True, but Liverpool were up 3-0 in the 55' and frankly, should have been up 5 or 6-0 at that point with some of their missed chances. If they could have scored a couple more it would not have been impossible that they could have turned the GD around. Not likely, but it at least would have made Sunday a little more meaningful.

 

And from a betting standpoint, the over in Sunday's Liverpool game would essentially be free $$$

Still piling forward at 3-1 up with 10 minutes to go was stupid in the extreme. They were 7 behind in goal difference and would have had to score minimum 9 goals in 100 minutes to win it on GD, likely 11 or 12.

Well, with absolutely nothing to play for, Villa has decided to pull a Chelsea and have parked the bus with all 11 men within about 5 feet of the 18

Well, with absolutely nothing to play for, Villa has decided to pull a Chelsea and have parked the bus with all 11 men within about 5 feet of the 18

 

And City finally breaks through. What a nasty, nasty rain.

And City finally breaks through. What a nasty, nasty rain.

 

That 4th goal from Yaya. My god, someone his size shouldn't be able to do that.

 

With the form he and Gervinho are in right now, Ivory Coast has the capability of making some noise

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05...world-cup-2014/

 

USMNT’s 30-man squad for the 2014 World Cup

 

GOALKEEPERS (3) :Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

 

DEFENDERS (11) : DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)

 

MIDFIELDERS (10) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

 

FORWARDS (6) : Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

I feel pretty good about the American sports leagues when s*** like this is going down: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/05/16/...-the-world-cup/

I feel pretty good about the American sports leagues when s*** like this is going down: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/05/16/...-the-world-cup/

In related news...

 

Sepp Blatter: Giving Qatar The World Cup "Was A Mistake"

In fairness to Blatter, he never supported the Qatar World Cup bid as far as I've read. This is just the first time he's said something so blatantly against it.

Man, that Champions League final result really pisses me off. It would have been cool to see someone different win the Champions League. Atletico works so damn hard when they play and did so again today. Just didn't have enough in the tank.

 

Real Madrid are such villains, too. Sergio Ramos is one of the nastiest players in the game and he's the one to get the equalizer. Marcelo and Coentrao are also assholes when they play. On top of that, Bale gets the lucky winner despite a really poor match overall. I like Bale, but he didn't deserve that today.

What was the deal with the coach storming the pitch at the end? I had to step out for some of extra time, I get back to see a replay of Ronaldo's penalty kick and a coach is trying to attack some of the players.

James Rodriguez on the verge of going to Real Madrid for $90 million.

James Rodriguez on the verge of going to Real Madrid for $90 million.

Thought I read it was $101 million.

Thought I read it was $101 million.

 

Now I'm reading $110 million.

 

Either way, Real Madrid just bested Barcelona's transfer of Suarez.

Barcelona: Messi, Neymar, Suarez

Real Madrid: Ronaldo, Bale, James Rodriguez, Karim Benzema

 

That's absurd. It's also kind of disappointing to see the hoarding of the best strikers in the world all in the same place

Barcelona: Messi, Neymar, Suarez

Real Madrid: Ronaldo, Bale, James Rodriguez, Karim Benzema

 

That's absurd. It's also kind of disappointing to see the hoarding of the best strikers in the world all in the same place

 

The lack of parity in La Liga is kind of lame. At least EPL fluctuates a bit. Athletico winning La Liga last year was good for parity, but let's not kid ourselves that anyone else has a chance outside of Real, Athletico, or Barcelona.

Real is stacked beyond belief. Ronaldo, Bale, James, Di Maria, Benzema. Something's gotta give. They can't play 5 attacking players.

The lack of parity in La Liga is kind of lame. At least EPL fluctuates a bit. Athletico winning La Liga last year was good for parity, but let's not kid ourselves that anyone else has a chance outside of Real, Athletico, or Barcelona.

Atletico got raided this offseason. They won't be much of a contender.

The lack of parity in La Liga is kind of lame. At least EPL fluctuates a bit. Athletico winning La Liga last year was good for parity, but let's not kid ourselves that anyone else has a chance outside of Real, Athletico, or Barcelona.

 

It's not that different in other countries either. Bayern, Juventus, Ajax, PSG all dominate. The EPL has the advantage that multiple teams have giant budgets, so there is enough high priced talent through out that a bunch of teams could win.

It's not that different in other countries either. Bayern, Juventus, Ajax, PSG all dominate. The EPL has the advantage that multiple teams have giant budgets, so there is enough high priced talent through out that a bunch of teams could win.

 

You're just looking at recent history. Yes, the top clubs all have a huge advantage and generally finish at the top but the way it is in La Liga is absurd. Since 1984, only 4 titles have been won by someone other than Real Madrid or Barcelona, Atletico last year, Valencia twice and Deportivo. Bayern's absolute dominance is relatively new. They've won a ton of titles but they haven't run away like they until recently. There is generally more competitiveness throughout that league. Serie A is generally a three team race with Juve/Inter/AC Milan but Napoli, Roma and Lazio have won in recent memory too. And PSG in France is a new Arab money phenomenom. 6 different French clubs have won the title in the past 10 years

You're just looking at recent history. Yes, the top clubs all have a huge advantage and generally finish at the top but the way it is in La Liga is absurd. Since 1984, only 4 titles have been won by someone other than Real Madrid or Barcelona, Atletico last year, Valencia twice and Deportivo. Bayern's absolute dominance is relatively new. They've won a ton of titles but they haven't run away like they until recently. There is generally more competitiveness throughout that league. Serie A is generally a three team race with Juve/Inter/AC Milan but Napoli, Roma and Lazio have won in recent memory too. And PSG in France is a new Arab money phenomenom. 6 different French clubs have won the title in the past 10 years

Good points, especially about France. I always thought of PSG as a bit of a sleeping giant though. Lyon won 7 titles in a row and had some nice Champions League runs in the 2000s.

Atletico got raided this offseason. They won't be much of a contender.

 

Yup, Costa and Courtois are both gone.

Yup, Costa and Courtois are both gone.

 

Felipe Luis to Chelsea as well. The blues are absolutely stacked. Excited to see what the plan is with Cech and Courtois

Felipe Luis to Chelsea as well. The blues are absolutely stacked. Excited to see what the plan is with Cech and Courtois

 

One of them will get transfered and it won't be the much younger one. Cech is still really good though.

 

Got club level seats near midfield for the Roma-Inter Milan match in Philly on saturday. Looking forward to it. First time at the new Eagles stadium and first time seeing European soccer teams in person play

Good luck today Joxer_Daly, with that said ONLY LEGIA!!!