2010 World Cup Running Thread.

All I'm saying is personally speaking, give me a few goals, something to keep me from going to the fridge, bathroom, out to finish mowing the lawn without the fear that I might miss something if I do.

 

This. Make it happen yesterday.

 

That's what I've said for years. If you start going back and reviewing incidents and make it where top players miss big games, then it will get stamped out at the club level because of the possibility of losing matches.
I'd especially like to see it in cases where cards are given. If you dive and get a guy sent off, then it gets reversed retroactively. He gets the card wiped away and the diver picks it up.

 

Hmm…

If DD was actually going to go for an EPL team, the best method is to root for Americans! Find out where Donovan ends up (Everton, again?) or run with Dempsey or Howard or Holden… Eh… It might just be best to go with a favorite color and go there.

 

CBC numbers were up by 105% over 2006 for the Final game.

Spain's victory over the Netherlands on Sunday afternoon attracted an average audience of 5.131 million to the CBC, with a peak of 7.664 million, according to BBM overnight measurements

I don't have the numbers but I think 7.6 million would be close to the last game of the Stanley Cup Final and perhaps Grey Cup numbers but no where close to the Olympic Gold Medal game which was viewed by all 35 million Canadians except Gord down in accounting.

 

Yup. I've also said that if you need a stretcher to get off the field, you should have to sit five minutes before coming back in the game. If you need a stretcher, you're hurt.

One of my favorite World Cup moments was in 2006 after Brian McBride had his face broken by Danielle de Rossi. Face was a mess of blood. Yet, McBride RAN off the field without any help.

Fuck, that was awesome!

 

How do you like them apples?!

All those nations below should bow to the Mighty USA! 8)

 

Well, we finally have one thing in common with North Korea now ...

 

Paul: The first millionaire octopus? By Peter Wilkinson
July 13, 2010 -- Updated 1447 GMT London, England (CNN) -- Before the World Cup started, few could have foretold that one of the biggest winners of the tournament would be a psychic octopus. But now Paul, who correctly predicted the outcome of eight matches in a row, is on course to be the world's first millionaire octopus. The mystic mollusc is retiring from the prediction business while he's ahead, his owner Sea Life announced on Tuesday. But as the company considers offers to "spread Paul's fame even further, without involving the canny cephalod directly" marketing experts say it could earn millions by selling his image for advertising products and services.

PR guru Max Clifford, best known for generating tabloid headlines such as "Freddie Starr ate my hamster," believes Paul, who was born in England, has ended his soothsaying days at exactly the right time. "Obviously his 100 percent record is remarkable but the minute he gets it wrong it all disappears," Clifford told CNN.

Now Paul could star in light-hearted commercials. "If you get it right, and remember Paul has had worldwide success ... you're talking about an earning potential of £2 or £3 million (up to $4.5 million), maybe more. It's got to bring a smile to everybody's face. You've got the world's first multimillion-pound octopus here.

Another expert agreed, saying there was no limit to the ways in which Paul could be marketed. "Obviously he has a short shelf life but there are many options," said Allyson Stewart-Allen, director of London-based International Marketing Partners. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/07/13/paul.the.octopus.marketing/?hpt=C1&fbid=NK3QrtYsKbL

 

Bobbi Eden Oral Sex Pledge Falls Through At World Cup
Posted: 07-12-10 05:10 PM
Bobbi Eden, the porn star who appeared to offer widespread oral sex in the event of a Dutch World Cup victory, is disappointed after her team lost to Spain in the final on Sunday.

The blonde sex actress previously promised on Twitter that she would "give a beej to all my followers," and the pornographic pledge nearly came to fruition: the Netherlands advanced to the World Cup final and came within minutes of a shootout with Spain, but ultimately forfeited a dramatic goal with just minutes remaining in extra time.

Eden was noticeably upset on Twitter when the Netherlands lost, writing, "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!" She also made clear that she was "bummed," tweeting that "I am really bummed" and "Damn i'm bummed." Still, despite the fact that her oral oath went up in flames, Eden promises to "team up" with fellow porn star Vicky Vette to "do something for our followers! Only for followers!"

Scroll down to see some of Eden's tweets.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
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Bobbi Eden

I am really bummed
we will try it again another time! #teambj rules and you rule!!!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/12/bobbi-eden-oral-sex-pledg_n_643537.html

 

That's the thing about soccer, Print.
Go ahead, go to the bathroom, the fridge, etc.
Do it, and you could miss the moment the entire game turns.
With soccer, you just never know when that moment is coming. That's what makes it such a spectacular sport.
And it only requires about 110 minutes of your time, including a 15-minute break to transact whatever business you've got to take care of.

 

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