[soccer_maniac]

I hope the thread title is clear enough. If the subject isn't of interest, please stay away. This is a World Cup discussion thread, not a "which sport is better" discussion thread.

[Perdogg]

fyi.....


PUMA:Italy (three-times world champion), Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland (co-host of European Cup 2008 with Austria), Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Ghana,Tunisia, Togo, Angola, Iran

NIKE: Brazil (five-times World Champion), Netherlands, Portugal, Croatia, Mexico, USA, Australia, South Korea

ADIDAS:Germany (three-times World Champion), France (1998 World Champion), Argentina (twice World Champion), Japan, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

UMBRO: England (1966 World Champion), Sweden

LOTTO: Ukraine, Serbia-Montenegro

MTHON: Ecuador

JOMA: Costa Rica

[soccer_maniac]

World Cup Ping!

[Gaetano]

If you, like me, are switching to Univision every time Soccer-Know-Nothing Dave O'Brien calls a WC match for ESPN/ABC, then please sign this petition:

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/World_Cup_Announcers

send a comment to ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?page=contact/espntv

or add an entry to this official WC Blog

http://usa.worldcupblog.org/group-e/every-soccer-pleasure-negated.html

In the spirit of the great Buckhead, it's time to Dan Rather this dope.

[kevkrom]

I got into Yahoo! matchcast today... the trick: log in early. :)

[Jake The Goose]

GOSH - I'm still in a state of semi-shock over the lackluster play of our U.S. team the other day.

Having played in college - I spent a lot of yesterday emailing guys I played with - and guys I played against - everyone was simply mystified over the way we played.

Everyone was ready for a hell-bent-for-leather attitude, and instead we looked lazy, slow, and completely reactive.

Ok - enough rear view mirror - time to cheer and hope for a solid effort against Italy.

YIKES !!!

[DoctorMichael]

[3_if_by_Treason]

I just sold an eBay item to someone in Germany and am setting the shipping particulars and closed the email with:

Last but not least, congratulations on your das Fußballspiel win over Costa Rica and good luck today with Polen.

The USA team played like they needed a nap........or is the Tschechische Republik that good?

Danke from Jim in California

[laissez- faire]

Great thread, I just noticed it. Nice job soccer_maniac

[wolf78]

Wow, that Tunisia - Saudi Arabia game sure is boring.... yawn!

[dfwgator]

Come on over and comiserate.