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- 11/22/09
I don't think we have to worry about seeing American bling and homes made from mud and faeces together any time soon.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 09:38 PM on July 18
Very difficult story to read---hard not to look away at times. I'm glad I took the time.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:14 PM on July 17
I'm think with that pronounced lean he might have overruled his assistant a time or two to correctly call offside.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:47 PM on July 17
There are 3,650 comments on this story on ESPN.com just five hours after posting. Why?
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 08:24 PM on July 11
Ufez, some oldies but goodies there. Robbie Fowler snorting the end line...it's been all downhill ever since for that boy.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 07:52 AM on June 29
don't forget Foxx! Or Prinze.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:59 AM on June 26
Brilliant. I never thought anyone could make bowling interesting. I bet he could pass as a U14 and play on my team! I'll start building the trophy cabinet now.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:23 PM on June 25
Carlin was...well...I can't add much to what's been written here, but something happened yesterday at soccer camp I'd like to share. Of course we give all the kids new soccer balls for camp and one of the kids said "These balls are slick." I told him not to worry about it, that they would break in and besides, "You can't pick your balls during a game anyway." The double entendre hit me immediately and I just looked up at the sky, smiled and winked. A couple of 12 year old boys also got it and were doing there best not to bust a gut. .
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:51 PM on June 24
This guy might have something to say about that.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:06 PM on June 03
Instant Karma. Maybe.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:31 PM on May 23
Also, I think most kids growing up playing soccer rarely wear cleats, especially in developing countries. They might wear cleats in an organized game but not so much just messing around which is when ball skills are really developed. This is an often overlooked advantage over US youth players, who have been drilled to wear the proper shoes and shinguards from an early age. I've had kids on my team tell me that they can't practice because they can't find their boots. I tell them to suck it up and play with their socks on or barefooted. There is nothing that will break bad coaching and bad technique, which includes letting the kids toe-kick to get greater distance, than having them play without shoes. One toe-punch without shoes and they'll never do it again. There are definite similarities in "goal" games: agility, balance, vision, creativeness, playing a real team game, split second decision making...
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:25 PM on May 20
Guys, can you tell me anything about Stoke's reputation within English football? I understand they're a bit of a hit and hope team but I'm just curious about the general feeling of the team---what are their fans like? Are they considered a dirty team? Who's their derby team(s)? Phil Rawlins, the owner of Stoke, has also started a team here in Austin called the Aztex. They're playing in the Premier Development League of the USL and will go division one next season. The club---ticket sales, marketing, community outreach, etc.---is essentially being run by Phil's wife Kay. We're bringing about 40 people (about 25 kids) to their home opener this Saturday and I was on the phone with Kay yesterday working out the details. You could hear the joy and amazement of being promoted in her voice and she couldn't be a nicer person. We're really looking forward to having a team to support locally. I'm just curious as to what the parent club is all about.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:26 PM on May 07
The best thing about Oscar these days is that he's heavily invested in the Houston Dynamo and you can see their logo on his shorts.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:25 PM on May 04
I saw the Barcelona and MAN U 0-0 game a few days ago...after close to two hours of effort, neither team managed to score a goal, and Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty...so you tell me, how is that possible, and I tell you I know why, no player on that field knows the true physics of the soccer ball... Big mystery here...he didn't have his body over the ball correctly and struck it well below the mid-spot. Doesn't take a lot of science to figure that out. If this is what you want to teach kids, you're going to lose them. Kids want to play the game, that's what they do. You'll lose their attention in the blink of an eye if you start talking about the physics of a soccer ball. And....you might have taken a clue from my user name...I'm a Texan...I'm not British...not that there's anything wrong with that....
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:35 PM on May 04
You guys need to get a clue to what soccer is about before you post your pathetic comments, they are a waste of my quality reading time. 38 years in soccer, hotshot, I played in England and Scotland as a 16 year old and South Korea as an 18 and 19 year old...12 years as coach of a men's amateur team and 3 seasons coaching kids with the main focus being player development. Currently in process of creating a foundation to help underprivileged kids and their families with all costs associated with playing on a team. We're also developing a program to help the single parents of some of these kids with job training and placement. This is all volunteer work, of course. Some of you may remember I wrote about doing this when I first joined spofi. The sarcasm and negativity you receive is warranted, considering how you come in here talking about you, you, you, and some pie in the sky program of which you obviously aren't competent enough to get off the ground. Come back when you've actually done something. In the meantime, you're doing nothing but creating ill will, which is pretty hard to do with this group when you're talking about soccer development for kids. Stop writing and start doing.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 10:44 PM on May 02
Thank you again for destroying a perfectly good thread with your sales pitch. While it is wonderful that you are clearly very committed to the sport, this is not a forum about your qualificiations, but rather about interesting stories in sports. Bingo.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:59 PM on May 02
As a United fan, the really difficult fact in all this is Ronaldo is much less a cheater now than he was his first three years at Old Trafford... I wish all these fuckers would just stand up and play. What happened to the days when lying on the ground meant you weren't tough enough to play the game, when even showing you were injured meant you were weak?
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:28 PM on April 25
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:56 AM on April 11
As a MyFC member, I never had any intention of submitting a team selection. What the hell do I know? I think the 98.5% to 99% who don't bother with picking the team trust the manager to do what's right for the club to get a result. It's a non-issue for me and I will defintely renew my membership to continue being an owner.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:27 PM on April 04
My wife grew up in Pittsburgh and love this guy. I have to say, after hearing that voice through her ears, I grew to like him a bit myself. I'll take a guy like Cope over so many of the robots we now find in the booth. He didn't come from a cookie cutter and I think the sports announcing landscape will continue to go downhill without unique personalities and voices like Cope's. RIP, Mr. Cope.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:25 PM on February 27
From reading some reactions, I'm glad not to be curious enough to have a peek at the pics. I saw the game live and thought it was a late challenge. The ball in the picture above is clearly there to be won but the fault with Taylor seems to be he's taking up an old adage in football. When referring to one player beating another while dribbling the ball, the saying goes, "Ball or man but never both." I think Taylor was making sure Eduardo wouldn't get past him by sticking him with his trailing leg. I think he intended to nail him even if he didn't expect or intend the outcome. And that's football. He's just playing the game.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:05 PM on February 24
Terrific game. This is why we love the FA Cup. I'm not sure if it was much of a surprise given Liverpool's form, but well done to Barnsley on a deserved result.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:21 PM on February 19
Play the Community Shield overseas, or even the Carling Cup Final. Now this sounds like a good idea. This way, our not-the-brightest-stars-in-the-sky Americans can say they're going to see the World Championship of English Cups while the rest of us get to attend competitve matches that don't effect the League. This sounds much more workable and since Asia doesn't want to play, N. America and S. America could host the two games alternatively. OK, OK----there's the small matter of Africa, but.....
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:12 AM on February 13
Great pics, NoMich. I emailed the link to some friends a couple of days ago and have received 6 replies thanking me for sending them. Of course, I write back with "Don't thank me. Thank NoMich!"
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:56 AM on February 11
That was brilliant, FB. I haven't laughed like this while reading a strory in a long time. Get it? LOL! LMFAO! ROFLMAO! LMAOUMPRAILONFIMOF! This should be required reading for all SpoFites.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 08:23 PM on February 08
...description of the US fans side-by-side with the Mexican fans... This is exactly what I expereinced when I went to same match-up at Reliant 5 years ago. There were about 30 of us doing the tailgate thing before the game when we saw this fine-ass van pull up behind. About 8 Mexico fans unloaded and then lowered a 5 foot ice sculpture of the eagle from the Mexican flag. It was awesome. We all went over there as they turned up the Tejano jams, put their sombreros on our heads while we wrapped American flags around them. People filing into the stadium stopped, joined in, took pictures---it was fantastic. We were dancing, singing, kicking the ball. It's an experience I'll never forget. BoKnows---you have to go to one of these games whenever they're in your area. You won't regret it. Bill is right about our defense, Moor in particular, but I thought the entire back line was crap. They were very disorganized and were constantly having to turn and run towards their own goal. We were lucky to tie this game.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:40 PM on February 08
We now return you to your regular programming, which will probably include a debate on the constitutional right to bear arms. Ask and you shall receive. The guy was just protecting his family, that's all. Remember---guns don't kill people; people kill people. Whatever. And to think Huck-a-chuck is using this as a campaign platform.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 10:55 PM on February 07
Who said they were Mexican, sunshine? Now where's that n00b welcoming kit?
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 09:03 PM on February 07
Great article. I've never had any desire to follow Singaporean football but I'll definitely keep an eye on their progress now. Very interesting. The opinion that this guy is putting his life in his own hands by traveling to N. Korea, Saudi Arabia, etc. to play games is rational. I sure wouldn't want to see a SpoFi FPP detailing this young man's death.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:06 AM on February 06
Osan was my favorite er---tourism spot. I spent many a won there, being 19 and all. I do remember Oscar, which was far better than that OB crap beer. I can still hear the Bee Gees and Van Halen ringing in my ears from all those nights in the "discos." And Pusan---I played on a soccer team with Korean F-86 pilots and we traveled to Pusan a few times for games, as we did in many towns around the country. Green Street indeed.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 05:51 PM on February 04
2 months ago I told my wife a (NY'er) that the Giants would never win the Super Bowl with Howdy Doody at QB. Sometimes it feels good to be wrong. Great job, Giants. What a great job and you gits deserve it. What a game.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 09:45 PM on February 03
But there is an increasingly bigger following of soccer in the US that would appreciate this article... Sorry dude-not so much. It would be the same if you were writing about T&T, Costa Rica, Guatemala, etc. There's just not much intrigue there, although there is a place for it on the web, just as there is for all topics. I truly admire your passion for the PR team, but you're not really hitting your audience with these posts. A blog is a good suggestion.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:39 PM on February 03
Churino You live in the steaming jungles of Guatemala, and your diet consists mostly of berries, bats and wine. You can eat fire. You can spit ice bolts. You can spit sand. You can shoot broken glass. You can resist bricks. You can swim in jet fuel. You can spit sledgehammers. You can shoot rocks. Texildo Adonis Belize Edgar the Ochre Oh yeah--I think these names fit quite well.....;-)
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 05:55 PM on February 01
The fans wanting to buy the team may have good timing. The way Liverpool are going, the price will probably be about the same as buying Plymouth. I call that a bargain The best they ever had
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:34 AM on January 31
Good stuff. They got it goin' on up there in Washington, don't they?
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:04 PM on January 30
phason, you might want to start your own thread about your qualifications. And chargdres, you're just as guilty of hijacking this thread so please, take it outside. Anyone here want to talk about Eddie Johnson and Fulham?
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:16 PM on January 24
Look, you have been telling this board that you can personally change the course of American soccer. So, am I out of line to ask what qualifications you have for doing so? No. phason, you might want to start your own thread about your qualifications. This is a thread about Eddie Johnson moving to England, very simple. Almost every response here is either started by you or is a response of others to your comments. This thread isn't about you or your training methods so please, either start your own thread about yourself or write an article about yourself.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:30 PM on January 24
I like Everton mainly because I like their team, David Moyes, etc., and they hate Liverpool. I was actually thinking just yesterday that I should buy an Everton shirt. I look good in blue....or something...
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:39 AM on January 23
elijahin24, I don't think I've ever linked to one (or 3) of my posts. I don't know if these posts will mean anything to you, but I'm throwing them out here per your request. Get ready...these are looooong posts..... I Love Soccer
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:42 PM on January 18
...I know that most black parents in America beat or slap their kids when white parents don't. Scars, I hope admitting the problem is a big first step for you. Good luck in your racial bias recovery. We're pulling for you.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 09:07 PM on January 17
My understanding is while in the PP&K competition each participant can chose their favorite team to represent. This is correct, at least it was the last time I paid attention to the PP&K in the 70's. Savvy exploitation by the Krafts.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:01 PM on January 16
Romo was a different QB in the second half, perhaps exacerbated by dropped passes and the exhaustion of the offensive line. That 20-play drive in the second quarter would have usually been soul-sapping for a defense, but when your offense comes back with a touchdown of their own in 46 seconds, the effect seemed to be just the opposite. The Cowboys O-line was not the same in the second half, to say the least. And Romo definitely lost his poise. The O-line has been showing cracks since the GB win in November. I don't know if they were worked too hard in practice during the last month of the season or if the Cowboys as a team just peaked at the wrong time, but these last 5 games showed a completely different team than the first 12. However, like others have said, the Giants played better yesterday and deserve to advance.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:16 PM on January 14
I doubt any pitcher the game has ever seen, or will ever see, has worked harder (and worked out harder) than him. And for me, this is the only solid argument on his behalf. If he did all this working out while taking steroids, where are the muscles? Yes, Rogers a big, solid guy, but have look at his arms. There's nothing special in muscle definition or bulk. Granted, working the arms with weights is probably not a priority for pitchers, but come on. His upper arms look average at best. Now, of course he has the big butt, child bearing hips and big thighs, but there's nothing particularly muscular in all that....area. So, where's the beef?
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 07:54 PM on January 10
their (There) are better teams to go to than the Falcons, who are a(n) absolute mess. This is why I don't understand his interest. With his pro record, he might at least go to a mediocre team so he can have a chance. So the question I have is, are there any mediocre teams looking for a new head coach? Yet? Pete should give himself a chance and stop this Falcons nonsense.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 07:28 PM on January 10
Best to Joe Gibbs and his family. Even as a Cowboy fan, I've always admired and respected Gibbs. I hope his life is a bit more peaceful from here on out.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:23 AM on January 08
That's a good site. Thanks, Bill.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:23 PM on January 03
I don't think we disagree, urall. Beckham is no tackler, which was clearly seen in '02 World Cup when he jumped out of a challenge near the touchline against Brazil in the quarterfinals. Brazil won the ball, made two passes.....goal. All I'm saying is, when he's healthy, he's working much harder to get back and become first defender, something hardly any winger does. I guess my point was is willingness to defend is better with age (oddly) and his work rate has become better than most.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:03 PM on November 08
Don't confuse Becks with his wife - he's one of the hardest-working skill players I've seen. Agreed, this gets overlooked far too often. He rarely defends even moderately well and I have not seen him engage in a tackle for quite a few years. Have a look when he's heathly. United ingrained in him to always fight back for the ball, as they do all they're players, and I believe he does that conisistently when he's healthy. If he's not healthy but his coach wants him in, he has no choice but to save himself to prevent further injury. I call that smart. He's never particularly liked a tackle, that's true, but he does fight back to be the first defender.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 10:50 AM on November 07
Not good for the footballers either, playing in the heat of the day. It seems strange, having the final in bright daylight, but that's what happened in '94, and might happen again in Brazil. Good point but it's worth noting it will actually be winter in Brazil when the WC is played and there are five distinct weather regions. I think the average winter temp of the 5 regions is around 55 farenheit, 13 celcius. Now that's some bright, sunny football weather.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:30 PM on November 01
It's hard to believe it's been 57 years since Brazil hosted the World Cup. It's interesting that they were the only bidding country and it seems the other Federations stood back to leave Brazil the lone bidder. If this actually happened, good on them. The stadium issues are troublesome but they have 5 or 6 years to pour the money in for rennovations and new structures. Another report I read stated the Brazilian Federation are estimating a cost of $1.1 billion for all the repairs plus four new stadiums. I know the cost of labor is low in Brazil but that figure seems ridiculously naive. We'll see. Congratulations Brasil!
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:40 PM on October 30
Technical coordinator: Texan_lost_in_NY (The Kickin' Chicks experience is all important) You should see what we're doing playing a U13 co-ed team (2/3 girls) in a U14 boys league. Okay, we've only one win and three losses, but the improvement week to week is near-baffling. And most important, the kids are having fun fun fun 'til your daddy takes the T-Bird away.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 09:36 PM on October 24
his "kick the ball to Abbey" approach works fine against weaker sides (hence the bloated record) but not against the top flight teams anymore. And this, in a nutshell, was more to blame than the 'keeper fuck-up. Previous US teams have been known for their skill and creativity, but this team was built on muscle and power to beat Germany. Once Brazil gained confidence from the own goal, the semi-final was an avalanche waiting to happen. Brazil's speed and desire completely overwhelmed this US team and the score could have easily been 8 nil. And for once, US Soccer makes the right decision and should be commended for seeing the truth.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:15 PM on October 23
God bless, Ron.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:32 AM on October 18
Yea...they don't cotton to that at Baylor, unless you have a Bible in the other hand, of course.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:19 AM on October 17
As an aside, Tony Kornheiser is the worst announcer in the history of MNF. He seems to live in his own world where he is the only one thinking what he says is relevant. A bit of a Fool on the Hill. What a game. Buffalo was all over it and didn't deserve to lose. My Cowboys must have eaten a busload of Lucky Charms before the game.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:08 AM on October 09
I believe they figured out popularity by asking "what are your two favorite NFL teams." (Table 3). I get it: semantics. My apologies, endorfin.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 10:38 AM on October 03
Texan_in_NY, the question was who are your favorite 2 (not rank them all best to worst). endorfin, You might want to look at the text rcade wrote after the FPP. First, there is no question about 2 top teams (or any question at all) and second, he brought up the Jaguars issue. Maybe you were reading another post and resonded in this one. Either way, the next time you want to correct me, know what the fuck you're talking about.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 10:18 AM on October 03
Manchester United No Longer America's Team
The AIG story actually came on the heels of this.