This is the first (mens) world cup I have followed this closely.
Came to the game through women's collegiate play. When I started going to UP games Clive Charles was the coach. Players out of UP include Canadian stars Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt (Saw both of them play in Portland last night). Also Shannon McMillan, Stephanie Lopez (Cox), Tiffeny Milbrett, Megan Rapinoe. Even though UP is a tiny college nearly every US pro soccer team has an alum playing.
Hey, I went to University of Portland. What years were you there? I was there from 1995-2000, contemplated walking on to the UP men's Soccer team, but instead ended up playing lots of pickup games with them during the offseason. I remember those Clive Charles teams well
This is the first (mens) world cup I have followed this closely.
Came to the game through women's collegiate play. When I started going to UP games Clive Charles was the coach. Players out of UP include Canadian stars Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt (Saw both of them play in Portland last night). Also Shannon McMillan, Stephanie Lopez (Cox), Tiffeny Milbrett, Megan Rapinoe. Even though UP is a tiny college nearly every US pro soccer team has an alum playing.
Hey, I went to University of Portland. What years were you there? I was there from 1995-2000, contemplated walking on to the UP men's Soccer team, but instead ended up playing lots of pickup games with them during the offseason. I remember those Clive Charles teams well
GTFO!
Never went. Started going to games in 2001(?) 1st Championship year was 2008. Been going to most games ever since.
Are you still in Portland?
We have a Women's pro team now with Sinclair on the roster.
The men's team has gone way down hill since Clive's death.
This is the first (mens) world cup I have followed this closely.
Came to the game through women's collegiate play. When I started going to UP games Clive Charles was the coach. Players out of UP include Canadian stars Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt (Saw both of them play in Portland last night). Also Shannon McMillan, Stephanie Lopez (Cox), Tiffeny Milbrett, Megan Rapinoe. Even though UP is a tiny college nearly every US pro soccer team has an alum playing.
Hey, I went to University of Portland. What years were you there? I was there from 1995-2000, contemplated walking on to the UP men's Soccer team, but instead ended up playing lots of pickup games with them during the offseason. I remember those Clive Charles teams well
GTFO!
Never went. Started going to games in 2001(?) 1st Championship year was 2008. Been going to most games ever since.
Are you still in Portland?
We have a Women's pro team now with Sinclair on the roster.
The men's team has gone way down hill since Clive's death.
I do not live in Portland anymore. Moved from Portland to Phoenix around 2003, now live in Seattle, but make my way down there a few times a year. Haven't attended a UP men's or women's game in over 10 years, but have followed them a little bit from afar, though not as much as I should. I did not realize Sinclair was playing on the Portland pro team down there, makes me realize I need to start following the players better. Yes, it's sad that the men's team went downhill after Clive's death. He was a special coach, and a good man.
Just talking about UP soccer again has inspired me to try catching a game next time I'm down there durning the season.
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Tune in to the Baker and Kelly Not In Rio show on BT Sport tonight (June 29) at 7pm to hear me talk about how the World Cup knackered my ankle. This is not a wind-up.
And that, my American friends, is why we love football. Quite possibly one of the greatest games I have ever seen.
Brazil v Chile? You could feel the country's nutsack tightening with every blown possession.
that game was a pretty intense session of collective brick-shitting. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on Brazil going out in the semi-final. I think they can get past Colombia, only because Colombia play a more open style and suffer from the same hoodoo Chile have when they play Brazil (unless the spirit of that '93 0-5 shellacking of Argentina in Buenos Aires descends upon them).
The crazy thing is that everyone knew this team has limitations, but I wasn't expecting them to buckle under pressure the way they have. Thiago Silva, the TEAM CAPTAIN, breaks down sobbing at the end of extra time and asks to be the last penalty kicker, half the team was in tears before the shoot-out. They have almost a week to recover - Felipão is lost tactically, so that won't change much, but I wonder if the inquest that will follow the game is going to help their psychological state, a lot of the players looked broken after the game.
b/w
James Rodriguez! Player of the tournament so far.
Didn't Monaco sign him for 40 million just before the Wolrd Cup? They'll probably sell him to Man City for twice that before the tournament is over.
Seems like Monaco is the most superficial team in modern sports - doesn't their stadium only hold like 20k max? James to man city would be a great turn of events IMO, just to see him play in relevant fixtures. I just watched his reel from Porto and it was pretty damn impressive.
An England fan had his ear bitten off by a fellow supporter after the national side's World Cup game against Uruguay, the Association of Chief Police Officers has revealed. The man was left bloodied and with half his left ear ripped off after the incident.
The incident happened before Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suárez was banned from the competition for biting an Italian player but details of the attack have only just emerged.
Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore tweeted that he had seen footage of the fan attack and claimed it would be "the biggest story in the UK, especially who did it".
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I was thinking Mr June, 2014.
Hey, I went to University of Portland. What years were you there? I was there from 1995-2000, contemplated walking on to the UP men's Soccer team, but instead ended up playing lots of pickup games with them during the offseason. I remember those Clive Charles teams well
That Rodrigues goal though :face_melt:
Brazil v Chile? You could feel the country's nutsack tightening with every blown possession.
vs
Chile (gene Pontecorvo)Colombia (jlee)
vs
Uruguay (musicdelalma)France (flomotion)
vs
Nigeria (1000fm)
Germany (okem)
vs
Algeria (cai)
Holland (Bassie)
vs
Mexico (Duder)
Costa Rica (DB Cooper)
vs
Greece (lokoone)
Argentina (DOR)
vs
Switzerland (paralax)
Belgium (utters)
vs
USA (pcmr)
GTFO!
Never went. Started going to games in 2001(?) 1st Championship year was 2008. Been going to most games ever since.
Are you still in Portland?
We have a Women's pro team now with Sinclair on the roster.
The men's team has gone way down hill since Clive's death.
I do not live in Portland anymore. Moved from Portland to Phoenix around 2003, now live in Seattle, but make my way down there a few times a year. Haven't attended a UP men's or women's game in over 10 years, but have followed them a little bit from afar, though not as much as I should. I did not realize Sinclair was playing on the Portland pro team down there, makes me realize I need to start following the players better. Yes, it's sad that the men's team went downhill after Clive's death. He was a special coach, and a good man.
Just talking about UP soccer again has inspired me to try catching a game next time I'm down there durning the season.
Tune in to the Baker and Kelly Not In Rio show on BT Sport tonight (June 29) at 7pm to hear me talk about how the World Cup knackered my ankle. This is not a wind-up.
*PSA ends*
that game was a pretty intense session of collective brick-shitting. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on Brazil going out in the semi-final. I think they can get past Colombia, only because Colombia play a more open style and suffer from the same hoodoo Chile have when they play Brazil (unless the spirit of that '93 0-5 shellacking of Argentina in Buenos Aires descends upon them).
The crazy thing is that everyone knew this team has limitations, but I wasn't expecting them to buckle under pressure the way they have. Thiago Silva, the TEAM CAPTAIN, breaks down sobbing at the end of extra time and asks to be the last penalty kicker, half the team was in tears before the shoot-out. They have almost a week to recover - Felipão is lost tactically, so that won't change much, but I wonder if the inquest that will follow the game is going to help their psychological state, a lot of the players looked broken after the game.
b/w
James Rodriguez! Player of the tournament so far.
Didn't Monaco sign him for 40 million just before the Wolrd Cup? They'll probably sell him to Man City for twice that before the tournament is over.
B/w go MESHICO!
And the Mexico keeper is awesome.
Ooh the Dutch are back in it.
David Cameron?
Adios muchachos. :(