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Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Wed, Jul 13, 2011 11:57am
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I know the majority of TBKers don't ever watch soccer or only follow it leisurely while the national team is on a big stage.

I've enjoyed it for most of my life, though.

A few questions for everyone:

Do you normally follow the Beautiful Game?

Are you going to watch this match vs. France today?

Did you catch the match vs Brazil live?

Are you going to begin to watch more now?
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Wed, Jul 13, 2011 12:11pm
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Have played, coached or reffed since I was 4

NCAA ref for the last 5 years

Watching it now, watched the Brazil game 3 times now, quit a job to watch the mens WC in '02

Had rather watch REAL FOOTBALL than American "football" anyday of the week.
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Wed, Jul 13, 2011 2:11pm
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After having to listen to Bernanke most of the morning we switched the main TV at work to today's game at the beginning of the 2nd half. The only goal I saw was France's because I was out getting lunch for the US's other 2 goals. I hope they win but don't really care.

When is the finals? If I'm at home (or work) with nothing else to do I'd watch. The men's World Cup I get into, if I know when the Champions League Final is I'll watch, but other than that I don't tend to care.
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Wed, Jul 13, 2011 8:19pm
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After watching womens soccer I think it might be the womans game that is the closest to the mens game in the world. These women can do the same kinds of things that the men do on the field. Hope the US pulls it off. Love the drama of world cup soccer.
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 9:17am
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Ty Whitler wrote:
After watching womens soccer I think it might be the womans game that is the closest to the mens game in the world. These women can do the same kinds of things that the men do on the field. Hope the US pulls it off. Love the drama of world cup soccer.

I think I'd agree with you there and I'lll say that from what I did watch there was noticeably less diving in the women's game than in the men's last year, which I found refreshing.
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 10:21am
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ManCattanNY wrote:
I think I'd agree with you there and I'lll say that from what I did watch there was noticeably less diving in the women's game than in the men's last year, which I found refreshing.

Less, yes but the PK in the Brazil game was certainly one dive even the men would have been proud of.
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 10:53am
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Less, yes but the PK in the Brazil game was certainly one dive even the men would have been proud of.

Ah, I didn't see. I read that some Brazilian fell down and faked injury to waste time after they scored late and got a yellow for it. I'm only basing on a small sample size of parts of the US-France game where there were some instances of a lot of contact and them running through it.
 
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Re: Were the Heroics on Sunday Enough/Are You Watching the World Cup? - 10 Months, 1 Week ago
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 8:55pm
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ManCattanNY wrote:
Ah, I didn't see. I read that some Brazilian fell down and faked injury to waste time after they scored late and got a yellow for it. I'm only basing on a small sample size of parts of the US-France game where there were some instances of a lot of contact and them running through it.

yup... laid there rolling "in pain" they brought the stretcher out and as soon as they carried her off the field to behind the goal, she hopped off and ran to the side so she could re-enter..

I've watched a bunch of the games and those are some tough gals!!..dunno how their knee's hold up..seen some bad licks... knees and ankles...and the one that pains me the most... cleats scraping down the shins!!
 
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