The most popular tournament in the world has finally come to a reality after 4 long years. 32 teams battle it out for the once every four year tournament known as the FIFA World Cup.
USA Eliminated from the World Cup, and did not qualify for the tournament for the first time since 1986. USA plans and vows to be back as a power house for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
USA, Mexico, and Canada will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with USA hosting 60 of the 80 matches. Below is a link for the 2026 possible venues for play, Arrowhead being one of the possibility's as a venue for the cup.
Originally Posted by srvy:
As much leading with the head on headers surprising you dont see any concussions and players getting knocked out cold. Has there been any documented CTE in soccer. I know there is a lot or flopping but heads coming together is another matter.
Huge issue. I think a lot of youth soccer has even stopped allowing headers. Which means the future of us soccer is pretty fucked [Reply]
Originally Posted by TripleThreat:
Athletes are athletes. I get what you are saying, but I don’t think players like Lebron James would do well in soccer. Maybe American football, but not soccer. His body type I believe would just not bode well with the game.
Yup, right idea wrong example. There are lot of fast and quick as hell basketball and football players especially who might be excellent if they committed to soccer at a young age. Hard to think of good examples because the game is so different. Just the point that our best athletes are often focusing on different sports. Other countries, their best athletes start playing soccer in the womb. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
Huge issue. I think a lot of youth soccer has even stopped allowing headers. Which means the future of us soccer is pretty fucked
Nah, there's an age below which the size and weight of the ball is greater proportional to the head and neck. Though many can head safely, there is at least an argument for banning it in recreational play.
But by your mid-teens, a regulation ball poses no risk for a healhy individual to knowingly strike with their head.
There's still danger in being blindsided by a ball strike, or a point-blank strike. But the kind of headers where you return a goalkeeper's volley or try to redirect a ball in the box is just fine. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Nah, there's an age below which the size and weight of the ball is greater proportional to the head and neck. Though many can head safely, there is at least an argument for banning it in recreational play.
But by your mid-teens, a regulation ball poses no risk for a healhy individual to knowingly strike with their head.
There's still danger in being blindsided by a ball strike, or a point-blank strike. But the kind of headers where you return a goalkeeper's volley or try to redirect a ball in the box is just fine.
Yeah, I oversold that a little bit. I'm just of the mindset that sports comes with inherent dangers. I'm not a fan at all of limiting the game and the soccer coaches I've talked to think it's teaching kids bad soccer habits early. I [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fish:
Pretty brutal injury. Hope that Pepe guy survives.
Pepe gonna Pepe.
If you don't know, he's a dirty player AND he's well known for doing stuff like that. He also looked like an alien when he had a shaved head a few eyars back.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Pretty brutal injury. Hope that Pepe guy survives.
Had that been your shoulder that was tapped I'm sure that you would be singing a different tune. Red jersey #5 should have been given a red card [Reply]
That Spain game yesterday was so frustrating to watch. Iran is fucking garbage and would never make the WC if they didn't get to qualify through Asia. The play acting, cheating and time wasting was so cringy. I've seen teams outmatched and still go down swinging but having 11 players in the box and then not even trying to counter, just booting the ball up the field on every dispossession? How big are their gaping vaginas? It was the most pathetic "effort" I've ever seen at the world stage.
OTOH, Belgium looks really good. They have a litany of starters, in their primes, who are either the best in the world or top 5 in the world at their positions. Unless FIFA interferes I completely expect to see them in the finals. [Reply]
