B-dub Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I didn't catch the earlier rounds, but how did the Czech Republic do? You'd think with Rosicky in the side, they'd be pretty tough to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Ahh, those crazy North Koreans: We suspected all along that the DPRK's women's World Cup team would provide us with moments of unintentional comedy, but they've outdone themselves. Remember when their coach said they lost to the United States because they were struck by lightning? Now, five North Korean women have tested positive for steroids—a major doping deal, certainly as far as international soccer goes—and, you guessed it, the lightning strike was to blame. This time, the "steroids were accidentally taken with traditional Chinese medicines based on musk deer glands to treat players who had been struck by lightning." Oh? More, from the AP: "The gland in question comes from musk deer living in a large swathe of Asia from Siberia to North Korea. The hairy 4-centimeter gland is usually cut open to extract a liquid that is used for medical purposes." God, that's disgusting. We'd rather be struck by lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted July 16, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2011 Gentlemen prefer brunettes? I’m a bit of a statistics nerd when it comes to sport, so after noticing a lot of people arriving on the KCKRS doorstep after searching for “Hope Solo hot” I decided to take a peek at some of the search trend analytics Google provides to see just where and how this Hope Solo love-fest has developed online. Here’s Google search volume trending for a simple “hope solo”. We see clear spikes around the 2007 World Cup, in fact significantly greater than that of the current 2011 World Cup. So maybe all of us commenting on Hope Solo mania this summer are falling prey to the illusions that recency can create because apparently people were all up in her biz much more 4 years ago after she slagged off her coach for dropping her. However, when the search term changes to “hope solo hot” so does the trend. Greatly. In fact search volume for “hope solo hot” doesn’t even register in previous years in Google’s data until the enormous spike in 2011 during the tournament. Given searches for HoSo herself were greater in 2007 than 2011 – why was no one searching for her hotness back then, seemingly at all? Is it the change in hair colour? Maybe Hope as a brunette is somehow infinitely hotter than Hope the blonde? Or are we as a society just much, much more horny and 4 years has allowed us to hone our muscle-memory to turn any remotely good-looking, remotely-famous woman we see or hear about into a pervvy internet search? The last trend to add is searches for “hope solo boyfriend”, a term which has experienced a growth in popularity even greater than “hope solo hot” Not only are many, MANY more people searching for Hope Solo and her hotness during the 2011 WWC than the 2007 WWC, but many people are also interested in who she’s dating. Are they guys who are hoping to discover that she’s single, therefore removing the only possible barrier they can imagine to their marrying her? Or is it girls who are interested in seeing what kind of man HoSo can pull, to either be jealous of or hate on in a fit of still-jealous rage? We’ll never know what’s really driving all these millions of searches, but they are important questions. Maybe the most important of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The finishing is horrendous in this finale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yeah it was something like 19(3) for the US before that goal. Morgan's finish was decent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 And that was a massive f*ck up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 What god awful defending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Japan doing all the pressing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Almost another fail in defence there. Also, for the sake of the debate: Morgan > Solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Wow, 2-2. Looks like it's going to penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I didn't catch the earlier rounds, but how did the Czech Republic do? You'd think with Rosicky in the side, they'd be pretty tough to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2011 Some finish to the game that. Not sure I like the look of the Japanese keeper - USA will take this I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Oh dear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Jesus, these pens have been terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Holy crap, 0-3... awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2011 That dodgy keeper I've picked out has saved both of those that have been on target - shows what know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 They needed 5 Wambachs for these penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I do love an upset. Well done Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2011 Well done Japan - good pen the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 How shit was the US defence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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