I'm trying not toBuffalo Head said:Yeah, try searching "Hiroshima" and "Nagasaki" right about now. Fucking embarrassing.
Didn't watch the early rounds?Cellar-Door said:Solo won Golden Glove? She had like 6 saves on 9 shots all tournament.
She must be a statue if she's not the starter. That kind of size matters so muchAverage Reds said:One of the backup keepers for Japan was like 7 feet tall. Yikes.
6'1"Average Reds said:One of the backup keepers for Japan was like 7 feet tall. Yikes.
Ok a slight exaggeration 13 saves on 16 shots. She had 5 saves against Australia.Average Reds said:Didn't watch the early rounds?
No question that the individual awards are all a bit unjust in that sense.Cellar-Door said:6'1"
Ok a slight exaggeration 13 saves on 16 shots. She had 5 saves against Australia.
Still she barely saw any shots after that. I hate giving the golden glove to someone on the back of their amazing defense not giving up any shots on target.
She shut out the Swiss in their first game. Looks like she injured her shoulder either in that game or training since she didn't play again since.teddykgb said:She must be a statue if she's not the starter. That kind of size matters so much
Really hasn't been anything about this Japan team I haven't liked in this tournament. I found them easy to root for. Not really sure what happened to their defensive organization today.soxhop411 said:“@JClipperton_CP: Japan head coach Norio Sasaki through a translator starts presser by asking not to be booed by the media.”
:-(
Lalas likes to troll, but I agree that the studio crew was fine. Actually the B team wasn't bad either. The Dellacamera/DiCiccio/Whitehill team is the worst ever assembled.DennyDoyle'sBoil said:Really hasn't been anything about this Japan team I haven't liked in this tournament. I found them easy to root for. Not really sure what happened to their defensive organization today.
You have to give it to Ellis. Finding the right defensive balace this year won it. The play from the corner leading to the first goal was well conceived and perfectly executed. And it rocked Japan hard. She also managed her roster really well -- Wambaugh and Leroux particularly and not being afraid to make tough decisions and play hot hands.
In the unsung hero department, Kreiger was fantastic. She ran box to box, and her work rate was off the charts. It seemed like instead of staying back all game she had responsibility to help support the midfield, where Japan was sort dominating. She had a couple of giveaways, but in terms of touches and responsibility she had a lot to do today.
Great tournament for the USA. Just peaked exactly right.
I know Fox bashing is fasionable, but I really thought the Vancouver studio was really good all tournament, even Lalas.
Yeah. Part of that is Ellis finally caving and changing the formation. Everyone knew someone needed to play that role, and it wasn't going to work with a higher pair of Lloyd and Holliday half-assing it. She brought in Brian to play deeper and central, slid Lloyd up and it made a HUGE difference.Tangled Up In Red said:Unsung hero dept' #2: Brian really changed the tournament for the US. Her break-up play and quick distribution really made a difference.
SoxFanInCali said:Amazing that the US could win the World Cup with Wambach, Morgan, and Leroux combining for 2 goals in the tournament.
soxhop411 said:“@Ourand_SBJ: Unbelievable: Fox averaged 25.4 million viewers for last night’s WWC US-Japan game. Official announcement coming on FS1 at 1pm.”
Holy shit.
FIFA will pay @USsoccer_wnt $2M for World Cup win. As a comparison, men's teams ELIMINATED in GROUP PLAY receive $8M. (per BBC & Reuters)
They still beat Germany for third place. I don't think praise is misplaced.So, not missing an opportunity to make screw up a good thing, this is the tweet that the English FA sent out today on the Lionesses return to England:
"Our #Lionesses go back to being mothers, partners, and daughters today, but they have taken on another title - heroes"
I think he's referring to the idea that now that the tournament is over, they can go back to their traditional female roles.EvilEmpire said:They still beat Germany for third place. I don't think praise is misplaced.
Yeah, I think you're right. I somehow read the "make screw up a good thing" as referring to the OG in the Japan game. Sorry swiftaw.I think he's referring to the idea that now that the tournament is over, they can go back to their traditional female roles.
Seriously does anyone actually read the Sundhage quote? I feel like every article is written by people who didn't.Hagios said:
Gunfighter 09 said:What are the relative percentages of revenue? I am not really going to get upset unless FIFA is stashing/stealing revenue they generated from this cup relative to wha they do with the men's cup. I think the only issues really worth getting upset about from this cup were the turf issues that affected the quality of play(you could count diving tackles on two hands in the final) and the awkward and patronizing was that the women were represented and promoted at times.
Also, did FIFA give the 19-27 world cups to Fox like they did the Men's cup through 2026? I am curious to see what the WWC right will make on the open market after beating major U.S. domestic sports championships .
Men's and women's tennis bring in similar ratings and revenues. The revenue split in men's vs women's soccer is enormous.epraz said:
I see the logic of this argument, but other sports have decided to make the payouts to male and female athletes the same. Maybe FIFA should follow suit.
That $2M will be of great use in the legal battle to screw development clubs out of the money they deserve.DLew On Roids said:It's not like that money is going to the players or to women's/men's programs anyway. It just goes to the federation.
I'll say this: $2M to the USSF is going to go a lot further toward developing soccer in the USA than $8M to the kleptocrats in most of world soccer.
Why not? The money is part of the transfer. The money isn't coming from the player.DLew On Roids said:The development clubs the players pay to play for already? Why should they get money on both ends?
Cellar-Door said:If kids don't want to pay to play they don't have to.
DLew On Roids said:It's not like that money is going to the players or to women's/men's programs anyway. It just goes to the federation.
I'll say this: $2M to the USSF is going to go a lot further toward developing soccer in the USA than $8M to the kleptocrats in most of world soccer.
DLew On Roids said:
This is entirely unrealistic in the US development system today. Kids who don't pay to play don't make it.
I agree there isn't, but my problem is that the USSF likes to make up rules as they go along, most notably with MLS. MLS is a racket as well as the development leagues. I see no reason they should flout the FIFA rules with the USSF's help to divert money to MLS.DLew On Roids said:
This is entirely unrealistic in the US development system today. Kids who don't pay to play don't make it. The MLS academies are helping, but they're not ubiquitous and kids who can't pay for travel teams can't exactly get mom to drive them to the academy every day either.
When development clubs in the USA stop being a racket that squeezes money out of families, I'll have some sympathy for the business owners. But they're just trying to make a buck like MLS teams are. There's no moral high ground here.
Cellar-Door said:I agree there isn't, but my problem is that the USSF likes to make up rules as they go along, most notably with MLS. MLS is a racket as well as the development leagues. I see no reason they should flout the FIFA rules with the USSF's help to divert money to MLS.
Additionally while many development teams are scammers, all development teams can't afford not to charge parents because there is no real money coming from USSF, no sponsors, etc. and letting MLS eat the solidarity fees makes it worse. If development teams got the big money that comes from solidarity there would be a much higher incentive for them to take on at least some talented youngsters for free with the hope of making big money on the back end.
While I don't see the value of following FIFA rules just because, I think you're absolutely right that USSF often operates by the seat of its pants and tends to favor MLS in the hope that they'll share some greater footballing glory someday (and also because the USSF remains an amateurish clownshow, similar to most federations).Cellar-Door said:I agree there isn't, but my problem is that the USSF likes to make up rules as they go along, most notably with MLS. MLS is a racket as well as the development leagues. I see no reason they should flout the FIFA rules with the USSF's help to divert money to MLS.