bbb Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This ad/meme came across my Facebook timeline again. Who is calling any of them crazy? And, they show Sue Bird going nuts and the announcer says "Sue Bird has to settle down" - how many times is that said about Draymond Green, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-baby! Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 8:38 PM, Bray Wyatt said: This is an interesting take, celebrating a score in sports makes one a *****? When is the key. And at the wrong time, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 This Chile keeper is coming up big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: This Chile keeper is coming up big. I’ve only been watching since the second half started and she’s made a ton of amazing saves. Add a couple of posts and cross bars and it could easily be 8 nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Why did they have most of their starters not starting? I thought this was all about goal differential!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, bbb said: Why did they have most of their starters not starting? I thought this was all about goal differential!?! Goal differential is over. That’s why they did what they did. This team is going to the next round. No need to burn everyone out in a game they are going to win. Next game is more real, though the winner will play France, which is a tough reward for the victor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, bbb said: Why did they have most of their starters not starting? I thought this was all about goal differential!?! Uhhhh, because they had 13 already? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: Goal differential is over. That’s why they did what they did. This team is going to the next round. No need to burn everyone out in a game they are going to win. Next game is more real, though the winner will play France, which is a tough reward for the victor. Now they have to beat Sweden to clinch a high seed (likely top seed) in the knockout rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said: Now they have to beat Sweden to clinch a high seed (likely top seed) in the knockout rounds. Besting Sweden lines them up to play France. That’s not ideal but who cares. Got to beat the best to be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 I thought it was great Thailand got one goal against Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Good job Ladies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 22 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: Goal differential is over. That’s why they did what they did. This team is going to the next round. No need to burn everyone out in a game they are going to win. Next game is more real, though the winner will play France, which is a tough reward for the victor. So, there were two games in group play? Both against bottom rung teams? And, goal differential was going to come into play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, bbb said: So, there were two games in group play? Both against bottom rung teams? And, goal differential was going to come into play? There are still two more games to play in the group. Also he meant since they put a big number up in the first game, that they have essentially secured any goal differential tie breaker, hence his stating it is over. Edit: I think the next game against Sweden is the last game, so only 1 more game left. Edited June 17, 2019 by Bray Wyatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Bray Wyatt said: they have essentially secured any goal differential tie breaker, My guess is that the goal differential tie breaker never came into play. And, it never was going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, bbb said: My guess is that the goal differential tie breaker never came into play. And, it never was going to. Thats very likely and highly probable, but why leave any doubt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 7 hours ago, bbb said: So, there were two games in group play? Both against bottom rung teams? And, goal differential was going to come into play? Goal differential was almost a certainty to not come into play vs Sweden after the US won 13-0, and by the time the US game against Chile started, Sweden had beat Thailand 5-1, so the goal differential issue was over. On 6/10/2019 at 7:39 PM, bbb said: a) For soccer: Abby Wambach Won’t Stop Until the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Gets Equal Pay https://www.glamour.com/story/abby-wambach-womens-soccer-lawsuit-interview The US Women out-earn or nearly earn the same as the men. They make coin. The rest of the women's teams don't but in the US, they are gold. (And the US Men suck donkey dick.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-womens-soccer-games-out-earned-mens-games-11560765600?mod=hp_listb_pos1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 15 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: Goal differential was almost a certainty to not come into play vs Sweden after the US won 13-0, and by the time the US game against Chile started, Sweden had beat Thailand 5-1, so the goal differential issue was over. The US Women out-earn or nearly earn the same as the men. They make coin. The rest of the women's teams don't but in the US, they are gold. (And the US Men suck donkey dick.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-womens-soccer-games-out-earned-mens-games-11560765600?mod=hp_listb_pos1 I can't read the article. Does it say where the money comes from that pays the men and the women? Instead of "we want equal pay" and then have no numbers - like every article I've seen so far, I'd like to know how they get paid. Does it come from FIFA, the national governing body (whatever that might be), etc....................If it's done on just a national level, it seems the women should get paid equal if not more, since they seem more popular. But, if it's a world thing, then the men bring in way more money. One thing that has always bothered me about the USWNT is that they don't give a crap about their pro league. The 1999 team talked about it so much - having a successful pro league for women................But, when it comes down to it, the elite players only care about the elite players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, bbb said: I can't read the article. Does it say where the money comes from that pays the men and the women? Instead of "we want equal pay" and then have no numbers - like every article I've seen so far, I'd like to know how they get paid. Does it come from FIFA, the national governing body (whatever that might be), etc....................If it's done on just a national level, it seems the women should get paid equal if not more, since they seem more popular. But, if it's a world thing, then the men bring in way more money. One thing that has always bothered me about the USWNT is that they don't give a crap about their pro league. The 1999 team talked about it so much - having a successful pro league for women................But, when it comes down to it, the elite players only care about the elite players. They are paid by the US Soccer Federation which is a member of FIFA. Match bonuses, camp stipends, tournament winnings etc are all set by the individual country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, stony said: They are paid by the US Soccer Federation which is a member of FIFA. Match bonuses, camp stipends, tournament winnings etc are all set by the individual country. But, is the amount they get from FIFA for the mens vs. womens different, because FIFA defintely gets more revenue from mens as opposed to womens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 across the globe Men's Futbol rules and draws an audience In America Women's Futbol rules and draws an audience. many of the Mens super stars are has beens in the world leagues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: across the globe Men's Futbol rules and draws an audience In America Women's Futbol rules and draws an audience. many of the Mens super stars are has beens in the world leagues This is true. So, I think it needs to be determined what part of what pie these teams are getting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, bbb said: But, is the amount they get from FIFA for the mens vs. womens different, because FIFA defintely gets more revenue from mens as opposed to womens. 2018 men’s WC had a pot of $400 mil women's pot is $30 mil This is strictly prize money allocated by FIFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, stony said: 2018 men’s WC had a pot of $400 mil women's pot is $30 mil This is strictly prize money allocated by FIFA Thanks. Seems that maybe this has something to do with the women getting paid less by the national authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) Holy crap, did anyone watch Argentina/Scotland? Scots led 3-0 with 16 to go. Argentina got it to 3-2 then got a penalty at 90. Save by Scotland, but VAR awarded a second penalty kick because the goalie moved too early. They made that one. First time in WC history a team made up a 3-goal deficit. https://youtu.be/PesWKy7tRwU?t=10 Edited June 20, 2019 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) On to Spain. US by far the class of the tourney so far. No one close. Morgan’s possible injury worth watching. Edited June 21, 2019 by BeginnersMind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Go team USA winning 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Go team USA winning 2-0 No one has tested them yet. There was a fair amount of grumbling going in that they had not looked as sharp and other teams were rising. So far the opposite looks true. And at every match, they are the draw of the tournament as far as fans go. It’s a funny higher pitch rise of excitement on any breakout—sounds like a Beatles concert. Funny. Hopefully France, post Spain, can give them a game. I don’t see Spain giving them trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 4 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: No one has tested them yet. There was a fair amount of grumbling going in that they had not looked as sharp and other teams were rising. So far the opposite looks true. And at every match, they are the draw of the tournament as far as fans go. It’s a funny higher pitch rise of excitement on any breakout—sounds like a Beatles concert. Funny. Hopefully France, post Spain, can give them a game. I don’t see Spain giving them trouble. Is it Americans doing the cheering or just soccer fans in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I didn't even know women were allowed to play sports in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Mal Pugh please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) The lack of exact timing still makes me nuts over soccer. Especially in injury time. Too often I'm seeing players faking injury to stop a team from getting a tying goal. Edited June 23, 2019 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, PromoTheRobot said: The lack of exact timing still makes nuts over soccer. Especially in injury time. Too often I'm seeing players faking injury to stop a team from getting a tying goal. A time honoured tradition for at least 120 years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 24 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: The lack of exact timing still makes nuts over soccer. Especially in injury time. Too often I'm seeing players faking injury to stop a team from getting a tying goal. It's insane to me. I used to go to my niece's games, through college - and when a strategy is to kick the ball into the parking lot, something is wrong. And, 99% of the games I've watched on TV, the ref gives "three minutes" of extra time, no matter what has really happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, bbb said: It's insane to me. I used to go to my niece's games, through college - and when a strategy is to kick the ball into the parking lot, something is wrong. And, 99% of the games I've watched on TV, the ref gives "three minutes" of extra time, no matter what has really happened. That’s why it a loser in the US, it can’t compete with the other pro sports and never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: That’s why it a loser in the US, it can’t compete with the other pro sports and never will That's just one of the things I think are crazy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 58 minutes ago, bbb said: That's just one of the things I think are crazy about it. I enjoyed watching soccer intently from 1973 to last year when cable TV lost all the good games or an online streamer so that’s that for me, other things to enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: That’s why it a loser in the US, it can’t compete with the other pro sports and never will No commercials is why it doesn’t work here too. If Bud can’t show its frogs, good luck getting ad revenue. Americans want to be told what to eat, drink, and drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, BeginnersMind said: No commercials is why it doesn’t work here too. If Bud can’t show its frogs, good luck getting ad revenue. Americans want to be told what to eat, drink, and drive. They don’t want players flopping all the time and being told a team stalling for penalty kicks for the last 70 minutes is thrilling It’s like boxing where both fighters refuse to throw a punch for the first 5 rounds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Has VAR not given a penalty yet? Hey, first time. Edited June 22, 2019 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 42 minutes ago, row_33 said: They don’t want players flopping all the time and being told a team stalling for penalty kicks for the last 70 minutes is thrilling Its part of the game for some people, mostly depending on the league or country of origin. It’s not the norm but it happens. The uncertainty of extra time is one of the best parts of the game. If you don’t think so, you’re probably not a soccer fan. Most fans love that part of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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