maybe you didn't see this, but german tv certainly delights in showing it again and again:
it's the usa-mexico game; marquez gets the red card. the trainer of the US team (i forget his name, sorry) says "yeah, good bye", turns around, (adressing his team, but loud and clear): "bye bye marquez, ya stupid fuck! fuggoff, ya stupid fuck"
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amen, see ya ya stupid taco eating cunt
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hah! So this has nothing to do with the world cup aside from soccer. The Simpson's are on and it is an episode taking place in Brazil. I had to laugh at the scene where the hotel bellhops are playing soccer with the luggage.
"wow! they really LIKE soccer here"
"wow! they really LIKE soccer here"
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ok rosie, IOU.
i should've known better than to bet against the daughter of a vegas man.
John Gillon: "Never try and hustle a hustler, Mr. Cain!"
Gabriel Caine: "Actually, I think it goes: Never con a con-man, especially one who's better than you."
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i should've known better than to bet against the daughter of a vegas man.
John Gillon: "Never try and hustle a hustler, Mr. Cain!"
Gabriel Caine: "Actually, I think it goes: Never con a con-man, especially one who's better than you."
- Diggstown (1992)
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usa-germany:
consensus over here is that the better team lost. just thought y'all should know that, for what it's worth.
consensus over here is that the better team lost. just thought y'all should know that, for what it's worth.
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Well I think more than ever people will finally respect the US players. Most of them played in the States when there wasn't even a proffesional team. I even played with McBride in Wisconsin for a short stint. Though, of course, he was a wee bit better than me.
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Still we need new commentators who say shit like "Lewis tries it and skies it!"
US came out and played hard and gave it their best. In the first half I was jumping for joy, at least until the German header.
As for the two losers on the day I think they played better than England did. And look! Germany and Brazil were supposed to be the two powerhouses that were non relevant anymore in this Cup- both having problems with qualification.
and for the best team losing, well it has been that kind of a Cup, but who would ever say that about the US against a 1-0 defeat top Germany. Yes we have come a long way baby! Praise you! Time for some Fat Boy Slim.
US came out and played hard and gave it their best. In the first half I was jumping for joy, at least until the German header.
As for the two losers on the day I think they played better than England did. And look! Germany and Brazil were supposed to be the two powerhouses that were non relevant anymore in this Cup- both having problems with qualification.
and for the best team losing, well it has been that kind of a Cup, but who would ever say that about the US against a 1-0 defeat top Germany. Yes we have come a long way baby! Praise you! Time for some Fat Boy Slim.
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Germany could pull off the upset with Kahn in goal- but Brazil can almost walk the ball into the net. It reminds me of when Norway won the Euro cup and weren't even supposed to be in it. They were all off down the beach when they were called back and hit the pitch with suntan lotion on, but behind their keeper (what's his name again, another big guy that no one liked- played for man U) they went on to win. And poor David Seaman, eveyone's favorite slimball porn star keeper has to feel like shit after his miss judge. On the other side we will see what happens tonight.
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London feels the loss to Brazil.
In London, fans expressed their frustration for the most part mildly. A hardcore of flag-wavers in Trafalgar Square jumped in the fountains and splashed ineffectually about, while American tourists filmed them and asked, "are they the soccer hooligans?"
In Charing Cross Road, location of a popular salsa bar, police barricades were erected to separate England and Brazil fans, although there was not much appetite for violence. Brazil fans blew whistles and bopped around while, across the police line, England fans in St George's flag boxer shorts lolled sulkily about, hurled the occasional insult and turned pink in the sun. "Look fellas," said a young policeman to a group of moody fans, "why can't you just be happy for them?" The dumbfounded silence was broken, eventually, as an England fan summoned his most deadly insult. "What are you," he spat, "German?"
In London, fans expressed their frustration for the most part mildly. A hardcore of flag-wavers in Trafalgar Square jumped in the fountains and splashed ineffectually about, while American tourists filmed them and asked, "are they the soccer hooligans?"
In Charing Cross Road, location of a popular salsa bar, police barricades were erected to separate England and Brazil fans, although there was not much appetite for violence. Brazil fans blew whistles and bopped around while, across the police line, England fans in St George's flag boxer shorts lolled sulkily about, hurled the occasional insult and turned pink in the sun. "Look fellas," said a young policeman to a group of moody fans, "why can't you just be happy for them?" The dumbfounded silence was broken, eventually, as an England fan summoned his most deadly insult. "What are you," he spat, "German?"
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I hope S.Korea win it all.
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it's all mayhem in my home base of frankfurt germany right now. about 10% of the population is ethnic turkish and damn, they sure know how to party.
turks are soccer-crazy; galatasaray bumper stickers are more common than eintracht frankfurt labels. the turkish team never even made it to the fucking quarter finals before -- but now that they are in the half finals, there is no stopping the exuberance. there is a constant honking of car horns, screamings of joy, shouts of exhileration even though the win against senegal was twelve hours ago.
i was at the cut club as usual, my temporary world cup hangout where the guys are cool but friendly, the girls are sexy and friendly, the beer is cold, the temperature hot and the projected tv picture is fat-ass wide. one of the nicest places to be if you ask me. about a third of the guests were young ethnic turks today, and after i gave the right answer to their question about which team i favored, they were generous with the cigs, the beer and snacks.
however the game was not good. so many missed opportunities! the passes just beyond someone near the goal, the goals by header that could have been if they, sorry to say, had some german players on their team, the bumbling kicks, the tired running. my new friends were getting impatient, they screamed at every miss, shouted for replacement of some below-par players: this is turkey, i was thinking -- you have to like em, they try so hard, but they don't for the fuck of them know what they are doing.
senegal meanwhile played like lions for the first 20 minutes or so but soon lost their nerve. this is a problem with so many world cup games, isn't it? seldom do you see self-confidence, esprit, spunk: instead nervous, unhappy, unconcentrated displays. the africans, like the turks, had so many beatiful goal opportunities but in the second half they seemed washed out -- sucked out as we say in german -- and defensive. no wonder really, they were not playing for just senegal, they were playing for the honor of all of africa.
by the time the golden goal prolongation started you could chew the air in the cut club, the guys were smoking like furnaces and they were unhappy with their team, unhappy with the game, unhappy with themselves.
but then the golden goal: screams!, jumping, embraces!, kissing, jubilation! for about five minutes, and then quick walks out to their cars, their chariots of victory, to proclaim that this was their day, they had shown it to the world, and that this was something the tight ass superior uncivilized shit germans could never take away.
turks are soccer-crazy; galatasaray bumper stickers are more common than eintracht frankfurt labels. the turkish team never even made it to the fucking quarter finals before -- but now that they are in the half finals, there is no stopping the exuberance. there is a constant honking of car horns, screamings of joy, shouts of exhileration even though the win against senegal was twelve hours ago.
i was at the cut club as usual, my temporary world cup hangout where the guys are cool but friendly, the girls are sexy and friendly, the beer is cold, the temperature hot and the projected tv picture is fat-ass wide. one of the nicest places to be if you ask me. about a third of the guests were young ethnic turks today, and after i gave the right answer to their question about which team i favored, they were generous with the cigs, the beer and snacks.
however the game was not good. so many missed opportunities! the passes just beyond someone near the goal, the goals by header that could have been if they, sorry to say, had some german players on their team, the bumbling kicks, the tired running. my new friends were getting impatient, they screamed at every miss, shouted for replacement of some below-par players: this is turkey, i was thinking -- you have to like em, they try so hard, but they don't for the fuck of them know what they are doing.
senegal meanwhile played like lions for the first 20 minutes or so but soon lost their nerve. this is a problem with so many world cup games, isn't it? seldom do you see self-confidence, esprit, spunk: instead nervous, unhappy, unconcentrated displays. the africans, like the turks, had so many beatiful goal opportunities but in the second half they seemed washed out -- sucked out as we say in german -- and defensive. no wonder really, they were not playing for just senegal, they were playing for the honor of all of africa.
by the time the golden goal prolongation started you could chew the air in the cut club, the guys were smoking like furnaces and they were unhappy with their team, unhappy with the game, unhappy with themselves.
but then the golden goal: screams!, jumping, embraces!, kissing, jubilation! for about five minutes, and then quick walks out to their cars, their chariots of victory, to proclaim that this was their day, they had shown it to the world, and that this was something the tight ass superior uncivilized shit germans could never take away.
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Brazilian forward Ronaldo is fighting to shake off an injury to his left thigh in time for Wednesday's semi-final against Turkey. He was relaxing in the hotel pool making funny bubbles when McCutcheon sneaked in for a quick chat.
Mc- Hi
R-Um, hi.
Mc- So like a lot of Brazilians you only have one name, Ronaldo.
R-Yeah.
Mc- Me too. They just call me McCutcheon. You tired mate?
R-I went two years without playing and, now that we have played a lot of games in a short space of time, I'm more tired than the others. But I'm fine, I'm recovering and in two or three days time I will be better.
Mc- You got five goals. It's about time, don't you think. I remember in France you were supposed to be the next Pele but you didn't play very well. And there were stories about you wetting the bed.
R- Yeah, I score more now and am thinking I play very well. And I don't wet the bed anymore.
Mc- That's good. I mean you are married to a hot model and that isn't very sexy is it, wetting the bed?
R- Yes, my wife is glad I no longer wet the bed.
Mc- You play in Italy. What do you think of the Italians reaction to the bad calls against them in this World Cup?
R- Of course, they have bad luck. But they act like mommies' boys with their crying, and I mean I should know. I did used to wet the bed.
Mc- Well, good luck against the Turks. And don't pee in the pool.
R- Thank you, hey, how did you get in here?
Mc- Hi
R-Um, hi.
Mc- So like a lot of Brazilians you only have one name, Ronaldo.
R-Yeah.
Mc- Me too. They just call me McCutcheon. You tired mate?
R-I went two years without playing and, now that we have played a lot of games in a short space of time, I'm more tired than the others. But I'm fine, I'm recovering and in two or three days time I will be better.
Mc- You got five goals. It's about time, don't you think. I remember in France you were supposed to be the next Pele but you didn't play very well. And there were stories about you wetting the bed.
R- Yeah, I score more now and am thinking I play very well. And I don't wet the bed anymore.
Mc- That's good. I mean you are married to a hot model and that isn't very sexy is it, wetting the bed?
R- Yes, my wife is glad I no longer wet the bed.
Mc- You play in Italy. What do you think of the Italians reaction to the bad calls against them in this World Cup?
R- Of course, they have bad luck. But they act like mommies' boys with their crying, and I mean I should know. I did used to wet the bed.
Mc- Well, good luck against the Turks. And don't pee in the pool.
R- Thank you, hey, how did you get in here?
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ah mccutcheon, a fine thing it would have been to have you here. it has been a great summer, hotter and drier than most i can remember, and most people i know have fully caught the soccer fever. i sneak out of the office to catch as many games as possible but having you as a guest would have given me an excellent excuse to make sure i miss not one. and it would have been great fun to introduce you to my friends both male and female who would have greeted you with open arms.
not to worry, i know four years is a long long time but 2006 is fixed as sure as i sit here typing. who knows, to me it seems likely you'll have public readings to take care of between games by then, but as i say, the only sure thing (if anything at all in life is sure) is that i'll be here and that you and your clan will be my guests.
thanks for the kind words about the writing. the excitement of the world cup inspires me a lot more than, for example, the champion's league which i miss pretty often. you might be surprised to hear that i am not generally a spectator sports guy -- i'm much too impatient to sit in front of the tv on a regular basis.
about the referees. it looks like a done deal that fifa wll change the whole referee system which at the moment determines that each game must have a referee from a new country, and that no country may referee more than one game. i think future cups will have more professional and capable referees from the larger countries -- some of the guys from the smaller places are totally overtaxed with their job, fuck luxembourg and all that.
but are they corrupt, like the italians say? i don't think so -- but ask me again after the germany-korea game!
italians are pathetic, of course. on a personal level they are as great as can be, just as fantastic as the food, the wine, the cities and countryside, the culture; but just look at that corrupt idiot berlusconi. and employing anal sex as a contraceptive on a regular basis as they do sounds somehow totally wrong to me.
not to worry, i know four years is a long long time but 2006 is fixed as sure as i sit here typing. who knows, to me it seems likely you'll have public readings to take care of between games by then, but as i say, the only sure thing (if anything at all in life is sure) is that i'll be here and that you and your clan will be my guests.
thanks for the kind words about the writing. the excitement of the world cup inspires me a lot more than, for example, the champion's league which i miss pretty often. you might be surprised to hear that i am not generally a spectator sports guy -- i'm much too impatient to sit in front of the tv on a regular basis.
about the referees. it looks like a done deal that fifa wll change the whole referee system which at the moment determines that each game must have a referee from a new country, and that no country may referee more than one game. i think future cups will have more professional and capable referees from the larger countries -- some of the guys from the smaller places are totally overtaxed with their job, fuck luxembourg and all that.
but are they corrupt, like the italians say? i don't think so -- but ask me again after the germany-korea game!
italians are pathetic, of course. on a personal level they are as great as can be, just as fantastic as the food, the wine, the cities and countryside, the culture; but just look at that corrupt idiot berlusconi. and employing anal sex as a contraceptive on a regular basis as they do sounds somehow totally wrong to me.
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Senegal was playing for all Africa. At Kincoras there are some Africans who drink all day and night in the corner and they even looked up from their dreadlocks when Senegal came on. For three years these guys hardly say a word and are the only ones I know who are allowed to openly smoke spliff in Seattle, but during that match all hell broke lose. And it was a nail biter because Turkey couldn't finish. Then that goal- a few grumblings and back to the corner.
Oh and Spain, they lose due to poor officials- Martino what's up with all the wrong calls this World Cup? Does FIFA really suck- is it a conspiracy the way Italy thinks it is? I mean the Italians are such crybabies but they do have a point. And so does Spain, even though I wanted S. Korea. And that shootout! Wow. I thought Spain was going to win because of their efficiency against Ireland and the fact that S. Korea missed a penalty against the U.S.
Now S. Korea plays for all of Asia, except Japan, and they are going against The Super Kraut Kahn Man. And Turkey better finish against Brazil or it will prove a long day for them. I could see this one going 3-2 Brazil.
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Oh and Spain, they lose due to poor officials- Martino what's up with all the wrong calls this World Cup? Does FIFA really suck- is it a conspiracy the way Italy thinks it is? I mean the Italians are such crybabies but they do have a point. And so does Spain, even though I wanted S. Korea. And that shootout! Wow. I thought Spain was going to win because of their efficiency against Ireland and the fact that S. Korea missed a penalty against the U.S.
Now S. Korea plays for all of Asia, except Japan, and they are going against The Super Kraut Kahn Man. And Turkey better finish against Brazil or it will prove a long day for them. I could see this one going 3-2 Brazil.
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i know i know, i am getting bozo on your ass. but the suspense of waiting till the game tomorrow is getting on my nerves, and i thought writing might have some therapeutic effect.
first, about the german team. as mc said, germany's goalkeeper olliver kahn has saved the day pretty often. well i would go a lot further than that and say that without kahn, germany would have been kicked out of the tournement three rounds ago.
i read an interview today with sepp maier, the legendary goalkeeper who won the world cup with germany in '74, and he said that 80% of germany's success was due to kahn, and that kahn is one of vey few keepers who "can hold unholdable balls" -- that in fact kahn, to his opinion, is the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport.
even kahn couldn't stop germany from losing miserably in the first round at the european cup two years ago -- they were the worst team. but that turned out to be a catalyst for kicking out the old guard, and to recruit numerous young players. It also led to the hiring of the new national trainer rudi völler, who never mind his ridiculous mullet (he also wears a fucking mustache, for chrissakes!) is a good guy.
despite all this it didn't look good for my team six months ago. two pretty fine players, jens nowotny and sebastian deisler, got injured and had to stay home while mehmet scholl said he would not go along because he felt washed out. after germany lost 0:1 against wales in a test game a few months ago, i was expecting them to get kicked out in the second round of the world cup.
not only kahn prevented this from happening. since the german team is younger than, for example, the formerly so successful french, they are more fit to cope with the heat of the asian summer.
but almost as important as the kahn effect is the fact that the german team has an exceptional ability in scoring with head shots. miro klose, michael ballack, thomas linke and oliver bierhoff have already shot 8 header goals in this tournement. it's a fair bet they will be using this technique against the physically smaller koreans more than ever. so you might well be seeing lots of deadly high kicks coming from the flank over to the head of one of those four guys. if they win tomorrow, i predict it will be with one or more of those head shots.
getting back to the referee topic, the man tomorrow will be urs meier, a swiss and one of the most professional and experienced referees on earth. you won't be hearing any complaints from me about this guy who will be doing the last game of his long career.
first, about the german team. as mc said, germany's goalkeeper olliver kahn has saved the day pretty often. well i would go a lot further than that and say that without kahn, germany would have been kicked out of the tournement three rounds ago.
i read an interview today with sepp maier, the legendary goalkeeper who won the world cup with germany in '74, and he said that 80% of germany's success was due to kahn, and that kahn is one of vey few keepers who "can hold unholdable balls" -- that in fact kahn, to his opinion, is the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport.
even kahn couldn't stop germany from losing miserably in the first round at the european cup two years ago -- they were the worst team. but that turned out to be a catalyst for kicking out the old guard, and to recruit numerous young players. It also led to the hiring of the new national trainer rudi völler, who never mind his ridiculous mullet (he also wears a fucking mustache, for chrissakes!) is a good guy.
despite all this it didn't look good for my team six months ago. two pretty fine players, jens nowotny and sebastian deisler, got injured and had to stay home while mehmet scholl said he would not go along because he felt washed out. after germany lost 0:1 against wales in a test game a few months ago, i was expecting them to get kicked out in the second round of the world cup.
not only kahn prevented this from happening. since the german team is younger than, for example, the formerly so successful french, they are more fit to cope with the heat of the asian summer.
but almost as important as the kahn effect is the fact that the german team has an exceptional ability in scoring with head shots. miro klose, michael ballack, thomas linke and oliver bierhoff have already shot 8 header goals in this tournement. it's a fair bet they will be using this technique against the physically smaller koreans more than ever. so you might well be seeing lots of deadly high kicks coming from the flank over to the head of one of those four guys. if they win tomorrow, i predict it will be with one or more of those head shots.
getting back to the referee topic, the man tomorrow will be urs meier, a swiss and one of the most professional and experienced referees on earth. you won't be hearing any complaints from me about this guy who will be doing the last game of his long career.