They have to stop with the eraser of American soccer culture. Like not every team needs to be called F.C. Timbers,Sounders etc is so much better. But yeah give home grown Americans the chance to commentate.
I'm writing a book set in summer '04. I have a specific scene with a character who is obsessed with tennis and soccer. He is showing his nerdy 14/15 year old little brother the magic of FIFA. My brother and I are about 20 years apart and although he introduced me to action-adventure games at 5 years old on the Nintendo 64 we didn't have true sibling rivalry. My sister and I absolutely did but not while playing video games. I am genuinely curious about the brother-to-brother video game dynamic in the early 2000s. Did the dynamic change when friends came over? Did anyone invite girls to come play or watch you play or was this game strictly "boys only"?
My boyfriend, for years, always refers to his summers based on the soundtracks of the FIFA video games. I played him the first song on the playlist without telling him and I could see in his eyes how he was immediately transported to being 13 years old. I asked him, "what do you smell? What's for lunch? What are you doing later? What are you wearing?" His responses:
- I smell sunblock. Sun exhaustion, maybe post beach
- omg I'm craving a burrito now
- probably going to ride my bike over to Derek or Martin's house
- baggy pants, long sleeve over tshirt, shark tooth necklace
Hi everyone! My sons (13 and 11) and I are excited to see the USMNT team play Senegal in Charlotte in 10 days. I want to pick up some jerseys and other merch at the game, keepsakes for the experience. I wonder if anyone knows what I should expect regarding availability ( home/away, stadium/match, sizes). I know this is likely an impossible question to answer, but if availability is going to be a problem then I’d prefer to get something before we go. I just thought it would be fun if the Jerseys came from the actual game. Thoughts?
Edit: Thanks to everyone for your helpful feedback! We are going to get some shirts before the game and then pick up something smaller like scarves once we get there. Now, back to debating who’s going to make the final 26!!
My regular Tuesday in May in regular town USA…
Stop by Walgreens in the morning and see tons of World Cup merch. The checker tells me people keep coming in looking for Panini World Cup stickers, but they sell out immediately.
Lunch time — tickets go on sale for a World Cup warm-up friendly and the entire stadium sells out in 30 minutes. Tickets were $50… for a team that most people around here normally wouldn’t even talk about. I get several texts from friends asking if we should go.
Afternoon at work — a friend sends me a hilarious Will Ferrell World Cup/Lays commercial.
Dinner at the end-of-year banquet for my 12-year-old’s soccer team and half the parents are talking about the World Cup. I talk to a dad from England who says he’s thinking about buying tickets and taking his kids now that prices have dropped a bit. Then I meet another couple who starts telling everyone about being at the Suarez handball game in South Africa and how the World Cup is the most fun sporting event in the world.
Went to bed realizing…
The hype is here.
Feels kind of like the week after Thanksgiving when Christmas suddenly takes over everyday life. What are you seeing out there?
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Trying to find the best way to watch the Premier League in the US this season. Which streaming service do you lot recommend — Peacock, YouTube TV, Fubo, Sling, or something else? Looking for the best mix of live matches, quality, and price.
based on general form rather than current. Chemistry is also a major consideration. Personally and tactically. I expect a boost from everyone when playing in a World Cup on home turf. Pulisic has been in a funk after his breakup, I think being back home with a large crowd cheering him on will help him get back to the form he was carrying these past two years. Dude just needs support. If we get to critical and worried about him, we dig his grave further. Blind support will bring him back to peak. He just needs to feel like he has fans with confidence so he stops getting in his head. He reminds me of ferran Torres.
Been watching a lot of analysts put together their rosters lately and the question about snubs and who player “27” is. Had me thinking that there’s always one person on everyone’s list who gets left off, and who that person will be this year. My two questions are, does Pochettino bring 3 strikers, or does he only bring 2 and Haji Wright become that person left off in sacrifice? And with those attacking midfielders/forwards does someone like Brendan Aaronson get left off so he can bring more depth for our defensive midfielders. Not saying one way or another, but he’s rarely started with this group and Pochettino seems to favor other players for whatever reason.
ESPN made a USMNT form index and accidentally made it a Seattle Sounders hype reel. Musah at 14 wild too, legitimately one of the worst lists I’ve seen.
I put out a feeler to buy tickets for M4 USA vs Paraguay tickets and got a message from KiwiGreat733.
BTW still interested in buying for a reasonable price!
He claimed to have tickets in section 115. He only wanted $450 a ticket that was the first red flag for me. Then when I asked him for proof he sent me a screenshot with section 115 row k seats 10&11. Having tickets to other games at Sofi I know the rows are numeric and not alphabetical. That was red flag #2. In almost positive at this point he’s a scammer, but you know what benefit of the doubt blah blah. I ask him to post them on marketplace for $10,000 just so I bc old verify these tickets exist. He responds with no that violates their terms and conditions and will get his account locked (false) and red flag #3. He kept insisting on using PayPal goods and services and that I was protected that way. Finally I offered to do it through marketplace and he could even up his price to cover the fees, again he refused. Then all of sudden he gets another offer for those tickets and he will keep me in mind. 😂😂😂😂
Anyway people I’m 99% sure it’s a scam and just want people on here to be aware. I’ve added the screenshot he sent along with what it should look like in marketplace just so everyone else sees it. Stay safe out there
Jedi scored a penalty in Fulham's 1-1 draw with Wolves this afternoon for his first Premier League goal.
Doesn’t look good as he was holding the side of his knee. Will be a tough blow to lose him.
These are going to be banned going forward.
Thought this was pretty cool. Shows how massive the World Cup is in the US. It does make sense from the NBA's perspective, since the average NBA Finals game last year only got 10.27 million viewers, while our least viewed WC game in '22 got 11.7 million viewers (combined English and Spanish).
Like the title suggest. I grew up watching mexico as a kid, and will admit it's my 1st love. but being born here and my market getting an mls team. I find myself watching both liga mx, and mls. not only that. I love the usmnt and as well as Mexico and i want our teams to be power houses and rep our region well. I kn there is a big rivalry between the teams and leauges, but I honestly don't feel that rivalry at all....To me it's just 2 nations that are both my cultures and love both and can't root against either or.. not even the big final games. how common is this? and how does usmnt fan base as whole view the in between fans like myself?
Nike really messed up this year, I canceled the original order I bought on the official website, through friends I learned that there are some good imitations on reddit, I usually don't buy imitations, but I still want to see the charm of these products made in China, so I bought them. To be honest, I admire you very much.
The overall replication effect is surprisingly good. The gradient effect of the wave stripes is satisfactory, and the logo and design of size 10 do not disappoint. I choose to print the numbers only on the back, so as not to damage the pattern of the stripes on the front.The sleeves look a bit sloppy, I think that’s how fakes always look.Maybe I was wrong.
But it does not affect the overall appearance, the quality is very good, the advantage lies in the comfortable cut and fabric. The fabric is very light and breathable, even as breathable as the players wear on the field, and is already very suitable for casual wear.
It only costs 18 dollars, and I really can't be picky about it.The jersey is from: www.kkoog dot com
I am leaning towards YouTube TV.Looking for a service that will include all WC matches.I see some services will broadcast in HD while others in 4K. Looking for a service that will be all 4K. YouTube TV Hulu + Live TV Fubo DirecTV Stream