Quasit 849 Posted December 8, 2018 #61 Share Posted December 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, heywoodu said: England - Scotland, yay room for fixing the GBR ticket (or not?) There's too much rivalry between England and Scotland for there to be a free ticket. Stopped watching sports, there are better things in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,600 Posted December 8, 2018 #62 Share Posted December 8, 2018 59 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Ugh, this bullshit about countries that can't be drawn together What BS? You can't have three European countries in one group in a 24 team field. How did Jamaica qualify ahead of Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,562 Posted December 8, 2018 #63 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Monzanator said: What BS? You can't have three European countries in one group in a 24 team field. How did Jamaica qualify ahead of Mexico? Like so many people care about which continent a country is in, everyone who is not their own country's team is the enemy If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,600 Posted December 8, 2018 #64 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I wonder if Hope Solo speaks up about USA drawing Sweden in group stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,483 Posted December 8, 2018 #65 Share Posted December 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Monzanator said: I wonder if Hope Solo speaks up about USA drawing Sweden in group stage Even as a US fan, she is still the worst player on Earth, the least likeable, and a national disgrace “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,600 Posted December 8, 2018 #66 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, Olympian1010 said: Even as a US fan, she is still the worst player on Earth, the least likeable, and a national disgrace I always liked her tbh. She's one female player that had personality or attitude whatever you like to call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,562 Posted December 8, 2018 #67 Share Posted December 8, 2018 39 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Even as a US fan, she is still the worst player on Earth, the least likeable, and a national disgrace As someone who doesn't follow the showbizz part of sports that much: what did she do wrong? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted December 8, 2018 #68 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) I think group A is the strongest, followed by group B, all other groups are trash. 16 teams would be more than enough. Group A: France ahead of Norway Group B: Germany ahead of China/Spain Group C: Brazil ahead of Australia Group D: England and Japan in 1 and 2 Group E: Canada ahead of the Netherlands Group F: USA ahead of Sweden Quarterfinals: England/Japan vs. Norway/Australia France vs. USA Brazil vs. Canada/Japan/England Germany vs. Netherlands/Sweden If both France and USA win their group, the 2 best teams will already face each other in the quarterfinals ... Apparently this time the draw wasn't rigged in favor of the host. Edited December 8, 2018 by OlympicsFan Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,893 Posted December 8, 2018 #69 Share Posted December 8, 2018 48 minuti fa, heywoodu ha scritto: As someone who doesn't follow the showbizz part of sports that much: what did she do wrong? a short resumèe... In 2014, she was arrested and charged with two misdemeanour accounts of assault, against her nephew and half-sister. The charges were eventually dropped just last month following a lengthy legal battle. Then in 2016, US Soccer suspended Solo for 6 months, as well as terminating her national team contract after she referred to the Swedish Women’s team as “a bunch of cowards” following America’s elimination from the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics. It was thought, however, that the decision to terminate her contract stemmed from a build up of issues. The World Cup winner had also previously been suspended in 2015 after she was the passenger in a US Soccer-owned vehicle which was being driven by her husband – NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens – when he was pulled over under suspicion of driving under the influence. Solo also made an unsuccessful bid for the US Soccer Presidency last February and was not shy in letting people know how she felt about previous federation vice-president Carlos Cordeiro, in a pre-election speech. plus... https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/02/hope-solo-soccer-in-america-is-just-a-mess-right-now-689652 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/22/hope-solo-settles-grievance-with-us-soccer heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,600 Posted December 8, 2018 #70 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Sweden parked the bus in the Olympics and Solo had every right to go after them Mourinho-style. Alas her name isn't Mourinho so she got hang out to dry by her own federation. I suspect it was down to money after all and they used her comments as excuse to get rid of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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