Well I was serious. But they'll probably screw it up as always.
oh, that's classic.
Well I was serious. But they'll probably screw it up as always.
oh, that's classic.
I want to say this:
As a typical American, I don't know a ton about soccer (football, futbol).....
But, I do love the bigger tournaments, because they appeal to me as a SPORTS fan. So, I'm excited for the World Cup and will be watching as many matches as I can.
That is all.....
Drogba out ????
Damn.
don't worry, it looks like tim brown might be ok.are you kidding?
it seems like every country has one of their very good players going down.
Of course I'm very biased, but I think that Robben, Van Persie, Kuyt and Huntelaar (as substitute) are no slouch either. With Sneijder, Van der Vaart and Affelay right behind them.
BTW, the goal by Bergkamp against Argentina has been chosen as the most beautiful World Cup goal by Dutch voters.
Second place was for Maradona's rush against England at WC 1986 and third was for Maxi Rodriguez against Mexico in 2006.
So Argentina is featured in the top three spots.
There's never a bad time to post this video.
YouTube - Dennis Bergkamp WK 1998 (Dutch commentary; Jack van Gelder)
There's never a bad time to post this video.
YouTube - Dennis Bergkamp WK 1998 (Dutch commentary; Jack van Gelder)
Sorry to hear about Drogba, Sports Illustrated just did a great piece on him a few weeks ago......
yeah no offence but John Terry looks like a bloke who's been in and out of the slammer since he was four years old. what a piece of scum.Dennis Bergkamp is GOD
Also I hope John Terry gets injured as well so he can get lost - he is crap
I hope Drogba is ok, i want him to sort Portugal out
you're quite an avid reader of Sports Illustrated, were you ever involved in media or just appreciate good sports writing?The Giants win the pennant.
Sorry to hear about Drogba, Sports Illustrated just did a great piece on him a few weeks ago......
I know its from the 2006 World Cup qualifying, this is what happened when Australia won on penalties against Uraguay.
YouTube - aloisi penalty
that's fucking insane. great moment.
you're quite an avid reader of Sports Illustrated, were you ever involved in media or just appreciate good sports writing?
I have been reading SI since I was a kid. At one point, back in the day, I was reading SI, Sport Magazine, Inside Sports, The Sporting News, Baseball Digest, Football Digest and Basketball Digest, on top of all the books I read, etc. I even found time to play sports, too, go figure. Most of those publications are now defunct, but were fairly popular at the time.
My love of sports and my desire to follow a career path that would be about enjoying the job as opposed to just being lucrative lead me to the world of televised sports here in the States, which I did for 15 years or so before voluntarily leaving the business, perhaps just temporarily, back in September.
Sadly, the art of quality sports writing seems to be in jeopardy.
COBL, if you're ever bored and want to read some great pieces, check out SI.com and their vault, and search for articles by Gary Smith. He's the best, at least in my opinion. He tells stories, he's not about being smarmy or spreading rumors or indulging in lame conjecture or whatnot....he just paints pictures with his words. He's no James Joyce but for a sports writer, he's not too shabby.
oh wow! i've been reading sports stuff here too, i read and have always read most sports publications i can my hands on, as well as the newspapers. sadly, and this is a major regret, i never played a game of Australian Rules Football, though it's always been my favourite sport and i currently write about it for newspapers and websites on weekends.
so you were a sports commentator? which sports? which channels? which leagues? were you a big name? why did you leave? sorry to bombard but i didn't know and i'm quite passionate. i'd love to do that some day but at the moment i'm struggling with drive and confidence.
quality sports writing that stands out from news is in dearth, i would agree.
i'll definitely check that website out!
Ha, ha, I was not/am not a big name at all, good god no.
I was white collar, sat behind a desk, started as an intern and went from there.
If you like, I'll PM you tomorrow and elaborate on who I worked for, why I left, what I did, etc, do not want to bore everyone else in this thread/derail it.
Wanted to mention that ABC/ESPN finally wised up and hired guys like Martin Tyler to call the matches for them. In World Cup's past, we've been subjected to some shitty PxP choices. In fact, I think that Harkes is the only American amongst ABC/ESPN's broadcast teams. I hope Middle America can handle a non-American accent without losing their shit.
Wanted to mention that ABC/ESPN finally wised up and hired guys like Martin Tyler to call the matches for them. In World Cup's past, we've been subjected to some shitty PxP choices.
yeah no offence but John Terry looks like a bloke who's been in and out of the slammer since he was four years old. what a piece of scum.
If Robben is out The Netherlands don't have a chance.
Now only Rooney and Messi have to get injured.