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lunar1963
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Jun 28, 2009 - 12:02pm |
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IT'S 2-0!!! And I know, you don't like soccer, but being 2-0 in the lead against BRAZIL!!!!! is a major something in the rest of the world!!!!
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lunar1963
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Jun 28, 2009 - 11:55am |
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RockinBlueVoodoo wrote: I see we rolled our way into the Semis... Dios mio, man!!! Spain is bush league psyche-out stuff. Laughable, man - ha ha! Wooo! You got a date Wednesday, baby! Erm... they (you) are even in the finals! That was last Wednesday, finals are now!
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lunar1963
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Jun 28, 2009 - 11:52am |
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It's the Finals, the US LEAD with 1-0 against BRAZIL! (But a long way to go....) 70 minutes or so.
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rachlan
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Jun 25, 2009 - 7:39am |
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I was working a block and a half from where the usa spain game was being played. I couldn't believe they were playing a major game in a park in the middle of chinatown. a client told me when he was leaving he was going over there. when I heard the loud cheers I believed it.
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RockinBlueVoodoo
Location: Deep in the Blues
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Jun 25, 2009 - 6:47am |
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I see we rolled our way into the Semis... Dios mio, man!!! Spain is bush league psyche-out stuff. Laughable, man - ha ha! Wooo! You got a date Wednesday, baby!
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cookinlover
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (former Boston native and Atlanta transplant) Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 3:07pm |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:Espana are very practised at Hoogmoed
That's why they are so good at vallen.
Richie?
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:44pm |
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SeldomSeen wrote:Goed spel wordt goed beloond. Spanje heeft wel vaker rare dingen gedaan tijdens grote toernooien, maar het is niet iets wat je verwacht van de FIFA # 1 (Had de #2 ook niet zo hoog verwacht) You know, if you guys said that out loud, I think I'd almost understand.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:43pm |
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Espana are very practised at Hoogmoed
That's why they are so good at vallen.
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SeldomSeen
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:35pm |
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lunar1963 wrote:
Inderdaad! Ik geloof er ook erg in, bij sporten hoort bescheidenheid en voorzichtigheid. Bij voetbal bestaan er geen kleine landen meer.
Goed spel wordt goed beloond. Spanje heeft wel vaker rare dingen gedaan tijdens grote toernooien, maar het is niet iets wat je verwacht van de FIFA # 1 (Had de #2 ook niet zo hoog verwacht)
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lunar1963
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:30pm |
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SeldomSeen wrote: Lijkt een beetje op Nederland - Rusland tijdens het EK.
Inderdaad! Ik geloof er ook erg in, bij sporten hoort bescheidenheid en voorzichtigheid. Bij voetbal bestaan er geen kleine landen meer.
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arsenault
Location: long beach cali USandA Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:30pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote:do we take it that you are a gunners fan?? lucky guess!!
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SeldomSeen
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:27pm |
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lunar1963 wrote:
6 minutes to go, final is against South Africa or Brazil...
EDIT: Spain actually spoke about the finals already, as we say in Holland "Hoogmoed Komt Voor De Val"
(Arrogance comes before the fall)
Lijkt een beetje op Nederland - Rusland tijdens het EK.
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arsenault
Location: long beach cali USandA Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:25pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote: that was astonishing!!..espana were on a 35 game unbeaten streak... and it was not like it was a dodgy win, usa played well. having already lost 3-0 to brazil you would not hold much hope in the final.. but spain are ranked above brazil so you never know., well done!
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lunar1963
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:22pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote: I actually thought wrong, it is South Africa in stead of Italy... So, logically speaking it will be Brazil... But what is logical?
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lunar1963
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:11pm |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: wow! that is something.
6 minutes to go, final is against South Africa or Brazil... EDIT: Spain actually spoke about the finals already, as we say in Holland "Hoogmoed Komt Voor De Val" (Arrogance comes before the fall)
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:08pm |
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lunar1963 wrote:The US are leading in the Confederation Cup Semi-Finals (South Africa) against current European Champion Spain with 2-0!
(and that is quite something!) wow! that is something.
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lunar1963
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:07pm |
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The US are leading in the Confederation Cup Semi-Finals (South Africa) against current European Champion Spain with 2-0!
(and that is quite something!)
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arsenault
Location: long beach cali USandA Gender:
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May 27, 2009 - 4:24pm |
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Congratulations to Barcelona..Champions of Spain, Champions of Europe...Manchester United fold without a fight as Barcelona claim Champions LeagueChampions' League Final Barcelona 2 | | Manchester United 0 | |
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- Kevin McCarra at Stadio Olimpico
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring the second goal against Manchester United at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images The feathery touch of Barcelona left Manchester United bruised and beaten. It is as well that the victors' good taste extended to winning by a modest margin. The holders were relieved of the European Cup and must take what comfort there is in the appreciation that there is no shame in being outclassed. They could barely engage with Pep Guardiola's side, let alone menace them. Sir Alex Ferguson finds himself outdone by the rookie in the other dug-out but everyone else who has contended for prizes this season has suffered the same experience against Barcelona. The United manager, in the midst of dejection, has always known how to learn and regroup. It will be quite a conundrum, all the same, to decide what to do when Andrés Iniesta and Xavi are in the opposing midfield. United coped with them last season but Guardiola has brought a dynamism of mind and body that has hoisted Barcelona to another level. At times there was embarrassment for the losers. The substitute Paul Scholes, for instance, hurtled into one of his reckless two-footed tackles and ought to have been dismissed by the referee Massimo Busacca, who settled for a caution. Perhaps he reckoned that United, destined to defeat by then, had suffered enough. This was the first defeat the club have experienced in a final of a major European tournament. Few would have envisaged that Barcelona could achieve such impact with one specific attribute. Giving the ball to a team-mate was a trick that United could not counter. There was beauty, too, in the constantly shifting geometry as team-mates linked. For prolonged periods the resilience of a makeshift Barcelona back four was as speculative a question as medieval debates about the number of angels that might dance on the head of a pin. It had no bearing on reality. Barcelona's defence did sway intermittently but it was never asked to come through an onslaught. Every topic leads to an examination of the midfield rout of United. It could be said that Michael Carrick's reputation was pummelled but he was abandoned almost entirely by ineffectual colleagues such as Anderson. The whole experience was so distressing for United that they eventually abandoned the principle of restraint that has underpinned a resurgence over the past three years. Carlos Tevez was introduced at the interval, with Dimitar Berbatov to follow, but the Barcelona problem could not be solved by throwing forwards at it. All the English certainties were stripped away in Rome. Premier League full-backs have been a nemesis for Lionel Messi but he did rather well here even before he notched the second goal. That match-clinching moment must have been sweet. How often, after all, does the little winger leap to a deep cross, as he did for Xavi's delivery in the 70th minute, and head back across the target to find the net? As a fringe benefit, it was also his first goal against an English team in a Champions League fixture after 10 prior blanks. This could have been a rout to rank with Milan's drubbing of Barcelona in the 1994 final. After all, Thierry Henry had an opportunity to score in the second half and Xavi also hit a post with a free-kick around that time. If United reeled, it may have been because they never got over the disappearance of an early, transient control. The holders' initial assertiveness was exactly as anticipated, particularly since there was an urgent desire to examine a Barcelona defence recast following the suspensions for Eric Abidal and Daniel Alves as well as Rafael Marquez's injury. Yaya Touré, a holding midfielder pressganged into centre-back, hinted at his shortcomings with an almost comic immediacy as he body-checked Anderson in bewilderment after a minute. Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick was blocked tentatively by Victor Valdes and had to be hacked away for a corner. Barcelona were barely disturbed and crafted a goal. With 10 minutes gone, it was elementary for the hypnotic Iniesta to run free of Anderson and Carrick before picking out Samuel Eto'o. The striker's run mesmerised Nemanja Vidic and the Cameroonian was clear on the right. The angle was unfavourable but Edwin van der Sar could not keep out the shot at the near post. United never got over it. They would have expected to be more steadfast than that. Inevitably there will be discussion over whether Rio Ferdinand, who had last played more than three weeks earlier, was truly in condition after injury. There were, all the same, broader issues to ponder. The most that could be said for United is that they did not give up easily. Immediately after Messi's goal, for instance, Ronaldo had a half-chance in a scramble around the six-yard box. Maybe the randomness of that opening also indicated that Ferguson's team were reduced to praying for a break. Turning the tide was beyond United as Barcelona swept over them. Fabio Capello's contention that tiredness would not be a factor was a remark about the weather but the opposition were a different kind of natural force, one that does take an inexorable toll. The exhaustion of the losers was evident well before the close. It is odd to realise that United, demanding so much of themselves, may now prefer to forget a campaign in which they won the Club World Cup, the League Cup and, crucially, a third consecutive Premier League title. Their standards are high but here they met opponents who produced celestial football.
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Johray63
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Johray63
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