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Sports => Football => Topic started by: capodetutticapi on March 27, 2008, 10:35:58 PM
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3/27/2008 5:00 PM
USA to Face Argentina in New York
For the first time since last summer's Copa America, the United States and Argentina, ranked #1 in the world, will meet in a friendly on June 8.The U.S. National Team has announced it will take on Argentina in a friendly at Giants Stadium, just outside of New York, on June 8. The game, long rumored, will just days after the U.S. has faced England, at London’s famed Wembley Stadium, on May 28, followed by a match against Spain, in Santander, on June 4.
“Argentina is clearly one of the best teams in the world and playing against an opponent of that caliber is a great opportunity for our team,” U.S. head coach Bob Bradley said in a statement. “Combined with the matches against England and Spain, we have put together a very good schedule to help us prepare for World Cup qualifying.”
The U.S. begins qualifying for World Cup 2010 with a two-leg series against Barbados. The home leg is scheduled for June 15, at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, CA. The away leg will take place in Barbados on either June 21 or June 22.
Having just won 3-0 against Poland, a Euro 2008 qualifier, the U.S. is on a good patch of form. But the three upcoming games will put the squad to the test. Argentina, which beat Egypt 2-0 in a friendly on Wednesday, is currently ranked #1 in FIFA’s world rankings.
The two nations have squared off eight times before with Argentina taking six wins and the U.S. taking two. The first victory came in 1995, when the Americans beat the Biancocelesti 3-0 in the Copa America. The U.S. came out on top again in 1999, winning 1-0 at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC.
The last time the two met, in last summer’s Copa America, Argentina won 4-1.
According to a federation statement, this game will be the last one played by the U.S. National Team at Giants Stadium. In eight matches at the stadium, the side has won four, lost one, and drawn two.
“We expect it will be a fantastic crowd at Giants Stadium,” Bradley said, “and we are looking forward to an exciting atmosphere.”
-- Goal.com
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cyar miss this one atall.meh worse team takin on meh best team.
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boy is plenty the high profile firendlies the usa playing ... do you all notice the concacaf team the usa only plays for a friendly is Mexico .. only teams outside the region they play
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are the NYC sw crew organizing ah trip to this game ??? keep me informed.
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well ley we hear how much allyuh hate United States Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go USA beat facking argentina.. Is de U.S I live in not Argentina.. GO USA GO USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmonga...
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I hate both teams but (of course) have the utmost respect for Argentina.....maybe I'll go to this one. Gigssy, lemme know wha yuh wat to do 'bout dis.
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GO ARGENTINA!!!... :devil:
show dese wanna be "soccer giants" how de game is really played....
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are the NYC sw crew organizing ah trip to this game ??? keep me informed.
I think we shud do this......wud love to see Argentina live
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hmmm let me see...I like most US ppl....but dislike dem when it comes to football
I dislike Argentina when it comes to their ppl and some issues..but like dey football ;D
So wid dat ah say...Go Argentina...5 or nutten :devil:
Big Up!
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hmmm let me see...I like most US ppl....but dislike dem when it comes to football
I dislike Argentina when it comes to their ppl and some issues..but like dey football ;D
So wid dat ah say...Go Argentina...5 or nutten :devil:
Big Up!
Oh lord DeSoWa.....talk bout conflicted....but in de end yuh make de right choice :devil: :beermug:...
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Will the they (USA) be demoralized by all that cutarse they would probably get or will they be better off by playing better teams than there are in the CONCACAF and, in so doing, improving as a team?!?!?
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GO ARGENTINA!!!... :devil:
show dese wanna be "soccer giants" how de game is really played....
Even if we do lose the loss will be nothing compared to the spanking that you guys are going to get from England.
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GO ARGENTINA!!!... :devil:
show dese wanna be "soccer giants" how de game is really played....
Even if we do lose the loss will be nothing compared to the spanking that you guys are going to get from England.
You mean it won't feel as bad as the spanking YOU GUYS are going to get from England on May 28th :devil:
Big Up!
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Even if the U.S. manages to get a result in that game, they will be denied their props.... Safe money says Argentina wins somewhat convincingly though.
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GO ARGENTINA!!!... :devil:
show dese wanna be "soccer giants" how de game is really played....
Even if we do lose the loss will be nothing compared to the spanking that you guys are going to get from England.
Like the "spanking" they put on us during the world cup? ::)
Or the spanking Argentina put on allyuh during the Copa?
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I'm guessing that it could even be worse that the spanking we put on you during the World Cup qualifiers.
;D
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well ley we hear how much allyuh hate United States Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go USA beat facking argentina.. Is de U.S I live in not Argentina.. GO USA GO USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmonga...
Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
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Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Boo hoo! :'(
The total number of registered players in the U.S. is still more than T&T's entire population. So don't give me that "deserves" crap.
If a team is good enough to qualify for the World Cup then they deserve to be there. Deal with it.
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are the NYC sw crew organizing ah trip to this game ??? keep me informed.
Me plus 3 going.
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Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Boo hoo! :'(
The total number of registered players in the U.S. is still more than T&T's entire population. So don't give me that "deserves" crap.
If a team is good enough to qualify for the World Cup then they deserve to be there. Deal with it.
Stupid argument.
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I'm guessing that it could even be worse that the spanking we put on you during the World Cup qualifiers.
;D
What spanking?
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Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Boo hoo! :'(
The total number of registered players in the U.S. is still more than T&T's entire population. So don't give me that "deserves" crap.
If a team is good enough to qualify for the World Cup then they deserve to be there. Deal with it.
Yuh is ah kinda kaka hole or wha??....larger country, more players to choose from......duuuuhhh!!!...
Like Kaliman2006 say.....your fellow country men could care less about de game, imagine if all yuh win de WC.....de rest de country goh be like....."wha?...World Cup?....what is dat??!!" .......so until all yuh respect de game......
:flamethrower: :flamethrower: :whip: :whip:
GO ARGENTINA!!!!.....rest it on dem.....
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Stupid argument.
...just about as stupid as the argument that begat it.
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Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Boo hoo! :'(
The total number of registered players in the U.S. is still more than T&T's entire population. So don't give me that "deserves" crap.
If a team is good enough to qualify for the World Cup then they deserve to be there. Deal with it.
Yuh is ah kinda kaka hole or wha??....larger country, more players to choose from......duuuuhhh!!!...
Like Kaliman2006 say.....your fellow country men could care less about de game, imagine if all yuh win de WC.....de rest de country goh be like....."wha?...World Cup?....what is dat??!!" .......so until all yuh respect de game......
:flamethrower: :flamethrower: :whip: :whip:
GO ARGENTINA!!!!.....rest it on dem.....
I not defending Zeppo....but b/c the US is so large you have a greater variety of sports to appeal to the different sectors of the population. So thus Kaliman's statements about football (soccer) not being popular enough to merit support for the national team becomes kinda moot.
The population thing works both ways.
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well ley we hear how much allyuh hate United States Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go USA beat facking argentina.. Is de U.S I live in not Argentina.. GO USA GO USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmonga...
Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Bredda I hear yu too . 4 of my 5 sons born and raised here in de USA. I eh worry about how much americans love football f**k dem . If yu aint have blue eyes and white skin you will never ever be concidered an american so I aint worry how dem rate football. I Have to support my fellow americans who decide to represent the greatest sports innah de world .. which is football.. Because Americans hate football so much it inspires me to even love it more .. I live In The USA and Support USA Football except when dey come up against any ... yes dats right my wests Indian teams any west Indian team from grenada to barbados from dominica to SVG.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. But I have to be a nemackaram to be living in de USA raising my born Kids in the USA .. wrking going to schoool here and then wishing dem de worst .. Wishing the USA de worst while living here in the USA wont suprise me from nuff Trinidadians dey wish dey own facking country bad so dat aint no shock to me..
Fack Argentina mi nuh care if God play for Argentina go USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
War...
War...
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Bredda I hear yu too . 4 of my 5 sons born and raised here in de USA. I eh worry about how much americans love football f**k dem . If yu aint have blue eyes and white skin you will never ever be concidered an american so I aint worry how dem rate football. I Have to support my fellow americans who decide to represent the greatest sports innah de world .. which is football.. Because Americans hate football so much it inspires me to even love it more .. I live In The USA and Support USA Football except when dey come up against any ... yes dats right my wests Indian teams any west Indian team from grenada to barbados from dominica to SVG.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. But I have to be a nemackaram to be living in de USA raising my born Kids in the USA .. wrking going to schoool here and then wishing dem de worst .. Wishing the USA de worst while living here in the USA wont suprise me from nuff Trinidadians dey wish dey own facking country bad so dat aint no shock to me..
Fack Argentina mi nuh care if God play for Argentina go USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
War...
War...
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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I'm guessing that it could even be worse that the spanking we put on you during the World Cup qualifiers.
;D
What spanking?
Ay Smallie, you still hating on us???
Long time girl...
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I'm guessing that it could even be worse that the spanking we put on you during the World Cup qualifiers.
;D
What spanking?
Ay Smallie, you still hating on us???
Long time girl...
Yeah, I am. What's this? A yankee invasion? >:(
:D
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Stupid argument.
Not nearly as stupid as trying to judge who does or does not deserve to have a competitive team.
That's a sore loser argument if I ever heard one.
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Stupid argument.
Not nearly as stupid as trying to judge who does or does not deserve to have a competitive team.
That's a sore loser argument if I ever heard one.
Do you want a hug?
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Lawd..BooSA jus win 2 games in Europe and the Yankees take over de board....wey Brigo..ah think we need some DET for these pests ;D :devil:
Big Up!
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I'm guessing that it could even be worse that the spanking we put on you during the World Cup qualifiers.
;D
What spanking?
Ay Smallie, you still hating on us???
Long time girl...
Yeah, I am. What's this? A yankee invasion? >:(
:D
Nah, nothing like that.
Just enjoy the old talk.
That's all.
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I'm guessing that it could even be worse that the spanking we put on you during the World Cup qualifiers.
;D
What spanking?
Ay Smallie, you still hating on us???
Long time girl...
Yeah, I am. What's this? A yankee invasion? >:(
:D
Nah, nothing like that.
Just enjoy the old talk.
That's all.
Awright Smallie, no scene.
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Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Boo hoo! :'(
The total number of registered players in the U.S. is still more than T&T's entire population. So don't give me that "deserves" crap.
If a team is good enough to qualify for the World Cup then they deserve to be there. Deal with it.
Stupid argument.
Zeppo, the proportion of, or the percentage of ... would perhaps be more objective ... absolute numbers do nothing but confirm what everyone knows already ... the USA is larger than and T&T is smaller than.
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Just got this notice from ussoccer concerning tickets:
Get Your Tickets First!
U.S. MEN TO FACE ARGENTINA
AT GIANTS STADIUM ON JUNE 8
Exclusive Three-Day Sale Begins This Tuesday (April 8) at 12 P.M. ET; Match To Be Final Warm-up For U.S. Before World Cup Qualifying; U.S. Hosts the World's No. 1 Team in Its Final Match at Giants Stadium
As a special benefit to our fans, U.S. Soccer has arranged for you to order tickets ahead of the general public for the game of the year—the U.S. Men's National Team vs. No. 1 ranked Argentina at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match on Sunday, June 8, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET. |More on this game|
Your private sale starts this Tuesday (April 8) at 12 noon ET and ends Friday, April 11, at 10 a.m. (tickets then become available to Visa® cardholders only on April 11 at 12 noon, followed by the general public sale on April 14).
Prices are $35 Upper Endline; $45 Upper Corner; $50 Lower Endline, Mezzanine Endline, and Upper Sideline; $65 Lower Corner, Mezzanine Corner, and Upper Primary Sideline; $80 Mezzanine Primary Corner and Lower Sideline; $110 Mezzanine Sideline and Lower Midfield; $195 Mezzanine Midfield; and $295 Seating in Lower Front Two Rows (limit four per customer).
This private sale is only available online by purchasing at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004082C659540F
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I hate both teams but (of course) have the utmost respect for Argentina.....maybe I'll go to this one. Gigssy, lemme know wha yuh wat to do 'bout dis.
Lime on dread!
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Just got this notice from ussoccer concerning tickets:
Get Your Tickets First!
U.S. MEN TO FACE ARGENTINA
AT GIANTS STADIUM ON JUNE 8
Exclusive Three-Day Sale Begins This Tuesday (April 8) at 12 P.M. ET; Match To Be Final Warm-up For U.S. Before World Cup Qualifying; U.S. Hosts the World's No. 1 Team in Its Final Match at Giants Stadium
As a special benefit to our fans, U.S. Soccer has arranged for you to order tickets ahead of the general public for the game of the year—the U.S. Men's National Team vs. No. 1 ranked Argentina at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match on Sunday, June 8, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET. |More on this game|
Your private sale starts this Tuesday (April 8) at 12 noon ET and ends Friday, April 11, at 10 a.m. (tickets then become available to Visa® cardholders only on April 11 at 12 noon, followed by the general public sale on April 14).
Prices are $35 Upper Endline; $45 Upper Corner; $50 Lower Endline, Mezzanine Endline, and Upper Sideline; $65 Lower Corner, Mezzanine Corner, and Upper Primary Sideline; $80 Mezzanine Primary Corner and Lower Sideline; $110 Mezzanine Sideline and Lower Midfield; $195 Mezzanine Midfield; and $295 Seating in Lower Front Two Rows (limit four per customer).
This private sale is only available online by purchasing at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004082C659540F
To submit your order, include one of the following passwords (depending on which group of fans you wish to sit with) in the space designated on the Ticketmaster.com order page:
Designated Seating Area* : Password**
U.S. Fan Sections: U2FIRST
Argentina Fan Sections: D6FIRST
Mixed/Neutral Fan Sections: N7FIRST
* U.S. Soccer makes no guarantees regarding the composition of fans in any seating area. U.S., Argentina and Mixed/Neutral Fan Sections have been designated at each price level. Purchasers using the passwords designated for these sections will be able to request tickets for any price level. Tickets available while supplies last.
** Password must be entered in UPPER CASE.
U.S. Soccer welcomes you to pay with your Visa® card, the preferred card of U.S. Soccer.
Visit ussoccer.com for more information on the U.S. Men's National Team and its preparations for CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying.
ULTIMATE FAN TICKET: U.S. Soccer is also offering the Ultimate Fan Ticket for this event. This special VIP package includes a premium ticket, a custom made official U.S. National Team jersey with your name and number, VIP access to the field before and after the game, and other unique benefits. Only 20 of these packages will be made available. For details or to order, please call (312) 528-1227.
Don't miss your chance to see the USA take on No. 1 ranked Argentina at Giants Stadium in the final match before World Cup Qualifying.
Visit the Schedule & Tickets section of ussoccer.com for more details.
Thank you for supporting U.S. Soccer!
This email was sent by:
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so much for them ticket? i doh think they will fill up de stadium like de barca game......though there are alot of argentinians in jersey.
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doh really care who win nah, long as iza good game...an dah Trini fella play & score 1 for d ole Zepp, so he cold come an throw in we face how he choose to play for dem.....an to save dey bigger population
asses faces...buh wha I gettin meself in here boi ! 8)
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I am there........where allyuh sittin?
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where u guys sitting?
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well ley we hear how much allyuh hate United States Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go USA beat facking argentina.. Is de U.S I live in not Argentina.. GO USA GO USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmonga...
Nice, nice, ah love how yuh talk dey :applause:.Tell dem again meh friend. HIGHLY BLESSED.
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well ley we hear how much allyuh hate United States Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go USA beat facking argentina.. Is de U.S I live in not Argentina.. GO USA GO USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmonga...
Nice, nice, ah love how yuh talk dey :applause:.Tell dem again meh friend. HIGHLY BLESSED.
Chuppss!!.....GO ARGENTINA!!!.... :devil:
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Aguero, Messi lead Argentina against U.S., Mexico
http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/8156692/Aguero,-Messi-lead-Argentina-against-U.S.,-Mexico
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Spanish-league strikers Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi led a 21-man roster announced Monday by Argentina for its upcoming friendlies against the United States and Mexico.
The roster is comprised entirely of European-based veterans and held few surprises, except the absence of Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez.
Tevez will sit out the friendlies with United not scheduled to finish its season until European Champions League final against Chelsea on Wednesday in Moscow.
Argentina will play Mexico on June 4 in San Diego, and then face the United States in New York. Both matches will serve Argentina as preparation for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Brazil in mid-June.
Aguero, a standout at Spanish club Atletico Madrid, had been expected to lead the list along with Barcelona's Messi. In a release, the Argentine Football Association said they will be joined by midfielder Fernando Gago and defender Gabriel Heinze, both of Real Madrid.
Also included on the roster were Javier Zanetti, Nicolas Burdisso, Esteban Cambiasso and Julio Cruz, all of Inter Milan, which won the Italian league championship on Sunday.
Several others from Argentine clubs could be added to the squad by May 30.
Friendlies against the North American sides come as Argentina gets set for another round of qualifying, against Ecuador at home on June 15 and then three days later travelling to play arch rival Brazil.
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Roster:
Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe, Spain), Oscar Ustari (Getafe, Spain).
Defense: Gabriel Heinze (Real Madrid, Spain), Fabricio Coloccini (Deporitvo La Coruna, Spain), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol, Spain), Gonzalo Rodriguez (Villarreal, Spain), Jonas Gutierrez (Mallorca, Spain), Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan, Italy), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan, Italy), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich, Germany).
Midfield: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid, Spain), Maxi Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Ever Banega (Valencia, Spain), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan, Spain), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool, England), Jose Sosa (Bayern Munich, Germany).
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain), Julio Cruz (Inter Milan, Italy), Lisandro Lopez (Porto, Portugal), Fernando Cavenaghi (Bordeaux, France).
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Yeah Zeppo....all yuh cut arse booked.... :devil:
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on ESPN Classic at 7:30
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Good link here....Galavision.
http://bitcast-d.bitgravity.com/justintv/static/widgets/jtv_live.r6081.swf?channel=psn_2
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i hope argentina tears usa a new a**hole
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Game on.
Why are they both playing in their light strips?
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lawd Argentina attacking at will.
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Game on.
Why are they both playing in their light strips?
Good point. I'm surprised the referee allowed that.
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It is also on ch 13249 on Sopcast
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what is the attendance that the most people i saw for a USMNT game
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yeah it look like they ram out the stadium/
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Freddy get Bench for Donovan ???
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Dempsey looking for fight...they just sampat he rass. :rotfl:
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Game on.
Why are they both playing in their light strips?
Quite Stupid....unbelievable if you ask me ... You see that in Pro League ... not 2 big international sides
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half time, 0-0...Argentina had a number of chances that should have been put away...combination of good keeping from Howard and poor finisihing from Cruz
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Argentina useless.... ;D
USA will put a serious cut arse on we if we continue the way we going.
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Howard to the rescue- He coming up big.
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Elan dat is a given
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Lawd Howard get away with murder in that one I thought Argentina was goin to get a penalty
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To be fair to Arg, they had a good shout for a penalty. Howard did slightly clip the man and got no ball.
But Arg kinda desperate now
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Did you see Johnson pull down the Argie player by he piggy....... :o
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Them Argentines is some nastiness. Look how long Johnson on the floor and they would not kick the ball out. Bastards. That's why they cannot win anything.
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thank god for broadband, no way i could see all these games with shit flow
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I cannot beliiiiieve this shit.
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wow...0-0 final.
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and we in USA group hmmm , we better get we act together quick
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good result for the US...
Corneal and Maturana have their work cut out for them.
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Lawd Howard get away with murder in that one I thought Argentina was goin to get a penalty
If it was the Bajan referee he would of got that penalty for sure
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Goaless draw hmmm
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Without Messi- Argentina looked ordinary. Howard saved them from three goals early in the match. After the first ten minutes the Us defence played very well and with Howard in Goal, they will be a force to be reckoned with.
We need skillful andspeedy players who could take them on if we are to stand a chance.
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Yeah Zeppo....all yuh cut arse booked.... :devil:
You were saying?
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Credit where its due. It was certainly an improvement over their lifeless performance against England at Wembley.
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thank god for broadband, no way i could see all these games with shit flow
So Die Hard, was Sports Max not showing the game in Trini or was it blocked or something??...that sucks if it's so..
I'm in Tobago and watched the game live on sports max....but then again it's not Flow that running the show over here.
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Ok fellas I was there at the game yesterday so I gonna just give a lil rundown on my thoughts of the game.
I reach about 3 mins before kickoff, stadium pack up and the atmosphere electric. I was surprised by the amount of Argentina fans in attendance, was about 35%-40% Argentina strips in the crowd. US fans shouting dey U-S-A chant, Argentina fans countering with their AR-GEN-TINA chant. I real excited. For most of the 1st half it was Argentina enjoying the majority of the possession and chances. I hadda say, Messi have some serious vision and passing ability boy. I find that's an aspect of his game that is somewhat overlooked, as his dribbling and goalscoring prowess is well known. He was regularly threading some immaculate balls through to the wingers and his fellow forwards. Julio Cruz alone throw way 3 1v1's with the keeper. To his credit tho, Howard did make some good saves.
USA's strategy in the first half seemed to be very organized in defence, make it hard for Argentina to break through, then hit back on the counter. They had some nice attacking moves going forward, one play in particular i remember was some nice one touch with the left back (cah remember his name), Johnson, Bradley and Dempsey, ending with the left back forcing a save from the Arg keeper after making a nice overlapping run that completely fool the Argentina defence. On that play in particular they looked like an elite team. At halftime tho, Arg should have probably been about 2 goals ahead.
Second half, Arg sub Messi, and immediately Arg look like a different side in the attacking third. They no longer seemed to have a consistent answer to unlocking the US defence, and USA no doubt gained in confidence. The second half was a much more competitive affair, with USA arguably having the better of the half. Good one-touch passing, excellent runs off the ball, very good organization. They really impressed me with their play yesterday, and I am one of the biggest USA critics. The US no doubt would feel very good after their performance.
Some additional observations:
Landon Donovan real fast. I never rated him as a player, but he a lot better than i anticipated. He still overrated by the US fans, but he's not as much of a goat as i thought.
Sergio Aguero is a boss. He didn't have his greatest game yesterday, but his technique, ball control and touch was evident. Him and Messi up front was a terror for the USA in the first half. They have the makings of being a deadly strike partnership for years to come.
Freddy Adu like he feel he's a gangsta or sumtin. De man oppose Javier Zanetti after Mascherano get sent off, push he hand up in Zanetti face and ting. Men had to hold Zanetti back after dat, it was like "who dis lil boy feel he is??" He lucky cuz Zanetti look like he was gladly gonna take a red card to knock him out.
T&T in real trouble if they think they ready to take on the USA right now. We have RHEEELLLLLL work to do
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well ley we hear how much allyuh hate United States Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go USA beat facking argentina.. Is de U.S I live in not Argentina.. GO USA GO USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmonga...
Ah hear yuh Warmonga, but ah cyar support ah country where the sport ranks below other sports in popularity. I live in the States too and it galls me that the average American probably does not know that the United States has played in every World Cup since 1990. I know that the sport is steadily rising in popularity here, but not enough in my opinion.
Until Americans give the Beautiful Game the proper respect it deserves, they do not deserve to have a competitive team. In a way, it's almost an injustice to teams like Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where there's a more entrenced football culture.
Bredda I hear yu too . 4 of my 5 sons born and raised here in de USA. I eh worry about how much americans love football f**k dem . If yu aint have blue eyes and white skin you will never ever be concidered an american so I aint worry how dem rate football. I Have to support my fellow americans who decide to represent the greatest sports innah de world .. which is football.. Because Americans hate football so much it inspires me to even love it more .. I live In The USA and Support USA Football except when dey come up against any ... yes dats right my wests Indian teams any west Indian team from grenada to barbados from dominica to SVG.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. But I have to be a nemackaram to be living in de USA raising my born Kids in the USA .. wrking going to schoool here and then wishing dem de worst .. Wishing the USA de worst while living here in the USA wont suprise me from nuff Trinidadians dey wish dey own facking country bad so dat aint no shock to me..
Fack Argentina mi nuh care if God play for Argentina go USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
War...
War...
War, i agree wid most ah yuh points jed....of course ah writing dis after the US get a tie wid Argentiina, ah know nuff man go talk bout de penalty dat wasn't given and maybe Argentina didn't play wid dis one or dat one......bottom line, Bradley team get a tie against the number one team in the World!
ah wonder how fellahs who see TnT last game think we would match up against dis US team?? anyway I supporting the US team as long as dey eh playing we, me eh care bout whether de game less popular than whichever sport, me eh business, me eh ha no time for all dat stupidness!
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yeah it look like they ram out the stadium/
Stadium was packed... they announced that it was either the largest (or ninth largest?) attendance for a USMNT game ever. I know Giants Stadium capacity is just over 76,000... but yesterday, configured for soccer, capacity was 78,000. Just to back track a bit... getting there proved a bit of a challenge as it seems like all of Manhattan tried to leave the island at the same time...and via the Lincoln Tunnel at that. Giants Stadium rookie mistake was not taking the Holland instead, but I figured 6 pm Sunday evening...shouldn't be a problem...so much for that. Even after getting into E. Rutherford, the nightmare was only to begin...what with traffic backed up on Rte 3 W and fans parking on the grass alongside the highway and what not...still outside after kickoff. Not wanting to chance getting towed, or blocked in by 200 cars I got back on the Turnpike and decided (quite by accident :D ) to approach from the opposite direction, which worked out. After finally making our way back to the stadium, we entered the parking lot and go a bligh after not having to pay the $20 parking. After parking and walking into the stadium, we got to our seats just after intermission began.
As Kev said the atmosphere was electric. The heat was terrible but the crowd was alive and festive. Thanks to fellow forumite Slates, the better half and myself were well-esconced in excellent seats in Section 100, Row 33...#'s 9 and 10. Surrounded on all sides by American fans of every hue and description...quite a surprising sight. There were many suburbanites (judging by looks), as well as a healthy sprinkling of blacks and hispanics, and by hispanics I don't mean Mexicans and Central Americans (which you'd expect), but rather Puertoriquenos as well...very pleasant to see the diversity. There was an inordinate amount of Argentine fans in the crowd...the albiceleste was well-represented, much to my chagrin. I was rooting on the Yanks...while the better half rooted on shameless cheats in the sky blue striped kit.
Not sure how it looked on TV, but the field looked a mess in person... a patchwork mess of freshly laid strips of turf over the Giants Stadium field turf. At halftime there were two men walking around with buckets of turf replacing divots...you'd swear it was the 9th Tee at your local muni and not a world class pitch (as it was supposed to be). Footing however didn't appear to be an issue for the players.
Speaking of the players, not much to report on...Donovan looked pretentious in both the #10 shirt, and with the captain's arm band. Dempsey for my money makes a better captain...really like his game, not much talent there but he gets the most out of it. Hard worker. Eddie Johnson showed very little...although he hit the crossbar (even though I see elsewhere that Onyewu got the credit) early in the second half. Maurice Edu showed flashes...but he has long way to go to get up to speed for WC level.
Freddy came on in the second half and tried to do too much...way too much heads-down dribbling, usually right into two or three players. The Argentine defense showed him a lot of respect, they converged on him and Donovan whenever they touched the ball...although they seemed to respect Donovan's pace a bit more by allowing him a little more room with the ball at his feet. Tim Howard had an excellent game...didn't think that that was a penalty early in the second on that challenge, but unlike those of you at home, we didn't really have the benefit of replay in the stadium...one quick inconclusive second look and that was it. I think there were two maybe three replays the entire game...not counting halftime highlights. Mastroeni got a second yellow on a set piece for Argentina and got sent off...I'm really not sure what that was about. Yellow card for (at best) jawing at an Argentine?? Baffling decision. Mascherano break up Landon nice and was rightly punished with his second yellow in the 88th...to cap off the day's festivities. Not a very entertaining game to watch, but all in all an entertaining experience all the same.
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Game on.
Why are they both playing in their light strips?
Quite Stupid....unbelievable if you ask me ... You see that in Pro League ... not 2 big international sides
I imagine that this was an issue only for those of you looking on at home...in person there was absolutely no confusion as to which side was which. Not nearly the issue you fellas making it out to be.
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Game on.
Why are they both playing in their light strips?
Quite Stupid....unbelievable if you ask me ... You see that in Pro League ... not 2 big international sides
I imagine that this was an issue only for those of you looking on at home...in person there was absolutely no confusion as to which side was which. Not nearly the issue you fellas making it out to be.
Yeah it was a problem on the wide shots on ESPN Classic that comcast had dialed down to a little 300k bandwidth or whatever they do to make it look as bad as possible.
78,682: The largest crowd ever at this venue to watch the USA men play was also the 4th largest attendance in the stadium's history for any sport
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The park garage is were the match started. I drop a fake of an Argentinian with a back pass. Jerk chicken Aloe, pie and parloree, German and Mexican beer, Italian wines, Jamaica rum and nuff water.
Disappointed with the score.
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Yeah Zeppo....all yuh cut arse booked.... :devil:
You were saying?
I too happy to today to study you and team....GO HOLLAND!!
p.s. since all yuh guaranteed to go to de WC....meet dem dey nah and check mih again... :devil:
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Freddy Adu like he feel he's a gangsta or sumtin. De man oppose Javier Zanetti after Mascherano get sent off, push he hand up in Zanetti face and ting. Men had to hold Zanetti back after dat, it was like "who dis lil boy feel he is??" He lucky cuz Zanetti look like he was gladly gonna take a red card to knock him out.
You sure you're not talking about Gago? Read this:
When the final whistle blew, Adu was near the ball. So was Gago. They became entangled after the game, as Gago decided to give Freddy a piece of his mind about something or other. Freddy indulged him for a minute or so, then turned his back and started walking toward the locker room. Gago kept yelling, like some after-school special teacher demanding that his student respect him. That's when Freddy flicked his hand over his shoulder, as if to shoo Gago away. I don't know how many other people saw that moment, but it made me cheer one last time before heading for the exits.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/06/09/us.argentina/index.html
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Freddy Adu like he feel he's a gangsta or sumtin. De man oppose Javier Zanetti after Mascherano get sent off, push he hand up in Zanetti face and ting. Men had to hold Zanetti back after dat, it was like "who dis lil boy feel he is??" He lucky cuz Zanetti look like he was gladly gonna take a red card to knock him out.
You sure you're not talking about Gago? Read this:
When the final whistle blew, Adu was near the ball. So was Gago. They became entangled after the game, as Gago decided to give Freddy a piece of his mind about something or other. Freddy indulged him for a minute or so, then turned his back and started walking toward the locker room. Gago kept yelling, like some after-school special teacher demanding that his student respect him. That's when Freddy flicked his hand over his shoulder, as if to shoo Gago away. I don't know how many other people saw that moment, but it made me cheer one last time before heading for the exits.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/06/09/us.argentina/index.html
I'm positive it was Zanetti. The incident i'm referring to happened literally seconds after Mascherano was sent off. The incident you quoted above occurred after the final whistle. Gago was probably upset about the previous incident that I had mentioned, and maybe was acting in his teammate's defense, I'm not sure.
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Yeah it was a problem on the wide shots on ESPN Classic that comcast had dialed down to a little 300k bandwidth or whatever they do to make it look as bad as possible.
78,682: The largest crowd ever at this venue to watch the USA men play was also the 4th largest attendance in the stadium's history for any sport
Oh okay... it really didn't seem that close in person as you can probably tell from the photo above.
Freddy Adu like he feel he's a gangsta or sumtin. De man oppose Javier Zanetti after Mascherano get sent off, push he hand up in Zanetti face and ting. Men had to hold Zanetti back after dat, it was like "who dis lil boy feel he is??" He lucky cuz Zanetti look like he was gladly gonna take a red card to knock him out.
You sure you're not talking about Gago? Read this:
When the final whistle blew, Adu was near the ball. So was Gago. They became entangled after the game, as Gago decided to give Freddy a piece of his mind about something or other. Freddy indulged him for a minute or so, then turned his back and started walking toward the locker room. Gago kept yelling, like some after-school special teacher demanding that his student respect him. That's when Freddy flicked his hand over his shoulder, as if to shoo Gago away. I don't know how many other people saw that moment, but it made me cheer one last time before heading for the exits.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/06/09/us.argentina/index.html
I'm positive it was Zanetti. The incident i'm referring to happened literally seconds after Mascherano was sent off. The incident you quoted above occurred after the final whistle. Gago was probably upset about the previous incident that I had mentioned, and maybe was acting in his teammate's defense, I'm not sure.
Yeah it was Zanetti and right after the Mascherano incident... I didn't see what sparked it so I can't put it all on Freddy. In fairness to him though there are more than enough players who try and rough him up on the field... Freddy's never been one to not stand up for himself.
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I almost forgot to mention my own favorite moment...when de yute with the Argentina flag ran onto the field at half time chased by a phalanx of Giants Stadium's finest :rotfl:
He gave them a little run for their money before the fatman hit him a flying tackle then rough him up a bit taking him off the field...and the crowd started to boo too, lol
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I almost forgot to mention my own favorite moment...when de yute with the Argentina flag ran onto the field at half time chased by a phalanx of Giants Stadium's finest :rotfl:
He gave them a little run for their money before the fatman hit him a flying tackle then rough him up a bit taking him off the field...and the crowd started to boo too, lol
If de fella was a little more creative in his running pattern he coulda get away (well maybe not get away but make it to the other end of the field). The guards didn't seem too quick or agile..... What crack me up is when they were escorting him and the crowd was cheering him on, he put his hands up to acknowledge the crowd and the guards push down his hands behind his back so as to say "you eh no hero boy puddong yuh hands".... ;D
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Freddy Adu like he feel he's a gangsta or sumtin. De man oppose Javier Zanetti after Mascherano get sent off, push he hand up in Zanetti face and ting. Men had to hold Zanetti back after dat, it was like "who dis lil boy feel he is??" He lucky cuz Zanetti look like he was gladly gonna take a red card to knock him out.
You sure you're not talking about Gago? Read this:
When the final whistle blew, Adu was near the ball. So was Gago. They became entangled after the game, as Gago decided to give Freddy a piece of his mind about something or other. Freddy indulged him for a minute or so, then turned his back and started walking toward the locker room. Gago kept yelling, like some after-school special teacher demanding that his student respect him. That's when Freddy flicked his hand over his shoulder, as if to shoo Gago away. I don't know how many other people saw that moment, but it made me cheer one last time before heading for the exits.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/06/09/us.argentina/index.html
I'm positive it was Zanetti. The incident i'm referring to happened literally seconds after Mascherano was sent off. The incident you quoted above occurred after the final whistle. Gago was probably upset about the previous incident that I had mentioned, and maybe was acting in his teammate's defense, I'm not sure.
Yeah it was Zanetti and right after the Mascherano incident... I didn't see what sparked it so I can't put it all on Freddy. In fairness to him though there are more than enough players who try and rough him up on the field... Freddy's never been one to not stand up for himself.
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I almost forgot to mention my own favorite moment...when de yute with the Argentina flag ran onto the field at half time chased by a phalanx of Giants Stadium's finest :rotfl:
He gave them a little run for their money before the fatman hit him a flying tackle then rough him up a bit taking him off the field...and the crowd started to boo too, lol
I also didnt see what had sparked it, however, Zanetti has always been one of the most non-confrontational players that I know, so i kinda took that into consideration. It was quite out of character to see him having to be held back by his teammates.
And yeah that yute get hit with one hard tackle boy lol......that was real kix. And afterwards he look so proud, like it was totally worth it for him haha