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US Men v. Slovakia: The Glass is Half . . .

A Slovakian team that was (apparently) good in European qualifying, but not well ranked by FIFA, played a defensive, counter-attacking game against the USA in a partially filled stadium, on a pretty ugly field and won 1-0 on a weak penalty call...

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    Homer Simpson commented on US Men v. Slovakia: The Glass is Half . . .

    It was only a friendly, don't read into it too much, win, loose or draw.

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    • Sudip Bagui replied…

      true. the match was only to test which players may fit into certain positions. and with...

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    Austin commented on US Men v. Slovakia: The Glass is Half . . .

    Glass half empty: we lost to a team called Slovakia.

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    Duncan Scott commented on Breaking News: Bridgestone Quits F1

    Obviously there will be others to supply the tyres, so I can't see this as a big blow to anyone.

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    • Lola Judd replied…

      So there will be a competitive tire war once again in F1? Spec tires are boring....

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    Paul commented on Breaking News: Bridgestone Quits F1

    This is no big deal, they have done everything in F1 that there is. Nothing will be gained by staying in!

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    • Lola Judd replied…

      So who is going to supply tires? Hoosier?

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    Gareth Llewellyn-Stevens commented on Breaking News: Bridgestone Quits F1

    They didn't have to spend in excess of $100m a year, that's their choice. Like many others in F1, they've spent way above what they can...

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    • Lola Judd replied…

      What is there to suggest Cooper, Avon, Michelin, and Pirelli will enter F1? Pirelli wasn't happy...

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    Mark Bateman commented on Breaking News: Bridgestone Quits F1

    It doesn't surprise me that Bridgestone have left. They got quite a lot of flak from the teams at the beginning of the season and they...

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    Adam Dennehey commented on Breaking News: Bridgestone Quits F1

    They've had a good run in the sport, but certainly the logisitics of spending more than $100m have impacted on this decision. Michelin in terms of...

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    Waleed Ershad commented on Roy to Make Team USA Push

    It's about time. Roy is definitely an elite perimeter player now. He is far better than Durant, Iguodala, Mayo, and these other guys.

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    • Busta Bucket replied…

      I agree, hopefully injuries aren't too much of a concern.

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    Homer Simpson commented on They're Back: USA Returns to FIFA World Cup After Defeating Honduras

    I still stand by my argument that the WC isn't the best 32 teams in the world. This was debated a few years back in the...

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    • Jo-Ryan Salazar replied…

      And stand by your argument you shall be entitled to. In a perfect world, there would...

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    Homer Simpson commented on They're Back: USA Returns to FIFA World Cup After Defeating Honduras

    Hey Jo, all i'm saying is that the WC is NOT the 32 best teams in the world that many like to say it is. Its...

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    • Jo-Ryan Salazar replied…

      Homer: You argue that the WC is not the 32 best teams in the world. But...

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    MR. MARK commented on Roy to Make Team USA Push

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    Homer Simpson commented on They're Back: USA Returns to FIFA World Cup After Defeating Honduras

    The USA qualifying is no achievement to be proud of. The CONCACAF group consists of poor teams, Mexico apart. And in a 6 team group the...

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