You can watch soccer all day tomorrow in the US.
Poached from elsewhere:
Tomorrow is the American Soccer Summer Solstice.
It’s the only day with #Euro2024 kicks off at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. ET and #CopaAmérica kickoffs at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Plus 14 MLS games, 2 #NWSL games, 9 USL Championship games, 3 USL League One games
Surprisingly candid and damning comments from Southgate on English players’ fitness!
The problem has always been the English media.
They hype up their chances of winning to the Nth degree, when in reality they are not a very good team in terms of playing as a unit.
They are inconsistent, and this Euro will likely be no different given the strength of the other teams (France, Germany, and Spain)
Belgium vs. Romania was an entertaining game to watch, but yet another the finger of the player from the first knuckle to the tip was beyond the last defender, and it didn’t impact the play in any way or truly give the player an advantage in scoring - but, rules are rules, it’s offsides and the goal doesn’t count call reminds me how much I hate VAR / how offsides is now defined / both.
Which, I think it’s interesting that in athletics track events, you can have both arms extended in a full reach over the finish line and it doesn’t matter; the order of finish is determined by the runner’s torso. Then I remember in football - real football, not soccer - we don’t require players to get any part of their body in the end zone, merely getting any part of the ball over the goal line works. So, it’s not the dumbest rule on the books in pro sports, but I still hate how it’s defined
Agree totally.
There is no competitive advantage conferred in many of the situations where a soccer offside is called. Hockey handles offsides better: both feet have to be over the blue line before the puck arrives for an offside to be called. Something comparable would make more sense in soccer.
Four teams with 3 points each after 2 matches in Group E.
Nominated for Worst Offside Complaint by an American.
You don’t appear to know the Offside Law, Law 11, available online for free.
It is designed to make sure that players and teams earn their goals, and not laze around off their side, not being athletic, waiting for the ball to come. Basketball allows that. And it is boring.
Very similar call tonight in ATL vs STL. In both cases there was a player in offside position but it was questionable whether it affected the keeper. Unlike the play above it appeared to me Guzan did look towards the offside player. He likely wasn’t getting there anyway, but did that peek make a difference? Would have thought the offside call on the field would stand as not a clear and obvious error on that judgment call. It did not, but it didn’t matter as they called another foul on the buildup when reviewing the entire attack.
Incredible match between Italy and Croatia today. If you haven’t watched it, just watching the second half will suffice. Wow!
I see that Croatia gave up two equalizing goals during stoppage time in their last two games. Either win would have put them through but now it’s virtually impossible.
Bitching about pitches is universal. It’s funny to me that they blame the Frankfurt problems on NFL games held in November.
I think we now get Germany, Spain, France, and Portugal on one side of the bracket. Wow.
Yeah, no easy route there for their opponents.
If Denmark gets a goal and England held to a draw, that side could have England and Belgium as well. That could really be the top 6 on one side. Go Denmark!
Croatia doesn’t make it to the next round!
Group C 7 goals in 6 matches. Pretty slow going.
England has been awful all tournament really.
England’s lineup is not one that looks like it fits together right. Foden is different when he’s not playing alongside Haaland and KDB. Kane is not what he used to be and Conor Gallagher can’t score. They should be playing Palmer more, get a little more pace from Bowen and definitely be playing Alex-Arnold.
The mockery has already started over here.
“The Group where Football goes to Die”
You know its bad when your own fans mock you.
