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The problem I have with Soccer (football) is all the flopping and acting. I've never seen a sport where guys get carried off the field on a stretcher, and two minutes later they are ready to go back in the game. You get carried off the field on a stretcher in American football, and chances you are done for the season.

Well, Micheal Owen got carried off the field on a stretcher and he's done for the season (torn cruciate ligament). The thing is: Without all the protective gear it's a thin line between walking away unharmed and actually getting hurt, and because the players know that they resort to acting.

That said: I dearly hope the US are able to win their game and advance to the next round. I'm gonna have to watch it in a nearby cinema (yes, even the cinemas show the soccer games, talk about German soccer madness), though, as German TV only carries the Italy-Czech Republic game, which they consider higher profile.

@ Michael81Dus: Shame on you! ;-)