David Beckham!!!

[SA E30]

and this South African doesn't like soccer either... as said I would much rather watch baseball (but then Ido have a soft spot, as I played for South Africa as a youngster)

[etxxz]

Here you are spouting about American arrogance yet you say this....



I could go on and pull apart everything you said but it's pretty much pointless.
The fact remains, America doesn't like Soccer very much. Get over it.

I'm pretty sure he was talking about the fanatisism of soccer becuase even people who play marble do it with intense passion

[delatlanta1281]

Mariano, you forgot about the passion in NASCAR.
Quick poll, who gets FSC on cable?

[MIZTERIO]

Mariano, you forgot about the passion in NASCAR.
Quick poll, who gets FSC on cable?

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL? if that is the case. YES

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL
GOL TV
FOX SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL
ESPN DEPORTES

Futbol is da shit YO!!!!!!

[schmidty]

just fyi/udpate...coworker told me that 36k of his 50k annual salary is coming from Adidas

[CleanAzzE30z]

The fact remains, America doesn't like Soccer very much. Get over it.

I have no problems with that. I guess then we kinda agree. Just keep the stereotypes to a minimum is all Im saying....especially when one doesnt know or have any experience with said group of people.

Mariano

[Maluco]

How does this make any sense..??? It's a great program and all but England most definitely needs something like this. As if Brasil doesn't create and export enough Brasilian players. This has the potential to flood the market with guys getting naturalized whatever and playing on national teams against Brasil..

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7730776/Beckham-to-build-complex,-academy-in-Brazil

Beckham to build complex, academy in Brazil


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Beckham to build complex, academy in Brazil

Associated Press


Updated: January 29, 2008, 6:10 PM EST

David Beckham will open in Brazil the first "David Beckham World of Sport," a professional sports complex designed and planned with his input.
The complex - which will include eight soccer fields, a 10,000-capacity soccer stadium and facilities for golf and tennis among others - will be in a soon-to-be-built luxury resort near the northeastern city of Natal, according to a statement by the Cabo Sao Roque resort on Tuesday.


Beckham said the facility will incorporate a scholarship program for Brazilian children that will actively outreach to schools in the region, and that the training facilities will be able to accommodate visiting soccer teams and other sports such as American football.

Natal is one of the Brazilian cities bidding to host World Cup matches when the tournament comes to Brazil in 2014.

"I am honored to be associated with this incredible project which will build world-class sporting facilities in Brazil, hopefully having a major impact at a local level and internationally," Beckham said in a statement.

The latest David Beckham Academy - a soccer school for youths - will be among the highlights of the new development, which also will include two golf courses, academies for golf, polo and tennis, and the Rubens Barrichello Driving Experience comprised of a go-kart track and four-wheel driving facility created by the Brazilian Formula One driver.

The racing facility will offer a scholarship program for young Brazilians to help discover the country's next F1 driving champion, the statement said.

Beckham has already established academies in London and in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson.

"(The) sporting experience will excite both professional athletes and people whatever their ability," Beckham said. "I am incredibly proud of the work my academies do both in London and Los Angeles and I am happy Brazilian children will benefit from access to the top-class facilities and coaching at this resort."

Beckham is a partner in the resort project along with the group Brazil Development Investimentos Turisticos.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Maluco. I actually agree with you. I dont like it when players natualrize themselves just because they arent good enough for their countries seleccion/selecao. Just look at Franco for Mexico, or Camoranesi for Italy. Defeats the purpose of having national teams.


Mariano

[george graves]

I know what this thread needs - MORE NIPPLES







There - that's much better...

[Ral]

Thanks George. I was starting to worry.

[Maluco]

Maluco. I actually agree with you. I dont like it when players natualrize themselves just because they arent good enough for their countries seleccion/selecao. Just look at Franco for Mexico, or Camoranesi for Italy. Defeats the purpose of having national teams.

Mariano

lol!!! Yeah, sooner or later I can see FIFA regulating this. During the awarding of the 2014 World Cup to Brasil, Blatter actually spent like 10 minutes just talking about that. It was strange, almost like a semi-tangent, pleading for countries to stop it. The US is the only exception to this as everyone here is an immigrant...

In Brasil, there are simply so many good players that if they want to shine on a national team, it has to be that of another country.

[MIKe30]

Maluco. I actually agree with you. I dont like it when players natualrize themselves just because they arent good enough for their countries seleccion/selecao. Just look at Franco for Mexico, or Camoranesi for Italy. Defeats the purpose of having national teams.


Mariano

I agree, and they should change the rule - so long as we dont have to give Deco back ;)


ps, I also agree with your diving rant - I disagree with you singling out Cristiano Ronaldo though. He is not the only one or the worst offender - of the many many people that dive, he just may be the most legitamately fouled of all of them. During the WC, I HATED seeing the players diving, especially on the Portuguese sqaud - as I feel it hurt us more than helped us. You cry wolf, cry wolf, cry wolf - then when the wolf really comes nobody listens. Christiano falls, falls, then gets legitamately fouled - play continues.

anyway, just making a point he is not the only one or the worst offender - he is just high profile. It's unfortunate that its such a big part of the game anymore, and it really shouldn't be.

there, thats my rant...

[vlad]

[george graves]

OH MAN - I LOVE FUTBOL

[Stu]

Definately built for speed