Judging from the pictures, I'd say it is a derved lead for Tunisia :-)
Posted on 06/14/2006 5:46:34 AM PDT by soccer_maniac
I was just about to ask those watching live whether this match was as tight and dull as the Matchcast was making it look, then Tunisia puts up a goal...
Tunisia just had a fast break...
Why haven't you posted pics of Saudi and Tunisian soccer chicks?
I don't know if there are limits in any division.
You don't see as many DI teams with a lot of foreigners, but the more successful D1 teams have the 'pick of the litter' and can get the best US players. I have seen D1 rosters with as many as 10-12 foreign players.
I know there are no limits in DII and DIII and obviously there are no limits in the NAIA or schools wouldn't have 25 foreign players.
I think it's good for US players to get to play with and against talented foreigners, but there should be limits. After all, the scholarships are being paid for with American money!
As an aside, there are an awful lot of foreign coaches in our colleges as well. The local school is coached by an Englishman, the nearby DI school is coached by an Austrian, another nearby DII school is coached by a Hispanic (not sure of the nationality) and the team that won our conference (DII) is coached by a central European.
I agree. I merely tried to point out that Italy has utlised size upfront for quite some time,
If we hadn't had such a disasterous 1998 World Cup then we would have been seeded and probably drawn an easier group.
Mexico was seeded; Holland and the USA were not. No coincidence that Holland and the USA ended up in the toughest groups.
If we don't turn it around and at least get a win, we won't be seeded in 2010 either.
We have foreign born players now and have had in the future. The 1994 squad had Tab Ramos, who moved to the US from South America when he was 11, and Tom Dooley, a German, who I'm not sure had ever been to the US, but he had dual citizenship. Even Alexi Lalas learned to play in Greece.
You might be able to do a little recruiting, but you'd be very limited, and if you're winning with a LOT of players who really aren't Americans, what do you prove?
Humor, yes, I have a relative who married a Filipino woman and has been trying for a year to get her into the US, and he's really angry about it. But I'll bet if Bruce Arena had a chance to recruit a talented player, he could get him into the US. In fact, didn't that happen sometime during qualifying?
Higher ed soccer programs are definetly fascinated with foreign coaches and players. I think the generation coming up now should have some good coaches with experience that could lead a program.
The Swiss blonde was outstanding, but please - no photos of hairy Arab women!!!
Judging from the pictures, I'd say it is a derved lead for Tunisia :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC4P7oCRKS0&search=luca%20toni
Luca Toni Goal Parade
deserved lead...
Burchall's mother was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Kind of like Kevin Pietersen playing for the England cricket team even though he was born in South Africa (his mother was born in England).
I am going to agree with you. Actually college soccer is mostly composed of American, along with some foreigners. If you are a young player thats good overseas, there are alot more options than playing for a college team in the US.
That pun is a yellow card at the very least. ;)
But does it carry over to the next thread? ;)
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