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FIFA World Cup 2014

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Tituscrow said:
No malice or spite here, just 30 years of watching international players turn in match winning performances for their countries then give it significantly less on those cold, wet Wednesday nights in January away to Oxford or Morecambe in the fourth round of the Carling Cup.

In fact, the verb 'to Sheedy' meant to swan around doing f'all in Everton blue, but get grass stains all over your shorts within 5 minutes of wearing Irish green.

Bloody Micks.
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At least you don't have to put up with their inane ramblings as "experts" during and after the matches...Ronnie Whelan, Ray Houghton, Jim Beglin, Liam Brady....bahookie-exits the lot of them......but they are "oirish".....

Houghton especially appears to have an MBA in stating the bleedin' obvious....
 
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Matante, I would rebut your assertion that futbol, takes more skill than other sports. In my view, it takes a certain skill set to be a top flight player, along with great athleticism. As with any sport, when you get to be a world class player, I think the athleticism is a given. It's the particular skill sets for the sport where these guys diverge.
As with any sport, obviously, there is a "protoype" of body style you would want. you don't want short, slow basketball players, any more than you want a 6'10" 270 pound lumbering striker.
 
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I was listening to the radio this morning when driving in to work, and heard Bob Ley, an American sportscaster for those who don't recognize the name, who absolutely loves futbol, and he said it's his fervent hope that the popularity of the sport that is now present in the U.S. remains and grows exponentially.
I'd like to see this as well.
 
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MartinG1957 said:
It's football, pure and simple, always has been, always will be.

What America plays is something else, so give that a different name ---how can you call something "football" when 99% of it is about either throwing the ball or running with it in your hands?
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Actually, 99% of it is about standing around and talking about what to do next. Maybe it should be called "Huddleball" or something....
 
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So, just to spark some conversation, what would you true soccer fans recommend for the U.S. to become a serious player in the soccer world? Not trying to be funny, or antagonistic, simply curious.

Is it simply a matter of time as the sport slowly grows here? Is it all about the money? Please opine.
 

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