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**Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread**

Sabella waited too long to take off Higuain. Di Maria goes full throttle for 90 minutes, and Lavezzi seems much more lively than Kun Aguero.

Argentina's defense.:smh: Can't even do a simple clearance.:smh:
 
PinoleroNicoya85 said:
Sabella waited too long to take off Higuain. Di Maria goes full throttle for 90 minutes, and Lavezzi seems much more lively than Kun Aguero.

Argentina's defense.:smh: Can't even do a simple clearance.:smh:
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i hope they get kicked out soon :yes:
 
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Mrfreddygoodbud said:
yo real sports just did a segment on fifa,

and pretty much said soccer is the most fixed

sport in the world..


another example of how organize crime sucks the life

force out of society....


I knew something was up, because everytime it seems like an African or melanin rich team was in its zone about to bring it,

the refs call some frivolous shit and stops their momentum...


Its like the African teams have to beat the opposing teams AND the refs!!


thats why when they do happen to win, its such a great feat!!
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that shit is so hard to watch
 
Moore said:
No, that belongs to Brasil vs Mexico.
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I didn't think that game was better and that was even with the Brazilian crown here in Brazil. But maybe I'm being extremely judgmental because I don't think Brazil is playing well right now. I think that was the best individual performance of the cup though (mexico's keeper).
 
Imports of Importance: The German influence on the U.S. World Cup team

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From left, Fabian Johnson, Jermaine Jones, Julian Green and Timmy Chandler are among five German-American players on the U.S. World Cup squad. Not pictured is the fifth of the bunch, John Brooks, who scored the dramatic winner vs. Ghana on Monday.

Are these guys really Americans?

Some of Klinsmann’s German-American players say they have seen comments on Twitter suggesting that they aren’t real Americans. To this they can only shake their heads. The same goes for U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati. “The thought that the sons of American citizens who are overseas because they are serving their country in the armed forces have less of a right to play for the United States than someone else is just absurd,” he says. “That sort of thinking is everything America shouldn’t stand for. [These players] were American citizens the day they were born.”
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What does it say about the sport’s development on U.S. soil?

Over the years U.S. Soccer and (more recently) MLS clubs have spent millions of dollars to improve the incubators of young domestic soccer talent. If the national team’s coach is still searching abroad for better players with a U.S. passport, it shows there’s still a ways to go. “Obviously we have a number of players [on this team] who didn’t go through the development process here in the United States,” Gulati acknowledges. “It’s pretty hard for us to say that the American development system has led to their success.”

For his part Klinsmann likes to say the U.S. talent pyramid is still differentiated by college soccer and a greater desire by young players to earn scholarships than to turn pro someday. Yet there’s an irony here: Klinsmann’s increased push for dual nationals has turned the national team’s recruiting efforts into something that looks a lot like big-time college sports.
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Andi Herzog, the greatest soccer player in Austrian history, is Klinsmann’s top assistant coach on the U.S. team. The two men were once teammates at Bayern Munich, and Klinsmann invited Herzog onto his staff not long after Klinsmann took the head job in 2011. When Herzog speaks, he sounds like the Oscar-winning- Austrian actor (and Quentin Tarantino favorite) Christoph Waltz, who knows how to deliver a good line. So too does Herzog, the point man for the U.S.’s recruitment of Julian Green. “He’s an extraordinarily good player,” Herzog said in late March at a hotel bar in Vienna, where he lives. “I texted him a lot. I called him. I saw him play three or four times. But one day I thought maybe all the work might be for nothing.”

As a teenager who has risen through the ranks at Bayern Munich, Green still had a potentially bright future with the German national team, which meant it wasn’t easy selling him on the U.S. (and the extensive travel across the Atlantic). But Herzog worked Green hard, and he felt good about his chances when the then 18-year-old appeared to enjoy training with the U.S. squad in March. In front of the team, captain Clint Dempsey gave Green a U.S. jersey with his name on it.

“At the end of camp he had to sign the paperwork to make the one-time switch, but it was a little too much for him,” says Herzog. “He said, ‘No, I have to talk to my agent.’ I got the feeling it was maybe a bit too much pressure.”

Then Herzog heard the German federation was pushing Green as well, and for a moment he thought the U.S. might lose him. More texts to Green: I want to see you in our team. Ever coy, the teenager sent back a smiley face. Finally, Green and his agent spoke to Klinsmann, who sealed the deal. If he continues to progress, Green could be a difference-maker for the U.S. at World Cup 2018 in Russia.
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The next recruiting target for Klinsmann and Herzog is Gedion Zelalem, a precocious 17-year-old attacking midfielder who has already played for the first team at Arsenal. Born in Germany to Ethiopian parents, Zelalem lived from age 9 to 15 in the Washington D.C. area. If his father, Woldyes, becomes a U.S. citizen before Gedion turns 18 next January—and sources say Woldyes is attempting to do so—then Gedion would automatically become a U.S. citizen per the Child Citizenship Act of 2000.

“Gedion is another special talent,” says Klinsmann. “He was in the same [U.S. under-15] camp as my son two years ago, and they spoke German. We’ve followed him throughout this whole stretch and are constantly in touch with him. We watch his games with the [Arsenal] under-19s. We are in touch with [Arsenal executive] Ivan Gazidis and [manager] Arsene Wenger. Our interest is huge in the kid.”
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http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-fut...klinsmann-jones-chandler-green-johnson-brooks
 
I see the smoke screen is starting already for Suarez. wtf is wrong with this guy? that shit with Evra alone should have got his knees wrecked.
 
PinoleroNicoya85 said:
Imports of Importance: The German influence on the U.S. World Cup team

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From left, Fabian Johnson, Jermaine Jones, Julian Green and Timmy Chandler are among five German-American players on the U.S. World Cup squad. Not pictured is the fifth of the bunch, John Brooks, who scored the dramatic winner vs. Ghana on Monday.

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http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-fut...klinsmann-jones-chandler-green-johnson-brooks
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I remember watching Zelalem play at Walter Johnson HS before he signed for Arsenal. The kid was 3-4 moves ahead of everyone else on the pitch. Great ability, confidence, and vision for days.

He's going to be the US's #10 in 2018.
 
World Cup: Ghana duo Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng kicked out of squad

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Ghana midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been suspended indefinitely from the national team and sent home from the World Cup for disciplinary reasons.

According to reports, Muntari slapped Ghana Management Committee member Moses Armah Parker after a row.

And Boateng is believed to have clashed with coach Kwasi Appiah during a training session.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...-and-kevin-prince-boateng-kicked-out-of-squad
 
DJCandle said:
World Cup: Ghana duo Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng kicked out of squad

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Ghana midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been suspended indefinitely from the national team and sent home from the World Cup for disciplinary reasons.

According to reports, Muntari slapped Ghana Management Committee member Moses Armah Parker after a row.

And Boateng is believed to have clashed with coach Kwasi Appiah during a training session.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...-and-kevin-prince-boateng-kicked-out-of-squad
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Mutari was out for this game anyway because of his two yellow cards. Boetang has just been OK. Ghana still has enough fire power to beat Portugal.
 
DJCandle said:
World Cup: Ghana duo Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng kicked out of squad

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Ghana midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been suspended indefinitely from the national team and sent home from the World Cup for disciplinary reasons.

According to reports, Muntari slapped Ghana Management Committee member Moses Armah Parker after a row.

And Boateng is believed to have clashed with coach Kwasi Appiah during a training session.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...-and-kevin-prince-boateng-kicked-out-of-squad
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Rumours are that Boateng threatened the coach with a broken bottle

his international career is done...
 
Luis Suarez bite: Uruguay striker banned for nine matches

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World governing body Fifa have imposed a record nine-match ban on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.

The independent disciplinary committee imposed the suspension after finding the 27-year-old guilty of misconduct.

Suarez has also been banned from all football for four months.

The incident occurred during Tuesday's 2014 Fifa World Cup Group D game, which Uruguay won to qualify for the last 16.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882
 
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