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It's tricky for Americans to get to play in Europe. Those that do from a young age are dual citizens somewhere in the EU. European labor law reaches even unto sport, something we can't comprehend as Americans where anything with enough money attached to it is never questioned. Klinsmann looked for as many US-eligible European players as he could get. This pissed no small measure of people off at US Soccer. But what he realized, and many of us know reflexively, is that USA soccer is a reactionary force making sure that whites and acceptable Asains have every opportunity based on the amount of money their parents can pump into their coffers. Until we cast the net wider, we're doomed.

off, I'm full.

This Begas game has been an absolute clinic in how not to play in goal by both Arizona goalies. Sheesh. Leaving the B there because it's funny.

We could totally do it if we so chose. Many of them would be rather dark and might not speak English all that well. USA Soccer needs to make a decision, continue the unctuous pay for play country-club they've been running or get serious about doing what it takes to win. I know what they'll do. Bruce Arena just now: "There's nothing wrong with what we're doing." This is why they fired your ass years ago. Klinsmann's firing (justly or not, there are reasonable disagreements to be had about that) opened the crypt wide enough for him to wiggle back through. Stay in your wheelhouse son, manage an MLS team to the bottom. Or, you know, just stop because dinosaurs are calling me to say you're embarrassing them. Ugh.

Aaaaaaaand there it is. Panama up 2-1. No World Cup for us, boys and girls. In fairness, this is karma for our unnecessarily eliminating Panama last time. But man...

Ruh-roh. Mexico ships two goals and Honduras now ahead of us as it stands. One more goal for Panama in their game and it's goodnight...

Oh, hi there our one and only actually good player...

Oh, oh no. You thought the Sabres were bad. Have a gander at what our illustrious men's national team is doing right now. Down 2-0 to farging Trinidad and Tobago. Lucky it's not 4. Scores elsewhere, if nothing changes, would indicate the US qualifies automatically anyway. Boy, howdy they do not deserve to.

We should indeed. XGMTM belligerently did not. If there's going to be one reason to be glad he's gone in a few years, that'll be it.

Even giving him the benefit of that doubt, it's silly. You can't kick what you can't get anywhere near. More than twice, anyway. And I don't think he was being jingoistic. Let's call it mechanically overenthusiastic.

Laughing so hard I can't breathe. Seriously, the sheer bellicosity in a not at all self-aware manner is exactly why literally everyone else doesn't like us. https://twitter.com/sebisalazarfut/status/917487116858331136

I mean, torches and pitchforks are already being meaningfully hefted by a sizeable percentage...

Even with that, he's floating pucks in the middle of the ice to nobody and not really moving his feet. Something ain't right with the boy...

I legitimately think ROR is injured or addled or something. He's not right out there. It's obvious. And frightening. Hopefully he straightens it out and things look better. As far as any theoretical butt-hurt, somebody"s gonna have to play with Griffith (or alternate JAG). Be it ROR or Samson, I find it hard to believe there's any ego busing there.

Harsh, but fair.

Hoooooooo boy. Fortunately for both myself and the population at large I was home...

Dude obviously still has me blocked so I will spit this out: Nazis are had no matter what books you raed. There, I feel better, anyway.

How nice of Johanthan Haidt's first and most favored disciple to pay us a visit. Lemme guess: nobody wins or loses?

I mean, if you jump now you'll just hit the pile of those who jumped before you and will be fine. Might as well hang in there.

Really? You don't remember the numerous "It's hard to win" monologues?

Whatever helps you sleep at night, my friend. I will now return to howiling into the void.

You know what, WC? You were absolutely right: Judge does like himself a swing and a miss...

All is meaningless. Enjoy your meaningless life while you can (not yours personally). Don't get too mad at the sportz. Maybe have that ninth beer (this may be specific to me).

Hockey, our enjoyment of it, and our anger at our lack of enjoyment of it, are all but meaningless reminders to us (much like all of life really: work, family, our hobbies and our chores, and so on) that we are not yet dead. The universe demands that we must all pass, indeed, the uncaring sun which gave us life through the most mind-boggling of coincidences will with certainly expand and obliterate us in the incredibly unlikely event we refrain from obliterating ourselves between now and then. So, you know, lighten up, various Francii.