The BBC tends to do that.
It covers it extensivly, but the fact is, 80% of the nation doesnt like playing or watching cricket. Its boring, and we allways know the results anyway, cos britians cricket team allways loses!
The BBC tends to do that.Originally posted by: Metron
I regularly tune into the BBC world service radio, and they'll spend 5 minutes going over UK, Australian, and Indian cricket scores. Seems like a national fascination to me.
Originally posted by: BoomAM
You bring a whole new meaning to arrogance there.Originally posted by: GonzoCircus
I cannot answer any of your questions, but dont feel at all embarrassed out it. Soccer is, I hear, the most watch sport around the world, and that's just great, you people need some cheering up. You see, many of us live in America, and here there are different sports like football, basketball, and baseball. These sports are far superior to yours, just like our country. Here we spend most of our days lounging about our 4,000 square-foot floor homes, wondering what to invest in and telling the kids to put gas in the Porsh. No matter who we kill, we can say "we won!"
The sports are only superior in your eyes.
Your country is only superior in American eyes.
RabidMongoose.
My initial point was to see how how much the US knew about sports outside their borders, specifically soccer.
That point was changed, when you all decided to take insult to that.
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
OK all off the top of my head...
Yes, lost to Germany 1-0 in Quarterfinals
AC Milan
Man U
Real Madrid
Juventus
Tim Howard, American
Zinedane Zidane and 25 million Juve to Real
Defender Rio Ferdinand Leeds to Man U 20 Million
Real Madrid
Brazil
Arsenal
Damn you.... it was on a PK. Schevchenko I think...
All of these were from my own knowledge... none from readin the thread or lookin anything up on google.
If you want to see my pics from soccer matches that I've seen in Europe, go here.
Pictures
Hey, they aren't all inbred .Originally posted by: BoomAM
Thats another thing.
Why does all of america think that we all talk like the queen?
Go visit manchester, leeds, liverpool, birmingham or london. Then try and critisie how we talk.
And if you think that the cockny, scoser, brummy or manc accents are daft, then have you listened to how some inbred hicks talk in the US?
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
OK all off the top of my head...
Yes, lost to Germany 1-0 in Quarterfinals
AC Milan
Man U
Real Madrid
Juventus
Tim Howard, American
Zinedane Zidane and 25 million Juve to Real
Defender Rio Ferdinand Leeds to Man U 20 Million
Real Madrid
Brazil
Arsenal
Damn you.... it was on a PK. Schevchenko I think...
All of these were from my own knowledge... none from readin the thread or lookin anything up on google.
If you want to see my pics from soccer matches that I've seen in Europe, go here.
Pictures
Originally posted by: BoomAM
Hi.
I was wondering how much Americans knew about Proper footy. Soccer to you.
I see that grammar mistakes occur among "native" English-speakers as wellOriginally posted by: BoomAM
MacBaine, the point was to show how little America cares for world sports, and only for their own. Not my knowledge of baseball.
MaxDepth, a supporter from Highbury Library i see? I dont actually support MUFC, so dont bother trying to take the mick.
Arsenal have a good team, its just a shame that they`re made up of animals!. Your getting worse than the Leeds of old!. lol.
Originally posted by: Davegod
To put the questions in context, all the answers refer to huge footy teams and events, the questions are good ones - anybody who follows international football/soccer at least knows of Manchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid, AC Milan, who Zidane and Beckham are, and didnt USA do well at the world cup. I bet a hell of a lot more people know of Man U than could point out Manchester on a map.
"(and footy is a snooty South Londoner term, ya wankers)" - er, no its not? in scotland its footy or "fitba".
AT forums suck so badly now. What an utterly sh!t thread, makes it all the worse that it's hardly even a bad example.
Originally posted by: BoomAM
Hi.
I was wondering how much Americans knew about Proper footy. Soccer to you.
By "Americans", i mean no offence. So dont take any.
Answer the following questions, and when theres 5 or so answers, i`ll post the proper ones.
Point in this? Just curious.
1) Did the US qualify for the 2002 World Cup? and if so, how far did they get?
2) Who are the (Club) Champions Of Europe?
3) Name the current Champions of;
A) The English "Premier League"
B) The Spanish "La Liga"
C) The Italian "Seria A"
4) Who is Manchester Uniteds first choice keeper, and what nationality is he?
5) Name the most expensive midfielder in the world and the teams he moved from and too, with price(in pounds sterling).
6) Name the most expensive defender in the world, and the teams he moved from and too, with the price(in pounds sterling).
7) Who does "David Beckham" play football for?
8) Who are the current World Cup holders?
9) Who does "Theiry Henry" play for?
10) Who scored the Winner in the Champions League 2003 Final?
Answer away!
maybe its just the blokes in north london who dont call it footy thenOriginally posted by: blakeatwork
Well, maybe in the Higlands they call it Footy, but anytime I visit London, all the blokes in the South call it footy..., thus my conclusion...
And if i recall middle school, fitba is NOT pronounced footy... it's foot if I remember..