Wiz v Man U
 

Sorry if there's another thread on it. It's 1230am so I don't care to search.


Anyhow, anyone going tomorrow?

**** United.

**** soccer

It's for girls

I'm not going but I will be watching it on TV. 5pm, Fox Soccer Channel.

or for those of us without fox soccer channel, here's a live stream:

http://www.freelivesportstv.com/socc...2010-1800-est/

And most girl/female soccer players would kick your ass.

you know i've never understood why so many americans, not only dislike soccer, but actually hate it to the point where if you were having a conversation with someone about it, someone will cut in and say how much they hate it or call the players pussies. i get it, you don't like the sport.... move the **** along, jeez....

Dave did you get my PM?

Evidently there's this massive effort to evangelize soccer to many unreceptive citizens. In their ear 24/7 touting it, and calling all who disagree unsophisticated and stupid.

Your perception of reality may [likely] vary.

Listen closely.

I'm only going to say this once.

I don't hate soccer.
I'm not a fan, but I don't hate it.

I actually respect the athletic ability and the physical demands of the sport.

But the reason that people do this is because soccer fan gets butthurt easier than any fan of any sport, and it's funny to watch.

Let's Go Wiz!

What?

well i can understand that. i wouldn't judge anyone based on what sport they enjoy, some just can't get into it.

don't get me wrong dude, i'm not a huge soccer fan and don't mistake my comment for being butthurt. its just interesting to watch the two sides argue about it.

Except for KU basketball fans....in their eyes they have never lost a game...victories have only been unfairly taken away from them. No basketball team is greater than KU and when KU doesn't win...it shouldn't count.

It's a broad generalization.

Not every fan is that way, but generally it's true about most fans.

I'm talking about a sport.

You're talking about a specific team.

Let me guess. Some soccer hater has already arrived and made disparaging comments?

Wow, you're like a psychic or something!

LMAO

Don't overthink it, I was trying to bait you into repeating yourself when you said you wouldn't, hopefully with oodles of crazy angry. ;)

This is true. You certainly don't want to post a thread letting folks know about a replay of a game KU lost.

Heading out to arrowhead, got a block of 14 tix gonna grill some chicken and shrimps then to the casino plus strippers. I got a feeling that tonights going to be a good night.... as long as nobody gets arrested
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Dave Lane is in really good shape.

Was watching some of it, but that red card I just saw is when I remembered how much I didn't like soccer.

Thread.

The Wizards dribble the ball away quite a bit. I keep having to yell pass the ****ing ball at the TV, but they don't seem to respond.

You have to love how the Wizards are referred to as Kansas, or the Kansas Wizards.

I hate that ****ing guy. He will only refer to the team as "the Kansas players."

Face it.

KC isn't exactly the center of the cultural universe.

so, anybody win or was there just a giant explosion of vagina?

NICE WIN!!!
2-1

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/new...t-record-crowd

Record crowd watches Man U in KCEmail Print Comments14 Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the aftermath of the Kansas City Wizards' 2-1 win over mighty Manchester United, coach Peter Vermes tried to be humble. Central defender Jimmy Conrad did not.

"MLS owns the city of Manchester right now," crowed Conrad, who was sent off in the 39th minute.

A crowd of 52,342 -- largest ever to see a soccer match in Kansas City -- watched Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamara score first-half goals and then fend off repeated shots on goal in the second half as the Wizards of the MLS handed the Red Devils their first loss in a four-city tour of the United States.

Manchester City lost to the New York Red Bulls earlier Sunday.

United played without several of its biggest stars, though the Wizards were down to 10 men after Conrad was shown a straight red card for a sliding tackle on Dimitar Berbatov.

"It's a great accomplishment for our team, for our organization," Vermes said. "But in the end, it's an exhibition. And what matters most for us is the league, and trying to win an MLS championship. Look, they've played in Champions League finals. We're not there yet. By any means."

City officials were hoping a big, enthusiastic crowd, drawn partly to get their first glimpse at Arrowhead Stadium following a $375 million makeover, might also boost chances of hosting World Cup games in 2018 or 2022 -- if the U.S gets to host.

"Events like tonight's where we're going to have over 50,000 people in the building for a soccer game I think will be a big selling point for both FIFA and U.S. Soccer when it comes time to make the decision on which stadium to bring the World Cup to," said Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, who lobbied to bring Manchester United to Arrowhead.

With the unexpected win, Hunt and the others got all they wanted and more.

Backup goalkeeper Eric Kronberg replaced Jimmy Nielsen at halftime and made five saves for the Wizards, who have not won an MLS title since 2000 and are 4-8-4 this season.

In the 11th minute, Arnaud beat United's offside trap and took a well-placed through ball from Kamara. Given the one-on-one against backup keeper Ben Amos, Arnaud dribbled into the penalty area and calmly slotted the ball into the lower left corner.

Berbatov equalized from the penalty spot in the 41st minute after Conrad was ejected for a sliding tackle on him.

Replays appeared to show Conrad made contact with the ball before Berbatov went down, but referee Terry Vaughn went straight for the red card and Berbatov converted with a roller into the lower right corner.

"I know I ended up with every piece of the ball," Conrad said. "I know I had to go through him a little bit. I tried to sweep it, but I'd have to see it on replay before I could say with 100 percent certainty."

Manchester Union captain Ryan Giggs said the final score only confirmed what was already evident, that American soccer is on the rise.

"You can see it in the standard of the teams, the standard of the national team, the interest within the crowd and the fans," he said.

Kamara put the Wizards up in the 42nd minute. He headed Ryan Smith's corner kick over Amos and off the underside of the crossbar, and the ball landed just over the goal line.

"They're a big, strong team," said Red Devils coach Sir Alex Ferguson. "Athletic. Very powerful. I thought once we scored the goal we'd be all right. Too many of our shots were off target."

Manchester United's next stop will be a match against the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday in Houston.

"The game is improving in the general play of the players," said Ferguson. "Some United States players are doing well in Europe and in England, and that's the best barometer."


Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press

I guess Man U was 3-0 against MLS teams.

The KC WC bid committee has done an incredible job promoting KC as a candidate city. That's for damn sure. They might just pull this off.

I agree, hope it happens. I am not a big soccer fan but if KC were to get a WC game I would be there for sure.

I went and had a better than expected time.

They locked it up with the WC draw.

It was a nice evening at Arrowhead, good crowd... I got tickets for who I'm sure was one of the very few people wearing a Manchester United jersey that's actually attended a game in the UK.

That was my first soccer game, and I had a great time. The weather was just perfect, which helped a lot.

Oh c'mon. I'm not saying otherwise. You of all people though shouldn't be getting on someone for getting mad at an example of stupidity. ;)