Well done USA (36)
Conrad73: Not bad a Score against the Land of Pelé.
Soccer is after all Brazil's National Sport!
Soccer is after all Brazil's National Sport!
Well Brazil are the current world champions,
so an admirable result indeed.
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bodleing: Well Brazil are the current world champions,
so an admirable result indeed.
You bet!so an admirable result indeed.
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who cares
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mindfful: who cares
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bodleing: Well Brazil are the current world champions,
so an admirable result indeed.
so an admirable result indeed.
No,Italy are the current WORLD CHAMPIONS.
...but congratulations to the U.S.A!
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I think you will see soccer/football take off here it is getting more popular all the time I think...I enjoy it it is fast paced like hockey. 
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hi conrad
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Conrad73: You bet!
Its a shame its not taken more seriously in The States.
They could quite easily be contenders for World Champions
every tournament with a little more enthusiasm.
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mindfful: who cares
Hey we watch chick flicks........and don't complain.....well will sometimes watch chick flicks and sometimes don't complain.......
well will turn on the TV for you to watch a chick flick and go to the local bar/pub to watch a good match/game.
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thewall2: No,Italy are the current WORLD CHAMPIONS....but congratulations to the U.S.A!
Of course you're right.
Old habits die hard.
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ttom500: Hey we watch chick flicks........and don't complain.....well will sometimes watch chick flicks and sometimes don't complain.......
well will turn on the TV for you to watch a chick flick and go to the local bar/pub to watch a good match/game.
well will turn on the TV for you to watch a chick flick and go to the local bar/pub to watch a good match/game.
im a sports enthusiast
im just being a pain
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bodleing: Of course you're right.
Old habits die hard.
Old habits die hard.
DIE HARD......what a movie!
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mindfful: im a sports enthusiast
im just being a pain
im just being a pain
I know..I am chick flick fan (but don't tell anyone)
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I remember when I worked at a summer camp in The States.
There was one guy, only about 5'5" but what a basketball
player. Of course he would never make it proffressionaly,
far too small. But his balance and movement was exceptional.
How many guys like this are missing the chance of becoming
real stars on the world football stage if they had taken
the game up at an early age?
Instead they put all their skills into a game in which they
can never really make it.
I do think, very soon this will change, and The USA will
become a force to reckon with on the world football stage.
There was one guy, only about 5'5" but what a basketball
player. Of course he would never make it proffressionaly,
far too small. But his balance and movement was exceptional.
How many guys like this are missing the chance of becoming
real stars on the world football stage if they had taken
the game up at an early age?
Instead they put all their skills into a game in which they
can never really make it.
I do think, very soon this will change, and The USA will
become a force to reckon with on the world football stage.
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There is growing movement in the youth soccer today in the US.....for 'non competitive' soccer.
Basically the kids play.....but no score is kept...e.g. no winner or loser. Now we are not talking really young kids...like U-6 , U-7 and U-8....but U-12, U-14, U-16, and U-18s.
I have been sitting here thinking to myself...after hearing one of their commercials for non competitive sports earlier today....."Dang, guess they never saw a U-16 in Europe being signed to a professional contract. Bet that pro team wants a player with fire in his heart to win to pay that signing bonus."
Or now that for majority of players by the time they are 22 in age....they have either made it or have not. To make it you need to have some real game experience of both sides donw by a goal and up by a goal....like the American gained today....in the 3-2 lose.
They will remember now how to win from a lead. To slow the play and control the time better. To eek out a second half win against a good side. But without the score in the match....how can that be done?
Why would a American college coach.....take a player that is coming from a non competitive league on his team?? His job depends each year to the number of games he wins by that scores his team posts. When I select players for a team, I want players that know how to win. You don't get that in non competitive play.
Can you imagine telling the English youth leagues officials.....we will bring US non competitive team over....and just play for fun? They will look at you and think "blimey that is daft".
This non competitive thing has been around in the states since 1989. I don't mind it for young players, no big deal. But a player over 10....hey play to win.
What they said in the commercial was competitive sports are unrealistic to the civil values of society. That they teach aggressive behaviors. So take the winning and losing from it.
I am thinking.....hey winning and losing occurs in society. So think that non competitive sports...is just teaching participation sports..but not sports excellence.
Basically the kids play.....but no score is kept...e.g. no winner or loser. Now we are not talking really young kids...like U-6 , U-7 and U-8....but U-12, U-14, U-16, and U-18s.
I have been sitting here thinking to myself...after hearing one of their commercials for non competitive sports earlier today....."Dang, guess they never saw a U-16 in Europe being signed to a professional contract. Bet that pro team wants a player with fire in his heart to win to pay that signing bonus."
Or now that for majority of players by the time they are 22 in age....they have either made it or have not. To make it you need to have some real game experience of both sides donw by a goal and up by a goal....like the American gained today....in the 3-2 lose.
They will remember now how to win from a lead. To slow the play and control the time better. To eek out a second half win against a good side. But without the score in the match....how can that be done?
Why would a American college coach.....take a player that is coming from a non competitive league on his team?? His job depends each year to the number of games he wins by that scores his team posts. When I select players for a team, I want players that know how to win. You don't get that in non competitive play.
Can you imagine telling the English youth leagues officials.....we will bring US non competitive team over....and just play for fun? They will look at you and think "blimey that is daft".
This non competitive thing has been around in the states since 1989. I don't mind it for young players, no big deal. But a player over 10....hey play to win.
What they said in the commercial was competitive sports are unrealistic to the civil values of society. That they teach aggressive behaviors. So take the winning and losing from it.
I am thinking.....hey winning and losing occurs in society. So think that non competitive sports...is just teaching participation sports..but not sports excellence.
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Soccer is after all Brazil's National Sport!
Pele is a class act. No doubt that. Saw him play a few times here in the US. Even with old legs, he was a player.
One of our coaches in the US...compared the practice time of Brazilian playing sand soccer on the beaches of Rio to the practice time of Americans in organized soccer.
Our kids get 2-4 hours a week practice time and a couple of matches. Brazilian youth spend 8-10 hours a day on the beach playing. The ratio is 1 hour (US) to 10 hours (BR).
I was invited to attend the Brazilian Soccer Academy one time. And to bring a select U-19 team down for a serise of games. I remember the practice ratio.....all I could think of double digit to nil waxing........LOL.....not conductive the positive self image of a coach.