitutions were timely injected and added personalities to the game that seemed to offer some prospects for Landon D. to work with ... not sure if the Ricardo Clark effort was deflected (I'm hoping so! ... because what a wayward attempt after such great flank work by Landon).
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After watching the game Mexico showed most of the control of the first half, this was without DeSantos. IMHO Mexico looked disorganized after they made quite a few subs from the 53min onward.
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Yuh know, looking into the future ... I have doubts about whether dos Santos will ever become a standard bearer for Mexico. He certainly has a higher int'l profile than club profile but even as young as he is ... one wonders what it would take for him to be transformed into more than 20-40 minute performances
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After watching the game Mexico showed most of the control of the first half, this was without DeSantos. IMHO Mexico looked disorganized after they made quite a few subs from the 53min onward.
Sinha was the glue... the the Uruguayan fella made a great point about Gio, to wit that unlike Peralta, he only played the game at one speed, rather than changing up the pace on the flank so as to keep the defender off balance. It was very revealing to see his analysis bear fruit, particularly how much more easily the US defender, Castillo was able to deal with him, relative to Peralta.
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LIVE ON ESPN at 10:30 ET
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/video/clip?id=6918735
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US is so confident now dem could afford to play a young team against Costa Rica.
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US is so confident now dem could afford to play a young team against Costa Rica.
What do they have to lose? It's a friendly. CRC playing with an interim manager (although one very familiar with the players). Bottom line doh ... friendly ting.
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US is so confident now dem could afford to play a young team against Costa Rica.
What do they have to lose? It's a friendly. CRC playing with an interim manager.
I know. but Italy will always put up their strongest available team against Germany regardless if its a friendly. (jus using dem two teams as an example) Bragging rights and respect is still part of the game. ah know US is better than CR but their was a time in de past where US will not experiment against CR.
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US is so confident now dem could afford to play a young team against Costa Rica.
What do they have to lose? It's a friendly. CRC playing with an interim manager.
I know. but Italy will always put up their strongest available team against Germany regardless if its a friendly. (jus using dem two teams as an example) Bragging rights and respect is still part of the game. ah know US is better than CR but their was a time in de past where US will not experiment against CR.
Coz they didn't have anything to experiment with. :devil:
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Game in Cali. Curious to see wha strategy Klinsman will use with this line up
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Boy not seeing it on my cable chedule.espn better don't mess up
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Boy not seeing it on my cable chedule.espn better don't mess up
The game is at 11 pm on ESPN2
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I seein tennis.
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football finally on now
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U.S moving the ball really well in the first 15....
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Great crowd support!!
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Costa Rica played their way into the game gradually and almost coulda gone in ahead at half time.
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now tuning in, will cath the 2nd half :beermug:
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what's the score in this game?
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Dang this game fast boy. :o Klinsman have them fellas playing open and fast fast. CR with them though.
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Goalaso!!!!! CR :applause:
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Costa Rica 1 - 0 BooSA
Big Up!
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I hope Klinsman know that you can't just full a team with journey men and play that brand.
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look like klinsmann mexican-american experiment failing dismally.
and is more licks vs. belgium midweek.
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U.S. dominated this game until min 35 - CR played their way into it at that point, and have been the better team since. They in all fairness deserve the lead.
U.S. played some of their best ball ever in the first 30-35 mins of this game...Some really nice looking stuff...but they kinda lost the plot after CR settled, and now the game has gotten really scrappy.
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look like klinsmann mexican-american experiment failing dismally.
and is more licks vs. belgium midweek.
Germany played that brand when Klins was coach they scored a ton of goals when they were on. But The Big teams always destroyed them. They were deadly though.
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We cutass book!
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The left winger for USA is not bad.
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How many times is this Brit fool gonna call Costa Rica Honduras?
shameful.
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We cutass book!
;D
We'll find a way.
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What is Costa Rica doing in their nat'l program?
They are a small nation about 4M ppl...with no real economic strength to talk about, but they are obviously doing something right.
Is theirs a model that T&T can learn from?
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That Brand is school boy brand. Not sure USA can play that brand. Time will tell. They got some skillful players.
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We cutass book!
ah wasnt saying nothing befire nah...but ah did was watchng de copa yadda yaddda games about ah month ago and Costa Rica was on fire...
we go hadda take we time with themm...lets hope we get in de vibes as a cohesive unit. cuz CR aint going nd be no pushover
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We cutass book!
ah wasnt saying nothing befire nah...but ah did was watchng de copa yadda yaddda games about ah month ago and Costa Rica was on fire...
we go hadda take we time with themm...lets hope we get in de vibes as a cohesive unit. cuz CR aint going nd be no pushover
klinsman is experimenting
one word for you guys "psychology"
pfister is using similar tactics with our national team, bringing unwanted attention to the squad is not welcomed
pfister knows exactly what he is doing, as well as klinsmann
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We cutass book!
ah wasnt saying nothing befire nah...but ah did was watchng de copa yadda yaddda games about ah month ago and Costa Rica was on fire...
we go hadda take we time with themm...lets hope we get in de vibes as a cohesive unit. cuz CR aint going nd be no pushover
klinsman is experimenting
one word for you guys "psychology"
pfister is using similar tactics with our national team, bringing unwanted attention to the squad is not welcomed
pfister knows exactly what he is doing, as well as klinsmann
I hope yuh right...Contro...yuh is sh see-ah man by anyy chance lol...
All in all..ii like yuh reasoning...its ah rel smart idea...but I eh know bout if Otto iron fist pfister in all ah that yet...it was de first game...
but so share...cuz its an ineresting thing a ma mjig! :beermug:
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We cutass book!
ah wasnt saying nothing befire nah...but ah did was watchng de copa yadda yaddda games about ah month ago and Costa Rica was on fire...
we go hadda take we time with themm...lets hope we get in de vibes as a cohesive unit. cuz CR aint going nd be no pushover
klinsman is experimenting
one word for you guys "psychology"
pfister is using similar tactics with our national team, bringing unwanted attention to the squad is not welcomed
pfister knows exactly what he is doing, as well as klinsmann
I hope yuh right...Contro...yuh is sh see-ah man by anyy chance lol...
All in all..ii like yuh reasoning...its ah rel smart idea...but I eh know bout if Otto iron fist pfister in all ah that yet...it was de first game...
but so share...cuz its an ineresting thing a ma mjig! :beermug:
german coaches are master tacticians and treat football like a game of chess
the only problem i have is hector is not in the mid as the main playmaker, eve suggests molino
pfister is not worried, because he knows he is testing the players, why alarm your future opponents
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What is Costa Rica doing in their nat'l program?
They are a small nation about 4M ppl...with no real economic strength to talk about, but they are obviously doing something right.
Is theirs a model that T&T can learn from?
They have a very impressive football structure and good cooperation between the clubs and the National Federation. As one example at the youth
level the National selects train 4 times a week in residence and then return to their clubs for games on the weekends. Simple! Yes! But it is designed as project for the long term and not simply qualifying teams for U17 and U20.
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The more I watch Spain is the more I getting to dislike them.
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We cutass book!
ah wasnt saying nothing befire nah...but ah did was watchng de copa yadda yaddda games about ah month ago and Costa Rica was on fire...
we go hadda take we time with themm...lets hope we get in de vibes as a cohesive unit. cuz CR aint going nd be no pushover
klinsman is experimenting
one word for you guys "psychology"
pfister is using similar tactics with our national team, bringing unwanted attention to the squad is not welcomed
pfister knows exactly what he is doing, as well as klinsmann
I hope yuh right...Contro...yuh is sh see-ah man by anyy chance lol...
All in all..ii like yuh reasoning...its ah rel smart idea...but I eh know bout if Otto iron fist pfister in all ah that yet...it was de first game...
but so share...cuz its an ineresting thing a ma mjig! :beermug:
german coaches are master tacticians and treat football like a game of chess
the only problem i have is hector is not in the mid as the main playmaker, eve suggests molino
pfister is not worried, because he knows he is testing the players, why alarm your future opponents
I seem to remember Pfister saying that these early rounds will give us a chance to improve our team. He said this in the context of no friendlies.
Hence his experimentation with the team yesterday
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Kind of late for experiment. Play the best 11.
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Anybody realize they eh give the T&T score at halftime on ESPN last night?
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Have we noticed under Pfister we have not conceded a single goal.
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Have you noticed we played India and Bermuda? :devil: Things are as they should be.
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Have you noticed we played India and Bermuda? :devil: Things are as they should be.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: keeping it in persepctive i see :)
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Have you noticed we played India and Bermuda? :devil: Things are as they should be.
yeah and barbados next ;D ;D ;D
war
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The more I watch Spain is the more I getting to dislike them.
You and me both
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The more I watch Spain is the more I getting to dislike them.
You and me both
Same here.
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The more I watch Spain is the more I getting to dislike them.
Was never a fan.
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Argentina 3 vs Nigeria 1...played in Bangladesh
Higuain 24 Ogbuka 46
Di Maria 26
Echiejile own goal 65
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
Another high altitude loss? :devil:
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
Another high altitude loss? :devil:
No, game played in Ft Lauderdale. Actually I was surprised to see Ecuador rough up Costa Rica like that in San Jose (i believe thats where the game was played). And to think that this same Costa Rica beta USA a couple days earlier.
ws more expecting a 2-1 defeat for Ja...2-0 is not really far off.
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
Another high altitude loss? :devil:
No, game played in Ft Lauderdale. Actually I was surprised to see Ecuador rough up Costa Rica like that in San Jose (i believe thats where the game was played). And to think that this same Costa Rica beta USA a couple days earlier.
ws more expecting a 2-1 defeat for Ja...2-0 is not really far off.
While you are busy making excuses for conceding goals against the likes of Columbia, we have not conceded any goals in our last 3 games against powerhouses like India, Bermuda & Barbados!! :salute:
Allyuh better thank God allyuh doh have to face we anytime soon!! :devil:
We are “Bound For Brazil” partner!! :beermug:
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
Another high altitude loss? :devil:
No, game played in Ft Lauderdale. Actually I was surprised to see Ecuador rough up Costa Rica like that in San Jose (i believe thats where the game was played). And to think that this same Costa Rica beta USA a couple days earlier.
ws more expecting a 2-1 defeat for Ja...2-0 is not really far off.
While you are busy making excuses for conceding goals against the likes of Columbia, we have not conceded any goals in our last 3 games against powerhouses like India, Bermuda & Barbados!! :salute:
Allyuh better thank God allyuh doh have to face we anytime soon!! :devil:
We are “Bound For Brazil” partner!! :beermug:
On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
Another high altitude loss? :devil:
No, game played in Ft Lauderdale. Actually I was surprised to see Ecuador rough up Costa Rica like that in San Jose (i believe thats where the game was played). And to think that this same Costa Rica beta USA a couple days earlier.
ws more expecting a 2-1 defeat for Ja...2-0 is not really far off.
While you are busy making excuses for conceding goals against the likes of Columbia, we have not conceded any goals in our last 3 games against powerhouses like India, Bermuda & Barbados!! :salute:
Allyuh better thank God allyuh doh have to face we anytime soon!! :devil:
We are “Bound For Brazil” partner!! :beermug:
On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
RF get yuh facts right nah?! We haven't yet played the regional South American powerhouse Guyana as yet!!
We will play them in November and you will see goals, I’m just not sure which team will be scoring them that’s all!! :-\
We planning to beat Guyana baddd baddd baddd on the way to Brazil! In fact if you check your map you will see that Guyana is one of the big countries boarding Brazil so once we beat them we can just cross their boarder with little trouble and we should arrive in Rio in a few months or possibly years provided we can get thru all that Amazon Football Forest without a scratch!! :nailbiting:
So doh be surprised if T&T reach Brazil before everyone else in CONCACAF and bypass the Hex all together now that we have our ''A1' squad together as we should be seriously gelling by the Guyana games in November and Stern and KJ will either be on fire or be fired by then!!
We are “On De Road from Rio Claro and Bound For Brazil” Papa!!
Now watch the ride and don't be disheartened if Jamaica doh make it as we will represent!! :chilling:
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On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
neither we
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USA 0 - 1 Belgium
Jamaica 0 - 2 Colombia
Honduras 0 - 3 Paraguay
Costa Rica 0 - 4 Ecuador
Bad day for CONCACAF teams overall.
Another high altitude loss? :devil:
No, game played in Ft Lauderdale. Actually I was surprised to see Ecuador rough up Costa Rica like that in San Jose (i believe thats where the game was played). And to think that this same Costa Rica beta USA a couple days earlier.
ws more expecting a 2-1 defeat for Ja...2-0 is not really far off.
While you are busy making excuses for conceding goals against the likes of Columbia, we have not conceded any goals in our last 3 games against powerhouses like India, Bermuda & Barbados!! :salute:
Allyuh better thank God allyuh doh have to face we anytime soon!! :devil:
We are “Bound For Brazil” partner!! :beermug:
On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
RF get yuh facts right nah?! We haven't yet played the regional South American powerhouse Guyana as yet!!
We will play them in November and you will see goals, I’m just not sure which team will be scoring them that’s all!! :-\
We planning to beat Guyana baddd baddd baddd on the way to Brazil! In fact if you check your map you will see that Guyana is one of the big countries boarding Brazil so once we beat them we can just cross their boarder with little trouble and we should arrive in Rio in a few months or possibly years provided we can get thru all that Amazon Football Forest without a scratch!! :nailbiting:
So doh be surprised if T&T reach Brazil before everyone else in CONCACAF and bypass the Hex all together now that we have our ''A1' squad together as we should be seriously gelling by the Guyana games in November and Stern and KJ will either be on fire or be fired by then!!
We are “On De Road from Rio Claro and Bound For Brazil” Papa!!
Now watch the ride and don't be disheartened if Jamaica doh make it as we will represent!! :chilling:
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I thinking bout leaving now to be sure to be there by 2014.... de jungle route looking good !
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On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
neither we
lol, true dat. Didnt look at it from that angle.
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On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
neither we
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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RF get yuh facts right nah?! We haven't yet played the regional South American powerhouse Guyana as yet!!
We will play them in November and you will see goals, I’m just not sure which team will be scoring them that’s all!! :-\
We planning to beat Guyana baddd baddd baddd on the way to Brazil! In fact if you check your map you will see that Guyana is one of the big countries boarding Brazil so once we beat them we can just cross their boarder with little trouble and we should arrive in Rio in a few months or possibly years provided we can get thru all that Amazon Football Forest without a scratch!! :nailbiting:
So doh be surprised if T&T reach Brazil before everyone else in CONCACAF and bypass the Hex all together now that we have our ''A1' squad together as we should be seriously gelling by the Guyana games in November and Stern and KJ will either be on fire or be fired by then!!
We are “On De Road from Rio Claro and Bound For Brazil” Papa!!
Now watch the ride and don't be disheartened if Jamaica doh make it as we will represent!! :chilling:
Stern John? What club he playing for these days? At his age, he needs a steady does of competitive football week in week out to stay in shape.
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RF get yuh facts right nah?! We haven't yet played the regional South American powerhouse Guyana as yet!!
We will play them in November and you will see goals, I’m just not sure which team will be scoring them that’s all!! :-\
We planning to beat Guyana baddd baddd baddd on the way to Brazil! In fact if you check your map you will see that Guyana is one of the big countries boarding Brazil so once we beat them we can just cross their boarder with little trouble and we should arrive in Rio in a few months or possibly years provided we can get thru all that Amazon Football Forest without a scratch!! :nailbiting:
So doh be surprised if T&T reach Brazil before everyone else in CONCACAF and bypass the Hex all together now that we have our ''A1' squad together as we should be seriously gelling by the Guyana games in November and Stern and KJ will either be on fire or be fired by then!!
We are “On De Road from Rio Claro and Bound For Brazil” Papa!!
Now watch the ride and don't be disheartened if Jamaica doh make it as we will represent!! :chilling:
Stern John? What club he playing for these days? At his age, he needs a steady does of competitive football week in week out to stay in shape.
Read article below RF!
Stern John is destined to be classed up there with Pele by the end of this 2014 wc qualification campaign!!
North East confirms high profile Stern John signing
ttproleague.com
Former Coventry City and Birmingham striker Stern John will definitely wear the colours of Sangre Grande based TT Pro League club DIRECTV North East Stars this season but according to Stars CEO Brent Sancho, they are still in the finalization stage of contractual agreements.
Sancho, a 2006 World Cup teammate of John, said that over the next few days, final details of the agreement will be revealed.
John is the second highest profile player to join the top tier Trinidad and Tobago Pro League since Russell Latapy two seasons ago with Caledonia AIA.
The 34 year old former England based forward is currently in a live-in training camp with the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Team under head coach Otto Pfister in preparation for Friday 02 September World Cup qualifier against Bermuda at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and Barbados on September 6 in Bridgetown.
Two Sunday’s ago John netted his 70th international goal for T&T in a 3-0 international friendly win over visiting India at the Port of Spain venue when he converted from the penalty spot.
Following the match, John confirmed that he will play in the Pro League saying that the League is a good one but lacks support.
John said that he eager to start playing in the League but urged fans to support the top local league.
John, T&T’s all-time top goalscorer, has been training with the Stars in the past two months having recovered from knee surgery.
North East Stars, winners of last season’s Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, will being the 2011-2012 Digicel Pro League Championship title hunt against newcomers T&TEC FC on Friday 9 September from 6pm at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
Last season’s runner-up Caledonia AIA will go up against defending champs Defence Force from 8pm in the second clash of the Round One Match Day One Super Friday double header at the Macoya venue.
And on Saturday, Round One Match Day One continues with a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium with W Connection against St. Ann’s Rangers from 6pm and Police FC against Adam’s Construction San Juan Jabloteh from 8pm.
(http://ttproleague.com/images/stories/domestic-news-2011/stern_john.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/v/AIHB5LeYIZQ
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On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
neither we
Doh mind RF, guyana did make it to martinique, they was even in jamaica's group along wid guada and antigua barbuda. stuepssss..
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On a serious note, I am surprised that you havent had better success against these minnows, considering these teams (guyana, barbados) didnt even make it into the semi-finals of the last digicel caribbean cup.
neither we
Doh mind RF, guyana did make it to martinique, they was even in jamaica's group along wid guada and antigua barbuda. stuepssss..
Did you read my post before you respond? The 4 SEMI-FINALISTS from the last Caribbean cup are as follows:
1) Jamaica
2) Cuba
3) Guadeloupe
4) Grenada
all 4 of the above teams advanced to the Gold cup.
Or maybe I missed something?
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LIVE on ESPN @ 7 pm EST.
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7087271/us-men-national-team-players-poised-start-scoring-more-goals-soccer
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Predicting a 2-0 victory for the US today
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Predicting a 2-0 victory for the US today
Hmmmmm ... wanna bet? :)
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Predicting a 2-0 victory for the US today
Hmmmmm ... wanna bet? :)
I bet the US is NOT losing..what u bet ?
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Predicting a 2-0 victory for the US today
Hmmmmm ... wanna bet? :)
I bet the US is NOT losing..what u bet ?
i'm sensing a draw. 1-1
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Dempsey looking hungry boi
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Ecuador's management of the field lends credence to a US goal. The US has a younger team on the field than Ecuador, and it's showing in their recuperation from midfield to defense. I don't have an opinion on an actual score. My point was that Ecuador is not Honduras. Players like Castillo, Mendez, Ayovi, and Chucho Benitez are old hands.
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Mexico vs Brazil will be nice clash later
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Mexico vs Brazil will be nice clash later
dais d big game today! my game of d week! hopefully it cud live up to expectations...d samba boys vs d samba boys of concacaf!
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Mexico vs Brazil will be nice clash later
dais d big game today! my game of d week! hopefully it cud live up to expectations...d samba boys vs d samba boys of concacaf!
Any live video/TV links for this game?
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Mexico vs Brazil will be nice clash later
dais d big game today! my game of d week! hopefully it cud live up to expectations...d samba boys vs d samba boys of concacaf!
Any live video/TV links for this game?
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/
http://www.atdhenet.tv/
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Mexico vs Brazil will be nice clash later
dais d big game today! my game of d week! hopefully it cud live up to expectations...d samba boys vs d samba boys of concacaf!
Any live video/TV links for this game?
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/
http://www.atdhenet.tv/
Thanks!! :beermug:
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why the hell is Beasley on this team ?
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Because he has been doing well for his club and because Klinsmann likes his attributes.
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asylum you should have bet
anyway this is 3 losses in 5 games for Klinsman
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gearing up for mexico vs brazil...hulk, ronaldinho and neymar up top for brazil....preshha!!!!
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I didn't bet because of the experimental nature of the game. I knew that Ecuador modified the midfield from the Venezuela game.
They proved to be an appropriate test for the US at this stage of preparations ... and the US the same for them. However, we should note that their selection as an opponent is only incidental to the international calendar ... because each CONMEBOL match date will see one team sitting out due to Brazil not participating in qualifying. Just happens today was Ecuador's turn to chill.
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CONCACAF all de way, I hope Mejico score about 3.
Brazil score!!! On themselves!! lol
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CONCACAF all de way, I hope Mejico score about 3.
Brazil score!!! On themselves!! lol
This game is pace eh.
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Alves with he nasty play again. First the wild kick on Salcido I think it was, now he push down Dos Santos and can't believe he get called for a foul. Asshole.
Penal no vale!
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Mexico is simply the best team in CONCACAF.
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Goalazzo! From Ronaldinho. Free Kick.
Neymar sell that foul to the ref though. Stick he foot out and fall over the defender.
Say what. This game is a "Friendly" only in quotes. Them fellas playing hard.
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What a goal!!
A nex one!!! Braziewwwww......
Mexico doh know what just happened.
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Hard luck dey Mexico.
Marcelo beats 2 men and put a bullet into back of the net.
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Ah hope people watching the speed at which Mexico moving the ball. They not moving the ball around cones and looking good, is level pace they playing against.
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What was the result of these game today?
Venezuela vs Argentina
Honduras vs Jamaica
Anyone?
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Finished
USA
0-1
Ecuador
(0-0)
Finished
Honduras
2-1
Jamaica
(1-1)
Finished
Mexico
1-2
Brazil
(1-0)
Finished
Bolivia
1-2
Colombia
(0-0)
Finished
Chile
4-2
Peru
(2-0)
Finished
Paraguay
1-1
Uruguay
(0-0)
Finished
Venezuela
1-0
Argentina
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http://www.youtube.com/v/yBRuU_2e0PE&feature=feedu
http://www.youtube.com/v/e_znE8U90lk&feature=feedu
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Yea that Mexico brazil game was pace in trute. Anyone saw the beat Mercelo res on de Mexican defender? Ah step over faking he going one way and cut with the outside of his foot to the other direction. The defender kick him down lol and ref let the play continue yes...dat was ah blatant foul on top the box too
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Weyyy, Venezuela beat Argentina for the first time in history.
Nuff props to them
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/332178?cc=5901
Venezuela claimed a historic 1-0 win over Argentina in the second round of South American 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Fernando Amorebieta was the Vinotinto's hero as Cesar Farias' side defeated the Albicelestes for the first time in their history.
The result saw Venezuela bounce back in style after suffering a 2-0 defeat by Ecuador in their opening qualifying clash at the weekend.
Venezuela attacked Argentina throughout and the return of midfielder Javier Mascherano and defender Martin Demichelis in Argentina's line-up was not enough as Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain under-performed in Puerto La Cruz.
The only goal of the game came in the 61st minute, when Athletic Bilbao defender Amorebieta headed the ball into the back of the net after a corner by Juan Arango.
Earlier, Argentina keeper Mariano Andujar was the key figure. In the first half, he saved a superb free-kick by Arango while the Catania custodian also stopped an Arango shot in the second period.
Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella told a post-match media conference: "We have to analyse what we should improve. The qualifiers are a long tournament and we must improve some aspects.
"Venezuela did not let us build attacking plays. In the first quarter of an hour we played well, but then our form dipped and Venezuela played better.''
Defender Oswaldo Vizcarrondo told Argentinian channel 7 that they have to go step-by-step towards the dream of the World Cup: "We have to keep our feet on the ground.
"We dream about the World Cup. In the Copa America earlier this year, it was a matter of seizing the moment. Now, we have to keep ourselves at a good level for three years.''
Midfielder Cesar Gonzalez added: "We made history. We brought our soul on the field.
"We are family. We back the coach and each other. The goal is the World Cup. We defeated a big team, but there is a long, long way to go.''
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Yeah, there's a nuance to the Venezuelan victory that hasn't been widely documented in any if the accounts I've read abt the game. It is that VEN named two separate teams way ahead of either encounter ... the squad v Ecuador was a primarily local-based squad and the squad v ARG was comprised of European based players.
I've said it before ... Cesar Farias is a man for the future. He will coach in Europe one day. This set-up allowed him a week with the local players at altitude ... and it allowed for players to get a look in ... among other things. Yep, abt 40 players were called up.
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So Venezuela is 5 miles at the closest point from Trinidad. Why cant we invite them or go there and play a friendly? If money is he problem, how far is Columbia, Panama? Tired of all the excuses from the TTFF.
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Saw the game yesterday and was not surprised. Venezuela has been improving over the years and I actually thought that they were playing well through the Copa. They contained Messi and took the game to Argentina. They have some very skillful midfielders and strikers and their defenders are solid.
I will not be surprised if they challenge for a spot this rounds.
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So Venezuela is 5 miles at the closest point from Trinidad. Why cant we invite them or go there and play a friendly? If money is he problem, how far is Columbia, Panama? Tired of all the excuses from the TTFF.
That would make too much sense. The mistake you're making is that you are assuming that logical individuals exist within the TTFF.
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I tell ppl frm di start mi eh like this U.S facking coach.. I think this is the most game U.S has gone without a victory since 1990..
war
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Costa Rica has Spain in bits right now.
Costa Rica 2 vs Spain 0 Halftime
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Costa Rica has Spain in bits right now.
Costa Rica 2 vs Spain 0 Halftime
ent... wha bout argentina though... tsk tsk
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Still though, Spain has another gear.
The field looks horrible compared to the condition it was in when Brazil visited a few weeks ago.
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Venezuela only like basball!....yeh right. I want them to go to Rio to shut up all them so called prognosticaters. juan Arango. Excellent player.
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Offense awakens as U.S. men top Slovenia in friendly (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/story/2011-11-15/usa-slovenia-soccer-friendly/51218708/1)
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Imagine Costa Rica held Spain to a draw. Well maybe it was a blessing in disguise that we did not make it into the next rounds. Hope is the flame that burns brightly in the eternal breast. Well that is my hope with the Olympic team. Come on Angus show them what a local coach can do?
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just cuz costa rica draw with spain doesn't mean they can beat up on trini.... football is a funny sport.
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just cuz costa rica draw with spain doesn't mean they can beat up on trini.... football is a funny sport.
Granted. But the difference between this result and our latest results is still very notable.
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just cuz costa rica draw with spain doesn't mean they can beat up on trini.... football is a funny sport.
Football isn't THAT funny.
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the 2-2 result sure does imply that Costa Rica is moving on up...
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Imagine Costa Rica held Spain to a draw. Well maybe it was a blessing in disguise that we did not make it into the next rounds. Hope is the flame that burns brightly in the eternal breast. Well that is my hope with the Olympic team. Come on Angus show them what a local coach can do?
Football is a funny game...teams like Spain cannot just show up and expect to win games by default anymore. Costa Rica would have been very motivated for this game, Spain, perhaps just wanting to play easy football for the public. I recall USA beating Brazil 1-0 many years ago in the USA, Jamaica holding Brazil twice to 0-0 ties in ties in the past as well, and i think Honduras also beat Brazil, Mexico beat Spain in Mexico city etc.
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hondurus beat serbia 2 - 0 d other day...errbody gettin serious boy
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hondurus beat serbia 2 - 0 d other day...errbody gettin serious boy
not everybody
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hondurus beat serbia 2 - 0 d other day...errbody gettin serious boy
not everybody
:pissedoff:
Thanks for the reminder!!
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Imagine Costa Rica held Spain to a draw. Well maybe it was a blessing in disguise that we did not make it into the next rounds. Hope is the flame that burns brightly in the eternal breast. Well that is my hope with the Olympic team. Come on Angus show them what a local coach can do?
It played out as Spain holding Costa Rica to a draw ... and the Spanish equalizer could have been disallowed by another referee.
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Imagine Costa Rica held Spain to a draw. Well maybe it was a blessing in disguise that we did not make it into the next rounds. Hope is the flame that burns brightly in the eternal breast. Well that is my hope with the Olympic team. Come on Angus show them what a local coach can do?
It played out as Spain holding Costa Rica to a draw ... and the Spanish equalizer could have been disallowed by another referee.
I...... don't.... think so papa.... Spain 75% possession...
typical Spain game these days... tikki takka dey own self to sleep and forget to score.
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Possession is overrated.
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Allyuh see Germany rough up Holland? Klose goal was just ridiculous.
Germany for Euro champs 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/v/zSs2yhOes24
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Offense awakens as U.S. men top Slovenia in friendly (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/story/2011-11-15/usa-slovenia-soccer-friendly/51218708/1)
http://www.youtube.com/v/NkRgCGdfRzI
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The TTFF needs to get a calender so it could boost ticket sale.
But then again, by the 6th of this month, they might file bankruptcy.
Teams need games, Euro 2012, World Cup qualifiers and Caribbean Cup coming soon.
Ah feel de Finland game might be off, de TTFF curse still exsist.
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Reverse goat mouth,
Nice concept ;D
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teams need games but who really wants to play us?
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teams need games but who really wants to play us?
Guyana
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Just saw this advertise on Espn Caribbean
http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2012/32977.php?fcb_sid=037d4f59034c3843d1be1f8acafd39c2
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/u-beat-italy-first-time-ever-did-italy-215145375.html
There were chants of "USA" in Genoa, Italy, as the U.S. beat Italy for the first time ever in Wednesday's friendly. Clint Dempsey continued the season of his career by scoring the match's only goal in the 55th minute with a great setup from Jozy Altidore. The U.S. then withstood a barrage of shots from the Italians to hold on for the biggest win in their first 10 matches under new manager Juergen Klinsmann. And they were able to do it even with Landon Donovan unable to play due to illness.
When the U.S. last faced Italy, it lost convincingly by a score of 3-1 in the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa before going on to shock the world by beating top-ranked Spain. In the group stage of the 2006 World Cup, which Italy went on to win, the U.S. took a 1-1 draw against the Azzurri thanks to a Cristian Zaccardo own goal.
[Related: Keeper scores insane own goal]
Dempsey's goal made him just the fourth American to ever score against Italy and the first to do it from the run of play (i.e., not a penalty) in the last 20 years. It was also the first time the U.S. achieved an away win against a team that has won a World Cup. And since the Americans did it while debuting their new dark blue away kit, they might have just found a new good luck charm.
Though it was only a friendly, Italy are coming off an undefeated Euro 2012 qualifying campaign where they scored 20 goals in 10 matches and allowed just two. To get a first victory over Italy and a rare win on European soil will surely be a confidence builder for the U.S. as it starts looking towards its friendly against Brazil on May 30 and the World Cup qualifiers beyond that.
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Balotelli mussy larfin at the manager. ;D
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Colombia Mexico game is Fire! End to End like an EPL game. 1-0 Falcao @ half.
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Colombia Mexico game is Fire! End to End like an EPL game. 1-0 Falcao @ half.
Una de las partidarias es tan guapa.
Por supuesto, estoy interasdo en el partido solamente ;D
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Golazo de Colombia.
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Messi with a hattrick to sink the Swiss.
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Nasty clash of heads between Smalling and Huntelaar in the Holland's 3-2 win over England. Huntelaar made contact with the ball a millisecond before Smalling (going for the ball) made contact with him. Looked like both players were knocked out before they hit the ground... certainly Huntelaar was. Blood all over the box...
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/29/article-2108438-11F9EC89000005DC-235_634x364.jpg)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/29/article-2108438-11F9CC95000005DC-92_634x351.jpg)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/01/article-2108438-11F9E1FA000005DC-557_634x421.jpg)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/01/article-2108438-11FA2386000005DC-702_634x538.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/v/-HFkGW-sRA4
Both players hospitalized, sadly... hope they're okay.
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See that, total comittment even though is a friendly, kind of remind me of the Landon/ Phillip clash
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...the fawk!
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See that, total comittment even though is a friendly, kind of remind me of the Landon/ Phillip clash
I dunno about all ah dat nah... I sure if either ah dem know what the outcome woulda be both ah dem, given the chance again, would pull out. Smalling suffer a buss head, but judging by the "thousand-yard stare" in his eyes, looks like a concussion too. The picture of Huntelaar on his back, hands frozen in the air... dai'z just how he look on de video too. This clip was the Sky feed... the Fox feed might been even more graphic. Top it off, Huntelaar land face first (ala Drogba vs. Norwich), hence the grass in he mouth... and the broken nose.
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that huntelaar had mih squirming like prodl's injury fractured nose, fractured jaw, smacked cheekbone, concussion..
http://www.youtube.com/v/l-xawsETUTs
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that huntelaar had mih squirming like prodl's injury fractured nose, fractured jaw, smacked cheekbone, concussion..
First time seeing that... at least Prodl was conscious, but like the effects were more devastating from that kick tuh jaw :-[
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See that, total comittment even though is a friendly, kind of remind me of the Landon/ Phillip clash
I dunno about all ah dat nah... I sure if either ah dem know what the outcome woulda be both ah dem, given the chance again, would pull out. Smalling suffer a buss head, but judging by the "thousand-yard stare" in his eyes, looks like a concussion too. The picture of Huntelaar on his back, hands frozen in the air... dai'z just how he look on de video too. This clip was the Sky feed... the Fox feed might been even more graphic. Top it off, Huntelaar land face first (ala Drogba vs. Norwich), hence the grass in he mouth... and the broken nose.
I agree with you dey. As much as I am for total commitment, sometime a second guess does be beneficial. Them 2 men should not play ball for a couple of days period.
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Italy # 20
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/player-ratings-italy-0-vs-u-s-1/
kid have talent.
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That article and how the writer rank players is pure shit
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See that, total comittment even though is a friendly, kind of remind me of the Landon/ Phillip clash
I dunno about all ah dat nah... I sure if either ah dem know what the outcome woulda be both ah dem, given the chance again, would pull out. Smalling suffer a buss head, but judging by the "thousand-yard stare" in his eyes, looks like a concussion too. The picture of Huntelaar on his back, hands frozen in the air... dai'z just how he look on de video too. This clip was the Sky feed... the Fox feed might been even more graphic. Top it off, Huntelaar land face first (ala Drogba vs. Norwich), hence the grass in he mouth... and the broken nose.
One man seeing the ball and naturally think head to goal the other seeing the ball and saying get it away, playing for their country no second thoughts about injury, no playground training stuff as far as they were concerned , i would call that total committment.
That is the reason club coachs dislike these friendlies.
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Aye I miss the United States vs Italy game. Was it a hard fought 1-0 win for the US , or was it easy to a point where they just didn't ut away a lot of their chances to end up with a bigger margin of victory?
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Aye I miss the United States vs Italy game. Was it a hard fought 1-0 win for the US , or was it easy to a point where they just didn't ut away a lot of their chances to end up with a bigger margin of victory?
no. italy had the larger share of everything..chances, posession, territorial domination etc..just that in friendlies they tend to not give an ass and their performance was quite mediocre..US came out to play tho. and i must say that since Bradley has joined chievo he is a much much better player i was always impressed with how he adjusted to serie a...i actually have respect for a US player
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See that, total comittment even though is a friendly, kind of remind me of the Landon/ Phillip clash
I dunno about all ah dat nah... I sure if either ah dem know what the outcome woulda be both ah dem, given the chance again, would pull out. Smalling suffer a buss head, but judging by the "thousand-yard stare" in his eyes, looks like a concussion too. The picture of Huntelaar on his back, hands frozen in the air... dai'z just how he look on de video too. This clip was the Sky feed... the Fox feed might been even more graphic. Top it off, Huntelaar land face first (ala Drogba vs. Norwich), hence the grass in he mouth... and the broken nose.
Total commitment, and misfortune. The margin between the norm and a career ending injury is often very small... I hope they both make full recoveries and can continue playing without the mind-f*ck that incidents like this could bring about. Look at Petr Cech and how long it took him to become himself again in goal, even after officially coming back...
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Kicker and Fishs... I understand all dat. All I saying is I doubt either ah dem men say "I going fuh dat ball... I really doh care if I knock mihself out in de process I throwing caution tuh de wind." Instead I think each player saw the ball and legitimately thought the ball was his to win and didn't really give any thought to getting injured.
Looking at the number of balls headed in the box, the number of serious injuries are very low and so in my mind they didn't even give it a thought. Is not like a 50-50 challenge on the ground where somebody know they coming out with ah jam foot. To me "total commitment" includes both a calculation, and disregard of the risk. Maybe I overanalyzing it, but I just find it hard to accept "total commitment" in this case.
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Ouch.
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Kicker and Fishs... I understand all dat. All I saying is I doubt either ah dem men say "I going fuh dat ball... I really doh care if I knock mihself out in de process I throwing caution tuh de wind." Instead I think each player saw the ball and legitimately thought the ball was his to win and didn't really give any thought to getting injured.
Looking at the number of balls headed in the box, the number of serious injuries are very low and so in my mind they didn't even give it a thought. Is not like a 50-50 challenge on the ground where somebody know they coming out with ah jam foot. To me "total commitment" includes both a calculation, and disregard of the risk. Maybe I overanalyzing it, but I just find it hard to accept "total commitment" in this case.
I wasn't disagreeing with what you wrote... just adding the element of misfortune.
Not sure if total commitment always (or in this case) involves a calculation - The ability to totally commit is probably due to the failure (or inability because things happen so fast) to fully calculate, or as you say they mighta held back or pulled out of the challenge altogether... In the end I think it was misfortune - the timing and the inches just didn't work out right - i.e. there was nothing reckless on either side of the ball - just two hard back men going after the ball with everything they had. Hunt looked like he was dead!!
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I wasn't disagreeing with what you wrote... just adding the element of misfortune.
Not sure if total commitment always (or in this case) involves a calculation - The ability to totally commit is probably due to the failure (or inability because things happen so fast) to fully calculate, or as you say they mighta held back or pulled out of the challenge altogether... In the end I think it was misfortune - the timing and the inches just didn't work out right - i.e. there was nothing reckless on either side of the ball - just two hard back men going after the ball with everything they had. Hunt looked like he was dead!!
Agree with you on everything. The look like he was dead talk is good talk. Look at how his hands (and eyes) are frozen in the moment. Remember he was tracking the ball coming in from his right and as he turned in that instant flicking his head to the left, his eyes would have been looking all the way right... just as he was knocked out. His eyes still looking right.
Meanwhile doh fuhget poor Smalling on de grung... dat man staring off into outerspace.
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Spain vs. Puerto Rico.
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico–World Cup champion Spain will play 134th-ranked Puerto Rico in an international friendly in August.
Federation spokesman Jorge Carretero says the match will be played on Aug. 15, a short time after Spain attempts to defend its European Championship title in Poland and Ukraine.
The match is expected to be played at the 12,500-capacity Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon.
Carretero says it is Spain’s ”obligation” to play against teams ”from all continents” and it has played most of its friendly matches overseas since winning the World Cup.
Carretero says there is no agreement forcing Real Madrid and Barcelona players to be in the squad and ”the players picked by the coach will go.”
Who: Spain men’s national team vs Puerto Rico men’s national team
What: International FIFA Friendly
Where: Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
When: August 15, 2012
Why: It only is the most important match in Puerto Rico’s early soccer history. It also is the first time that Spain visits the Caribbean.
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Jamaica 0 vs Costa Rica O. I wonder what spin Reggafan will put on this score.
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Jamaica 0 vs Costa Rica O. I wonder what spin Reggafan will put on this score.
That it was an all local Reggae Boyz team. ;D
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Jamaica 0 vs Costa Rica O. I wonder what spin Reggafan will put on this score.
It was basically Jamaica's C team against Costa Rica's C team and Jamaica had a man sent off for two yellow (the first of which was apparently not all warranted). I wouldn't put too much stock in to it.
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fu#k dem
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For the rest of the week (times Eastern):
THURSDAY, May 24
TELEMUNDO
International Friendly MEXICO-MOROCCO (live) 11:30 am.
ESPN3.com
International Friendly CZECH REPUBLIC-ISRAEL (live) 2 pm.
FRIDAY, May 25
ESPN DEPORTES
International Friendly COSTA RICA-GUATEMALA (live) 9 pm.
ESPN3.com
International Friendly COSTA RICA-GUATEMALA (live) 9 pm.
SATURDAY, May 26
NBC SPORTS NETWORK
International Friendly USA-SCOTLAND (live) 8 pm.
ESPN DEPORTES
International Friendly IRELAND-BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA (live) 10 am.
International Friendly SPAIN-SERBIA (live) noon.
GOL TV
International Friendly BRAZIL-DENMARK (live) 9:30 am.
GALAVISION
International Friendly USA-SCOTLAND (live) 8 pm.
TELEMUNDO
International Friendly MEXICO-FRANCE (live) 1:55 pm.
ESPN3.com
International Friendly IRELAND-BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA (live) 10 am.
International Friendly SPAIN-SERBIA (live) Noon.
International Friendly NETHERLANDS-BULGARIA (live) 2 pm.
International Friendly NORWAY-ENGLAND (live) 2:45 pm.
SUNDAY, May 27
ESPN DEPORTES
International Friendly FRANCE-ICELAND (live) 3 pm.
UNIVISION
International Friendly MEXICO-WALES (live) 2:30 pm.
ESPN3.com
International Friendly FRANCE-ICELAND (live) 3 pm.
MONDAY, May 28
ESPN DEPORTES
International Friendly UKRAINE-ESTONIA (live) 2 pm.
TELEMUNDO
International Friendly MEXICO-BELARUS (live) Noon.
ESPN3.com
International Friendly UKRAINE-ESTONIA (live) 2 pm.
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anything plan for the soca warriors this rounds?
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anything plan for the soca warriors this rounds?
Lol...
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anything plan for the soca warriors this rounds?
Lol...
:rotfl:
Good one.
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Guyana vs Tobago all stars............that's as close as we can get to an international friendly
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nah...we go wait...then Give Jones the arm band
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since we doh have a soca warriors friendly, this is the match i checking tonight.
8:00 PM ET on ESPN2, ESPN3.com, Telefutura.
no trini connection (clark or findley for the usa this rounds). them germans klinnsman bringing in looking good though.
USA Squad
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers), Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting Lisbon), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Chievo Verona), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Jose Torres (Pachuca)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Brazil Side
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Jefferson (Botafogo), 12-Rafael (Fiorentina), 22-Neto (Santos)
DEFENDERS (8): 2-Rafael da Silva (Manchester United), 3-Thiago Silva (AC Milan), 4-David Luiz (Chelsea), 6-Marcelo (Real Madrid), 13-Bruno Uvini (Tottenham Hotspur), 14-Juan (Inter Milan), 21-Danilo (FC Porto), 23-Alex Sandro (FC Porto),
MIDFIELDERS (8): 5-Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur), 7-Lucas (Sao Paulo), 8-Romula (Vasco de Gama), 10-Oscar (Internacional), 15-Casemiro (Sao Paulo), 17-Wellington Nem (Fluminense), 18-Giuliano (Dnipro)
FORWARDS (4): 9-Leandro Damiao (Internacional), 11-Neymar (Santos), 19-Alexandre Pato (AC Milan), 20-Hulk (FC Porto)
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U could hv stop at since we eh have no soca warriors. As 4 dat Brazil side I eh feelin it.
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Brazil have a player called Hulk??
Is he Incredible? :laugh: :laugh:
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I always wonder why Brazil never pick that Chelsea striker Ramirez.
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Down with Captain America :thumbsdown:
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Down with Captain America :thumbsdown:
;D ;D
We are on the same side once again..... :beermug:
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I always wonder why Brazil never pick that Chelsea striker Ramirez.
Chelsea eh ha no striker called Ramirez.
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Down with Captain America :thumbsdown:
just now that side go only be a setta african, mexican and germans. me eh know what captain that go be.
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I always wonder why Brazil never pick that Chelsea striker Ramirez.
Chelsea eh ha no striker called Ramirez.
ramires drogba. he coming up from the youth system.
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Go USA put it on Brazil ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
put tears on the haters eyes,, dey live here say the love football but hate to see football reach the next level in america ..
war
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Down with Captain America :thumbsdown:
;D ;D
We are on the same side once again..... :beermug:
Cosign! ;D :beermug:
Big Up!
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wait nuh how come allyuh a tell mi .. mi U.S put 5 on scotland and the don himself score a hatrick.. wey boi allyuh rell bad mind in here..
war
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wait nuh how come allyuh a tell mi .. mi U.S put 5 on scotland and the don himself score a hatrick.. wey boi allyuh rell bad mind in here..
war
steups!!! Hate is not a good thing....unless its directed at the US national team.....then its a divine thing.....
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how allyuh go hate a side that is field players with trini heritage?
allyuh go hate them if they not playing t&t and findley, clark and sheanon williams playing? but then some of allyuh go support england who exploit we land and people for so long.
scheups
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how allyuh go hate a side that is field players with trini heritage?
allyuh go hate them if they not playing t&t and findley, clark and sheanon williams playing? but then some of allyuh go support england who exploit we land and people for so long.
scheups
Andre doh get yuh jockey shorts in a knot boss. This is all in good fun. On my part anyway......and to be clear....I eh no fan England either.......
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it all good sugar.
no jockey shorts today though. is boxers.
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Fire for de US and Lava, lightening and brimstone for Hengland.
War ah tort you agaist fassy man.....yuh cyah big up hatrick.
DHW, give we ah special effects nah, we finally back on the same side
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So hating on ManUre is good...Hating in Shitty pool is good...hating on the Rent boys is good....hating on JA is good...
buh man cya hate on the US socall team? steups....who vex loss...as Sugar say, this is all in fun... :flamethrower: ;D
Big Up!
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wait nuh how come allyuh a tell mi .. mi U.S put 5 on scotland and the don himself score a hatrick.. wey boi allyuh rell bad mind in here..
war
I've had an eye on Donovan and his strike rate for de longest.... He seems to be the only one in the region (presently) who could threaten Stern's goal scoring record. He is 30 and on 49 international goals. That might seem far from Stern's 70, but barring injury he still has at least 3 to 5 years left as an international and with the US frequency of games who knows...
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Jumping on the hate bandwagon, especially since they playing Brasil!!
Haters United!! :D
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Jumping on the hate bandwagon, especially since they playing Brasil!!
Haters United!! :D
I also have my ticket for the bandwagon. El jogo bonito must defeat "sahker."
Let us all follow the lead of the player haters from that Chappelle episode and chant, "hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate..........."
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Oh ah just love when we sharing the haterade around.......I get all warm and fuzzy inside *choked up* ;D ;D
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I just wondering how we'll ever be able to compete with teams like the US and Mexico with this pappyshow federation.The gulf just getting wider and wider.
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I just wondering how we'll ever be able to compete with teams like the US and Mexico with this pappyshow federation.The gulf just getting wider and wider.
I think someone was commenting on another thread that our team might be playing an invitational Guyanese side or something ;D
Wha' yuh go do? It's an ingrained cultural psyche that we have to contend with here.
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Brazil have a player called Hulk??
Is he Incredible? :laugh: :laugh:
He is actually. Kicks like the real Hulk.
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I always wonder why Brazil never pick that Chelsea striker Ramirez.
Ramires plays mid field for Chelsea. He is a damn good player and will be on the Brazil side barring injury or serious drop in form(fingers X). But I sure the coach trying out other players. This coach is under intensive pressure for this this team to WIN and also play JOGO BONITO. For Brazilians those 2 work hand in hand. Can't have one without the other.
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I actually hate men like jack warner and oliver camps and them plenty bad.......but ah will ALWAYS have a special hate in meh heart fuh dem damned americans, even though.....ah like what Jurgen Klinsmann doing with them now. Ah always like how men does talk a pack ah ass 'bout people "live here and doh wanna support the usa.....we who live here eh livin here fuh free and America doh gih we nutt'n fuh free. We payin' a price and we damned sure have paid and does continue to pay we dues and we are not obligated to be loyal fans of their "sahker". FOH! :devil:
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5/30 8:PM ET:
ESPN - NBA Draft Lottery then Heat - Celtics
NBC - Stanley Cup Finals: LA Kings - NJ Devils
You're welcome.
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5/30 8:PM ET:
ESPN - NBA Draft Lottery then Heat - Celtics
NBC - Stanley Cup Finals: LA Kings - NJ Devils
You're welcome.
Worm take this hate to ah whole new level oui! Now that is some hi-tech hate right there! ;D
Big Up!
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Go USA put it on Brazil ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
put tears on the haters eyes,, dey live here say the love football but hate to see football reach the next level in america ..
war
Breds de majority of Trinis who love football and living in T&T don't even care if football reach de next level in their own country, so why should Trinis living in de US even care about football in de US?
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Bahhahaaaaaa :devil: :devil:
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Twellman and Darke crying on ESPN already.......lol
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GOAL AGAIN!! :rotfl:
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2-0.....should have been 3-0 all now....
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poor gooch...they need to carry that horse out to pasture, i feeling sorry for meh boy he having a torrid game
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i like the us left back fabian johnson...very composed, technical player. no he is not the best lb in the bundesliga (that honor belongs to alaba) but he skilful...good pickup klinsy!
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WTH............US forget they have to play or what. Where LandyCakes from the Scotland game? Can only play in easy games.
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well he is being marked out fo the match and they just pulled one back
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Boo-sa score. Haters we have to rally behind the Samba troops, "hate,hate, hate,hate...."
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well he is being marked out fo the match and they just pulled one back
Marked out? By who? How Gomes got free to finish?
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Boo-sa score. Haters we have to rally behind the Samba troops, "hate,hate, hate,hate...."
Brazil playing around with dey Sunday lunch....to easy.
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brazil have all the possession, is not like donovan could do a magic without the ball. i like the look of this brazil side, very fluid, organized...dare i say it they playing almost like barca ;D
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I do support brasil but i was raised on brasilian futbol, so i support them regardless of whom they play. Though the U.S is being over ran, they are still going to hang in there till to the end. Will be interesting to see the changes in the second half
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I do support brasil but i was raised on brasilian futbol, so i support them regardless of whom they play. Though the U.S is being over ran, they are still going to hang in there till to the end. Will be interesting to see the changes in the second half
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I do support brasil but i was raised on brasilian futbol, so i support them regardless of whom they play. Though the U.S is being over ran, they are still going to hang in there till to the end. Will be interesting to see the changes in the second half
Over ran is an understatement...but yuh right de US go fight til de very end...
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Order is restored...
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3-1, got caught ball watching.......simiple mistake
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Marcelo just showed them how easy they are after they kick up he tail. Darke and Twellman need to hush they Cyat, talking about Marcelo getting vex for no reason.
6v3 and Brazil score.
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Boo-sa score. Haters we have to rally behind the Samba troops, "hate,hate, hate,hate...."
No need to rally when we know that eventually........
Order is restored...
.....order will be restored. ;D
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Boo-sa score. Haters we have to rally behind the Samba troops, "hate,hate, hate,hate...."
No need to rally when we know that eventually........
Order is restored...
.....order will be restored. ;D
I should have more faith in the power and purity of samba.
;D
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Neymar set up ah Toolum stand on the field yes. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Marcelo get ah yellow in ah friendly..
Cool down Marcelo
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Marcelo get ah yellow in ah friendly..
Cool down Marcelo
YOu eh see how they kick de man and almost hurt him. Take he calf from the back.
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Marcelo get ah yellow in ah friendly..
Cool down Marcelo
This ref was callin' he self sending a "message" from the earlies........how de crowd so quiet? ???
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got to credit the USA work ethic and when they are picking there chances. That missed goal was unfortunate but they have to make those chances really count because brasil is going to be looking to put them to the sword after that
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I never here the US team being booed in ah friendly. Man like Cherundulo getting dey ear bell rung.....
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Marcelo belt ah man in the left back position and then get up the field and fire one at the goal.
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Marcelo get ah yellow in ah friendly..
Cool down Marcelo
YOu eh see how they kick de man and almost hurt him. Take he calf from the back.
Point taken.
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That Brazil defense has a lot of work to do if they want to make it far in the World Cup two years from now.
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Marcelo belt ah man in the left back position and then get up the field and fire one at the goal.
Marcelo is man of de match hands down.
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Side note: Been telling ah partner of mine for the longest that Marcelo is de biggest a**hole yuh could find. Way too temperamental. Been observing him for some time. The US do look a bit more creative and less robotic in their style of play. You get the impression that Klinsmann has made it his biz to try to get them to express themselves. Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
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Productive day at the office
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That Brazil defense has a lot of work to do if they want to make it far in the World Cup two years from now.
Remember, this is Brazil Olympic team so it still have man to come tru...
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Fed-Ex field is the perfoct football stadium. If only it had a metro close by.
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Marcelo belt ah man in the left back position and then get up the field and fire one at the goal.
Marcelo is man of de match hands down.
That Brazil defense has a lot of work to do if they want to make it far in the World Cup two years from now.
Very true
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I like how Brazil did not humiliate the US, it could have been much worse.
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Fed-Ex field is the perfoct football stadium. If only it had a metro close by.
De Metro right dey, Morgan Boulevard is de closest.
Is reallllll pressure to leave if yuh park in de stadium lot.
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I like how Brazil did not humiliate the US, it could have been much worse.
Man thought they reach cause dey hit Scotland 5. Stupessss.
Klinsmann talk bout he could unlock Brazil.... ;D he lucky dem men pull up.
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
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Who remember Cláudio Taffarel :D
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Who remember Cláudio Taffarel :D
MISTER Claudio Andres Taffarel to you, buddy! :D The man who started getting people's attention and "disspelling the myth", if you will, that Brazil could not produce good GK's.....Dida was following right behind.
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
Sometimes I think that Brazilians were so friggin' talented that they were responsible for making their own GK's look like crap! Is as if it was really all an illusion that other countries didn't seem to have such a wide gap between their own outfield players and their GK's that it made the Brazilians look that bad. :D But seriously, though, men like Felix, Peres (the biggest shithong of them all!! >:( ) and Carlos, they really were lacking but the emergence f Taffarel really spawned a new era for them. Brazil does really produce SO MANY talented players that if you tried to track their progress through the various FIFA tournaments your head would friggin' spin! The U-19 WC team from any given year might only have 1 or 2 players that featured in the U-17 WC from 2 years prior anf then you will see them send a completely different 23-man squad to play in them usa nike tournaments, it's really mind-boggling sometimes and it applies to their GK's as well. They had 2 on Roma's books when Doni was the starter, 1 featuring for Porto, had 1 in the English league (Championship) a couple years ago....some years back I see they had one playing in Russia, I think, and their was the one that had get a lil' CL shine for Benfica.....it have a NEX' "Julio Cesar" (sp) saving for one of the clubs in the Brazilian league and a while back, I was tracking one named "Renan" who was a brilliant young 'keeper fuh dem in the '05 U-20 WC (until Messi skin 'im out in the semi's) who was playing in Spain, only to find out there was another 'keeper of the same name playing in Brazil.....ah cyah keep up wit dem no more, ah give up! :laugh:
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
Sometimes I think that Brazilians were so friggin' talented that they were responsible for making their own GK's look like crap! Is as if it was really all an illusion that other countries didn't seem to have such a wide gap between their own outfield players and their GK's that it made the Brazilians look that bad. :D But seriously, though, men like Felix, Peres (the biggest shithong of them all!! >:( ) and Carlos, they really were lacking but the emergence f Taffarel really spawned a new era for them. Brazil does really produce SO MANY talented players that if you tried to track their progress through the various FIFA tournaments your head would friggin' spin! The U-19 WC team from any given year might only have 1 or 2 players that featured in the U-17 WC from 2 years prior anf then you will see them send a completely different 23-man squad to play in them usa nike tournaments, it's really mind-boggling sometimes and it applies to their GK's as well. They had 2 on Roma's books when Doni was the starter, 1 featuring for Porto, had 1 in the English league (Championship) a couple years ago....some years back I see they had one playing in Russia, I think, and their was the one that had get a lil' CL shine for Benfica.....it have a NEX' "Julio Cesar" (sp) saving for one of the clubs in the Brazilian league and a while back, I was tracking one named "Renan" who was a brilliant young 'keeper fuh dem in the '05 U-20 WC (until Messi skin 'im out in the semi's) who was playing in Spain, only to find out there was another 'keeper of the same name playing in Brazil.....ah cyah keep up wit dem no more, ah give up! :laugh:
80 million people.
If yuh not rich....is either yuh play football or sell drugs.
Dem ting does happen. Brazil talent pool is RIDICULOUS.
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
Sometimes I think that Brazilians were so friggin' talented that they were responsible for making their own GK's look like crap! Is as if it was really all an illusion that other countries didn't seem to have such a wide gap between their own outfield players and their GK's that it made the Brazilians look that bad. :D But seriously, though, men like Felix, Peres (the biggest shithong of them all!! >:( ) and Carlos, they really were lacking but the emergence f Taffarel really spawned a new era for them. Brazil does really produce SO MANY talented players that if you tried to track their progress through the various FIFA tournaments your head would friggin' spin! The U-19 WC team from any given year might only have 1 or 2 players that featured in the U-17 WC from 2 years prior anf then you will see them send a completely different 23-man squad to play in them usa nike tournaments, it's really mind-boggling sometimes and it applies to their GK's as well. They had 2 on Roma's books when Doni was the starter, 1 featuring for Porto, had 1 in the English league (Championship) a couple years ago....some years back I see they had one playing in Russia, I think, and their was the one that had get a lil' CL shine for Benfica.....it have a NEX' "Julio Cesar" (sp) saving for one of the clubs in the Brazilian league and a while back, I was tracking one named "Renan" who was a brilliant young 'keeper fuh dem in the '05 U-20 WC (until Messi skin 'im out in the semi's) who was playing in Spain, only to find out there was another 'keeper of the same name playing in Brazil.....ah cyah keep up wit dem no more, ah give up! :laugh:
80 million people.
If yuh not rich....is either yuh play football or sell drugs.
Dem ting does happen. Brazil talent pool is RIDICULOUS.
...and hear nuh, it is really something much, much more than the sheer numbers and circumstances eh, because when yuh compare their 80M to the usa's 300+ and leh we doh talk bout India and China it have enough poverty to go round in all them spots, too. Dem Brazilians is just a special breed ah people in trute, Jed, ah could only smdh.
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Who remember Cláudio Taffarel :D
MISTER Claudio Andres Taffarel to you, buddy! :D The man who started getting people's attention and "disspelling the myth", if you will, that Brazil could not produce good GK's.....Dida was following right behind.
Taffarel was a shitong..
Or at least lemme say, i never really rate him. He had one good tourney, USA 94 where he pull out some good saves but he was a shaky, error prone keeper imo. He only get a setta pips because he was the best of a poor lot of Brazilian keepers at the time.
Dida for me was the one who usher in a good generation of Brazilian keepers. Similarly, Brazil had no good central defenders back then and Aldair and Roque Junior was actually getting pips before Juan and Lucio came on the scene.
A Brazilian keeper i wouldve liked to see get more play was Rogerio Ceni if only because he was like a Chilavert taking free kick and ting.
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Who remember Cláudio Taffarel :D
MISTER Claudio Andres Taffarel to you, buddy! :D The man who started getting people's attention and "disspelling the myth", if you will, that Brazil could not produce good GK's.....Dida was following right behind.
Taffarel was a shitong..
Or at least lemme say, i never really rate him. He had one good tourney, USA 94 where he pull out some good saves but he was a shaky, error prone keeper imo. He only get a setta pips because he was the best of a poor lot of Brazilian keepers at the time.
Dida for me was the one who usher in a good generation of Brazilian keepers. Similarly, Brazil had no good central defenders back then and Aldair and Roque Junior was actually getting pips before Juan and Lucio came on the scene.
A Brazilian keeper i wouldve liked to see get more play was Rogerio Ceni if only because he was like a Chilavert taking free kick and ting.
He was good enough to go abroad and play in the Italian league (prior to '94) and that is a country that don't now and didn't back then, have a shortage of good GK's so he couldn'ta been no shithong, Jed. And if yuh want to know the truth, as much as I liked Dida myself, he wasn't exactly the poster boy for error-free Brazilian goalkeeping, either but ah feel we go end up agreein' to disagree on dat one. I also think we sometimes tend to get carried away with using whether or not a GK has "good" defenders in front of them to rate them over/below another 'keeper and yuh cyah always do that. Yuh could have great defenders in front of you and look great and still be a shithong. I woulda liked to see more of Ceni in the Brazilian team, as well, but it never worked out that way. Another one I really came to like was Marcos. He completely came out of NO WHERE to take the No.1 spot in 2002 that I initially felt had belonged to Dida.....but he ended up showing he was a solid 'keeper and pulled of some nice saves the very few times he had to that end up makin' meh cool meh herbs and give him he props.
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
Sometimes I think that Brazilians were so friggin' talented that they were responsible for making their own GK's look like crap! Is as if it was really all an illusion that other countries didn't seem to have such a wide gap between their own outfield players and their GK's that it made the Brazilians look that bad. :D But seriously, though, men like Felix, Peres (the biggest shithong of them all!! >:( ) and Carlos, they really were lacking but the emergence f Taffarel really spawned a new era for them. Brazil does really produce SO MANY talented players that if you tried to track their progress through the various FIFA tournaments your head would friggin' spin! The U-19 WC team from any given year might only have 1 or 2 players that featured in the U-17 WC from 2 years prior anf then you will see them send a completely different 23-man squad to play in them usa nike tournaments, it's really mind-boggling sometimes and it applies to their GK's as well. They had 2 on Roma's books when Doni was the starter, 1 featuring for Porto, had 1 in the English league (Championship) a couple years ago....some years back I see they had one playing in Russia, I think, and their was the one that had get a lil' CL shine for Benfica.....it have a NEX' "Julio Cesar" (sp) saving for one of the clubs in the Brazilian league and a while back, I was tracking one named "Renan" who was a brilliant young 'keeper fuh dem in the '05 U-20 WC (until Messi skin 'im out in the semi's) who was playing in Spain, only to find out there was another 'keeper of the same name playing in Brazil.....ah cyah keep up wit dem no more, ah give up! :laugh:
80 million people.
If yuh not rich....is either yuh play football or sell drugs.
Dem ting does happen. Brazil talent pool is RIDICULOUS.
205 million...
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
Sometimes I think that Brazilians were so friggin' talented that they were responsible for making their own GK's look like crap! Is as if it was really all an illusion that other countries didn't seem to have such a wide gap between their own outfield players and their GK's that it made the Brazilians look that bad. :D But seriously, though, men like Felix, Peres (the biggest shithong of them all!! >:( ) and Carlos, they really were lacking but the emergence f Taffarel really spawned a new era for them. Brazil does really produce SO MANY talented players that if you tried to track their progress through the various FIFA tournaments your head would friggin' spin! The U-19 WC team from any given year might only have 1 or 2 players that featured in the U-17 WC from 2 years prior anf then you will see them send a completely different 23-man squad to play in them usa nike tournaments, it's really mind-boggling sometimes and it applies to their GK's as well. They had 2 on Roma's books when Doni was the starter, 1 featuring for Porto, had 1 in the English league (Championship) a couple years ago....some years back I see they had one playing in Russia, I think, and their was the one that had get a lil' CL shine for Benfica.....it have a NEX' "Julio Cesar" (sp) saving for one of the clubs in the Brazilian league and a while back, I was tracking one named "Renan" who was a brilliant young 'keeper fuh dem in the '05 U-20 WC (until Messi skin 'im out in the semi's) who was playing in Spain, only to find out there was another 'keeper of the same name playing in Brazil.....ah cyah keep up wit dem no more, ah give up! :laugh:
80 million people.
If yuh not rich....is either yuh play football or sell drugs.
Dem ting does happen. Brazil talent pool is RIDICULOUS.
205 million...
Shucks I mix up the area. Cool thanks.
Even more ridiculous. My brethrin gone across there to work for a few weeks. I tell him this a once in a life time opportunity...if he get brazil gyal....she skill genes should be strong enough to override his own so that his child might actually be able to play football.
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Football is king and queen. Yes they have b-ball, volleyball and car racing is very popular. Yes they play cricket and baseball, but................
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My team got a good ass whooping.. This coach gotta go though. No team in the world can run wid brazil. USA suppose to play a defensive game and look for the counter attack... bad coaching .... was a decent game ... also this could have should have .....please , 4-1 is the final socre ....
war
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Who remember Cláudio Taffarel :D
MISTER Claudio Andres Taffarel to you, buddy! :D The man who started getting people's attention and "disspelling the myth", if you will, that Brazil could not produce good GK's.....Dida was following right behind.
Taffarel was a shitong..
Or at least lemme say, i never really rate him. He had one good tourney, USA 94 where he pull out some good saves but he was a shaky, error prone keeper imo. He only get a setta pips because he was the best of a poor lot of Brazilian keepers at the time.
Dida for me was the one who usher in a good generation of Brazilian keepers. Similarly, Brazil had no good central defenders back then and Aldair and Roque Junior was actually getting pips before Juan and Lucio came on the scene.
A Brazilian keeper i wouldve liked to see get more play was Rogerio Ceni if only because he was like a Chilavert taking free kick and ting.
He was good enough to go abroad and play in the Italian league (prior to '94) and that is a country that don't now and didn't back then, have a shortage of good GK's so he couldn'ta been no shithong, Jed. And if yuh want to know the truth, as much as I liked Dida myself, he wasn't exactly the poster boy for error-free Brazilian goalkeeping, either but ah feel we go end up agreein' to disagree on dat one. I also think we sometimes tend to get carried away with using whether or not a GK has "good" defenders in front of them to rate them over/below another 'keeper and yuh cyah always do that. Yuh could have great defenders in front of you and look great and still be a shithong. I woulda liked to see more of Ceni in the Brazilian team, as well, but it never worked out that way. Another one I really came to like was Marcos. He completely came out of NO WHERE to take the No.1 spot in 2002 that I initially felt had belonged to Dida.....but he ended up showing he was a solid 'keeper and pulled of some nice saves the very few times he had to that end up makin' meh cool meh herbs and give him he props.
Well when i say Taffarel was a shitong, i talking in relative terms.. I really didn't find he was all that for Parma either, and as you said the Italian league had a plethora of great goalkeepers at the time like Pagliuca, Marceghiani, Toldo, Rossi, Peruzzi, Tagliatella. But back then, from my memory he never really used to figure in a discussion about the best goalkeepers in Serie A.
The man used to fumble the ball and used to get some jokey goal now and then. He used to have some great games too but I never really thought he was consistent or inspired great confidence. If i had to compare him to anyone, i would compare him to Barthez (although Barthez was much worse).
Also i thought he played on a lil too long, he shouldn't have been at that 1998 world cup starting before Dida but then I guess the proof is in the pudding as he reach all the way to the final.
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Taffarel was very good... kicking technique was exquisite. Toward the end of his career he had one or two instances where he would get caught in no-man's land but to say he was error prone is harsh for me. In both WC '90 and '94 he was very solid....Also at the time he broke into the Serie A I believe he was one of the first, if not the first int'l goalkeeper to play in the Serie A....remember dem days had lots of restrictions on int'l players... He is also renowned to be a ridiculous pk stopper at the youth levels - def a Brazilian keeper of legendary status domestically.
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i like the us left back fabian johnson...very composed, technical player. no he is not the best lb in the bundesliga (that honor belongs to alaba) but he skilful...good pickup klinsy!
Yea Dred, this yuteman have real skill and ball sense. He should have a bright future.
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Fed-Ex field is the perfoct football stadium. If only it had a metro close by.
ah like RFK better.... ;D
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Allyuh does real gobble up soundbites jed....real skilful?
That US left back from last night is a standard left back in the modern game...He wasn't special. He just did his job.
He might be very good, but last night's game to me he was just normal - Klinnsman rate up de man, Darke and Twellman exploit the soundbite and now allyuh just gobbling it up lol ... Wha he do that was so special? what real skill did he show? Do you know that he is older than Marcelo? (Brazil's left back)... Who was the more special left back last night?
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Man, Brazil is blessed with GKs; never thought I'd be saying that in my lifetime, but they have at least 5 that are capable of being the #1.
Yuh been sleepin' Jed.....they been churning out some top GK's in numbers now for at least the past 8 years or so.
Ah know, been tracking these fellas for about 8-10 years now, but I can't help but remember when I was a youth that the analysts would always point to the GK position as the weak link in the team. Now, Brazil exporting GKs like crazy. The GK that finished the game for Brazil tonight, Rafael, is probably the next to be snapped up. He's been compared to Julio Caesar by many. He looked real sharp tonight on debut.
Sometimes I think that Brazilians were so friggin' talented that they were responsible for making their own GK's look like crap! Is as if it was really all an illusion that other countries didn't seem to have such a wide gap between their own outfield players and their GK's that it made the Brazilians look that bad. :D But seriously, though, men like Felix, Peres (the biggest shithong of them all!! >:( ) and Carlos, they really were lacking but the emergence f Taffarel really spawned a new era for them. Brazil does really produce SO MANY talented players that if you tried to track their progress through the various FIFA tournaments your head would friggin' spin! The U-19 WC team from any given year might only have 1 or 2 players that featured in the U-17 WC from 2 years prior anf then you will see them send a completely different 23-man squad to play in them usa nike tournaments, it's really mind-boggling sometimes and it applies to their GK's as well. They had 2 on Roma's books when Doni was the starter, 1 featuring for Porto, had 1 in the English league (Championship) a couple years ago....some years back I see they had one playing in Russia, I think, and their was the one that had get a lil' CL shine for Benfica.....it have a NEX' "Julio Cesar" (sp) saving for one of the clubs in the Brazilian league and a while back, I was tracking one named "Renan" who was a brilliant young 'keeper fuh dem in the '05 U-20 WC (until Messi skin 'im out in the semi's) who was playing in Spain, only to find out there was another 'keeper of the same name playing in Brazil.....ah cyah keep up wit dem no more, ah give up! :laugh:
80 million people.
If yuh not rich....is either yuh play football or sell drugs.
Dem ting does happen. Brazil talent pool is RIDICULOUS.
205 million...
ah was wondering if somebody was going to correct that. Brazil and Nigeria have about the same population and I know Nigeria have well over 100 Million.
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Allyuh does real gobble up soundbites jed....real skilful?
That US left back from last night is a standard left back in the modern game...He wasn't special. He just did his job.
He might be very good, but last night's game to me he was just normal - Klinnsman rate up de man, Darke and Twellman exploit the soundbite and now allyuh just gobbling it up lol ... Wha he do that was so special? what real skill did he show? Do you know that he is older than Marcelo? (Brazil's left back)... Who was the more special left back last night?
Shake he marker and made ah great pass to assist the lone US goal.
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Allyuh does real gobble up soundbites jed....real skilful?
That US left back from last night is a standard left back in the modern game...He wasn't special. He just did his job.
He might be very good, but last night's game to me he was just normal - Klinnsman rate up de man, Darke and Twellman exploit the soundbite and now allyuh just gobbling it up lol ... Wha he do that was so special? what real skill did he show? Do you know that he is older than Marcelo? (Brazil's left back)... Who was the more special left back last night?
Shake he maker and made ah great pass to assist the lone US goal.
He shake he what?? He money maker? lol ;D
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Allyuh does real gobble up soundbites jed....real skilful?
That US left back from last night is a standard left back in the modern game...He wasn't special. He just did his job.
He might be very good, but last night's game to me he was just normal - Klinnsman rate up de man, Darke and Twellman exploit the soundbite and now allyuh just gobbling it up lol ... Wha he do that was so special? what real skill did he show? Do you know that he is older than Marcelo? (Brazil's left back)... Who was the more special left back last night?
Shake he maker and made ah great pass to assist the lone US goal.
On the goal, the Bradley pass was sweet- Fabian cross was normal....
but yeah boy ah forget...that shake in the 2nd half was wicked lololol...
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Allyuh does real gobble up soundbites jed....real skilful?
That US left back from last night is a standard left back in the modern game...He wasn't special. He just did his job.
He might be very good, but last night's game to me he was just normal - Klinnsman rate up de man, Darke and Twellman exploit the soundbite and now allyuh just gobbling it up lol ... Wha he do that was so special? what real skill did he show? Do you know that he is older than Marcelo? (Brazil's left back)... Who was the more special left back last night?
Shake he maker and made ah great pass to assist the lone US goal.
He shake he what?? He money maker? lol ;D
I guess that's another interpretation of it. :D
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My team got a good ass whooping.. This coach gotta go though. No team in the world can run wid brazil. USA suppose to play a defensive game and look for the counter attack... bad coaching .... was a decent game ... also this could have should have .....please , 4-1 is the final socre ....
war
I have to disagree with you, this Coach has to stay heck we kept Bradley for how long again? The match last night the US had chances to punish brasil and they snuffed the majority of them. A shot that Donovan normally makes he snuffed in front of goal no less. Yes i understand the tactic of counter attack but template that Klinsman is trying build is the one simmilar to the German team that wowed everyone in 2006 in Germany. This brasilian back line had lapses and were caught open but the US back line got caught ball watching or not picking up the trailing man on top. You can only do so much as a coach but i think the American workhorse ethic already enbeded in this team and Klinsman philosophy will continue to yield more results. We still have 2 more years till the USA goes to Brazil for 2014 and by then i anticipate a much stronger team than what you saw last night. I have to say though I really like Bradley's game and passing. He has improved alot.
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My team got a good ass whooping.. This coach gotta go though. No team in the world can run wid brazil. USA suppose to play a defensive game and look for the counter attack... bad coaching .... was a decent game ... also this could have should have .....please , 4-1 is the final socre ....
war
I have to disagree with you, this Coach has to stay heck we kept Bradley for how long again? The match last night the US had chances to punish brasil and they snuffed the majority of them. A shot that Donovan normally makes he snuffed in front of goal no less. Yes i understand the tactic of counter attack but template that Klinsman is trying build is the one simmilar to the German team that wowed everyone in 2006 in Germany. This brasilian back line had lapses and were caught open but the US back line got caught ball watching or not picking up the trailing man on top. You can only do so much as a coach but i think the American workhorse ethic already enbeded in this team and Klinsman philosophy will continue to yield more results. We still have 2 more years till the USA goes to Brazil for 2014 and by then i anticipate a much stronger team than what you saw last night. I have to say though I really like Bradley's game and passing. He has improved alot.
Remember that Brazil side is largely an U-23 squad. Only Marcelo (24), Hulk (25) and Thiago Silva (27) are over 23 years old, and quite a few are still in their teens... US effectively lost to a Brazil youth team.
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I now tune in to see Yann M'Vila in action.
I see the man on the sidelines crying. 5 minutes in. Hard luck dey fella, that look serious.
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Taffarel was very good... kicking technique was exquisite. Toward the end of his career he had one or two instances where he would get caught in no-man's land but to say he was error prone is harsh for me. In both WC '90 and '94 he was very solid....Also at the time he broke into the Serie A I believe he was one of the first, if not the first int'l goalkeeper to play in the Serie A....remember dem days had lots of restrictions on int'l players... He is also renowned to be a ridiculous pk stopper at the youth levels - def a Brazilian keeper of legendary status domestically.
Two things you reminded me here: I clean forget the man was Brazil's No.1 in Italy '90 and yes, he was solid in that tournament and I also forgot that he was (probably) the first international GK to play in Italy, which further lends itself to my point that he was no mere shithong. I was just coming to remind dinho of his heroics, too, in '98 when he practically put the dutch to sleep in the semifinal PK shoot out so one can say that he really did more than his part to get them to the final. I think dinho, yuh would make for a rel tough GK coach because even Barthez, to me, wasn't as bad as his critics made him out to be. I do believe he did get a free ride when he was awarded the best GK in France '98, an award that shoulda been pre-delivered to Chilavert that year but as eccentric and crazy as Barthez was, (probably affecting his decision-making at times) he was an exceptional shot-stopper with agility and reflexes to burn. Come to think of it.....I doh even think Barthez shoulda even be France's No.1 in that WC anyway.....Bernard Lama, I find was the better of the two.....but I digress...
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My team got a good ass whooping.. This coach gotta go though. No team in the world can run wid brazil. USA suppose to play a defensive game and look for the counter attack... bad coaching .... was a decent game ... also this could have should have .....please , 4-1 is the final socre ....
war
I have to disagree with you, this Coach has to stay heck we kept Bradley for how long again? The match last night the US had chances to punish brasil and they snuffed the majority of them. A shot that Donovan normally makes he snuffed in front of goal no less. Yes i understand the tactic of counter attack but template that Klinsman is trying build is the one simmilar to the German team that wowed everyone in 2006 in Germany. This brasilian back line had lapses and were caught open but the US back line got caught ball watching or not picking up the trailing man on top. You can only do so much as a coach but i think the American workhorse ethic already enbeded in this team and Klinsman philosophy will continue to yield more results. We still have 2 more years till the USA goes to Brazil for 2014 and by then i anticipate a much stronger team than what you saw last night. I have to say though I really like Bradley's game and passing. He has improved alot.
Remember that Brazil side is largely an U-23 squad. Only Marcelo (24), Hulk (25) and Thiago Silva (27) are over 23 years old, and quite a few are still in their teens... US effectively lost to a Brazil youth team.
dey get :flamethrower: :whip: by a team of Brazilian "yutes"........as Joe Pesci would put it. ;D
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Malouda just score a wicked bullet, France 2 Serbia 0
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Taffarel was very good... kicking technique was exquisite. Toward the end of his career he had one or two instances where he would get caught in no-man's land but to say he was error prone is harsh for me. In both WC '90 and '94 he was very solid....Also at the time he broke into the Serie A I believe he was one of the first, if not the first int'l goalkeeper to play in the Serie A....remember dem days had lots of restrictions on int'l players... He is also renowned to be a ridiculous pk stopper at the youth levels - def a Brazilian keeper of legendary status domestically.
Two things you reminded me here: I clean forget the man was Brazil's No.1 in Italy '90 and yes, he was solid in that tournament and I also forgot that he was (probably) the first international GK to play in Italy, which further lends itself to my point that he was no mere shithong. I was just coming to remind dinho of his heroics, too, in '98 when he practically put the dutch to sleep in the semifinal PK shoot out so one can say that he really did more than his part to get them to the final. I think dinho, yuh would make for a rel tough GK coach because even Barthez, to me, wasn't as bad as his critics made him out to be. I do believe he did get a free ride when he was awarded the best GK in France '98, an award that shoulda been pre-delivered to Chilavert that year but as eccentric and crazy as Barthez was, (probably affecting his decision-making at times) he was an exceptional shot-stopper with agility and reflexes to burn. Come to think of it.....I doh even think Barthez shoulda even be France's No.1 in that WC anyway.....Bernard Lama, I find was the better of the two.....but I digress...
Barthez distribution was ridiculous
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My team got a good ass whooping.. This coach gotta go though. No team in the world can run wid brazil. USA suppose to play a defensive game and look for the counter attack... bad coaching .... was a decent game ... also this could have should have .....please , 4-1 is the final socre ....
war
I have to disagree with you, this Coach has to stay heck we kept Bradley for how long again? The match last night the US had chances to punish brasil and they snuffed the majority of them. A shot that Donovan normally makes he snuffed in front of goal no less. Yes i understand the tactic of counter attack but template that Klinsman is trying build is the one simmilar to the German team that wowed everyone in 2006 in Germany. This brasilian back line had lapses and were caught open but the US back line got caught ball watching or not picking up the trailing man on top. You can only do so much as a coach but i think the American workhorse ethic already enbeded in this team and Klinsman philosophy will continue to yield more results. We still have 2 more years till the USA goes to Brazil for 2014 and by then i anticipate a much stronger team than what you saw last night. I have to say though I really like Bradley's game and passing. He has improved alot.
Remember that Brazil side is largely an U-23 squad. Only Marcelo (24), Hulk (25) and Thiago Silva (27) are over 23 years old, and quite a few are still in their teens... US effectively lost to a Brazil youth team.
Shhhhhhhh.......Yuh wah Twellman and Darke buff yuh or wah...
Brazil eh self bring Ramires, Ganso, Robinho or yuh pardnah Dani Alves etc. ;D
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Taffarel was very good... kicking technique was exquisite. Toward the end of his career he had one or two instances where he would get caught in no-man's land but to say he was error prone is harsh for me. In both WC '90 and '94 he was very solid....Also at the time he broke into the Serie A I believe he was one of the first, if not the first int'l goalkeeper to play in the Serie A....remember dem days had lots of restrictions on int'l players... He is also renowned to be a ridiculous pk stopper at the youth levels - def a Brazilian keeper of legendary status domestically.
Two things you reminded me here: I clean forget the man was Brazil's No.1 in Italy '90 and yes, he was solid in that tournament and I also forgot that he was (probably) the first international GK to play in Italy, which further lends itself to my point that he was no mere shithong. I was just coming to remind dinho of his heroics, too, in '98 when he practically put the dutch to sleep in the semifinal PK shoot out so one can say that he really did more than his part to get them to the final. I think dinho, yuh would make for a rel tough GK coach because even Barthez, to me, wasn't as bad as his critics made him out to be. I do believe he did get a free ride when he was awarded the best GK in France '98, an award that shoulda been pre-delivered to Chilavert that year but as eccentric and crazy as Barthez was, (probably affecting his decision-making at times) he was an exceptional shot-stopper with agility and reflexes to burn. Come to think of it.....I doh even think Barthez shoulda even be France's No.1 in that WC anyway.....Bernard Lama, I find was the better of the two.....but I digress...
Barthez distribution was ridiculous
I don't recall his overall distribution being ridiculous, as you say, but he was one of them GK's that wasn't always comfortable having the ball played to him at his feet and I think he may have even had one or two well-known gaffes at manu as a result. But you have to remember "distribution" covers more than just that.
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Barthez the flapper. Nothing beats Massimo Taibi though
http://www.youtube.com/v/7p2gkFInOgM&
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We still have 2 more years till the USA goes to Brazil for 2014 and by then i anticipate a much stronger team than what you saw last night. I have to say though I really like Bradley's game and passing. He has improved alot.
Yuh eh see Klinsman like Holly Betaudier he scruntin for talent????? Where is he going to find stronger players? Why do you think he is going to Germany to look for players. Bradley has improved going forward good reader of the game ..his defensive skills are still shyte though still clueless when defending
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Guatemala 1 vs Costa Rica 0
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England 1- 0 Belgium
Welbeck 34
Not too exciting, but fairly ok England performance.
Winning lots of games 1-0 ain't pretty, but Portugal won the euros with 8 goals in 7 matches. That will do nicely!
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De Oranje raping Northern Ireland right now.....ah bored stiff..... :yawning:
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De Oranje raping Northern Ireland right now.....ah bored stiff..... :yawning:
wait 'til de tournament start Friday and dey hadda pay fuh dey "crimes"....is LIX in orange ass!! :devil:
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De Oranje raping Northern Ireland right now.....ah bored stiff..... :yawning:
wait 'til de tournament start Friday and dey hadda pay fuh dey "crimes"....is LIX in orange ass!! :devil:
steups!!.......let all ah dem bring it!!!
:bringiton: :bringiton: :challenge: :duel: :duel: :whip: :whip: :whip: :flamethrower: :flamethrower: :flamethrower:
GO ORANJE!!! ;D ;D
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I am watching Mexico vs. Brazil on Univision. A beautiful goal by Gil Dos Santos (Dos Santos looked like he was crossing the ball and it floated over the keeper's head and went in off his far post) resulted in Mexico going 1-0 up.
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penal chicharito 2-0
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I now tune in to see Yann M'Vila in action.
I see the man on the sidelines crying. 5 minutes in. Hard luck dey fella, that look serious.
Rumor has it, that Arsenal is trying to get this player.
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I am watching Mexico vs. Brazil on Univision. A beautiful goal by Gil Dos Santos (Dos Santos looked like he was crossing the ball and it floated over the keeper's head and went in off his far post) resulted in Mexico going 1-0 up.
That was a nice goal. I always liked Dos Santos, never understood why Harry kept him on the bench. He might be heading to Liverpool. Brendan* was interested in him coming to Swansea.
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I am watching Mexico vs. Brazil on Univision. A beautiful goal by Gil Dos Santos (Dos Santos looked like he was crossing the ball and it floated over the keeper's head and went in off his far post) resulted in Mexico going 1-0 up.
That was a nice goal. I always liked Dos Santos, never understood why Harry kept him on the bench. He might be heading to Liverpool. Brendan* was interested in him coming to Swansea.
Since I am watching it on Univsion, the commentator did not waste too many words describing the goal. One word was enough "GOLAZZZO!"
Spanish commentary brings the game alive, compared to the English.
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I am watching Mexico vs. Brazil on Univision. A beautiful goal by Gil Dos Santos (Dos Santos looked like he was crossing the ball and it floated over the keeper's head and went in off his far post) resulted in Mexico going 1-0 up.
That was a nice goal. I always liked Dos Santos, never understood why Harry kept him on the bench. He might be heading to Liverpool. Brendan* was interested in him coming to Swansea.
Yeah dat was ah good goal. He does be playing real good with Mexico, but for some reason, he cyah replicate dat form on a club level.
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Anyone watch Barcelona vs China?
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Anyone watch Barcelona vs China?
Lol, good one ;D
Seriously though, what channel is it on?
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The Mexican defenders have done an excellent job of neutralizing the Brazilian forwards. Brazil is losing the midfield battle as well.
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Anyone watch Barcelona vs China?
Lol, good one ;D
Seriously though, what channel is it on?
ESPNDeportes
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Anyone watch Barcelona vs China?
Lol, good one ;D
Seriously though, what channel is it on?
Showing on espn3 and Spain doing everything but scoring. But to be honest a better side would punish them on the counterattack. China had a chance on a quick counter but Casillas save the day with his feet. The look on the Chinese player face was priceless; he couldn't believe he miss.
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I know mexico is a good team but for me this ref is a little bias. He disallowed a perfectly good goal in the 1st 10 mins then didnt give Brazil penalties in the 1st or 2nd half. Both looked like penalties for me.
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Thanks Elan and Grimme01
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El Nino ;D
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China keeper really doing it.
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Lawd Spain real wasteful in front of goal today.
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As i type that Silva now score after Iniesta do the hard work... I know plenty people breathe a sigh of relief with that one.
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I am watching Mexico vs. Brazil on Univision. A beautiful goal by Gil Dos Santos (Dos Santos looked like he was crossing the ball and it floated over the keeper's head and went in off his far post) resulted in Mexico going 1-0 up.
That was a nice goal. I always liked Dos Santos, never understood why Harry kept him on the bench. He might be heading to Liverpool. Brendan* was interested in him coming to Swansea.
Yea Dos Santos is nice. I had high hopes for him in South Africa but it was not to be. Maybe next WC he'll shine.
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I am watching Mexico vs. Brazil on Univision. A beautiful goal by Gil Dos Santos (Dos Santos looked like he was crossing the ball and it floated over the keeper's head and went in off his far post) resulted in Mexico going 1-0 up.
That was a nice goal. I always liked Dos Santos, never understood why Harry kept him on the bench. He might be heading to Liverpool. Brendan* was interested in him coming to Swansea.
Yea Dos Santos is nice. I had high hopes for him in South Africa but it was not to be. Maybe next WC he'll shine.
Alyuh feel the USA took notes?
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mexico deserve that win.
God help Guyana friday night yes.
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mexico deserve that win.
God help Guyana friday night yes.
Reality will set in.
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USA vs Canada playing on FSC. They just went in at the half at 0-0. Lively game so far
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canada reall knockin...look usa now bring on that shittong edu...i ent know what klinsmann see in he
p.s. canada have a decent shirt boy...retro umbro style
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Congrats to SH.. saw the last 1/2 and he had the boys playing real nice. Good ball movement, speed and desire on the field. Keep doing your thing boss.. team looking a lot more comfortable than last fall.
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Score?
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Score?
0-0 but a good result for Canada as they've struggled against the US the past 10 yrs or so.
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hartsy post-match interview. jackson shoulda win that for canada late.
http://www.youtube.com/v/APO3uAQjh3U
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Down with the Yankee infidels!
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Down with the Yankee infidels!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :cheers: ;D
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hartsy post-match interview. jackson shoulda win that for canada late.
http://www.youtube.com/v/APO3uAQjh3U
Thank you for posting this Andre. Stephen Hart has the right attitude. He eh want to celebrate any goaless draw, and indicated that he thought that Canada could have won the match. He seemed somewhat satisfied, but you could tell that he was also somewhat disappointed at the same time.
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Hart still with Canada NT? This must be an old clip, right?
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While I was taking in the Germany-Portugal match today, I had an eye on the Argentina-Brazil friendly out in New Jersey. Messi scored a brilliant hat trick. Here are the goals. The third goal was sublime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPlqs2hJOo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb1aNRztSQ0
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While I was taking in the Germany-Portugal match today, I had an eye on the Argentina-Brazil friendly out in New Jersey. Messi scored a brilliant hat trick. Here are the goals. The third goal was sublime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPlqs2hJOo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb1aNRztSQ0
Asso asso asso, well, come WC 2014, I think this man will prove all the doubters wrong, the "he does not peform for Argentina" will be put to rest
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While I was taking in the Germany-Portugal match today, I had an eye on the Argentina-Brazil friendly out in New Jersey. Messi scored a brilliant hat trick. Here are the goals. The third goal was sublime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPlqs2hJOo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb1aNRztSQ0
Asso asso asso, well, come WC 2014, I think this man will prove all the doubters wrong, the "he does not peform for Argentina" will be put to rest
I respect Pele as a footballing great, but he is clearly deluded if he thinks that Neymar is fit to be mentioned in the same sentence as Lionel Messi. Yes, some may argue it si only a friendly; trust me, the fact that an Argentinian player got sent off (Marcelo was in the middle of another bacchanal), proves that those teams took the game very seriously. Brazil-Argentina is a huge rivalry in South America as everyone on this board knows.
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That's wasn't Brazil A squad though, was it?
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That's wasn't Brazil A squad though, was it?
Brazil Olympic Team
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That's wasn't Brazil A squad though, was it?
Brazil Olympic Team
Most! Marcello, Hulk, Thiago Silva, David Luis, Sandro & jefferson are over the age
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That's wasn't Brazil A squad though, was it?
Brazil Olympic Team
Most! Marcello, Hulk, Thiago Silva, David Luis, Sandro & jefferson are over the age
Tiago Silva, David Luis and Jefferson did not play against Argentina... Is Sandro considered over-age- he just turned 23 this year...what's the cut off?
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That's wasn't Brazil A squad though, was it?
Brazil Olympic Team
Most! Marcello, Hulk, Thiago Silva, David Luis, Sandro & jefferson are over the age
Tiago Silva, David Luis and Jefferson did not play against Argentina... Is Sandro considered over-age- he just turned 23 this year...what's the cut off?
Wiki:
The same restrictions used for recent Olympiads are applied, in which each squad is to consist of eighteen players, of which no more than three may be born before 1 January 1989
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then Sandro is NOT overage - His DOB is March '89.
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Incredible goal!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/v/IIiLrVZamlA
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Zlatan destroy England damn......imagine big footballing country like England and they can't make the transition.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/KrVQ8LDP9XA#!
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Helluva goal by Zlatan :applause:
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Elan, you go really post that jokey Bradley goal after that BIG BIG Zatlan goal? You not serious. :D
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Incredible goal!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/v/IIiLrVZamlA
Lawd have mercy!
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http://www.youtube.com/v/KrVQ8LDP9XA#!
Move this forkery off the board please >:( , Yankee shit
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Col. score vs. Brazil just b4 the half.
Cuadrado score. The man is real beans.
VB
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Sweden's Olsson brothers' sister, is married to Dirk Nowitziki
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http://www.youtube.com/v/KrVQ8LDP9XA#!
Move this forkery off the board please >:( , Yankee shit
Not even ah lil love self? :devil:
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stueps ::)
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Col. score vs. Brazil just b4 the half.
Cuadrado score. The man is real beans.
VB
shit i missed that match...colombia have a yhuteman that plays with Pescara named Quintero age 19..look out for him in a year or two...Cuadrado is poison...when he ready...revived his career over at fiorentina..and he still young(ish)...
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Nigeria just scored a great goal as well
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Zlatan wdf!
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The way Zltan score that goal, yuh could tell it was no fluke. Ah bet he has been tryin that kinda of stuff during pratise. Joe Hart-England's number 1 and the world's number 1 :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Zlatan's latest is one of the greatest goals I ever see. Up there with R. Carlos' free kick vs France and Maradona in 86.
Wait nah is England who enable another best goal ever contender lol.
If Rooney had score dat yuh would never hear the end of it.
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Healthy dose ah luck involved in that goal... take nothing away from it, but I prefer his goal in Euro qualifying. Even better, Dejan Stankovic's goal for Inter against Schalke (and an even bigger name keeper in Neuer) couple seasons ago. Will even throw in Maxi goal against Mexico in Germany when he string up Sanchez.
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Healthy dose ah luck involved in that goal... take nothing away from it, but I prefer his goal in Euro qualifying.
Yuh have a link? I doh remember.
Even better, Dejan Stankovic's goal for Inter against Schalke(and an even bigger name keeper in Neuer) couple seasons ago.
Nice but same amount of luck and less skill required than Zlatan's in a similar situation (goalie out of position) so definitely not even as good.
Will even throw in Maxi goal against Mexico in Germany when he string up Sanchez.
Good but not even one of the best volleyed goals. Zidane's CL final goal or any volley from a corner beatin dat. I feel yuh mention him becuz "Liverpool".
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Despite the Carnival season Brazil still made mass 5-0 trashing over South Africa and Ukraine played dead to catch corbeau alive beating the US 2-0.
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Despite the Carnival season Brazil still made mass 5-0 trashing over South Africa and Ukraine played dead to catch corbeau alive beating the US 2-0.
Both South Africa and Cameroon take they handful easy like Sunday mornin. :whistling:
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Sturridge on fire... at least one goal in 8 of his last nine games in all competitions. Scored in the 82' to give England the victory over Denmark.
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Honestly. I glad for Sturridge!
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This Mexico-Nigeria game is all action.
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This Mexico-Nigeria game is all action.
70k on a Wednesday night in the ATL.
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Fernandhino goal for Brazil was a beaut. Matudi from France scored a friggin bicycle, it was both great and Ibra-esque.
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A moment this kid may cherish for life :beermug:
http://www.youtube.com/v/e2WGX9lzA8w
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Nice of Neymar to do that.
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I eh see none of these games yet. :(
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Serbia 2-1 Jamaica
May 26, 2014 Filed under Featured Posts, Men's Senior News, National Mens News, National News, News Posted by JFF
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz lost a spirited encounter with Serbia 2-1 at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, USA.
Jamaica got off to a rocky start as they faces a crafty Serbian attack. Dusan Tadic scored the opening goal in the 13th minute with a skillful effort. Serbia kept the pressure on and Jamaica conceded a second goal in the 22nd minute as a result of a hard and low shot by Man City left back Aleksander Kolorov on a textbook overlap.
Jamaica made a handful of counter attacks to reassert themselves in the game but continued to find the final ball elusive. Goalkeeper Andre Blake made two crucial saves to keep the scoreline to two as the Boyz weathered Serbia’s attacks.
Jamaica made changes at the half which saw 18 year old Striker Michael Seaton replace Darren Mattocks. The half time team talk seemed to work wonders as Jamaica came out flying in the second half, putting Serbia on their heels. Jamaica’s resurgence was rewarded in the 53rd minute when Kemar Lawrence’s accurate cross found the head of the rising Michael Seaton who headed strongly past Stojkovic.
Jamaica looked for different ways to craft an equalizer as Captain Rodolph Austin tried to loop the ball over the Serbian #1 from a crafty short corner set play in the 58th minute. The effort narrowly looped over the bar.
Goalkeeper Andre Blake made key saves for Jamaica to keep Jamaica within one goal as Jamaica continued to attack.
Simon Dawkins went close to equalizing when he saw his effort whistle just above the crossbar in the 76th minute, much to the relief of the Serbians.
Substitute Hughan Gray bundled over Kolorov on the edge of the box to concede a penalty in the 87th minute. Kolorov stepped up to claim his brace but was denied by an agile stop from Goalkeeper Andre Blake.
The match ended 2-1, however, with an impressive second half display from the Reggae Boyz and strong performances from players such as Blake and Seaton, there are several positives to take away in a match against top draw opposition.
Jamaica look ahead to their next match which is against Switzerland on Friday, May 30th, in Luvern, Switzerland.
The nation will continue to support the Reggae Boyz and hope they can put on a strong display as they travel to Europe for the next few fixtures.
Serbia — Vladimir Stojkovic, Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Jolarov, Nemanja Pejcinovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Matic (Radoslav Petrovic 86th), Milos Tojic, Dusan Tadic, Lazar Markovic (Dusan Basta 60th), Zoran Tosic, Aleksandar Mitrovic (Filip Dordevic 69th)
Subs not used: Zeljko Brkic, Dusan Tosic, Radoslav Petrovic, Filip Dordevic, Stefan Mitrovic.
Jamaica’s starting 11 as follows:
#1 Andre Blake (GK)
#5 Alvas Powell (D)
#2 Upston Edwards (D)
#3 Lloyd Doyley (D)
#20 Kemar Lawrence (D)
#16 Chris Humphrey (M)
#17 Rudolph Austin (M)
#14 John Ross Edwards (M)
#15 Joel Grant (M)
#18 Simon Dawkins (F)
#10 Darren Mattocks (F)
Substitutes
#9 Michael Seaton for Mattocks 46′
#6 Nicholas Beckett for J. Edwards 46′
#8 Hughan Gray for Humphrey 71′
#7 Nicholy Finlayson for Lawrence 75′
#11 Romario Campbell for Grant 78′
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Jokers with little skill ...
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Jokers with little skill ...
yuh have to start eh
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hey Reggae Fan... i dont recognize much of the names there....can you shed some light on some players ??
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hey Reggae Fan... i dont recognize much of the names there....can you shed some light on some players ??
4 or so from the domestic league, 4 or so from MLS, and another 4 or so from lower divisions in England. Two players made débuts. Goal scored by 18 YO DC united striker Michael Seaton , while 190yo Alva Powell marshaled the defense... both these players played recently vs T&T. Team leaves for the European leg of the tour where they will meet Switzerland in Lucerne followed by Egypt in London then France in lille on may 30, June 4 and June 8th respectively. Team will be joined by a few additional UK based players for the next couple games.
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while 190yo Alva Powell marshaled the defense...
And I thought Roger Milla was old!
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I seem to recall there being a Jamaica-specific thread.
Serbia — Vladimir Stojkovic, Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Jolarov, Nemanja Pejcinovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Matic (Radoslav Petrovic 86th), Milos Tojic, Dusan Tadic, Lazar Markovic (Dusan Basta 60th), Zoran Tosic, Aleksandar Mitrovic (Filip Dordevic 69th)
Subs not used: Zeljko Brkic, Dusan Tosic, Radoslav Petrovic, Filip Dordevic, Stefan Mitrovic.
In your haste ...
Anyhow, how many caps now is this for Simon Dawkins? He was sitting on his passport for quite some time before the JFF acted.
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I seem to recall there being a Jamaica-specific thread.
Serbia — Vladimir Stojkovic, Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Jolarov, Nemanja Pejcinovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Matic (Radoslav Petrovic 86th), Milos Tojic, Dusan Tadic, Lazar Markovic (Dusan Basta 60th), Zoran Tosic, Aleksandar Mitrovic (Filip Dordevic 69th)
Subs not used: Zeljko Brkic, Dusan Tosic, Radoslav Petrovic, Filip Dordevic, Stefan Mitrovic.
In your haste ...
Anyhow, how many caps now is this for Simon Dawkins? He was sitting on his passport for quite some time before the JFF acted.
The moderators here do a good job merging the various threads where they belong...Im sure they will sort it out shortly.
Highlights of the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFnWVQL-aDM
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I only caught snippets of the game in the 1st half - Serbia looked energetic to say the least. Serbia are ranked 30th, so to get 2-1 from that game isn't to be sniffed at, and they have players playing in the top leagues across teh world. Jamaica, on the other hand, fielded a youthful team to try and prepare for 2018, so really you have to be a little worried for us!
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I seem to recall there being a Jamaica-specific thread.
Serbia — Vladimir Stojkovic, Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Jolarov, Nemanja Pejcinovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Matic (Radoslav Petrovic 86th), Milos Tojic, Dusan Tadic, Lazar Markovic (Dusan Basta 60th), Zoran Tosic, Aleksandar Mitrovic (Filip Dordevic 69th)
Subs not used: Zeljko Brkic, Dusan Tosic, Radoslav Petrovic, Filip Dordevic, Stefan Mitrovic.
In your haste ...
Anyhow, how many caps now is this for Simon Dawkins? He was sitting on his passport for quite some time before the JFF acted.
The moderators here do a good job merging the various threads where they belong...Im sure they will sort it out shortly.
Highlights of the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFnWVQL-aDM
Thanks for the vid. What about Dawkins?
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I only caught snippets of the game in the 1st half - Serbia looked energetic to say the least. Serbia are ranked 30th, so to get 2-1 from that game isn't to be sniffed at, and they have players playing in the top leagues across teh world. Jamaica, on the other hand, fielded a youthful team to try and prepare for 2018, so really you have to be a little worried for us!
worried for what? a full strength and properly prepared tt outfit can beat mexico and the us... why would i worry about ja losing 2-1, even with their full team we would still beat them.. we have a good coach this rounds with hopefully beenhakker as advisor... if anyone should worry is the rest of concacaf for the next wc qualifiers, we might put some licks on all the teams this rounds.. mark my words
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Agreed with Contro on this one. Jamdown done geh 1-0 then 2-0 from the Warriors. Go be even wuss next time.
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Agreed with Contro on this one. Jamdown done geh 1-0 then 2-0 from the Warriors. Go be even wuss next time.
I understand the optimism, and I also do agree that you have a coach in place now that seems to be doing the right things for T&T football. Like you, I am also cautiously optimistic about my team's chances moving forward, as I do believe we have a coach in place who can take us places.
I see games vs Argentina, Serbia, France, Iran, Switzerland, Egypt, Columbia possibility of two Caribbean teams playing in the Copa in 2016 and Jamaica getting an invite to the 2015 edition in Chile as opportunity for growth and good platform for launching 2018 qualification program for both T&T and Jamaica...I am certain Haiti, despite their predicaments, are looking forward to 2018 as well....so too the central Americans.
http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/football-americas/tournaments/14716-jamaica-to-play-at-copa-america-2015-in-chile
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Contro and Dreamer - I'm worried that they're blooding their youths early, and apparently sticking with them. They'll have 2/3 years experience on our youth players if they keep the unity. Moreover they looked a lot better against Serbia than they did against us. I'm being a little paranoid I'll readily admit that, and on our day we'll beat any team in CONCACAF - it's the other days I worry about!
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i thought de ttfa was wokin dem playin serbia the swiss egypt and france
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I Agreed with Contro on this one. Jamdown done geh 1-0 then 2-0 from the Warriors. Go be even wuss next time.
I understand the optimism, and I also do agree that you have a coach in place now that seems to be doing the right things for T&T football. Like you, I am also cautiously optimistic about my team's chances moving forward, as I do believe we have a coach in place who can take us places.
I see games vs Argentina, Serbia, France, Iran, Switzerland, Egypt, Columbia possibility of two Caribbean teams playing in the Copa in 2016 and Jamaica getting an invite to the 2015 edition in Chile as opportunity for growth and good platform for launching 2018 qualification program for both T&T and Jamaica...I am certain Haiti, despite their predicaments, are looking forward to 2018 as well....so too the central Americans.
http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/football-americas/tournaments/14716-jamaica-to-play-at-copa-america-2015-in-chile
i am happy for jamaican football, my 2nd team in the caribbean... caribbean football on the whole must grow.. 2 teams from the caribbean in the copa is good... trinidad will be one of those teams... hopefully jamaica as well..
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Contro and Dreamer - I'm worried that they're blooding their youths early, and apparently sticking with them. They'll have 2/3 years experience on our youth players if they keep the unity. Moreover they looked a lot better against Serbia than they did against us. I'm being a little paranoid I'll readily admit that, and on our day we'll beat any team in CONCACAF - it's the other days I worry about!
that is good for us that jamaica are raising their game, it will just make us raise our game and have a stronger opponent to face and prepare with for 2018...
you are forgetting we have youths as well, a lot that are playing on the team and will be around for 2018...
Fear God... composure wins games, not paranoia
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i thought de ttfa was wokin dem playin serbia the swiss egypt and france
pal everybody gettin games so wasnt anythin special that we secured two. if we were in the hex we may have gotten more.
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Mexico vs Israel on ESPN 2 now.
I see Blanco and I get confused oui.
This Mexico side still have licks to get
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I only caught snippets of the game in the 1st half - Serbia looked energetic to say the least. Serbia are ranked 30th, so to get 2-1 from that game isn't to be sniffed at, and they have players playing in the top leagues across teh world. Jamaica, on the other hand, fielded a youthful team to try and prepare for 2018, so really you have to be a little worried for us!
Worried !!!
95% of this same team get beat twice by a youthful T&T team also!!!
Worried??
Once we continue to prepare the right way, we will do very well.
Besides, Jamaica, can play all the game they want, but when de real test comes, they will drop all they local players and call de England B team.
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a T&T team with the right coaching staff headed by Hart and Beenhakker will take TT through to the 2018 WC... mark my words..
once we have a good coach and great prep we are set and nothing can stop us.. that is the fear in CONCACAF though they may not admit it.. is a well prepared TT team with a good coach.. they know once we have that we can beat anyone in the region hands down..
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Ah doh believe in the RETURN OF BEENIE ... at some point we might have to leggo the sentimentality of that association. Jes saying ... ah not heavily invested in that Second Coming actually manifesting.
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Ah doh believe in the RETURN OF BEENIE ... at some point we might have to leggo the sentimentality of that association. Jes saying ... ah not heavily invested in that Second Coming actually manifesting.
just a suggestion, i would prefer a local that has the ability, but that is hard to find, sadly Nakhid has moved on or he would be ideal but I doubt he would play 2nd fiddle... :-\
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Switzerland 1-0 Jamaica
Josip Drmic scored a late winner as Switzerland warmed up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Jamaica on Friday at the Swissporarena in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Drmic, a half-time substitute, hit the winner in the 84th minute, finishing with the outside of his foot from Blerim Dzemaili's pass. Despite scoring only once, Switzerland finished with 26 shots, including six on target, per ESPN FC.
For Drmic, however, it was a third international goal in two friendlies this year, according to the Associated Press (via SFGate.com). He also scored twice in Switzerland's 2-2 draw with Croatia in March.
Drmic's offensive production will serve as good news for the Swiss as they continue preparations for the World Cup.
Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's side earned a top seed for the tournament and were drawn into Group E with Ecuador, France and Honduras.
When they arrive in Brazil, the Swiss will be hoping to improve on their group-stage exit from four years ago. While France would apparently pose the greatest threat this time around in the group stage, Switzerland will look to record a positive result in a potentially tricky opener on June 15 against Ecuador, who will have the advantage of playing on their home continent.
Up next for Hitzfeld's side is a match at home to Peru on Tuesday. Peru lost 3-0 to England on Friday.
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Usual Jamaica.
Stodgy, lumbering and difficult to overcome in defense, not absorbing goals easily even against Mexico and USA.
However, unattractive, dull, boring, clumsy in attack and almost congenitally incapable of scoring more than 1 goal per six month period.
If there were a Caribbean all star team, probably no Jamaicans would qualify unless they had non Jakan or had Trini parerntage or were completely socialized outside of Jamdown like a John Barnes. Hopeless.
The only serious striker that I rated as homegrown from JA was that anger management needing cocaine addict who got busted in Hengland and used to give T&T real hell in the Caribbean Cup.
His name was ........ ahmm ....... Onandi Lowe. Since then ..... Nada other than British import Burton.
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Ivory Coast looking like they meet each other on the bus for the first time.
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Usual Jamaica.
Stodgy, lumbering and difficult to overcome in defense, not absorbing goals easily even against Mexico and USA.
However, unattractive, dull, boring, clumsy in attack and almost congenitally incapable of scoring more than 1 goal per six month period.
If there were a Caribbean all star team, probably no Jamaicans would qualify unless they had non Jakan or had Trini parerntage or were completely socialized outside of Jamdown like a John Barnes. Hopeless.
The only serious striker that I rated as homegrown from JA was that anger management needing cocaine addict who got busted in Hengland and used to give T&T real hell in the Caribbean Cup.
His name was ........ ahmm ....... Onandi Lowe. Since then ..... Nada other than British import Burton.
This is an impressive assessment, to say the least. And to think that Lowe was better known as a defender.
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http://www.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/05/31/world-cup-mexico-midfielder-luis-montes-seriously-injured-friendly-vs-ecuado.
Did any of you guys see this one ? my blood run cold when i saw it.
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Usual Jamaica.
Stodgy, lumbering and difficult to overcome in defense, not absorbing goals easily even against Mexico and USA.
However, unattractive, dull, boring, clumsy in attack and almost congenitally incapable of scoring more than 1 goal per six month period.
If there were a Caribbean all star team, probably no Jamaicans would qualify unless they had non Jakan or had Trini parerntage or were completely socialized outside of Jamdown like a John Barnes. Hopeless.
The only serious striker that I rated as homegrown from JA was that anger management needing cocaine addict who got busted in Hengland and used to give T&T real hell in the Caribbean Cup.
His name was ........ ahmm ....... Onandi Lowe. Since then ..... Nada other than British import Burton.
five of the players who played vs Serbia and Switzerland has left camp and return to their respective clubs. The players will be replaced by players mostly from Jamaica premier league. The forward line for the Egypt and France games will likely comprise 19 yo Micheal Seaton of dc united and 20 yo jamar Loza from Norwich. 22 yo keeper andre Blake has been a standout so far in games vs Serbia and Switzerland, unfortunately he is one of the five that were recalled by their clubs.
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Seen many of those. Yes it's bad to watch at. :(
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A Ghanaian player got mash up yesterday too......out for 3 months...........
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Watching Turkey vs. USA on ESPN right now... beautiful goal by Fabien Johnson off a give and go with Bradley. Nice run, nice combination of passes, brilliant finish off the bounce for the US. They should be down about 3-1 though... Turkey wasted at least three golden opportunities, including one point-blank inside the box, and a shot by Nuri Sahin off the outside of the post. Sahin showing exactly why Liverpool got rid of him... waste of talent. Turkey doing whatever they want against the US left side defense.
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The Mexican came in real reckless. Is a friendly why he lashin out so hard when he late? Stupid.
No WC for either player steups.
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montolivo as well went in for a ball i think he shouldve left..he's out of the worldcup as well
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cameroon n germany tied 2-2
since my bro married into a cameroonian family, thas mih side too
helps that they giv me free cameroon juzzy ;D
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I looked at a still picture. I ain't able with video.
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montolivo as well went in for a ball i think he shouldve left..he's out of the worldcup as well
Especially since he's an automatic starter, real hard pill too swallow
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Between the red jerseys and frantic running, Mexico looking like crazy ants on the field.
They fast on the counter attack but really lacking a cutting edge. Plus the defense looking suspect.
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Between the red jerseys and frantic running, Mexico looking like crazy ants on the field.
They fast on the counter attack but really lacking a cutting edge. Plus the defense looking suspect.
The red juzzy just making dem look fast and dynamic, but they are a bit disorganized especially in the back. At half time Herrera complained about Bosnia starting a different team than the one on the official list; the ref eh taking the game seriously... blah blah blah... Meanwhile his team was terrible and should have been down about 3 if not for the wasteful finishing by Dzkeo.
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Matches on Today
Times are Eastern Standard Time
13:00 Gibraltar - Malta (in progress)
14:30 Int. Friendly: Algeria - Romania
14:30 Int. Friendly: Netherlands - Wales
14:30 Int. Friendly: Hungary - Albania
14:45 Int. Friendly: Italy - Luxembourg
15:00 Int. Friendly: Ecuador - England
15:00 Int. Friendly: Jamaica - Egypt
15:15 Int. Friendly: Iceland - Estonia
18:15 Int. Friendly: Argentina - Trinidad &Tobago :salute:
19:30 Int. Friendly: Uruguay - Slovenia
20:00 Int. Friendly: Chile - Northern Ireland
21:00 Int. Friendly: El Salvador - Ivory Coast
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great goal by Joel Grant as JA lead Egypt 2-1 after 38 mtns.
were down 1-0 and scored two goals in around 10 mnts.
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England as crap as usual
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great goal by Joel Grant as JA lead Egypt 2-1 after 38 mtns.
were down 1-0 and scored two goals in around 10 mnts.
goals here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjSiwxl3POM
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Mexico vs Portugal live on ESPN 2 now
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Mexico vs Portugal live on ESPN 2 now
Them 2 teams just tapping the ball around. Nobody wants to get injured. Stadium full.
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With the exception of TT, I eh watching any more friendlies. The WC teams holding back. I will wait for next week, when there is no holds bar.
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Mexico vs Portugal live on ESPN 2 now
Them 2 teams just tapping the ball around. Nobody wants to get injured. Stadium full.
With the exception of TT, I eh watching any more friendlies. The WC teams holding back. I will wait for next week, when there is no holds bar.
Better than watching Amish Mafia or whatever on tv tonight. You right about the injuries though, the red cards in the England-Ecuador game were a direct result of a man not wanting to end up on the outside looking in.
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Matches on Today
12 noon EST
Cameroon 1 v Moldova 0 (FT; see match report below)
1:00 pm EST
Estonia v Tajikistan (in progress; supposedly streaming live on YouTube)
2:30 pm EST
Hungary v. Kazakhstan
2:45 pm EST
Belgium v Tunisia Interrupted and postponed due to hail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2651588/Belgiums-World-Cup-warm-game-against-Tunisia-postponed-super-sized-hail-stones-force-players-off.html) ... (1-0, FT; report below)
Argentina v Slovenia
4:00 pm EST
El Salvador v Spain
4:45 pm EST
England v Honduras
6:00 pm EST
US v Nigeria
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Cameroon beat Moldova in final World Cup warm-up match
Cameroon completed their World Cup warm-up programme with a 1-0 win over Moldova in front of their home fans in Yaounde on Saturday.
Midfielder Edgar Salli scored the only goal on the half-hour mark, in a game which the hosts dominated.
Achille Webo could have doubled the score, hitting the post in the first half.
Captain Samuel Eto'o did not appear in the Indomitable Lions' line-up, heightening concerns over his fitness.
Their talismanic skipper spent much of the pre-tournament training camp in Austria over the last fortnight on the sidelines being treated.
Eto'o had played, and scored, last Sunday at the end of the stay in Europe when Cameroon forced a morale-boosting 2-2 draw with Germany before heading home for their final week of preparation.
Saturday's home match did mark a return to the side for centre back Aurelien Chedjou, who had also been battling with injury.
It was the second win in four warm-up games for Volker Finke's side, who depart on Sunday for the World Cup in Brazil, where they will compete in Group A against the host nation, Croatia and Mexico.
Source: BBC
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Germany 6 Armenia 1 (yesterday)
Portugal 1 Mexico 0 (yesterday)
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Spain, El Salvador a study in contrasts before friendly soccer match at FedEx Field
Even before side issues are taken into account, the contrast between the Spanish and Salvadoran national soccer teams is as striking as any in soccer today.
Spain has reached unparalleled global heights over six years with an innovative style and a cast employed by the sport’s leading clubs. It will arrive in Brazil on Monday seeking to become the first repeat World Cup champion in 52 years and extend its streak of major international trophies to four.
A small, poor country that has fallen behind Central American rivals, El Salvador has not qualified for the World Cup since 1982 and sends few players to leagues beyond its borders.
Salvadoran problems deepened last year when a match-fixing scandal resulted in lifetime bans to 14 players and sanctions against six others.
In his second match in charge, Coach Albert Roca will guide the squad against Spain in a friendly Saturday afternoon at FedEx Field — the first game of a doubleheader that will also feature D.C. United against the Columbus Crew in an MLS regular season match. A crowd of about 60,000 is expected.
While Spain stands at the pinnacle of soccer, El Salvador is climbing from its depths.
Roca, a Spaniard hired by the Salvadoran soccer federation last month, said the program has begun to “wash the bad image that has transpired in the last year and bring back happiness to the Salvadoran fans who support the national team.”
Before the opening whistle even sounds, the outcome of Saturday’s game is hardly in doubt. But for El Salvador, the priority is getting back on its feet. It took the first steps Wednesday in suburban Dallas with an admirable performance, a 2-1 defeat to World Cup-bound Ivory Coast.
The margin is not important to Spain either. Six days ahead of its group opener against the Netherlands — a rematch of the 2010 final in Johannesburg — Coach Vicente del Bosque needs to test the fitness of potential starters Diego Costa and Xabi Alonso and provide quality time for several others.
“We want to impose our game but need to be cautious because the opponent will want to attack us,” he said. “The most important thing for us is that the 23 players are peaking at the right time for the World Cup.”
While most of Spain’s squad comes from La Liga titans Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, El Salvador’s affiliations are with the domestic circuit, the U.S. second and third divisions, Hungary, Guatemala and Mexico’s second tier. Midfielder Richard Menjivar and goalkeeper Derby Carrillo are Salvadoran Americans from Los Angeles. Midfielder Arturo Alvarez, a Houston native, played in MLS for years and served on U.S. youth national teams.
With a limited player pool further depleted by the suspensions, Roca is searching for others with Salvadoran heritage ahead of this fall’s Copa Centroamericana in September. Among the targets is midfielder Junior Flores, 18, a former Manassas Park High School star who signed with German giant Borussia Dortmund. He has played for U.S. youth national teams and appears committed to the American program.
“Our players are young and they are used to seeing the Spanish players on TV in the Champions League and the World Cup,” Roca said, “but they want to show the world they are talented.”
Washington is a natural playing venue for El Salvador, which typically draws large crowds from the expatriate community for annual friendlies at RFK Stadium. While Spain is the star attraction Saturday, the blue-and-white Salvadoran flag will color the landscape.
As recently as last summer, the Salvadoran program was in a good place, advancing to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the regional championship. But trouble was brewing. In August, the Salvadoran federation suspended 22 players for suspicion of influencing the outcome of several matches, including games against United and the U.S. national team.
By the fall, several prominent players had received lifetime bans extending around the world. Forward Rodolfo Zelaya, El Salvador’s most promising player, received a year-long suspension. Eliseo Quintanilla, a former United midfielder, accepted a six-month penalty. Some of the banned players are now scattered around the United States competing in amateur leagues.
Spain’s players do not know much about the Salvadorans but will not dismiss them either.
“We always respect our opponent, whoever the opponent may be,” said Atletico Madrid forward David Villa, Spain’s all-time leading scorer who this week signed with New York City FC, a 2015 MLS expansion team. “We are a professional team and we conduct ourselves at all times as professionals. We don’t minimize the opponent for any reason.”
With its flight to Brazil departing Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport on Sunday, Spain is more concerned about itself than any opponent. The two-time defending European champions will join Brazil, Germany and Argentina as the World Cup favorites.
“Over the last six years, it’s not easy to achieve what we achieved,” Alonso said. “We don’t think it might be the end. The World Cup is a great chance to achieve something without precedence in football history. Probably for a few players, it could be their last chance to play in the World Cup. Hopefully we will do as well as in the last one. We know it’s not an easy task, but we are up for that.”
Source: The Washington Post; Stephen Goff (author)
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Belgium wins final WCup warmup against Tunisia
BRUSSELS -- Dries Mertens scored one minute from time as Belgium scrapped to a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in its final preparation game for the World Cup on Saturday.
The match was interrupted for about 40 minutes after a severe hail storm forced players off the field in the first half.
After a successful preparation campaign highlighted by a 5-1 victory over Luxembourg and a 2-0 win in Sweden, Belgium coach Marc Wilmots sought safety first for the send-off game against Tunisia.
He kept Romelu Lukaku on the bench until the 61st minute after the striker had already proven his form with four goals in the last two games.
Tunisia was reduced to 10 men after 63 minutes when Issam Jemaa was sent off.
Belgium plays Russia, South Korea and Algeria in Group H
Source: The Miami Herald
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Altidore score 2.
The USA is going to win the world cup.
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Altidore score 2.
The USA is going to win the world cup.
It was interesting listen to the pre-match show - I didn't catch the beginning but from what I heard they were discussing the "writing off" of the US team by saying they had no chance of winning the tournament. And I thought, how many teams really go into the WC expecting to win it (except England)? Why should it matter whether the US had a chance or not? Teams just go to play and do their very best and that should be enough.
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Highlights of Friendlies involving WC participants:
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/england-vs-honduras-world-friendlies-highlights/
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/united-states-vs-nigeria-world-friendlies-highlights/
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/belgium-vs-tunisia-world-friendlies-highlights/
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/argentina-vs-slovenia-world-friendlies-highlights/
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/el-salvador-vs-spain-world-friendlies-highlights/
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/cameroon-vs-moldova-world-friendlies-highlights/
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Highlights of Friendlies involving non-WC participants:
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/estonia-vs-tajikistan-world-friendlies-highlights/
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/hungary-vs-kazakhstan-world-friendlies-highlights/
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hear nah, Belgium have a sweet lil knock boy, i know they getting hyped up a lot before this tournament but dem breddas knocking a brand jed.
on a side note, i saw first half of brazil vs serbia and brazil underwhelmed. i liked the 2002 brazil side but i sorry, i can't get behind this side. any big team will trouble that david luiz (he is soo overrated) thiago silva duo.
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If you sweating for France, you could score in this game.
France 8 - Jamaica -0
Cabaye 16,
Matuidi 19,
Benzema 37,
Giroud 52,
Benzema 63,
Matuidi 66,
Griezmann 77,
Griezmann 89
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Damn, embarrassing CONCACAF. Didn't watch the game. Did they try to play their regular game or did they do the smart thing and defend defend defend.
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they tried to build a lil knock even at 6-0 down they had a chance on the break but france were ruthless today...sadly i fear honduras will not fare much better against them...they will not collect 8 but france looks like they are hitting form at the right time
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Fluminese giving Italy trouble right now
2-2 in the first half.
This is an entertaining game, the first one in a while where the teams look like they doing anything other than avoiding injury.
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Beautiful..cheers France
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Fluminese giving Italy trouble right now
2-2 in the first half.
This is an entertaining game, the first one in a while where the teams look like they doing anything other than avoiding injury.
altho to be fair italy playing at half speed and is the second string out there...the crowd real into the game eh
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Jamaica eight to much? ???
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Fluminese giving Italy trouble right now
2-2 in the first half.
This is an entertaining game, the first one in a while where the teams look like they doing anything other than avoiding injury.
altho to be fair italy playing at half speed and is the second string out there...the crowd real into the game eh
The crowd acting like they playing against a heated rival.
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ok, Italy mash the gas.
from 2-2 to 5-2 in about 4 minutes.
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ok, Italy mash the gas.
from 2-2 to 5-2 in about 4 minutes.
immobile is one heck of a player eh...perfect hattrick and an assist so far
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Italy just playing around now
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Look at flicking passing tempo ... ARG wasn't balling like this.
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/france-vs-jamaica-world-friendlies-highlights/
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Damn, embarrassing CONCACAF. Didn't watch the game. Did they try to play their regular game or did they do the smart thing and defend defend defend.
Lol dey embarrass dey damn self. U feel dem feel bad when we lose to d Argies or when Portugal beat Mexico lol
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ok, Italy mash the gas.
from 2-2 to 5-2 in about 4 minutes.
immobile is one heck of a player eh...perfect hattrick and an assist so far
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/fluminense-vs-italy-friendly-highlights/
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Like the sound of that " OCHO Rios"
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As a Brazil fan I hate France with a passion but I feel they make a good run. They have a nice draw to reach quarters without having to face any of the big guns early.
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We could have collected a cool 6 from Arg., was it not for Jan-michael and the defence.
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As a Brazil fan I hate France with a passion but I feel they make a good run. They have a nice draw to reach quarters without having to face any of the big guns early.
What it is about France you don't like.
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dem yardies is rel 8ers
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Damn, embarrassing CONCACAF. Didn't watch the game. Did they try to play their regular game or did they do the smart thing and defend defend defend.
Lol dey embarrass dey damn self. U feel dem feel bad when we lose to d Argies or when Portugal beat Mexico lol
Feel bad for what. We looking like superstars next to them right now. If this team is in CONCACAF top 6 that is embarrassing for the confederation.
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We could have collected a cool 6 from Arg., was it not for Jan-michael and the defence.
Was it not for Jan-Michael? :rotfl:
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As a Brazil fan I hate France with a passion but I feel they make a good run. They have a nice draw to reach quarters without having to face any of the big guns early.
What it is about France you don't like.
the fact they beat brazil in the world cup several times.
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We could have collected a cool 6 from Arg., was it not for Jan-michael and the defence.
Was it not for Jan-Michael? :rotfl:
Okay Jan, messed up with some of the goals. I would say the second 2 goals. But Lavezzi and the others missed due to Jan's positioning in the goal. Yes, we need to focus on younger keepers. And I heard he saved a pk today. But we need some serious everything to advance to the next step to qualify for South American cup, Gold cup and Olimpics. Don't even talk about Moscow as yet. We eh ready.
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Look at flicking passing tempo ... ARG wasn't balling like this.
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/france-vs-jamaica-world-friendlies-highlights/
I think Honduras maybe in for 8 too. France looking sharp and ready.
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Look at flicking passing tempo ... ARG wasn't balling like this.
http://www.lastminutegoals.org/france-vs-jamaica-world-friendlies-highlights/
I think Honduras maybe in for 8 too. France looking sharp and ready.
Very sharp. Without Ribery too. That fella Griezmann when he gets unleashed will bring game ... ah not sure how much time they will bless him with, but ah watch him a few times playing with Carlos Vela at Sociedad, and he will open some eyes during the coming weeks.
Honduras is not a multi-dimensional team. They just play the way they play with a measure of commitment.
In the WC, teams tend to secure victories rather than go too ballistic. Get to 3, maybe 4, then cruise. Dey hadda strike a balance thinking about playing 7 games. France might be capable of dropping another 8, but it might not be wise.
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The thing is ... dem highlights was tiring even for de broadcasters bringing de highlights ... dem men needed a break in between reporting the goals. :rotfl:
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Wha he name who use to keep for de Galaxy ... Ricketts ... Wha happened to him and the NT? Ah not sure he was gehhin that kinda treatment ...
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If you sweating for France, you could score in this game.
France 8 - Jamaica -0
Cabaye 16,
Matuidi 19,
Benzema 37,
Giroud 52,
Benzema 63,
Matuidi 66,
Griezmann 77,
Griezmann 89
Raaahhtid !!! ... What de bluud cleet !!!! Nan-stap licks ayah!!
This is very damaging for the reputation of Caribbean football. Unacceptable rasta!!!
If yuh cyah play top teams without collecting 5 & 6 in yuh ruckertuhkungkung then hang up yuh fleckin' boots & close dong yuh federation
Jamaica's coach must resign. Reggae fan, please send this message to Jackula side-kick Capt.Burrell
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Anyone saw these highlights?
https://www.youtube.com/v/tpc6-TeotQY
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OCHO Rios
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OCHO Rios
LOL
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OCHO Rios
LOL
:rotfl: BM yuh is a clown, good one
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Sept. 3 Germany v Argentina in Duesseldorf
The Germans have generally given up the friendlies to Argentina - this is a warm-up for Euro qualifier vs. Scotland on the 7th.
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Sept. 3 Germany v Argentina in Duesseldorf
The Germans have generally given up the friendlies to Argentina - this is a warm-up for Euro qualifier vs. Scotland on the 7th.
Like Argentina ready for revenge
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Mexico vs Netherlands, Nov 12th in Amsterdam! :wavetowel:
Remember bad blood still run between both teams from what happened at the World Cup. :duel:
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What Lucas Moura do to keep getting overlooked? Dunga not interested
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September 3, 2014 20:45 CET / 2:45PM ET / 1:45 PM CT / 12:45 PM MT / 11:45 AM PT
ESPN NEWS (Uverse 1604) | ESPN3
Possible line-ups:
Neuer - Rüdiger, Ginter, Höwedes, Durm - Kramer, T. Kroos - T. Müller, Özil, Reus - M. Götze
Trainer: Löw
Romero - Zabaleta, Demichelis, Garay, Rojo - Biglia, Mascherano - Lavezzi, di Maria - Aguero -Higuain
Trainer: Martino
Messi out due to hip/groin problem
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Lets go Argentina! Beat the Europeans!
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ah boy the better team won :beermug:
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/argentina-trounce-world-cup-champs-germany-angel-di-maria-shines-bright-090314 (http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/argentina-trounce-world-cup-champs-germany-angel-di-maria-shines-bright-090314)
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Robinho and all getting called up.
http://depor.pe/futbol-internacional/seleccion-brasil-robinho-fue-convocado-partidos-amistosos-1023774
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ah boy the better team won :beermug:
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/argentina-trounce-world-cup-champs-germany-angel-di-maria-shines-bright-090314 (http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/argentina-trounce-world-cup-champs-germany-angel-di-maria-shines-bright-090314)
Too much Dortmund, not enough Bayern on the pitch. lol
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Robinho and all getting called up.
http://depor.pe/futbol-internacional/seleccion-brasil-robinho-fue-convocado-partidos-amistosos-1023774
Cosmetics?
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ah boy the better team won :beermug:
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/argentina-trounce-world-cup-champs-germany-angel-di-maria-shines-bright-090314 (http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/argentina-trounce-world-cup-champs-germany-angel-di-maria-shines-bright-090314)
I've been trying to find a post I made about Di Maria before he became a senior team player. Fulfillment of promise ... exceeds the promise of fulfillment.
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Neymar,Dunga of to winning start
bbc
Neymar scored the only goal of the game seven minutes from time as Dunga's second spell as Brazil boss began with a win over 10-man Colombia in Miami.
Barcelona forward Neymar curled home a free-kick to give the Selecao victory in their first game since finishing fourth at their home World Cup.
Colombia had been reduced to 10 men on 49 minutes, when Juan Cuadrado was sent off for a second bookable offence.
New Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao featured for 13 minutes.
The 28-year-old, who joined the Red Devils on loan for £6m on transfer deadline day, missed the World Cup after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage in January.
But his return as a late substitute for Colombia failed to prevent Neymar, captaining his country for the first time, from taking centre stage in front of a 73,429 crowd at Sun Life Stadium.
Two months after a challenge from Colombia's Juan Zuniga ended his World Cup at the quarter-final stage, the two players hugged on the pitch before kick-off.
Despite that, there was no shortage of tough tackles, with seven players booked.
Brazil had the better of the chances, and Diego Tardelli had a first-half effort ruled out for offside, but they could not find a way through until Neymar's late intervention.
Falcao had a a late opportunity to equalise, but could not divert his close-range header on target.
Dunga, who succeeded Luiz Felipe Scolari, said. "It is always good to win, especially with the criticism after the World Cup, some of which was very strong.
"This will help the players to regain self-esteem and confidence."
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Mercy! Colombia came to unleash artillery on El Salvador. Some quality from several quarters, but James was especially pleasant to watch. The 2018 generation has promise aplenty.
Canada beware.
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Next month clash between Holland and Mexico will be niceness
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7wvEjIEAEXTG4.png:large (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7wvEjIEAEXTG4.png:large)
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Fans of the game in Hong Kong got their money's worth, although ARG exploded for 7 unanswered goals. Some classic execution by the name brand ballers. For about 20 minutes ah couldn't walk away from the match. Entertaining passes and ball circulation.
Most goals by ARG since they trounced Serbia 6-0 in 2006!
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Next month clash between Holland and Mexico will be niceness
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7wvEjIEAEXTG4.png:large (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7wvEjIEAEXTG4.png:large)
BIG UP MEXICO!! WHIP HOLLAND IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD ;D Down with the Europeans
http://www.footytube.com/video/Netherlands-vs-Mexico-314690 (http://www.footytube.com/video/Netherlands-vs-Mexico-314690)
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Next month clash between Holland and Mexico will be niceness
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7wvEjIEAEXTG4.png:large (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7wvEjIEAEXTG4.png:large)
BIG UP MEXICO!! WHIP HOLLAND IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD ;D Down with the Europeans
http://www.footytube.com/video/Netherlands-vs-Mexico-314690 (http://www.footytube.com/video/Netherlands-vs-Mexico-314690)
3 goals off 3 defensive lapse.
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I heard the Faroe Islands beat Greece :rotfl: :rotfl:
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I heard the Faroe Islands beat Greece :rotfl: :rotfl:
If so dey should party til no tmr, dem does geh level lix like a bad step chile
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I heard the Faroe Islands beat Greece :rotfl: :rotfl:
If so dey should party til no tmr, dem does geh level lix like a bad step chile
1:0 and on Greek soil.
Germany had trouble with minnow Gibraltar, only 4:0 - the commentator say tongue in check does that mean Gibraltar is better than Brazil.
Scotland's goal over Ireland was pretty cool
https://www.youtube.com/v/4khYSkpjNag
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USA vs Chile tonight at 6pm EST live on Fox Sports1 and Unimas.
USA trotting out in a 3-5-2. Want to see how they approach it.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8d93UlCAAE1vYo.png:medium)
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what other big friendlies going on?
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Did Chile win??
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2-1 US at the half.
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Chile 3 vs USA 2 FT
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This was a friendly in name only. Very good game to watch.
Klinsmann is really really trying to showcase Yedlin so Tottenham would have a little more faith in him, which is why they went with this formation. But that #23... he is just not ready to play with a back 3 alone. he did nothing the second half, give Yedlin way too much to do. That might work Omar Gonzales in that position. And Bobby Wood needs to stay home. He must be really impressive in training because this is the 3rd time I have seen him play and he still sucks. I swear the only player with potential to be great is Yedlin. I hope Tottenham doesn't ruin him.
If they play this team in the Gold Cup... we got a chance if we draw them.
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Anyone saw the USAvs Panama game tonight?
USA 2 vs Panama 0 Bradley & Dempsey
Panama subbed in 2 players that was on the U20 team that smashed everyone in Jamaica last month. That is working with a plan.
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Did Chile win??
Since Zeppo eh answer you they get :whip:
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Anybody know who the TTFA got for this upcoming friendly.
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The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has contacted the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) about arranging a friendly between the two nations this year.
http://www.algerie360.com/sport/equipe-nationale-algerie/le-programme-des-verts-sera-etabli-apres-le-8-avril/
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The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has contacted the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) about arranging a friendly between the two nations this year.
http://www.algerie360.com/sport/equipe-nationale-algerie/le-programme-des-verts-sera-etabli-apres-le-8-avril/
If it happens I hope its an away game. Warriors need to be more comfortable winning away from home against good teams. We will need to beat teams away from home in the WC qualification campaign to have a serious chance of qualifying for Russia.
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/os-orlando-citrus-bowl-mexico-soccer-friendly-20150316-story.html
"Orlando is set to host an international friendly at the Citrus Bowl featuring the Mexican national team and Costa Rica. According to a Deportes Monumental radio report out of Costa Rica, Ticos assistant coach Luis Marín confirmed a friendly against Mexico in June in Orlando ahead of the Gold Cup. In the interview posted four days ago, Marín said the exact date was not yet confirmed.
Orlando City has made clear its intentions to turn Orlando into a destination for soccer teams at both the club and international level. The city is bidding to host games during next summer’s Copa America Centenario, and the new soccer specific stadium will also host the Women’s College Cup in 2016 and 2017."
The TTFA continues to do a poor job of providing regular international friendlies for our team. With Kevin Molino now a star midfielder along with Kaka at Orlando City, this is an ideal site to arrange friendly games against Latin American teams, as the Hispanic and Caribbean following in central Florida is large and soccer is becoming more popular in Central Florida. There is no doubt that a Trinidad and Tobago v Panama or Trinidad and Tobago v Mexico, or T&T v Honduras game can draw large crowds to the Citrus Bowl; and it is not a long way for us to travel. I was at the Citrus Bowl for the inaugural MLS game between OCSC and NYFC. What a blast! So my wish is that the TTFA will get off their butts and start seriously negotiating games for us.
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Wednesday, March 25
Denmark v. USA
Germany v. Australia
Scotland v. Northern Ireland
Thursday, March 26
France v. Brazil
Friday, March 27
Spain v. Ukraine
England v. Lithuania
Montenegro v. Russia
Moldova v. Sweden
Saturday, March 28
Morocco v. Uruguay
... Matches mentioned include Euro qualifiers etc.
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Germany 2 Australia 2
Australia’s first real step on the road to Russia to 2018 should, in all likelihood, be its hardest, and the new kings of Asia depart the home of the world champions with positive signs ahead.
Joachim Löw promised an experimental line-up, but he was hardly scraping the bottom of the barrel bringing in second stringers of the calibre of Bayern Munich’s Holger Badstuber and Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Gündogan.
Ange Postecoglou, on the other hand, had to cobble together what team he could. Injuries meant the Australians were playing without their eternal saviour, Tim Cahill, and their star of the Asian Cup, Massimo Luongo, nor the two centre backs who served them served them so well during that tournament, Trent Sainsbury and Matthew Spiranovic. His bench might have suffered sunburn for its shortage of caps.
There were scrappy moments for sure, but the visitors showed plenty of intent in the early stages, comfortably working the ball around the German’s half, though without the firepower to finish it off.
Their makeshift defence, however, looked in all sorts of trouble as the home side produced wave after wave of attack. They found the back of the net midway through the half, only for it to be called offside. Little matter. Barely a minute later, Sami Khedira intercepted a pass in defence, ran it across the halfway line and up the wing to set up a waiting Marco Reus. Germany 1-nil.
The Australians began to work their way back into the game, and Mile Jedinak gave Germany’s third-choice keeper, Ron-Robert Zieler, his first test of the night with a long-range effort. The Socceroos’ continued positivity was eventually rewarded just before the break, when Nathan Burns threaded a cross through the German defence to James Troisi, who beat the fingertips of Zieler for the equaliser.
Fittingly, it all began with a throw in from left-back Jason Davidson, whose work all night, but especially in that opening half, showed why he had been picked up by the Premier League after the World Cup. His occasional rustiness also showed that he isn’t getting much game time there. Mathew Leckie also showed more promising signs in a taster of what he can expect in German’s top flight next season, though his finishing remains an issue.
Jedinak, the only survivor from 2010’s massacre in Durban, got his revenge shortly after the break, putting his side ahead with a free kick that curled over the heads of the German wall and then got a helping hand from Zieler. Troisi, one of Australia’s best performer on the night, followed up with another dangerous effort a few minutes later, but sent the ball wide.
Around the hour mark, Germany began producing the kind of inventive, fluid football the world has come to know from them. But it also produced Ryan and Wilkinson’s most composed efforts in defence, and opened the game up for Australia to counter attack.
The inevitable equaliser came in the 82nd minute, with Lukas Podolski finding enough space in the box to deliver the game’s fourth goal. It was the veteran’s first goal at any level for some time, though credit must go to fellow substitute (and EPL refugee) Andre Schürrle, whose work out wide had overtones of the decisive goal he set up in the World Cup final.
Another goal from the Australians was never really in the script, but importantly for Postecoglou’s side, it withstood any more advances on goal.
There was no winner, but Postecoglou says the scoreline was secondary to the way his team played. He certainly takes plenty more out of that performance than his German counterpart, whose middling post-World Cup form continues. That they couldn’t break down such a makeshift backline will be a concern as his team struggles for Euro 2016 qualification.
Things now get serious again for the Germans, who will travel to Georgia to continue their battle for a spot at Euro 2016. For the Aussies, a tie in Macedonia next week is followed by the early stages of World Cup qualification, which could see them travelling to Bhutan, East Timor, Kyrgyzstan and Guam over the next 12 months.
Source: The Guardian (UK)
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Jamaica 2 - 1 Venezuela
1 - 0 Venezuela goal juan arrango :https://youtu.be/wdtEDLep2zY?t=438 (https://youtu.be/wdtEDLep2zY?t=438)
1 - 1 Jamaica Giles Barnes on debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdtEDLep2zY&feature=youtu.be&t=537 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdtEDLep2zY&feature=youtu.be&t=537)
2 -1 Jamaica Mattox https://youtu.be/wdtEDLep2zY?t=3596 (https://youtu.be/wdtEDLep2zY?t=3596)
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Mexico and Ecuador playing this game like they mean it.
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Things now get serious again for the Germans, who will travel to Georgia to continue their battle for a spot at Euro 2016. For the Aussies, a tie in Macedonia next week is followed by the early stages of World Cup qualification, which could see them travelling to Bhutan, East Timor, Kyrgyzstan and Guam over the next 12 months.
Bhutan, the lowest-ranked team in FIFA, recently won their first match in seven years. Celebrated by a trip to KFC and a big do at the airport. Imagine if KFC was a motivator for a T&T victory ...
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Things now get serious again for the Germans, who will travel to Georgia to continue their battle for a spot at Euro 2016. For the Aussies, a tie in Macedonia next week is followed by the early stages of World Cup qualification, which could see them travelling to Bhutan, East Timor, Kyrgyzstan and Guam over the next 12 months.
Bhutan, the lowest-ranked team in FIFA, recently won their first match in seven years. Celebrated by a trip to KFC and a big do at the airport. Imagine if KFC was a motivator for a T&T victory ...
Ramapaul 2nd home
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Things now get serious again for the Germans, who will travel to Georgia to continue their battle for a spot at Euro 2016. For the Aussies, a tie in Macedonia next week is followed by the early stages of World Cup qualification, which could see them travelling to Bhutan, East Timor, Kyrgyzstan and Guam over the next 12 months.
Bhutan, the lowest-ranked team in FIFA, recently won their first match in seven years. Celebrated by a trip to KFC and a big do at the airport. Imagine if KFC was a motivator for a T&T victory ...
Victory? All now we done win about 3 world cup...
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Not a Dunga fan, but ah have to admit that he has this team playing with alot more heart and discipline. The Copa will be a big test, but so far so good.
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Chile played tough and Miranda should have been sent off for fouling Sanchez. I see a Chilean step on Neymar too.
Firmino (who is that) left the defender for dead on his goal, well-timed run. Good pass too though I didn't see who did it.
And Neymar was playing a lil selfish again. Too much beat and not enough pass.
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Ah see the US lose to Denmark. I am beginning to lose faith in Klinsman on whether he is de man to take the US to the next level.
http://www.footytube.com/video/denmark-united-states-mar25-344994
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Italy v England at the moment ... Guess who is up?
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España perdiendo contra Hollanda. Medio tiempo. 0-2.
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Argentina v Ecuador tonight. Doh go expecting to ketch Messi. Not likely to play.
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Italy v England at the moment ... Guess who is up?
Townsend ... level terms.
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Italy v England at the moment ... Guess who is up?
Townsend ... level terms.
Italy's 1st half, England's 2nd...completely dominated and should have went on to win it.
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Cape Verde Islands 2 vs Portugal 0 ;D
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I watched the US vs Switzerland, 1-1 wasn't a bad game IMO. Now the US has friendlies against Mexico, Netherlands and Germany before the GC.
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So guys, for the world cup I supported USA...idk if it's because they have a way of marketing themselves which appeals to the emotions of their viewers. ..but they had me...it was nail biting watching them...any who. ...I find this weird because I like the Mexico team more than the us and I think Mexico is better...even tho the results doesn't reflect it....any one feels the same?
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So guys, for the world cup I supported USA...idk if it's because they have a way of marketing themselves which appeals to the emotions of their viewers. ..but they had me...it was nail biting watching them...any who. ...I find this weird because I like the Mexico team more than the us and I think Mexico is better...even tho the results doesn't reflect it....any one feels the same?
What! NO! :frustrated:
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U.S. beating Mex 2-0
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Final 2-0 win by the U.S.
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Netherland team to face US
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGMpkyUWUAEcFHy.jpg)
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Netherland team to face US
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGMpkyUWUAEcFHy.jpg)
Brownsugar should be enjoying the proceedings
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Memphis was quality, wasn't he?
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Netherland team to face US
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGMpkyUWUAEcFHy.jpg)
Brownsugar should be enjoying the proceedings
Well, maybe not
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How about that? Are we ready for the Gold Cup.
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USA doh give up jed...them men have heart, i will give them that
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chile dominating el salvador...but I must say el salv back 4 would be hard for most gold cup teams to break.
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The 106th meeting between Norway and Sweden is in progress. Currently goalless at about 15' into the proceedings.
UPDATE: Turned out to be a very, very entertaining friendly. Zlatan wasn't at his best, but he had a look or two. Subs on both sides were influential.
The highlight: Norway's 16 year old left-footed prodigy, Martin Odegaard. Unconfirmed reports indicate he might be loaned out by Madrid, possibly destined for the Premier League. His pass selection will catch your attention.
On the whole, either team could have walked off with the win, but, for me, Norway might have been the more deserving. Hope they progress out of European qualifying.
Big football day in Sweden: just as Sweden's men sign off, the Swedish women kick off versus Nigeria.
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Highlights from the USA 4-3 win over Netherlands. Where de orange kook-aid drinkers? ;D
http://www.footytube.com/video/netherlands-united-states-jun05-356507 (http://www.footytube.com/video/netherlands-united-states-jun05-356507)
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The US is getting decent chances, but Goetze opens the scoring!!
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The US is getting decent chances, but Goetze opens the scoring!!
... game on in second half, with that equalizer.
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There it is, 2-1 US
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I wouldn't be too worried about friendly results vs European nations, they really don't take them seriously. The US is a good team but vs a top 20 team in a real tournament they'll still be chasing the ball, and struggling. In 2013 they beat Germany and Italy, we saw how average they looked in the World Cup.
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I wouldn't be too worried about friendly results vs European nations, they really don't take them seriously. The US is a good team but vs a top 20 team in a real tournament they'll still be chasing the ball, and struggling. In 2013 they beat Germany and Italy, we saw how average they looked in the World Cup.
There is an element of truth to this ... BUT, Germany does not like losing at home. Period. Slightly different dynamic if this game had been on the road, especially in a neutral location.
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The German papers will skewer the team.
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Germany didn't even leave first gear. The first half the US couldn't see the ball and Germany just passing the ball around like it was them alone on the field. Bradley and all was frustrated just walking around cause they were chasing shadows. Germany then appeared to lose interest in the game.
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I miss Lahm :(
We need to find a good right back
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I wouldn't be too worried about friendly results vs European nations, they really don't take them seriously. The US is a good team but vs a top 20 team in a real tournament they'll still be chasing the ball, and struggling. In 2013 they beat Germany and Italy, we saw how average they looked in the World Cup.
Iz worried yuh say? :D T&T didnt play so speaking for myself I am not worried. America beating top European nations will have some Trinis worried :D might be funnier if it was not true
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Hashtag Brazil ;D
Dunga did some drastic reshuffling. Kaka and Lucas Moura recalled and Thiago Silva and Coutinho dropped.
To me Coutinho and Thiago Silva should be in there.
Kaka, Lucas Moura and Hulk return to Brazil squad
http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2015/08/13/14404962/kaka-lucas-moura-and-hulk-return-to-brazil-squad?ICID=HP_BN_11
The trio are joined by newcomers Alisson, Douglas Santos and Lucas Lima for the Chevrolet Brasil Global Tour clashes with Costa Rica and USA
Kaka, Hulk and Lucas Moura have will all return to the Brazil squad for September's Chevrolet Brasil Global Tour matches with Costa Rica and USA, coach Dunga announced on Thursday.
Zenit forward Hulk and PSG winger Lucas Moura are in line for their first international appearances since Dunga's July 2014 appointment.
33-year-old Orlando City man Kaka has 89 caps for the Selecao but was left out of Dunga's squad for this year's Copa America, with his last appearance arriving in October last year as Brazil saw off Japan 4-0.
Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho was a surprise omission following his fine form for Liverpool, with Dunga insisting that direct replacement Kaka offers more experience to the squad.
Internacional goalkeeper Alisson, Atletico Mineiro full-back Douglas Santos and Santos midfielder Lucas Lima are all in line to make their debuts for their country.
Captain Neymar has been included on standby with suspension ruling him out of Brazil's first two World Cup qualifying games, against Chile and Venezuela, in October.
Key first-team players Danilo, Luiz Gustavo and Oscar all return after missing the Copa America through injury.
Coach Dunga has led Brazil to ten consecutive Chevrolet Brasil Global Tour victories since his July 2014 appointment, but is looking to bounce back following a disappointing quarter-final finish in this year’s Copa America.
The five-time world champions will meet Costa Rica at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ, on September 5 before travelling to the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, for a clash with USA on September 9.
The double-header will be Brazil's final two fixtures before the starOctober sees them kick off their qualification campaign for the World Cup in 2018 with games against Chile and Venezuela.
Brazil squad:
Goalkeepers: Jefferson (Botafogo), Marcelo Grohe (Gremio), Alisson (Internacional).
Defenders: David Luiz (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Miranda (Inter), Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Danilo (Real Madrid), Douglas Santos (Atletico Mineiro).
Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Elias (Corinthians), Ramires (Chelsea), Oscar (Chelsea), Willian(Chelsea), Lucas Lima (Santos), Kaka (Orlando City).
Forwards: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Neymar (Barcelona), Lucas Moura (PSG), Hulk (Zenit), Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich).
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are we still playing mexico in september and is it confirmed?
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Highlights of yesterday clash between France and Portugal
http://www.footytube.com/video/portugal-france-sep04-369075 (http://www.footytube.com/video/portugal-france-sep04-369075)
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Argentina expressed their frustration v Bolivia . 7-0. Nothing to write home about.
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CONCACAF related friendly: Costa Rica v Uruguay, Sept. 8, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/v/c0ygSdvUvDE
Costa Rica 1-0 Uruguay
Costa Rica ends year-long winless streak with 1-0 victory over Uruguay
By Michael Krumholtz (The Tico Times).
It took head coach Óscar Ramírez just two games to get Costa Rica back in the win column.
Ramíez, who was hired just three weeks ago, helped Costa Rica end a brutal winless streak with a 1-0 win against two-time World Cup champion Uruguay on Tuesday night at San José’s National Stadium. In its previous 10 games, the national team was 0-5-5 headed into the friendly, not having won since last October.
“La Sele” netted the game’s lone goal when Joel Campbell lofted a pass into the box that captain Bryan Ruíz put home with a header in the seventh minute. Though he was relegated to the bench for most of Saturday’s friendly against Brazil, Campbell started at striker over Marco Ureña and showed why he remains Costa Rica’s best option at the position with his beautiful touch pass.
In the second half, Campbell had three more opportunities to score, the last of which came in the 67th minute when he got behind the Uruguay defense but had his shot veer just right of the far post.
“Not to disrespect Uruguay, but we had chances to score at least one more goal,” Ramírez said in the post-game news conference.
Costa Rica, which quadrupled Uruguay’s shots on goals in the first half, dodged a scare when goalie Esteban Alvarado made an excellent save to stop a Christian Stuani header from going into the goal.
Playing at home for the first time since March, when it tied with Paraguay, La Sele looked more comfortable and fluid than it has all year. Costa Rica controlled possession from the beginning while staying aggressive on offense, slicing through a very good Uruguayan defense that includes top-flight talents like Diego Godín and Martín Cáceres. Even though it took advantage early with the one-goal lead, Costa Rica kept pressing the Uruguayans on their side, nearly expanding upon the lead with a number of close calls at net orchestrated by Campbell, Johan Venegas, and Celso Borges.
Before the match, Ramírez said his team would need to start dictating pace if it expected to beat the world’s best, almost foretelling exactly how Costa Rica would play against Uruguay.
“We want to do what we do best and control possession, maintain defensive balance when the situation calls for it and keep feeding the ball back to ourselves,” he said.
Even before Tuesday night’s game, Costa Rica’s defense looked to be immediately improved under Ramírez. The coach’s first game on the sidelines, on Saturday, ended in a 1-0 loss to a Brazil team that embarrassed the United States 4-1 on Tuesday night. After being plagued by miscommunications and break downs on the defensive end for so long, La Sele’s ability to hold back an aggressive Brazilian front gave fans plenty of reason for optimism. Even without key pieces like Keylor Navas and Bryan Oviedo, the defense overcame an early mistake on Brazil’s goal to seal down that side of the field and look cohesive.
Alvarado started in goal on Tuesday night after Alajuelense’s Patrick Pemberton played valiantly against Brazil on Saturday. The 6 ft. 4 in. goalkeeper continued his solid play from July’s Gold Cup while shutting down an Uruguayan attack that was without its best offensive threats in Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez. This is the third time that Costa Rica has beat Uruguay in the past 15 months, beginning with the 3-1 win in the World Cup group stages that sparked the Ticos’ run to the quarterfinals.
La Sele will next take the field again on Oct. 8 when it plays South Africa in a home friendly.
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CONCACAF related friendly: Ecuador v Honduras, Sept. 8, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/v/1dJNwSnxfvM
Ecuador 0-2 Honduras
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CONCACAF related friendly: Mexico v Argentina, Sept. 8, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/v/2378UhZdKp8
Mexico 2-2 Argentina
Mexico allow two late goals in 2-2 friendly draw against Argentina in final CONCACAF Cup tune-up
MLSsoccer.com
Two late goals by superstars Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi helped Argentina rally from a two-goal deficit to tie Mexico 2-2 in a Tuesday friendly at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex.
Mexico went ahead courtesy of an 18th-minute penalty by Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and a 70th-minute tally by Hector Herrera, his second goal for El Tri in as many games, but Mexico's defense could not hold on late. Substitutes Ezequiel Lavezzi and Aguero linked up while the Mexican defense faltered, allowing Aguero to tap in a shot to narrow the deficit, before Messi scored an audacious goal by taking an aerial ball from Aguero, turning and firing past Mexico 'keeper Moises Munoz on the volley just before the end of regular time.
Munoz had made two key stops earlier in the game to preserve Mexico's lead, but in the end, Argentina overcame their early finishing woes to grab the draw.
For Mexico, the game was the final tune-up before the momentous CONCACAF Cup playoff against the US national team on Oct. 10 at the Rose Bowl, and comes on the heels of a wild 3-3 friendly draw against Trinidad & Tobago last week.
On the bright side for El Tri fans, Mexico appear to be getting in a scoring rhythm under interim head coach Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti after a largely difficult Gold Cup campaign this summer, but their inability to maintain a lead has to be a concern heading into the US game. Despite that, even managing a draw against Argentina, currently the No. 1 team in the FIFA rankings, is certainly nothing to sneeze at.
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CONCACAF related friendly: US v Brazil, Sept. 8, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/v/V1bM5VxfwQ0
USMNT not up to speed in friendly loss against Brazil: "They gave us a lesson tonight"
MLSsoccer.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Prior to Tuesday night’s tilt versus Brazil, Jurgen Klinsmann talked about looking at the friendly as an opportunity for his players to learn a thing or two.
After walking off the pitch, defeated by a 4-1 margin, the United States were taken to school in a big way, being outworked in nearly every aspect of the game.
“They gave us a lesson tonight,” said Klinsmann. “All the aspects there’s definitely a lot to take with all of us. The players get a sense for the tempo, the speed of play, the speed of thought, the speed of execution. For us it’s a huge learning curve, a huge learning moment for all the players that were on the field to experience that. I’m not mad at anybody.”
The two areas in which Klinsmann feels his team were outclassed on Tuesday happened with regards to tempo, both in regards to how Brazil controlled the play and how they thought about the following sequence.
“They’re not used to that,” said Klinsmann of his club trying to keep pace with Brazil. “It’s a tempo that is played in Champions League. You watch Champions League and this is Champions League tempo. It’s not only their technical tempo where they played one-two touches and then dribble whenever they think it’s the right moment to dribble. It’s the speed of thought. They are two thoughts ahead. It’s like playing chess and they are two moves ahead.”
“They were just mentally quicker than us and technically they’re very gifted,” said midfielder Alejandro Bedoya. “They just thought a lot better than us and even when you try to get close to them they’re able to flick the ball and play a quick one-two right around us.”
Of course, if the US are to change the result in their major CONCACAF Cup clash with Mexico on October 10th, they must be able to keep pace with El Tri both physically and mentally, and unlike the Brazil match, they will also need to impose their will and gain control of the run of play in order to tilt the scales in the ultimate must-win match.
“If anything it’s a motivation thing that we need to step our game up,” said defender Geoff Cameron. “Everybody needs to work hard, leave it on the field… We have to have a short memory with this, but at the same time we’ve got to learn that we can’t come out flat footed and we got to want to get on the ball, want to move, want to tackle and be aggressive.”
USMNT midfielder Alejandro Bedoya endures rough outing against Brazil in brand-new No. 6 role
By Nicholas Rosano (MLSsoccer.com)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – “Sometimes versatility is a good and a bad thing,” says US national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya.
Having a player that can fill in effectively at multiple positions is a valuable asset for any team, but when that trait is pushed to the extreme, things can get a little dicey, as Bedoya and the USMNT learned the hard way on Tuesday night.
Thrust into a defensive midfield role in the USA’s 4-1 friendly loss to Brazil, Bedoya looked behind the game almost from the start. He made one crucial interception early on, but afterwards struggled to make an impact on the game on either side of the ball until he was replaced by Danny Williams – a more natural defensive midfielder – in the 36th minute.
“I hadn’t really played there before,” Bedoya told reporters after the game. “... Over the past two games I tried to do my best somewhere, but I hadn’t really played [there] as a professional. But this is one of those games where you learn a lot and you take it from here.”
Bedoya, who plays his club soccer with Nantes in France’s Ligue 1, is typically more accustomed to playing in an attacking midfield role, either centrally or on the the flanks. In his latest stint with the USMNT, however, he was asked to play as one of two central midfielders alongside Jermaine Jones in a 4-4-2 formation against Peru, then in an even more defensive role alongside Jones, with Michael Bradley playing ahead of the duo, in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Brazil.
He admitted that he was able to train “a bit” in the so-called No. 6 role in the current US camp, but that when push came to shove, the circumstances were slightly different.
“I try to work on things in training, but obviously in a game environment it’s a whole different thing,” Bedoya said. “Against good teams like Peru and Brazil, it’s fair to say that I got exposed a little bit and not really knowing how to play as a No. 6, which I haven’t really played it as a professional, but everything’s a learning curve. “
The decision to start and play Bedoya in any position ultimately rests with USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who said that he’d seen some good things from Bedoya in more central positions in the last year, but that the experiment just didn’t work out on the night.
“Obviously playing Ale in the center there with Jermaine and with Michael in front of him was a very good option,” Klinsmann explained in his postgame press conference. “He showed that in a couple of other games after the World Cup that he can play inside.
“He just never caught up with the game. He was literally running after the ball and trying to get involved somehow, but he never connected, and that’s what you see then and you wait a little bit and then you say, ‘You know what, maybe it’s better if you make a switch there.’ And you explain it to him and you just cross it off.”
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CONCACAF related friendly: US v Peru, Sept. 4, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/v/v93vSvHSIC0
US 2-1 Peru
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The 106th meeting between Norway and Sweden is in progress. Currently goalless at about 15' into the proceedings.
UPDATE: Turned out to be a very, very entertaining friendly. Zlatan wasn't at his best, but he had a look or two. Subs on both sides were influential.
The highlight: Norway's 16 year old left-footed prodigy, Martin Odegaard. Unconfirmed reports indicate he might be loaned out by Madrid, possibly destined for the Premier League. His pass selection will catch your attention.
On the whole, either team could have walked off with the win, but, for me, Norway might have been the more deserving. Hope they progress out of European qualifying.
Big football day in Sweden: just as Sweden's men sign off, the Swedish women kick off versus Nigeria.
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/odegaard-no-regrets-over-real-madrid-move
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US national team to host Costa Rica in international friendly on October 13 at Red Bull Arena
MLSsoccer.com
The United States national team will be keeping busy after its decisive CONCACAF Cup match against Mexico on October 10, announcing on Saturday that it will face Costa Rica in a friendly at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey on Tuesday, October 13.
The match will kick off at 6:30 pm ET, and can be seen on ESPN and Watch ESPN, as well as UniMás and Univision Deportes Network (UDN).
The friendly against Costa Rica will be the first time the teams face off since meeting for a trio of games in 2013. The US won two of those three matchups, outlasting Costa Rica in the home-leg of the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 win in the snow at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, and following up with another 1-0 victory in East Hartford, Connecticut, on its way to the 2013 Gold Cup title. The US holds a 13-4-4 against Costa Rica on home soil. In the most recent matchup, a World Cup Qualifying matchup held in Central America, Costa Rica won 3-1 in San Jose.
Costa Rica feature a number of MLS-based players on their roster, including D.C. United forward Alvaro Saborio, Montreal Impact midfielder Johan Venegas and Columbus Crew SC outside back Waylon Francis on their most recent squad. New York Red Bulls defender Roy Miller, Vancouver Whitecaps duo Kendall Waston and Jordan Smith, and Portland Timbers winger Rodney Wallace have also all featured for the Ticos recently.
This will be the 33rd meeting between the United States and Costa Rica, with the lifetime series evenly split at 13-13-6. The MNT has played 16 matches in the state of New Jersey, and this will be its third at Red Bull Arena. The last time the team played at the venue was in 2014 before of a sold-out crowd of 26,762, when Tim Howard became the MNT's all-time winningest goalkeeper with his 54th victory, leading the U.S. to a 2-1 win against Turkey.
The match against Costa Rica will take place just three days after USMNT's CONCACAF Cup clash against Mexico on Oct. 10, a game that will determine which CONCACAF team will play in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The game against Costa Rica will also serve as a part of the USA's continued preparations for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, which begins on Nov. 13 when the team plays the winner of St. Vincent & The Grenadines and Aruba at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in its opening qualifying game.
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Yeah? More licks for US. Klinsman is too negative. . .Not the right man for the job. He doesn't seem to understand the American mind.
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Yeah? More licks for US. Klinsman is too negative. . .Not the right man for the job. He doesn't seem to understand the American mind.
Also ... a lot of visceral comments online point to Americans not understanding his mind. At least for the moment, Sunil Gulati seems to get it.
Having gotten over the hump of his decision regarding Landon Donovan, I don't know how much room he has to wander. We'll find out as qualification progresses. No overt signs of a player revolt afaik.
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Yeah? More licks for US. Klinsman is too negative. . .Not the right man for the job. He doesn't seem to understand the American mind.
Also ... a lot of visceral comments online point to Americans not understanding his mind. At least for the moment, Sunil Gulati seems to get it.
Having gotten over the hump of his decision regarding Landon Donovan, I don't know how much room he has to wander. We'll find out as qualification progresses. No overt signs of a player revolt afaik.
True on all accounts. I have a feeling it wouldn't be long now before they seek to replace him.
As somebody posted in another thread, it would have been interesting to see T&T take them on before our WCQ.
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If US continue in this direction it rhel hard fuh meh to see Klinsman as their coach in Russia (provided they make it there)
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Results from Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
Malaysia 0 Macau 0
Estonia 0 Serbia 1
Montenegro 0 Belarus 0 (Belarus, red card)
FYR Macedonia 0 Bulgaria 2
Georgia 1 Kazakhstan 1
Greece 2 Iceland 3
Gibraltar 0 Latvia 5
Norway 2 Finland 0
Luxembourg 0 Albania 2 (Luxembourg, red card)
Austria 1 Turkey 2
Sweden 1 Czech Republic 1
Switzerland 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2
Germany 4 Italy 1
Ireland 2 Slovakia 2
Portugal 2 Belgium 1
England 1 Netherlands 2
France 4 Russia 2
Scotland 1 Denmark 0
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Upcoming friendlies
Canada v. Azerbaijan (June).
Will update accordingly.
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Peru v El Salvador, May 28, at RFK Stadium in DC.
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Puerto Rico to host U.S. in friendly
CONCACAF
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico will host the United States in an international friendly on May 22 at the Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel in Bayamon, it was announced Thursday.
It will mark the first-ever meeting between the sides as both prepare for competitions in June. The match will be one of three for the U.S. ahead of the Copa America Centenario, while Puerto Rico will participate in 2016/17 Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup second-round play.
"This match fits perfectly for us in the calendar and the preparation of our boys ahead of the second group stage phase of the Caribbean Cup,” said Eric Labrador, president of the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. “Our national team has the opportunity to be able to take on a World Cup team at home. We urge all lovers of football to go and enjoy a great game and that they support our national team.
After the game, the Americans will face Ecuador (May 25; Frisco, Texas) and Bolivia (May 28; Kansas City, Kansas), before kicking off their Copa America Centenario campaign against Colombia (June 3; Santa Clara, California).
"We are thrilled to be playing Puerto Rico in our first preparation game for the Copa America Centenario," said U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. "This will be an important opportunity for our players to stay sharp and keep progressing towards our opener against Colombia, and we appreciate all the efforts by the Puerto Rican Football Federation to help organize the match."
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For those who don't know the result of the above: US 3 Puerto Rico 1.
Friday: Argentina v. Honduras. Kick-off 7:00pm T&T time.
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for reference what sort of strength US team it is that playing against Ecuador right now? (given MLS in full swing).
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for reference what sort of strength US team it is that playing against Ecuador right now? (given MLS in full swing).
It looks like the MLS clubs released the US players that were called up eg Dempsey, Bradley, Beckerman, Zuzi etc. since they're in preparations for Copa America.
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for reference what sort of strength US team it is that playing against Ecuador right now? (given MLS in full swing).
It looks like the MLS clubs released the US players that were called up eg Dempsey, Bradley, Beckerman, Zuzi etc. since they're in preparations for Copa America.
just about to answer my question with the quote by Klinsman - "if the world cup were today, this would be my 22"
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https://www.youtube.com/v/bJphth_hDgE
USA-Ecuador: Nagbe makes it a feel-good friendly
by Mike Woitalla, Soccer America Daily.
It felt at times as if one were watching a scrimmage, the USA-Ecuador Copa Centenario preparation friendly before a sparse crowd in Frisco, Texas. But Darlington Nagbe rewarded the fans, who suffered through some lackluster play from both teams, with a last-minute golazo for a 1-0 USA win.
1. It was a good result for Klinsmann’s men
Considering the USA’s form within the last year -- Gold Cup and Concacaf Cup failure, a World Cup qualifying loss at Guatemala and tie at Trinidad & Tobago -- this result has to feel good for Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, even if it came in a home friendly.
It marked the USA’s most impressive result since beating Germany and the Netherlands in 2015 summer friendlies. No, Ecuador doesn’t rate as high as those teams, but higher than any teams the USA has beaten since. After six games, Ecuador is in second place in South American World Cup qualifying and eight of the Ecuadorans on the field in Frisco played in wins at Argentina and/or at home over Uruguay late last year.
2. We’ll see a 17-year-old play in the Copa.
Christian Pulisic, who broke in at Borussia Dortmund this year, came on in the 63rd minute and helped create the two best U.S. chances in the second half before Nagbe’s goal. In fact, the 17-year-old would have scored had Alejandro Bedoya noticed Pulisic was in front of the open net when he tried to blast a low shot from an impossibly tight angle.
Pulisic also did a fantastic job keeping possession when the USA was holding on to its lead in stoppage time.
3. We know who should start on Saturday.
The USA has one more prep game before kicking off the Copa Cententario on June 3 against Colombia. And when it faces Bolivia on Saturday, Klinsmann should evaluate Pulisic as a starter, and also start Nagbe and Bobby Wood, who along with DeAndre Yedlin assisted on the gamewinner.
Klinsmann probably already has Wood slated to start in the Copa but wanted to test Gyasi Zardes against Ecuador. Zardes failed the exam and the USA played remarkably better in the second half than in the first.
But what happens late in a friendly with both teams platooning -- Ecuador subbed five in the last half hour -- doesn’t replicate a competitive game.
In any case, Nagbe, after his sixth appearance as a sub since debuting in last November, is overdue for being on the field at kickoff.
Summary
May 25 in Frisco, Texas
USA 1, Ecuador 0. Goal: Nagbe 90.
USA -- Guzan; Yedlin, Birnbaum, Brooks (Besler, 78), Johnson; Beckerman (Nagbe, 46), Zusi (Orozco, 87), Jones (Bedoya, 64), Bradley, Zardes (Wood, 46), Dempsey (Pulisic, 63).
Ecuador -- Dominguez (Dreer, 46); Paredes, Erazo, Achilier (Arboleda, 73), Ramirez; Noboa (Gaibor, 69), Gruezo (Larrea, 59), Mena, Montero (Arroyo, 64); E.Valencia, Bolanos (Cazares, 68).
Referee: Alfredo Penaloza (Mexico).
Att.: 9,893.
Player ratings. (http://www.socceramerica.com/article/68951/usa-ecuador-international-friendly-player-ratings.html)
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for reference what sort of strength US team it is that playing against Ecuador right now? (given MLS in full swing).
It looks like the MLS clubs released the US players that were called up eg Dempsey, Bradley, Beckerman, Zuzi etc. since they're in preparations for Copa America.
just about to answer my question with the quote by Klinsman - "if the world cup were today, this would be my 22"
USA Copa Centenario Roster
GOALKEEPERS [3]: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, ENG), Ethan Horvath (Molde, NOR), Tim Howard (Everton, ENG).
Not picked: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS [8]: Matt Besler (Sporting KC), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin, GER), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City, ENG), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER), Fabian Johnson (Borussia M'Gladbach, GER), Michael Orozco (Tijuana, MEX), DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland, ENG).
Not picked: Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Ventura Alvarado (Club America, MEX), Edgar Castillo (Monterrey, MEX) Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca, MEX), Eric Lichaj (Nott. Forest, ENG), Matt Miazga (Chelsea, ENG), Tim Ream (Fulham, ENG).
MIDFIELDERS [8]: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, FRA), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Perry Kitchen (Hearts, SCO), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund, GER), Graham Zusi (Sporting KC).
Not picked: Mix Diskerud (New York City FC), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt, GER), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution), Danny Williams (Reading, ENG).
FORWARDS (4): Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Union Berlin, GER), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy).
Not picked: Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders).
Quite a player pool. Oh, and no Altidore.
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On tap today:
Mexico - Paraguay.
El Salvador - Peru
US - Bolivia.
Switzerland - Belgium
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https://www.youtube.com/v/qBUldwsGnzQ
Highlights Switzerland-Belgium. Some big names on display. Senderos indicating why Villa (of all squads!!!) let him go.
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Guatemala collect 7 from Armenia :o
Guat 1:7 Armenia
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Guatemala collect 7 from Armenia :o
Guat 1:7 Armenia
It was the B team. The Guatemala league finals are on going.
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Some more highlights:
Mexico vs Paraguay
http://www.footytube.com/video/mexico-paraguay-may28-426871
England vs Australia
http://www.footytube.com/video/england-australia-may27-426725
Argentina vs Honduras
http://www.footytube.com/video/argentina-honduras-may27-426744
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Yes they were missing 5 or 6 starters like us. But they had 2 starting defenders and goal keeper and conceded 7.... and we complaining about Marvin. Go and look at the highlights. Wow that was bad. Hope they bring that game against us.
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Yes they were missing 5 or 6 starters like us. But they had 2 starting defenders and goal keeper and conceded 7.... and we complaining about Marvin. Go and look at the highlights. Wow that was bad. Hope they bring that game against us.
Yes we still complaining about Marvin because he should have done better. You saying because a team concede seven and played more shit than the shit we played then we should not complain? Steupse no wonder why many do not consider us a serious football nation.
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Yes they were missing 5 or 6 starters like us. But they had 2 starting defenders and goal keeper and conceded 7.... and we complaining about Marvin. Go and look at the highlights. Wow that was bad. Hope they bring that game against us.
Yes we still complaining about Marvin because he should have done better. You saying because a team concede seven and played more shit than the shit we played then we should not complain? Steupse no wonder why many do not consider us a serious football nation.
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Was trying to introduce some perspective. I agree Marvins performance was unacceptable. We've established this.
I think Jan is for sure a step up but probably not the final solution.
Would be interested in seeing what alternatives we have. Seems not much.
I think Trinis actually are very critical supporters to a fault.
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Was trying to introduce some perspective.
Will add some more.
Mkhitaryan alone is valued more than the entire Guatemalan NT (whether B or A or halfway A, halfway B). That by itself is a game changer, even for an unheralded team such as Armenia. Doh minimize the Guatemalan squad composition though. Our nemesis Pescado Ruiz played. And, he scored.
However, was that the curse of the early goal or potentially something more sinister? Intriguing result for a team in transition.
Ah cyah seem to ignore that both Guatemala and Armenia have very recent history with match-fixing episodes. I did not view the match, but what I do know is that this occasion marked the first time any Armenian NT player has scored a hattrick. Ah know a couple US-based Armenian coaches and they RARELY have much to celebrate. In fact, they typically have NOTHING positive to say about Armenian football.
Hope this did not involve a deep-pocket from LA.
Separately ...
Interesting reading Pirlo's comments about the US college game while observing the presence of former US college players on rosters of Copa Centenario squads. Yesterday, Bolivia played with Alejandro Melean (Holy Cross) in the encounter v. the US. And Guatemala has Edwin Rivas (Cal State Northridge). We know only too well that our experience with ex-college players has been uneven. Could there be an underlying significance regarding where these players are popping up?
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Today:
Germany-Slovakia
Spain-Bosnia-Herzegovina
Portugal-Norway
Panama-Brazil
Romania-Ukraine
Turkey-Montenegro
Italy-Scotland
Colombia-Haiti
Macedonia-Azerbaijan
Germany is losing to Slovakia @ 70'. Score 3-1.
Spain is up 2-1 @ 80'.
Romania-Ukraine just kicked off.
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please post our game against uraguay some body. if i knew how i would have already done it.
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please post our game against uraguay some body. if i knew how i would have already done it.
I got this link.
The 1st half starts at 09.18 and you get a full screen at 09.56
The 2nd half starts at 05.43. Be patient, just let it load and then move to 09.18 for the 1st half where you will see a mini screen but then it goes to normal at 09.56, do the same for second half at 05.43. I am watching same now.
http://gibol.tv/fullmatch/1464434739-uruguay-vs-trinidad-and-tobago/
Maybe someone with the know how can edit accordingly.
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Today:
Sweden-Slovenia
France-Cameroon*
Austria-Malta
*Will post a link nearing kick-off. Kick-off is 3pm T&T time.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/agA6hUDt-n0
Highlights France-Cameroon.
https://www.youtube.com/v/3gGBuynNvOQ
Highlights Sweden-Slovenia.
https://www.youtube.com/v/oR8YHyHVGS4
Highlights Brazil-Panama.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/AoRKyJ496Js
Highlights Colombia-Haiti.
https://www.youtube.com/v/smsOAKjnntg
Highlights Germany-Slovakia. Hamsik: simply spectacular!
https://www.youtube.com/v/P75mWfo_juk
Highlights Portugal-Norway.
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dat france camaroon game boy :beermug:
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Hamsik goal, pogba pass to giroud and payet free kick :o
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https://www.youtube.com/v/46NXXG1vx4U
Highlights Spain-Bosnia-Herzegovina.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: The commentator @ 1:19: "Mi madre qué golazo!"
https://www.youtube.com/v/NVfjIQVaV-c
Highlights Turkey-Montenegro.
https://www.youtube.com/v/Y2kswJ30DpM
Highlights Italy-Scotland.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/4ssGlv0XLOc
Highlights Switzerland-Belgium.
https://www.youtube.com/v/JJxUmWGTRZ0
Highlights Peru-El Salvador.
https://www.youtube.com/v/UFS7Sdpf6Ys
Highlights Romania-Ukraine.
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On tap today:
Luxembourg-Nigeria
Serbia-Israel*
Austria-Malta
Ireland-Belarus
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Hamsik goal, pogba pass to giroud and payet free kick :o
ent! ;D :o
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Hamsik goal, pogba pass to giroud and payet free kick :o
ent! ;D :o
And Nolito Agudo's. Some real gems in the highlights.
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dat first portugal goal...my word!!!!! :o
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Highlights Luxembourg-Nigeria. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf-hO6NQ1EU) Easily farcical. Very little at international match speed or quality from the 4 minutes I suffered through.
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When flex making a euro 2016 thread?
Squads naming and everything.
Edit
Hmm and I already posted in the euro 2016 thread haha
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https://www.youtube.com/v/M8qog79wx9s
Highlights Serbia-Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/v/KBAWLuzrI3k
Highlights Austria-Malta.
https://www.youtube.com/v/rIS8RbmmHdE
Highlights Ireland-Belarus.
TODAY:
Spain-South Korea (in progress; Korea were down 5 goals up to a few seconds ago; score 5-1 @ 88').
Estonia-Andorra (curious about this outcome; St. Kitts+Nevis played both nations during the preceding match window; more likely than not, same match agent involved).
Russia-Czech Republic (in progress; Russia leads 1-0 with only 17' played thus far).
Latvia-Lithuania
Norway-Iceland
Belgium-Finland
Poland v Netherlands*
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Friendlies, Friday, June 3, 2016.
Bosnia-Herzegovina-Denmark
Japan-Bulgaria
Switzerland-Moldova
Azerbaijan-Canada
Kosovo-Faroe Islands
Romania-Georgia
Albania-Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/v/MF-nEk5a3vo
Highlights Bosnia-Herzegovina regulation time segment.
https://www.youtube.com/v/1mM69hK4ojI
Highlights Penalties segment.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/QZiOGr6ZbEU
Highlights Russia-Czech Republic.
https://www.youtube.com/v/xZjHrEId4mI
Highlights Poland-Netherlands.
https://www.youtube.com/v/0_EfapZebD0
Highlights Belgium-Finland.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/tOlahH7hFiA
Highlights Norway-Iceland.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/ZqDfzVYTUeg
Highlights Japan-Bulgaria.
https://www.youtube.com/v/mD2DOaONGzc
Highlights Azerbaijan-Canada. Link to the full match here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl5wfAnsRVs) Our Canadian posters may have an interest in viewing it.
https://www.youtube.com/v/6oEYSk0eqdY
Highlights Switzerland-Moldova.
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What technical class demonstrated by Rosicky. Considering that his final season with Arsenal was hampered by injury and not playing, that goal was filled with belief and conviction. Jes borse.
Meanwhile Petr Cech seems to have been having a bad day at the park.
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Friendlies, Saturday, June, 4, 2016.
Australia-Greece. Australia win 1-0.
Germany-Hungary
Austria-Netherlands
Croatia-San Marino
Estonia-Latvia
Slovakia-Northern Ireland
France-Scotland
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https://www.youtube.com/v/6hFtOFPDcUM
Highlights Austria-Netherlands. One bobolee goal.
https://www.youtube.com/v/t_ppDwUWwUk
Highlights Croatia-San Marino. Frico, this was San Marino's B team. :P
https://www.youtube.com/v/MjgNTUhY7Yk
Highlights France-Scotland.
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Friendlies, Monday, June 6, 2016.
Poland-Lithuania. Nil-nil draw. Completed. Highlights here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?=hPLO4S4kIwg)
Italy-Finland. In progress; Italians lead 1-0. Players in the dressing room for half-time.
Iceland-Liechtenstein. Just kicked off. Scoreless at 3'. Iceland 1-0, with 10' played.
ALSO
Vietnam-Singapore. Vietnam prevail 3-0.
Myanmar-Hong Kong. Myanmar also win 3-0.
U23s.
Suwon International Tournament: South Korea-Denmark. 1-1. Also watch South Korea make Nigeria look pedestrian and ordinary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnmjBgW2c0).
U21s.
Bulgaria-Norway. Norway win 2-0.
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Results from Sunday, June 5, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/v/giUT8BOjOSg
Highlights Sweden-Wales. Sweden looks sharp. Crisp passing.
https://www.youtube.com/v/bp9Y93KABJw
Highlights Belgium-Norway.
https://www.youtube.com/v/1O0PicVZ8Mo
Highlights Czech Republic-South Korea. Cech gets abused for the second friendly in a row.
Slovenia-Turkey. Turkey win 1-0. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMYAjTqLv7g) Could have been 2, but also credit to Slovenia for making it difficult at times.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/agnq48ibwwk
Highlights Italy (playing 3-5-2) v. Finland (playing 5-3-2): interesting proposition in midfield.
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Friendlies Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/v/kYUR4jGu2CA
Highlights Spain-Georgia.
https://www.youtube.com/v/IL_Wo4Khz3M
Highlights Japan-Bosnia-Herzegovina. Kirin Cup Final.
https://www.youtube.com/v/VbK_ohtBPC8
Highlights China-Kazakhstan.
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Friendlies Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/v/XzRvLPKYhYs
Highlights Australia-Greece.
https://www.youtube.com/v/v8T2NhIFSDI
Highlights Denmark-Bulgaria.
https://www.youtube.com/v/ZIRp2Eihdos
Highlights Canada-Uzbekistan.
ALSO ... Iran 6 Kyrgyzstan 0. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4dlaO20Eyg)
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Results from Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Estonia 1-1 Malta
Czech Rep 3-0 Armenia
Norway 0-1 Belarus
Denmark 5-0 Liechtenstein
Albania 0-0 Morocco
Turkey 0-0 Russia
Germany 2-0 Finland
R. of Ireland 4-0 Oman
Results from Thursday, September 1, 2016
Belgium 0 -2 Spain
Netherlands 1-2 Greece
Portugal 5-0 Gibraltar*
Italy 1-3 France
Gibraltar jes join FIFA and playing Portugal already.
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Netherlands is still real shit
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St. Kitts Nevis drew 0-0 versus Nicaragua. 6th undefeated outing for SKN after five prior victories. Team average age of 22.5 years. Only local players utilized.
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Results, Sunday January 8, 2017
Sweden 1 - 2 Ivory Coast (1 - 1)
Senegal 2 - 1 Libya
Uganda 3 - 1 Slovakia (2 - 0)
Egypt 1 - 0 Tunisia
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Mexico v. Iceland. Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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I say DL should try and set up a friendly with Venezuela. Well that is if DJW agree or feel inclined to do it.
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Barbados defeated Gold Cup-bound Martinique last night. Martinique played with 10 men from about 40'. The card affected the match from the point of view of Martinique not getting what they wanted out of a 90 minute preparation exercise having lost an influential player. 2-1 with a brace by Rashad Jules. One a fine lob from about 20 yards out over an approaching keeper. The other a fairly academic strike.
Barbados used the occasion to cap an 18 year old and a 17 year. The former, a player with a deft left foot playing on the right wing, found seam after seam in ripping through Martinique's defence. Remember the name Elijah Downey.
At the end of the match, a loud "theese eees fuuuucking sheeeeet" in a French accent turned heads.
In sum, the whole occasion was probably bigger than the Vincentian ref. Would have been better to keep it 11 v 11.
In the opening game, the Bajan women lost 2-1 to Martinique.
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SKN Sugar Boyz Beat Barbados!
By LK Hewlett, WINN FM.
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Sugar Boyz pulled off a tough 2-1 win over Barbados in an international friendly football match at Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre on Saturday night (May 6).
A decent sized crowd turned out to cheer on the Sugar Boyz, which fielded a mix of senior members and Under 20 national players.
St. Kitts-Nevis opened the scoring early when Javeim Blanchette put one on the board for the Sugar Boyz in the 9th minute.
The home team dominated the first half and managed to keep Barbados at nil.
When the teams took the field for the second half Barbados stepped up their game and netted a goal in the 43rd minute to equalize the score (1-1).
The Sugar Boyz appeared to lose their mojo for most of the second half, losing critical possessions and failing to make any significant goal attempts. Despite the pressure put on by Barbados however, Carlos Bertie scored team St. Kitts-Nevis’ second goal in the 74th.
Thanks mainly to the defensive efforts led by Justin Springer, the Sugar Boys managed to keep the score at 2-1 by the end of play.
** The starting line up for the St. Kitts-Nevis Sugar Boyz matchup against Barbados
1 Jamal Jeffers
5 Justin Springer
20 Alain Sargeant
19 G'vaune Amory (U-20)
10 Kimaree Rogers
7 Javeim Blanchette
8 Tahir Hanley (U-20)
12 Joash Leader
13 Thrizen Leader
3 Gerrard Williams
15 Errol O’loughlin
Head Coach Jacques Passy
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Sugar Boyz Field U-20 Players In International Match
By LK Hewlett, WINN FM.
When the St. Kitts-Nevis senior men’s national football team comes up against Barbados in an internationally friendly match tonight (May 6), seven Under 20 players will be part of the squad.
Coach Jacque Passey explained playing a younger national team for this game.
“For us it’s such an important game. We are going to present a squad, which out of the twenty players we’ve been working with, seven of them played in the U-20 qualifiers just two months ago.
“We’re very used to seeing some of the players that have been playing for St. Kitts and Nevis for a long time now but always there’s a moment in football when the national team has to see the younger players consolidate, have to see what each one of the players can do on the field.”
The seven teenaged players are Dennis Flemming, Tyquan Terrell, Javaughn Brookes, Yohannes Mitchum; Delano Hodge, G'Vaune Amory, and Tahir Hanley.
The other national players are Keithroy Freeman, Jamal Jeffers, Adolphus Jones, Alain Sargeant, Justin Springer, Gerard Williams, Clyde Mitchum, Vidal Hendrickson, Joash Leader, Errol O'Loughlin, Javeim Blanchette and team captain Thrizen Leader.
Coach Passey said a few of the younger players will get the opportunity to be part of the starting line-up, however with additional substitutions allowed for this game, the others could get the opportunity to showcase their talent on the field during the course of the match.
“When the SKNFA asks for your support, asks fans to come, they’re not only asking you to come see the team win, which of course is the most important thing, but they are asking each and every fan to come and see some of the young players that are gonna play. Not all seven of them are gonna start the game but we are going to have a couple of the U 20 players in the starting lineup Saturday.
“It’s going to be an important transitional moment for the team; a significant moment for the team.”
On Friday President of the St. Kitts Nevis Football Association Anthony Johnson announced that the Sugar Boyz will be traveling to Europe in June to play against Armenia and Georgia on the 4th and 6th, respectively.
Coach Passey said some of the younger players will be on the national squad that will travel to Europe; in fact he is confident that many of the Under 20 players have the potential to advance to the senior squad.
“Out of the twenty players that were in the tournament just recently in the qualifiers maybe 80% of the team has the quality, the technique and the talent to transition to the senior national team. We can look at each individual player and you would see some outstanding talent in players like G’Vaune, Johannes, Delano, Tahir, and many other players; but not only that, in the team right now we have one player who played in the U17 qualifiers last year who is 17 years old right now which is Jomo.
“At the end of the day new talent is nothing if it is not supported by professionalism, mentality, discipline, work ethic. So what I can tell you is the talent is there but these games and the camps we host allows us to realized which of these players not only has the talent- which is of course tremendously important in football, but also comes with the entire support that is required to be successful on a national team and in professional football overall.
“The future looks bright in terms of the talent. Now these players need to show that their overall standard, their overall approach to football is equally professional.
“I have the hope that many of these players are going to consolidate. At least two or three players that were in U 20 tournament are going to be in Europe next month.”
The National Coach praised the efforts the SKNFA has been making to develop the players and the sport, creating a bright future for football in the federation.
“I must say that I am very impressed by the extraordinary job that the Football Association is doing in terms of understanding the present, understanding the future and taking string decisions in looking towards the future of football in St. Kitts and Nevis.
“I am thrilled that Barbados is here; I am thrilled that we are going to be able to play in Europe next month; I am thrilled by the overall perspective that I see in the future of the national team and football in general in St. Kitts and Nevis.”
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Results, Friday, November 10, 2017
South Korea 2 Colombia 1
UAE 0 Haiti 1
China 0 Serbia 2
Japan 1 Brazil 3
Georgia 1 Cyprus 0
Ukraine 2 Slovakia 1
Belgium 3 Mexico 3
Poland 0 Uruguay 0
England 0 Germany 0
France 2 Wales 0
Portugal 3 Saudi Arabia 0
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Results
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Congo 1 Benin 1
Iceland 1 Czech Republic 2
England 3 Portugal 2 (U17)
Nicaragua 0 Dominican Republic 3
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Cambodia 1 Myanmar 2
Singapore 0 Lebanon 1
Hong Kong 0 Bahrain 2
Armenia 4 Belarus 0
Finland 3 Estonia 0
Romania 2 Turkey 0
Luxembourg 2 Hungary 1**
Scotland 0 Netherlands 1
Netherlands 2 Italy 1 (U19)
Austria 0 Poland 1 (U18)
Netherlands 1 Czech Republic 4 (U18)
Iran 2 Panama 1
** Go Luxembourg! A draw against France some weeks ago and this result versus Hungary. Imagine the negative conversations in Budapest.
Hungary play Costa Rica next (Tuesday, November 14). Costa Rica were treated to a 5-0 spanking by Spain yesterday.
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Results, Saturday, November 11, 2017
Namibia 3 Zimbabwe 1
Macedonia 2 Norway 0
Belarus 0 Lithuania 0 (U21)
England 2 Russia 1 (U17)
Dominican Republic 1 Nicaragua 0
Trinidad & Tobago 2 Grenada 2
Spain 5 Costa Rica 0
Qatar 0 Czech Republic 1
Russia 0 Argentina 1
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Results, Sunday, November 12, 2017
Malta 0 Estonia 3**
Togo 6 Mauritius 0
Benín 1 Tanzania 1
Cyprus 0 Germany 3 (U19)
** DJW hire Saintfiet ("our boy Tom") off to a good start ::) with Malta.
Results, Monday November 13, 2017
Poland 0 Mexico 1
Bulgaria 1 Saudi Arabia 0
Venezuela 0 Iran 1
Armenia 3 Cyprus 2
Georgia 2 Belarus 2
Kosovo 4 Latvia 3
Turkey 2 Albania 3
Iraq 1 Syria 1
Serbia 0 Netherlands 2 (U19)
Belgium 1 Netherlands 4 (U18)
Czech Republic 4 Ireland 1 (U18)
Results, Tuesday, November 14, 2017
South Korea 1 - 1 Serbia
China 0 - 4 Colombia
Argentina 2 - 4 Nigeria
Qatar 1 - 1 Iceland
Hungary 1 - 0 Costa Rica
Austria 2 - 1 Uruguay
Belgium 1 - 0 Japan
Wales 1 - 1 Panama
England 0 - 0 Brazil
Portugal 1 - 1 USA
Slovakia 1 - 0 Norway
Russia 3 - 3 Spain
Romania 0 - 3 Netherlands
Germany 2 - 2 France
UAE 1 - 0 Uzbekistan
Gabon 0 - 0 Botswana
Algeria 3 - 0 Central African Republic
Trinidad & Tobago 1 - 1 Guyana
Italy 3 - 2 Russia (U21)
Portugal 2 - 1 Spain (U19)
England 2 - 1 Germany (U17)
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Curacao beat Bolivia 1-0 today
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Panama dismembered by Switzerland, 6-0. #wakeupcall
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reality bites!
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reality bites!
And better to bite now than in June. Roman Torres looks off the pace ... no two ways about it. (http://www.rpctv.com/mundial/videos/Panama-cayo-goleado-Suiza-Lucerna_3_1121317879.html#spark_wn=1)
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Results of matches involving teams that will participate in Russia 2018
March 27, 2018
Russia 1 France 3
Denmark 0 Chile 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 Senegal 0
Japan 1 Ukraine 2
Iran 2 Algeria 1
Switzerland 6 Panama 0
Bulgaria vs Egypt (cancelled)
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Curacao beat Bolivia 1-0 today
Bolivia played with 9 men. Expulsions at 54' (one each for both teams) and another at 59' for BOL. Curacao scored a penalty. 10 v 9. Not sure what conclusions can be drawn, but Curacao is "overnight" a notably better team.
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Curacao beat Bolivia 1-0 today
Bolivia played with 9 men. Expulsions at 54' (one each for both teams) and another at 59' for BOL. Curacao scored a penalty. 10 v 9. Not sure what conclusions can be drawn, but Curacao is "overnight" a notably better team.
You dont want to know the number of eredivise and 2nd division players they have in their set up. . There is also another handful of foreign born who are now getting their documents together to represent Curacao.
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US beat Paraguay 1-0 on a penalty. Lots of new faces. US had the slight edge. Mexico lost to Croatia 1-0. The Croats are a very good team. Good skills. They match the Mexicans in every department.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZZBUTBUQAAz0x1?format=jpg)
En route to Bogota, the Panamanians have had to return to Frankfurt after the identification of a technical concern aboard the aircraft. Just like the 6-0, better now than later.
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Wow!
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Just watched the US beat Bolivia 3-0 with a young squad with most of their players from Europe. Moore didn't even make the squad so there might be hope for us ;D
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Just watched the US beat Bolivia 3-0 with a young squad with most of their players from Europe. Moore didn't even make the squad so there might be hope for us ;D
Keep in mind that Bolivia's squad was even less experienced than the US.
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Just watched the US beat Bolivia 3-0 with a young squad with most of their players from Europe. Moore didn't even make the squad so there might be hope for us ;D
Well, he get called up for the US June friendlies in Europe
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Austria managed a nice sequence on their 2nd goal after Germany switched off for a second
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Watching Real Madrid getting picked apart by Atletico Madrid. 3 in 21 mins. But is only a "friendly". But you know in Madrid case that could be "friendly fired".
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RM 0 - ATM 4 after 28 mins. All the RM fans with their tail between their legs!
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5 zip after 47 mins
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6 zip after 50 mins. Costa 4 goals.
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6-1
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Fight ! diego Costa and a Cabrajal. And a red card. 4 goals and red card!
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7 - 1.
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7 - 2
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7 - 3. final score. Atleti
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Watching Real Madrid getting picked apart by Atletico Madrid. 3 in 21 mins. But is only a "friendly". But you know in Madrid case that could be "friendly fired".
In El País , there's an excellent piece about the game.
The writer notes that Costa doesn't understand the concept of a friendly (" Diego Costa, un jugador que no entiende de qué va ese concepto de amistoso"), that the expulsions of Costa and Carvajal confirm what everyone already knew: derbies are always armed events (" a los derbis se va siempre con pistola") and that Vinicius Jr. - despite being the only Madrid player who seemed perturbed by what was happening on the field and applied to try resolving the destruction - needs to find a better balance between his commitment to attacking intent/flair and his participation/contributions during defensive phases of play.
Ten goals is just what American fans/fans in America would embrace mid-summer but all de ole talk aside, had Bale come on and brought Madrid back to equal terms there would be pandemonium and an inquisition in Madrid today. Friendly or not.
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7 - 3. final score. Atleti
I eh vex.
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Watched Inter and PSG this morning, game went into pk's. All the final Inter player had to do was score their last kick and they win. He went for the chip down the middle and it hit the top of the cross bar then over the goal, so sudden death. It then dawned on me, was Yorkie the first player to try that pk in a top flight game?
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Watched Inter and PSG this morning, game went into pk's. All the final Inter player had to do was score their last kick and they win. He went for the chip down the middle and it hit the top of the cross bar then over the goal, so sudden death. It then dawned on me, was Yorkie the first player to try that pk in a top flight game?
No.
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Watched Inter and PSG this morning, game went into pk's. All the final Inter player had to do was score their last kick and they win. He went for the chip down the middle and it hit the top of the cross bar then over the goal, so sudden death. It then dawned on me, was Yorkie the first player to try that pk in a top flight game?
No.
Antonín Panenka: 1976 European Championship Final (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)
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Nicaragua 0 Guatemala 0. A fairly take it or leave it affair.