Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-15 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I grew up with soccer being the main game in the cultures I lived in. I like the straightforward nature of the game. I enjoy American football, but it is a very different game, with the endless substitution of players, the body armor, special teams, and the constant starting and stopping of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-15 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I enjoy the fact that it is a true world series, vs. our baseball one, which only has Canada participating. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor@... wrote : On TV, at Least, World Cup Soccer Is America's Second-Most Popular Sport

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-15 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Me too, Fleetwood, it is another way the whole world gets united. Well, in a competitive way, but you know what I mean (-: On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:20 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:   I enjoy the fact that it is a true world

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-15 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yeah, I like the global sports competitions - Would be cool if all the offensive weapons could be re-purposed for sports, instead. Aircraft-carrier drag races, or F-16s, pylon racing. Tanks on a steeple-chase course. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Me too,

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread uns_tres...@yahoo.ca [FairfieldLife]
The bottom line is that, because most top teams are so close in standard, a soccer game of 1.5 hrs + extra time is really not sufficient to determine whether one team is better than another. your game with Belgiu8m did not define that Belgium was better than you. Consider this logic: Germany

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/14/2014 9:12 AM, uns_tres...@yahoo.ca [FairfieldLife] wrote: The bottom line is that, because most top teams are so close in standard, a soccer game of 1.5 hrs + extra time is really not sufficient to determine whether one team is better than another. your game with Belgiu8m did not

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread uns_tres...@yahoo.ca [FairfieldLife]
On TV, at Least, World Cup Soccer Is America's Second-Most Popular Sport http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-24/on-tv-at-least-world-cup-soccer-is-americas-second-most-popular-sport

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
How did Messi miss his one great opportunity? Why did he so flub that free kick at the end? Why was he so (seemingly) lethargic during the second half of the game, at least? I guess the midfielders must be the best conditioned. They are always moving back and forth. Messi seemed to be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'd like if only for the fact that you go 45 minutes with no commercials. That alone would make it of limited interest to big media. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/14/2014 9:12 AM, uns_tressor@... mailto:uns_tressor@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: The

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-13 Thread azgrey
Q: What do you call the 3rd place team in the World Cup? A: Loser.

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-06-22 Thread uns_tres...@yahoo.ca [FairfieldLife]
You yanks are doing REALLY WELL. You stand to leave the groups for the main competition, and win your first match. Previously, eleven soccer players in a mixture of crutches and wheelchairs would have run rings around you. Now, we in England need your advice. What happened?