USA USA SOCCER!!

[LakesBison]

on my snowday, i actually watched the entire USA/ITALY game in the background.


USA wins 1-0 first time in 82 years. holy smokes!!

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Cool. Didn't see it but if it is that long a stretch then you gotta give some props.

[darell1976]

82 years...Holy crap. Boy Italy sure had the US's number. Great win America!!

[frozennorth]

82 years...Holy crap. Boy Italy sure had the US's number. Great win America!!

in fairness, they've only played 10 times in those 82 years.

http://www.worldfootballcommentaries.com/2012/02/historical-analysis-of-italy-vs-usa.html

[HailSzczur]

in fairness, they've only played 10 times in those 82 years.

http://www.worldfootballcommentaries.com/2012/02/historical-analysis-of-italy-vs-usa.html
Still can't believe we blew that confederation cup final back in 09. I was watching it in Italy and things in Sorrento were a little ugly when the US was up 1-0 at the half.

[asumike83]

Soccer? Is that the game with rules sort of like hockey but you run instead of skate and can't hit each other or fight?


... just kidding. Go America! xbandwagonx

[Twentysix]

Soccer? Is that the game with rules sort of like hockey but you run instead of skate and can't hit each other or fight?


... just kidding. Go America! xbandwagonx

What the hell is a hockey? Virgina Techs mascot right?

[HailSzczur]

on my snowday, i actually watched the entire USA/ITALY game in the background.


USA wins 1-0 first time in 82 years. holy smokes!!

Btw, what's a snowday lakes? I thought a little bit of snow didn't faze anyone out your way

[PaladinFan]

Chalk up another good game for former Paladin Clint Dempsey.

[alvinkayak6]

Chalk up another good game for former Paladin Clint Dempsey.

Did not know he was a Paladin. He puts the ball in the net, and that is what it's all about. A few years ago, USA beat Spain, and now Italy in a friendly. The team just needs a good World Cup showing in 2014 now.

[TheRevSFA]

Chalk up another good game for former Paladin Clint Dempsey.

From Nacogdoches, Texas.

Everyone loves him there.

[PaladinFan]

Did not know he was a Paladin. He puts the ball in the net, and that is what it's all about. A few years ago, USA beat Spain, and now Italy in a friendly. The team just needs a good World Cup showing in 2014 now.

Indeed he was. http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/2009-10/photos/0001/dempsey-023.jpg?max_width=250 He even married a former Furman cheerleader.

As of the last world cup, two starters for the US team were former Paladins (Clint Dempsey and Ricardo Clark). When you step back and think about it, it is absolutely astounding that of the 19 players on the squad, two played together at the same school.

Probably could be assumed, but when Clark and Dempsey were at Furman, the Paladins were really really good. In 2002 the team set a NCAA record for 46 straight matches without a loss. In that same season they went a record 11 straight games without surrendering a single goal. Furman's always been pretty good at Men's Soccer, but in those years, they were absolutely incredible to watch.

[TheRevSFA]

Indeed he was. http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/2009-10/photos/0001/dempsey-023.jpg?max_width=250 He even married a former Furman cheerleader.

As of the last world cup, two starters for the US team were former Paladins (Clint Dempsey and Ricardo Clark). When you step back and think about it, it is absolutely astounding that of the 19 players on the squad, two played together at the same school.

Probably could be assumed, but when Clark and Dempsey were at Furman, the Paladins were really really good. In 2002 the team set a NCAA record for 46 straight matches without a loss. In that same season they went a record 11 straight games without surrendering a single goal. Furman's always been pretty good at Men's Soccer, but in those years, they were absolutely incredible to watch.

His rapping skills aren't on par with his soccer skills :D

[PaladinFan]

His rapping skills aren't on par with his soccer skills :D

The soccer players at Furman were always...well, different.