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Originally posted by starsearcher YES!...primarily cause I don't have access the channels that will be showing the Israel vs Ireland game and I'm a huge England fan

Neither do we. That's why we're going to a pub to watch the match, and any other Israel supporters are welcome to join me to witness the miracle that's gonna happen in the Holy Land.

(how's that for trash-talkin?)

We're thinking the Duke of Gloucester again (same place as St. Patty's parade).

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Originally posted by tatgirl Neither do we. That's why we're going to a pub to watch the match, and any other Israel supporters are welcome to join me to witness the miracle that's gonna happen in the Holy Land. (how's that for trash-talkin?) We're thinking the Duke of Gloucester again (same place as St. Patty's parade).

but are you SURE they will be showing the game?!


By the way...the game will take place at 19:50 Israel time in the main soccer stadium...which means it'll be 12:50 here....should be enough time to watch the England game and THEN perhaps go watch Israel play


can YOU say double header of super soccer?

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Originally posted by Dj-HordasH Olympique Lyonnais will certainly be a colossal barrier to either side from Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the semi-final, with a bit of luck we could be watching the dominant french side in Istanbul on the 25th of May. Lyon has the firepower up front to worry any European powerhouse, with the sexy attacking style of football they exhibit I would certainly put my money on l’OL to pull a major upset this year if there’s meant to be one.

French footy certainly is underrated most of times. Just look at AS Monaco last year. Lyon does need more tight defence though. But I just love watching their counterattacks. Mikael Essien is someone to watch for, and I think he has potential to be as dominating as Lampard.

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One side that’s very little talked about is Bayern and that’s exactly what might play in their favor. The Bavarians are not regarded to be a major stumbling block for Chelsea and in my opinion this could a fatal mistake. Very little has been said about this team, Bundesliga does not relish the same coverage as the EPL, but Bayern is consistently atop of the division and I think Chelsea will find less space to operate than with Barca, it will be a much tougher game. I wouldn’t expect a slew of goals in this encounter, away goals could prove to be crucial.

Well, Bayern hasn't been as dominating in Bundesliga this year and Chelsea has been just superb so far. Bayern doesn't have as much depth as Chelsea does.

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Enough talk about CL, we have WC qualifiers coming up this weekend, as well as some friendlies. Canada is traveling to Portugal for an exhibition match, anyone dare to predict the outcome?

Bah. Canadian men's team have been getting the shaft lately and I wouldn't be surprised if the men's team go down hill from here on. I certainly would be very discouraged. Last few yrs the Canadian men's team is IMO the best ever and should have made further into qualifiers. Damn incompetent and biased Central American refs.

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Originally posted by chinamon not true. i say "ugh" but i am a tranny.

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Originally posted by kotsy lol colour me retarded

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Originally posted by starsearcher Sounds good...where are the Bosnian headquarters? Hmmmmm...I wonder if I have that channel...damn basic cable!

I doubt it will be an entertaining game mate, it’s a matter of patriotism, I have my money on a 1-1 draw.

You’ll probably have Italy-Scotland on TLN and France-Switzerland is on tv5 at 15:00 you get that channel with basic cable, it’s channel 66 around here.
Here’s an essential link for your football needs:
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Originally posted by EvilTree Bah. Canadian men's team have been getting the shaft lately and I wouldn't be surprised if the men's team go down hill from here on. I certainly would be very discouraged. Last few yrs the Canadian men's team is IMO the best ever and should have made further into qualifiers. Damn incompetent and biased Central American refs.

You brought a good point but the incompetence of CONCACAF refs has been an insuperable nemesis for the nats for years. Canada has missed the greatest football rendez-vous time and again because of scandalous robberies, which have always put the Central Americans squads at an advantage. It’s hard enough to perform in hostile environments throughout the Caribbean but when you add to the equation the entire repertoire of criminal calls that have gone against Canada in WC qualifying you have to ask yourself if it’s worth playing at all? Without mentioning the flagrant robbery in this year’s qualifiers my favorite one would have to be the cancellation of Peschisolido’s goal at Varsity Stadium vs Mexico in 94 in the last game of qualifiers, Canada would’ve attended the world cup in 94 at the expense of Mexico but you know how that story finished. It’s a shame really as a more extensive exposure of the Canadian national team would have a vastly positive impact on football in this country. There’s a slew of talent coming through the youth ranks and EvilTree, I’d wholeheartedly agree with you that the team deserved to proceed further in the qualifying, but now I think Yallop can give a chance to several youngsters who’ll be anchors of this squad in the future. I think Peters has made a brilliant career move by snubbing Chelsea and opting for Ipswich, that’s one player I look forward to see more of.
There will be a solid gathering of Ca. fans in a Portuguese bar on College, if anyone is interested to watch this game.


Canadian Roster For International Friendly vs Portugal

# Name Pos. Club DOB Caps G/S
1 Greg Sutton GK Montreal Impact, USL First Division 4/19/77 2 2
33 Lars Hirschfeld GK Leicester City, League Championship 10/17/78 17 5
4 Kevin McKenna D Hearts, Scottish Premier 1/21/80 26 7
5 Marco Reda D Aalborg, Danish First Division 6/22/77 1 0
6 Julian deGuzman M Hanover 96, German Bundesliga 3/25/81 13 0
7 Paul Stalteri D/M Werder Bremen, German Bundesliga 10/18/77 49 6
8 Daniel Imhof M St. Gallen, Swiss First Division 11/22/77 30 0
9 Tomasz Radzinski F Fulham, English Premier 12/14/73 26 7
10 Patrice Bernier M Tromso, Norwegian Premier 9/23/79 7 0
11 Jim Brennan M Norwich City, English Premier 5/8/77 35 3
12 Mike Klukowski D/M FC Brugge, Belgian First Division 5/27/81 4 0
13 Atiba Hutchinson D/M Helsingborg, Swedish Premier 3/8/83 11 1
14 Dwayne de Rosario M/F San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 5/15/78 28 7
15 Josh Simpson D/M Millwall, League Championship 5/15/83 7 0
16 Olivier Occean F Odd Grenland, Norwegian Premier 10/23/81 8 1
17 Jaime Peters M Ipswich Town, League Championship 5/4/87 6 0

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Originally posted by Dj-HordasH Here’s an essential link for your football needs: http://canadatvsoccer.tripod.com/cgi-bin/csvreadf.pl

Thanks for the link

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You brought a good point but the incompetence of CONCACAF refs has been an insuperable nemesis for the nats for years. Canada has missed the greatest football rendez-vous time and again because of scandalous robberies, which have always put the Central Americans squads at an advantage. It’s hard enough to perform in hostile environments throughout the Caribbean but when you add to the equation the entire repertoire of criminal calls that have gone against Canada in WC qualifying you have to ask yourself if it’s worth playing at all? Without mentioning the flagrant robbery in this year’s qualifiers my favorite one would have to be the cancellation of Peschisolido’s goal at Varsity Stadium vs Mexico in 94 in the last game of qualifiers, Canada would’ve attended the world cup in 94 at the expense of Mexico but you know how that story finished. It’s a shame really as a more extensive exposure of the Canadian national team would have a vastly positive impact on football in this country. There’s a slew of talent coming through the youth ranks and EvilTree, I’d wholeheartedly agree with you that the team deserved to proceed further in the qualifying, but now I think Yallop can give a chance to several youngsters who’ll be anchors of this squad in the future. I think Peters has made a brilliant career move by snubbing Chelsea and opting for Ipswich, that’s one player I look forward to see more of. There will be a solid gathering of Ca. fans in a Portuguese bar on College, if anyone is interested to watch this game.

Actually, I'd put Jason de Vos disallowed goal because of a foul on some Honduras player as most piss up call on Canadians ever. The Honduras player 'limps' off the pitch because it looked like a Canadian player hit him with his legs (which he didn't), then returns a min later when the play resumes and he looks fine. Stalteri was so incensed (and I don't blame him) and gets yellow carded, therefore missing next game. Honduras later scores on a dubious penalty and moves on, crushing Canada's hope of qualifying for WC 2006.
I was furious for next couple of days.

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Originally posted by chinamon not true. i say "ugh" but i am a tranny.

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Originally posted by kotsy lol colour me retarded

^^^ i was extremely about this when news broke of it as well .. given the fact that i plan on being in Europe in 2006 for WC , missing the opporunity to cheer on and represent your country there from something like this was simply criminal ..

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New England home kit just launched...SWEEEET!

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Originally posted by starsearcher New England home kit just launched...SWEEEET! http://editorial.gettyimages.com/so...|0||0|0|0|0&p=7

they look like crap and they play like crap!

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Originally posted by Irish Graham they look like crap and they play like crap!

Michael Owen has the craziest new boots...sliiiiiiiiick!

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England? meh....

I WILL be @ Germany 2006 cheering on the CROATS (if/when the qualify)
@ easy ones for us this weekend: Iceland and Malta - better not blow it.

lol...love the sig VRK

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