Front page of NY Times.

[Passion]

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

This is a football bored, not a futbol bored. I think the mods, devs and staff need to add a FIFA bored.

 

[TierbsHsotBoobs]

Our best floppers play basketball.

 

[sarktastic]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

 

[bananasnblondes]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

 

[Dardanus]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

What does a Song of Ice and Fire have to do with being politically correct or proper vocabulary usage? It's a fiction series that also contains rape, murder, and incest.

 

[TierbsHsotBoobs]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

What does a Song of Ice and Fire have to do with being politically correct or proper vocabulary usage? It's a fiction series that also contains rape, murder, and incest.

BRB, JO

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

.......

 

[Swaye]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

.......

Not going to lie...I like that Damone just WTF'ed a post containing nothing but dots. I giggled (like a boss of course).

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

.......

Not going to lie...I like that Damone just WTF'ed a post containing nothing but dots. I giggled (like a boss of course).

He's WTFing every post I make hahaha

 

[Swaye]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

.......

Not going to lie...I like that Damone just WTF'ed a post containing nothing but dots. I giggled (like a boss of course).

He's WTFing every post I make hahaha

Damone is like the Terminator...there is no quit in him.

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

.......

Not going to lie...I like that Damone just WTF'ed a post containing nothing but dots. I giggled (like a boss of course).

He's WTFing every post I make hahaha

not gonna lie, I "loled" when I saw how many WTF's this post got

 

[BennyBeaver]

ya but the NY Times is a leftist liberal rag. i'll only believe this opinion if i comes from Rush or Fox news.

 

[PurpleJ]

I don't think the 'n' word should be used here at HH but hey, I'm not an investor so it ain't my money at risk.

On the World Cup, Nails it: “For better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment — or, depending on your sensibilities, cheating — are part of high-level soccer. Players exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.”

"That idea, though, runs contrary to the ethos of idealized American sports. As [Tab] Ramos said, American athletes are typically honest on the field, no doubt influenced by years of being told to be strong, battle through contact and finish the play. The tendency of American soccer players to eschew diving, Martino said, is directly related to the fact that diving is one of the things that soccer critics in the United States rail against so passionately."

Link: nytimes.com/2014/06/16/sports/worldcup/for-us-soccer-team-honesty-may-not-be-the-best-policy.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

I remember a few years ago when a congressman got into a scandal for using the word "niggardly". The word is used all the time in the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books as well.

.......

Not going to lie...I like that Damone just WTF'ed a post containing nothing but dots. I niggled (like a boss of course).

 

[PurpleJ]

Fans from other countries hate diving, too, but only if it's the other team doing it.