Posted on 03/29/2021 12:49:09 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The United States are "absolutely devastated" at missing out on qualification for the Olympic men's soccer tournament following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Honduras, said coach Jason Kreis.
The United States are "absolutely devastated" at missing out on qualification for the Olympic men's soccer tournament following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Honduras, said coach Jason Kreis.
Defeat in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament means the United States will miss a third successive Games, with their last appearance coming in Beijing.
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You’re probably right!
Who knew, we have a men’s team? I know we once had a women’s team that gets beat by high school soccer teams yet wants the pay of the men’s team.
But the main Men’s team is actually improving dramatically. They look much better than when they failed to qualify for the last World Cup.
Yes, you grow out of it when you get your license when it's up to you to drive to 5 games a week and you release it's a waste of productive time.
Obviously don’t have enough trannies and illegals on the team.
I think the dullness comes from those who are not used to things taking time to develop and happen. You get instant gratification in most sports, not so with soccer.
It’s a mind game and patience is a core of the strategy. You also don’t have those mind-numbing commercial breaks every 3 minutes or so. Games last 2 hours, a football game can last over 4 sometimes.
I’ve thought about it a lot and I really cannot think of a cleaver way to make the game more entertaining to the average North American sports fanatic. You would think no commercials would be enough?
You either like it or you can’t stand it.
Maybe show ‘em some clips of Maradona or Messi or Ronaldo or Neymar for starters:
Maradona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCQF7jdMa7w
Messi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCQF7jdMa7w
Ronaldo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Jo2hW6gHI
Neymar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FcT2TBOWFo
Awesome clips!
Maradona’s solo goal in the 1986 WC against England is the stuff of legends.
I believe that is referred to as “the hand of God” goal.
Wish we had Promotion/Relegation in other sports.
If your NFL team sucks, why should you get the same amount of money from the League as the other teams? That’s Communist.
If you suck, you should be demoted to a lower level.
He scored two goals in that game.
The one I’m referring to is not the “hand of god” goal.
Communist kickball!
Both memorable goals. My guess is, though, that history will record “the hand of God” goal as the stuff of legends and the second goal will be an afterthought.
It is definitely the most controversial goal at a world cup to my knowledge.
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The VCU Rams were absolutely devastated when they lost their first round game in the Big Dance do to the ‘Rona.
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“Most popular sport in the world, by far.”
Popularity is a virtual guarantee of mediocrity.
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The liberals of America have screwed up our politics. Do you expect more from them when it comes to a liberal sports. Think about what they’ve done to conservative sports.
The article said that the US mens’ team didn’t qualify for the Olympics, not individuals.
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