The Soccer Thread

[tvolsfan]

Argentina is currently the number 1 team in the world rankings, and has several really good players, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, and others, but they didn't really impress me when they played the US to a 0-0 draw about a month ago.

Argentina should be stacked. The key for me is Lionel Messi. I think he is one of the better players in the world. He will be 22 when the next world cup starts. I think he has potential to be as good or close to as good as Diego Maradona, who has named Messi his successor.

 

[MG1968]

FOX Sports on MSN - SOCCER - Fans clash as West Ham United beats Crew 3-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A halftime brawl between more than 100 fans marred an exhibition match Sunday between West Ham United of the English Premier League club and the MLS' Columbus Crew.

The fights, which overshadowed West Ham United's 3-1 win, began when a handful of West Ham supporters, some wearing the team's claret and blue colors, entered the northeast corner of the stadium where the Crew's most boisterous supporters typically gather.

Crew supporters began directing chants toward the rival fans, and fights quickly broke out between more than 100 Crew fans and at least 30 West Ham fans. Columbus police officers and Crew Stadium security staff eventually separated the groups.

lol: 30 vs. 100? I bet the English Soccer Hooligans beat the snot out of the Buckeye soccer fans.

 

[hohenfelsvol]

Lehmann got himself way out of position on that goal and paid the price. Just one of several times in the tourney he made a mental error. But the control Torres had on that chip was amazing

Lehman has been suspect his whole career. Too bad he was the best the Germans had to offer.