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Suarez makes it impossible to route for Uruguay going forward. They should be able to assess him a yellow card after the game for that BS “head injury”.
 
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Robertelamin said:
Suarez makes it impossible to route for Argentina going forward. They should be able to assess him a yellow card after the game for that BS “head injury”.
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You shouldn't have to worry, as the Argentina side was knocked out this morning.
 
Robertelamin said:
Suarez makes it impossible to route for Argentina going forward. They should be able to assess him a yellow card after the game for that BS “head injury”.
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I don’t think you have to worry about Argentina advancing in the tournament. LOL!
 
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Robertelamin said:
Suarez makes it impossible to route for Uruguay going forward. They should be able to assess him a yellow card after the game for that BS “head injury”.
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Ugh yeah. He went down later in the game for a similar reason, too.

Ref correctly didn't stop play either time. I think it escalated tensions, but it was correct. Suarez was just gassed and faking the head injury. His workrate was pretty impressive given the heat.

I thought the ref did honestly a great job letting some of the weaker sheeeeiit go. Letting the game get pretty intense and physical. It almost got out of hand at the end, but hey, that's fun. Should be noted he CAN give Suarez a yellow for that, although he likely wouldn't because he DID get fouled lol (just not in the head).
 
Watching MLS right after today's WC is just depressing.

We simply can't let our top NT players languish here. It's basically AAA baseball, composed mostly of has-beens, never-weres, and never-will bes. There's no way a top prospect will reach his potential playing here.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Watching MLS right after today's WC is just depressing.

We simply can't let our top NT players languish here. It's basically AAA baseball, composed mostly of has-beens, never-weres, and never-will bes. There's no way a top prospect will reach his potential playing here.
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MLS needs to "Europize" itself. NO SALARY CAP. If a club wants to spend, let it spend! PRO-REL. I understood not having this at first. You needed every team at the top so that the league could continue to build up interest. Same reasoning for the hard caps and spending rules; they had to keep everyone interested. I truly believe that soccer has grown enough to the point where these safety nets aren't needed anymore. Let the teams spend that want to. If a team is only in it for the money, then let them drop a tier. Let a rising side from USL or something generate even more local interest by going up a group. As I said earlier, the MLS is not the place for our key NT players to be right now. But it could be one day if the right changes were made.
 
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I also thought the Ref did a good job not blowing the whistle for the floppers.
 
Jaker said:
from 18 to 18, he was working his arse off
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I was just confused because he was playing up top with Suarez, and thought you meant he was playing midfield. So you're effectively saying tracking back. That's all I was getting at.
 
UConNick said:
MLS needs to "Europize" itself. NO SALARY CAP. If a club wants to spend, let it spend! PRO-REL. I understood not having this at first. You needed every team at the top so that the league could continue to build up interest. Same reasoning for the hard caps and spending rules; they had to keep everyone interested. I truly believe that soccer has grown enough to the point where these safety nets aren't needed anymore. Let the teams spend that want to. If a team is only in it for the money, then let them drop a tier. Let a rising side from USL or something generate even more local interest by going up a group. As I said earlier, the MLS is not the place for our key NT players to be right now. But it could be one day if the right changes were made.
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Relegation isn't needed.

It's all about money. More $ = better players and better coaching. If the big markets get relegated, are the sponsors happy?

Why does relegation make you more money?
 
auror said:
Relegation isn't needed.

It's all about money. More $ = better players and better coaching. If the big markets get relegated, are the sponsors happy?

Why does relegation make you more money?
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Relegation needs to happen. There’s no reason to keep playoffs other than to attract a casual fan or two. Our league looks childish and that we’re not taking it seriously but doing it for shlts and giggles
 
With Messi and Ronaldo out (hopefully Messi has one more), I’m really looking forward to the next generation of superstars. Mbappe, Coutinho, Asensio, Isco, Alli, Kane, are going to do. I’m not sure of the ages of those guys but they are IMO the next wave and will get a ton of exposure. There are others that I could’ve named but I’m not sure their play has been good or if they’re up there in age
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Relegation needs to happen. There’s no reason to keep playoffs other than to attract a casual fan or two. Our league looks childish and that we’re not taking it seriously but doing it for shlts and giggles
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That perception stuff doesn't matter if there's more revenue. The top leagues have 5x MLS's revenue.... but half of NFL and MLB. If you make an argument that relegation will drive revenue, I'll hear it, but otherwise you're just copying others for the sake of copying. USA model for other sports gets revenue.
 
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Spain putting on a possession clinic per usual.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Relegation needs to happen. There’s no reason to keep playoffs other than to attract a casual fan or two. Our league looks childish and that we’re not taking it seriously but doing it for shlts and giggles
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I'm not sure the MLS is mature enough for relegation to work. They are still in nascent stage with regards to fan base. It work in Europe, because the fanbases are built in. People are born and raised supporting their clubs, with not many alternatives. They follow their team rabidly even if they are bottom of the barrel.

Americans on the other hand are classic front runners. Poor US professional teams in all sports have enough trouble keeping fan bases following. If teams were 'kicked out' of the league, they simply wouldn't care or even watch. The club would really struggle to survive.

The league and teams aren't established enough.
 
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I was just thinking Spain needs to get another to be up 2-0, so as to avoid an equalizer on a mistake. and there you go.
 
Ally Wagner has a very annoying cadence. Drives me nuts. She offers good commentary, but I can't get past the annoying delivery.
 
I like the Fox crew, Lalas gets annoying, but the commentary and analysis is very good.
 
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