[murd0c]

I must say I'm at the ending of Invictus right now and it's weird not hearing those fucken horns. Kinda driving me a bit crazy.

[G]

Netherlands vs Cameroon... Do you guy's think Netherlands are gonna start their star players? (Van Persie, Sneijder, Van der Vaart?)

[Harvey Specter]

England had to score (i think) one more goal and they would have not played Germany. A lot of "experts" are saying that Germany will win but I still think the current German team is way too hyped up.

[LUUUUUUUU]

where's Robben?

[iwantaskyline]

the US is just lucky to be in that group. Put them in group G & see how they'd feel.

But US is gonna play the weaker team from group D, pretty likely that they'll advance to final 8. THEN they'll get owned by Germnay. :haha:

Really?

They've been jewed by the refs on two sure goals now which would have got them two wins and a tie. That offside call today was horrible but they scored in the 91st minute or else that would have been the story today again, the refs.

This is the team that beat Spain in the confederations cup. Spain is much better then Germany, so don't be surprised to see them beat Germany.

[G]

where's Robben?

Injured in the last world friendly. Still healing, almost 100%.

[ASG111]

20% luck, 80% skill

http://www.dump.com/wp-content/uploads/DO-NOT-PASTE-THIS-URL-ON-ANY-FORUM-BLOG-OR-WEBSITE--LINK-WILL-CEASE-TO-BE-FUNCTIONAL-SHORTLY--PLEASE-LINK-ONLY-TO-URLS-CONTAINED-IN-THE-ADDRESS-BAR--CODE-48918279417/luck.gif

[bd0n]

Really?

They've been jewed by the refs on two sure goals now which would have got them two wins and a tie. That offside call today was horrible but they scored in the 91st minute or else that would have been the story today again, the refs.

This is the team that beat Spain in the confederations cup. Spain is much better then Germany, so don't be surprised to see them beat Germany.

usa has the sweetest road to the world cup, they face ghana then the winner of the south korea match.

[Gh0stRider]

http://imgur.com/T2lpE.gif

This dive from 2002 still cracks me up;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RKo_50sWW4&feature=player_embedded

another angle

http://www.fukung.net/images/29700/hGOzG.gif

[chun]

Omggggggg Italy's going down in flames

[Alatar]

Italy's pulling a France!

[chun]

Wow, Mucha was pulling a Pronger by trying to jack the ball

[WholeWheat]

wow, what a finish. italy almosts ties it then slovakia scores

[hi5-ive]

yessss! italy is out!!!!!

[chun]

How did Pepe miss! That was an exciting finish!

[bd0n]

pretty sure its gonna take a mix of paint thinner and cut polish to get this smug look off my face lol

[jsoni]

whooooooo Italy is out !!

[choda]

Italy can lick my nuts!

[LUUUUUUUU]

FAILLLLLLLLLLLLL

[q0192837465]

ooo, nasty goal by the Japs

[threezero]

:) looks like i made a great choice going with slovakia last night :) 1:6 :)

[Oleophobic]

wow japan

[q0192837465]

wow, even MORE nasty. THeir training prolly involve hours of winning eleven. hahaha

[flagella]

holy shit, two free kicks from Japan were just damn beautiful.

[chun]

Siiiiiickkkkkkk

[Bender Unit]

Japan scored 2 beautiful Free Kick Goals
Big Fail for Denmark goalkeeper

[dachinesedude]

very nice goals for the japs, go asian teams!

[Not really racist!]

Finally a team capitalizing on free kicks

Amazing strikes

[Ch28]

Robin van Persie FTWWW!!!

[orange7]

bet you all the jap chicks back in Japan are going wild. They might start a new trend and give out free sex to random ppl just like (see avatar).

[q0192837465]

free sex only for those who can bend it like Beckham

[chun]

bet you all the jap chicks back in Japan are going wild. They might start a new trend and give out free sex to random ppl just like (see avatar).

Jeez man, go fap it before surfing REVscene once in a while. Every single one of your posts is about chicks or something perverted regardless of thread topic

[Ch28]

Cameroon fuuuuuuuuuu

[AzNightmare]

SHIT!! I didn't know penalty kicks allow rebounds after. FUUU 2-1 Japan now.

Japan Goalkeeper deserves a clean sheet for making that penalty kick save.

[q0192837465]

that was such a bullshit call

[threezero]

stupid dive by denmark...

[raygunpk]

naiiiceeee

[q0192837465]

that makes up for it

[Ch28]

Huntelaar SCORESSSS!!!!

[AzNightmare]

GG! GOOD JOB JAPAN!

[Sir_Loin]

HONDAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Nice move into the box and setup for his teammate.

[dachinesedude]

whats wrong with the announcer

"that's definitely a push, a hefty one too"

oh plz

[AzNightmare]

wtf? did Netherlands score just now too?? LOL

[Ch28]

wtf? did Netherlands score just now too?? LOL

Huntelaar scored off an excellent pass by Sneijder

[AzNightmare]

Huntelaar scored off an excellent pass by Sneijder

lol, I was watching the Japan game and Okazaki scored around the same time.

[Ch28]

Netherlands with a perfect 3-0 record

fuck yeah! :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

[chun]

Wooooooo! JAPANNNNNN!

[q0192837465]

bye bye denmark

[flagella]

japan indeed did a very good job. Excellence.

Now, Portugal vs Brazil at 7AM tomorrow. THIS IS THE MATCH!

[BlacknJean]

honda is a beast!

[Tim Budong]

That was Robben, who dribbled past the cameron off post..right to huntelaar

[jpark]

hondas assistance was great.. just the referee didnt see the handball and didnt call on that, next time Denmark

[Meowjin]

<3 sportsaction.

[Harvey Specter]

Goodbye Italy.

[threezero]

Portugal vs brazil tmml I'm so looking forward! GO PORTUGAL!!!!!
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[HonestTea]

FUCK THAT!

GO BRAZIL!

[Simulated]

HOLLAND!!!

[insomniac]

858

[Ronin]

Oh man, just realized England is playing Germany in the round of 16. Sorry, Three Lions...I support Deutschland first.
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[Hehe]

Tomorrow we have perhaps the first interesting game for this world cup: Portugal vs. Brazil.

[choda]

Oh man, just realized England is playing Germany in the round of 16. Sorry, Three Lions...I support Deutschland first.
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I know, my 2 teams for this WC, I don't know who to chose, all I know is whoever wins has my full support!

[bengy]

Tomorrow we have perhaps the first interesting game for this world cup: Portugal vs. Brazil.


Not really. It's a mean nothing game to both teams. Brazil needs a tie to remain first in the group. Both teams are through regardless.

[StylinRed]

Spain vs Chile $$


Not really. It's a mean nothing game to both teams. Brazil needs a tie to remain first in the group. Both teams are through regardless.


Ivory Coast can steal it from Portugal can't they?

[bengy]

Spain vs Chile $$





Ivory Coast can steal it from Portugal can't they?

Nope they have 1GF and 3GA while Portugal has 7GF and 0 GA. So even if they both tie with 4 points, Portugal goes thru.

[Harvey Specter]

Just watching the Italy game again, man Italy looked so weak for most of the game and only came out to play when they went down 2-0. If they had given a little more effort in the first half and got the lead, they would have won.

[Sir_Loin]

Nope they have 1GF and 3GA while Portugal has 7GF and 0 GA. So even if they both tie with 4 points, Portugal goes thru.

If Brazil beats Portugal 1-0, Ivory Coast would then need 10 goals against North Korea to win by Goal Differential.

[Meowjin]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1122/4732124379_d38451366f_o.jpg

I need this to be my avatar.

[StylinRed]

Ohh thats right i forgot Portugal tore NK a new one

[tegz]

Too lazy to check if this link has been posted yet..

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!oXW4SRqCEQfIXY3zNe24suWx/article?mid=8762

if it hasn't, enjoy.. if it has.. PHAIL MEHHH!

Some hot world cup women.

[HonestTea]

Does anyone have a good stream for World Cup matches? ATDHE?

[Ch28]

Does anyone have a good stream for World Cup matches? ATDHE?

Stream it off the CBC website

Great quality and that's what I use at work.

[Ronin]

Fuck me...I read in the paper that they're discussing a South Africa bid for the Olympics.

NO.

Just no.

Could you imagine? Goddamn vuvuzellas again.

NOTHING should ever be held in South Africa ever again except a vuvuzella concert...and that's only so they know where to aim the missiles.

[Harvey Specter]

The vuvuzellas were annoying at first but I'm use to the vuvuzellas now.

And if you can, find a live feed for ESPN on the net. I have dish network at home and the ESPN picture, audio and overall quality is much better compared to CBC. Only downside is they have one host who yaps about the US team non stop and acts like the US team are a bunch of soccer gods.

[HonestTea]

Stream it off the CBC website

Great quality and that's what I use at work.

TY :thumbsup:

[Ronin]

I simply will not watch soccer if the commentators are not British.

[StylinRed]

yeah the commentators have to have an accent from the UK

[q0192837465]

lol, wut's up with Chile wearing Spain color?

hahaha

[dachinesedude]

chile goalie fail, go spain!!

[Meowjin]

lol, wut's up with Chile wearing Spain color?

hahaha

whats up with spain wearing chile colour? :rolleyes:

[tacobell]

SPAIN baby, luckily didn't have to play Brasil for round of 16

[Ch28]

it's gonna be a sick match up for group of 16, Brazil vs Spain, that should be the final

Won't happen because they're not going to get past Netherlands

[02em2]

it's gonna be a sick match up for group of 16, Brazil vs Spain, that should be the final

I think it will be Chile vs Brazil and Spain vs Portugal

[Bouncing Bettys]

fuck switzerland should have made it.

from the cbc website
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/Blaupunkt69/uhh.jpg

[Greenstoner]

^handball

[simsimi1004]

^^ :D:rofl:

[hal0g0dv2]

just was the japan vs den.
dam japan is good those free kicks they had were sick

[Gumby]

I don't really follow soccer, but I find it interesting how the standings are so tight, in order to advance, you gotta win, and win by as much as possible.

[turb0triX]

some pics so far.
http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/worldcup_06_25/w18_24042095.jpg
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/halfway_in_-_2010_world_cup.html

[Boinky]

I think it's time to take a trip to Paraguay.

[VSBB6]

Japan's free kick FTW!!

[StylinRed]

so many empty seats


looks like South Korea is in for a pounding

[AzNightmare]

Damn, it's raining so hard in the Korea game.

[StylinRed]

yeah looks like everyone just decided to leave... looks like half the people decided to go home

[G]

Ref for korea/uruguay game didn't really call much....

[underscore]

I hate that Mexican ref, he's such a dick.

Also Torres dove like a little bitch, and Spain scored anyways! Why card the Chilean player?

chile goalie fail, go spain!!

fuck that was bad

[Not really racist!]

Kingson is a BEAST

[TomBox_N]

Go Ghana, take the US down
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[BlacknJean]

nooo korea =(

[boostfever]

No U.S. either!!

[Durrann]

great game by ghana
kingston was aggressive in net
really close game

[Harvey Specter]

LOL @ the US. The best day ever but I shouldn't laugh too hard, England might be done tomorrow.

[TomBox_N]

^ to be fair Germany isn't playing too well either. Their defense has a lot of hole. It'll not be a matter of who wins but more like who didn't lose.
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[StylinRed]

Ghanas goals were great

glad an African country is still in it and im glad the US is out :)

and i imagine the UK is going to get slaughtered tomorrow unless they suddenly pulled a 180 on how they've been playing

[StylinRed]

wth were people booing over the German Anthem?

[SkinnyPupp]

OK all this stupid hype makes me want to watch a game. Anyone know of a good feed I can check out?

Also, what was the BEST game so far this tournament? I want to see soccer at its best. I watched the first 5 minutes of some Brazil game, and they didn't even fucking cross the middle line during that entire time.

[avinayyar]

*uck Germany!

[DanHibiki]

Whooo germany!
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[vapour_lock]

ohh snap that ref just got fired

[StylinRed]

best game of the WC so far :)

[Vale46Rossi]

AHAHHAHA WHO LIKES REF FAIL ON ENGLAND??


GO GO GO GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[avinayyar]

England robbed of a goal by yet more bad refereeing - why can't we just have instant replay reviews for disputed goals FIFA?

[VSBB6]

Referee should run for his life if England loses

[StylinRed]

guess germanys not concerned about goals; taking mueller and klose off



England robbed of a goal by yet more bad refereeing - why can't we just have instant replay reviews for disputed goals FIFA?

thats one thing that bugs me... they need replays for everything not just goals

i doubt we'll see it though -_-

[MarkyMark]

Wow England is getting lit up lol, bye bye

Go Netherlands!
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[Vale46Rossi]

England, you can have your goal back!

[vanLUDERCity]

GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooootttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BYE BYE ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!

DIE MANNSCHAFT IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[boostfever]

england got raped.

sucks for lampard's goal though.

[tacobell]

you can't really blame the ref or the ref's assistance in this case as from their angle, all they see is the ball drop straight down, it's almost impossible for them to call that a goal from their viewing position. If you're gonna place blame, blame FIFA for rejecting instant reply. Even the English Premiership didn't want instant reply, oh how the apple taste now..

Despite the call, Germany was clearly the better team, they were much faster, their passes were more accurate, they had better runs on the ball and their counter-attack was superb.

For England, aside from Gerrald, the rest of the team are made up of a bunch of prima donnas. Roony is a good player for Man U, but when he plays on the international level, he's no where the world class striker everyone makes him out to be. This tournament, this game, the dude was invisible. England, until you get a goalie, you;ll never have a legitimate chance at winning world or euro cup.

[Ronin]

Woooooo!!!!!

Deutschland! Deutschland! Uber alles!!

[wahyinghung]

Don't worry germany won't get far Argentina will take care of them soon enough Go!! Argentina!!!!!!

[Eastwood]

Germany is through Woo-Woo

4-1 Oh man

[Brianrietta]

England, until you get a goalie, you;ll never have a legitimate chance at winning world or euro cup.

This reminds me of this classic picture from a few years ago.

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/small/0805/euro-2008-england-fail-euro-2008-switzerland-austria-demotivational-poster-1211804175.gif

[Tim Budong]

It's all about the dutch and their beautiful women! HUP HOLLAND. HUP
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[The_AK]

Hope you like pancakes, England!

http://i46.tinypic.com/35ceued.png

http://i45.tinypic.com/bwyz5.png

[Durrann]

controversial goal against the mexicans

[02em2]

seriously, FIFA needs to implement instant replay. I mean there is a 4th official how hard is it to put a TV in front of himBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[wahyinghung]

Let's Go Argentina!!!!! and then rape Germany after wards!!!!!!!

[Not really racist!]

Wow, Mexico totally kinda gave up after the 1st goal, then just started playin cheap after the second one

[Tim Budong]

what a strike!
TEVEZ!!!

[Not really racist!]

what a strike!
TEVEZ!!!

so sick
goal of the world cup so far?
or maybe david villa's was better

[jstn86]

so sick
goal of the world cup so far?
or maybe david villa's was better

i say david villa's was better.

how do ppl hate germany? :(

go deutschland!

[02em2]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=875&stc=1&d=1277671351
"LIKE THIS DAMN IT, THE HAND OF GOD IS LIKE THISSS!!!!"

Hand of God: DOWN LEFT UP + PUNCH

[shawn79]

arg vs ger next?

[threezero]

Argentina have major defense problems.....

[Harvey Specter]

Fucking England, talk about a bloody epic fail.

[Not really racist!]

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7822/hitz.gif

[BlacknJean]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LFZJIm3mD0&feature=player_embedded

epic

[Harvey Specter]

^
LOL.

[jdmhaze]

Germany vs. Argentina will be a hell of a game....cant wait!

[insomniac]

^+1

:facepalm: at mexico when they let the second goal in.

[insomniac]

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ohyl9Qtq1qag2dbo1_500.jpg

[G]

^Lol!, and btw, I never knew Beckham was that tatted up :S

[impactX]

OK all this stupid hype makes me want to watch a game. Anyone know of a good feed I can check out?

Also, what was the BEST game so far this tournament? I want to see soccer at its best. I watched the first 5 minutes of some Brazil game, and they didn't even fucking cross the middle line during that entire time.

IPs from Hong Kong are blocked from watching those online streaming site from the mainland.

I personally use http://www.atdhe.net, it's a decent standard definition feed (usually streaming from the European broadcasting channels such as BBC) that doesn't require installing crappy softwares.

[02em2]

FIFA has announced it will make some changes to the standard soccer field goal line after death threats to referees following the England-Germany match. The change will take place after this year's World Cup and will look something like the following picture:


http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/England-just-got-trolled-2.jpg

[vafanculo]

OK all this stupid hype makes me want to watch a game. Anyone know of a good feed I can check out?

Also, what was the BEST game so far this tournament? I want to see soccer at its best. I watched the first 5 minutes of some Brazil game, and they didn't even fucking cross the middle line during that entire time.

Depends on what you find best? You can either watch a lopsided game like Portugal-Korea, or watch one of the lesser scoring games. I haven't watched much games last 3days but up to that point I really thought England-USA was a good game to watch.
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[Gt-R R34]

FIFA has announced it will make some changes to the standard soccer field goal line after death threats to referees following the England-Germany match. The change will take place after this year's World Cup and will look something like the following picture:


http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/England-just-got-trolled-2.jpg

LOL!

[insomniac]

http://www.9gag.com/photo/27633_540.jpg
you guys watch this part? i lol'd

[StylinRed]

you guys watch this part? i lol'd

ur gif wont link but here's the video of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKHVBmfhWVc

[StylinRed]

hahaha my moms back from vacation and is watching the argentina mexico repeat with me and she's like "what is that buzzing sound?! omg they shouldn't allow this! makes people who wanted to watch the game want to turn the tv off"


oh she flipped it to the shopping channel :haha:

[shawn79]

i think its gonna be argintina vs brazil in the finals ohnoes:

[Harvey Specter]

So the Fifa boss basically said that a goal which clearly went in for England and was missed by the REF and his stupid ass assistant is what makes "soccer exciting" and there's no need for instant replay. Corruption much? Like wtf is wrong with Fifa? How is the game "exciting" when refs completely fuck up games with stupid calls and miss calls like the England call and the offside in the Mexico game. /rant.

[vafanculo]

So the Fifa boss basically said that a goal which clearly went in for England and was missed by the REF and his stupid ass assistant is what makes "soccer exciting" and there's no need for instant replay. Corruption much? Like wtf is wrong with Fifa? How is the game "exciting" when refs completely fuck up games with stupid calls and miss calls like the England call and the offside in the Mexico game. /rant.

What gets me is that it not only doesn't add excitement, it actually takes the excitement away. Getting a goal disallowed has to be one of the most gutted feelings a team can endure. Yeah, let's take away a teams hard effort on getting back into the game and make the hardcore fans lose sleep at night. Gee, that's fucking exciting.

I don't mind fouls being at the discretion of the ref, but video reply should be brought into the game for goals.
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[shawn79]

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[StylinRed]

is it just me or is the camera for the dutch slovak game shaking... i feel like im having a seizure

edit: guess its just the HD feed i dont notice any issues with the SD version

[VSBB6]

^must be the wind

[G]

HUP HUP!

[InvisibleSoul]

So the Fifa boss basically said that a goal which clearly went in for England and was missed by the REF and his stupid ass assistant is what makes "soccer exciting" and there's no need for instant replay.
That's just idiotic.

Yeah, I'm always at the edge of my seat wondering when the next blown call is going to be!

[The_AK]

That's just idiotic.

Yeah, I'm always at the edge of my seat wondering when the next blown call is going to be!

Its more "traditional" that way because its all about whats happening on the field.

Doesn't matter though, England already los...
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/vuvuzela2.jpg

[underscore]

^ who cares if it's "traditional"? maybe it's cause this is the first WC I've watched, but it looks pretty fucking dumb when the refs are making calls that are so obviously wrong when seen with a slow-mo replay on tv.

What gets me is that it not only doesn't add excitement, it actually takes the excitement away. Getting a goal disallowed has to be one of the most gutted feelings a team can endure. Yeah, let's take away a teams hard effort on getting back into the game and make the hardcore fans lose sleep at night. Gee, that's fucking exciting.

I don't mind fouls being at the discretion of the ref, but video reply should be brought into the game for goals.
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For red-carded/yellow-turned-red offences as well I think. The ref already has that little mic and shit, why not have some people upstairs reviewing stuff and telling him whats up. Then when the whistle is blown, they can check all the camera angles and see what exactly happened. There would be more stoppage time but who cares, the game would be much better

[The_AK]

^ who cares if it's "traditional"?

Maybe rest of world? I'm not sure though, I'm not a mind reader. But it is one of the aspects that make soccer a simple but tough sport. Plus we'd stop seeing Italy take dives :thumbsup:

[InvisibleSoul]

Its more "traditional" that way because its all about whats happening on the field.

Doesn't matter though, England already los...
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/vuvuzela2.jpg

And maybe it's only "traditional" since they didn't have the technology to have video replays in the 1600's.

[dachinesedude]

Maybe rest of world? I'm not sure though, I'm not a mind reader. But it is one of the aspects that make soccer a simple but tough sport. Plus we'd stop seeing Italy take dives :thumbsup:

tough as in there is a chance that your clear goals will be waved off?
tough as in you have to worry about the opposing team running into you but you get a yellow card for it?

cuz i know you dont meant physically tough

and instant replays please, why does the ref make all the decisions, what if they're calling games?

[Ch28]

Netherlands vs Brazil

HUP Holland HUP!

[DanHibiki]

Fuck tradition it's all about evolving and improving the game. If you can make the game better why wouldn't you?

[shawn79]

its gonna suck to watch
germany vs argintina
brazil vs netherlands
spain vs portgual
:cry:

it seems like brazil will steal this world cup championship again

[Ch28]

its gonna suck to watch
germany vs argintina
brazil vs netherlands
spain vs portgual
:cry:

it seems like brazil will steal this world cup championship again

Brazil won't win.

[Ronin]

It's Deutschland's year. It's just too bad their opponent won't be France...or Belgium...or Poland...because that would be hilarious.

[Ch28]

It's Deutschland's year. It's just too bad their opponent won't be France...or Belgium...or Poland...because that would be hilarious.

:lol no its not

if anything it's Netherlands year

they've been unbeaten for 23 matches now and they've looked good throughout the entire tourney

[The_AK]

tough as in there is a chance that your clear goals will be waved off?
tough as in you have to worry about the opposing team running into you but you get a yellow card for it?

cuz i know you dont meant physically tough

and instant replays please, why does the ref make all the decisions, what if they're calling games?

I'm playing devil's advocate here, but you can't say soccer is not a physically demanding sport. Yes, its tough on the mind too, yes, it can seem unfair, but how many times have you heard people say that life is unfair?

Its one of the most simplest sports televised and its the lack of technology that allows anyone anywhere around the world to pick up the ball and play. If you implement technology into the decisions of the game, you're taking away from what the sport is.

Now lets think about hockey and football? How many times have we seen refs give bad calls even with the presence of technology? No matter what you add into a game, people will always bitch, complain, and moan about the game being unfair to a certain degree and will demand something to be added. I wouldn't be surprised if the most of the bitching is coming from butt-hurt North Americans too.

However, I do think some sort of goal-line technology like in hockey would be a great addition to the game.

Fuck tradition it's all about evolving and improving the game. If you can make the game better why wouldn't you?
Because then its not the same game, only in North America people don't give a shit about tradition. Think of it this way, people are playing the same soccer that was played by their fathers and grandfathers back in the day. To some people, thats really meaningful.

[Dan_Guy]

Originally Posted by jonogunn8
Fuck tradition it's all about evolving and improving the game. If you can make the game better why wouldn't you?

Rugby and Cricket got "Evolved"
Now we have the over protective, uninteresting, over commercialized sports like American Football and Baseball,

[G]

:lol no its not

if anything it's Netherlands year

they've been unbeaten for 23 matches now and they've looked good throughout the entire tourney

It's anyone's game... All the teams that are in right now deserve to be where they are. All of them are the best of the best. But it's going to be a close game.

Netherlands (HUP HUP) are unbeaten so far, but from what I always hear, they have some curse that makes them screw up. Hopefully this isn't true. Robben is back and he's fucking rape.

Germany is a young team, good passing, rape-age offence, and mediocre defence, their goalie is questionable too, but they are one of the best contenders..

Brazil is Brazil, and Argentina is Argentina. 2 teams that usually make it far in the tournament from experience and skill... and Maradona is doing pretty good :p

Spain = Lots of known players but they haven't been able to show their true power...Before the whole thing I thought they would rape every team like 99-0. But that hasn't been the case...

Portugal = C.Ronaldo is a bitch. Enough said.

[Dan_Guy]

Portugal = C.Ronaldo is a bitch. Enough said.


/sig worthy

[The Hype]

:lol no its not

if anything it's Netherlands year

they've been unbeaten for 23 matches now and they've looked good throughout the entire tourney

Pfft when you consider that 8 of those matches were in their World Cup qualifiers against such mighty world powers as Norway, Scotland, Macedonia and Iceland, and that in their international friendlies before the World Cup they drew Italy & Paraguay, and only managed to beat the US and Mexico 2-1, it's not very impressive, despite what they've done in the group stage. They did look pretty good against Slovakia, but it's all ending once they face Brazil. Not like that matters though, because Germany's taking it all!

Deutschland, nummer eins!

[Not really racist!]

Ima laugh if Ghana somehow wins

[PavelGTR]

Doucheland wont win.

[DanHibiki]

Because then its not the same game, only in North America people don't give a shit about tradition. Think of it this way, people are playing the same soccer that was played by their fathers and grandfathers back in the day. To some people, thats really meaningful.

The integrity of the game is compromised because they refused to utilize technology? They're BARELY changing the game by adding in video replay. All they are doing is making sure the right call is made and not cheat anyone out of a goal. I'm sure if they had video review back then they would use it.

And I'm not sure but did their fathers and grandfathers back in the day dive and grab their leg in agony whenever there's the slightest contact?

Assuming they didn't and instead of cracking down on diving they keep with "tradition" and let it go. Does this make the game better?

[wahyinghung]

Argentina is going to crush Germany next game !!!!!!!!

[nack]

Brazil is overrated

...but a good soccer team is a good soccer team

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[The_AK]

The integrity of the game is compromised because they refused to utilize technology? They're BARELY changing the game by adding in video replay. All they are doing is making sure the right call is made and not cheat anyone out of a goal. I'm sure if they had video review back then they would use it.

And I'm not sure but did their fathers and grandfathers back in the day dive and grab their leg in agony whenever there's the slightest contact?

Assuming they didn't and instead of cracking down on diving they keep with "tradition" and let it go. Does this make the game better?

Its not the same game when you rely on technology to make the calls for you. The result of using cameras to make calls is that the referee becomes lazier and more dependent on technology. And you can't say technology makes our lives more efficient because its a given fact that technology is disruptive.

People always believe that technology will improve everything (and yes, its awesome having the things we have today), however, technology causes us to focus on other things and creates new problems (example, people used typewriters at work, computers were introduced, people started to do more than just work with computers). Or how about the Zamboni incident at the skating oval. Yes, its a "nice to have" but it causes other things than work to happen. I mean you wonder, why didn't anyone just check to make sure the Zamboni was working properly? Its such a simple task.

Result from this added technology is that the referee becomes "lazier" and he starts to miss other calls. Next thing you know people will want cameras following every player to make sure nobody gets hit. After each hit, ref gets someone to review the tapes causing the game to become even longer. Shit, all of a sudden you realize we're watching FOOT-BALL, not "futbol".


Argentina is going to crush Germany next game !!!!!!!!
I'm actually excited for this game, it should be pretty good

[NimbeeTT]

Its not the same game when you rely on technology to make the calls for you. The result of using cameras to make calls is that the referee becomes lazier and more dependent on technology. And you can't say technology makes our lives more efficient because its a given fact that technology is disruptive.

If our life is all about traditions we'd still be living in the stone age with no tv, computers, ipods or cell phones. Hell, the Enlightenment would have been deemed heresy and all the philosophers of the Enlightenment would have been beheaded because they were expressing un-traditional ideas.

Refs nowadays have too much power, whether it be football or hockey. Adding technology to the game to determine the validity of calls will not make refs lazier, but force them do their job better. They won't be able to get away with bs calls because they will be proven wrong by the video and be embarrassed on national television for being incompetent. Yea, human errors are also possible, but calls that are clearly wrong should be corrected. In fact, making bs calls should be considered lazy because they're calling EVERYTHING they see without thinking it through.


/rant.

[Ronin]

:lol no its not

That's what all of Europe thought in 1939.

[The_AK]

If our life is all about traditions we'd still be living in the stone age with no tv, computers, ipods or cell phones. Hell, the Enlightenment would have been deemed heresy and all the philosophers of the Enlightenment would have been beheaded because they were expressing un-traditional ideas.

Refs nowadays have too much power, whether it be football or hockey. Adding technology to the game to determine the validity of calls will not make refs lazier, but force them do their job better. They won't be able to get away with bs calls because they will be proven wrong by the video and be embarrassed on national television for being incompetent. Yea, human errors are also possible, but calls that are clearly wrong should be corrected. In fact, making bs calls should be considered lazy because they're calling EVERYTHING they see without thinking it through.


/rant.

Its not life, its Soccer. And it WOULDN'T force the ref's to do their job better because they would simply refer back to the video. Read my section about disruptive technologies.

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[Dan_Guy]

if we introduced instant replays then we'd have to stop and watch every potential offside and hit and dive.

And what then? What if it was called on side and it was off? Or a dive was an actual hit? Do we have more free kicks or do we put players into the penalty box for 2 minutes?

[Ikkaku]

a 90 minute match, with about 5 min stoppage time would become a 150 minute match if they stopped each time they had to review something

[vafanculo]

Maybe they could just review goals while the game is playing and adjust the score as need be. But even then it would be tricky if a goal happened super late in the game. I'm sure that is why they don't review goals - they don't have much of a system in place without altering the game.

Another idea would be to stop the reviewing time so no injury time is needed. Or, they can skip the whole video replay thing and put an official behind each goal line.
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[Tegra_Devil]

SOLUTION:

Only Review:

-Goals
-Penalties in the 18 yard box

[DanHibiki]

Its not the same game when you rely on technology to make the calls for you. The result of using cameras to make calls is that the referee becomes lazier and more dependent on technology. And you can't say technology makes our lives more efficient because its a given fact that technology is disruptive.

People always believe that technology will improve everything (and yes, its awesome having the things we have today), however, technology causes us to focus on other things and creates new problems (example, people used typewriters at work, computers were introduced, people started to do more than just work with computers). Or how about the Zamboni incident at the skating oval. Yes, its a "nice to have" but it causes other things than work to happen. I mean you wonder, why didn't anyone just check to make sure the Zamboni was working properly? Its such a simple task.

Result from this added technology is that the referee becomes "lazier" and he starts to miss other calls. Next thing you know people will want cameras following every player to make sure nobody gets hit. After each hit, ref gets someone to review the tapes causing the game to become even longer. Shit, all of a sudden you realize we're watching FOOT-BALL, not "futbol".



I'm actually excited for this game, it should be pretty good

Refs are human and make errors too. They are not to be blamed for missed called. We live in the year 2010 when cameras are EASILY accessible. It woulda taken them no more than 1-2 minutes. Ref walks over to the side with a tiny tv. They show it's clearly in. Overrule the goal. Done. Flow barely disrupted. CORRECT call is made. Game is no longer determined because 1 out of thousands of people in the stadium missed the goal.

if we introduced instant replays then we'd have to stop and watch every potential offside and hit and dive.

And what then? What if it was called on side and it was off? Or a dive was an actual hit? Do we have more free kicks or do we put players into the penalty box for 2 minutes?

If you watch a sport like hockey then the rules are only goals are allowed to go to video replay. Any other calls like offsides or penalties are not allowed to be reviewed.


Nothing feels worse than losing because of bad call. Not losing 10-1, not losing 2-1 ion a tight game.

[Harvey Specter]

Lets lift the mood in this thread....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI-tSDWPPsM

[Hehe]

I'm in favor of adding review system, but some limitation has to be planted to avoid abuse.

One thing I can think of is, they get 3 subs in the game, if they want to challenge any of the referee's decision, they lose 1 sub opportunity every time, if no more subs opportunity is available, certain advantage must be given to the other team. Maybe limit 1 player certain amount of time from playing in the game.

Last but not least, the referee still obtain full right to make the final decision based on his interpretation.

This way, everything stays pretty much the same and team will not challenge unless it's absolutely necessary

[shawn79]

add a goal judge... a person who stands behind or beside the net at each end

/rant over

[Harvey Specter]

A nice write up in the Sun today of one my close friends. I actually got another autograph Cristiano Ronaldo jersey in the mail 2 days ago from him, I've asked him for game worn shoes or a game worn jersey but doubt I'll get that.

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VANCOUVER — Daniel Fernandes remembers kicking a soccer ball on the streets of east Vancouver with friends on warm summer evenings.

He remembers snowboarding on Mount Seymour, playing basketball, volleyball, roller hockey and rugby.

There was just about no sport that the 26-year-old didn’t try.

But the Portuguese-Canadian settled on soccer because it wasn’t as dangerous as sports like snowboarding and because of his love of Europe which has close ties to the game.

Now, as third goalkeeper on the Portuguese national team at the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa, the Vancouver native wants to say thank you to the people who supported and motivated him before he crossed the ocean at age 17 to join the youth system in Portugal.

“For me, being a Canadian-Portuguese means so much to me,” he said over a crackling phone line from South Africa while huddled with teammates in advance of Tuesday’s big game against Spain. “To all the people who supported me in Vancouver, to all the people I know and to even the people who don’t know me but have followed me, I would like to send my heart.”

He knows that his Portuguese father Antonio, a construction worker, and his Czech mother Brenda, a nurse, are watching the games back in Vancouver with his brother Tony.

His other brother Nelson is in South Africa with him along with a best friend.

As the third goalkeeper, Fernandes, who played very briefly with the Vancouver Whitecaps, knows his chances of getting on the field at the World Cup are slim, but he isn’t frustrated by this.

“Frustration isn’t something in a top athlete’s mind. You should be positive and motivated,” he said. “You have got to be ready at any second. You have to train at the highest level.”

Being part of the FIFA tournament in South Africa has already provided many memorable moments. Playing against the five-time champions Brazil, which resulted in a 0-0 draw, was near the top.

“As a kid, I always watched Brazil-Portugal games. That really stuck in my head as I realized here I was at the World Cup. It was beautiful.”

He has also got to know Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese team captain, soccer heartthrob and the game’s highest-paid player.

Ronaldo, who has yet to shine at this World Cup, scored 26 goals in 29 matches for Real Madrid this season, but has only a late strike in Portugal’s 7-0 rout of North Korea.

“He loves what he does and I respect that,” said Fernandes. “He (sets) a good example on the field and even off the field.”

Fernandes says he loves Canada and Portugal equally. He hopes that one day he will see a World Cup soccer tournament in Canada.

But for now, he is thinking of only one thing — a big win against Spain.

“We don’t want any ifs on the Portuguese national team. We have to be our best.”

Vancouver Sun

yzacharias@vancouversun.com

© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun


Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Vancouver+born+Portugal+goalkeeper+living+dream+Wo rld/3213155/story.html#ixzz0sEzgKmTi

[StylinRed]

A nice write up in the Sun today of one my close friends. I actually got another autograph Cristiano Ronaldo jersey in the mail 2 days ago from him, I've asked him for game worn shoes or a game worn jersey but doubt I'll get that.

awesome

i knew someone had to know him since he was local


lol

can't..... re...sist.. argghhh... Oh! hey whats up?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA803thhgA0


& Fifa pres says...

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter stated at a 2010 FIFA World Cup media round table today that the file on goal-line technology would be reopened. President Blatter also gave his views on the standard of football so far and the FIFA World Cup’s lasting legacy in South Africa...
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1263334/index.html#president+fifa+will+consider+refereeing +questions

[AzNightmare]

hmm.. for some reason... I seem to get just as much when I watch the highlights.

[tacobell]

^^^

lmao

[AzNightmare]

^ Well only because:
there's so few scoring chances, a 1 minute highlight is plenty of time to capture it all.
there's no drama. Players diving and getting hurt is normal. There's no fighting of course, this is a pretty discipline sport.
So there isn't really any "extra stuff" worth watching that happened in the game that might get left out in a highlight.

I just find watching 90+ minutes just to pick out 10 scoring chances is a bit tough to remain focused throughout the entire game.
Not really sitting on the edge of my seat. How do the rest of you guys do it?

The thing is, I love playing soccer though, probably my favourite sport.

[StylinRed]

damn Japan had such a beautiful chance there in the extra time


i dont think the japanese keeper is as good as the paraguayan

but japanese karate kickers could hopefully counteract that :D



edit: oh and i h8 penalty shoot-outs -_-

[AzNightmare]

edit: oh and i h8 penalty shoot-outs -_-

LOL, but if it's like 1 scoring chance every 10 mins in the game...

penalty shootouts is like 10 scoring chances in a span of 2 mins...
mind blasting.


FUCK Japan just lost.
Can't believe that idiot hit the crossbar...
gotta keep the shots low on shootouts...

The last Paraguay shooter practically walked up to the ball before taking the shot.

[hal0g0dv2]

dam that was shitty about japan

[StylinRed]

omg -_-


kiwoma sp? looks like he was gonna kill himself @ the end there he was balling his eyes out




penalty shootouts is like 10 scoring chances in a span of 2 mins...
mind blasting.


lol yeah but it just seems so unfair



doesnt matter this game though i suppose cuz neither japan nor paraguay are going to beat the winners in the next game

[AzNightmare]

lol yeah but it just seems so unfair



lol, it is unfair... but come on, I cheer for Japan...
and they had no hope of winning otherwise.

[dachinesedude]

FUCK!

its one thing to get saved on, but missing the net? shit, Komano's gonna get scrucified back home

[neggo]

NIPPPONNNNN :(

Komano's gonna have nightmares for years. I feel so bad for the dude...

[neggo]

FUCK!

its one thing to get saved on, but missing the net? shit, Komano's gonna get scrucified back home

That was not the worst penalty kick attempt - it was actually pretty good. The worst thing Komano will have to deal with is the fact that his shot was just an inch away from going into the net. I've seen other soccer players miss by miles.

When you're on such a big stage, someone is bound to fold and it just so happened to be Komano. Pressure is a huge factor.

[hal0g0dv2]

man the japan coach shows no emotion

[HonestTea]

Brazil won't win.

HELL YES THEY WILL!

[neggo]

man the japan coach shows no emotion

That's a true, old school characteristic of a Japanese man, haha.

[InvisibleSoul]

The worst thing Komano will have to deal with is the fact that his shot was just an inch away from going into the net.
It's not a hockey puck... an inch wouldn't have made a difference. It was probably more like six inches...

[Tegra_Devil]

It's not a hockey puck... an inch wouldn't have made a difference. It was probably more like six inches...

six inches always makes a difference........:p

[neggo]

It's not a hockey puck... an inch wouldn't have made a difference. It was probably more like six inches...

Still, my main point was the fact that his shot wasn't as bad as other soccer players who don't even manage to hit the post.

I was speaking figuratively when I said, "he missed by an inch". Whether it be by one inch or a few, Komano will have to live with the fact that he was THAT close to getting his shot in.

[tacobell]

Still, my main point was the fact that his shot wasn't as bad as other soccer players who don't even manage to hit the post.

I was speaking figuratively when I said, "he missed by an inch". Whether it be by one inch or a few, Komano will have to live with the fact that he was THAT close to getting his shot in.


When you miss, you miss, it doesn't matter if you hit the post or shot it 10 ft wide, there's no moral victories, you let yourself, your team, your country down. You think Komano's gonna feel any different from Baggio, Beckman?

[neggo]

You're right - a miss is a miss. But a miss that could have went in by a few inches would certainly feel a hell of a lot more crappy for me than if I missed by a mile. I think we can all agree that getting so close to something you really want and not getting it hurts much more than when you're not even close to begin with.

Either way, Komano will, unfortunately, be remembered as the man that essentially let his whole nation down.

[BlacknJean]

nooooo japan!!!!

[neggo]

Spain and Portugal starting soon!

Don't know who to cheer for...I just hope they put on a great match.

[shawn79]

cheer for spain
villa and torres up from FTW

[neggo]

Villa putting the goalie to work, hahaha

[Audi-Quattro]

Cheering for Portugal here

[The_AK]

Why is Ronaldo such a bitch? lol

[Tim Budong]

Why is Ronaldo such a bitch? lol

think of Ronaldo like Sidney Crosby when he first broke into the league. Craves attention..but Ronaldo does it 100x worst with the whining and hten CRYING to people

[Gumby]

Ugh, I don't like shooting from point blank range to determine the outcome of a soccer game... Watch the final end like this!

[LUUUUUUUU]

david villaa

[shawn79]

oh guess who... DAVID VILLA
told u :lol

[marc0lishuz]

Españaaaaaaaaa

[pure.life]

Villa the mob boss scores!

[neggo]

Villa is a beast

[Tim Budong]

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/710/screenshot20100629at125.png

[LUUUUUUUU]

easily could have been 2-0 or 3-0 if it wasn't for portugal's goalkeeping lol

[Tim Budong]

Spains playin like Barca football!

possession and short passes!

[raygunpk]

portugal goalie deserves so much more

[The_AK]

And Spain has got it, what an awesome game

http://i48.tinypic.com/do08q1.jpg

[matter]

Damnit! now have to wait until friday before NED vs BRA!

Kinda wish SVK was still in though.... cause then Viitek could still kick in...yo.

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/285/viitek.jpg

[Ikkaku]

too bad torres didn't really do much.. was hoping he'd at least get a goal in the tournament


..but then again I said that for Rooney as well :lol

Villa is a BEAST

[insomniac]

villa did awesome!

[Vansterdam]

awesome game

fifa is straight rigged though

[Tegra_Devil]

awesome game

fifa is straight rigged though


and it is easier too keep it rigged with no replay review...

[underscore]

SOLUTION:

Only Review:

-Goals
-Penalties in the 18 yard box

what I was thinking is:

they have a review team upstairs, even just a couple of the refs that aren't on a pitch reffing a game atm (no hiring extra people) and these guys would

-review goals. by the time a teams done all the goal celebrations, they can tell the ref for sure if it was a goal or not. zero time lost.
-as above, penalties inside the 18
-review red cards. if a guy gets tossed, the guys upstairs review it (while play continues) and if it's found that a red should not have been given, the player gets let back on. (theoretically they could review yellows too) alternately the team could be allowed to get 1 red reviewed per half if they request it, but this would stop play.

don't review every foul and crap tho. just big stuff.

my gf argued that this would lose the refs credibility, and the players would argue stuff more. but to me, it shouldn't because the guys confirming decisions are upstairs anyways, AND these refs credibility has to be shit now anyways with all these calls that are obviously bad once reviewed on TV.

[bengy]

^ Well only because:
there's so few scoring chances, a 1 minute highlight is plenty of time to capture it all.
there's no drama. Players diving and getting hurt is normal. There's no fighting of course, this is a pretty discipline sport.
So there isn't really any "extra stuff" worth watching that happened in the game that might get left out in a highlight.

I just find watching 90+ minutes just to pick out 10 scoring chances is a bit tough to remain focused throughout the entire game.
Not really sitting on the edge of my seat. How do the rest of you guys do it?

The thing is, I love playing soccer though, probably my favourite sport.

The rest of us that actually can and do watch a full 90 minute match, actually get the sport? We have a passion for it.

Speaking for myself here, but I rarely get bored watching a soccer game.

I've played since I can remember... and not play as you probably play ( as in run around chasing a ball and kicking it nowhere once in a while ). I guess it can't really be explained in words, and you have to have it in you to truly understand it.

The thing is, I love playing soccer though, probably my favourite sport.

[The_AK]

awesome game

fifa is straight rigged though

http://i46.tinypic.com/2crn2p5.png

[raygunpk]

http://i50.tinypic.com/5dmln6.jpg

[StylinRed]

what i think is even more retarded is having no replays shown in the stadium -_-


but fifas president did say they'll reconsider using replays for the refs

[AzNightmare]

Anyone know where to buy vuvuzela's locally?
I'm pissed at the way WC is going, and I want to start trolling my friends
who still have teams in the tournament.

:troll:

[InvisibleSoul]

Anyone know where to buy vuvuzela's locally?
I'm pissed at the way WC is going, and I want to start trolling my friends
who still have teams in the tournament.

:troll:
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/search/?areaID=16&subAreaID=&query=vuvuzela&catAbb=sss

[Ikkaku]

^ lol look how the prices jumped from $10 to $25 in a week :lol

[elwell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDETkeavYQo

[PDKGD3]

Anyone know where to buy vuvuzela's locally?
I'm pissed at the way WC is going, and I want to start trolling my friends
who still have teams in the tournament.

:troll:

Toys'R'Us metrotown just got a box in this afternoon.
They're going for 2$ each

RS GROUP BUY(before they're all gone)!!!!!!!!!

[The_AK]

Vuvuzela App for the iPhone!

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/vuvuzela-2010/id326630627?mt=8

Show your support everywhere you go!

http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/035/Purple/56/c4/9c/mzl.ryzvvahf.175x175-75.jpg

[Harvey Specter]

Vuvuzela App for the iPhone!

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/vuvuzela-2010/id326630627?mt=8

Show your support everywhere you go!

http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/035/Purple/56/c4/9c/mzl.ryzvvahf.175x175-75.jpg


I got this app the first day it came out, lol bloody annoying.

[StylinRed]

some pics so far.
http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/worldcup_06_25/w18_24042095.jpg
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/halfway_in_-_2010_world_cup.html

Larissa Riquelme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiWN5_nkp6k
NWS SPOILER


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QmHQElf1pg
http://www.pingoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/larissa-riquelme_topless-07.jpg
http://noticiaaldia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/370-larissa-riquelme.JPG
http://noticiaaldia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/larissa-riquelme.jpg
http://noticiaaldia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Larissa_RiquelmeMegatalentos.com01.jpg
http://noticiaaldia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Larissa-Riquelme-9.jpg
http://sickpigs.com/wp-content/uploads/girls/Larissa%20Riquelme.jpg

http://carneargenta.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/65785_Larissa_riquelme_Shomp_scans2_filtered_123_2 58lo.jpg
http://www.pingoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/larissa-riquelme_topless-04.jpg

[The_AK]

^^^^^^^

http://www.sound-design-sonore.fr/wp-content/uploads/vuvuzela1.jpg

[Harvey Specter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kn4VJKT4cc

[Ch28]

HUP Holland HUP!