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Maryland Giant : 6/26/2016 7:53 pm
Argentina 3-1
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That  
AcidTest : 6/26/2016 9:25 pm : link
was a yellow.
Friedel said Funes Mori threw a sneaky little cheap shot  
dpinzow : 6/26/2016 9:29 pm : link
at Claudio Bravo (Chile goalkeeper)
This is a display..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 6/26/2016 9:34 pm : link
of how the shittiness of the SA style of play can detract from the match.

Working so hard to draw fouls and to unnerve the ref is allowed time and again in that region.

Frankly, if Messi was given a yellow for diving, most of the teams should have played down 5 players due to simulation of being writhing jackasses.
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Go Terps : 6/26/2016 9:35 pm : link
I think a strong case can be made that Arturo Vidal is the best player in the world. He is bossing the midfield and glued to Messi when he gets the ball. The guy works unbelievably hard.
RE: .  
Aspano! : 6/26/2016 9:41 pm : link
In comment 13010207 Go Terps said:
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I think a strong case can be made that Arturo Vidal is the best player in the world. He is bossing the midfield and glued to Messi when he gets the ball. The guy works unbelievably hard.


Couldn't agree more. Can't remember the last time I've seen such a complete midfielder.
How do TV networks make money on broadcasting soccer  
BlackLight : 6/26/2016 9:43 pm : link
when there's basically no commercial breaks?
I don't follow Argentina soccer much  
Big Rick in FL : 6/26/2016 9:43 pm : link
Why is Higuian starting over Aguero? Is Aguero hurt again?
You still have some sponsorship in game,  
FatMan in Charlotte : 6/26/2016 9:44 pm : link
but they also often will have sponsors for the pre-game, halftime and post-match recaps.

Without knowing too much  
Aspano! : 6/26/2016 9:47 pm : link
About Aguero's style of play, I would imagine Higuain's movement and positioning does more to allow Messi to play at his best.
Messi is learning again the value of Iniesta, Busquets, etc.  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 9:50 pm : link
I don't know what Martino is doing to make this group of players so poor. Talk about being less than the sum of the parts.
extra time  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:03 pm : link
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That was a fun final 15 minutes or so  
pganut : 6/26/2016 10:06 pm : link
Great skill on display tonight.
Why don't these assholes wear shinguards?  
BlackLight : 6/26/2016 10:11 pm : link
Is it harder to sell a flop if you're wearing extra pads?
lol... referee got himself taken out ...  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:18 pm : link
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wow - great saves at both ends!  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:18 pm : link
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If this gets to penalties, a couple things to think about  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 10:26 pm : link
Alexis being out hurts. He's the guy that made the winner in last year's final.

Messi has had spells of being poor from the spot, and Claudio Bravo has probably faced him a million times at Barcelona's practices.
free kick  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:33 pm : link
in Messi's zone
Both teams realize  
Aspano! : 6/26/2016 10:35 pm : link
If not penalties, this match will come down to set pieces.
I'm watching the Univision feed  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 10:35 pm : link
They just called the ref a clown.
That save by the Chile goaltender was phenominal.  
PatersonPlank : 6/26/2016 10:35 pm : link
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I liked how he kissed the goal post afterwards.  
PatersonPlank : 6/26/2016 10:37 pm : link
ha.
This game needed Lamela and Pastore from the start  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 10:37 pm : link
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RE: I'm watching the Univision feed  
Aspano! : 6/26/2016 10:39 pm : link
In comment 13010273 Go Terps said:
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They just called the ref a clown.


Can you blame them? Although considering his first half mistakes, he's done a good job settling the match down.
on to penalties ...  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:40 pm : link
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I trust Chile more here  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 10:42 pm : link
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RE: RE: I'm watching the Univision feed  
PatersonPlank : 6/26/2016 10:43 pm : link
In comment 13010279 Aspano! said:
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In comment 13010273 Go Terps said:


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They just called the ref a clown.



Can you blame them? Although considering his first half mistakes, he's done a good job settling the match down.


I agree. This game was a nightmare to ref. The teams started out so out of control, the situation was crazy.
I'm wondering  
BlackLight : 6/26/2016 10:43 pm : link
if the NFL let Beckham play with those goaltender mitts - would he ever drop a pass again?
save Romero!  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:47 pm : link
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Messi misses!  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:47 pm : link
shades of Baggio ...
messi  
dep026 : 6/26/2016 10:48 pm : link
shank!
Wow  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 10:48 pm : link
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RE: Messi misses!  
Aspano! : 6/26/2016 10:49 pm : link
In comment 13010293 Del Shofner said:
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shades of Baggio ...


BAGGIO HAD CRAMPS! STOP TRIGGERING MY PTSD!!!!
Blacklight  
Big Rick in FL : 6/26/2016 10:50 pm : link
Much easier to catch with the gloves the NFL players use. GK gloves aren't that easy to catch with. It's not hard, but a lot harder then the gloves that WRs use.
Bravo save!  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:52 pm : link
we're down to it!
Chile wins!  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 10:53 pm : link
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very exciting game  
J : 6/26/2016 10:53 pm : link
Messi is gonna have a heart attack  
Go Terps : 6/26/2016 10:53 pm : link
I wonder if he ever thinks of what things would have been like if he'd just played for Spain instead.
That Chile goalie is something  
PatersonPlank : 6/26/2016 10:54 pm : link
First the game saving save and then the penalty shot.
Congrats to Chile  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 6/26/2016 10:54 pm : link
Messi choked on that kick, unreal.
Wow!  
SwirlingEddie : 6/26/2016 10:55 pm : link
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lol @  
SHO'NUFF : 6/26/2016 10:58 pm : link
we are the Champions...
Chile..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 6/26/2016 10:59 pm : link
was a much deserved champion. Excellent tourney to watch all around, especially if you could eliminate the histrionics.
RE: Chile..  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 11:00 pm : link
In comment 13010319 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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was a much deserved champion. Excellent tourney to watch all around, especially if you could eliminate the histrionics.


Chile's annihilation of Mexico was a statement game. They're good.
wow, Messi's crying -  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 11:03 pm : link
this guy is on top of the world and this loss is killing him.
We should've ended the thread at  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 6/26/2016 11:05 pm : link
The Roberto Baggio PTSD comment.

Good for Chile. Argentina has too many dickbags to root for them.
RE: Chile..  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 6/26/2016 11:07 pm : link
In comment 13010319 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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was a much deserved champion. Excellent tourney to watch all around, especially if you could eliminate the histrionics.


The actual play in the Copa has been much better than the Euros to date. Although we are seeing the wheat separating from the chaff now in Europe.
lol ... the officials getting booed as they  
Del Shofner : 6/26/2016 11:16 pm : link
receive their "honors."
Idk why  
Big Rick in FL : 6/26/2016 11:24 pm : link
The refs are getting booed. I didn't like either red card, but the ref had to take control of the game. I thought he called a really fair game.
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chopperhatch : 6/27/2016 1:42 am : link
In comment 13010207 Go Terps said:
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I think a strong case can be made that Arturo Vidal is the best player in the world. He is bossing the midfield and glued to Messi when he gets the ball. The guy works unbelievably hard.


Between him and Pogba, that is my favorite CM combo in the world currently.
Say what you will about Higuain  
giantBCP : 6/27/2016 10:07 am : link
But he had more cohesion with Messi than anyone else on the field. Banega offered next to nothing in both attack and defense, and Di Maria appears to be a lost cause for Argentina.
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