06-12-2009, 12:38 AM
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#61
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by jammies
It's a strange sport where I spend my energies cheering against teams. I'd be happy to see none of:
Italy
Portugal
Argentina
Spain
And the only teams I really like are Poland and Canada - which rarely get out of qualification. I imagine I'll end up cheering for Germany and England again.
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Eh! Shaddapayouface!
Italy - 4
everybody else (except Brasil) - less than 4
July 9, 2006, Circo Massimo, Rome:
See you in 2010!! 
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06-12-2009, 01:50 PM
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#62
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Originally Posted by troutman
No, they are the Toronto Maple Leafs of World Soccer. Have not won anything since the mid-60s, combined with obscene amounts of hype.
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So would that make Spain soccer's version of the Canucks?
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Originally Posted by 4X4
Eh! Shaddapayouface!
Italy - 4
everybody else (except Brasil) - less than 4
See you in 2010!! |
I heard the Oilers have won five cups too... 
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06-12-2009, 01:57 PM
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#63
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by rubecube
So would that make Spain soccer's version of the Canucks?
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Spain are the Champions of Europe and are ranked #1 in the world by FIFA.
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06-12-2009, 02:30 PM
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#64
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by rubecube
I heard the Oilers have won five cups too... |
Not the same thing, Mr. Cube... Dirty Stinking Mulletville is not the current champion. Wopoly is.
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06-12-2009, 03:58 PM
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#65
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Originally Posted by troutman
Spain are the Champions of Europe and are ranked #1 in the world by FIFA.
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They've gone into the World Cup pretty heavily hyped since '98 and failed to produce any tangible results. Anyways I think it's a pretty big feat for a country to win one World Cup at all considering there's only been 17 of competitions (with 32 teams) and two teams have combined to win 53% of them.
I think Jagger hit the nail on the head when he said it's more the British media that trumps up England than their fans. I don't know any England fans, myself included, that expected them to win in '06 or '02.
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06-12-2009, 06:49 PM
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#66
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Basement Chicken Choker
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
Italy - 4
everybody else (except Brasil) - less than 4
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Bah! Italy is junk, I'd rather watch two hobos tussling over a wilted head of cabbage than Italy vs Anybody.
The only good thing about an Italy match is when they pick out some Italian hottie in the crowd and stay away from the action for a few seconds. I usually assume the Italian announcers are saying something like, "This young lady has been hired to teach the team machismo, but alas, the incurable tendency to dive and cry has been too much for her to overcome so far."
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06-12-2009, 07:53 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by jammies
Bah! Italy is junk, I'd rather watch two hobos tussling over a wilted head of cabbage than Italy vs Anybody.
The only good thing about an Italy match is when they pick out some Italian hottie in the crowd and stay away from the action for a few seconds. I usually assume the Italian announcers are saying something like, "This young lady has been hired to teach the team machismo, but alas, the incurable tendency to dive and cry has been too much for her to overcome so far."
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I don't like Italy much but they have improved since they played for 0-0 penalty shootouts every single game throughout the 90s. And paid for it.
The 94 final is still the #1 remedy for insomnia.
They're more offensive now. I think they scored like 12 goals in the World Cup. They're Euro campaign was a joke cause of a bad manager. I expect Italy to score goals next week and in the WC next year. And they don't dive too much anymore. Brazil dives more these days and I love Brazil 
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06-12-2009, 10:32 PM
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#68
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Basement Chicken Choker
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Never mind facts, they get in the way of my Italy-hating.
They could completely transform their game and play interesting soccer without shenanigans, and I'd still hate them for sucking the life out of international football for a decade. I'll also never forgive them for forcing me to cheer for the French.
Anyway, where are you guys watching these qualifiers? I never see anything on, albeit I only check the HD channels now...
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06-12-2009, 11:35 PM
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#69
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by jammies
Never mind facts, they get in the way of my Italy-hating.
They could completely transform their game and play interesting soccer without shenanigans, and I'd still hate them for sucking the life out of international football for a decade. I'll also never forgive them for forcing me to cheer for the French.
Anyway, where are you guys watching these qualifiers? I never see anything on, albeit I only check the HD channels now...
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Theres a lot to hate about Italy, the grease for starters, if they wrung out their hair the Italian Soccer team could keep the world supplied for engine lubricant for decades.
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06-13-2009, 12:24 AM
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#70
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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Originally Posted by Locke
Theres a lot to hate about Italy, the grease for starters, if they wrung out their hair the Italian Soccer team could keep the world supplied for engine lubricant for decades.
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But then our hair would look like crap, and I'm just not willing to make that sacrifice. I mean, what good is being DEFENDING WORLD CUP CHAMPION if we can't look good while doing it? Honestly.
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06-13-2009, 07:04 PM
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#71
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One of the Nine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jammies
Never mind facts, they get in the way of my Italy-hating.
They could completely transform their game and play interesting soccer without shenanigans, and I'd still hate them for sucking the life out of international football for a decade. I'll also never forgive them for forcing me to cheer for the French.
Anyway, where are you guys watching these qualifiers? I never see anything on, albeit I only check the HD channels now...
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Really? Ugh. What have the french ever done besides produce the hottest news anchor ever (click my sig)? At least Italy is responsible for:
- taking over the world
- stealing pasta from the chinese and making it taste good
- changing sides during a war (gotcha!)
- having an insane amount of hot women
- winning the World Cup four times
- being shaped like a foot kicking a ball
- having ridiculously hot women
- producing the best wine (debatable)
- burning down Carthage and making the Carthaginians watch their crap city burn
- birthing historical greats such as the four ninja turtles
- smelling good, unlike France
- not sucking, unlike Limeyland
- having really, really hot women
I look forward to rebuttals.
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06-13-2009, 07:35 PM
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#72
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Spartanville
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^ Being a bunch of Mama's boys.
Don't they know that you're supposed to leave home before 35? 
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06-13-2009, 07:51 PM
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#73
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by Bagor
^ Being a bunch of Mama's boys.
Don't they know that you're supposed to leave home before 35? |
Heh heh... The obvious answer is that yeah, you're right. The truth is that real estate in Italy is re-donk-ulous. A friggin apartment in Rome is over 1 million euro. That, and their mamas cook so well that they refuse to leave until they've got a wife to cook like mama. Italians.  Glad I'm Canadian...
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06-14-2009, 12:13 AM
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#74
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Originally Posted by 4X4
- changing sides during a war (gotcha!)
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Yeah, once you realized that whole facism thing wasn't working out...
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- not sucking, unlike Limeyland
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The country that sucked so hard they saved your asses from being Germany V2.0 on two occasions?
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06-14-2009, 02:42 AM
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#75
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Basement Chicken Choker
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants.
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Originally Posted by 4X4
Really? Ugh. What have the french ever done besides produce the hottest news anchor ever (click my sig)?
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Hey, I have nothing against Italians, just against their footballers and their unbelievably corrupt teams and league. How can I hate the land that brought us pizza? It'd be like hating myself.
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06-14-2009, 08:09 AM
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#76
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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for some reason every single post defending italy on here, ive been picturing it being said by this guy.
"whya you kids a maka the fun? luigi bringa you da pi-zza"
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06-17-2009, 02:00 PM
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#77
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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The 4th and final automatic Asian spot goes to.
NORTH KOREA
They held Saudi Arabia 0-0 in Riyadh today to ensure their spot.
Saudi Arabia finish 3rd in the group and now have a 2-legged playoff against Bahrain. Winner of that goes to a 2-legged playoff against New Zealand.
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North Korea and USA probably draw each other in the World Cup. Always happens that way
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06-17-2009, 02:08 PM
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#78
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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If the gatorade commercial is correct and Crosby just doesn't stop, i think he should suit up for Canada in soccer.
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06-17-2009, 02:14 PM
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#79
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Boa Morte still plays soccer?
Well I'll be...Portugal is trying to kick it old school.
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06-17-2009, 02:17 PM
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#80
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
Eh! Shaddapayouface!
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Now THAT was pretty funny.
Eh, you, Shaddapyourface!!
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