La Liga makes CNN. Main page near the top.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/sport...league-ronaldo-interview/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/sport...league-ronaldo-interview/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Do they automatically qualify for UCL next year as champs? I don't think they finished in qualifying position in the epl right?
Also, NEW MLS FANTASY GAME! The "Pick 'Em" game is back and I've created a group. "Homebrewtalk."
Here's what you do:
1) Go to http://games.mlssoccer.com/pickem
2) Sign up, pick your name
3) Click the "Groups" tab at the top
4) Search for "Homebrewtalk"
5) Password is "hbt"
6) Start pickin'!
aygov said:I am the only one that's getting annoyed with the abysmal player status updates for the Fantasy MLS game?
They seem to be horrible about indicating whenever a player is suspended and now I have two players displaying on international duty who looked completely fine whenever I checked my team yesterday...
Maybe the Fantasy EPL game has me spoiled, but I guess I'm just used to having the game warn me about potential roster issues rather than having to dig around on the internet every week to make sure one of my starters isn't mysteriously out.
Beckerman has been listed as international duty on mine since tuesday evening.
EDIT: Also, wait until the end of the week. SWMBO has had two situations where she didn't switch out an injured player in time, he didn't play, but the Fantasy game did an auto switch for one of her subs.
My subs will save me on one, however the other two subs I have are not regulars so I'm probably going without for one position.
Just to make sure I wasn't going crazy I checked my history and I did check my team sometime in the afternoon yesterday. I'm sure I would have noticed the red info box...
This seems to be something I've run into more and more especially with red card suspensions. I had Espinoza from Sporting KC on my team and watched him get a red red card and I waited a couple days to transfer him and he still hadn't generated an alert for being suspended. Definitely annoying.
I went to one of these games and the Timber Army is almost too annoying to stand. They chant the dumbest ****. Bunch of hipsters in skinny jeans, euro shadow beards and scarves trying to be cute.
Yea, I was wondering if my browser was caching some stuff and not updating it properly. Nice to know about the Tuesday/Friday thing.
Portland Timbers finally scored a goal on Sunday after four damn games of putting up nil. They actually got two goals which worries me because now they wont score again for another eight games I'm sure.
I went to one of these games and the Timber Army is almost too annoying to stand. They chant the dumbest ****. Bunch of hipsters in skinny jeans, euro shadow beards and scarves trying to be cute.
I... wait, what? That's American soccer culture. I've watched EPL matches where they're getting beat and you could hear a pin drop in the stadium. MLS supporter groups (at least the ones worth a damn) sing and dance non-stop regardless of the results. You are a supporter of your club in good times and bad... that's the difference between a "supporter" and a "fan."
Timbers Army, Emerald City Supporters, Angel City Brigade, and The Cauldron have set the tone for supporter culture in America. Everybody should want to be that passionate.
And the dumb s*** you're talking about? You mean the chants they've kept since the 1970's? Or how they sing "You Are My Sunshine" in the 80th minute as a tribute to Timber Jims daughter who died in a car accident? Or how every match (again, regardless of results) in the 85th minute they sing "Can't Help Falling in Love"?
Yeah, showing complete and utter dedication to your city and club is just dumb. So is holding on to tradition.
EDIT: Oh, and the entirety of Timbers Army singing the National Anthem, gaining national attention and praise? Yeah, f*** that too.
HoppyDaze said:Still annoying as hell, sorry.
Fair enough. I just assumed you were a soccer hater
I am a recovering soccer hater
I went to one of these games and the Timber Army is almost too annoying to stand. They chant the dumbest ****. Bunch of hipsters in skinny jeans, euro shadow beards and scarves trying to be cute.
Oh, good grief Sepp!!
Now, I'm no fan of penalty shoot outs, but is it really all it takes for Sepp Blatter to look into changing it is a German team finally losing out to one?
"The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has labelled penalty shoot-outs "a tragedy" and challenged Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/25/sepp-blatter-penalty-shoot-outs?newsfeed=true
Oh, good grief Sepp!!
Now, I'm no fan of penalty shoot outs, but is it really all it takes for Sepp Blatter to look into changing it is a German team finally losing out to one?
"The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has labelled penalty shoot-outs "a tragedy" and challenged Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/25/sepp-blatter-penalty-shoot-outs?newsfeed=true
Pappers_ said:My Chicago Fire travel to Columbus today, to see if we can make it nine points in three games. I understand the club helped organize a contingent of 700 Chicago fans who are going to Columbus - very cool. Also, the game is being broadcast tonight on the NBC affiliate, Channel 5, for the first time.
And Chris Rolfe may be cleared to play in this game.
My Chicago Fire travel to Columbus today, to see if we can make it nine points in three games. I understand the club helped organize a contingent of 700 Chicago fans who are going to Columbus - very cool. Also, the game is being broadcast tonight on the NBC affiliate, Channel 5, for the first time.
And Chris Rolfe may be cleared to play in this game.
That's right, 5-1. Donovan had a hat-trick, an assist, and was a vital piece of another goal (I guess in hockey you'd call it a second assist.) Not only that but Michael Bradley had a CRACKER of a volley shot. Defensive middie my a**
It was! :rockin:Soccer match and a punk concert sounds like a damn good night.
He's a tremendous box-to-box midfielder who, for some unfathomable reason, is completely underrated by US fans. We've tended to play him a little deeper, probably because of the rest of the personnel, but I cannot believe how much stick he's gotten because of who his dad is. He's IMO our third best outfield player - and much closer to the top two guys than the rest of the pack.Reno_eNVy said:Not only that but Michael Bradley had a CRACKER of a volley shot. Defensive middie my a**
It was! :rockin:
He's a tremendous box-to-box midfielder who, for some unfathomable reason, is completely underrated by US fans. We've tended to play him a little deeper, probably because of the rest of the personnel, but I cannot believe how much stick he's gotten because of who his dad is. He's IMO our third best outfield player - and much closer to the top two guys than the rest of the pack.
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