Anyway, the news that Ferguson is interested in him was broken by the English Daily Index 🙄
According to those yellow British tabloids, Bilić is already at West Ham United, Pranjić is at Tottenham Hotspur, Srna is at Liverpool FC or Real Madrid, and Modrić is on Tottenham Hotspur's transfer list 🙄
Sean Taylor2 said:Is it true that we Americans are just poaching all the athletic talent from Canadians and Canada? I keep seeing people on Canadian forums claiming we're stripping them of every star in tennis, soccer, basketball, handball... you name it. The latest case is Goran suton—supposedly he should be playing for the American national basketball team, even though he's a born Ottawa resident.
That's just not true. Nobody is forcing anyone at gunpoint.
Guys choose America, which makes sense. You follow your heart.
Besides, nobody in their right mind would want to play in front of fans who spend the whole time cursing out your heritage. Only someone who feels forced would do that, usually because they aren't quite good enough for the American national team anyway.
Ronald Allen said:I didn't delete the thread, but I can promise you one thing: this stuff isn't going anywhere. It likely got pulled because we already have at least three separate threads floating around Politics and its subforums covering everything from partisans to Nazis and their atrocities in every possible configuration. And honestly, the poll wasn't exactly great either. So, I think we can all agree that too much of a good thing is still too much.
Meanwhile, there are 378 threads about the corrupt Sanader and the fascist Republican Party, and five more pop up every single day on that exact same topic, yet they just sit there untouched.
I used to have respect for Kemenjia, but talking this much nonsense... since when does he get to lecture anyone about officiating? The refs practically carried him into the semifinals (even if Vujasinovic made the call despite the blatant officiating bias), and then he got a massive helping hand from the officials again during the third-place match. Honestly, someone should just build him a monument somewhere in Chicago.
Come on, Bolton, you're being way too dramatic. Honestly, I'd take Mexico over Mexico any day of the week. Their fans actually show up for us during the games against Canada—would Mexican fans ever root for the US? Not a chance.
And you're talking a lot about the officiating. Yeah, sure, there was some blatant bias, it was a total disaster, but let's be real: the Mexicans missed so many calls they barely deserved the win anyway. In this final, the less terrible team just happened to come out on top. Both sides played way below their actual level.
Seriously, you guys are losing it. America is the reigning world champion, and this is the first time the Mexico national team has actually beaten them—unless you’re counting that win against the American B-team, which, sure, let's call that a victory if it makes you feel better. Now everyone's acting like they just conquered the universe.
As the old saying goes, you can only hide the dirt for so long before it all comes to light.
rapidbison42 said:Here is what Ratko Rudić had to say: Ratko Rudić and his crew hit their target—they made it to the semifinals. As for why they didn't clinch the championship, Rudić puts it this way: "We got off to a strong start; we were better organized than our opponents during the first two quarters. But in the second half, things got weird with some questionable officiating, and the ref kept blowing the whistle against us during fast breaks. Mexico capitalized on that perfectly."
So, according to him, the refs cost them the game. Good grief.
Honestly, it feels like he sets the goal at the semifinals for every single tournament he enters. It’s pretty obvious he doesn't see us as top-tier contenders; he views us as a mid-pack team. So, before the tournament, he drinks to the "goal" of making the semis, and then afterward, he philosophizes about how he successfully met that goal. A legend, truly.
I always end up biting my tongue whenever I want to say something about Rudić.
Man, the guy has an incredible career behind him... but boy, does he know how to screw things up.
Now it's the refs' fault 🙄 but hey, no coach is ever going to blame their own players.
They were exhausted. I watched the replay when I had a moment (couldn't catch the live broadcast because I was busy with something else), and honestly, our guys lost because they ran out of gas. They just didn't have anything left for that final quarter.