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  FS: World Cup Soccer Items         


Author: j. r. sinclair
Date: Jun 8, 2010 11:29

World Cup Soccer Items

I have for sale the following 1994 World Cup Soccer items in MINT condition.
Price US plus postage

* 1986 "World Cup Soccer 1986 Official Souvenir Program".
The program contains 64 pages of text, feature articles, statistics, and
full-color player action-photographs profiling the 1986 World Cup Of Soccer.
$35.

* "World Cup Italy 1990" Programme. All Teams and Date Schedules listed.
$30.

* "World Cup USA 1994, Official Championship Program". The 110 page
program contains facts, statistics, full color photos on the teams from
the 1994 World Cup as well as numerous articles and photos from past
World Cup Championships. $25.

+ 1998 World Cup Soccer Guides
I have for sale a Limited Supply of the 1998 World Cup Imported Soccer
Guide. The guide is hardcover, includes 96 pages of facts, stats,
schedules, full-color team and individual photos as well as numerous
articles on Team and Players to watch for. $20.
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  Re: Value of the top 10 national teams in the World Cup         


Author: Werner Pichler
Date: Jun 8, 2010 11:07

On 7 Jun., 18:38, Clarkoo wrote:
> According to consulting firm Frontier Economics Ltd.
>
> 1. Spain.        303 million Euros
> 2. Argentina   293
> 3. England.    263
> 4. Brasil.        223
> 5. Portugal.    201
> 6. France.      180
> 7. Germany.   156
> 8. Holland.      156
> 9. Ivory Coast 130
> 10 Italy.          127

I note that this is only the value of the supposed
starting XI.

In comparison, and for what it's worth, here are
the market values of the whole squads of 23,
according to www.transfermarkt.de:

(in million €)
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  Re: England beatable by US?         


Author: bart
Date: Jun 8, 2010 10:25

yes
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  Masturbation in RST         


Author: Quincy
Date: Jun 8, 2010 09:20

Problem hasn't been solved yet at all.

Last weekend I was talking to a very nice girl and thing went well
until the moment we talked about hobbies and sports.
I told her I was interested in Tennis and read sometimes RST and post
there.
She was very upset then: "What??? Are you such a wanker and jerk, too?
Leave me alone, you idiot!"

That's really sad.
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  Re: (R) Brasileirão 2010 - Round 7         


Author: Lleo
Date: Jun 8, 2010 09:08

On 7 jun, 15:35, Jesus Petry pop.com.br> wrote:
> *****************************************
>  Santos 4-0 Vasco da Gama
>   [André 35' (PK), 63', Maranhão 52', Madson 74']
>   Santos are back to their normal form of this year.
>   Points for both.

Ugly, a train wreck really. Starting with Prass's freakish error in
the first goal, but if only we could stop there. Our keeper has became
a fan favorite with his solid displays in last year's Campeonato
Brasileiro, and is by far better than anyone we had since Fábio (note,
that's not to say he is as good as either Fábio or his predecessors
all the way back to Acácio were...). But he is becoming increasingly
error-prone. Hopefully, being made look like a fool in this fashion
will wake him up again...
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  Re: World in Motion is a much better World Cup song than Three Lions         


Author: Jellore
Date: Jun 8, 2010 06:55

On Jun 7, 2:49 am, Real Mardin yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I firmly believe this.
>
> Three Lions just happened to come at the right time, it's release co-
> inciding with football becoming "trendy" and England doing well at a
> major tournament. That's why it found it's way onto the terraces.
>
> World in Motion by New Order (released for the 1990 World Cup), is a
> song that captures the essence of it's time better than the often re-
> released Three Lions. And dammit, it's just a cooler song.
>
> Check out these lyrics, copyright New Order.
>
> World in Motion by New Order
>
> Express yourself
> Create the space
> You know you can win
> Don't give up the chase
> Beat the man ...
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  2010 FIFA World Cup TV Commentators Thread (UPDATED)         


Author: TMC
Date: Jun 8, 2010 05:35

http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1270610772;start=all

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is just 2 months away but I figured I might as
well get this thread started now as many of the commentators (play-by-
play at least) have been released. I've got public and private sources
to confirm the following names:

Play-by-Play

BBC

Guy Mowbray
Jonathan Pearce
Steve Wilson
Simon Brotherton
Steve Bower

ITV

Clive Tyldesley
Jon Champion
Peter Drury
Ian Crocker

ESPN
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  Only 3 more days!         


Author: gsn
Date: Jun 8, 2010 03:50

Yes!!!

though the wait is torturous.

- gsn
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  Re: England beatable by US?         


Author: HASM
Date: Jun 8, 2010 03:35

MH writes:
> The USA beating England at this WC would not, in my view, be among the
> biggest world cup upsets of all time. Probably not even top 5, possibly
> not even top 10.
>
> In no particular order (except chronological), here are some that were
> possibly bigger:

Well, why not go to the source
http://www.eloratings.net/Upsets.htm
To get the biggest upsets in terms of larger
exchange of ELO ranking points?

1958 Czechoslovakia 6-1 Argentina 85
2006 Ghana 2-0 Czechia 81
1998 Croatia 3-0 Germany 78
1954 Switzerland 4-1 Italy 73
1962 Mexico ...
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  REPORT: VERSUS, MLS in “early discussions” About Contract         


Author: TMC
Date: Jun 8, 2010 02:24

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/report-versus-mls-in-early-discussions.../

Major League Soccer could be eyeing a move to Versus, as the two sides
have begun very early discussions, according to multiple sources with
knowledge of the meeting. Representatives from both sides have met
once (though neither MLS Commissioner Don Garber nor Versus chief
Jamie Davis were a part of the meeting), with another meeting
tentatively planned to take place in the coming weeks.

MLS currently has deals on English-language television with ESPN and
Fox Soccer Channel. The Fox deal is up at the end of the season
(later this calendar year), and that is the arrangement that MLS could
look to move to Versus as a possible outcome. MLS also has a deal for
Spanish-language broadcasts with Univision.

While the talks are completely in their infancy and no deal is
remotely on the table or has been discussed, MLS executives are said
to be impressed with the way Versus has treated its coverage of the
National Hockey League, which is a banner property for the cable
sports network. Versus often talks of its ability to “super-serve”
fans of the sport, and has seen a solid uptick in numbers since its
deal to return to DirecTV and into this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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