The [Horribly Unpopular] Soccer Thread

[aygov]

This was a brilliant pickup for Man U. They got the leading goal scorer in the league, from their rivals. And not surprisingly, he's playing pretty damn good for them.

Yea, with Rooney out they would definitely be in a world of hurt without VP. I still hate the guy, but it's tempered by the fact that the arse are scoring goals again....

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Yea, with Rooney out they would definitely be in a world of hurt without VP. I still hate the guy, but it's tempered by the fact that the arse are scoring goals again....

Not as many as it would seem. During their 6-1 tonking of Southampton, my lot scored 3 of the total!

 

[aygov]

Not as many as it would seem. During their 6-1 tonking of Southampton, my lot scored 3 of the total!

I'm sorry for your loss...

 

[roymullins]

portscum blows...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

portscum blows...

 

[Punity]

^^^ hahaha I agree with his sentiment but the message has got to be more witty.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

This is nice american discussing "soccer" It is great that the most popular and beautiful sport on earth haves fans but ... it´s called football... Even without calling it by it´s real name I got to tell you americans are getting good at this...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

This is nice american discussing "soccer" It is great that the most popular and beautiful sport on earth haves fans but ... it´s called football... Even without calling it by it´s real name I got to tell you americans are getting good at this...

I just have to go with my broken-record response to that:

When the official rules of football/soccer and rugby were created it was popular in England to shorten words or phrases. Thus, an easy way of differentiating between the two were to call one "Rugby Football" and the other "Association Football" which was colloquially shortened to "Soccer" using the bolded segment of the word association.

Association Football became widely more popular than Rugby Football and thus because shorted to simply "Football." Us Americans just decided to hold on to the tradition of "Soccer," even though we called it "Football" for the first 50-60 years after it's creation.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

I just have to go with my broken-record response to that:

When the official rules of football/soccer and rugby were created it was popular in England to shorten words or phrases. Thus, an easy way of differentiating between the two were to call one "Rugby Football" and the other "Association Football" which was colloquially shortened to "Soccer" using the bolded segment of the word association.

Association Football became widely more popular than Rugby Football and thus because shorted to simply "Football." Us Americans just decided to hold on to the tradition of "Soccer," even though we called it "Football" for the first 50-60 years after it's creation.

A very good explanation but the fact it´s that around the globe (an not only in english) it´s footbal, or futbol in spanish futebol in portugese, probably the only expection that I know it´s calcio in italian, that explains itself for the fact that during Mussolini regime all foreign words were banned, an calcio it was the name of an anciente carnival game similar to football. Long story short I think that a game that it´s played with your feet deserves the name football more than any other.
We call your football football too... yours is American football, and ours just football, I´ll accept that better if instead of soccer you´ll call it... english football, or FIFA football or somehting like that. Soccer seems odd to me but what he heck! ounces pounds and gallons seemed odd for me too and now I´m quite used to them now, maye the samething will happen to me with soccer. So far consider me suscribed to this thread... Ans soccer or football it´s a beautiful sport anyway.
By the way BArcelona just won the sixth game in a row in La liga... things look good for Messi and his crew

 

[Punity]

Who cares what it's called. Can we get back to Portland playing like a high school jv team.

 

[dwarven_stout]

Who cares what it's called. Can we get back to Portland playing like a high school jv team.

That, uh, beat and tied both Seattle and SJ. Natch.

 

[dwarven_stout]

A very good explanation but the fact it´s that around the globe (an not only in english) it´s footbal, or futbol in spanish futebol in portugese, probably the only expection that I know it´s calcio in italian

Guess again, you regionalist- it's soccer in all of North America and Pacifica.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

Guess again, you regionalist- it's soccer in all of North America and Pacifica.

Well if by Pacifica you mean Australasia, I´ll tell you that the FFA it´s been trying to officially rename "soccer" football and will probably do in the next year, football for australian it´s a differente sport. Absolutly valid and understandable but it seems that in every place were "soccer" it´s actually an important sport is called football, is gaining protogonisim in Australia their national teams are getting better and better, same thing with USA, a few years ago (before the world cup 94) USA was not in the map of "soccer" even been one of the countries that played the first world cup. These it´s been changing for the last years, specially in USA, your national teams can actually play the game very good (I´m not familiar with your league) and there is, and there will be a lot more pressure from FIFA to officially change the name... there is no way that a country that plays soccer instead of football is ever going to be able to achieve great things internationally, not because lack of skills I think that just FIFA won´t accept that.

 

[dwarven_stout]

Well if by Pacifica you mean Australasia,

New Zealand, too, as well as a few islands that no one care about.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

Another thing the North America Confederation it´s the CONCACAF which stands for Confederation Of North, Central America and Caribbean Association FOOTBALL. Note the football an not the soccer. This being said you can call the sport whatever you want. Here I´m "foreign" so from now on I´ll call it soccer, I totally understand the sensitivities and history around the name. I deeply apologize if I bother anyone.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Not that I care much about it, but just to be pedantic, I heard on the radio just a couple of days ago some guy from the Australian S*ccer/football establishment said that in the last few years they have been calling it football. I don't know why they changed, shame. I would have liked to have known!

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Another thing the North America Confederation it´s the CONCACAF which stands for Confederation Of North, Central America and Caribbean Association FOOTBALL. Note the football an not the soccer. This being said you can call the sport whatever you want. Here I´m "foreign" so from now on I´ll call it soccer, I totally understand the sensitivities and history around the name. I deeply apologize if I bother anyone.

We are talking about footy, so don't worry if people get a little fluffy over the slightest thing! Welcome to the thread!

 

[Obliviousbrew]

New Zealand, too, as well as a few islands that no one care about.

Australasia means Australia + New Zeland

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Australasia means Australia + New Zeland

Yeah. I assumed he misread it.

 

[Punity]

That, uh, beat and tied both Seattle and SJ. Natch.

That uh is the bottom dweller of the MLS. But hey you wanna hang your hat on one win and two ties I'll let while watching Seattle in the playoffs.

 

[mrgstiffler]

Anyone pick up FIFA 13 today?

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I play Football manager. It can fill in the gaps between work nicely.

 

[mrgstiffler]

I play Football manager. It can fill in the gaps between work nicely.

I haven't played that. I have FIFA 12 on my phone and iPad that I play during downtime though

 

[Reno_eNVy]

How about Toronto doing what they do best: fail to make the postseason but roll on the international field.

 

[BainbridgeBrewer]

Anyone pick up FIFA 13 today?

I pre-ordered it for the XBOX last week. Spent yesterday playing around with the player creation web app in anticipation. Got home and found no box waiting for me on the doorstep or in the mailbox.

Maybe it'll come today.

 

[aygov]

Anyone pick up FIFA 13 today?

Pre-ordered the digital download off of origin...

 

[BainbridgeBrewer]

Pre-ordered the digital download off of origin...

I pre-ordered the disk from Origin. Maybe I should have done the digital version. I just tracked the package and its estimated to be delivered to me MONDAY! Its just sitting a few miles down I-5. Probably wont order from Origin again. Game stop has usually had them delivered on the release day. Live and learn.

 

[aygov]

I pre-ordered the disk from Origin. Maybe I should have done the digital version. I just tracked the package and its estimated to be delivered to me MONDAY! Its just sitting a few miles down I-5. Probably wont order from Origin again. Game stop has usually had them delivered on the release day. Live and learn.

If I have the opportunity to get a digital download I take it. Saves me having to keep track of discs and boxes.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

If I have the opportunity to get a digital download I take it. Saves me having to keep track of discs and boxes.

Is it on steam?

 

[aygov]

Is it on steam?

Nope, just Origin.