LOLlers at Gomez dribbling and leaving the ball behind.

6/27/2010 11:43:23 AM

welp,

GO MEXICO

6/27/2010 11:44:03 AM

Ugh.

As a US supporter, Mexico is the last time I want to succeed.

6/27/2010 11:45:58 AM

so is Rooney going to grow a beard, by a winnebago, and live out the rest of his days in a dilapidated campsite?

6/27/2010 11:47:02 AM

Then throw your support behind Die Mannshaft.

We have hot fans!

6/27/2010 11:47:29 AM

lol I was just thinking that. ^^

I'm with you, God. But I think we're a minority.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 11:48 AM. Reason : f]

6/27/2010 11:47:55 AM

Kudos to both teams on not diving though.

I can't remember seeing one De Rossi/Torres type of instance this match.

6/27/2010 11:48:12 AM

Rooney might punch Becks in the face if tries to console him.

Great result.

The Germans move on and we'll have replay at the next Cup.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 11:52 AM. Reason : f]

6/27/2010 11:51:13 AM

^^^^Agreed!

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 11:52 AM. Reason : .]

6/27/2010 11:51:48 AM

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"so is Rooney going to grow a beard, by a winnebago, and live out the rest of his days in a dilapidated campsite?"

LOLLERS

6/27/2010 11:53:42 AM

mcmanaman is about to collapse. it's probably a good thing lalas isn't in the booth to provoke him.



but man, i really want klinsman as a coach. i really think he could inspire our guys

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 11:57 AM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 11:54:09 AM

Quote :

"We"

6/27/2010 11:55:13 AM

Hah, I'm from a family of German immigrants. Get fucked.

6/27/2010 11:56:26 AM

I, too, am from a family that arrived in America 200 years ago from a country with a good soccer team

Pretty weak reason to be a bandwagon fan though

6/27/2010 11:58:21 AM

C'mon Ernie. Give it a rest.

6/27/2010 11:59:11 AM

I too am pulling for Germany now that the US is out since I also trace back to german origins. Was even better to watch them embarrass england haha. Mexico would be the easier team for them, but I cant help but hope for an Argentina Germany matchup as that should be pretty entertaining.

6/27/2010 12:00:26 PM

now that the US is out, i'm pullin' for an all south american final.

6/27/2010 12:02:07 PM

At least the US still has mexico!

6/27/2010 12:06:14 PM

I REALLY like listening to klinsman, and it would be a real disappointment if we passed on him.

6/27/2010 12:24:59 PM

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"I, too, am from a family that arrived in America 200 years ago from a country with a good soccer team Pretty weak reason to be a bandwagon fan though"

Try 90, close though!

It's not really bandwagoning if I've been following them since I started watching soccer like 12 years ago, but whatevs!

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 12:25 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 12:25:20 PM

this guy is about to cross the racism line. just say it.

"we need the ghetto players"

6/27/2010 12:26:14 PM

I think Jürgen just gave his job interview on ESPN

6/27/2010 12:26:23 PM

^yeah he did. he didn't cross the racism line, because he probably wasn't sure if he should say "african-american" or "black." as a non-native, he probably doesn't know which is the more PC label.


but honestly, it sounds like he has a plan. he may not be the coach, but it sounds like he should be in the US federation at some level.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 12:29 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 12:28:00 PM

He said "Afribl-- err"

6/27/2010 12:29:19 PM

Just about to post that.^^^

He couldn't have said it any more perfectly in his analysis. He is the man for the job.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 12:30 PM. Reason : f]

6/27/2010 12:29:52 PM

Hahah, if they have faux outrage over that and get rid of Klinnsman that would be moronic, he's done a wonderful job commentating so far

6/27/2010 12:29:55 PM

There's nothing to outrage over

Just mamba bein mamba

6/27/2010 12:31:24 PM

haha i thought jurgen was going to start talking fatherland and genetic engineering of a master footballing race of bionic uber children

6/27/2010 12:31:47 PM

they won't be outraged. he didn't say anything wrong.


but, he has a really good point. in the US, for a long time now, soccer has been a sport for privileged kids. and usually, that's not where you find athletic talent. the US team has always lacked creativity, because it is a team full of kids who grew up doing cone drills and other fundamentals to compensate for raw talent.

6/27/2010 12:31:51 PM

Jurgen is so right. This is the only country in the world where soccer is an upper class sport.

6/27/2010 12:32:12 PM

ku klux klinnsman?

6/27/2010 12:32:43 PM

Quote :

"BLAME THE NBA/NFL"

6/27/2010 12:33:51 PM

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"and usually, that's not where you find athletic talent kids whose parents are willing to let them play sports all day, every day or forgo more certain future prospects for the long shot of a career as a professional athlete"

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 12:35:43 PM

imagine if our soccer team consisted of every nfl punt returner. If they had played soccer for years, we'd be untouchable. We'd be by far the fastest and strongest team in the world.

6/27/2010 12:41:38 PM

Well if you could get paid $20,000,000 to be a striker in the MLS instead of a wide receiver in the NFL, I'm sure the people would line up out the door.

6/27/2010 12:42:43 PM

They need to understand mls is not where the best soccer players go.

6/27/2010 12:54:41 PM

who doesn't understand that?

6/27/2010 12:56:12 PM

The people who God are referring to.

6/27/2010 12:59:28 PM

how do you miss that goal? what the fuck refs...it was way over the line. there has to be some sort of change in the system next world cup cause obviously the refs cant cut it. the amount of missed calls and the importance of them is gettin a bit out of hand

6/27/2010 1:03:19 PM

^ this world cup's been pretty flukey with the calls, but i can't recall any other major tournaments where the officiating on the whole has been this bad. i'm doubting anything will change, except for the personnel.

6/27/2010 1:07:45 PM

soccer needs instant replay

6/27/2010 1:08:14 PM

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"over the line"

This is not 'Nam, FIFA, there are rules!

6/27/2010 1:09:44 PM

^^It needs some sort of hawkeye technology like tennis has. A 4th official could see the ball cross the line and say goal in a matter of seconds. It wouldn't take multiple minutes like in NFL football. If the 4th official can't tell with in 5 seconds then the refs call stands.

Today they said that FIFA made a statement "We don't want to use goal line technology because it can't be used at grass roots levels." Even pro tennis only has hawkeye technology on some courts. High school soccer here in NC uses 2 center refs and no lines men because of a ref shortage.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM. Reason : .]

6/27/2010 1:15:43 PM

not too mention that FIFA refs use headsets to communicate.



FIFA got bailed out by Germany in the second half of today's game to avoid a major scandal. They need to be proactive to ensure this doesn't happen again.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 1:24 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 1:22:56 PM

the game would be 2-2 though, and england wouldnt be pushing nearly as many men forward as they were while losing in the 2nd half...it wouldve and shouldve been an entirely different game. but we'll never know how it shouldve ended, and imo, someone or some party needs to lead a regime to oust this current board and/or sepp blatter.

im really tired of fifa taking pride in the controversy they continuously let happen while doing nothing about it

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 1:28 PM. Reason : f]

6/27/2010 1:26:32 PM

they'll do something about it. we'll have goal line technology by the next cup. i'm sure of it. the voices of the english supporters will be too loud to ignore. i don't think we'll see any replays (and i hope we don't) but some type of technology (like tennis) will surely be implemented.

while i'll agree that 2-2 at half is a completely different game, germany thoroughly outclassed england today and deserved to move on. england has fallen short of their own expectations. today's result is no different.




and if i see this stupid messi/maradona animated crap one more time.....

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 1:32:34 PM

to be fair to the linesman, he was in the right spot


and that's when you know something has to be done. When the officials are all doing their jobs correctly and it just isn't possible for them to get the call right.

6/27/2010 1:38:11 PM

^agreed. maybe you just add an official behind each box? or in the booth?



many of these errors could probably be corrected with just having more eyes on the game.

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 1:46 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2010 1:39:46 PM

I still can't get over England's WC. I was a little skeptical of them going into the tournament but wow, they looked pitiful. And the answer isn't just "Rooney didn't show up," they were not good anywhere


I see in some of the rumors that Milner might hand in a transfer request. Villa would be an awesome place for Michael Bradley

[Edited on June 27, 2010 at 2:02 PM. Reason : EPL]

6/27/2010 2:01:12 PM

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"^agreed. maybe you just add an official behind each box? or in the booth? many of these errors could probably be corrected with just having more eyes on the game."

they have talked about adding an official behind each goal specifically for this kind of scenario as well as watching all the pushing, shoving, grabbing etc. going on in the box and I would be totally for that. It doesn't interrupt the flow of the game but still could improve it. Like you guys said, the linesman was in the spot he was supposed to be in, but just couldn't be in two places at once.

6/27/2010 2:07:55 PM