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Napoleon

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25 minutes ago, skipperj said:

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He is something.

You'd think that he was older than 57 years-old, but wow. The TV cameras should NOT show him... ever.

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National Hero / National Embarrassment / International Anti-Hero / Frequently Used Political Pawn (most likely in exchange for cash)

He is something.

You'd think that he was older than 57 years-old, but wow. The TV cameras should NOT show him... ever.

Was discussing this today. All of your post is true.

I’d still like to party with him one night, just for the show.
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49 minutes ago, Napoleon said:


National Hero / National Embarrassment / International Anti-Hero / Frequently Used Political Pawn (most likely in exchange for cash)

He is something.

You'd think that he was older than 57 years-old, but wow. The TV cameras should NOT show him... ever.

he dead? 

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5 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

he dead? 

Not yet.

He's probably getting the Keith Richards vampire treatment as we speak.

Putin's so happy that a predominantly white team beat a black team that he's probably got his top scientists working on Diego. And soon, Diego will add Putin to the list of dictators that he's sucked up to.

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21 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Not yet.

He's probably getting the Keith Richards vampire treatment as we speak.

Putin's so happy that a predominantly white team beat a black team that he's probably got his top scientists working on Diego. And soon, Diego will add Putin to the list of dictators that he's sucked up to.

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50 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

a street in argentina when rojo scored:

 


I miss this.

I was reading the comments below this video on Reddit and several posts were making me laugh.

Until you live in a country that is passionate about their team during a World Cup, you don't know what it is like. You can't compare it to anything. And I don't mean "Going to a sports bar to watch a match with a bunch of people.", I mean:
-Seeing the streets clear out for a 3pm kickoff. 
-Walking to work late, because you had to finish watching the morning match and passing men in business suits wearing Dr. Seuss "Cat In The Hat" hats in their country's colors coming out of an apartment building after watching the match and heading toward work.
-Buying the FIFA World Cup team book and then buying a few packs of trading cards every few days to see if you can fill up the rosters before The Cup starts and maybe trading cards with your girlfriend's 5 year-old nephew, because he's got a few players that you need.
-Passing store windows for a couple of months with plastic World Cup trophies in the window and flags & streamers as well.
-Hearing the World Cup song a few times a day for weeks, if not a couple of months before The Cup begins.
-Having at least one massive public park streaming the matches with giveaways or a FIFA World Cup activity tent near by.
-Seeing people walk their dogs in national team jerseys with the number 10 on the back.

There is nothing anywhere close to it in the U.S. I doubt that Canada has anything close either, but Mexico is probably like this. It's an amazing experience. One that will be thoroughly cherished, especially if the country's team goes far, and one that will be missed once you leave the country.

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^ It would be hard to deal with that, however that DOES happen in the USA as well... just not in soccer.


I was wondering why "mistake" is singular. Why does he write "...it was a football mistake."? rather than "...they were football mistakes."?

If he doesn't think punching the ball away vs Iceland was a mistake rather than catching the ball, then he's clueless.

If he doesn't think that blocking the ensuing shot (after punching the ball out to an Iceland player) directly to an opposing player for him to slot it into the goal, then he's clueless.

I'm sure that he's referring to Croatia's first goal when he said singular "mistake", because that was by far the most glaring. 

A quicker keeper probably would have gotten to Modric's goal, but at least he didn't make a mistake on the 2nd goal, he just wasn't good enough, but...

If he doesn't think that blocking Rakitic's shot right to a Croatian player who would then return the ball to Rakitic for the third goal was a mistake, then he's clueless.


Caballero wasn't the one who filled out the lineup and his mistakes in the friendlies should have kept him from ever entering a match, but it didn't. Then, after he made two mistakes to finally give Iceland a goal, he should have never been inserted into the lineup again. Ever. But he was. It's bad that he received threats, that should never happen, but he should have known after the Iceland match that he is not good enough to play for his country and done the honorable thing and taken a seat on the bench.

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2 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

not sure if this is already posted...

fifa are changing the ball for the knockout rounds starting saturday:

https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/adidas-football-reveals-official-match-ball-for-the-knockout-stage-of-the-2018-f

 


It looks like it's the same ball, just with various shades of Red rather than just using Gray Scale.

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21 minutes ago, Napoleon said:


It looks like it's the same ball, just with various shades of Red rather than just using Gray Scale.

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The ball has a brand-new carcass that retains the best of the Brazuca, the Official Match Ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, while building in new technology to maximise performance. It went through extensive testing to ensure it suits the needs of the best players in the world. Some of the leading national and club sides have been involved in the testing process.

 

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2 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

I still remember the word “jabulani” because of what a disaster that was in WC2010. Free kick specialists like Gerrard and Ronaldo we’re almost kicking the ball out of the stadium because the aerodynamics were so bad. 

Hey man I still have a jabulani ball and it kicks ass, even with some puncture holes from my dog.

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10 hours ago, Napoleon said:


I miss this.

I was reading the comments below this video on Reddit and several posts were making me laugh.

Until you live in a country that is passionate about their team during a World Cup, you don't know what it is like. You can't compare it to anything. And I don't mean "Going to a sports bar to watch a match with a bunch of people.", I mean:
-Seeing the streets clear out for a 3pm kickoff. 
-Walking to work late, because you had to finish watching the morning match and passing men in business suits wearing Dr. Seuss "Cat In The Hat" hats in their country's colors coming out of an apartment building after watching the match and heading toward work.
-Buying the FIFA World Cup team book and then buying a few packs of trading cards every few days to see if you can fill up the rosters before The Cup starts and maybe trading cards with your girlfriend's 5 year-old nephew, because he's got a few players that you need.
-Passing store windows for a couple of months with plastic World Cup trophies in the window and flags & streamers as well.
-Hearing the World Cup song a few times a day for weeks, if not a couple of months before The Cup begins.
-Having at least one massive public park streaming the matches with giveaways or a FIFA World Cup activity tent near by.
-Seeing people walk their dogs in national team jerseys with the number 10 on the back.

There is nothing anywhere close to it in the U.S. I doubt that Canada has anything close either, but Mexico is probably like this. It's an amazing experience. One that will be thoroughly cherished, especially if the country's team goes far, and one that will be missed once you leave the country.

I lived in England roughly from 1992-95, with the 1994 WC right in there. England DNQ'd. I'll probably never have that shot again. Thanks Obama. (No CR)

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1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Translation please for those of us that don't speak Messican.

He starts by saying that it's the 41st minute of the 2nd half (86' from the start of the match) and then he starts reeling off names of the players who have the ball:

(Javier) Mascherano... then he repeats Mascherano's name. Then (Cristian) Pavón's name. Then defender (Gabriel) Mercado's name followed by the comment that he's going to center the ball, "Centro"... which he repeats and calls it a good pass ("buen pasaaaaaaaaaa") and lingers on saying the "a" at the end of "pasa" and then starts to erupt into a "Goooooooooll!!"

Then he says "Marquitos", which would be the diminutive and/or affectionate form of the name "Marcos". Left-footed defender Marcos Rojo was the one who came forward and hit a perfect volley with his RIGHT foot. (That's why Andres Cantor kept yelling "Rojo con derecha!"... because it is practically inconceivable that Rojo could have hit such a perfect shot, especially with his right foot.) 

Then he yells "Goooool Argentina!" a few times and says "Marquitos Rojo" again so that the people who might have missed it know who scored the goal.

Then he yells "Carajo" which has become an acceptable curse word in Argentina to emphasize that you mean it. It is a form of "Fuck", but saying "Vamos Argentina Carajo!" is akin to saying "Fucking Let's Go!!!!!" or "Fuck yeah!" or "Let's Go Mother Fuckers!" (though the "mother" is not said, nor implied, I'm just finding a similar expression of excitement in English.)

Then he starts speaking more quickly and it is difficult to hear him but he throws out a few more "Argentina Gol"s, a "Marquitos Rojo", he's saying "Nunca, nunca..." which means "Never, never...", but I'm having a difficult time making out what he's saying. I think that he might be saying that he "Never, never expected a goal from Marquitos Rojo.", but I'm not certain. He shouts out a "capacidad en la vida" which is "ability in [his/my] life", depending on the other words I can't make out, but then it sounds like he's saying "cada bronca"... someone else will have to help with this.

I think that he's basically saying that he can't believe what has just happened. The note on the tweet basically says "NEVER DARE TO GIVE UP!" then the next line says "You always have to believe!" and finally "Let's Go Argentina." Then the crying emoji many times... because the play-by-play guy totally lost it at about the 48 second mark and started to cry from the release of emotions over Marcos Rojo's goal. The other broadcaster had taken over at that point, but this guy was just so overwhelmed with emotions that he started to break down.

That's what my ex-novia meant when she was telling me before the 2010 World Cup... "You don't understand the PASSION! You don't understand the passion of football!" (At that time, she was right. I didn't.)

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17 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

He starts by saying that it's the 41st minute of the 2nd half (86' from the start of the match) and then he starts reeling off names of the players who have the ball:

(Javier) Mascherano... then he repeats Mascherano's name. Then (Cristian) Pavón's name. Then defender (Gabriel) Mercado's name followed by the comment that he's going to center the ball, "Centro"... which he repeats and calls it a good pass ("buen pasaaaaaaaaaa") and lingers on saying the "a" at the end of "pasa" and then starts to erupt into a "Goooooooooll!!"

Then he says "Marquitos", which would be the diminutive and/or affectionate form of the name "Marcos". Left-footed defender Marcos Rojo was the one who came forward and hit a perfect volley with his RIGHT foot. (That's why Andres Cantor kept yelling "Rojo con derecha!"... because it is practically inconceivable that Rojo could have hit such a perfect shot, especially with his right foot.) 

Then he yells "Goooool Argentina!" a few times and says "Marquitos Rojo" again so that the people who might have missed it know who scored the goal.

Then he yells "Carajo" who has become an acceptable curse word in Argentina to emphasize that you mean it. It is a form of "Fuck", but saying "Vamos Argentina Carajo!" is akin to saying "Fucking Let's Go!!!!!" or "Fuck yeah!" or "Let's Go Mother Fuckers!" (though the "mother" is not said, nor implied, I'm just finding a similar expression of excitement in English.)

Then he starts speaking more quickly and it is difficult to hear him but he throws out a few more "Argentina Gol"s, a "Marquitos Rojo", he's saying "Nunca, nunca..." which means "Never, never...", but I'm having a difficult time making out what he's saying. I think that he might be saying that he "Never, never expected a goal from Marquitos Rojo.", but I'm not certain. He shouts out a "capacidad en la vida" which is "ability in [his/my] life", depending on the other words I can't make out, but then it sounds like he's saying "cada bronca"... someone else will have to help with this.

I think that he's basically saying that he can't believe what has just happened. The not on the tweet basically says "Never dare to give up!" then the next like says "You always have to believe!" "Let's Go Argentina." Then tears... because he lost it at about the 48 second mark and started to cry from the release of emotions over Marcos Rojo's goal. The other broadcaster had taken over at that point, but this guy just was so overwhelmed with emotions that he started to break down.

That's what my ex-novia meant when she was telling me before the 2010 World Cup... "You don't understand the PASSION! You don't understand the passion of football!" (At that time, she was right. I didn't.)

Thanks for the translation.  Still think Nigeria got fucked in that match, but didn't expect anything else going into it.

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23 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Thanks for the translation.  Still think Nigeria got fucked in that match, but didn't expect anything else going into it.


You can probably count on one hand the number of times that Messi has fired in a goal with power using his right foot in his entire career. (I'm not talking about a chip, but a blast.)

You can probably count on one finger the number of times that Marcos Rojo has hit a right-footed volley for a goal in his entire career.

And you can probably count on the teeth of the flying unicorns you have in your backyard the number of times that those two have done that in the same game.

I've seen enough analysis on TV and written that said that Mascherano grabbing the Nigerian who dove in the box on the corner WAS a penalty and nearly everyone, including former referees (except for Tony Meola) thought that Marcos Rojo's botched header that also hit his arm and that ended up helping set up the Nigerian attacker for a great strike on goal (that wouldn't have happened had it NOT hit his arm) was NOT a penalty.

I wanted Argentina to win, but I still can admit favoritism and I don't think that Nigeria got screwed in that match. Their supporters and Argentina haters will say that Rojo's botched header should have been a penalty, but pretty much every neutral that I've seen comment agrees with the ref's call. And the fact that he looked at the VAR and then clearly explained to Mikel, the Nigerian captain, that he was calling "No Penal" due to the ball hitting Rojo's head first, shows that he wasn't hiding from responsibility, but rather clearly explaining that he saw what had happened and that that is not a penalty to him.

The German ref in the Serbia vs Switzerland match didn't look at VAR. That was egregious. Serbia should have advanced. Nigeria... not this year.

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I lived in England roughly from 1992-95, with the 1994 WC right in there. England DNQ'd. I'll probably never have that shot again. Thanks Obama. (No CR)

A guy at work is getting transferred to the UK and will miss the World Cup by about a week. I would have negotiated my start date as June 14th.
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6 hours ago, Spartan52 said:

Ha, I was there from 89-92, the WC in"90 is still one of my favourite memories

In 1990 the world cup games weren't broadcast in the USA. My dad hunted down this new concept called a "sports bar" inside a bowling alley on North IH-35 that had a "satellite connection" for obscure sports events.

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6 minutes ago, Cameltoe said:

The knockouts were on. Not the group stages though.

I know I watched the US games on TV, but I think they were on tape delay or we taped them.

The Czech game was putrid, but the Italy game gave a glimmer of hope (although I hope to never see the US play that negatively again). 

To be honest, the whole tournament was pretty terrible to watch from a neutral.

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