US vs Cuba
dutyje
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Why is this in non-cigar related? I ain't talking cigars, I'm talking soccer... Specifically, soccer tickets.
The US vs Cuba World Cup Qualifier in Washington, DC is this weekend. I'll be there, and I'm sitting on a few extra tickets? Anybody wanna see some international soccer? I promise you'll be around more Cubans than you've ever been in your entire life. You can't smoke 'em, obviously, but the idea is that hopefully the US Soccer team will smoke 'em
Anyway, the plan is to drive up to DC on Saturday morning, tailgate, and catch the game (7 PM).. then we'll head out to the bars afterwards. Good times. Any interest? Maddy, you're somewheres around them there parts, ain't ya?
The US vs Cuba World Cup Qualifier in Washington, DC is this weekend. I'll be there, and I'm sitting on a few extra tickets? Anybody wanna see some international soccer? I promise you'll be around more Cubans than you've ever been in your entire life. You can't smoke 'em, obviously, but the idea is that hopefully the US Soccer team will smoke 'em
Anyway, the plan is to drive up to DC on Saturday morning, tailgate, and catch the game (7 PM).. then we'll head out to the bars afterwards. Good times. Any interest? Maddy, you're somewheres around them there parts, ain't ya?
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On to the match, the US dominated the game, winning 6-1, clinching advancement to the next round of qualifiers, which promise to be against very tough competition. There are several problems which will need to be addressed in the interim, like our inability to score (disregard that 6-1 final) on easy opportunities, and the lack of an outside threat.
cuba isnt known for their soccer, i mean, they are no Brazil. then again, the US hasnt been much for soccer either. I feel that we are slowly comming into our own in the sport. my generation ( i was born in 1980) and the surrounding years were the first to seriously embrace the sport. now that we are all in our 20s we are putting on a good show. i think in a few more years and a bit more acceptance in the US and we can have a team that will advance beyond the second round of the world cup. give it 10-20 more years so that my generation's kids will have the time to develop as players.
I wonder if the US will develop its own style of soccer. the brazilians have the samba style soccer and the germans have a bunch of short passes and a ton of movement, i wonder if the US will find a way to make soccer theirs. THATS when we will start to be good.
I don't know if soccer will ever be a major sport in the US. There isn't enough scoring, and kids nowadays get year-round exposure to the other major sports. Also, we seem to have a hard time embracing a sport that we can't immediately dominate on an international level. Finally, there isn't nearly as much money to be made in ad revenue, due to the running clock. Until the creative minds in marketing can figure out a way to pump you full of high-caliber advertising during the event, there won't be enough money to put it on TV. The media would rather throw money behind something that's easy to fill with ads (like the very athletic sport of Texas Hold 'Em Poker).
head.
Smallerize the field and you concentrate the action. That makes it more exciting to watch and, Bob's yer uncle, you've got a marketable sport.
the TV is.
The field is a problem. The world cup is very exciting and pulls in huge ratings... mostly becaus of the talent, but I also think it is due to the style of play and the field. The long passes and attempts to draw offsided etc.
The MLS is typically using football fields for their game which I dont know the dims but dont seen to be as big as a World cup pitch
If you play poker, poker on TV is awesome!!!!
...and quit drinking Budweiser you bumpkin!
its cool. I dont like baseball either...
or football that much. I watch the Superbowl but only for the comercials. I dont think i could even name a single team that won last week.
1. NFL football
2. NHL hockey (just getting into it so mostly just enjoy watching the Penguins for now)
3. Men's college basketball
4. College football
5. Olympics (any season, I'm an Olympics junkie)
6. MMA
7. NBA (pretty boring, but I love the Spurs)
8. Baseball (yawn, good time for a nap, though)
9. Boxing (has to be a legitimately good match, not enough of those around anymore, but look out for Pavlik)
10. Golf (really I just like watching the last day or last two days of the majors)
11. ESPN World's Strongest Man competitions
I have never been able to watch more than one lap of autoracing in my life. The only soccer match I've ever watched was in the Olympics and it was OK, for about 5 minutes. Tennis is only good for hot chicks in short skirts.
Hmm, what sports/events am I missing?
1. NFL Football
2. NHL Hockey (matched you on the first two)
3. College Football
4. College Lacrosse
5. College Hockey
6. Curling (yes, curling... but I can't often get it down here. If I did, this would rank much higher)
7. NASCAR
8. Men's College Basketball
In addition to the above sports, I always watch these major events:
World Cup Soccer
Tour de France
The Masters and British Open (but not the PGA Championship or the U.S. Open)
Indy 500
Kentucky Derby
MLB World Series (that's it for baseball these days)
Random assorted Olympic events, as the mood strikes
I also will occassionally watch Rugby, Aussie Rules Football, or Cricket, if they're on. I would watch more of these sports if they were on more. It used to be that the alternative sports got a lot of coverage on the regional sports networks, but that has virtually disappeared in the last 5 years.
One of these days I will open up a curling bar here in Charlotte. It'll be like a white-collar bowling for all these yuppie banker types to hold their business meetings when it's too cold for golf. After the U.S. makes a respectable showing in the next Olympics, curling will start to take hold. Certain areas are prime for it. I've been trying to drum up support for a few years.
Any sport you can drink a beer while doing is probably a sport I'll love.
Yeah, London makes me sick, too. I hate them British, there so freakin pompous.
And no offense to Mormons, but some of that shiznit makes Scientologists look logical. What the...?
And yet you turned out so normal!