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Fed up with World Cup football

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  • lightwithinlightwithin Veteran
    edited July 2010
    Oh man, what a crappy game the final was. Very dirty play (specially from the Dutch) and it was pretty much defense all the way. Spain did a better job during the whole match and they deserved to win their first World Cup.

    Congrats to Spain and to the perma-second placers, Sorry! Maybe next time!
  • VilhjalmrVilhjalmr
    edited July 2010
    I don't know... I thought the Spanish were a lot of divers! :p

    But good job to them, in any case.
  • ZendoLord84ZendoLord84 Veteran
    edited July 2010
    porpoise wrote: »
    Yes, I know it's only just started but I'm already fed up with all the flag-waving. Is it just me?:rolleyes:

    P


    i'm from the netherlands and I haven't seen a single game. Not even when my friends we're at the bar getting terribly drunk, screaming, and then emotional when they lost in the finals from spain.

    Above states also exactly why I never cared and never will.

    (hint: drunk, emotional, screaming mutiplied by 10.000.000)
  • VilhjalmrVilhjalmr
    edited July 2010
    I don't even like soccer and I was still heartbroken when the Netherlands lost. And before that, when Germany lost. And before that, when Uruguay lost.

    It was never-ending betrayal, this "World Cup." :(
  • mugzymugzy Veteran
    edited July 2010
    I was most disappointed by the noise of the vuvuzelas on the world cup broadcasts (buzzing sound akin to a hive of angry bees). It made it nearly impossible to watch, especially since soccer isn't the most exciting spectator sport. I played soccer for most of my youth and I still don't enjoy watching games.

    I personally don't mind watching American football with my friends. It's also fun to throw a football around on a cool fall day :)
  • NamelessRiverNamelessRiver Veteran
    edited July 2010
    I was still heartbroken when the Netherlands lost. And before that, when Germany lost.

    Spain deserved to win. The players were hotter than Netherlands, although that van Persie guy was kind of hot. Still, I'm expecting smaller shorts on the next world cup. They used to be much smaller a few years ago. :(
  • lightwithinlightwithin Veteran
    edited July 2010
    NamelessRiver wrote: »
    Spain deserved to win. The players were hotter than Netherlands, although that van Persie guy was kind of hot. Still, I'm expecting smaller shorts on the next world cup. They used to be much smaller a few years ago. :(

    LOL, you remind me of my friend who judges soccer purely on looks. Hahah. Sorry to tell you but shorts might not be getting any smaller. Unless there's some sort of retro move in soccer.
  • NamelessRiverNamelessRiver Veteran
    edited July 2010
    you remind me of my friend who judges soccer purely on looks. Hahah.

    I usually do because I don't know much about football. BTW don't you find a bit gross all the spitting those men do? that and the fact that they keep falling on it, eeew.
  • thegoldeneternitythegoldeneternity Veteran
    edited July 2010
    I grew up playing soccer. It's a great game. But this professional version is simply ridiculous. They spend the entire game pretending to be fouled in hopes that the referee will grant them a free kick or give the other team a card:

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    part of the problem is the 90 minute running time. I know it's the way that it's always been done and they don't want to change things...but whenever a team gets the lead they spend the rest of the game faking injuries and delaying kicks/throw ins. If you just stop the clock during injuries and when the ball goes out of bounds, it would solve all the delay-of-game problems.
  • VilhjalmrVilhjalmr
    edited July 2010
    NamelessRiver wrote: »
    The players were hotter than Netherlands
    Agreed. Except I do rather like #1 and #3 and maybe #10 on the Netherlands team. :o (I don't know the names, shamefully enough.)
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited July 2010
    It's over.

    we now have the deep and abiding joy of the impending London Olympics in 2012.
    I personally, really CAN wait.

    New thread please!:D
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