I think we should officially change the name to SOCCER now. [Archive]

RobMoney

08-01-2005, 09:53 AM

Associated Press
ZURICH, Switzerland -- The United States improved to No. 6 in FIFA's rankings Wednesday, the Americans' best showing in the monthly ratings by soccer's governing body.

The Americans, who will play in this week's CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals, had never been ranked higher than seventh. They were 10th last month, but passed France, England, Portugal and Spain to move within one spot and three points of rival Mexico.

World Cup champion Brazil remained No. 1, and Argentina improved one spot to second. The Netherlands was third, and the Czech Republic dropped from second to fourth.

France fell two spots to seventh, and England, Spain and Portugal rounded out the top 10.

Germany moved from 21st to 11th, the biggest improvement of any nation in the top 20.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 09:59 AM

i don't get it.

why?

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:00 AM

Fuck America's football team, they couldn't buy a World Cup championship.

RobMoney

08-01-2005, 10:01 AM

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:03 AM

Fuck America's football team, they couldn't buy a World Cup championship.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 10:05 AM

Because USA is now ranked higher than England so I think we should get the naming rights for the sport.

If they wanna change it back to "football" or "Futbol" or however they spell it, they're gonna have to play us for it!

i didn't know "football" was dubbed as such by the english.

okay, in that case....i agree. it is now "soccer" until the brits can wrestle the naming rights back from us...

RobMoney

08-01-2005, 10:05 AM

Toucan, you're Canadian, which is practically American.

Why the hate for USA soccer?

miss soul fire

08-01-2005, 10:05 AM

Fuck America's football team, they couldn't buy a World Cup championship.
Even WE bought one! Haha!:D

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 10:06 AM

Fuck America's football team, they couldn't buy a World Cup championship.

yeah, canada's team really sets the standard...

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:12 AM

I hate the American 'soccer' team. They spend millions and millions of dollars training the shit out of the players, and they still can't get close to winning anything. Let's take a look at their record, courtesy of Wikipedia.

World Cup record
1930 - Semifinals
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Round 1
1954 to 1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Round 2
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Quarterfinals

Interesting. For 32 years they didn't even qualify. I'm Canadian, which according to you means I'm practically American (and I resent that comment), and I don't even want to call it soccer.

Poo on the US National Football team.

Parkey

08-01-2005, 10:12 AM

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:12 AM

yeah, canada's team really sets the standard...
HEY

Canada is a hockey nation.

Echewta

08-01-2005, 10:19 AM

What do they call it in South America? Shouldn't they get the rights since they are kicking butt?

monkey

08-01-2005, 10:29 AM

riseupman

08-01-2005, 10:32 AM

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 10:41 AM

just a quick warning:

if any of you are going to actually take this thread seriously and get all huffy-puffy about it....

grow the fuck up....

it's just a little jibe...

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:42 AM

At least the US is moving up in the rankings...

Canada World Cup Record
1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
1958 - Did not qualify
1962 - Did not enter
1970 to 1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Round 1
1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify
Explain what relevance this has to using the American term for football.

Also, I bet my bottom dollar you are American. There are actually good reasons why Canada isn't in the top 20 in football. For one, we have a population one tenth of the United States. Yet, in all time international play, our record is 13 wins, 13 losses, and 8 draws. Interesting.....

Also, we pour millions less into developing a football team. We still have great players and we manage to be 84th in the world, which is nothing to be ashamed about, considering football is so tragically unpopular here in Canada.

Anyways you are an idiot who had to retaliate to the States gross underachievements in international football tournaments, and chose to select a smaller country with less funding and less population.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 10:44 AM

What do they call it in South America? Shouldn't they get the rights since they are kicking butt?

what else should they call it? Brazilian Land?

and we should be North Brazilian Land?

okay, i'm fine with that.....my fellow brazilianman...

monkey

08-01-2005, 10:45 AM

just a quick warning:

if any of you are going to actually take this thread seriously and get all huffy-puffy about it....

grow the fuck up....

it's just a little jibe...

this is funny coming from qdrop.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 10:47 AM

this is funny coming from qdrop.

whatever. i know when to draw the line.

he's talking about soccer...

not sexuality or race or politics, etc..

there is a differance...

shouldn't you be talking about sex on some other thread or something?

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:49 AM

whatever. i know when to draw the line.

he's talking about soccer...

not sexuality or race or politics, etc..

there is a differance...

shouldn't you be talking about sex on some other thread or something?
OK Q.

Sometimes you don't know when to draw the line.

And for some, 'soccer' is the main discussion topic, insted of race, politics, sexuality.

And hey, don't bash Pauli. She's a good kid. So keep it clean..

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 10:53 AM

And for some, 'soccer' is the main discussion topic, insted of race, politics, sexuality. i'm just sayin, anyone who gets pissy about rob's comments is pathetic.

And hey, don't bash Pauli. She's a good kid. So keep it clean.. dude, i will bash whoever the fuck i want.

and pauli will never sleep with you either.....just to be clear.

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 10:56 AM

i'm just sayin, anyone who gets pissy about rob's comments is pathetic.

Good thing your opinions don't represent anyone else's but yours. Some people think what you do is pathetic, so to each his own.

dude, i will bash whoever the fuck i want.

and pauli will never sleep with you either.....just to be clear.

What? :confused: That just doesn't make sense.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 11:00 AM

What? :confused: That just doesn't make sense.

i'm saying it would be nice to see you stick for someone who DOESN'T have a vagina and a catalogue of pics on Sure Shots.

defending pretty girls on BBMB doesn't count as flirting.

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 11:02 AM

i'm saying it would be nice to see you stick for someone who DOESN'T have a vagina and a catalogue of pics on Sure Shots.

defending pretty girls on BBMB doesn't count as flirting.
I had a tiny bit of respect for you before you started this low blow fest on me, but this is just plain shitty. Then again, I expect nothing less from scum like you.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 11:04 AM

I had a tiny bit of respect for you before you started this low blow fest on me, but this is just plain shitty. Then again, I expect nothing less from scum like you.

now would you be talking to me like that if i had a vagina?
would you?

I THINK NOT!!

come on man....it's just a little charlie horse....
it's like picking on a little brother....relax.

monkey

08-01-2005, 11:07 AM

i'm saying it would be nice to see you stick for someone who DOESN'T have a vagina and a catalogue of pics on Sure Shots..

see that's where you're wrong. patt knows i dont have a vagina.
and you've been looking at my pictures? :cool:

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 11:32 AM

and you've been looking at my pictures? :cool:

you're one of the top pic posters....everyone's seen them.
don't flatter yourself.

and you read my post? :cool:

ChrisLove

08-01-2005, 11:39 AM

Because USA is now ranked higher than England so I think we should get the naming rights for the sport.

If they wanna change it back to "football" or "Futbol" or however they spell it, they're gonna have to play us for it!

Just for the record....

England played the USA (i think in Chicago) like 2 months ago and it was 2-0 to England

Freebasser

08-01-2005, 11:41 AM

I think we should officially change the name of American football to gridiron and have done with it.

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 11:43 AM

I think we should officially change the name of American football to gridiron and have done with it.
I agree babe.

Qdrop

08-01-2005, 11:45 AM

I think we should officially change the name of American football to gridiron and have done with it.

see, i could deal with that too....

Gridiron sounds more manly than football.

RobMoney

08-01-2005, 04:29 PM

I think we should officially change the name of American football to gridiron and have done with it.

If England puts together a team and beats us in a game of FOOTBALL then you can have the naming rights.

...bring it you limey blokes!!!

RobMoney

08-01-2005, 04:48 PM

I hate the American 'soccer' team. They spend millions and millions of dollars training the shit out of the players, and they still can't get close to winning anything.

Why do you care what we spend on training? What's the difference?

I'm sure England spends as much, if not more than we do on their National Soccer Team. USA was not even interested in being competitive in Soccer until a few years ago when we hosted the World Cup. Since then, Soccer has been gaining national interest. I'm sure our history is poor in the sport, we were never interested in it before. It seems to be the most popular sport in every other country including England.

Hey, not for nothing, but if England's Baseball team or "Gridiron" team was ranked higher than the USA I'd be expecting some friendly jabs towards us as well.

Poo on the US National Football team.

We don't have a National FOOTBALL Team, we do have a National SOCCER Team though.

mickill

08-01-2005, 04:56 PM

Yeah, in all seriousness, I think that, if anything, American football should be re-named and Toucan Spam should stick to starting birthday threads and drooling over pictures in Sure Shots. LOL, MAN!

wavin_goodbye

08-01-2005, 04:58 PM

didn't cuba win the gold medal in baseball in the olympics?

RobMoney

08-01-2005, 05:01 PM

USA didn't even qualify for Baseball in the most recent Olympics :(

DroppinScience

08-01-2005, 05:10 PM

Toucan,

Don't call soccer "football." Unless you're European or live in South America, the game is SOCCER. :rolleyes:

franscar

08-01-2005, 05:38 PM

I'm not sure what's more worrying, a debate over the FIFA World rankings, or a debate over the name of football.

Soccer's an English name anyway, so them Yanks need to get their own.[/patriotism]

ToucanSpam

08-01-2005, 05:41 PM

Mickill, you can go fuck yourself.

Same to you DroppinScience. Just stay the hell away from me assholes.

synch

08-01-2005, 05:51 PM

mickill

08-01-2005, 05:52 PM

Mickill, you can go fuck yourself.

Same to you DroppinScience. Just stay the hell away from me assholes.

No probs (http://www.jaredstory.com/boy-crying.jpg)

franscar

08-01-2005, 05:54 PM

Why is "American Football" called football anyway? The ball gets kicked a fraction of the gametime.

It should be Handball. American Handball at that because there is already a Handball which is a completely different game.

And it's derived from rugby anyhow, so it should be American rugby. Seeing as how America sucks almost as badly as we do at regular rugby these days.

DandyFop

08-01-2005, 05:54 PM

British accents are hot, they win.

Mike, you can be so rude. I mean, c'mon.

mickill

08-01-2005, 05:57 PM

Yeah Brabs. I see. But would you say that I'm fairly good at it, though? Like, I'm a pro, maybe?

synch

08-01-2005, 05:58 PM

Maybe she was trying to give you permission to be rude.

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:00 PM

You could never change the name of Darts

Darts is Darts

some dickheads say 'Arrers' as in 'Arrows'

'Arrers...imagine a cockney accent

yeah

I mean,you had Bullseye the Darts TV show in the 80's and 90's but they had to call it something and it provided Jim Bowen with a rubber mascot Bull Darts player to hand to contestants at the end of the show

I wish I could show everyone the magic that was Bullseye. It's on the digital channel 'Challenge' all the time

the mullets and clothes will leave you breathless and thanking yourself it's not that time anymore

anyway,what the fuck am I going on about?

Gareth

08-01-2005, 06:00 PM

USA mens basketball:
6th at last world champs
3rd at last olympics
makes me lol just thinking about it
but they probably call basketball 'basketball' in argentina and yugoslavia [or whatever they are now]

mickill

08-01-2005, 06:01 PM

Maybe she's giving me permission to open up this fresh can of economy size whipped ass on her, man.

DandyFop

08-01-2005, 06:02 PM

Mickill don't even get me started on your affair with the Trix rabbit you sick mother fucker.

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:03 PM

anyway,what the fuck am I going on about?

You're going on about Tony Green on the oche, "take your time", horrific eighties fashions and prizes including speedboats and Fiesta 1.2's.

They wouldn't make TV like that anymore. They couldn't.

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:06 PM

You're going on about Tony Green on the oche, "take your time", horrific eighties fashions and prizes including speedboats and Fiesta 1.2's.

They wouldn't make TV like that anymore. They couldn't.

yeah!!!!!!! I keep saying to myself...get it recorded!,fill some tapes up with Bullseye shows

It has to be done

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:08 PM

yeah!!!!!!! I keep saying to myself...get it recorded!,fill some tapes up with Bullseye shows

It has to be done

See if you can find out why Jim kept the prize money in his jacket pocket and how come it took him two minutes to count out £230.

I remember Eric Bristow scoring two consecutive 180's on a christmas special once, in fancy dress. :o

synch

08-01-2005, 06:09 PM

What, like an evening gown?

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:11 PM

What, like an evening gown?

He was the "ghost of christmas past", but it was clearly Eric Bristow, you could see his face under his hood.

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:13 PM

He was the "ghost of christmas past", but it was clearly Eric Bristow, you could see his face under his hood.
I remember that!

synch

08-01-2005, 06:16 PM

He was the "ghost of christmas past", but it was clearly Eric Bristow, you could see his face under his hood.
So it wasn't a big Stig type mystery then?

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:16 PM

I remember that!

Can you remember who the other two were? I'm fairly sure one of them was Jockey Wilson, as the ghost of christmas present, but I can't remember the other one for the life of me. It's eating me up inside.

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:27 PM

Can you remember who the other two were? I'm fairly sure one of them was Jockey Wilson, as the ghost of christmas present, but I can't remember the other one for the life of me. It's eating me up inside.

I think it might have been Bobby George

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:29 PM

Bobby George sounds about right. Cocky bastard he is. Not keen.

marsdaddy

08-01-2005, 06:30 PM

What about bowling? Lawn bowling? Bocce ball? Damn, how are we doing vs. the Italians?

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:31 PM

Bobby George sounds about right. Cocky bastard he is. Not keen.

eeez a laaandennerrr innee

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:33 PM

eeez a laaandennerrr innee

True. Ted Hankey cheeses me off as well. Taylor would piss all over his Mr Chips no danger. All of them on the Beeb darts are fairly shite though.

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:34 PM

True. Ted Hankey cheeses me off as well. Taylor would piss all over his Mr Chips no danger. All of them on the Beeb darts are fairly shite though.

the 'Matchstick' is funny though...that bloke from Holland

can't think of his fuckin name right now

synch

08-01-2005, 06:36 PM

Stompe? Why do I know this?

He's a tram driver from Amsterdam by the way. Regular local hero he is.

franscar

08-01-2005, 06:37 PM

Stompe? Why do I know this?

Yeah it is Co Stompe.

He's a tram driver from Amsterdam by the way. Regular local hero he is.

And that's why you know that.

paul jones

08-01-2005, 06:38 PM

Stompe? Why do I know this?

He's a tram driver from Amsterdam by the way. Regular local hero he is.

YEAH

CO STOMPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is my favorite ever player really. I wish he would get it together and win the world title one day

zorra_chiflada

08-01-2005, 08:33 PM

this thread is a showcase of american attitude.

zippo

08-01-2005, 09:00 PM

The United States improved to No. 6 in FIFA's rankings Wednesday, the Americans' best showing in the monthly ratings by soccer's governing body.

The Americans, who will play in this week's CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals, had never been ranked higher than seventh. They were 10th last month

its like hells freezed over...i bet the way they did this was a little bullshit...no, really
even the yanks are like "huh?"

wavin_goodbye

08-01-2005, 10:16 PM

Toucan,

Don't call soccer "football." Unless you're European or live in South America, the game is SOCCER. :rolleyes:

i'm pretty sure that the rest of the world calls it football ... could be wrong though..

zippo

08-01-2005, 10:38 PM

i'm pretty sure that the rest of the world calls it football ... could be wrong though..

well ofcourse youre sure. just like the rest of the world uses the same metric and musical notation system

roosta

08-02-2005, 04:34 AM

for the record, the FIFA ranking system is completely arse. Its all over the shop.

synch

08-02-2005, 04:36 AM

I was going to post that earlier today but couldn't be bothered.

Many federations have complained about the ranking system and the futility of the monthly rankings.

Just gives the papers something to write about and gives some exposure to FIFA I guess...

Freebasser

08-02-2005, 05:39 AM

Hey, not for nothing, but if England's Baseball team or "Gridiron" team was ranked higher than the USA I'd be expecting some friendly jabs towards us as well.

We already have cricket and rugby, as do most other countries. We don't actually have much of an interest in your spin-offs ;)

This is why America has a "world series" contested by US teams - no one else wants to play with them :(

RobMoney

08-02-2005, 06:17 AM

It is being worked on as we speak actually. A true World Series, pitting country vs. country.
One of the hurdles was the doping policy, or lack of, I should say by Major League Baseball. The Government has stepped in and has forced MLB to instute a much stricter policy which is going to pave the way for an International Series of Baseball to be played, Pre-MLB season.

USA will in no way be a heavy favorite. Nations like Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezula and Japan produce some very good players and will be able to give the USA a good game.

Mr_Complex

08-02-2005, 06:20 AM

How many games do England play in a full year compared to the USA? A fraction.

wavin_goodbye

08-02-2005, 08:46 AM

rob - i noticed you didn't mention cuba...?

are they not allowed to participate?

Parkey

08-02-2005, 06:01 PM

They're bringing Bullseye back (y)

"Keep out of the black and into the red, there's nothing in this game for two in a bed..."

paul jones

08-02-2005, 06:06 PM

They're bringing Bullseye back (y)

"Keep out of the black and into the red, there's nothing in this game for two in a bed..."

hopefully the prizes will be better

I can just see it now

Iiiiiiiiiiin One : 'This beautiful i-pod'

Iiiiiiiiiiin Two : ' Impress all the girls hanging outside the shops for no reason with this state of the art Blingin Nike tracksuit'

and Bully's SPECIAL PRIZE!!!!!!!!

" Ozzy couldn't handle one but maybe you can.....it's a top of the range Quad Bike!'

marsdaddy

08-02-2005, 07:32 PM

The Government has stepped in and has forced MLB to instute a much stricter policy which is going to pave the way for an International Series of Baseball to be played, Pre-MLB season.

USA will in no way be a heavy favorite. Nations like Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezula and Japan produce some very good players and will be able to give the USA a good game.The government stepped in because they needed to feel empowered. The government had nothing to do with the international competition.

Japan will probably not participate due to the timing of it. And Cuba is non-commital -- likely due to their players seeking asylum. The US will probably lose.