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06-29-2012, 08:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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He's old and slow, way past his prime. A big name but that's really it now. for the Olympics your only allowed 3 (I think) players over 23.
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06-29-2012, 10:24 PM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
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Gotcha, who does he play for now? That's kind of stupid about the age thing if you ask me. That doesn't apply to any other sport, why just soccer?
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"Sunshine Day Dream"
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06-30-2012, 01:10 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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The Olympics are small potatoes in the soccer world. The World Cup is far more meaningful.
There are a lot of soccer politics involved as well. FIFA does not want the olympics (and the revenues that goes to someone other than FIFA) diluting the World Cup. The major clubs that pay the best players huge salaries do not want their best players being worn out during the off season (this is already a huge problem with World Cup qualifying and international friendlies).
FIFA gets it's way because they control professional soccer. If they want, they could prohibit all professional players (at least those who want to continue playing in the professional leagues FIFA controls....which is all of them) from playing in the Olympics. The Olympic committee knows this, so the agreed to a compromise that uses youth and overage players.
As for Beckham, he is still a very good player (he helped the MLS LA Galaxy win the MLS cup last year) and one whose passing/distribution England missed dearly against Italy. The problem is that he no longer can cover ground like he did when younger (he was once considered the best conditioned player at Man U), which limits him to deep midfield position from which he is still one of the best playmakers in the world, but a below average defender....and poor defenders at deep midfield positions is not something you can get away with at the highest international levels. He would help England offensively but hurt them too much defensively.
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07-01-2012, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Gansett
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Well done Spain, quite possibly the best team ever
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07-01-2012, 06:31 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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Best part of the whole thing was when Abeloa took his young daughter in his arms to celebrate the victory........ and she was wearing an Alba shirt.  |
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07-02-2012, 12:19 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Gansett
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she was cute, looked like she was more interested in the patch on his chest than what was going on around her
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07-02-2012, 06:08 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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that second goal by Spain was so beautiful... they are really fun to watch and their defense is solid
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