Jules Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 This is the life of so many people outside the popular sports world. Hockey fans often see the AHL is a step down, but the income of many AHL players is a dream pay for most athletes, especially those in a sport that only get good TV ratings at the Olympics. I mean, I see it everyday, because my fiancee has to work a job outside of her full-time sports career, despite being around a top 100 athlete in her sport worldwide. The drop-off in the financial value of being an elite level athlete in a smaller sport is enormous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html# 1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Colombia 4. Argentina 5. Netherlands 6. Italy 7. Portugal 8. Croatia 9. Brazil 10. Belgium 11. Greece 12. Uruguay 13. Bosnia-Herzegovina 14. England 15. Switzerland 16. Russia 17. Ecuador 18. Ivory Coast 19. USA 20. Mexico US cracks the top 20 in the Fifa rankings for the first time in a few years. For those that don't follow the sport, these Fifa rankings don't really mean shit and are always questioned. That being said it's hard to look at the teams higher than 20 and argue that the US doesn't deserve it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Colombia, Greece, The Netherlands? What are they doing there. How The Netherlands is currently ranked over Brazil, England en maybe even Belgium shows how skewed this list usually is. The Dutch team is in absolute shambles, hasn't beaten a meaningful opponent in a meaningful game in forever and they are fifth? Laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Colombia, Greece, The Netherlands? What are they doing there. How The Netherlands is currently ranked over Brazil, England en maybe even Belgium shows how skewed this list usually is. The Dutch team is in absolute shambles, hasn't beaten a meaningful opponent in a meaningful game in forever and they are fifth? Laughable. They've been pretty high on the rankings ever since their WC final appearance, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 They've been pretty high on the rankings ever since their WC final appearance, right? Because their qualifying was tougher, they were actually number one for a while, despite Spain taking all three recent tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 There really is no rhyme or reason behind them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Fortuna with another strong showing in second game. After beating a clear title favorite at home last week, they now played 0-0 away against another good opponent. 4 out of 6 possible points to open the year. There have been seasons where acquiring 4 points took them seven games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 USA-Bosnia/Herzegovina on ESPN2 starting now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Arsenal needs to make an impact signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Understatement of the century. Seriously, we're just missing everyone. The new rumor is that we're going to try to pry Michu from Swansea or Dzeko out of City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Understatement of the century. Seriously, we're just missing everyone. The new rumor is that we're going to try to pry Michu from Swansea or Dzeko out of City. Do they make a trophy for Financial Fair Play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Understatement of the century. Seriously, we're just missing everyone. The new rumor is that we're going to try to pry Michu from Swansea or Dzeko out of City. if Dzeko keeps playing the way he is in a friendly against the US right now then Pellegrini will have to be on crack to let him go. Hes far and away the best player on either team in this match, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 What a second half for the US against Bosnia, capped off by this Jozy free kick golazo http://i.imgur.com/AXOuCdr.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd be excited to get either Michu or Dzeko, although I wish Michu had a slightly longer track record. I was not thrilled about the talk of Suarez - implosion waiting to happen. Hard to see City let Dzeko get away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 What a second half for the US against Bosnia, capped off by this Jozy free kick golazo http://i.imgur.com/AXOuCdr.gif Beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Barca off to a slow start, only scoring four times in the first 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Barca off to a slow start, only scoring four times in the first 30 minutes Up 7-0 barely into the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 6-0 barca and they sub in Neymar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluephoria Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 La Liga is shite... there's no excitement because outside Madrid and Barca no other teams stand a chance because they're so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 How the hell did atletico win copa Del rey ? All falcao? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 How the hell did atletico win copa Del rey ? All falcao? Teams don't prioritize the national Cup tournaments. They play their "B squad" for the most parts, giving some playing time to younger players or bench players. Occasionally it means they stumble early or just don't care at all. It's pretty common for mid-table teams to win the Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Defending Polish league champs Legia Warsaw react to UEFA sanctions... Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 The response (as in, the tifo action) is awesome, but the blatant racism they were punished for is not. Eastern European soccer leagues are riddled with right wing violence and racism. There are teams afraid to sign black players, because of backlash from the fans. Morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Bluey Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The response (as in, the tifo action) is awesome, but the blatant racism they were punished for is not. Eastern European soccer leagues are riddled with right wing violence and racism. There are teams afraid to sign black players, because of backlash from the fans. Morons. That's all that I was referring to. Racism in soccer is beyond dispicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The response (as in, the tifo action) is awesome, but the blatant racism they were punished for is not. Eastern European soccer leagues are riddled with right wing violence and racism. There are teams afraid to sign black players, because of backlash from the fans. Morons. Not that bad anymore TBH. Both Dynamo & Shakhtar have large amounts of non-ukrainian ethnic players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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