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So the only CONCACAF team left can't handle a little snow. Hurrah.
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I'm never saying anything bad about Chris Wondolowski ever again. The memory of that missed shot at the end of regulation is enough to haunt him for the rest of his life far more than any heckling will.
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Alright, back to not caring about Soccer...

Maybe if Tennessee ever gets club.  I heard the local Nashville club made playoffs.
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There are reasons to criticize Klinsmann coming out of this, but a lot of his "crazy" decisions going in (Brooks, Yedlin and Green, specifically) worked out pretty well for him. Julian Green's first touch in a competitive match for the US was a goal in extra time of the knockout round of the World Cup.

It's hard not to think about this World Cup in the context of a "what-if?" scenario of how it would have gone if Jozy Altidore had never gotten hurt. This team played in a completely different way following that, partially due to coaching decisions and partially because there really isn't another player in the US talent pool who can do what he does, and especially not on this roster.
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My take away is that we just didn't have a great offense.  We had some great goal tending but, throughout this whole thing we really couldn't get the ball to the opposing goal.
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That's what happens when you lose your key forward 20 minutes into the tournament. They couldn't get much going offensively with Iceman after Jozy went out and then it seemed like Klinsi largely stopped trying in the following games.
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In non-related world cup news it seems like Deandre Yedlin may be on his way to AS Roma.




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Thoughts Ian?

If this is trying to say what I think it is, I'm incredibly offended. :P

Anyway, I'd find it very disappointing, both because I like him a lot and because we're already fairly thin on the backline. And being a Liverpool fan, I'd much rather the rumor he was going there were true instead of this.
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Dang, Germany cleaned Brasil's clock. My wife was devastated.
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The Sounders-Timbers doubleheader this week got an extra 30 minutes tacked onto it, as tonight's US Open Cup match went to extra time. As is the norm, Portland played to a draw in 90 minutes, but then Diego Chara got a straight red and the Sounders got two goals in the bonus period to send them to their 7th USOC semifinal in 8 years. It was a lot of fun; can't wait to do it all again Sunday.
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Just read an article about porn sites asking their users to stop uploading videos of Brazil getting fucked by Germany.
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Just read an article about porn sites asking their users to stop uploading videos of Brazil getting fucked by Germany.


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Ask her if she wants to 7-1.
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Spring time, for Murkel, and Germany!
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Now that the opening act is out of the way, we can focus on the main event. Sounders-Timbers kicks off about an hour and a half from the time of this post, 10:30 Eastern, on ESPN2. Experience the greatest American soccer rivalry in front of what will likely be the largest crowd in MLS this season.
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Will there be any ways to stream the game? I almost want to stay at work to watch it but I have some chores to attend to after work.
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If you have access to WatchESPN through a cable provider or whatever you could get it on there, and if not that there are always "other" streaming solutions.
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Man, the combination of Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins and Marco Pappa is almost unfair. When they're clicking they're just unstoppable. Sounders win 2-0, and it was probably only that close because Oba didn't sub in until the second half. 10 points clear in the West, 7 in the Shield race.
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Even though it helps a team that I'd consider one of the biggest threats to mine, I'm very happy that Matt Besler and Graham Zusi decided to sign long term extensions in Kansas City. This is an exciting time for MLS. I only hope the Sounders can pull off an even more impressive feat by keeping DeAndre Yedlin around for a while. If he really wants to go, I respect that, and I wish him the best, but I want the Seattle front office and that of the league make every effort tey can to hold onto him.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #244 on: July 21, 2014, 10:26:09 PM »
This thread title amuses me.

Going to make sure to watch Hotspur/TFC Wednesday night and see Michael Bradley's downward spiral continue.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #245 on: July 22, 2014, 08:41:51 AM »
The Sounders drew Tottenham when they played them this past Saturday, proving they have what it takes to finish 6th in the Premier League, so we'll see where Toronto stacks up.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #246 on: July 28, 2014, 07:19:09 PM »
Tonight at 10 ET/7 PT (a little less than three hours from this post) the league-leading Seattle Sounders take on the now-less-than-awful LA Galaxy on ESPN2. As they do every year, the Galaxy started off fairly awful but now, around midseason, are starting to click.

Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins vs. Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane. Something like 8 of the 23 members of the 2014 MLS All-Star Team across both teams, two highly talented (and highly expensive) rosters in a key matchup with far-reaching consequences in the Western Conference.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #247 on: July 29, 2014, 12:17:36 AM »
So it turns out a back line of Dylan Remick, Jalil Anibaba, Zach Scott and DeAndre Yedlin isn't quite up to the task of stopping Keane, Zardes and Donovan.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #248 on: August 06, 2014, 11:57:25 PM »
The MLS All-Stars beat Bayern Munich 2-1 on goals by the guy who's in the process of setting the single season scoring record and some schlub who wasn't good enough to make the World Cup team. That means we get to take their place in the Bundesliga, right?
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #249 on: August 07, 2014, 09:24:51 AM »
Hahahahahahahaha good one Mr. Insanolord.