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I bet they sounded great during that sequence whether you understand Spanish or notThis game actually recored for me....via the Spanish station ...those announcers are awesome. Might stick with 'emand yeah, that sequence was great
I just want to see it out of Qatar at any cost. Would love it if it came here, obviously, but if FIFA thinks the US has a conflict of interest in exposing the bribes (and I'm not saying they do. Just stressing out of Qatar should be the main objective) abstaining from a rebid would be fine with me. In fact, open it to all the failed 2018 countries too. Just get it out of Qatar!!!!Not sure what you mean? Why would you give up the chance to have a proper rebid against Aussie? You have to know just how much a World Cup could mean to the sport in the US especially with how far we have come already. It might be the catalyst needed to take the next leap.I'd take US bowing out of a rebid if it meant a rebid.Ok that is no too bad. Does nothing to hurt the US and continues the story of Qatar buying the WC. As many in the media have stated the only people who can fix this are the sponsors. If Adidas et al go to FIFA they would have the financial clout to clean up this mess but to date they can't seem to get past a simple "we are very disappointed with the situation"Part of the "Tsunami" Warner warned about
FIFA politicking is always fascinating. Shocked to hear that Qatar bought the World Cup
-QG
And the sponsors have to know they would make much more money in Aussie or US.
Still the finest glimmer of hope that this situation can be rectified but I am not hopeful.
I see your point and I agree with it. I always stated that as much as I wanted the US to host 2022, that I really believed Aussie should be the next in line.I just want to see it out of Qatar at any cost. Would love it if it came here, obviously, but if FIFA thinks the US has a conflict of interest in exposing the bribes (and I'm not saying they do. Just stressing out of Qatar should be the main objective) abstaining from a rebid would be fine with me. In fact, open it to all the failed 2018 countries too. Just get it out of Qatar!!!!Not sure what you mean? Why would you give up the chance to have a proper rebid against Aussie? You have to know just how much a World Cup could mean to the sport in the US especially with how far we have come already. It might be the catalyst needed to take the next leap.I'd take US bowing out of a rebid if it meant a rebid.Ok that is no too bad. Does nothing to hurt the US and continues the story of Qatar buying the WC. As many in the media have stated the only people who can fix this are the sponsors. If Adidas et al go to FIFA they would have the financial clout to clean up this mess but to date they can't seem to get past a simple "we are very disappointed with the situation"Part of the "Tsunami" Warner warned about
-QG
And the sponsors have to know they would make much more money in Aussie or US.
Still the finest glimmer of hope that this situation can be rectified but I am not hopeful.
Sucks.
Never gets old
Just finished watching this....what a game
So happy to see Barcelona come up with a performance like that, especially as they had been pretty far off their peak for a while now. Can't pick a guy out of the starting 11 who didn't play well. And when Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta control things like that, it's wonderful to see. I thought Man U played with more spirit and determination than in 2009, and Rooney's finish was top class, but ultimately, Barcelona was too much today. Also glad that it was a fair match - no rampant diving or excessive fouling (with the exception of Valencia - his yellow card was a long time in coming). The best players in the world playing the game the right way - this is what top class football should be.
3 Champions League titles in 6 years is really, really special - such a great time for the club.
Great player, poor tackler. Thanks for the many years and you will be missed.
I'll really miss Scholes- an amazing player. Easy to forget, given his automatic yellow every game for the inevitable slow, late, ruthless tackles the last couple of years- but IMO, he along with Giggs redefined the way the English play in the Midfield (with a major nod to Gascoigne) in the modern game. Just a fantastic two-way player with great touch, vision, heart, tactical sense and a penchant for scoring big goals. One of my favorite players ever... and he always reminded me of Tintin, in looks and action; the small, fiesty guy who always got the job done and always got his man.eta: I'm glad to see him retire... his pace has deteriorated too much and has just turned him into "a poor tackler" more than the quality all-around player he once was. Still dumbfounded at how Giggs can keep it up...So happy to see Barcelona come up with a performance like that, especially as they had been pretty far off their peak for a while now. Can't pick a guy out of the starting 11 who didn't play well. And when Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta control things like that, it's wonderful to see. I thought Man U played with more spirit and determination than in 2009, and Rooney's finish was top class, but ultimately, Barcelona was too much today. Also glad that it was a fair match - no rampant diving or excessive fouling (with the exception of Valencia - his yellow card was a long time in coming). The best players in the world playing the game the right way - this is what top class football should be.
3 Champions League titles in 6 years is really, really special - such a great time for the club.Great player, poor tackler. Thanks for the many years and you will be missed.
I'll really miss Scholes- an amazing player. Easy to forget, given his automatic yellow every game for the inevitable slow, late, ruthless tackles the last couple of years- but IMO, he along with Giggs redefined the way the English play in the Midfield (with a major nod to Gascoigne) in the modern game. Just a fantastic two-way player with great touch, vision, heart, tactical sense and a penchant for scoring big goals. One of my favorite players ever... and he always reminded me of Tintin, in looks and action; the small, fiesty guy who always got the job done and always got his man.eta: I'm glad to see him retire... his pace has deteriorated too much and has just turned him into "a poor tackler" more than the quality all-around player he once was. Still dumbfounded at how Giggs can keep it up...So happy to see Barcelona come up with a performance like that, especially as they had been pretty far off their peak for a while now. Can't pick a guy out of the starting 11 who didn't play well. And when Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta control things like that, it's wonderful to see. I thought Man U played with more spirit and determination than in 2009, and Rooney's finish was top class, but ultimately, Barcelona was too much today. Also glad that it was a fair match - no rampant diving or excessive fouling (with the exception of Valencia - his yellow card was a long time in coming). The best players in the world playing the game the right way - this is what top class football should be.
3 Champions League titles in 6 years is really, really special - such a great time for the club.Great player, poor tackler. Thanks for the many years and you will be missed.
How often he would hit that 20-25 yard bomb off the bottom of the bar or the upper V. Then he would take someones shoes off for his daily booking. The Ginger Ninja indeed
Thats good, or it just could be the difference between Inter v Bayern and Barca v United?
But hopefully they won over some folks with the quality of the game. Don't worry, Barca will do their part and make the final again next year.
'El Floppo said:I'll really miss Scholes- an amazing player. Easy to forget, given his automatic yellow every game for the inevitable slow, late, ruthless tackles the last couple of years- but IMO, he along with Giggs redefined the way the English play in the Midfield (with a major nod to Gascoigne) in the modern game. Just a fantastic two-way player with great touch, vision, heart, tactical sense and a penchant for scoring big goals. One of my favorite players ever... and he always reminded me of Tintin, in looks and action; the small, fiesty guy who always got the job done and always got his man.eta: I'm glad to see him retire... his pace has deteriorated too much and has just turned him into "a poor tackler" more than the quality all-around player he once was. Still dumbfounded at how Giggs can keep it up...'B Maverick said:So happy to see Barcelona come up with a performance like that, especially as they had been pretty far off their peak for a while now. Can't pick a guy out of the starting 11 who didn't play well. And when Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta control things like that, it's wonderful to see. I thought Man U played with more spirit and determination than in 2009, and Rooney's finish was top class, but ultimately, Barcelona was too much today. Also glad that it was a fair match - no rampant diving or excessive fouling (with the exception of Valencia - his yellow card was a long time in coming). The best players in the world playing the game the right way - this is what top class football should be.
3 Champions League titles in 6 years is really, really special - such a great time for the club.Great player, poor tackler. Thanks for the many years and you will be missed.
I always loved Scholes and felt he always kind of flew under the radar for United and England, so I appreciated reading the comments of Xavi who just glowed about Scholes. He was a player's player.
I'm kinda in the same boat. It's not like we didn't know this was gonna happen...just politics as usual.(same way I feel about politics in the US, but let's keep that out of here)I know I should be outraged by this FIFA scandal, but I just don't give a ####.
Holy crap is this a riot. It now turns out that interim President did not have the power to fire Blazer. Here is the press release from CONCACAF =============================Today an unauthorized declaration was made by Lisle Austin attempting to remove Chuck Blazer as General Secretary of CONCACAF.This attempted action was taken without any authority. Under the CONCACAF Statutes, jurisdiction over the General Secretary rests solely with the CONCACAF Executive Committee which has taken no action. Further a majority of the Executive Committee Members have advised Mr. Austin that he does not have the authority to take such action.Chuck Blazer continues as CONCACAF General Secretary and with the full authority of his office. The Confederation continues its normal operations including the Gold Cup commencing on June 5th at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.
Nothing like your very first act as a boss basically announcing to the world you have no idea what you are doing. If I did not love this sport so much I would find this whole thing the funniest string of events in decades.
Fabregas is never going to be a buy low candidate. Everybody knows who he is and what they are getting.
As if that's any concern for Barca anyway...
I didn't say anything about it concerning Barca.As if that's any concern for Barca anyway...
The price that's been kicked around for him is 40-45. If he has two great years, what's his price in 2013? How much would Iniesta hypothetically fetch on the open market?
I'd actually be very surprised if Barca went over 35 for Cesc. He's not a direct comparison to Xavi (who is?), and Barca has the next big thing coming out of La Masia in Thiago. Besides, I don't see Cesc getting better. I don't see him as much of a leader (he's whined about not starting for Spain and thrown some Arsenal teammates under the bus). Cesc strikes me as a more plausible Iniesta replacement, but I don't think he's worth nearly that much to Barca (who spends, but not on a Chelsea, City, or Madrid level).
Agreed - I have no desire to see Barcelona spend big on Cesc, and certainly not before bolstering the defense. I'd like to see more of Thiago before seeing Barcelona plunk down 35+ for Cesc. As far as the D goes, Fontas has a promising future, but Barcelona needs to bring in someone more established to give the back 4 more depth.
The note at the bottom of the auction ( see below) states the seller seems to know it is bogus and may have to cancel the auction
Expensive but probably a good move for Barca if they can pull it off, would set them up at CB for a long time. Milan's not really in a selling position so I doubt they let Silva go unless they feel they're getting great value.Silva is a beast on the video game, I know that much.
I agree completely. As much as I love the guy (he is my avatar, after all), and he's a good fit at Arsenal....frankly, he's not THAT good. He's not "Barcelona good". I'm not saying he sucks, but he's already 24 (which in soccer years is really hitting your prime) and there's a reason he doesn't really feature for the Spanish national team. I know Xavi isn't getting any younger, but he's still got a few top-level years left, at least....and by then Fabregas will be past his prime.I'm not saying he'd be a waste of money for Barca, but I honestly don't see him making the first team with any real consistency....not with the midfield Barca has now, at least.
FWIW, Wenger is saying that Barca hasn't made an approach this year. I really think Cesc will stay. Also appears that a new deal for Nasri is being held up because he wants the same wage package as Cesc. Most underrated Arsenal news is that they apparently have at least tried to put in an offer for Christopher Samba, with Wenger going so far as to admit that he's looking for an experienced center back with knowledge of the English game (Gary Cahill would also work, IMO). He also admitted interest in Benzema and Gervinho as strikers. Still think they need another true flank player, although I get that those are at a premium.
I cant find it now but there was an article a few days ago basically saying there is no chance this happens. In other news...Michael Owen resigns for another year on United's bench. And Berbatov vows to stay and fight for his spot at United. I still think Berb gets sold, he would get them the most $$ which will be needed if they really are going after De Gea, Luka Modric, Wesly Sneijder, etc etc....
Unless evidence is presented FIFA has already announced that there are no charges against Qatar. The only hope we had was that the whistle blower would come forward with good evidence but he decided last week that he would not testify.
As long as he plays at a high level for the Nats, I could not care less how many minutes he's getting overseas.
As long as he keeps playing for the USMNT like he has been for years, I have no problems with it. He was superb in the World Cup...I think I had him as MOTM a few times. To be honest, I haven't actually seen much of Wimbledon Jones that suggests he should be on the field. I can see an argument for Holden and Edu, but IMO, Holden's much better in an attacking role whereas Bradley is better in the holding role.If Bob wants to stick with a 4-5-1, I don't see any reason why Michael should be off the field....unless he looks like crap, of course.
