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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:31 pm
by Stranger
In celebration of the World Cup 2014, what is your Brazilian Soccer name?
http://www.minimalsworld.net/BrazilName/brazilianclassic.shtml
Mine... Puppildo!!! LOL!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:52 pm
by TheCatt
Hainhosa
Wtf?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:55 pm
by Malcolm
Tauro, bitches.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:33 pm
by Leisher
TÃO!
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:34 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:39 pm
by Leisher
I think the rest of the world looks at our soccer team like the Bad News Bears. They don't really hate them, and some enjoy rooting for them because we're such HUGE underdogs.
However, once we win our first World Cup...
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:10 pm
by Malcolm
However, once we win our first World Cup...
None of us will be alive to see that.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm
by TPRJones
Yeah, Americans just don't flop enough to be able to win the World Cup.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:21 pm
by TheCatt
Malcolm wrote:However, once we win our first World Cup...
None of us will be alive to see that.
First job out of college a co-worker was convinced we'd win one by 2014.
I said "No fucking way"
Too bad we haven't spoken in 15 years... I'd sure like to collect that $100, if I could remember his name.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:35 pm
by TheCatt
Mexico's goalie is having an AMAZING game so far.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:36 pm
by Leisher
The year isn't over yet...
But I get the guy's sentiment. When we finally showed up on the world stage in...1990?...and soccer turned a corner in this country there was a feeling elsewhere of "Fuck, now the Americans are going to dominate this too."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:37 pm
by Malcolm
Leisher wrote:The year isn't over yet...
But I get the guy's sentiment. When we finally showed up on the world stage in...1990?...and soccer turned a corner in this country there was a feeling elsewhere of "Fuck, now the Americans are going to dominate this too."
There was? That was back when I actually gave a shit about soccer. I don't remember anyone except the perennially shitty teams we beat anyway being scared of us "dominating" a damn thing.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:40 pm
by Malcolm
Americans dominate one hugely popular cosmopolitan team sport without our nationality stamped in it directly: basketball ... when enough of the players give a fuck.
Hockey? Canada.
Baseball? I'd go Dominican Republic or somewhere in Latin America.
Soccer? Sure as fuck not us. Goes between Europe and South America, probably whoever bribes the refs better that year.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:41 pm
by Leisher
Have you watched the Olympics since the Cold War ended?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:11 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:13 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:15 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:38 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:48 am
by Malcolm
Leisher wrote:Have you watched the Olympics since the Cold War ended?
It ended?
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:49 pm
by WSGrundy
Malcolm wrote:Leisher wrote:The year isn't over yet...
But I get the guy's sentiment. When we finally showed up on the world stage in...1990?...and soccer turned a corner in this country there was a feeling elsewhere of "Fuck, now the Americans are going to dominate this too."
There was? That was back when I actually gave a shit about soccer. I don't remember anyone except the perennially shitty teams we beat anyway being scared of us "dominating" a damn thing.
It wasn't all over the place but I remember when they made it to the final 8 in 02 a few Italian newspapers and a Portuguese one since the US beat their "golden generation" had headlines that were basically "Well it was fun while it lasted."
The top teams don't fear us yet, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, and Spain(despite this tournament) but they know that can't dick around either except for Brazil and Germany. The rest of the better teams feel like they SHOULD beat the US but it isn't a given anymore.
In the UK and lesser euro countries its 50% have their heads in the sand and think since we went 50 years without caring they can kill us and 50% thinking its only a matter of time.
