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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 23, 2010 14:31:51 GMT
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 25, 2010 5:36:32 GMT
Cameroon 1 : 2 Netherlands Denmark 1 : 3 Japan Paraguay 0 : 0 New Zealand Slovakia 3 : 2 Italy The big surprise today was "favorite" Italy losing and getting knocked out the WM by Slovakia! Upcoming matches: North Korea vs. Côte d’Ivoire - 25 Jun 4:00pm (South Africa Time) Portugal vs. Brazil - 25 Jun 4:00pm (South Africa Time) Chile vs. Spain - 25 Jun 8:30pm (South Africa Time) Switzerland vs. Honduras
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Jun 27, 2010 1:30:44 GMT
The USA must be really weak in soccer to lose to a third world country like Ghana. The average American won't know it happened. It will be reported in our newspapers (page 6 in the Sports section). No big disappointments.
The Tour de France starts next week. That's HUGE. The NBA player draft was two days ago. That's HUGE. There is a lot of buzz about Lance Armstrong -- can he win again at an advance age? The NBA draft had a huge TV audience. The USA National Football League teams go to training camp in July. The NBA summer league in Las Vegas (for prospects) the same month. Lots of great sports venues coming up. The World Cup is already forgotten and tuned out.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 27, 2010 4:22:09 GMT
The USA must be really weak in soccer to lose to a third world country like Ghana. The average American won't know it happened. It will be reported in our newspapers (page 6 in the Sports section). No big disappointments. The Tour de France starts next week. That's HUGE. The NBA player draft was two days ago. That's HUGE. There is a lot of buzz about Lance Armstrong -- can he win again at an advance age? The NBA draft had a huge TV audience. The USA National Football League teams go to training camp in July. The NBA summer league in Las Vegas (for prospects) the same month. Lots of great sports venues coming up. The World Cup is already forgotten and tuned out. I heard Ghana was the African cup champion in football/soccer 4 times-consecutively i believe!
I like the way American fans find humor in the course of the game and the loss with the phrase: "Going! Going! Ghana!"
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Post by randomvioce on Jun 27, 2010 11:25:49 GMT
The USA must be really weak in soccer to lose to a third world country like Ghana. The average American won't know it happened. It will be reported in our newspapers (page 6 in the Sports section). No big disappointments. To be fair to Americans they had a good World Cup. Most of their players play at a high level so it was no suprise that they got through the group, despite having two good goals chopped off, one of which was the most outragous mistakes I have ever witnessed in a World Cup. A real blooper by the ref! One of the things that struck me about the US team was the fact that they rarely took dives for fouls. I can think of perphaps two incidents were the player went down a bit too easy, but, by and large, that was rare. I think they were the better team over the two hours. Ghana were well drilled in defence and America were unable to break them down. On the other hand Tim Howard needs to look at himself for both goals. A top class keeper, but let his team down at the first and perhaps could have done better at the second.
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Post by Riotgrrlinpassing on Jun 27, 2010 12:09:53 GMT
You might like to delete your lovely girlwith the Union Jack flag flying; that's not really appropriate for this afternoon's game as the Union Flag represents the whole of the UK, and only one part of it is represented at the World Cup.
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Post by alanseago on Jun 27, 2010 13:16:19 GMT
Did you see the cross of St. George, passing? It is incorporated into the Union Flag. Can you see the others?
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 28, 2010 5:24:19 GMT
You might like to delete your lovely girlwith the Union Jack flag flying; that's not really appropriate for this afternoon's game as the Union Flag represents the whole of the UK, and only one part of it is represented at the World Cup. Gosh Riotgrrl! I can't resist posting my doll graphics! It hurts so much to take them down!
I would never post a Union Jack to make a reference to teams like Scotland or Wales! I've always thought of the Union Jack as representing English interests in a more broader form! Just about all i really know about the Union Jack is that there's a danger of raising it upside down and that there is also a flag that represents only England and not the royal interests worldwide, etc.! Isn't that more than most non-UK citizens know.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 28, 2010 7:02:17 GMT
Argentina 3 : 1 Mexico Germany 4 : 1 England
There was a lot of celebrating here with Germany's win against England. Just about everyone here admits that England did shoot a second goal, but the referee didn't see it. The German fans say this was the return for what many observers believe was a bad call in favor of England in 1966. ( ) Do 2 wrongs make a right?
I used to be happy when Germany would lose and all the noise and heavy drinking would stop. It seems like some of the madness has been infecting me more and more though.
People here seem somewhat pessimistic about Germany's chances against Argentina next Saturday. Upcoming matches: Netherlands vs. Slovakia - 28 Jun 10:00am (ET) on ESPN Brazil vs. Chile - 28 Jun 2:30pm (ET) on ESPN Paraguay vs. Japan - 29 Jun 10:00am (ET) on ESPN Spain vs. Portugal - 29 Jun 2:30pm (ET)
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Post by firedancer on Jun 28, 2010 12:07:51 GMT
I wish I could like football. I'm an avid sports fan of pretty much every sport under the sun, but I cannot warm to the overpaid prima donnas of professional football. I remain, forever, a rugby union fan!
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Post by alanseago on Jun 28, 2010 16:09:45 GMT
It is not a time to be wearing a football shirt in Aquitaine. They tend to be more rugby supporters rather than frequenting, 'les ooligannes' but national pride has been besmirched with no way to blame ze anglosaxonnes. Not even the trouncing of les rosbifs by les boches. I went out wearing a tricolor T-shirt and swigging from a bottle of Bordeaux but then, I often do that. Vive la Mexique!
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Post by mouse on Jun 28, 2010 20:30:06 GMT
flying the union flag upside down is a sign of distress or one that can be flown when ALL the four nations are involved.....that is why it was created the george is the English flag so please dont post the union flag for England.. red cross on white backgound=the george=the English flag
the original English flag was blue with a white bird and the original st was edumund..back in the day when the flag was a rally point in battle...each divission or lord would have his own flag but the central flag was the countries emblem
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Post by mouse on Jun 28, 2010 20:33:03 GMT
[/color][/size] [/quote]depends if they are long standing citizens... but the English like the Scots and Welsh know their own flag
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 28, 2010 22:28:46 GMT
[/color][/size] [/quote]depends if they are long standing citizens... but the English like the Scots and Welsh know their own flag[/quote] I'm just a little puzzled because Riotgrrl said the union flag wasn't appropriate in relation to English football/soccer. I'm sure a sport team from Texas would have no problem with the US flag next to the Texas state flag. champions-league-betting.com/sexy-football-fans.html QUOTE: British fans outside the stadium before the England vs. France match at the Euro 2004 in Portugal. UNQUOTE I understand that the Union Jack is taboo for Scottish, Welsh and Irish fans, but the fans for team England always seem to bring it to the matches. Are they "inappropriate?
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Post by randomvioce on Jun 29, 2010 15:26:27 GMT
I understand that the Union Jack is taboo for Scottish, Welsh and Irish fans, but the fans for team England always seem to bring it to the matches. Are they "inappropriate? The United Kingdom is made up of four constituent parts. Two Countries (Scotland & England) a principality (Wales) and a province (Northern Ireland). The Union flag represents an amalgamation of these constituent parts based on the flags of their Patron Saints. Staint George, England (but counting Wales too): Saint Andrew, Scotland: Saint Patrick (representing the whole of Ireland, but it is no longer part of the UK): All three crosses make uk the Union flag: England and Wales being represented by the flag of Saint George due to a quirk of history, when Wales was incorporated into England centuries ago. The other two Nations being represented by the Saint Andrews’s and Saint Patrick’s Cross respectively. The Union Jack represents the ‘British Nation’ when we are representing Britain, but it is appropriate to use the ‘flag’ of the constituent part of the UK, when you are playing (or whatever) as England or Scotland. However, as Well as Scotland and England having their own flag, the Welsh and Northern Ireland have their own flags too. Wales: Northern Ireland: In short, England should only use the flag of Saint George and the Brithish flag should be used when the team are representing the UK.
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Post by alanseago on Jun 29, 2010 16:01:08 GMT
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