I just saw the game again (the commentary alone was worth it). Question though. Why were so many Brazilian players getting on their knees and praying after the game?
ATOT delivers
oh man, that gif was only 25 minutes in. I wonder how he felt after 35'
If only someone had turned on Guile's theme, Brazil could have made an epic comeback!
I just saw the game again (the commentary alone was worth it). Question though. Why were so many Brazilian players getting on their knees and praying after the game?
Announcement made at the stadium to the German fans to stay in the stands after the match. They will be escorted out for their safety. Sensible move
This has to rate as one of the biggest melt downs in sporting history. No way Brazil is that bad. They just failed to take the pressure big time.
its close but the Yankees choke in the 2004 ALCS is still the worst of all time. or best if you were a sox fan
you mean Blanka. Guile is American
This is Guile
This is Blanka
This is now the fourth longest dedicated to one topic thread on this forum. Who says soccer isn't popular in America (given that is the country where the majority of posters are from).
It isn't. Like at all. The world cup is popular, people are just riding the wave.
It's kind of like after the women's world cup, people in the USA suddenly think that the market can support a woman's soccer league, so they start one up and it fails within the year. MLS is able to stay in business, but it's popularity is below NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Nascar, and golf in terms of viewership and attendance.
Let's look at the US' new "star player" Yedlin. He makes $80,000 a year on Seattle. Messi makes 16 million EUROs a year at Barcelona.
Yedlin is also only on his second year as a pro. It's not really fair to compare him to Messi...when don't veteran high profile goal scorers earn more than even the best right backs (aside from being one of, if not the best player in the world)?
Still, yes, Yedlin is probably underpaid compared to a second year starting right-back on some League One side, much less any major Euro league.
As you say, while MLS is expanding slowly and carefully, their salary caps and minimums aren't keeping up with that growth. MLS's average attendance per game is actually better than NBA and NHL. However, they obviously play far fewer games than either sport, so total attendance is still minuscule in comparison.