sportstar1212 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I like thishttps://twitter.com/ChicagoCoug206/status/482730680665665538/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Did anyone else notice this the other day.....the American fans were happier after the Germany loss than they were after the draw against Portugal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I like thishttps://twitter.com/ChicagoCoug206/status/482730680665665538/photo/1Am I the only one that feels that the "you call it soccer" argument is dumb? No one gives the Italians crap for calling it calcio last time I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I think the soccer word is very useful. I also just say soccer (well, only when I talk English of course). Just to be sure so that everybody understands what sport I'm talking about. I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I like thishttps://twitter.com/ChicagoCoug206/status/482730680665665538/photo/1Am I the only one that feels that the "you call it soccer" argument is dumb? No one gives the Italians crap for calling it calcio last time I checked. Well that's Italian. The "soccer" thing gets talked up because the "soccer" vs "football" difference occurs within the Anglosphere. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I like thishttps://twitter.com/ChicagoCoug206/status/482730680665665538/photo/1Am I the only one that feels that the "you call it soccer" argument is dumb? No one gives the Italians crap for calling it calcio last time I checked. Well that's Italian. The "soccer" thing gets talked up because the "soccer" vs "football" difference occurs within the Anglosphere.It's not only the Anglosphere where the "soccer" talk is coming from though. People in non-English countries are also attacking North Americans for using the word "soccer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I like thishttps://twitter.com/ChicagoCoug206/status/482730680665665538/photo/1Am I the only one that feels that the "you call it soccer" argument is dumb? No one gives the Italians crap for calling it calcio last time I checked. Well that's Italian. The "soccer" thing gets talked up because the "soccer" vs "football" difference occurs within the Anglosphere.It's not only the Anglosphere where the "soccer" talk is coming from though. People in non-English countries are also attacking North Americans for using the word "soccer". Still though, the traditional English-speaking powerhouses call it "football." So any fan from a country where they don't speak English is probably inclined to assume "football" is the "correct" English name for the sport.Not saying it's right. That's just how it is.Though I did recently learn that "soccer" is short for "association football" which makes the name cooler in my book PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I like thishttps://twitter.com/ChicagoCoug206/status/482730680665665538/photo/1Am I the only one that feels that the "you call it soccer" argument is dumb? No one gives the Italians crap for calling it calcio last time I checked. Well that's Italian. The "soccer" thing gets talked up because the "soccer" vs "football" difference occurs within the Anglosphere.It's not only the Anglosphere where the "soccer" talk is coming from though. People in non-English countries are also attacking North Americans for using the word "soccer". Still though, the traditional English-speaking powerhouses call it "football." So any fan from a country where they don't speak English is probably inclined to assume "football" is the "correct" English name for the sport.Not saying it's right. That's just how it is.Though I did recently learn that "soccer" is short for "association football" which makes the name cooler in my book "Soccer" is a term that was created by the Brits that the Americans just kept that ultimately became a uniquely American thing like our units of measurement. Edit: A lot of non-English countries call it a variation of the word "football" (example futbol) so I am guessing that is where the "don't call it soccer" stuff comes from on their end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I think half of the problem with us calling it soccer is because we only do so because we use football for another sport and that sport has almost no rightful reason to be called football. That is a dumb name for that sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I think half of the problem with us calling it soccer is because we only do so because we use football for another sport and that sport has almost no rightful reason to be called football. That is a dumb name for that sport. I read somewhere that Soccer, American football, and the variations of rugby and Australian rules football all are called football because they are played on your feet, unlike Polo.I don't know if that has any historical merit, but it is an interesting thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I think it's because they all stem from the same sport. American football may not have much in common with association football at first glance, but both sports share a lineage. It's just that the term "football," in North America, stuck with the gridiron game. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsketor Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Awful penalties by Chile cost them....but Brazil played awfully as well, Neymar and the goalpost bailed them out again.If Brazil plays like this in the next round they will be out for the 3rd straight Quarterfinal. Many thanks to Discrimihater for making the sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 So, is Brazil still a co-favorite to reach the Final?Meanwhile, Chile is having that same, nauseous feeling of hitting the crossbar the Rangers felt throughout the Stanley Cup Final. There, there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 So, is Brazil still a co-favorite to reach the Final?Meanwhile, Chile is having that same, nauseous feeling of hitting the crossbar the Rangers felt throughout the Stanley Cup Final. There, there...Is there some Chilean player that they could've sent hurtling into the Brazilian goaltender? Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Columbia is going to WRECK Brasil... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I'm a little surprised that Ann Coulter's anti-soccer rant from the other day hasn't gotten at least a mention here yet.In a strange way, it's actually a good sign of progress - the haters are starting to move on from "Nobody in the US cares about soccer; soccer sucks" to "Lots of Americans really do care about soccer... and that sucks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxy8s Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Isn't she the Skip Bayless of political commentary? Bombastic for attention. What person could really think that rooting for the US soccer team is symptomatic of moral decay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Luis Suarez is now claiming that he did not bite Chiellini. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/luis-suarez-bite-uruguay-fifa-response“In no way it happened how you have described, as a bite or intent to bite. After the impact… I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent. At that moment I hit my face against the player leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinK92 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Luis Suarez is now claiming that he did not bite Chiellini. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/luis-suarez-bite-uruguay-fifa-response“In no way it happened how you have described, as a bite or intent to bite. After the impact… I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent. At that moment I hit my face against the player leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth.”sure, okaay... we believe you Suarez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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