They've got no Air Force and they're out of gas. It's just a matter of time before the Russians finish them off.

You could just as easily argue that keeping the USMNT/USWNT distinction would be like calling your flight attendant a "steward" or "stewardess", maintaining the verbal reminder of which gender is being referred to, instead of using a gender neutral term that gives everyone the same level of respect.

Because the Yanks fucking sucks as a nick name.

So every other nation in this excellent set of previews gets to be Brazil, Nigeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, etc, but we have to be referred to by that tool ass acronym? It's 2014, the World Cup Finals in Brazil, we know the US Women's team is not playing. Why aren't we talking about the BHMNT for Bosnia?

Being near-unfuckwithable to the group of death doesn't make us less near-unfuckwithable. But without Donovan, and surely just reflective of our play as of late, we're likely not going anywhere. At least I don't have to stay up late to watch games.

C'mon Greg, this isn't the UK. I demand to see some blind overconfidence in America. That's what we do. Get exceptional.

"Is FIFA corrupt? Well of course it is. Look at the money we have in the bank. A BILLION DOLLARS. For a non-profit. And yes, every single member of the executive board has taken bribes. And oh what bribes! Money, sure, that's a pedestrian bribe. Cars, vacations, artwork, girls... these are the calling cards of a true…

Because who knows more about oppression, xenophobia and racism than a ultra-wealthy Swiss German?

I hear you, but to me, the difference is what these players are asked to do. Messi is just tasked with doing so much more for his team than Ronaldo or anyone else in the world, and still delivers. I see what Ronaldo's doing, and best believe we will fluff him accordingly tomorrow, but when you look at the role Messi…

I am unabashedly rooting for Honduras and Ecuador. I'm pretty sure the Swiss secretly bribed their way through the entire qualifications into this World Cup. The only country who had an easier qualification into this World Cup is Brasil, and look how much they are laying out for this shindig. Insert French joke…

Ribéry out leaves France much worse competitively, but less ugly.

From Pirlo's new book, on what went through his head before the shootout in the 2006 World Cup Final: ""Being first on the spot, kicking off that torture in the biggest, most incredible game that a player can play or imagine.

You do know they speak french there, right?

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'Conservative' has apparently become a code word for "reflexively supporting the side with the most power in a given situation."

Load up on Vicodin's, no problem! Smoke weed, you're out! Oh the hypocrisy! #NFL

hell, it's like this in college football as well. I took shots of novocaine and 2 darvons a half during games because the screw in my ankle was "backing out." Screw was earned the season before and inserted by some dude who was Mengekes apprentice and a big donor alum. Fuck football.

- I don't see the problem?

Scully: Look at that kid out there in right field. He seems to really be enjoying himself. Look how much fun he's having playing. Is there anything more innocent and heartwarming than that?