the 370Z.com OFFICIAL football (soccer) thread

[Baker]

Ready and waiting for Friday, one month of soccer will fill my DVR.

[SmoothZ]

Originally Posted by Red370

I think if MLS would stop trying to ride the coattails of the more popular sport leagues here, (NFL, NBA, MLB), and stop attempting to create what they think would be popular among American people and create a league that mirrors the more popular leagues of the world, EPL, Primera, Serie A, the game would gain a strong following here.

1. Cut out that stupid bullshyt playoff system, not one league in the world does this.
2. Eliminate the conferences and create a single table with a point system
3. Eliminate the stupid salary cap and allow teams to actually spend money on big name players
4. Create youth academies to spurn talent at the club level
5. Give more thought to team names, really? FC Dallas? New York Red Bull? what a joke.
6. Stop playing games at rented american football stadiums and build your own park
7. Invite more european teams to play friendlies here on American soil
8. Create lower division leagues for teams to be relegated and promoted to should they not be up to par
9. Oh yeah, ensure each referee is FIFA licensed, MLS is an extremely dangerous league to play in, while this may be good to some, it puts players careers in jeopardy, if there is a foul, make the gawddamn call. I'm sick and tired of watching a foul fest when i'd much rather see more beautiful flowing football.

I don't know what all that means, but I'll take your word for it.

[PapoZalsa]

Originally Posted by SmoothZ

I don't know what all that means, but I'll take your word for it.

The only thing I like is SmoothZ signature, I could care less what all that means.

[Chupacabra]

Originally Posted by Red370

create a league that mirrors the more popular leagues of the world, EPL, Primera, Serie A, the game would gain a strong following here.

That is the biggest issue right there... The sports is what 100 years old... as in the competition level of World Cup etc... 1930 i believe was the first cup... won by Uruguay. But I know they won two other ones previous to those when it was an Olympic sport, before the concept of the world cup was made...and the FIFA later gave them the wins as a world cup... hence why Uruguay has 4 stars. I always though Argentina just gave them their two stars.

Anyways.. when you try and change a sport with world wide recognition it goes horribly wrong.... I was going to keep typing something but got distracted with some cool info.


1930 World Cup official ball:


2010 World Cup official ball:


1930's United states Team who actually made it to the Semi-Finals... Guess they played better through the great depression.

Back Row: Left to Right: Bob Millar (Coach), Jimmy Gallagher, Alexander Wood, Jimmy Douglas, George Moorhouse, Ralph Tracy, Andy Auld, Jack Coll (Physician). Front Row: Left to Right: Jim Brown, Billy Gonsalves, Bert Patenaude, Tom Florie, Bart McGhee.



best player in the history:



Followed by the best Goal in history.. same man:
YouTube - Maradona Goal V England 1986



and so with this I leave you win the Champion of 2010:

[phelan]

i call BS on maradona being the best player in history.

Agreed Phelan. Ronaldo is the best WC player.

[Chupacabra]

Ronaldo??? Really??/ I would go as far as saying MAYBE Pele... but Ronaldo??? come on... that ranks up there with people did not land on the moon.

Originally Posted by Chupacabra

Ronaldo??? Really??/ I would go as far as saying MAYBE Pele... but Ronaldo??? come on... that ranks up there with people did not land on the moon.

Pele is up there. Its really tough between Muller, Pele, and Ronaldo IMO. I think its hard to pick a "best" since all players have diff roles.

[batman_4]

'Orignial' Ronaldo was a scoring machine.

[cow]

I'd agree with Ronaldo, honestly. I'd throw in Zidane as well, but that'd be discounting the entire French team's poor performance in 2002 (in which Zidane was injured, but on the field for two matches).

In other news, my Ribery France kit came in today. I hope I won't regret buying it lol.

[phelan]

Originally Posted by cow

I'd agree with Ronaldo, honestly. I'd throw in Zidane as well, but that'd be discounting the entire French team's poor performance in 2002 (in which Zidane was injured, but on the field for two matches).

In other news, my Ribery France kit came in today. I hope I won't regret buying it lol.

i'm ordering a fabregas spain kit, at least i know he'll never change uniforms on the national level

Originally Posted by batman_4

'Orignial' Ronaldo was a scoring machine.

Yep. I hope he doesnt think I was talking about the portugese one

[cow]

lol I kind of want an Iniesta or Fabregas Espana strip. I figure I've got four more years of rocking jerseys & then at 30 I need to reassess things.

[wishihadnav]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

Pele is up there. Its really tough between Muller, Pele, and Ronaldo IMO. I think its hard to pick a "best" since all players have diff roles.

how about Maradona?

[cow]

Love or hate Maradona, as far as on-the-field-in-World-Cup play, it's hard to pick anyone above Diego.

It's either Pele or Maradona, then arguments can be made for other people.