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What's up with that fat lazy *******, Ronaldo?

Rhonaldiño's my boy.


FYI, that was a rap.

Escrive-se “Ronaldinho” no português. O ‘ñ’ castelhão é “nh” em Brasil.

Peruãoes!

I'm noticing that this thread isn't getting alot of lovin' from anybody else outside of Limeys and Sendero Luminoso recruits. While I don't have any particular afinity or animosity towards the sport, I do keep up with what is going on during the tournament. However, there's one thing that has always puzzled me and to which Dave Eggers wrote far more effectively: Flopping.

He writes, "But flopping in soccer is a problem. Flopping is essentially a combination of acting, lying, begging, and cheating, and these four behaviors make for an unappealing mix. The sheer theatricality of flopping is distasteful, as is the slow-motion way the chicanery unfolds. First there will be some incidental contact, and then there will be a long moment—enough to allow you to go and wash the car and return—after the contact and before the flopper decides to flop. When you've returned from washing the car and around the time you're making yourself a mini-bagel grilled cheese, the flopper will be leaping forward, his mouth Munch-wide and oval, bracing himself for contact with the earth beneath him. But this is just the beginning. Go and do the grocery shopping and perhaps open a new money-market account at the bank, and when you return, our flopper will still be on the ground, holding his shin, his head thrown back in mock-agony. It's disgusting, all of it, particularly because, just as all of this fakery takes a good deal of time and melodrama to put over, the next step is so fast that special cameras are needed to capture it. Once the referees have decided either to issue a penalty or not to our Fakey McChumpland, he will jump up, suddenly and spectacularly uninjured—excelsior!—and will kick the ball over to his teammate and move on."

Exactly.

Just why, precisely, has this otherwise decent sport allowed such behavior? Until flopping, and to maybe a greater extent low scores or ties are corrected, errr, modified it will continue to be largely ignored (much like this thread) by 'Mericans. And we all know that US domination is the desirable culmination of anything and everything.

Totem

Lol i do find these americans funny. The only nation in the world that i can think of where football isnt huge. And why? Well firstly, its because the football world cup contains more than just american teams. How can a sport be good if americans are not garunteed victory? Simple.. it cant! It is much better to steal a womans sport such as rounders or netball, rename it baseball or basketball (or anything that begins with a B.. such a masculine letter noone will guess its a girls sport) and create a world series for it featuring american teams only. I love american logic :D

Well, since you managed to use 2 swear words in a 4 word sentence i guess i have no choice but to shut up!

bite more :)

/me reels in the yanks

hm what do you have on offer? Which context did i not understand? I saw what i presume to be an american (who else could have such a feeble knowledge of football) insulting our great game and the irony of that made me chuckle, so i posted my musings. Didnt realise that was against the rules.

Im sorry is this an invite only forum? is it required to have 4000+ useless posts before i can come here and talk ******** with/at you? Perhaps if i swear a bit? Can i be in your cool forum club then :lol

Uhm, there is a whole round of matches today, until Germany kicks off round two later tonight.

Croatia was surprisingly vivid and cheeky. Kudos to them. Ronaldo should be flushed down the toilet, if his head wouldn't get stuck in the sewer pipe.

France was even worse. I was glad to see Zidane providing some sparkles here and there, but there was no magic from Les Bleus at all. Henry looked desolate. I still don't understand why he plays so incredibly lame, being the Gunners top dog. Perhaps he can only shine when the teammates treat him like the Don?

Oh, and how dumb can you be for keeping Trezeguet on the bench? Stick a baguette in Domenech's **** and get on with it!

Looking forward to Spain vs Ukraine. Two outsiders there.

No room for Fabregas. wtf
No room for Raul. Smaller wtf.

I do have Ramos and Gusev in my Fantasy 11, so a 0-0 draw would be ideal ;P

0-0 draw with Shevy on the pitch Goal? You will be lucky!

Ok, I'm convinced. Looks like I have a new sport to follow!

Gooooal!!

Now, who are those dudes in shorts with the knee-high socks and why are they kicking that black and white spheroid around a cow pasture?

So far Spain are playing like a breeze )

Gusev substituted, so no possible penalty points for a yellow card, and Ramos is scoring with keeping the nil and playing)

Should have scored, too, in which case I'd be very delighted indeed.

p.s. Pat, it is me or is Sheva on the bench or something?!