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malaise

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1. Well there's lots of football all the time starting next year

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 06:59 PM

Jul 2014

Next year is the women's world cup in Canada and the US are always a factor in that tournament.
We also have the Gold Cup which is our hemisphere's competition in the US as well.
The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence.

The champion of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup will qualify for a play-off match against the United States, the champion of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, to decide which team will represent CONCACAF in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[1] The play-off will be played as a single game in 2015 at a venue to be determined. If the United States wins the 2015 tournament, they will qualify directly to the Confederations Cup. In addition, the top four teams (not including the United States, Mexico, and the winners of 2014 Caribbean Cup and 2014 Copa Centroamericana which qualify automatically) will qualify for play-offs which will determine the final two places of the 2016 Copa América Centenario.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

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The World Cup has won me over. [View all] minivan2 Jul 2014 OP

Well there's lots of football all the time starting next year malaise Jul 2014 #1

All true but you missed the biggest item of all : MLS musiclawyer Jul 2014 #9

Good rant re the MLS malaise Jul 2014 #10

Well put! ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #31

Nice rant redqueen Jul 2014 #51

Love my Timbers! hogwyld Jul 2014 #55

Just bought a house in West Linn. Will retire there in a few years musiclawyer Jul 2014 #57

I'm not really a sports fan in general (okay, big understatement), but Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #2

The World Cup is so predictable Art_from_Ark Jul 2014 #3

That's true of almost every sport. Threedifferentones Jul 2014 #6

I don't think so. DanTex Jul 2014 #14

Germany and Brazil have both appeared in the Final Four on numerous occasions Art_from_Ark Jul 2014 #17

That's true. The same few countries are usually at the top. DanTex Jul 2014 #19

And little Costa Rica? They did great! ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #32

England? malaise Jul 2014 #42

Well, maybe not so much England. DanTex Jul 2014 #43

What is strange to me is that not one of Norway, Denmark or Sweden malaise Jul 2014 #44

Sweden was a surprise. DanTex Jul 2014 #47

I see you're in California. KamaAina Jul 2014 #4

I used to hate American football. Threedifferentones Jul 2014 #5

I wish I could rec your post... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #13

I still think it's stupid to pay grown folks gobs of money to put on costumes and play kids' games. X_Digger Jul 2014 #7

"Some people think football [i.e. soccer] is a matter of life and death. DanTex Jul 2014 #15

Love that quote redqueen Jul 2014 #52

I find it hard to watch a whole country having a breakdown jimlup Jul 2014 #8

kinda neat to see such pride without tanks and bombs dembotoz Jul 2014 #12

Cartharsis is good malaise Jul 2014 #21

I have to admit... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #11

FYI: English Premier League is now on NBC Sports Network. DanTex Jul 2014 #18

thanks... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #22

I prefer the Spanish La Liga malaise Jul 2014 #23

I agree, to an extent. DanTex Jul 2014 #24

The Seria A scandals malaise Jul 2014 #25

Speaking of the top-heavy La Liga. DanTex Jul 2014 #45

You know Barca and Green Bay Packers are the only two sports teams in the world malaise Jul 2014 #46

Nice! I didn't know that about Barca. DanTex Jul 2014 #48

Barcelona is the anti-fascist club malaise Jul 2014 #56

Wow, I didn't know that... redqueen Jul 2014 #53

I first got into it in 2002 Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #16

My sons, who were 9 and 12 at the time... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #20

WOW! That's dedication! Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #39

theres no "soccer" in FIFA. nt griloco Jul 2014 #26

It's never too late to enjoy the beautiful game. lovemydog Jul 2014 #27

In 2 weeks Mrs. Lib went from totally passive about sports rurallib Jul 2014 #28

Haha, nice! redqueen Jul 2014 #54

we will be doing that rurallib Jul 2014 #58

If you have any local pro, semi-pro, or college soccer teams nearby--support them as well. Crowman1979 Jul 2014 #29

Took me a bit to get into the sport LittleBlue Jul 2014 #30

Dunno about that. I LOVED Germany beating up Brazil. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #33

Germany figured out what the USA women have known forever : musiclawyer Jul 2014 #37

exactly! Leaderless prima donnas, no matter how talented each one clearly is. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #40

Then what explains the fact that they have five world cup wins from seven finals malaise Jul 2014 #49

Because they were better then. The best. musiclawyer Jul 2014 #50

And 'the beautiful game' welcomes you! The youth league in our town has 1700 kids and FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #34

I agree. I have been enjoying the World Cup. ellie Jul 2014 #35

I grew up in small town, rural VT... We didn't have big enough schools many times to support an glowing Jul 2014 #36

Welcome aboard. 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #38

Ann Coulter is against it IronLionZion Jul 2014 #41