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Originally Posted by _tunic_

It's like we were Germany at the men's football. They always score at the last minute

Dude, Gotze's 2014 late Cup-winning goal will always be one of the most epic goals ever, imo. The way he bounced off his chest into the perfect shot...at the perfect time...ugh...so good.

I think there a wikipedia page about the Dutch versus Germany rivalry

Check it

Football is super unfair sometimes. I initially thought Japan were lucky to get to 1-1 at half time, but they were easily the better team in the second and should've gone through. No hard feelings though, it was an entertaining game.

In order of preference to win: Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway, England, Italy, France, United States.

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

I think there a wikipedia page about the Dutch versus Germany rivalry

Check it

And

Gary Lineker. His famous quote “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win”

Once the Netherlands scored, they seemed to rely on keeping the ball at the back, but their defensive players are not that good.
I was a neutral talking to an Oranjed couple, surrounded by Japanese fans. The crowd was insane. Really sorry for Japan.

Love it. He's now done that for every team he's played for.

England women's are playing Norway tonight. It's gonna be interesting to see how both teams cope with the heat for sure.

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Love it. He's now done that for every team he's played for.

I remember him doing it against West Ham for your lot. Still say it was a misplaced clearance ;)

makes me wanna start following dc united again. and it’s been aaaaaaages...

So we're getting either an England v France semi, or an England v USA semi. :D

It's settled. I am moving to Norway. Between these soccer players and their snowboarders, I develop the biggest crushes on women from there...

Sorry if that makes me a sexist, blah, blah, blah. I just felt a need to express...

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Originally Posted by choc e-Claire

So we're getting either an England v France semi, or an England v USA semi. :D

You are getting England v USA. We will NOT lose to France?!?!?!

Did you see the French reporter asking Tobin Heath if they would let France win? Pretty amusingly fun and light-hearted moment, I enjoyed.

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Originally Posted by Peterpuff

Sorry if that makes me a sexist, blah, blah, blah. I just felt a need to express...

I'll give you a pass. You can (should) respect them as athletes, but they are attractive, which helps. I do it too.

And honestly? I don't care about the American team. I don't care about France either, but I hate them less. I'm sorry; but you win all the time and rub it in to everyone. Allez les Blues!

Haha, yeah.

You were unlucky to only get the one, but the US were the better team on the day. Unfortunately.

sssssso... looks like i’ve been missing the copa américa and i didn’t even know!

fml...

hmm, not sure if this should be posted here or in the oh my god how can famous people be so stupid thread :-)

Wesley Sneijder got arrested because he had been jumping and trashing and peeing over a car, and as far as I could tell from the reports he didn't know those people. Looks like he was visiting people in the same street. See video here (if you can watch that from abroad)

and this one belongs to the oh my god how can criminals be so stupid thread:

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Two tons of clothing stolen at PSV, reclaimed after undercover action

EINDHOVEN - A week and a half ago, the De Herdgang training complex of PSV was broken into. In addition, three men stole the club's new clothing collection. Value: 200,000 euros. Thanks to a police action, the stuff has since returned.

The theft occurred on the night of last week Tuesday to Wednesday. This involved breaking into the changing rooms on the Herdgang. This involved, among other things, tracksuits, shirts and hoodies. The clothing is not yet on the market and is part of PSV's new clothing collection.

Fanshop PSV

While the police were investigating the theft, the PSV fanshop received a phone call from an unknown man who knew more about the theft. He said that as an intermediary for a few thousand euros he could ensure that the stolen clothing collection would come back into the possession of the football club. After consultation with the criminal investigation department, an appointment was made at a location in Gelderland [a province further north].

As a backdrop for the deal, a warehouse in Winterswijk was ultimately chosen. On Thursday afternoon, three men appeared at the shed at the agreed time: "They thought they were dealing with PSV employees, but in reality they had agreed with two civilian agents. During the meeting in the shed, the building was surrounded by agents. Our suspects were trapped, " says the police in a press release from the police.

Three men arrested

The trio could eventually be arrested. It concerns three men, 40, 41 and 47 years old. They are from Maastricht, Rijswijk and The Hague. The police do not exclude that more people are being arrested. All the stolen clothing was thereby seized by the police and will be returned to PSV.

Dammit, the football match is at the same time as the F1 qualifications ... Multi-taking on a Saturday is undoable :(

Yes! Yes! Yes!

2-0 in a much better game. We not only made it to the next round, but also qualified for the next Olympics in Tokyo for the first time!!

btw, that PSV story should make a great movie script similar to Fargo :-p

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

LeClerc got pole ahead of Hamilton

oh wow! awesome. good for him! And it's good to see that he can be competitive against the Mercedesses and not only Vettel. But now I'm mad at you because I already know the winner. I was about to watch it right now. Thanks for the info though :)