Are you yank that thick that you all actually think Manchester uniteds Cristiano Ronaldo is the Ronaldo who plays for AC milan?

I know your not really but the dickhead whose wrote this peice in the paper in the states is. He's put Ronnies picture with the article

http://www.teamtalk.com/Images/215069.jpg

Even if the Brazil star Ronaldo hadn't done this and it was just an acusation against Cristiano...where did they think he was on Tuesday night? I saw him in Manchester myself with my own eyes lol. He was on the pitch at old trafford while United scraped past Barca to the european cup final. The biggest competition in club football lol. The idiots who printed this shit shouldn't be allowed to comment on football if they cant even get something as simple as this correct. I'd sue em, if i was Cristiano because there'll be plenty of idiot yanks who think it is really him in question.

The story is true but it is NOT cristiano...it is the former Real Madrid player Ronaldo. Plays for AC milan and is the world cups all time top scorer.

If you're going to criticize Americans (Yanks as you say), for being thick, maybe you should make sure you at least get the majority of your grammar correct.

Otherwise, you just look stupid and end up embarrassing yourself, and other English people on here. Ok?


Just for your information too, the 'Yanks' arn't too bothered about soccer. If you didn't know that already.

Don't bother trying to correct a Chav's grammar. You might as well try and sponge up the ocean.

You. Go watch a 0-0 game and call it exciting. Soccer sucks. That is all.

Liverpool Chelsea semi final champions league last Wednesday begs to differ.

I prefer sports with one advertisement break.

But I agree hes an idiot.

sweet shades homey

Liverpool Chelsea was 1-1 after the first leg, I think you mean Man U- Barca..








AND THAT"S FROM A YANK, RYAN YOU MISERABLE CHAV.

Watching soccer makes watching golf seem entertaining

I was talking about soccer sucking. Yes loose I know.

And lets hope he doesnt see you referring to the champions leagues as "series" or he'll make another post.

Edit: Topic, or he'll make another topic

He's too busy selling weed to 11 year olds to make a post for a while, I should be safe.

A nation that loves Baseball calls Soccer boring.

LOL.

I see your baseball and raise you cricket.



That said, baseball is 100 times more boring than soccer. I've never understood the whole soccer is boring thing. There's about as many goals scored in soccer as there are touchdowns scored in NFL games. There is non-stop action in soccer. Just because scoring is at a premium, doesn't mean it's boring. Every goal means so much, is so dramatic. In basketball there is tons of scoring, but 95 percent of it is meaningless. Only the scoring in the last few minutes of the game really matter.

Yeah. Cricket is pretty much just the English baseball. Twenty20 is a lot more fun though, and does provide real excitement. When they need 25 runs from the final 20 balls it really gets tense and frantic. Baseball never seems to get those same thrilling moments.

As one of the few "Yanks" that enjoy soccer, I also understand why alot of Americans don't. I have really been into the game my whole life (all-stater in HS, played for 2 years in college, etc.) but alot of people here have never had the pleasure of the game. Mock what you don't understand/get...or something to that effect.

I played 140 games of baseball each year from age 8-14. I quit that shit cold turkey after I realized baseball has to be the single most boring ****ing game on earth. Then I moved to Georgia, US at age 17 and saw Nascar.

I don't think I could ever watch a soccer game on TV unless I was with a bunch of rowdy drunk foreigners. Going to a European Cup (thx simo) game is definitely on my list of things to do before I die. I always said just a game between two English powers, but now that I understand the difference between Premier/Champions it definitely has to be towards the end of the European Cup any given year.

yeah, and games like last 8 hours....



baseball does have extremely thrilling moments, but they are almost always in the post season... they have 162 games in the regular season, and they should have about 60-80. 162 is ridiculous, and waters down the product.



I played soccer for a couple seasons when I was around 8-10, but I didn't really get into it until I played the nintendo 64's road to the world cup and world cup 98. I think video game's are the hope to soccer's future in america. Soccer is bonza to play in video game form.

Ya. FIFA08 and PES2008 are awesome.

arrrghh hahahaha

what a bunch of tossers.

YOUR SPORTS, YOUR SPORTS, YOUR SPORTS ARE F**CKING SHIT. YOUR SPORTS ARE F**CKING SHIT.

James D - you think i care about grammer? If i did id of gone to school. Cockny little muppet.
Go watch ya boyfirned play rugby union or summat you little bitch. It is faggots like you that are the reason our north stand is so quiet. You prawn sandwidge eating excuse for a human.

Grammer, your funny.


BigD HeShe - We had that conversation beofre...im not a chav and you only use the word because it is the only insult you seem to know. If im a chav as you so confidently suggest. You must be a hick? A hillybilly? Trailor trash? Which are you?

First of all. Im a REAL football fan. I support my LOCAL HOME team. I go to every match and watch from the stands. Im a season ticket holder. Im NOT an ARMCHAIR critic who talks shit they don't know.



If you watch a 0-0 game on tv that has a team sitting really deep to hold the scoreline down you might find it boring. If you were sat in the stadium amonst the 100 thousand fans screaming, shouting and chanting you would find it an unforgetable experience. If you can see the whole thing up close and not just the tiny section on the tv its different.

Every week i go to watch Man United and every week the feeling gets better and better. Ive never been bored ever.

Nothing beats signing Viva Ronaldo or "goes by the name of Wayne Rooney" on a saturday afternoon. Nothing. Not even sex.

People like Americans and some of you little faggot Londoners on here make me laugh? We've got Liverpool fans from the other side of the world on here lol. A london Man united fan. James D. He started supporting Man U the year they won the treble i bet. Dirty southern Bas tard



He plays on the right, He plays on the left. That boy Ronaldo, made England look shite.


Whats that coming over the hill is it Nemanja it is Nemanja.

Park Park where ever you may be. You eat dogs in your home country. It could be worse. You could be scouse. Eating rats in your council house.





I only have to read your topic "english premier league" to know what a bunch of retards im dealing with.

You's don't know what your talking about. You say you don't like "soccer" yet you talk the biggest oad of shit about it. ha

No, I don't think you care about grammar. But you've missed my point, and it was a very VERY simple one. I'll say it quite clearly for you again...

You bothered to come onto a forum where the vast majority are American, and criticize the whole nation for not knowing about football. A sport, which they freely admit they don't give a flying **** for. So, you just look pathetic, at best.

Secondly, it's Cockney. And I'm not one. I'm from Chester, but lived in London for 10 years now. It was something to do with a place called University, but I'm not sure you're ready to learn abaat wat dat plaice iz yet? Ya get me?

Twat.

LOL. You're right. "We" are the ones with the problems. You obv. have it all figured out. Nice Foakley's, btw.

You're a chav, not because it's the only insult I know. I don't call anyone else from Brittan a chav in this forum. Your picture coupled with your manner of discourse reveal you as the chav scum that you are.

Wow. You're a real asshole.

You define a "REAL" football fan as someone that goes to every match. Are you therefore saying that it is impossible for someone from another country to be a REAL United/Arsenal/Chelsea fan? The only possible way for you to be a REAL fan is to live within driving distance of where the team plays? How about people that can't afford a season ticket? They can't be REAL fans either. How about people that have a job that requires them to work on a Saturday? Well, they can't be REAL fans either.
I mean, hell, if those people were a REAL fans, they would quit their job and find a way to get there any way they could, right? "Fuck paying off the mortgage - there's a football game on." "Sorry son, can't afford the dentist to fix your teeth - that money is to get us to Moscow to watch the United Chelski final. You'll understand someday when you have kids
Those guys are the heros.


"Im NOT an ARMCHAIR critic who talks shit they don't know"

No. You're worse. You're a REAL FAN who talks shit he doesn't know. You think that because you go to every game you can say the exact same shit as the "armchair" fans, except when you say it, it's true. You're someone who thinks that by watching them live your knowledge and opinion is worth more.


Every week i go to watch Man United and every week the feeling gets better and better. Ive never been bored ever.

You must have limited mental capacity then. Seriously. If you can watch all 90 minutes of a dull 0-0 game and be enthralled by every moment of it there is something wrong. Live football can be incredible. It can also be pretty dull. This is just you trying to big yourself up as a REAL fan again. You're saying you've been to Old Trafford in the freezing cold and pissing rain, watched a dull 0-0 and come away giggling with excitement? Yeah right.


"Nothing beats signing Viva Ronaldo or "goes by the name of Wayne Rooney" on a saturday afternoon. Nothing. Not even sex."

I don't even know how to begin with this. You prefer singing about Mr Potato Head than having sex. There are a few reasons this could be the case:

1) You've never had sex.
2) You've had sex, but you did it seriously wrong.
3) You have a mental problem.

Honestly, there is no other option. You prefer singing a fucking song.



"He plays on the right, He plays on the left. That boy Ronaldo, made England look shite."

Try reading it through before you post. You got it wrong.


"I only have to read your topic "english premier league" to know what a bunch of retards im dealing with"

You think chanting a mans name is better than sex, and you call us retarded. Not really sure what else to add there.



I support my local team in the lower leagues, and go and watch them most weeks. You know, REAL, GRASSROOTS football? Not this namby pamby game played by multi-millionnaires. Wait, I guess that makes me more of a REAL football fan than you. I support United as well, and I've been to a few matches. If I lived in Manchester I would go and see more games.

It sickens me that you're a United fan, it sickens me that you're English, and it sickens me that you're Human. You're an insult to all three groups.

who is this ****, banhammer.


On a sidenote he must be a losing player, he is not clever enough.

Fistpumpinstaban

There's too much greatness in this post to quote it all. So, I'll just quote the bits that made me laugh the most.

Basically OP, Simo just owned your soul... I'd like you to read that post once, read it again, and then just to make sure, read it for a third time. Then, think about how much truth is there, when you're comparing it to your life.

Simply put kid, he ended you.

And really, where the f would Man U be without having a world following? They are the most popular premier club, world wide. And perhaps the most popular club period. They sell jerseys from New york to Tokyo. Without this world wide following, they wouldn't be able to afford players like Ronaldo, they wouldn't be in the champions league. You should thank these "armchair" fans, for helping make Man U elite, instead of bashing on them like the simian, hooligan chav you are.

This is easily the greatest poster in the history of digitalized human communications. Very rarely do I LOL at words posted on a discussion forum. This is making me deeply LOL. I think this person should be cultivated, supported and encouraged to post as often as possible. I, for one, want to hear more from him.

I think my sickle cell post made you chuckle.

lol, i laffed

okay, I'm going to put this up to a 48 hour vote. All those in favor of a week ban for trolling say ay, those against say nay. So, if there is a good majority vote on this come the end of monday(lets say 9pm est) then the OP gets a ban for trolling. I personally know which way I'm favoring as of right now


I have to say, this is just utter plonk on your part OP. I am a fan of ManU, and guess what, I'm a yank. ALso guess what, I've done my part and researched my history of the club and have done my best to know wtf is up with ManU. I'm tired of people like you trying to decry us "Yanks" from enjoying the beautiful game and enjoying our clubs. Let me tell you, I have been a fan since Cantona graced OT and fully became a fan in 98. I have not been to OT as it is rather hard to make my way to england being in chicago, but I do my utter best to support the club that I fell in love with though I can't watch every match due to my job.

OP, you are what's wrong with English fans and it harkens back to the 80s and before. It's a new dawn and you can either accept the modern situation, or be a turd and try to defy it and be ignorant. It's people like you that insult me as a fan and to be honest, there is no way that you can honestly measure me up as a fan sitting where you are. If you want to be part of the ignorance that exists, go right ahead, but I certainly will not ever include you as a fan in my own enjoyment of the club I love

Aye!

I vote nay, though this guy is a d-bag, I'm not a huge fan of banning people. Eric Cantona said it best: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."

I agree with this point, but the thing is, the OP isn't a trawler. He's an inconsequential little tug boat which has lost it's way and is getting in the way of all the other ships, and is just pissing off all sailors and passengers alike.

I say Aye!

Staying on the nautical theme. He is a semen (sea-men) stain.

Enormous nay.

I tend to view all people on the internet as retards, with the ones who 'tard hardest' as being the most entertaining.
Given that the only reason people participate in mediums like this is to either be a) informed or B) entertained and given that the Sports- General forum isn't particularly informative, I think we have to be mindful about keeping as many B)'s around as we can.

This was the funniest post I've read in the last two weeks.

Soccer (futbol) is all about anticipation, near goals, and the absolutely explosive thrill of finally seeing the ball rip the back of the net.

Americans are not big on patience/anticipation etc. People go to baseball games for the sun and the beer.


The much better argument is whose football is better. Had some good arguments in Amsterdam about this. Basically, the locals were shocked I was knowledgable about soccer and I said you really can like both footballs and that they should give our football a try. Baseball sucks and I have gotten less and less interested in it since I stopped playing little league.

oh and I am a Liverpool fan from the other side of the pond. blame Michael Owen and the 1998 World Cup. and yes I know that in some ways makes me a bandwagon fan but I had to pick somebody. and if you get the Fox Soccer Channel here in America you should Tivo the Premier League Review Show on Sundays at 8pm. Every goal, every near miss from the weekend games. Great tv.

Another query: Why are British soccer announcers SO MUCH BETTER than any other sports announcers?

it was a tough one, im voting aye though.

Well, I became a Liverpool fan for a much more arbitrary reason. A friend traveled to England, and bought me a scarf, which was Liverpool... so when I started playing Fifa: Road to the World Cup, I picked liverpool. Then, of course, I became enamored with Michael Owen and World Cup 98 (the event) really won me over.

I think the anticipation of goals is the very best part, each goal is so dramatic, each set piece nail biting. I think the very best thing I've ever seen in sports was the 3 goal come back in five minutes in Istanbul. I saw it in a pub in San Francisco with a bunch of international Liverpool fans, and the bar went from so demoralized to utter elation so fast.. it was a brilliant game.

It's basically what hockey would be if hockey were gay.

Arsenal baby, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I'm American and watch American football, haven't watched any soccer since the World Cup, and I have to say soccer is by far the better sport. American football really is an atrocious sport. Of any sport it's by far the worst to go to live, and on tv you can't even see half of what's going on the defensive side of the ball. The NFL is smart though, one game a week makes it a party and without the party there is no futbol de Americano.

if you substitute 18000 fans (hockey) for 50,000 plus insane fans (soccer). Really, its the insane crowd/atmosphere that makes soccer great.

you are entitled to your opinion of course but I disagree. I love going to NFL games live....I have been to almost 100 games (closing in!) and I am never disappointed. NFL kicks butt....it is like chess with gladiators.

TV ratings and general fan interest are with me too.

In the States no question American Football is king. The dying on its arse of the European NFL suggests the rest of the world doesn't see the attraction.

Because it's only one day a week on the day that most people don't do anything.

Keep on digging my friend!

Are you available for hire for birthdays/weddings/bar mitzvahs?