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My Travels with the Curse of MaracanĂ£ [Soccer Caucus]
nytimes.com ^ | June 07, 2014 | Christoph Niemann

Posted on 06/07/2014 12:44:20 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

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My favorite goal of all time.....

“DENNIS BERGKAMP....DENNIS BERGKAMP....DENNIS BERGKAMP....DENNIS BERGKAMP....DENNIS BERGKAMP....DENNIS BERGKAMP....OOOOOO-OOOOO-OOOOOOOO......”


41 posted on 06/07/2014 12:56:44 PM PDT by dfwgator
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For the record and I don't want to make a big deal out of it, I think the team has overwhelmingly Christian names but occasionally, you may have others with non-Christian types of names on the team.

Victor Moses, top player for Wigan a few years ago with Martinez. Ahmed Musa, born in the hotspot of Jos, Jos was really where a lot of the violence3 that plagues the north started, you don't really hear about Jos that much now. The entire Nigerian Squad. Just to clarify.

42 posted on 06/07/2014 1:59:30 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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Dark Cloud hangs over England!

Lightning delay...

43 posted on 06/07/2014 2:27:27 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Tue, June 3 - Rain ruins Roy Hodgson's work in Miami as England training is hit by storm
Coach Roy Hodgson and his squad were forced to take refuge under cover as torrential downpours submerged the pitch at Miami's Barry University campus and brought an unexpected change to their plans.

The heavy rain confined England indoors where they did some work, but without a ball in sight, to deny Hodgson valuable time out on the pitch with his players

44 posted on 06/07/2014 2:46:11 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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England 0 0 Honduras, 81st minute, in the 66th minute, Honduras had a man sent off, 2nd yellow card. I saw England fans complain about Glen Johnson, England defender. Looks like this is going to a draw. Honduras has been yellow carded 5 times vs. 3 for England. Possession overwhelming for England: http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/07/world/friendlies/england/honduras/1630387/?ICID=HP_MS_01_01


45 posted on 06/07/2014 4:09:33 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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Looks like Altidore is out of his slump, and just in time.


46 posted on 06/07/2014 4:29:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Yes, the second was a cracking score.

It’s interesting, the announcers said USA would play a game behind closed doors vs. Belgium, sounds like they said that before the USA’s first World Cup game.


47 posted on 06/07/2014 4:31:40 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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Yes, Nigeria has been as the announcers say “pretty awful”; they were fairly good for the first 20-25 minutes. Nigeria has had nothing this half.


48 posted on 06/07/2014 4:42:53 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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USA gives up a late penalty and holds on 2-1.


49 posted on 06/07/2014 4:56:10 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Good to see that Meh-Hee-Co is struggling.


50 posted on 06/07/2014 5:01:15 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Mexico’s group is interesting. I will say Mexico knows Brazil fairly well, they’ve even gotten some wins over them since 1990. Other teams in that group A. are Cameroon and Croatia.

So, I would tend to think USA has the harder group.


51 posted on 06/07/2014 5:53:34 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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Leave Politics out of it. I wonder if someone created a thread on this.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/argentina-falklands-dig-world-cup-eve-213045207—sow.html


52 posted on 06/07/2014 6:32:41 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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USA dropped Donovan, Hodgson really should start Barkley, maybe use Rooney from the bench.


53 posted on 06/07/2014 7:31:37 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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