Congratulations Spain 2010 World Cup Champions

[JLEW1818]

with Torres being ZERO factor.

[PDXsooner]

Great world cup...hell of an effort from the Dutch. I thought they were gonna score a couple of times, but great plays by both goalies. Spain is a deserving champion.

[yermom]

i barely give a crap about soccer but all the drama with the refs and the stupid crowd and their noisemakers aren't exactly making me a believer

once the US was out, apathy pretty much took over

[silverwheels]

with Torres being ZERO factor.

And? The guy had knee surgery 2 months before the tournament and it wasn't even sure whether he would play or not, and it was definitely sure that he wasn't going to be 100% if he was going to play.

Great world cup...hell of an effort from the Dutch. I thought they were gonna score a couple of times, but great plays by both goalies. Spain is a deserving champion.

I thought it was the worst World Cup since 1990 entertainment-wise. I mean, I still enjoyed it, but it wasn't the best tournament to watch, especially for people who are either non-fans or on the fence.

i barely give a crap about soccer but all the drama with the refs and the stupid crowd and their noisemakers aren't exactly making me a believer

once the US was out, apathy pretty much took over

Okay...?

[yermom]

just crapping on soccer while i can, since no one will be talking about it in the US for another 4 years

[silverwheels]

We'll see. It's gaining ground in popularity, and our national team and program continue to make strides (which will be amplified if Jurgen Klinsmann is named the next head coach). We have the physical talent; it's just the development that is lacking. Will it ever be as big as football, basketball, or baseball? Probably not, but it doesn't have to be.

[JLEW1818]

And? The guy had knee surgery 2 months before the tournament and it wasn't even sure whether he would play or not, and it was definitely sure that he wasn't going to be 100% if he was going to play.



I thought it was the worst World Cup since 1990 entertainment-wise. I mean, I still enjoyed it, but it wasn't the best tournament to watch, especially for people who are either non-fans or on the fence.



Okay...?

naw, I'm saying very impressive what they did without him

[silverwheels]

naw, I'm saying very impressive what they did without him

It's not like David Villa is a chump. He also led Euro 2008 in scoring and is on his way to Barcelona next season. Spain can win without Torres being fully fit.

[JLEW1818]

take away every teams starting striker and see if they can win the world cup.

yah, Spain is loaded, but still.

[silverwheels]

Torres is only one of Spain's 2 starting strikers. Villa does work by himself.

[tommieharris91]

take away every teams starting striker and see if they can win the world cup.

yah, Spain is loaded, but still.

Yea, Spain is good, but it's not like they're replacing Charlie Davies with Robbie Findley. Pedro was a big find at Barcelona last season and Navas isn't bad either. It's also not like they don't have the top 2 midfielders in the world in Xavi and Iniesta, either. Just look at how often Messi scored in this WC compared to La Liga.

[Curly Bill]

I actually started watching once the US was sent out. To me that meant the real soccer teams were front and center.

[JLEW1818]

communist

[Curly Bill]

Communist?

For recognizing that the world's best soccer is most definitely NOT played in the USA?

I like it like that. I hope we suck at soccer forever.

[JLEW1818]

atheist

[Curly Bill]

I think disliking soccer actually makes me more of a patriotic God-loving Christian.

[Collier11]

We'll see. It's gaining ground in popularity

Im not dogging you but no it isnt really, no one will care like he said for 4 years

and our national team and program continue to make strides


Not really, everyone involved said this was a big disappointment to not make it to the quarters, perhaps expectations have risen but we arent any better

We have the physical talent; it's just the development that is lacking.
.

Do we? WE dont have one superstar soccer player other than Lando and even he isnt a physical freak

Again, Im not at all trying to put down a sport that you enjoy, im just saying that things really havent gotten any better other than the expectations. We need to consistently make the quarters or semis for us to be a legit soccer country. Even then, I doubt the popularity will ever be there other than for the WC. Do you?

[Collier11]

Communist?

For recognizing that the world's best soccer is most definitely NOT played in the USA?

I like it like that. I hope we suck at soccer forever.

Depends on what your definition of good is, we are def one of the top 12-16 teams in the world which is impressive for the U.S., having said that, I dont think we are anywhere near the Top 6-8

[Curly Bill]

Depends on what your definition of good is, we are def one of the top 12-16 teams in the world which is impressive for the U.S., having said that, I dont think we are anywhere near the Top 6-8

Exactly, the leap from the USA to teams like Spain, Germany, Brazil seems to be pretty huge. Not saying that we can't ever so often shock one of those teams, but watching them play, and admittedly I'm no soccer expert, but watching them play is like watching an entirely different level of the sport.

We're like Norman High School compared to their OU.

[Collier11]

Cmon now, we are atleast Norman North