Marka Ragnos Posted July 10 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10 4 hours ago, il_serpente said: I don’t think the presence of a bunch of Argentinians in town for a semi-final is good barometer for Americans’ relative interest in the Euros and Copa America. Obviously, the fact that it is being held in the US and our national team was in it would tend to lead to increased awareness and enthusiasm for the Copa, but I haven’t seen any greater interest in it. I’ve been in New York, New England, DC and California during the course of both tournaments and my admittedly limited sample size has exhibited a greater interest in the Euros. I just watched the Spain-France match in a nearly empty restaurant/bar and the bartender and another guy were very interested. The guy had been watching both and said he was very disappointed in the Copa because of all the fouls and rolling around. You mean, there are other parts of the country besides New York City? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Wasnt just Nunez, other Uruguay players were in the crowd as well. Apparently Colombia fans throwing weapons at Uruguay players families Looks like Suarez might have tried to bite somebody again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 People were claiming he was defending his family but apparently that might be BS. His family were safely on the pitch and Nunez just got hot headed and started fighting, even throwing a chair into the crowd. He's in for one heck of a ban I suspect. Ironically most of his punches missed by miles, much like his shooting. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Surely cops should be arresting which would probably stop him getting a visa for the World Cup/Pre season tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 A learning experience for the US ahead of the WC. They gonna have to beef up security in the stands and make sure supporters are not mixed like this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 11 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11 21 hours ago, sne said: Yik. I hate those awful Heinrich Himmler haircuts. Don't understand why some men find them attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 11 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11 (edited) 8 hours ago, sne said: The poor cops are out-muscled. I think the police woman in the center of that deserves a special commendation. She's there in the center of the hurricane operating with more arms than an octopus to hold the vile man-children at bay. Very courageous woman. She sort of gets shoved to the side, but rides the waves and comes back to protect people. Impossible. Nunez picked a very hospitable place to go berserk. His chances of being criminally charged for that in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina will be next to zero. I was unwillingly in the middle of a brawl at Dodger Stadium in the USA a couple years ago and really disturbed at quickly the crowd got out of control -- and how the security staff were completely unprepared. I agree that some lessons need to be learned quickly. The good thing about sporting events I've been to in the USA is that we're pretty good at keeping weaponry out of the stadia. There are a lot of checks. Edited July 11 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 9 hours ago, sne said: A learning experience for the US ahead of the WC. They gonna have to beef up security in the stands and make sure supporters are not mixed like this. I'm always surprised they just don't rent out boxes for players families at these grounds given they're supposed to be the top ones in the country. That said I was talking to someone Uruguayan on another forum and he was saying can sometimes be 40-50 of players family wanting to see them play! I doubt England players have that many watching them in Germany, seems it's only about 4-5 people for each player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 26 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: He also complained that the surface wasnt good enough for his bucket 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Watching these mugs on C4 in 66 cup final constantly shooting from 25 yards. Don't they know that's a 0.01 xg shot. Mugs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, rodders0223 said: Watching these mugs on C4 in 66 cup final constantly shooting from 25 yards. Don't they know that's a 0.01 xg shot. Mugs. I was watching that, where's the press. First time i have seen the full game. They always rave about football in the past, I thought it looked truely awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Nunez starts tonight so no ban for fighting fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 On 12/07/2024 at 23:54, Brumstopdogs said: That's why this tournament is there, same as the club world cup next summer, they've got 2 tournaments to **** up before getting the 3rd one right I don't think their security and stewards understand what's coming, even after the trouble the other night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: That's why this tournament is there, same as the club world cup next summer, they've got 2 tournaments to **** up before getting the 3rd one right I don't think their security and stewards understand what's coming, even after the trouble the other night Technically it's 3 as the Gold Cup is hosted there at the same time as the Club World Cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 15 hours ago, foreveryoung said: I was watching that, where's the press. First time i have seen the full game. They always rave about football in the past, I thought it looked truely awful. It was abysmal largely. Like tier 6 clubs would play them off the park with their fitness and organisation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 15 Moderator Share Posted July 15 Kick off delayed by half an hour in Miami for the Copa America final because fans couldn't get in and there were fans who were climbing gates to enter the stadium. It's a bit of a shambles and raises further concerns about the US's ability to host a major football tournament - they need to get an understanding of football culture and the difference in crowd behaviour between US and international crowds really, really quickly. otherwise the result will be chaos, and with the US being what it is, it's only a matter of time before a cop or a security guard starts shooting at that chaos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 15 Moderator Share Posted July 15 Now pushed back another fifteen minutes to an 20:45 local kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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