Football (Soccer) Thread

[Warspite]

[celedhring]

I'm still giggling like a little girl when I picture Messi's goal in my head again. Unbelievable stuff.

[Norgy]

I have it on good authority that Arsenal, Arsenal FC, are by far the greatest team, the world has ever seen.

I heard several people say Nottingham Forest are magic, are magic, are magic. I have not seen it since the days of Bohinen, Pearce, Roy and Collymore, so it might have been a lie.

[Josquius]

I hope eufa do veto the World Cup.
Would be nice if we could drag the Latin Americans in for our own tournament for good teams

[Valmy]

I hope eufa do veto the World Cup.
Would be nice if we could drag the Latin Americans in for our own tournament for good teams

CONCACAF will do the same. Our World Cup will be a best 2 out of 3 between us and Mexico every four years.

[Syt]

I hope eufa do veto the World Cup.
Would be nice if we could drag the Latin Americans in for our own tournament for good teams

CONCACAF will do the same. Our World Cup will be a best 2 out of 3 between us and Mexico every four years.

It will be called "World Series of Soccer."

[Valmy]

It will be called "World Series of Soccer."

From a fellow baseball fan to

Anyway you should know it would therefore be the 'World Soccer Classic'.

[celedhring]

When I was a kid and I heard the "World Series" being alluded to in movies, I thought they were actual world series with baseball teams from all other the world competing in them. Kids are so naive.

[Valmy]

When I was a kid and I heard the "World Series" being alluded to in movies, I thought they were actual world series with baseball teams from all other the world competing in them. Kids are so naive.

Well we do have that. It is called the 'World Baseball Classic'. The name some 19th century business men came up with the market their inter-league championship series is something else. Now it is tradition so we are stuck with it. However, generally MLB does contain most of the top players from around the world...unlike a CONCACAF-only soccer championship

[Barrister]

When I was a kid and I heard the "World Series" being alluded to in movies, I thought they were actual world series with baseball teams from all other the world competing in them. Kids are so naive.

Well we do have that. It is called the 'World Baseball Classic'. The name some 19th century business men came up with the market their inter-league championship series is something else. Now it is tradition so we are stuck with it. However, generally MLB does contain most of the top players from around the world.

The World Baseball Classic is kind of cool IMO.  Obviously it has no tradition or history behind it, and the timing of it isn't very good (before spring training), but it's kidn of fun none the less.

[Valmy]

Huge fan of the WBC. Though it does expose how far behind US Baseball development is behind the Dominicans and the Japanese.

[Norgy]

Isn't baseball still quite huge in Cuba? Maybe they'll join now.
La Habaña 59ers.

[Valmy]

Isn't baseball still quite huge in Cuba? Maybe they'll join now.
La Habaña 59ers.

They compete in the WBC. They have never won it though.

The Dutch beat them at the last one.

[Barrister]

While I suspect MLB would not mind expanding to central or even south america, the countries where baseball is huge really don't have the kind of incomes which would support MLB prices.

Cuba has always participated in the WBC.

[Valmy]

While I suspect MLB would not mind expanding to central or even south america, the countries where baseball is huge really don't have the kind of incomes which would support MLB prices.

Cuba has always participated in the WBC.

Oh does he mean a Major League club in Cuba? Heh the Canadians can hardly support theirs.