We win!

**Rodion Romanovich** · 09-30-2007, 19:23

Originally Posted by Husar

but I'd like to see some female world cup sometime, I guess they are at lest as interesting as the male version

I can recommend beach volleyball

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 09-30-2007, 20:15

Congrats!!!

I've watched a little bit of it, but not much. I have to say that women's soccer doesn't seem to go quite as quickly as men's, but they are still excellent athletes and made some really good plays, so I'd say it's probably about as enjoyable to watch as men's soccer. A boring game will be a boring game whether women are playing, or men are...

**Csargo** · 09-30-2007, 20:17

I win?

**Decker** · 09-30-2007, 20:28

Gratz to you guys.

I do think tho, that the coach for the US team should've had our starting keep in tho as it was working, but hey, that's life.

**scotchedpommes** · 09-30-2007, 23:23

Had been following the tournament, though had successfully managed to sleep
in and miss the final. [Typically, for me.] Had expected Brazil to score, but I'm
glad the Germans won [note that down and save it for posterity, yes] purely
because I was disgusted with the Brazilian's reaction after the American woman
- Boxx - was so wrongly sent off in the semi.

There were some excellent goals, particularly long-range strikes, though it has
to be said that some of the goalkeeping was nothing short of shambolic at times;
Argentina's offerings in that department being the obvious examples, but I think
it could have been said of goalkeeping across most of the teams. Reaction to
crosses and corners were often shaky, and twice [or three times?] I saw
different goalkeepers throw or pass a ball out directly to a striker, to put them
in a one-on-one situation. Perhaps you could say they were merely overeager
to demonstrate their confidence and under-pressure shotstopping ability, but I
don't think that was the case.

**naut** · 10-01-2007, 03:17

Well done. Some of the women are huge though!

**Csargo** · 10-01-2007, 03:19

Women who can kick your @$$ are hott.

**Rodion Romanovich** · 10-01-2007, 17:51

Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin

Congrats!!!

I've watched a little bit of it, but not much. I have to say that women's soccer doesn't seem to go quite as quickly as men's, but they are still excellent athletes and made some really good plays, so I'd say it's probably about as enjoyable to watch as men's soccer. A boring game will be a boring game whether women are playing, or men are...

In all honesty, women's football is likely to be better than men's football in a few years if the current developments continue. The women are getting better and better at the sport, while the men, due to total degradation of the rules and the reffing, are getting better and better actors and worse and worse athletes.

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 10-01-2007, 21:30

Originally Posted by Rodion Romanovich

In all honesty, women's football is likely to be better than men's football in a few years if the current developments continue. The women are getting better and better at the sport, while the men, due to total degradation of the rules and the reffing, are getting better and better actors and worse and worse athletes.

That could well be. From what I saw the English play the cleanest football, but I only watched the Champions League and European Cup so I don't know if the relatively fair play exhibited by those teams is anything to go by. All in all football is in a bit of a sad state of affairs, and the men should definitely clean up their play.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 10-01-2007, 21:50

Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin

That could well be. From what I saw the English play the cleanest football, but I only watched the Champions League and European Cup so I don't know if the relatively fair play exhibited by those teams is anything to go by. All in all football is in a bit of a sad state of affairs, and the men should definitely clean up their play.

Mmm, I know what you mean. Did you hear that our cherished 'Most goals' record recently got broken by someone who was on performance enhancing drugs? Can you believe that? There was that horrible incident with Stevie G running that dog fighting ring too.

Oh, wait a minute...

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 10-01-2007, 23:38

Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

Mmm, I know what you mean. Did you hear that our cherished 'Most goals' record recently got broken by someone who was on performance enhancing drugs? Can you believe that? There was that horrible incident with Stevie G running that dog fighting ring too.

Oh, wait a minute...

Well I did mean on the field itself, not in terms of drugs and so on. I merely meant that the English seem to playact at being hurt less often than the others.

Oh did I mention that I don't follow football very closely anymore? Pretty much since I came back to the US and started having trouble finding stations that broadcast the games.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 10-01-2007, 23:45

Bah. Maybe next time the US coach won't bench a great goalie, and the ref won't send one of our players off for what was definitely not a foul.

Glad Germany beat Brazil, though.

CR