Rebeljuice said:

The English dreaming away as always. Hyping their team beyond all reason, and already talking about a possible final against Argentina, WTF?
Btw, Sweden is gonna destroy England on Tuesday,as we always do against your overrated team, and win the group.

abierman said:

We got lucky when we hired him. We've always had the big game players...it was just needing someone to make it all gel together. Seems to be working so far.

Omadon said:

That second goal was one of the best team goals I have ever seen. Awesome skill!!!

I'm really enjoying the animated Maradona images in the stands! They're great
He's great too

Joga Bonito

'...play from the my friends'
[Edited 6/17/06 5:12am]

novamonkey said:

We're beating you 3-1 on Tuesday, Nova. Just wait and see.

Shapeshifter said:

the swedes could only draw with T&T, england beat them 2-0.

Shapeshifter said:

England has not won against Sweden since 1968, you cannot beat us
And Sweden had alot more chances than England against T&T, you played a horrible game, so dig Sweden though.
Sweden and England are the teams that should go through from this group T&T, has no place in the second round.

you guys have to check this out!!


www.adidas.com/uk/football

on the page that pops up, click "enter now" under the impossible team picture. then click on the poster of beckham to watch the movies..... they even have them to download to your computer or ipod...

i love these commercials when they come on the TV, i think they're hilarious!! esp when Jose sends that one guy (kaka??) to the bench (in the "partido" movie)....

then, on the start page you can click on different things... like "shoot" the pigeons with the football.... make the plant sitting way up on the ledge fall down, and then click the lamp for a great treat! this is hilarious!!

finally, USA plays and i'm not ashamed of them!!


and de rossi with that red card.... he didn't need to do that, that was totally unnecessary.

fantasyislander said:

That's great Cheers

"...If you don't give my football back, I'm gonna get my Dad on you..."

Loving that dreamy 60's/70's style tune. That phrase was heard and said many a time when I was a kid


Joga Bonito
[Edited 6/17/06 16:47pm]

did anyone else watch the USA/Italy game? did you think that mastroeni should have gotten that red card? the commentators here said it should have been a yellow card at most.

Gritty performance from the USA.

And Ghana with a great win to get themselves right in the mix.

What a fascinating group!



:thumsbup: edit lol
[Edited 6/17/06 19:04pm]

fantasyislander said:

Fuck yeah, It was unnecessary!
We should of won 2-1 Bitxches!@!
But in all fairness.
There were about four or more good kicks on goal, that we could have made.

I'm proud of this match though. To the Italian! Right back at cha!

july said:

i meant de rossi nailing mcbride in the face was unnecessary.... you understood that, right?

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Interesting question, but it's just so far removed from even the outskirts of the realms of possibility that to entertain it and respond to it with anything other than a facetious, albeit well articulated, post, would be a misappropriation of both my time and my computer's pathetic 96 megabytes of random access memory as it struggles to load the 37 separate postings of that picture of a football fan smashing a chair on the ground.

Fauxie said:

well put! were you an English major by any chance?

fantasyislander said:

Of course.

Fauxie said:

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Of course, it would be good for the sport. It's a world played sport right!?

IrresistibleB1tch said:

English lit. & Phil. dropout. Twice.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

honestly, and i'm sure there will be some orgers upset at me for this... (july).... but i don't want the US to win the world cup. i don't think the country is ready for it. football/soccer is growing in popularity, but honestly, if the US team won the world cup the general consensus would be "so what?".


besides which i don't think that's gonna happen anyway

Beckham wants to end career in US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/spo...898130.stm

"I want to be part of a country that is passionate about sport." David Beckham.

England captain David Beckham says he would like to end his career playing in Major League Soccer in the US.

Beckham, who still has one year to run on his contract at Real Madrid, wants to spend three more seasons in Spain and perhaps move to America in 2009.

"At some stage, playing in America is possible," said the 30-year-old, who recently opened football academies in his native London and also Los Angeles.

"For me, America's so passionate and I'd like to be a part of that."

Beckham's three-year stay at Real has yet to yield any significant silverware, but the former Manchester United star could be on the verge of signing a new deal at the Bernabeu.

"I've one year left at Real, and maybe two more after that, but things can change in football and the American league does interest me," added Beckham in an interview with ESPN.

"I want to be part of a country that is passionate about sport. I've got my academy in LA which is important to me because that is my life after the game.

"America for me is one of the most passionate places. There is an incredible feeling around the country.
[Edited 6/18/06 0:52am]

Beckham Reveals American Dream

http://www.soccer.com/blo...dream.blog

(Goal.com) - England captain David Beckham has reiterated his interest in playing in the United States.

The Real Madrid star revealed during England’s tour of the U.S. last summer that a move could come to fruition at the end of his time in Spain.

"At some stage, playing in America is possible," he told the BBC, reiterating what he said during England's tour of America last summer.

"I've one year left at Real, and maybe two more after that, but things can change in football and the American league does interest me. I want to be part of a country that is passionate about sport.

"I've got my academy in LA which is important to me, because that is my life after the game."

The second David Beckham Academy just opened in the Los Angeles area last month. Earlier this year, Goal.com ran a feature on the Academy.
[Edited 6/18/06 0:53am]