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- 01/08/09
| Name: | Emma |
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| Member since: | May 11, 2005 |
| Last visit: | June 28, 2006 |
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Prefer a language you don't understand over Dave O'Brien? Well, you're not alone. New York Times' world cup blog discusses ABC/ESPN decision to please the short-attention-span non-soccer-watching American market at the expense of football die-hards.
posted by terrapin at 03:28 PM on June 28
Local sports beat the World Cup Those soccer-bashers out there might like to note that even in footballing countries, sometimes the World Cup isn't that important. Of course, we all know that figures and statistics don't always show the whole truth. [bugmenot login details: U: gorram@gmail.com P: gorram]
posted by Fence at 04:47 AM on June 27
We're not very good, walrus, but yes we're a footballing country.
posted at 04:33 PM on June 27
Arsenal (#2) 7, Everton (#4) 0. wtf? These are two of the top four teams in the EPL. This score is more reminiscent of a match between the top and bottom clubs, or a Cup tie between an EPL team and a lower division team. Did Everton even get off the bus? If this doesn't speak of the gulf between the top 3 and the rest of the league, or why Everton will be an embarrassment in Europe next season, I don't know what does. I know neither team had anything to play for but 7-0? The only good that came out of this was my fantasy points.
posted by worldcup2002 at 04:15 PM on May 11
I would be interested in seeing if there's been any worse scoreline in the history of the EPL I'm not sure what the worst result in the "EPL" has been but Man U gave a couple of teams hammerings over the years - I distinctly remember them beating Ipswich nine-nil in 1995 (Andy Cole scored five goals in that one) and they beat Forest eight-one a few years later.
posted at 09:19 PM on May 11
grum@work, the TSN/Sportsnet guys aren't BBC commentators. I agree they're pretty good (much better than the american team, by the sounds of things), but I'd definitely prefer them to have a sidekick/colour commentator in the box with them. Hopefully now we're further in the competition they'll start teaming them up or add some other people.