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« on: June 07, 2006, 02:28:18 pm » |
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Completely off topic I know but I was wondering how the World Cup was being recieved over in the Good Ole US of A.
Here everything but everything is centred around the games. Plasma TV sales and Beer sales have literally gone through the roof. Companies are laying on TV screens so that employees don't miss a kick.
How have you guys taken to the real game of football?? Not your mamby pamby American Version but the real McCoy. I would guess with the US being seeded as fifth in the world there must be some interest.
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bubba
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2006, 02:41:00 pm » |
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Football season ended back in January... it takes that long for the news to travel across the big pond?? 
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2006, 04:20:27 pm » |
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World Cup....is that yachting?
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2006, 04:22:32 pm » |
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Seriously, I live just outside of Washington D.C. and teach at a public German Immersion elementary school. Many of the German teachers and their families (not all are native Germans) are into the World cup, but for the most part I think it goes unnoticed.
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2006, 05:08:12 pm » |
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I was listening to the radio and they were wondering if more Americans were watching the hockey Stanley Cup finals or the World Cup, knowing that not many are watching either. The Stanley Cup is on the OLN network and draws something like a .4 share in the ratings they said. Then they were talking about what BryanH mentioned, the fans, tearing out seats and throwing them, the large crowds dispersing in the streets as a road flare comes towards them and then converging again as they throw the flare back at the other team's "fans". I can understand being passionate for your team, but not the destruction. Do fans get that nasty Dave, or do we just see the worst in the media?
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2006, 06:20:06 pm » |
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I work with quite a few South American people and they are very big into soccer, especially the World Cup... I am usually hearing games on the radio, or atleast discussions about it... I haven't heard a peep from them about it... Maybe their countries have been knocked out already... Gonna have to ask..
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2006, 01:16:24 am » |
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You guys make me laugh...
The US fifth seeded. Reasonably easy group and could progress through to the knock out stages and nobobdy even remotely interested. Over here our top striker Wayne Rooney, who is more well known than the Prime Minister has injured his foot and we get half hour updates across the media.
Okay a quick catch up guide for you all. The games are being played in Germany with the opening game this Saturday. England's opening game is against Paraguey. The favourites are Brazil (as always) with the unofficial second favourites being England, hence the hype.
Germany have a good team and so do France. Argentina too. So could and will be a good tornament.
Hooligans - Yep there is a tradition of trouble at certain games. Between certain fans. A bit tribal. Also goes back to the War. The English hate the Dutch but hate the Germans more. The Dutch hate the English but loathe with a passion the Germans so, if there is trouble and I doubt there will be at the ames countries will start pairing up. The Dutch & English will form an Alliance to sort out the Germans.
Some of it is political too. Italian fans fall into either Communist or facist camps and could join other Eastern European countries.
Confusing ain't it. Better you lot stick to a few blokes skating round a ice ring playing a girls game.
Seriously, you guys have a good chance Casey Keller and a couple of others are world class now.
Yo have one player (can't remember his name who isn't even 18 yet and all the Richest clubs in the world are desperate to have him.)
On Saturday, me the kids and the wife will have a kits on cheering on the boys.
"Land of hope & Glory and all that..."
Dave
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2006, 01:57:31 am » |
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Australian rules football is a hoot, never have figured what all the white shirt refree waving and flapping is about though. World Cup event is getting 0 coverage here. Of course we have Arnie the governator babbling most of the time.
Dave you've lost me on:
"On Saturday, me the kids and the wife will have a kits on cheering on the boys." What is a "kits on"?
Thanks,
Creighton
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