World Cup!!!

If I were to say there was no favoritism, I would be lying. But it’s one of the perks of holding a World Cup Championship. I’m sure the South Koreans will be complain’ about the refs 4 years from now in Germany.

Hey if I wanted to sound arrogant I would’ve complained that the game should’ve been at least tied between Germany and USA since at one part, the German player used part of his arm to block the soccer ball (though you could say it was unintentional) as it was going through the goal post. (Along with some other close calls). Stuff like this happens, it’s unavoidable.

I saw the Spain vs. Korea game, and it was the refs were a bit easy going on the Koreans. But it wasn’t life threatening to the overall game. As for the second near-miss (the first was clearly not a goal), the refs ruled that it crossed the byline. This one was more of a toss-up, so i’ll have to carefully review the tape before I can make a ruling.

@TG:

Give it time. Senegal’s best player (striker El Hadji Diouf) is only 21 years old! He’s like the Kobe Bryant of the sport! Give it another 4 years and see how much more they can accomplish (especially considering how much fellow Africans are now getting into soccer)! :D

When does a soccer player hit his peak?

I don’t want to sound prejudice or anything, but do you ever watch marathons and the olympics? Black men are faster than white men…they are bigger and stronger (and don’t get sun burn.) I’m so damn white i get sun burn through shirts, and if I lived in a world without prejudice I would want to be black. I would be just as smart, but bigger, s tronger, or at the very least not get sun burn! (damn i hate it.) So if the Senegal team was better funded, wouldn’t they make the semis at least in 06 in Germany?

By the way, how well funded is Brazil?

Well Mexico isn’t exactly a first world country (though it’s getting there :) )
but it devotes a lot of money to soccer programs. I think that soccer players are among the highest paid athletes in Mexico.

About the black comment, it’s intresting to see how you even have blacks playing on the Swedish soccer team! (I’ve been to Stockholm and you don’t see very many colors except white)

Soccer players don’t hit their peak until at least 25 (just in time for the 2006 World Cup). Just look at Brazilian player Ronaldo.

"About the black comment, it’s intresting to see how you even have blacks playing on the Swedish soccer team! (I’ve been to Stockholm and you don’t see very many colors except white) "

That’s so true! Tell me if I am wrong, but Great Britain doesn’t have a very large black community, yet they make up a great deal of their olympic teams and such.

But when are blacks going to get into hockey?

Well Uk does have a fairly large black population (as my friends tell me), but nowhere near what is represented in their Soccer team. :-?

As for hockey, I’m sorry but not a lot of fellow Afro-Americans I know, save me, are not real intrested in hockey. You would think give blood, play hockey (due to the competitive nature). But 10-20 years down, that can all change. I’m sure it’ll just be a another sport they dominate at.

yes, hockey a sport with brute strength really doesn’t have its fair share of blacks, but isn’t america’s best speed skater that Ono guy? so a generation should do the trick.

Uh, no need to burst your bubble but Apolo Ohno is a Japanese American, not Afro-American.

but isn’t he black (half black or something?) tell me if i am mistaken, maybe i just have horrible memory.

I think the number of blacks in the NHL is on the rise and some of them are already dominating. Take for instance Jarome Iginla, he won the scoring title this year.

i don’t see too much hockey, but when i do it is watching sportscenter, and I’m yet to see a black (i’m not saying they aren’t there though) or Italian :cry:

By the way, Apolo Ohno is half Japanese.

and half black?

And half Caucasian.

Yeah, I never head Apolo was ever black or even partly so.

That was my double post……im stupid.

@Mr:

That was my " Guest" post……im stupid.

Hockey’s a great sport and all but isn’t this place for talking of the World Cup? :wink:

Ya, I’m Hi-jacking this tread!8)

Nah, hockey can never replace soccer. Simply put, it can never be played worldwide like soccer can. For soccer, all you need is a ball, an open field, and 4 rocks to mark goal post. Wtih hockey you have to wear all that equipment, have your goals, and play either in a indoor arena or in a frozen lake. (Not to mention you first need to know how to ice skate).