Many, if not most of the best US players won't make the game either so it could get ugly. On the other hand that would make a loss extra embarassing for the Germans.
Well, seeing that the rankings don't really matter except as conversational fodder I don't see what would be gained by changing it to your way. If countries would get the same ranking boost by beating Vanuatu as they would beating Brazil then the rankings would truly be misleading and useless. For the most part the current ranking acts as a barometer of how the teams have been faring the last few years, but I agree that USA and Mexico do get help by playing the other weaker CONCACAF countries so much. However, both have been backing it up by also playing well out of their region and advancing to the second round of the World Cup on a somewhat consistent basis.
yeah, he's a curious choice, but 95% of people seeing the commercial here won't recognize him anyway.
It's gonna be interesting to see how the US does against Germany this week. Anything but a Germany win and I think Klinsmann is gone. You can't lose twice right before hosting a World Cup. A win for the US would be a huge morale boost and a tiny revenge for losing the quarterfinal to them in the last world cup.
why not let every goal be worth 7 points instead? Yay artificial high scoring!!!
Defense isn't always a bad thing, the same people that tell you soccer is too defensive will rave about shutout pitching in baseball and redzone defense in American football.
I thought soccer would catch on here once the national team started beating legitimate countries, but they've been very good for years now (currently ranked 5th by FIFA) and still nobody cares.
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Oh, and check out the latest FIFA rankings, USA is ranked shockingly high!
I have quite a few things on my US-market 4-door Golf that VW refused to make available on the 4-door model here but that you can get on the 4-door Jetta or on the 2-door GTI. But not on the 4-door hatchback. But I had to install them myself.
Purple neon kit, stupidsized spoiler, spinning rims, what else?
I'd guess they tag them, but it should be easy enough to test. Submit your G-7 video but say it's a dog on crack then search for both and see which one's a hit.
Then the question is why do these people care enough about it to donate money for this cause specifically rather than curing cancer or finding aliens? It's the old, why do people care about saving old buildings or seemingly insignificant insects when there are people starving? Or to put it in./ context trying to resurrect sci fi shows that were taken off the air instead of whatever...
Not sure the pyramids would be very impressive on my 19 inch screen, but I'm not sure I'd drag my family there given the region's political climate either.
Until a few weeks ago I thought that Leo was the one who brought the least substance to the podcasts compared to the others. But listening to the podcasts that were done without him was just painful. There's a good reason that Leo is the only one among them who is still getting paid to be on the air.
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Many, if not most of the best US players won't make the game either so it could get ugly. On the other hand that would make a loss extra embarassing for the Germans.
Well, seeing that the rankings don't really matter except as conversational fodder I don't see what would be gained by changing it to your way. If countries would get the same ranking boost by beating Vanuatu as they would beating Brazil then the rankings would truly be misleading and useless. For the most part the current ranking acts as a barometer of how the teams have been faring the last few years, but I agree that USA and Mexico do get help by playing the other weaker CONCACAF countries so much. However, both have been backing it up by also playing well out of their region and advancing to the second round of the World Cup on a somewhat consistent basis.
My French does indeed suck, but not as bad as Cantona's English considering he lived in England for several years.
It's gonna be interesting to see how the US does against Germany this week. Anything but a Germany win and I think Klinsmann is gone. You can't lose twice right before hosting a World Cup. A win for the US would be a huge morale boost and a tiny revenge for losing the quarterfinal to them in the last world cup.
Defense isn't always a bad thing, the same people that tell you soccer is too defensive will rave about shutout pitching in baseball and redzone defense in American football.
I thought soccer would catch on here once the national team started beating legitimate countries, but they've been very good for years now (currently ranked 5th by FIFA) and still nobody cares.
Oh, and check out the latest FIFA rankings, USA is ranked shockingly high!
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It was my lame attempt at humor, I'd be all for better lights and stereo...
Purple neon kit, stupidsized spoiler, spinning rims, what else?
Better than the possibly incindiary Gookubuntu if they went the Kubuntu route.
I'd guess they tag them, but it should be easy enough to test. Submit your G-7 video but say it's a dog on crack then search for both and see which one's a hit.
ehm, no
just last week the Chinese police shot 20 something people for protesting, no thanks
Then the question is why do these people care enough about it to donate money for this cause specifically rather than curing cancer or finding aliens? It's the old, why do people care about saving old buildings or seemingly insignificant insects when there are people starving? Or to put it in ./ context trying to resurrect sci fi shows that were taken off the air instead of whatever...
Not sure the pyramids would be very impressive on my 19 inch screen, but I'm not sure I'd drag my family there given the region's political climate either.
do you think it would be better managed by a multinational bureaucracy?
my free astronumy tip of the day: if it's dark look up
Didn't someone stick Jaguwire in one of these a few months back?
doh spelling counts, I suck
but we more than make up for it with intelligent desing
practically, I'll eat my hat
What happened to Tellus?
So a porn publisher whose whole business is built on exploitation feels that google is exploiting them. My heart bleeds for them.
how often do you see dead people there, besides actual funeral parties?
Until a few weeks ago I thought that Leo was the one who brought the least substance to the podcasts compared to the others. But listening to the podcasts that were done without him was just painful. There's a good reason that Leo is the only one among them who is still getting paid to be on the air.