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Lamarcus Aldridge scores a GOAL!!!

While I was watching the Chelsea vs Club America futbol game, from the new Cowboys stadium in Texas, the two commentators on ESPN talked about how Lamarcus Aldridge watched the Chelsea practice the day before. According to the main analyst he even took a penalty kick on Chelsea's goalie Peter Cech and made it. Maybe LA has a future in soccer...

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

this just knocked LA down a peg. soccer sucks

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   3 recs

Soccer is the sport of Europeans who don't know how to get a haircut or wear deodorant.

Come to think of it, why doesn’t Scola play soccer?

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

Scola

Isn’t even European… he’s from Argentina. Not gonna debate the haircut or deodorant issues though

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

He did live in Spain for a while.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there is

absolutely no denying that

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know!

i thought i was the only one that was pissed off when he flopped 80 times trying to guard LA! i lost all respect for the guy!

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I lost respect for the referee

who has the job of knowing when it is a flop. CM was being paid to try to win a basketball game. He owned the **** out of that referee. I’m not saying the Ref was trying to screw us, I don’t think it was a conspiracy. I think he was a talentless hack and Magette dominated him with some community college acting classes.

by lurtsman on Jul 26, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I heard he smells bad like a soccer player too!

Maybe it is a side effect of his hollow bones?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Jul 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As opposed to flopping like an American a la Allen Iverson.

by stax o' wax on Jul 27, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soccer haters suck

Get used to seeing more soccer in the states.

by david1978pdx on Jul 26, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that's why we have the NRA.

To keep soccer out of the US.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

Soccer fans always think soccer will catch on

i remember when beckham came here and people thought it would make soccer big. but it didnt. and it never will.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know if you have been watching the matches on ESPN and ESPN2 lately (like the one LMA was at)

but those stadiums have been pretty jam packed.

Soccer is unlikely to ever be nearly as big in the US as the NBA, NFL or MLB, but its already settled into a solid niche and I think it will eventually leave the NHL behind.

by jksnake99 on Jul 26, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A majority of sports fans

cant even name 5 MLS players. soccer just isnt big here. and while its popularity will most likely increase, i dont see it being that relevant

Roy, Aldridge, Oden, Rudy, Batum, Outlaw, Webster, Bayless, Blake, Miller, Joel... Holy crap!

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its important not to confuse "MLS" with "Soccer"

While I sometimes defend MLS, even the biggest MLS booster would admit its a long way from being one of the top 5 leagues in the world. Its probably around the 15th best league or so. Comparing MLS to the NBA (where the best players play is unfair). Exhibitions featuring top European clubs are already drawing huge crowds here. National team matches sell out. Its already relevant. Its not going to surpass the NBA or MLB, let alone the NFL but international soccer is already relevant in the US. ESPN wouldn’t show as much soccer as it does if people weren’t watching.

by jksnake99 on Jul 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLS Blows.

But it’s pretty fun to watch Champions league matches and national and world cup stuff. Also, Steve Nash is supposed to be almost good enough to play soccer professionally.

by KitIsh on Jul 27, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I...

rec’d that because it was funny

by kajuayn on Jul 27, 2009 3:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Steve Nash disagrees.....

as does Hakeem Olajuwon. Both credit soccer with making them better basketball players.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Jul 27, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

soccer players usually aren't soft

the fans are so hardcore they will kill each other given a chance

by lurtsman on Jul 26, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the only sport in the world a war was started over

and of course these fans that are so hardcore all grew up playing the sport

by tevisthe4th on Jul 26, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just because soccer fans

are rabid doesnt mean they arent soft. im not saying these guys are bad people or thugs or anything. but compared to some other sports players(like football), soccer players are soft.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

football

may not be the best example. I’ve played football, basketball, soccer and rugby and I’d place soccer as much more physically demanding than football with many more cheap shots and players trying to intentionally injure each other

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

physically demanding?

not that id know, but i bet cheerleading is physically demanding as well. and cheap shots isnt a great argument for it not being soft either.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

let's say

I’ve broken more peoples bones playing soccer than any of the above mentioned sports that I played

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A picture really is worth a thousand words.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Well

that does seem incriminating

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Why?

Are you the one on the right?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Jul 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

I’m the hand reaching in from the left

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Homophobia. Nice, guys.

Stay klassy, Blazer’s Edge.

by Marvin100 on Jul 27, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wana see you try and play soccer

and tell me how soft it is,

Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!

by CroRupt on Jul 27, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When was the last time you saw

a headbut in the NBA finals that was so hard it dropped the guy to the ground?

It happened in the World Cup.

Or have players kick each other in the head….with cleats?

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Jul 27, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

let me guess, your a huge fan of nascar.

worthless cause you are worthless at it? or worthless cause its more like chess and you like checkers?

by tevisthe4th on Jul 26, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How would I be a fan of Nascar?

It’d be as boring as soccer if it wasn’t for the crashes.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

So you watch it for the crashes

thats probably why all nascar fans watch it.

by tevisthe4th on Jul 26, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I don't watch it at all because it's boring.

If there’s a crash, it’ll be on sportscenter and I won’t have to sit through an entire race to see it.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soccer and NASCAR are both really boring

but the soccer PLAYERS are wussys. (here come the weird soccer guys’ arguments)

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would love to see you call Lamarcus soft to his face or

any of those guys in that picture next to him wussys (by the way very manly word choice)

by tevisthe4th on Jul 26, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oooohhh.

soccer players are soft. and my “word choice” describing them wasnt manly because they are not.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude, you don't like soccer... fine

That doesn’t make it worthless. Soccer is an incredibly beautiful game when played at the highest level. Not every one has to like it, but you don’t get to decide for everyone what is a worthless sport and what isn’t.

by jksnake99 on Jul 26, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, it's America that decides that.

I’m just following good old Uncle Sam.

“…in America”
—Bandit Keith

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha. America is awesome but it could be better.

France is pretty cool though too, you should go there.

by tevisthe4th on Jul 26, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only worthwhile French things

are Nic Batum and their delicious fries. Sarkozy’s not too bad, either.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Naw, it looks too much like a man.

We should have regifted it to Japan.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I thought I mentioned their cuisine

with their delightful fries. And I asked my friend’s French exchange student about French kissing, and apparently it’s called American kissing in France. Go figure.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same thing goes

with the fries

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I'm pretty sure French fries come from France.

Why else would they call them French fries?

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

because

the cut of the potato is a “french” cut. Thus, the french fries

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

I’ll refuse to believe that one myself. After all, some beliefs are sacred

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, I'm not a big fan of frog, horse, or snail.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Just all of them mixed together in a hot dog

topped off with some carcinogen soaked potatoes

by tevisthe4th on Jul 26, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Stop it, you're making me drool.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

your friend is wrong...

the “american kissing” (bisou américain) is just the name of a game you play when you are 8 or 9 years old.

by gouillou on Jul 28, 2009 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A YGOTAS fan?

Children’s card games are unfortunately less popular than soccer.

by poster on Jul 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least someone got my obscure reference.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jul 26, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about during the weekend

70k+ people showed up to watch the game in balitmore..i think thats about how much the superbowl gets, or close to it

Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!

by CroRupt on Jul 27, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’s that good at golf, eh?

by stax o' wax on Jul 27, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ummm....

one of them is African…. Just thought I would point out the typical American bigotry towards anything not “American”.

"Do or Do not there is no Try"
Yoda

by Bakasama on Jul 27, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is one of the coolest things ever for me

My three favorite teams are the Blazers, Ducks, and the Blues. This picture is crazy, first time Cech and Drogba ever looked small in their lives.

Chris Dudley for three!

by wilbjammin on Jul 26, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can find more here

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/gallery

just click the next arrows a couple of times to get to LMA’s photos

by shoothoop on Jul 26, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Am I the only one

who thinks the guy on the left looks like the villain from Time Bandits?

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want to acquire Gerald Wallace, then make him wear the "Cech rugby helmet" to prevent further concussions

Imagine an NBA player going into the zone with such a helmet. Maybe add a Rip/Lee face mask, and protectors like D-Wade. Can you say riot gear?!

by Norsktroll on Jul 27, 2009 3:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You better better not pout

You better not cry
You better not shout
I’m telling you why

M-L-S is coming to town!

by david1978pdx on Jul 26, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wake me up

when we get a another pro sports team from a relevant sport. yawn.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soccer might be the

single most polarizing sports topic.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When I was in Europe

I actually got more flack over not being a serious ping-pong player than not being a huge soccer fan

Able but unwilling

by 1badbadger on Jul 26, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ping pong is hella fun.

More of a rec game than a sport except at high levels, but so fun.

by austinpwnz on Jul 27, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is funny.

I’m astounded it hasn’t been blowed up yet.

Nyuh uhhh!

Yeah huhhh!

Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.

by shenanigans on Jul 26, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Whose mom brought snacks?

And there better have been Capri Sun and orange wedges at halftime.

...refusing Coolio's sloppy seconds since 2001...
Now accessible for R rated comments at thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Jul 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT reply actions   3 recs

Like communism?

Roy, Aldridge, Oden, Rudy, Batum, Outlaw, Webster, Bayless, Blake, Miller, Joel... Holy crap!

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice sig.

But you’re wrong. It matters a lot whether someone loves or hates soccer!

If we don’t ask this question, how will we tell if someone is likely to enjoy body hair and strong manly smells, or if they fall over due to a slight breeze?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Jul 27, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always find it fascinating

when people say they don’t like soccer because it’s boring/ impossible to sit through. Boring? compared to what? Baseball? Pointyball?

The popular answer on this forum would probably be basketball, And I could see why people would prefer the higher scoring action. Personally I like Basketball and Soccer for the same reasons, the free flowing end to end action and the allowance for creative expression in the players.

But compered to the other popular American sports, I find soccer downright enthralling. Soccer Is constant ninety minuter action. No clock stoppages, no timeouts, only three substitutions. In football and baseball it seems that there is more time waiting around (in the huddle, on the pitchers mound, on the line of scrimmage…) than actual play. Also the players are very Regimented. There’s no room for freestyling. you need to have a certain bit of magic and creativity to make a play in basketball or football. How mcuh creativity do you need to catch a fly ball. The only time football players need to think on the fly is when the play called to them by men with headphones gets broken up.

I can understand not liking smelly coiffured flopping Europeans. I don’t like em either. but to dismiss the world’s most beloved sport because it’s boring is likely do to ignorance. By growing up in America we were exposed to the rules and nuances of the big three sports and learned to appreciate them. Most people in this country didn’t have the same experience with soccer. I have a feeling that if most people made the effort to expose themselves to soccer, learn the basic rules (which aren’t that complicated), and check out their local pro team, they might have a rewarding experience. Basketball and Soccer have a lot of the same good things going for them.

by Millz on Jul 27, 2009 2:45 AM PDT reply actions   4 recs

Indeed. As even Bill Simmons admits, soccer (at the high international level) is great for watching in HD, and it’s over in under 2 hours start to finish. With a 10-15 minute break in the middle where you can go to the bathroom/grab more beer/whatever. That’s much more condensed than baseball. True, not always as much constant action as in football or basketball, though in important tournaments even a 0-0 over 90 minutes can be exciting since then it comes down to overtime and even better penalty shooting which usually is among my favorite sports situations ever. And you never know when goals will be scored, so it’s not like it just comes down to the last 5 minutes.

by Norsktroll on Jul 27, 2009 3:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PKs

are the worst, a team can be dominating the whole game and then lose on some BS. Anyone who like football knows PKs are horrible. Yes there is drama but its just a crap shoot and the deserved team rarely wins. ie France v Italy. It’s no way to decide a game.

by FrenchToast on Jul 27, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't like soccer

Because although a lot of stuff is happening, most of it doesn’t MATTER.

For example: in the NBA, about half of possessions end up in points scored. Football: some higher fraction. Soccer: I have no idea, but I know it’s very low (when most games are decided by <3 points).

PS I wouldn’t watch much football except for the ability to record it and skip through non-play sequences.

by austinpwnz on Jul 27, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can we talk about cricket now?

When I rule the world, everyone will know how to use Excel.

by jscot on Jul 27, 2009 5:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

too bad it was Chelski

darn their russian oil mafioso owner

Magneto was right

!

by WhiteRabbit on Jul 27, 2009 9:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And Manchester City is looking even worse!

"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany."

by dcblazer on Jul 27, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sporting Events:

I have been to all the major sporting events that this country has to offer, and nothing beats going to the World Cup. The electricity in the crowd is amazing. You think you go crazy when Rudy hits a Three? Imagine all that pent up energy waiting for him to hit it and it is the only Field Goal made in that game. That is what happens when someone scores a goal at the international level.

For all those calling soccer players soft, I guess you just think wearing a helmet, pads and all that protection is soft? Go play Australian rules football or Soccer where they have almost no padding (Shinguards aren’t padding) then come tell me they are soft.

"Do or Do not there is no Try"
Yoda

by Bakasama on Jul 27, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chelsea v AC Milan

I just attended the match on Friday in Baltimore in spite of the fact that I’m a die hard MUFC supporter. Though only a friendly match, 72k were in attendance and the level of footy was still very impressive. Far superior to anything that can be found in our domestic league.

This being said, our national squad now boasts 18 of it’s members as being associated with clubs abroad. This alone is the biggest testament of how football (soccer) has developed in the States. These numbers will only continue to grow. Though the Beckham experiment has been largely a dud it has resulted in European players taking a second look at MLS. In addition, American ownership in European clubs has grown exponentially and with that you are seeing a push to tap into the US market. As evidenced with the showing on Friday there is an ample (and knowledgeable) fan base which will only increase our national sporting culture continues to evolve.

Those in this thread who are having a good time of ribbing soccer players and the game are most likely in need of a bit of education regarding the world’s game. It is certainly within every person’s right to not like the sport, but anyone who has reached the pinnacle of playing professionally for club or country is competing against a far greater pool of talent to reach such heights than those who have excelled in baseball, American football, or basketball (though the former is growing globally – as has been evidenced by the growing number of foreign born players).

Anyone who has stepped on a pitch to play competitive soccer knows full well that the game is anything but “soft”.

"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany."

by dcblazer on Jul 27, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am having an incredibly difficult time biting my tongue

Nothing but “ad hominem” attacks are currently coming to mind.

The soccer hate degrades the whole site. If you don’t like it, don’t watch. Running your mouth doesn’t make you cool.

by T$ 225 on Jul 27, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Okay... I've taken a breather, I feel better now.

Can you imagine having LaMarcus in on set plays/ corners? Not only would he be the tallest guy out there, but he also has reeee-diculous hops. What do we do on this corner? Send it up for the LA express. Who stands in far side of this wall? The great wall of Aldridge.

by T$ 225 on Jul 27, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never cease to be surprised...

…by the insecurity of American sports fans. I am one and it is embarrassing. Soccer is just another sport, don’t get your panties in such a wad.

by mlsinpdx on Jul 27, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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