Football (Soccer) Thread

[katmai]

Yeah he was known as being good regular season player, but in the MLS playoffs or other big games he seemed to disappear.

[FunkMonk]

Our Brave American Lads are up against the Honduran hordes today in the Gold Cup Semifinal.

[katmai]

Goooooooal!

[katmai]

Gooooooooal!

[Liep]

The female national team lucked their way into a quarter final (by winning a draw) and narrowly beat the French in a penalty shootout.

Finding themselves somewhat in the spotlight from sports journalists coming of a Tour de France high I hope they can find it in them to lose in fashion so the poor Danish nation won't be gripped with female soccer fever. Pray for us. And Heja Norge!

[FunkMonk]

Goooooooal!

The US has been playing so much better over the past three months. The progression is amazing. I wonder if it's the Klinsmann factor. 

[katmai]

Heh, the podcast i was listening to right before the match was cautioning folks to remember this was Belize, Cuba and El Salvador for half of this win streak

[FunkMonk]

Yeah that's definitely a factor. 

It's still nice to see them manhandle teams they SHOULD be dismantling and not stumbling towards a 1-1 draw against teams fielding semi-pros.

[FunkMonk]

Klinsmann sent to the stands. He is truly an American hero now.

[PDH]

US looked good, good movement and energy.  Of course, the goal given up was on a set piece...the team's continued weakness...

[Valmy]

http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1459920

Panama 2 Mexico 1



The Championship is within our grasp.

Edit: I looked it up, this is the first time in 22 years Mexico has not reached the Gold Cup finals 

Ah CONCACAF and your fierce competition.

[Josephus]

i stopped following after after Canada lost to Guadeloupe.

[katmai]

i stopped following after after Canada lost to Guadeloupe.

The Canadian team wasn't very good.

[Josephus]

i stopped following after after Canada lost to Guadeloupe.

The Canadian team wasn't very good.

Yeah....no shit 

[Liep]

So after making headlines that they didn't make headlines even if they were in the EC semi final the Danish female national team lost to Norway, and now won't be making any headlines, still.