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Topic: World Cup 2026

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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #546 on: July 20, 2026, 08:32:34 PM »
Be thankful for the 'k' it replaces all the stuff none of you want to hear.
It's a gift.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #547 on: July 20, 2026, 08:38:28 PM »
I switched off the game immediately after it finished, but apparently there was a kerfuffle afterwards with the Argentine players getting chippy.  I'm gonna assume nothing will happen to them but some people on the internet are salty about it.
Nothing will happen to the salty people either, they'll get over it 

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #548 on: July 20, 2026, 08:42:54 PM »
Humor.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #549 on: July 20, 2026, 08:56:10 PM »
Nothing will happen to the salty people either, they'll get over it
or they won't


I'm over it and the salty people
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #550 on: July 20, 2026, 09:03:34 PM »
It was a dud of a game,  about as interesting as last Tuesday's MLB all star game w 20+ ks and a couple weak hits.

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #551 on: July 21, 2026, 06:50:50 AM »
Soccer is ice hockey on a much larger grass field, minus the constant excitement and lightening quickness. 

Oh, and add a heavy dose of flopping.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #552 on: July 21, 2026, 07:20:27 AM »
For folks who don't like soccer y'all sure spend a lot of time on the soccer thread.

Personally I can't stand MLB-- which is why you don't see me posting on the MLB thread.

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #553 on: July 21, 2026, 07:29:21 AM »
For folks who don't like soccer y'all sure spend a lot of time on the soccer thread.

Personally I can't stand MLB-- which is why you don't see me posting on the MLB thread.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #554 on: July 21, 2026, 07:45:01 AM »
I enjoy watching soccer, for different reasons than I enjoy watching hockey, football, and college basketball. I haven't watched MLB since we moved here. Probably going on 15 years since I've looked at the NBA.

For most US citizens, soccer is an acquired sport. 

Kinda like blue cheese for young people.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #555 on: July 21, 2026, 09:26:05 AM »
I don't dislike soccer, just stating the Final was a  dreadful bore.  

There were no shortage of compelling knockout games,  England v Mexico as an obvious example. 

Of course the SB and CFP are not immune to lousy games.  

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #556 on: July 21, 2026, 09:32:55 AM »
I wouldn't call myself a soccer fan. And I probably won't really watch much of it again until WC 2030. 

But I got a fair amount of enjoyment out of it. It's sports. It's exciting because you know it's the pinnacle of the game, teams and their fan bases are invested, and a lot is on the line. 

Could do without all the flopping, though. 




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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #557 on: July 21, 2026, 09:42:16 AM »
For folks who don't like soccer y'all sure spend a lot of time on the soccer thread.

Personally I can't stand MLB-- which is why you don't see me posting on the MLB thread.

I don't watch much B10 football, but I post here constantly.  

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #558 on: July 21, 2026, 09:43:24 AM »
Could do without all the flopping, though.
That's the biggest thing to me. If there is an blatently obvious flop, show the yellow. That'll help stop it.

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #559 on: July 21, 2026, 09:47:23 AM »
No discussion I've seen here about the red card the Argentine player got near the end of regulation.  I don't watch enough soccer or know nearly enough about the finer rules to have a knowledgeable opinion, but curious what the soccer-followers here thought.  

Knowing nothing more than I do, I thought it was an impressive somersault by a player who was acting, and who was athletic enough to pull it off, and I didn't like the red card.  His leg got hit a little bit for sure, but there was no way he had to go feet-over-ass like that.  He clearly flipped himself.  

So if you get hit like that, is that a good foul(???....penalty?  violation?) that should get a player ejected, or did his acrobatic gymnast-flip fool the officials into thinking it was worse than it was?

 

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