ah the US vassal state.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
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ah the US vassal state.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
Phhhh... Who is in Iraq right now ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
Yeah well you would be too if you had an army.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
I mean what could you offer, Grizzly Bears?
Dont forget the Mounties and the Border PatrolQuote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
Yeah but a few men on horses whose job consists soley of rescuing stranded mountaineers and clearing snow from roads would'nt be much use in a desert war.Quote:
Originally Posted by jtrock
Your police don't even carry guns, how pussy is that. ^-^Quote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
That's called progress, just like they've stopped using horses on patrol too. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
really that is the truth. Allen Iverson (if soccer (football) was all he knew? o shat!) in the end it really is all about the $$$. in the usa noone really cares much (if any) about soccer/football. the $$$ is elsewhereQuote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
I suppose if we were bordered by a thousand tiny little countries that also cared about soccer, we might care as well. But, as the way it goes we are pretty insolated in our own mutant culture. At least we have good teeth.Quote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
I do not believe that its a talent thing because at least 50% of all U.S. kids grow up playing soccer many of which are extremely talented at the sport and would probably fair very well in a one on one situation with any forriegn player. I believe it has something to do with team comradery, hunger, spirituality or something intangible. For instance, we can place the greatest American baseball, basketball, hocky or soccer players on an all star team and they will very likely get beat by a team from even a small country like Cuba or Lithuania that couldn't possibly have the same amount of talented players to pick from (which by the way, I find very intertaining) . Interstingly though we also get wooped in individualized competitions such as boxing and ameteur wrestling so it cant just be better teamwork and familiarity with peers. I say it has to do with either hunger, faith and spirituality or a combination of these intangibles.
I doubt 50% of kids in America grow up playing soccer. Not even 50% play baseball. This may sound like an asshole think to say, but is it possible there's just more stuff to be interested in, in the U.S.Quote:
Originally Posted by maracho
How many different sports can a person get involved with in any American city. I live outside of Nashville, and I know of plenty of place where you can get involved with bowling leagues, squash teams, baseball, basketball, football, boxing, mma, rugby...
There's plenty of places all over the world where your only sporting option is soccer.
Didn't America do far better than England last world cup? They lost unluckily to Germany to not mack to the World CUp finals? I'm not saying they are the second best team, but despite what this world cup showed they are one of the powers in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
There are 70 million children in the U.S.A.Quote:
Originally Posted by tuckwopat
http://www.nccp.org/pub_lic06.html
20 million U.S. children play soccer
http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/resou...ts/325785.html
However, if you consider that many of the 70 million children or 1/3 may be infants or the fact that many of the 70 million may have played soccer in the past but have quit by the age of 13 then I am probably correct to say that at least 50% of u.s. children have played soccer.
Something that I just thought of though is the fact that kids in forriegn countries often play sandlot soccer half-the-day-long, day in, day out and without all the negativity that comes with frantic American coaches. It is true that with soccer any number can get involved and all you need is four rocks and a ball to have a blast.
Come to think of it , hardly any of the bad asses continue to play soccer here in the U.S. but if you go to Latin America for instance you will find all walks of life who continue to play it so actually there are an assortment of totally differnet mindsets involved and to choose from over there.
Soccer is the biggest sport in the world
Here in Argentine almost the 95% it's soccer. Tv, newspapers, everytime talking about soccer. Then comes Tennis, Basket just a little (Thanks Manu, we love you!) and almost invisible there is box... La Hiena Barrios keeps the flag very high, but he use to wear a Soccer t-shirt on the ring from a small team with many funs. Even Cotto use River Plate soccer t-shirt.