Day 19: Belgium vs. United States

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Verotonghen has been the best player out there tonight. Had that volley gone in...
 

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Really good game so far. I have no idea what role Fellaini is playing, he seems to be a bit of a passenger on the pitch at the moment.
 

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Well he is perfectly entitled to have a work environment he is happy to be in, its nothing to use as a stick to bash someone with.
european players always get sniped at for staying in 'comfortable' positions and not testing themselves - le tiss, shearer, etc.

howard and donovan owe it to american soccer to push to the highest level - the fact they get a 'pass' on it is wrong.
 

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Vertonghen absolutely class.

Hopefully he brings that form to WHL next season rather than his previous seasons form.
 

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How aren't Belgium leading? This is hard to believe.

Yet another great play by Origi.
 

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european players always get sniped at for staying in 'comfortable' positions and not testing themselves - le tiss, shearer, etc.

howard and donovan owe it to american soccer to push to the highest level - the fact they get a 'pass' on it is wrong.
Howard did it just did not work out.
 

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the age skews old but the revenue growth is astounding.

sports rights are the most valuable and baseball provides massive inventory for channels in the summer.

it is not a dying sport IMO as the tv money has consistently grown at a ridiculous clip
With the whole steroids issues, empty stadiums, and percentage of viewers going down--especially with younger people--baseball is on the huge decline. This is an excellent time for investors to invest in soccer in my opinion.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joey-spitz/is-americas-pastime-dying_b_3686366.html

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/baseball-is-dying-alert-world-cup-ratings-edition/
 

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Is it Howards job to do that? Is he even capable?

Everyone been a team on the cusp of cracking the top level in England. Isn't there also something to be said for sticking it out with a club and trying to help raise them to the next level?
i think staying with moyes for that long - it is pretty obvious you aren't going anywhere except the same old top 7 finishes and never playing in the CL.

US soccer would most defintely be helped the more of its players play at top clubs in the cl - are you arguing that wouldn't be true?
 

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If the Americans found themselves some footballers to go alongside this team of athletes they could become a real force.
 

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De Bruyne, is he like Darron Gibson. He is too greedy with those shots. Mind, that pass from Kompany to De Bruyne was pure class.
 
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