Here we go, here we go, here we go ... it's the WORLD CUP! (soccer)

[Snusdog]

Good lord..........how do you even riot after a 7-0 score (when I left for dinner it was 7-0......could have been more at the end)

Regardless.........I would think the entire country would just want to sit real still and be real quiet.....and hope that no one noticed them........cause lighting fires and trashing communities will only draw attention to the

..................................7-0 SCORE

[Snusdog]

Correction

7-1

ok....so burn a single car....in an abandon lot.......and move on with it

[AP]

I am pretty sure we wont burn anything around here Snusdog
But damn, i still cant believe it , we were not expecting a lot from those idiots but 7-1 ??? against a 5 times world champion in our own home!!!!! Damn i can assure we are really ashamed.

[Crow]

I forgot to congratulate Germany on their win............ Congrats!

Tottenham Hotspur uses friendlies to grow its brand in North America

If former U.S. men’s national team goalkeeper Brad Friedel can develop a British accent, then English Premier League soccer can make a splash in the states.

After contributing to three U.S. World Cup teams and spending 23 years in Europe (thus the accent), the 43-year-old Friedel is now part of Tottenham Hotspur, which will play the Seattle Sounders in a Saturday friendly at CenturyLink Field. He’s also a hired ambassador for the EPL club, and works to spread Tottenham’s brand in North America.

Just as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is trying to establish a presence in England, so too do European soccer teams try to raise awareness in the U.S. To do that, playing in front of as many American soccer fans as possible is the goal. Therefore, Tottenham chose Seattle as its first stop in a three-match tour through the U.S. and Canada to kick off the Spurs’ preseason this month.

With Seattle at the top of MLS attendance numbers, playing the Sounders in a friendly seemed like an obvious choice. But Tottenham also considered the level of competition they would face, and how much Seattle could offer Hotspur in terms of preseason conditioning. Hotspur finished sixth in the Premier League last season and is looking to build on that.

“The facilities have to be brilliant because it’s a serious time for the club because we only get one opportunity to get everybody fit and ready for the season,” said Hotspur executive director Donna-Maria Cullen. “There’s a great setup here.”

While in town, Tottenham will practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center, which is the Seahawks’ facility.

But it’s not just about the match: Tottenham likes to do community events in its host city, too.

On Friday, members of the team will go to Pike Place Market to participate in a fish toss with the Sounders. Tottenham also has a supporter group of about 60 fans in Seattle that the team will interact with.

It’s all in an effort to increase Tottenham’s fan base on this continent.

“We want to expand,” Friedel said. “We want to get our message out and about into the American public because we are one of the clubs that are pleasing on the eye, if you like. We’re known throughout history to be a flair attacking football club.”

That style of play is part of what has made Tottenham a club that has 30 American supporter groups throughout the country (Seattle’s is one of the strongest)

Continued...

[alopezg1]

congratulate Germany!!??

[alopezg1]

whatever next

[joserra]

4 years of waiting.