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sarooster,
you and I see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, but not when it comes to soccer, apparently. These guys are athletes! We'll pick 100 guys each (at random) from the NFL, from MLB and from any of the major soccer clubs in Europe, and I can guarantee you that the soccer players will win hands down on any measure of fitness you care to use. (The NFL boys may win the strength part.)
Some years ago I took a European friend of mine to a ball game (Yankees at Blue Jays, the Jays won), and it was a great game. He was bored stiff because he just didn't get it...I think we have something like that happening here...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 18, 2006 at 2:10 PM
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Manda,
I am not big on soccer but I did watch some of the match today. The United States did OK I guess. We did score a goal that was wiped off the books, but I could not tell you why. I think one of our guys was standing in the wrong place! Wow, that's a big penalty. It's just a boring game. These games are not really in shape. They spend the whole game jogging, standing, and walking. They very seldom run. There's very little action except in a few short spurts. I can see why it has never caught on in the US and never will. The rest of the world can't support big sports like we have here so they try to make it seem like "football" to them is a big deal.
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sarooster
on June 17, 2006 at 4:29 PM
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MandaLee,
I watched the game, and your guys did extremely well! To hold Italy to a draw is an accomplishment!
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Nautikos
on June 17, 2006 at 4:27 PM
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A-and-B,
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Amanda__
on June 17, 2006 at 2:48 PM
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posted by
A-and-B
on June 17, 2006 at 1:30 PM
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