U.S. team itches to get its World Cup started, already gets lesson

latimes.com ^ | June 14, 2014 | Kevin Baxter

[Berlin_Freeper]

The U.S. soccer team gathered in a meeting room at the team hotel here Thursday afternoon to watch the opening game of a World Cup it won't officially become part of until Monday, when it meets Ghana in the northeastern coastal city of Natal.

And while the Brazil-Croatia opener kept most Brazilians on the edge of their seats, it put American goalkeeper Tim Howard to sleep.

"I dozed off," said Howard,

[BeadCounter]

Here we were talking about Costa Rica yesterday.

It’s interesting the news source used was the Tico Times, from Costa Rica.

http://www.ticotimes.net/ ( I assume, that website is okay )

[safeasthebanks]

Then don’t watch, sweetie-pie. Now go away, the adults are talking.

[IronJack]

Soccer bashers in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

[BeadCounter]

I wish the best to Honduras who will be facing France today.

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The spoilers part confuses me. Surely, we have been talking about the games live.

[Delta Dawn]

Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, what weather?

[kitchen]

I’ll give Rooney credit for a perfect cross to Sturridge...

Rooney was the lucky recipient of a deft pass from Sterling, one that threaded perfectly between at least 5 defenders, and sprung the play from the neutral zone to deep in the attacking zone. So far, easily the best pass of the tournament.

As for the corner, when you have the ball deep in the attacking zone, with no defender within 10 yards, well... you don't squander chances like that. Bates(?) had been doing a great job of delivering the ball to the front of the net all game. Why change? Maybe someone believed Rooney was worthless in the box and decided to give someone else a chance at the ball.

[Berlin_Freeper]

There’s no problem. I was just being cautious. Post as you like (with proper material). :)

[Berlin_Freeper]

Hulk leaves Brazil practice with muscle injury
Brazil striker Hulk left a training session due to a muscle injury in his left leg Sunday but said he expects to be fit to play Mexico on Tuesday in his team’s second World Cup match.

Hulk practiced for less than 15 minutes before leaving the field. He said the injury wasn’t serious and "hopefully" it wouldn’t keep him from playing in the next match.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Greek's captain is a little slow

[Berlin_Freeper]

stay there

[Berlin_Freeper]

I am brazuca

[Berlin_Freeper]

Pirlo's amazing swerved free-kick smashes the bar against England

[BeadCounter]

Ecaudor Switzerland had a barnburner finish, Swiss taking it 2-1. Someone also said the Swiss had a good goal disallowed. I didn’t see it.

[Berlin_Freeper]

My wife and I were watching in separate rooms and met in the hall: “Did you see that?!”

[Berlin_Freeper]

Review: I Think Therefore I Play
There is a marvellous matter-of-fact manner to how the midfielder describes realising exactly how much better at the game he was to his peers when coming through the ranks at Brescia. And it is hard to argue with the pretty clear insinuation in his words that both Inter and Milan made big mistakes when they let him move to rival clubs. But bouncing off the pages - like his vicious, dipping Maledetta - comes his love for playing for his country at any level.

Roy Hodgson denies calling Andrea Pirlo 'Dickhead' ahead of England vs Italy World Cup opener

[Berlin_Freeper]

Pirlo Penalty (Italy vs England) Euro 2012

[Berlin_Freeper]

Andrea Pirlo explains THAT Panenka penalty which bamboozled Joe Hart at Euro 2012
The Italian playmaker, with his side trailing, showed incredible audacity to casually chip down the middle and turn the shootout on its head

[Berlin_Freeper]

12 June 2014 Joe Hart has no regrets over Andrea Pirlo's 'panenka' penalty for Italy at Euro 2012...
‘I don’t think there was personal vengeance from him and there certainly wasn’t any from me. He did what he thought he needed to do for his country and I did what I thought was best for mine.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Andrea Pirlo completed 103 passes from 108 attempted vs. England

[super7man]

Then don’t watch, sweetie-pie. Now go away, the adults are talking.

Ah, you reminded me of another reason I don't like soccer.