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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 3, 2016 15:15:54 GMT -5
4-1. Sigthorsson goal. Comeback still probably not going to happen, but nice to see the deficit reduced at least.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 3, 2016 14:46:46 GMT -5
And now 4. Griezmann.
Surely now it's over.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 3, 2016 14:45:29 GMT -5
France 3-0 up and seem to be coasting to the semi-finals.
Giroud, Pogba and now Payet scoring.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 2, 2016 19:30:27 GMT -5
The penalty misses of Muller, Schweinsteiger, Zaza and Pelle were especially bad.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 2, 2016 16:51:56 GMT -5
6-5 after 18 penalties.
Germany just squeeze through. That was some penalty shootout, with only 4 of the first 10 going in.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 2, 2016 15:27:07 GMT -5
Finally a breakthrough in the Germany-Italy game.
Mesut Ozil in the 65th minute.
Italy equalizes... Leonard Bonucci penalty. Germany concede for the first time this tournament.
Not sure what Boateng was thinking with the handball there.
1-1 after 90 minutes. This one's going to extra time. No team has looked significantly weaker or stronger; could easily swing either way.
And still 1-1 after 120 minutes. Penalties to decide this. Before this game, I would have expected Germany to have won already.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 2, 2016 15:01:07 GMT -5
NASL's Fall season starts tonight, and the Eleven are playing in Puerto Rico for the first time. I've also given up on ESPN FC as a reliable source of football information because they didn't bother updating NASL info or mention Indy's Spring victory. I think Goal.com is a good outlet, but any other suggestions as to get my football fix? I would give ESPN FC a bit more time. They are stepping up their coverage of the lesser known leagues, not just in America but all over the world. Last year they didn't even have live score updates for NASL matches, but this year they do. I'm not too familiar with Goal.com, but I like their "Done Deals" table that is very helpful for keeping up to date with player transfers. Besides those two, there's also Transfermarkt for nerdier statistical stuff. For the Eleven, I'll be at the home game against FC Edmonton on the 23rd. I'm curious though, is there really much incentive for them to do well in the Fall Season now that they've sealed a playoff spot by winning the Spring Season already?
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 2, 2016 12:56:06 GMT -5
Another interesting transfer was Hulk wussing out of playing in a proper league once again, joining Shanghai SIPG for £46 million. Sure he has made a lot of money, but what a waste of a career playing in Japan, Portugal, Russia and now China. Where on earth are these Chinese teams getting their money from? From what I've heard on the Internet (i.e. disclaimer that it may not be completely accurate), China's premier Xi Jinping is a big soccer fan. This leads to the government pumping money into the sport, and rich conglomerates investing heavily into Chinese football teams to curry favour with the government. On that second point, that explains why many Chinese teams have a corporate sponsor's name attached to its team name.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 1, 2016 15:51:23 GMT -5
Full time: Wales 3-1 Belgium
Fully deserved win for Wales. Belgium started better, but after scoring they just gave the game to Wales; and to their credit, Wales took it.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 1, 2016 15:43:06 GMT -5
Wales 3-1 up. Sam Vokes off the bench and scoring. That should settle it.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 1, 2016 15:14:11 GMT -5
Wales lead... Robson-Kanu with a really well-taken goal.
Belgium now looking like their defensive injury crisis is hurting them
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jul 1, 2016 14:18:08 GMT -5
Belgium with an early lead against Wales.
What a goal from Nainggolan.
Equaliser for Wales now. 1-1. Ashley Williams.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 30, 2016 23:26:24 GMT -5
Yes, but racism is specifically the institution. And it makes better semantic sense to differentiate the terms for better understanding and dialogue. And even then, some white people probably wouldn't shut up about "reverse racism," which has never existed and probably never will barring some sort of apocalyptic event where most of humanity is wiped out and society is forced to start anew. You're just splitting hairs to avoid calling racial discrimination 'racism.' Saying that 'reverse racism has never existed' makes about as much sense as saying that there has never been such a thing as racism. The vast majority of people who acknowledge that racism exists would agree that if an Asian guy treats you in an ostensibly different way than everyone else just because you're not Asian, that's an example of racism. I am in working in China right now, and I'm not ethnically Chinese. I encounter racism every day, but according to you, that's somehow not possible because I'm white. Your view is overly academic and west-centric. By the way, the ethnic makeup of western countries is dramatically shifting, but the immigrants tend to hold their 'in-group preferences' (racism). Whereas many westerners have been programmed to think that ideally we should be blind to race, sex, etc., others do no have this way of thinking and flat out reject it when they immigrate. Absolutely this. As an ethnic Chinese person, I am not comfortable with the idea that "my people", including me, are incapable of racism. If anything, I feel like its almost a display of a superiority complex when white people say "You're Chinese, so you can't be racist", and likewise an inferiority complex when a Chinese person says "I'm Chinese, I can't be racist". On the other hand, upon looking up the Wikipedia definition of "reverse racism"... I can understand the "no such thing as reverse racism" idea given a historical context from a Western point of view.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 27, 2016 18:25:08 GMT -5
Italy 2-0 Spain England 1-2 Iceland
Pity I couldn't catch the two games with the most eye-catching results this round.
Anyway, the quarter-final draw is set:
Poland vs Portugal Wales vs Belgium Germany vs Italy France vs Iceland
Right now I'd like to see an underdog champion (Poland, Wales, Iceland). If not then Germany.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 26, 2016 21:43:26 GMT -5
Argentina 0-0 Chile after 120 minutes. Just like last year, penalty shootout to decide the champion.
Highlights pretty much all came in the first half, with red cards for both teams (Diaz and Rojo). Higuain misses a sitter again, just like in the World Cup Final two years ago. And no Sanchez for the shootout this time, as he's been subbed off.
And Chile win it again... 4-2 in the shootout. Messi missed his penalty, so that should put to rest all the "teammates always let him down" talk this time.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 26, 2016 21:19:06 GMT -5
When was the last time we didn't need an extra 30 minutes to decide a big soccer tourney- 2002 World Cup? If you count the Euros, then Euro 2012. Easy win for Spain over Italy. Speaking of which, they get their rematch tomorrow.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 26, 2016 15:51:34 GMT -5
Hungary 0-4 Belgium
Scoreline a bit harsh on Hungary; they played a much better game than Slovakia against Germany. Meanwhile, Belgium could win the whole thing if they keep playing like this.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 26, 2016 13:34:24 GMT -5
$395 a month for one bedroom in a 4-bedroom apartment. Central Illinois.
If there's one thing keeping me from moving to a bigger city, that's it.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 26, 2016 12:53:03 GMT -5
Germany 3-0 Slovakia
Germany was just way too good, and could have gotten a few more. Their quarter-final will be one to look forward to, as they get either Spain or Italy.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jun 26, 2016 11:16:45 GMT -5
I wouldn't be confident if Arsenal get involved in a penalty shoot-out next season.
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