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To All Soccer Fans: American soccer is on fire
Business Insider ^ | 06/11/2015 | Tony Manfred

Posted on 06/11/2015 8:24:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

These are good times for United States national soccer teams of all genders and ages.

1. The U.S. women's team is on top of Group D (the Group of Death!) in the Women's World Cup after a 3-1 win over Australia. The USWNT is still one of the tournament's two big favorites.

2. The U.S. men's team just beat Germany (the reigning World Cup champions and No. 1-ranked team in the world) and the Netherlands (the team that finished 3rd at the World Cup) on the road in the same week, scoring six goals in the process.

3. The U.S. men's under-20 team is into the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup after beating Colombia 1-0 in the Round of 16. With a win over Serbia in the quarterfinal, it'll be the farthest a U.S. youth team has been in the tournament since they finished fourth in 1989.

That this on-field success is coming on the heels of the U.S. Department of Justice finally hammering FIFA officials with corruption charges after years of rumors and speculation only makes it sweeter. Depending how the three teams finish in the Women's World Cup, Concacaf Gold Cup, and U-20 World Cup, respectively, we could be on track for a landmark summer for American soccer.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: americansoccer; soccer; soccerstinks
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1 posted on 06/11/2015 8:24:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Literally!


2 posted on 06/11/2015 8:25:18 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t tell anyone and it’ll burn to the ground.

L


3 posted on 06/11/2015 8:26:14 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Flaming?


4 posted on 06/11/2015 8:26:25 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: SeekAndFind

So far the fear that FIFA would retaliate against US teams via officiating in US matches is not substantiated.


5 posted on 06/11/2015 8:27:04 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: SeekAndFind
Good results to be sure, but still just friendlies.

Gold Cup matches that matter (against lesser but more determined opponents) are soon to be played. GO USA.

6 posted on 06/11/2015 8:28:13 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: SeekAndFind

Got any gasoline handy?


7 posted on 06/11/2015 8:28:30 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I didn’t even know there was a FIFA until I read it here.


8 posted on 06/11/2015 8:31:10 AM PDT by Parmy
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To: SeekAndFind

I definitely will file this under #whoreallygivesaflying$hit .


9 posted on 06/11/2015 8:31:11 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: SeekAndFind

It's Quidditch, without the excitement of the brooms.

10 posted on 06/11/2015 8:32:36 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: SeekAndFind

Get a life... and a REAL sport.


11 posted on 06/11/2015 8:32:55 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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"I definitely will file this under #whoreallygivesaflying$hit ."

You mean the place where Freepers file anything that you post on FR????

12 posted on 06/11/2015 8:33:05 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: Dr. Thorne

Please, impress us all with your wonderous athletic accomplishments....


13 posted on 06/11/2015 8:33:57 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: safeasthebanks
I definitely will file this under #whoreallygivesaflying$hit .

You mean the place where Freepers file anything that you post on FR????

Exactly!

14 posted on 06/11/2015 8:35:35 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: laweeks

“I definitely will file this under #whoreallygivesaflying$hit .”

I used to feel that way, but now love soccer. The reality is that the biggest audience any Superbowl has achieved still pales dramatically (many fold difference) relative to the number of people watching the World Cup or the Champions League final.


15 posted on 06/11/2015 8:35:50 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

Remember . . . the reason why so many people play soccer is so they don’t have to watch it.


16 posted on 06/11/2015 8:37:12 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: Lurker

Who’s bringing weiners & marshmallows?


17 posted on 06/11/2015 8:37:36 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: SeekAndFind

Been watching the women. QUITE awesome!


18 posted on 06/11/2015 8:38:48 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: laweeks

I am with you and would rather go to work than watch a soccer match.


19 posted on 06/11/2015 8:41:04 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: laweeks

Now that’s funny right there.


20 posted on 06/11/2015 8:42:29 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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