did not expect Russia to rape like this

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6/8/2012 3:16:04 PM

russia had quite the showing in '08 too

6/8/2012 3:20:28 PM

Kasey Keller is a very decent American commentator.

6/8/2012 3:26:14 PM

^agreed, pleasant surprise

6/8/2012 3:42:26 PM

Much better than Twellman. Hell, Harkes was better than Twellman.

6/8/2012 3:45:31 PM

watch your mouth about johnny!

6/8/2012 3:48:34 PM

man i thought that security person was going to get pegged by that last shot...

6/8/2012 3:53:17 PM

Keller is much much better during a game than in a studio setting

6/8/2012 4:07:55 PM

He's got very good knowledge of the players and the game but also enough experience to not be overly impressed with himself like so many Americans are.

6/8/2012 4:12:23 PM

Dzagoev is nasty.

6/8/2012 4:21:58 PM

Cech doesn't whiff like that very often.

6/8/2012 4:22:40 PM

that was sick....

6/8/2012 4:24:29 PM

Dzagoev to Chelsea?

6/8/2012 4:29:15 PM

Dzagoev to Chelsea Spurs?

6/8/2012 4:32:57 PM

No way, we're signing Sneijder, Xavi, and Ozil.

6/8/2012 4:36:40 PM

lol hold on let me check twitter

6/8/2012 4:38:40 PM

Lalas and Bob Ley are painful to listen to.

6/8/2012 4:43:05 PM

ehh Ley is excited about soccer and doesn't mispronounce everything, that's all I can really ask for from an anchor. I'm not sure who ESPN has that I'd rather see hosting.

But yeah... Lalas sucks

6/8/2012 4:54:18 PM

You're complaining about Lalas and Ley when Ballack is in the same studio? He is fucking awful.

6/8/2012 5:04:08 PM

I can't tell if it's because he's that terrible or because he just can't speak English well enough.

6/8/2012 5:10:39 PM

^

6/8/2012 5:38:20 PM

Bob Ley is fine. Ballack is a bore but it's not his fault ESPN hired someone who can't speak the language. Lalas, of course, needs to go.

6/8/2012 6:24:00 PM

Needs more Roberto Martinez.

6/8/2012 6:35:08 PM

Quote :

"You're complaining about Lalas and Ley when Ballack is in the same studio? He is fucking awful."

Bob Ley: "Michael who do you think will win Group D?"
Ballack: Pauses, looks down at sheets constantly...."It's not about what I think."

Who the fuck at ESPN thought he would be a good analyst? Where the hell is Roberto Martinez?

6/8/2012 8:29:40 PM

Yep, his English is bad but it's not an excuse. He just sucks.

6/8/2012 8:37:58 PM

Roberto Martinez is the manager at Wigan Athletic.

I agree about Ballock. I like him, and would enjoy his thoughts on the game if he could communicate the language better, but he should not be doing English commentary with his current language skills. Ballock grew up on the German/Polish border during a pretty volatile time in East Germany. I doubt he studied English the way schoolchildren in Germany do now.

[Edited on June 8, 2012 at 9:40 PM. Reason : edit]

6/8/2012 9:38:30 PM

He was also Wigan's manager during the 2010 World Cup.

6/8/2012 9:40:55 PM

Quote :

"Bob Ley: "Michael who do you think will win Group D?" Ballack: Pauses, looks down at sheets constantly...."It's not about what I think.""

It was actually "who do you like in group d." I think Ballack took it literally, as in, "which team are you a fan of?" and he was confused

[Edited on June 8, 2012 at 10:09 PM. Reason : ']

6/8/2012 10:09:41 PM

Just caught the highlights and, holy shit, Kerzhakov may be the worst striker ever. He makes Voronin look world class.

6/9/2012 2:31:13 AM

I would kick any player off the team if he refused to learn or sing the national anthem.

6/9/2012 12:08:42 PM

Oh, look. It's with more .

6/9/2012 12:49:08 PM

hup, LOLland, hup

6/9/2012 1:33:25 PM

It's so obvious how every Dutch player hates Robben

6/9/2012 1:40:21 PM

Disappointing result, it's definitely an uphill battle now for the Dutch.

6/9/2012 1:56:06 PM

Props to Denmark for not playing defensive after the goal.

Slops to Holland for not pressing after the goal. They just let the Danes knock it around, really don't understand that

go portugal

6/9/2012 2:32:42 PM

Looked like the Danes defended heavily for a large portion of the game, but were very willing to break on the counter every time they got the ball.

6/9/2012 7:36:30 PM

SWEET! Germany wins!

6/9/2012 8:17:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHkHBp9j0zU

This was today...except there was no lipton iced tea

6/9/2012 10:29:58 PM

Did ESPN really have to hire rossi for coverage today. It's like a constant kick to the balls for US soccer.

6/10/2012 11:52:01 AM

All the other Italians are in jail.

6/10/2012 11:55:03 AM

Wtf is up with Spains lineup?

6/10/2012 11:59:18 AM

Thiago Marta apparently just took a .50 caliber to the upper arm.


Nope scratch that, he's fine.

Fuck Italy.

6/10/2012 12:20:28 PM

Balotelli, shockingly, gets a yellow.

Spain needs more midfielders, I think.

6/10/2012 12:37:44 PM

balolteli

6/10/2012 12:38:04 PM

Italy looks like the better side right now. Spain's passing isn't up to form right now.

6/10/2012 12:42:27 PM

Casillas is fucking incredible.

6/10/2012 12:46:57 PM

Still think Balotelli gets a raw deal from the refs/media at times. Europeans don't know what to make of an outspoken black athlete. There are dozens of Balotellis in the NBA.

6/10/2012 12:58:02 PM

^ I agree

6/10/2012 1:13:22 PM

[Edited on June 10, 2012 at 1:20 PM. Reason : nvmd lol]

6/10/2012 1:20:14 PM

I'd rather play with no forward than Torres too

6/10/2012 1:44:01 PM