I obviously don't remember the roster offhand, but the 2009 Gold Cup was somewhat meaningless, and IIRC, the US let a lot of the better players take the time off after the Confederations Cup, which I think was just a few weeks before this.As long as they don't show the final, it's all good. :XStick with the 07 final insteadGuess I'm not as big of a soccer fan as I thought. I'm watching a bit of a "Gold Cup Classic" on FSC. It's US vs. Haiti from 2009. Don't recognize anyone on the team other than Kenny Cooper and Stu Holden.
That was the US "B" and even "C" team, fwiw.They had a fantastic run to the finals, and actually played really well as a team. Kyle Beckerman was a real standout for the team against the lesser countries, helping keep their MF incredibly well organized.I watched the final game vs Mexico live at Giant's stadium. #### Sandwich.Guess I'm not as big of a soccer fan as I thought. I'm watching a bit of a "Gold Cup Classic" on FSC. It's US vs. Haiti from 2009. Don't recognize anyone on the team other than Kenny Cooper and Stu Holden.
I remember this...I made a comment like a month before the cup about how he was a nobody...and then I looked like an #######.Kyle Beckerman was a real standout for the team against the lesser countries, helping keep their MF incredibly well organized.
I hate Kyle Beckerman. Glad I changed the channel.That was the US "B" and even "C" team, fwiw.They had a fantastic run to the finals, and actually played really well as a team. Kyle Beckerman was a real standout for the team against the lesser countries, helping keep their MF incredibly well organized.I watched the final game vs Mexico live at Giant's stadium. #### Sandwich.Guess I'm not as big of a soccer fan as I thought. I'm watching a bit of a "Gold Cup Classic" on FSC. It's US vs. Haiti from 2009. Don't recognize anyone on the team other than Kenny Cooper and Stu Holden.
He is definitely at the very tip top of all American's just below the full national team level. He is the backbone of a very good RSL side. Who knows the result if he could have played in the CCL final.I remember this...I made a comment like a month before the cup about how he was a nobody...and then I looked like an #######.Kyle Beckerman was a real standout for the team against the lesser countries, helping keep their MF incredibly well organized.
Bite your tongue on the 4-5-1 formation lest Bob want to revisit that again . Start J & J up top. The US looks god awful when Jozy is stranded up top. He does not possess the proper skill set to play alone. I guess though Bob always plays it safe. Shame that he can't correlate that to the US continually having poor starts. Not sure what to expect against Spain. The US will be lucky to have even 30% possession if Spain is on their game.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.
Is this televised on Saturday? Just looked and couldn't find it.Bite your tongue on the 4-5-1 formation lest Bob want to revisit that again . Start J & J up top. The US looks god awful when Jozy is stranded up top. He does not possess the proper skill set to play alone. I guess though Bob always plays it safe. Shame that he can't correlate that to the US continually having poor starts.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.
Not sure what to expect against Spain. The US will be lucky to have even 30% possession if Spain is on their game.
Jozy out, Brian Ching inBite your tongue on the 4-5-1 formation lest Bob want to revisit that again . Start J & J up top. The US looks god awful when Jozy is stranded up top. He does not possess the proper skill set to play alone. I guess though Bob always plays it safe. Shame that he can't correlate that to the US continually having poor starts. Not sure what to expect against Spain. The US will be lucky to have even 30% possession if Spain is on their game.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.
Yes, ESPN at 4:30pm eastern.Is this televised on Saturday? Just looked and couldn't find it.Bite your tongue on the 4-5-1 formation lest Bob want to revisit that again . Start J & J up top. The US looks god awful when Jozy is stranded up top. He does not possess the proper skill set to play alone. I guess though Bob always plays it safe. Shame that he can't correlate that to the US continually having poor starts.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.
Not sure what to expect against Spain. The US will be lucky to have even 30% possession if Spain is on their game.
Rafinha signs - Brazilian defender inks three-year dealhttp://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2011/29686.phpBayern fans all over the world reacted with joy and excitement to the news that Manuel Neuer, hailed by many experts as the best goalkeeper in the world at the present time, will wear the number 1 shirt in Munich next season. On Wednesday evening, FCB and Neuer’s current club Schalke finalised the details of the 25-year-old’s transfer, freeing him to sign a five-year contract next week and officially report for training at the Säbener Strasse as a Bayern player on 1 July.
Thirteen Bayern men in international actionFollowing the capture of young Cottbus striker Nils Petersen last week, Bayern have announced the second new face for the 2011/12 season. Brazilian defender Rafinha, who spent last term in Serie A with CFC Genoa, signed a three-year contract at the Säbener Strasse on Wednesday, keeping him with FCB until 30 June 2014. The 25-year-old returns to the Bundesliga for an undisclosed fee.
Philipp Lahm, Miroslav Klose, Mario Gomez, Thomas Müller, Holger Badstuber, Toni Kroos
Germany - Uruguay (29 May, in Sinsheim)
Austria - Germany (3 June, Vienna)
Azerbaijan - Germany (7 June, Baku)
Daniel van Buyten, Hamit Altintop
Belgium - Turkey (3 June, Brussels)
David Alaba
Austria - Germany (3 June, Vienna)
Austria - Latvia (7 June, Graz)
Franck Ribéry
Belarus - France (3 June, Minsk)
Ukraine - France (6 June, Donetsk)
Poland - France (9 June, Gdansk)
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Ukraine - Uzbekistan (1 June, Kyiv)
Ukraine - France (6 June, Donetsk)
Danijel Pranjic
Croatia - Georgia (3 June, Split)
Arjen Robben
Brazil - Netherlands (4 June, Goiania)
Uruguay - Netherlands (8 June, Montevideo)
Bayern had a disappointing season, but they scraped into the Champions League qualifying round, which is important I think in part because the final will be in Munich next season. Neuer is a very important addition, but I think they have a number of areas to address, which I completely expect them to do. Meanwhile, the Bundesliga appears to be the most interesting and competitive league in Europe, with a young Borrusia Dortmund team winning the title this year, the 4th different champion in the past 5 seasons. The league passed Italy in the UEFA rankings this season, so will get 4 CL spots beginning next season. I hope we get better coverage of the German league in the coming years. It is very easy to follow the EPL these days, and not too hard to regularly see games from Italy and Spain, but German soccer is still quite elusive, at least for ATT Uverse subscribers like me.Some Bayern news...
Crazy to think that's the thinking with a 3rd place finish in the league, a semifinal spot in the Pokal and Round of 16 spot in the CL. But, it was.Bayern had a disappointing season
I've been waiting for Uverse to get to my area so I can see what is available. Doe they not have Gol TV?Gol TV and espn3 usually carry a few games each week of the season.It is very easy to follow the EPL these days, and not too hard to regularly see games from Italy and Spain, but German soccer is still quite elusive, at least for ATT Uverse subscribers like me.
I think Barca would do this in a heartbeat.Related, Puyol out for 2-3 months after knee surgery.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.ETA: Also rumors of Thiago Silva to Barca for 25 million and Maxwell.
Im taking my son to this for his sixth birthday. He's amped. I got GREAT seats too. He's been practicing his USA chant all week. He said he hopes Fernando Torres plays SO HE CAN BOO HIM. I lmao when he said that.Bite your tongue on the 4-5-1 formation lest Bob want to revisit that again . Start J & J up top. The US looks god awful when Jozy is stranded up top. He does not possess the proper skill set to play alone. I guess though Bob always plays it safe. Shame that he can't correlate that to the US continually having poor starts. Not sure what to expect against Spain. The US will be lucky to have even 30% possession if Spain is on their game.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.
xbox or PS3?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.ETA: Also rumors of Thiago Silva to Barca for 25 million and Maxwell.
Silva is a beast on the video game, I know that much.
I can vouch for him being a beast on the 360.xbox or PS3?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.ETA: Also rumors of Thiago Silva to Barca for 25 million and Maxwell.
Silva is a beast on the video game, I know that much.
Was wondering if Spartans plays on xbox. Its getting too easy to beat you, and I need some competition.I can vouch for him being a beast on the 360.xbox or PS3?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.ETA: Also rumors of Thiago Silva to Barca for 25 million and Maxwell.
Silva is a beast on the video game, I know that much.
That's great! I took my nephew when he was a little older than that to a WCQ in Foxboro and we sat with Sam's Army. He still talks about till this dayIm taking my son to this for his sixth birthday. He's amped. I got GREAT seats too. He's been practicing his USA chant all week. He said he hopes Fernando Torres plays SO HE CAN BOO HIM. I lmao when he said that.Bite your tongue on the 4-5-1 formation lest Bob want to revisit that again . Start J & J up top. The US looks god awful when Jozy is stranded up top. He does not possess the proper skill set to play alone. I guess though Bob always plays it safe. Shame that he can't correlate that to the US continually having poor starts. Not sure what to expect against Spain. The US will be lucky to have even 30% possession if Spain is on their game.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.
Great news. For some perspective, what do other sports draw on a Saturday afternoon? Hockey, MLB, Nascar....?'andy_b said:This is fantastic. 4.2 million viewers is a great number. That may be the highest number of viewers ever for a club match.=====================
up until last nights game, the NHL highest playoff number (which was in prime time) was 2.55 million viewers. Last night did a pretty big number from what I heard. Largest game 1 overnight rating in 12 years.NASCAR has been running numbers between ~6-10 million viewers per race this season (note that NASCAR is the #2 most watched sport nationally after the NFL). I think though some NASCAR races are prime time now (I am not a NASCAR fan so I may be wrong).Great news. For some perspective, what do other sports draw on a Saturday afternoon? Hockey, MLB, Nascar....?'andy_b said:This is fantastic. 4.2 million viewers is a great number. That may be the highest number of viewers ever for a club match.=====================
PS3 unfortunately.'Sebowski said:Was wondering if Spartans plays on xbox. Its getting too easy to beat you, and I need some competition.'Bonzai said:I can vouch for him being a beast on the 360.'Sebowski said:xbox or PS3?'Spartans Rule said: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.ETA: Also rumors of Thiago Silva to Barca for 25 million and Maxwell.
Silva is a beast on the video game, I know that much.
Fightin' words. Game tonight?'Sebowski said:Was wondering if Spartans plays on xbox. Its getting too easy to beat you, and I need some competition.'Bonzai said:I can vouch for him being a beast on the 360.'Sebowski said:xbox or PS3?'Spartans Rule said: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.ETA: Also rumors of Thiago Silva to Barca for 25 million and Maxwell.
Silva is a beast on the video game, I know that much.
jesus, this was an issue in June?No wonder why I refuse to live on the East coast.There will be grass at Foxboro tomorrow for the Spain game.
? I don't understand. Foxboro has field turf. They are laying grass over the field turf for a few games (same in Seattle)jesus, this was an issue in June?No wonder why I refuse to live on the East coast.There will be grass at Foxboro Saturday for the Spain game.
My bad, I thought it was grass there in the summer.? I don't understand. Foxboro has field turf. They are laying grass over the field turf for a few games (same in Seattle)jesus, this was an issue in June?No wonder why I refuse to live on the East coast.There will be grass at Foxboro tomorrow for the Spain game.
After a particularly horrible game on grass for Brady (where he almost got killed multiple times due to the poor surface in the rain) back in 2006 the Krafts panicked and had the field ripped up and replaced with Field Turf in the middle of the NFL season. It was upgraded to better field turf in 2010.My bad, I thought it was grass there in the summer.? I don't understand. Foxboro has field turf. They are laying grass over the field turf for a few games (same in Seattle)jesus, this was an issue in June?No wonder why I refuse to live on the East coast.There will be grass at Foxboro Saturday for the Spain game.
I heard last week that he was supposed to go to Liverpool to back up Reina.Interesting tweet. I have not heard any rumors. Could this be retirement????Fox Soccer will have world-exclusive news on Brad Friedel's future LIVE at 10 PM ET tonight on the Fox Soccer Report.
That would make some sense for this time in his career but I would wonder why this would need a special announcement. I also notice that it is Fox doing this and Friedel worked for them during the Champions League final.I heard last week that he was supposed to go to Liverpool to back up Reina.Interesting tweet. I have not heard any rumors. Could this be retirement????Fox Soccer will have world-exclusive news on Brad Friedel's future LIVE at 10 PM ET tonight on the Fox Soccer Report.
Well, it'll be tough for me to hope Friedel gives up 6 goals a game, but I think I'll get over it...