Football (Soccer) Thread

[Josquius]

                                       

Goalie seems like the only position you can start playing late.

Holy shit. Is 14 late? Did I doom my son by not starting him playing Soccer until 10?

Doom!!!!



Professional soccer players all seem to start really young, like 7-8. At 14 is when they join academies

Channel 4 did a pretty good series about kids at Crystal Palace's academy not so long ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKjl5WxsOqE

[HVC]

FYI, France B vs Tunisia in 20 minutes. 

Think they're going to bother trying?

[Grey Fox]

No matter the age, before joining the elite teams, the important is that your kid needs to be dominant. If they aren't the #1 player in every game than they will not be professional players.

[Barrister]

Goalie seems like the only position you can start playing late.

Holy shit. Is 14 late? Did I doom my son by not starting him playing Soccer until 10?

10?

I had my kids playing soccer at like age 4.  And I don't even like soccer.

[Gups]

Goalie seems like the only position you can start playing late.

Holy shit. Is 14 late? Did I doom my son by not starting him playing Soccer until 10?

10?

I had my kids playing soccer at like age 4.  And I don't even like soccer.

Yeah? Well my son was kicking in the womb.

[Barrister]

Goalie seems like the only position you can start playing late.

Holy shit. Is 14 late? Did I doom my son by not starting him playing Soccer until 10?

10?

I had my kids playing soccer at like age 4.  And I don't even like soccer.

Yeah? Well my son was kicking in the womb.

It's more that soccer, at least here, is a really cheap and easy sport to put your little kids into.

None of my kids play soccer any more - which is kind of a shame.

[HVC]

Guess Australia heard about the Tunisia goal.

[HVC]

Goalie seems like the only position you can start playing late.

Holy shit. Is 14 late? Did I doom my son by not starting him playing Soccer until 10?

10?

I had my kids playing soccer at like age 4.  And I don't even like soccer.

Yeah? Well my son was kicking in the womb.

[celedhring]

A knee injury kept me from playing organized football until I was 14. Of course that's the only reason I didn't become a football superstar 

[HVC]

A knee injury kept me from playing organized football until I was 14. Of course that's the only reason I didn't become a football superstar 

Mine was I realized I was blind and needed glasses too late.

[Josephus]

Well done Australia. 

Feel bad for Tunisia

[HVC]

Good on Tunisia.

[Valmy]

Well done Australia. 

Feel bad for Tunisia

Why? They lost to Australia. They have no reason to complain about Australia advancing over them.

[Valmy]

Goalie seems like the only position you can start playing late.

Holy shit. Is 14 late? Did I doom my son by not starting him playing Soccer until 10?

10?

I had my kids playing soccer at like age 4.  And I don't even like soccer.

Because I put them in T-Ball.

[HVC]

Well done Australia. 

Feel bad for Tunisia

Why? They lost to Australia. They have no reason to complain about Australia advancing over them.

I assume he meant the last minute goal, that was then reversed