LaFontaineToMogilny
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Most of the countries where (1) soccer is very popular, and (2) they're able to pull it off, have hosted, no?
USA was no more an aberration than South Africa or Japan, but if we were hosting it now, instead of 1994, it would be crazy, because of the number of people that played soccer as kids in the 70s and 80s.
Not at all.
At least in South Africa and Japan/South Korea soccer has a reasonable following in the population, not so (still) in the USA. I agree that hosting the WC in South Korea and Japan was a mistake, as will hosting the world cup in Qatar be. It would also be a mistake to host it in Canada or the United Sates. I'd rather see a country like England host the World Cup a second time before it is brought to the US or Canada (and many other countries).
I understand that FIFA is hellbent on spreading the game to as many countries as possible, and that will probably lead to the US hosting the World Cup again within the next two decades, but I would like to see countries that care deeply for soccer host the World Cup rather than the ones that has the greatest financial upside for the corrupt fat cats in FIFA.
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Soccer / football is the fastest growing sport in Canada. At the grass roots level there are great systems in place. Instead of parents seeing little Johnny, or Jane, as the next Gretzky, or Lemieux, they are envisioning the next Beckham. Also, the US hosted, would you say the people in the US, in general has a keen interest in football?
It is true, as bun, pointed out that the national team does not get much attention, not from the fans, but from the powers that be. So, the problem is not the fans, or the grass-roots organizations. Canada has a rich tradition of welcoming new comers to the country, many of whom are rabid football fans ... one can see evidence clearly at a Toronto FC match. A problem is on the international level many of these fans continue to support their country of origin teams.
That's great that soccer is growing in Canada, but there are scores of countries all over the world where soccer is infinitely more popular that has never been close to hosting a world cup. And yes, the US did host a World Cup, but that was a similar travesty in my opinion.
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I understand your point. If Canada were host and, therefore, secured the automatic berth in the final tournament, it would mean that, in all likelihood, a more deserving side from their conference (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) would not qualify. And, that most certainly would be a trevesty.
No more of a travesty than South Korea or South Africa getting automatic berths as host nations, not to mention Poland AND Ukraine taking up two spots in the European Championships.
The real travesty would be that the World Cup would be hosted in a country where there's very little interest in football.
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Pickled herring is indeed awesome!
In my native land we eat it in many ways. Plain with pickled onion, with tomato sauce and onions, in mustard sauce, with beets, ...
It is heavenly!
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I just went to espn.com and clicked 'NBA' instead of 'NHL' by accident. :(
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Pommer could play with Steven Hawking at center and Verne Troyer on left wing and still would lead the team in scoring.
Steven Hawking is the most cerebral center in the game! Of course Pominville would thrive playing with him.
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Memo to Lindy Ruff - NEVER put Hodgson in a shoot out line up again - guy sucks!!!
By that thinking, Ennis should never ever be in a shoot out line up again either, his 'attempt' against Colorado was a great deal more horrible than Hodgson's miss. Turns out putting Ennis back in the next shoot out turned out just fine, even if he almost made the exact same mistake again.
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I am currently reading
The picture of Dorian Grey (never read it before)
Power vs. Force (utter nonsense)
Way of Power (a Chi Kung book)
The Happiness Project (sounded interesting but looks to be a waste of time )
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Cold? In LA ... if that's where you really are.
At least you didn't have to ... scrape, brush and / or shovel it.
Yes, that is where I am and it ran down to a bone chilling 35 degrees last night!!!
But yeah, I am originally from Norway so I know what winter is really supposed to be like :)
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It's so cold here that I had to run the windshield wipers to remove the film of crystallized dew on my windshield this morning. Luckily it starts heating up at 7 am so it didn't last long.
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Fantastic Friday indeed, just minutes away from a Sabres game which makes any day a great day in my book.
Also, kid got NFL 12 for Christmas finally, so later today I will lead the Bills to a convincing 80 point victory over New England
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I can't get this song out of my head for the life of me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEag0ss9pFU
Not sure it would make a good Sabres theme song though
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My observation isn't based on this season alone. Roy gets his points. I'm suure he'll get them this year too. But it's smoke and mirrors. He's consistently one fo the guys on this team that backs off when the game gets tough. Glides into loose pucks instead of going hard after them. He's prone to weak stick check attempts and lets off the gas in the D zone. He's not a guy who inlcudes hard work into his game and gets exposed when the opposing team is working their ass off. He's been playing that way for most of his career so this isn't a knee jerk reaction. I've had my fill of him.
I would add to this careless with the puck/being to fancy/turn over prone, how ever you want to phrase it.
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