Silencio
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Standard operating procedure for Team USA against Italy.
Whew. An offsides call saved Bornstein from an awful own goal.
And Altidore draws the penalty on the other side! Donovan easily converts! 1-0.
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Standard operating procedure for Team USA against Italy.
Whew. An offsides call saved Bornstein from an awful own goal.
And Altidore draws the penalty on the other side! Donovan easily converts! 1-0.
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
I believe they do. It isn't big, and it isn't clever.
Meanwhile, away from the Confederations Cup, the Englandshire Under-21s won their first match of the European Under-21 Championships. Young Fraizer came on and did alright, by all accounts.
takao
macrumors 68040
in tv here they said that the horns are a part of visiting football matches in south africa ... they even do that in normal league games
on the other side i think that for coming world cups this should be considered in the evaluation if fans like to play annoying instruments in stadiums
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
They'll be wanting giant foam fingers next. And then before we know it we'll all have to have music after goals.
It's the thin end of the wedge, I tell you.
It's the thin end of the wedge, I tell you.
Fizzoid
macrumors 68020
It's when you see the inflatable bananas you need to worry
Don't panic
macrumors 603
If you give a Fan a horn...
he will ask you for some foam hands
i see another installation of the book series coming, ready for 2010.
interesting match.
the red card was maybe excessive, a yellow was deserved but it should have been enough.
On the other hand, the disallowed own goal by young Bernstein was puzzling and the penalty was a bit generous as well. Definitively contact, but also a remarkable dive by altidore.
Donovan played really well, but he didn't have sufficient support (and they really paid the red card in the second half).
Overall a fair result and Rossi is def someone to watch.
If Italy gets rid of their elderly (toni, camoranesi) for the next generation they could become a threat next year.
assuming that italy and brazil will win their games vs egypt and the US (not at all guaranteed), the direct match will be very open. i thought brazil would be way superior, but after the first game they seem quite evenly matched. Spain easily the favourites for the tourney.
curiosity of the day: Italy beat USA 3-1, but Americans beat Italians 3-1
on a separate note: what an ugly kit the italians donned!
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
A lot of the Puma shirts are using variations of that template, with the collar flashes. It makes them look like they're wearing university gowns, if you ask me. Not good.
swiftaw
macrumors 603
Plus, Yellow and White never go well together. Wouldn't have been as bad if they had been blue flashes on the home shirt.
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
Meanwhile, leaked images of the new Spurs goalkeeper's kits – once again featuring the collar flashes...
Also leaked today, Middlesbrough's new kit – their first produced as part of their new 'partnership' with Adidas. Unfortunately they've dropped the white bar from the front of the shirt in favour of a swoosh-type affair, a pity as it was a distinctive feature of the 'Boro kit.
Basically, it looks to be the same template as used by the Spanish national team, which kind of look a bit like Starfleet uniforms.
Also leaked today, Middlesbrough's new kit – their first produced as part of their new 'partnership' with Adidas. Unfortunately they've dropped the white bar from the front of the shirt in favour of a swoosh-type affair, a pity as it was a distinctive feature of the 'Boro kit.
Basically, it looks to be the same template as used by the Spanish national team, which kind of look a bit like Starfleet uniforms.
Peterkro
macrumors 68020
Definitely a foul (in spite of the theatrics ) and as he would have been clear on goal should have been a red card as well.
Lord Blackadder
macrumors P6
Wish I could have seen the game, but Giuseppe Rossi breaks our hearts, first by choosing Italy over USA (not that I blame him), and then scoring against his jilted side at the first opportunity.
I guess 3-1 is not a bad result with ten men against the defending World Cup champs, despite the fact that the combined age of the Italian side is about 3,000 years.
It all comes down to the Egypt game for USA to have a chance at getting some points before our inevitable exit from the group stage. Although I'm still secretly praying for a shock upset against Brazil.
I guess 3-1 is not a bad result with ten men against the defending World Cup champs, despite the fact that the combined age of the Italian side is about 3,000 years.
It all comes down to the Egypt game for USA to have a chance at getting some points before our inevitable exit from the group stage. Although I'm still secretly praying for a shock upset against Brazil.
pachyderm
macrumors G4
Back to the new kits for the upcoming season, Spurs' is horrible:
I can't say that they are wonderful but I do like them. I've seen much worse so far...
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
Heh. It appears Sky Sports News made a bit of a booboo the other day, accidentally showing a graphic of Arsenal's first six League fixtures for the 2009/10 season – a quick-witted viewer took a snap and it's since been doing the rounds on various football forums...
If it is genuine, then it's not to say those fixtures are correct – they could just be placeholders or something – but for XIII and our other resident Gooners it might just be a taster of tomorrow's fixtures.
If it is genuine, then it's not to say those fixtures are correct – they could just be placeholders or something – but for XIII and our other resident Gooners it might just be a taster of tomorrow's fixtures.
pachyderm
macrumors G4
so june 17th is the date?
Jaffa Cake
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Yep fixtures for the English and Scottish Leagues are released tomorrow morning at 10am (GMT).
Don't panic
macrumors 603
i agree there was likely a foul there, but the acting put me off. i don't think it should have been a red card, though.
Wish I could have seen the game, but Giuseppe Rossi breaks our hearts, first by choosing Italy over USA (not that I blame him), and then scoring against his jilted side at the first opportunity.
I guess 3-1 is not a bad result with ten men against the defending World Cup champs, despite the fact that the combined age of the Italian side is about 3,000 years.
It all comes down to the Egypt game for USA to have a chance at getting some points before our inevitable exit from the group stage. Although I'm still secretly praying for a shock upset against Brazil.
yeah, it is kind of ironic that his first competitive goals come against his co-country (he has dual citizenship). I don't see it as any sort of 'betray', though, no more that i would consider non-american any american child who was born abroad.
many people have dual-citizenship, and when time comes, they have to choose. and I think he did very early on: according to wiki he has been playing for italian youth sides since his early teens
i think the US still have a chance, but a very slim one. I think they are the 4th best team in the tournament, and they could pull an unlikely upset against brazil if everything goes right. they were unlucky with the draw, i think.
XIII
macrumors 68040
Yeah, I saw that - speculation now is that that was just a mock up of what they would do with the fixtures, and that they aren't correct. We'll see tomorrow!
More Arsenal speculation - Eboue could be off!!
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
Indeed - the media do get the fixtures several days in advance though so who knows? If they are the actual fixtures then it might be a Sky worker and not a manager who's first to lose their job this season...
XIII
macrumors 68040
You can check against alternative predictions of our fixtures that someone claims to know:
We will see...!
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
Interesting stuff! Mind, I was following that and then he spoils it all by reckoning you'll win the League. After that, I couldn't take anything he was saying seriously.
It is all rather exciting though. I have a shortlist of away fixtures I want to make, I'll know tomorrow if any of them are going to be workable...
Are Arsenal staging a pre-season tournament again this year? If so, is anyone good reckoned to be tipping up?
It is all rather exciting though. I have a shortlist of away fixtures I want to make, I'll know tomorrow if any of them are going to be workable...
Are Arsenal staging a pre-season tournament again this year? If so, is anyone good reckoned to be tipping up?
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