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Old 07-14-2018, 03:12 PM   #1981 (permalink)
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America is the dominant force in football.
I've seen USA Soccer Guy say something like this before.
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Old 07-14-2018, 03:17 PM   #1982 (permalink)
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I've seen USA Soccer Guy say something like this before.
I thought we were talking about football.
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Old 07-14-2018, 03:22 PM   #1983 (permalink)
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Only three Latin American teams have ever won it and it will be 20 years at least by the time the next one wins it. Europe is the dominant force in football.
Brazil has won five cups and Argentina and Uruguay have won two apiece. Don't try to be arrogant like America.

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America is the dominant force in football.
See what I mean? Actually America is the dominant force in everything but soccer and boy do we let you know it.

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I thought we were talking about football.
Nah, we're talking about rugby
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I thought we were talking about football.
We are. Not American Football. Real football. The original and best. Suck it.
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Brazil has won five cups and Argentina and Uruguay have won two apiece.
I'm aware of how many World Cups those nations have won.

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We are. Not American Football. Real football. The original and best. Suck it.
There's a reason why there's no alternative for "American football" that doesn't include "American".
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What are you going on about?

Case in point. The United States almost always won the Gold in basketball like it was somehow their birthright. They were always college amateurs up until 1988, when they had the audacity of settling for the Bronze. Well, we couldn't have that, so in 1992, we formed the Dream Team with the biggest NBA stars.They blew everyone out and a couple players really showed their ass in the process. The Dream Team all but ruined amateur sports for everyone. Why? Because the US had to be best at everything, kind of like the Soviet Union in its heyday and Germany in 1936 infamously. The point is nobody really likes someone that has to win at all costs (and, no, I'm not talking about England- they're a class act). Anyhow, I'm glad Europe is a power in football (sorry, Bats, but that is what it's called in most of Europe), but don't dis the other countries, especially the Latin ones. I have no doubt they'll rise again.
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Case in point. The United States almost always won the Gold in basketball like it was somehow their birthright. They were always college amateurs up until 1988, when they had the audacity of settling for the Bronze. Well, we couldn't have that, so in 1992, we formed the Dream Team with the biggest NBA stars.They blew everyone out and a couple players really showed their ass in the process. The Dream Team all but ruined amateur sports for everyone. Why? Because the US had to be best at everything, kind of like the Soviet Union in its heyday and Germany in 1936 infamously. The point is nobody really likes someone that has to win at all costs (and, no, I'm not talking about England- they're a class act). Anyhow, I'm glad Europe is a power in football (sorry, Bats, but that is what it's called in most of Europe), but don't dis the other countries, especially the Latin ones. I have no doubt they'll rise again.
I didn't diss anyone

Which bit was the diss?
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Which bit was the diss?

You said Latin America wouldn't win another World Cup for twenty years. I wouldn't be so sure about that. Anyway, it doesn't really matter. It's been a great Cup and England has nothing to be ashamed of. Here's hoping for Croatia to do it tomorrow.
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You said Latin America wouldn't win another World Cup for twenty years. I wouldn't be so sure about that. Anyway, it doesn't really matter. It's been a great Cup and England has nothing to be ashamed of. Here's hoping for Croatia to do it tomorrow.
I didn't say that.

2002 Brazil
2006 Italy
2010 Spain
2014 Germany
2018 France or Croatia
2022 ?????????????

What is the difference in time between 2002 and 2022??????????
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