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6 weeks 4 days ago	They should host it in a	They should host it in a small area, pack the whole thing into California or the Northeast. Or do a collection of college and nfl stadium in the great Lakes region
8 weeks 4 days ago	midseason international	midseason international friendlies should be banned.
10 weeks 3 days ago	The Premier Leauge is	The Premier Leauge is horrible.  In six seasons the Premier League has only had 5Champions League quarter-finalists. Same time period Spain has had 17. Even lowly Ligue1 has had 7
40 weeks 2 days ago	you mean this	you mean this footage: http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/olimpiadas/rio2016/noticia/2016/08/video-do-posto-de-gasolina-mostra-confusao-com-nadadores-americanos.html
40 weeks 2 days ago	yea most the brazillians (and	Yea most the brazillians (and a few bolivians) I know thought it all sounded completely normal until the pictures appeared of them with their phones.   Every one of them knows, from experience, that the phones would be the first things stolen, the black market for phones in rio is massive.  They all called it bullshit immediately.  Hold people up at gun point to steal 200 reais (like $143) and not bother to take their $600 phones or watches.  Was mentioned a couple times that if the cops wanted to take cash they'd just demand a pat down and go through their pockets anyway, wouldn't go to the trouble of putting a gun to anyones head.
40 weeks 2 days ago	Well, the impression of the	Well, the impression of the Brazillian public is that their country is extremely corrupt and often let's privledged rich folks get away with anything.  I'd say this directly aimed at the public perception that Brazil doesn't hold the rich and powerful accountable.  Idea of international perception sof internal Brazillian affairs is summarized in a great Brazillian cliche "para ingles ver".  Brazillians have long been fed up wiht their domestic politics being run for the perception of outsiders.
40 weeks 2 days ago	No one is deneying that	No one is deneying that Brazil has massive corruption problems. The point is, don't go about blatantly false accusations in corrupt foreign countries or you may have to deal with their corrupt courts.
40 weeks 2 days ago	"a successful athlete and	"a successful athlete and representative of The United States of America"  What does that have to do with anything.  Their stories were obvious bullshit to loads of people. If Brazil wants to run them through their legal system that is their perogative.  People should know better then to go to foreign countries and stir up shit.
41 weeks 1 day ago	Dhani Jones	David Harris, Peppers, Woodson, Denard, Dhani Jones, Wheatley, Breaston
47 weeks 5 days ago	laughing a lot after the	laughing a lot after the second game.  needs to be pointed out that the England performance is preciesely why some here got annoyed at the "this is a disgrace" or "embarassing" comments after the Copa Semi vs Argentina. Can always count on the English to provide a proper example of an awful performance.
48 weeks 3 days ago	India does probably	India does probably underachieve in cricket
48 weeks 3 days ago	https://streamable.com/udij	https://streamable.com/udij some world class ball watching from brooks....
48 weeks 3 days ago	I think that was the most	I think that was the most obvious thing to come away from that game with. Argentina is really good. DiMaria and Aguerro didn't even play, Gaitan was suspended. They were two horrific Higuain misses from winning both those finals, and just strolled to their third major tournament final in a row.  They're not bad.
48 weeks 3 days ago	would Messi have been	would Messi have been recruited to play any of those sports? The USA is a massive country, you have plenty of potential to mold into a fine team. And look at it this way, if anything, the USA constantly over achieves.  You could have it much worse, and be a constant under achiever like England or post communist Russia.
48 weeks 3 days ago	The expected result.	The expected result. Argentina was coasting from the 2nd goal onwards.  That was without DiMaria and Aguero too.
48 weeks 3 days ago	good chance either of those	good chance either of those teams just mail it in and play the subs if they don't make the final.
48 weeks 3 days ago	he's a perfectly useful CB,	he's a perfectly useful CB, just nothing to go crazy about, has plenty of holes in his game
48 weeks 3 days ago	He reminds me of Shazor	He reminds me of Shazor playing safety
48 weeks 3 days ago	his marking at set pieces and	his marking at set pieces and crosses has yielded a lot of opportunites. I didn't say anyting about how he would compare to the rest of the team.
48 weeks 3 days ago	he's been pretty poor in	he's been pretty poor in possession tonight too, his passing and skill on the ball leaves a lot to be desired
48 weeks 3 days ago	Not that surprising, the USA	Not that surprising, the USA works hard and gets along as a team.  The World Cup is always filled with teams with major internal disputes.  The Ghana team the USA beat at the last World Cup was feuding with eachother and their national federation, they lack talent but at least have a professional attitude.
48 weeks 3 days ago	Other issue is that Brooks	Other issue is that Brooks and Cameron have hurt the usa all tournament with a lack of concentration. Leaving Zapata alone for the opener vs Colombia doomed that game, they were very lucky Enner Valencia didn't punish them with the multiple open headers in the Ecuador game, and giving up a 3rd minute goal to Lavezzi throws any pre-game tacitcs out the window. It's nice to have two European center backs, but they aren't world class.
48 weeks 3 days ago	pretty fair reflection of the	pretty fair reflection of the gulf of talent between the two sides.  Argentina sitting back pretty deep after the second goal, they could probably score 5-6 if they needed too.
48 weeks 3 days ago	Argentina looking to sit	Argentina looking to sit back, put the onus to attack on the USA and hit on the counter. probably wise to conserve energy, Chile/Colombia will be a much tougher game in the final.
48 weeks 3 days ago	USA just linked 10 passess	USA just linked 10 passess together!! game is turning around
48 weeks 3 days ago	rightfully punished for a	rightfully punished for a complete naive foul. well played argentina
48 weeks 3 days ago	relax, usa needs to defend a	relax, usa needs to defend a little better and hope for some luck on the counter, its still only 1-0
48 weeks 3 days ago	he works hard, pretty	he works hard, pretty tactically aware, but yea, hes not really up to this level of competition. He plays professionally in canada, what do you expect?
48 weeks 4 days ago	a confederations cup semi	a confederations cup semi doesn't approach a copa america semi for significance. I was in spain for that 2009 match, it barely registered and was viewed more as an annoyance (real and barca players missing out on an offseason and being susceptable to injuries) then a major competition. Argentina hasn't won a senior title since '92, they are gunning for this.
48 weeks 4 days ago	need a dempsy goal and then	need a dempsy goal and then to hold on for dear life and hope it goes to penalties.  DiMaria being injured is a boost, Pastore isn't 100% either.  stranger things have happened

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