Saturday's Alright For Fighting...or Soccer
by PPP on Jun 5, 2010 12:06 PM EDT
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The gentleman in the picture with the big white gloves is Toronto FC's starting goalkeeper Stefan Frei. He's a young Swiss goalie that is likely playing his last summer in Major League Soccer before being snapped up by a European club. He's been snapping up the clean sheets and has been a major reason why Toronto FC has yet to lose a game at home. Yes, in a city where the home teams have been terrible over the past few seasons the mostly rebuilt TFC has posted five wins, one tie, and one national championship in six home games in all competitions. Today they take on the Kansas City Wizards with a chance to move back into second in the Eastern Conference and one of the automatic playoff spots. MLS really is a league where anyone making the playoffs can win. TFC has never made it but the MLS Cup is in Toronto this year. It's early, early days but if they can make it they'd only have to win one game on the road to set up a title game at Fortress BMO...one can dream. Oh, and the World Cup begins on Friday. It's a great time to be a local soccer fan...unless Italy or Portugal do well. God help us in that case. Anyway, back to hockey after the jump!
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I honestly must be the only person in the world excited to see Ryan Hamilton sign here. Great Marlie, great person, decent hockey player. Perfect to have on that roster. Way too much complaining that the average age on the Marlies must be in the preteens and that signing an AHL vet or 2 every now and then is a bad thing.
The Marlies definitely need to have some AHL vets and signing Hamilton isn’t a bad move but it’s odd in light of the decision about Champagne.
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No. The only way we’ll be able to gauge the decision is by Champagne’s career 5-10 years down the road.
Could be as quick as one or two years but no, we’ll never hear about it until some media member writes a book and explains it.
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The worst thing about Little Portugal is that if Portugal gets knocked out, everyone starts cheering for Brazil. It’s always rowdy.
Yeah but I don’t mind because I like Brazil.
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How could you not? Hottest women on the planet.
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
It also bothers the Italians
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 5, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Hairiest women on the planet.
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
Italian women aren’t exactly unattractive.
"My country is the world, my religion to do good" - Thomas Paine
True enough
Italian’s are attractive + hair removal works wonders.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Italian women are gorgeous, yet hairy as all get out, razor companies make a killing in Italy
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 5, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
ive dated several italian girls, I know the truth
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 5, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Youve obvioulsy never been to Italy
We obviously had very different travelling experiences.There’s something wonderful about so many women, so elegantly dressed, riding motorbikes and vespas.
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Been there
They should call it the 101 because Italian women, like Russian women actually come to think of it, are either 1s or 10s.
But the 10s…mamma mia!
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by PPP on Jun 6, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Giggles on the Leafs?
I don’t know how to feel about that. Would take a hell of a while to get used to.
No kidding
I don’t think Burke will do it although the cap hit compared to his production is in line I think.
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We could try and re-sign wallin
then we would have Giggles and Goggles
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 5, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s paid like a top 10 player and he isn’t. He just isn’t. Moreover, his cap hit would prevent us from ever getting a true top 10 player. Pass, pass, a thousand times pass.
by The '67 Sound on Jun 6, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I could get used to it
But mostly because I live in Ottawa and would derive great joy out of seeing Sens fans jump about like outraged trolls if it happened.
Blue and White has been alive and well in Ottawa since waaaaay before 1992.
I hope
That the new jersey’s look exactly like that. I’ll buy 8.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 5, 2010 12:33 PM EDT reply actions
It looks really good. The missing stripes make a huge difference and the lace-up necks and the should patches are good.
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Exactly
I’m even okay with keeping the current Leaf design, as much as I like the old ones the shoulder patches look great and the lace-up gives it that retro feel. They look awesome.
Dear MLSE please don’t fuck this up, just go with those designs.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 5, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed. I am definitely buying this jersey if it comes out looking like that. love it
by ShahofToronto on Jun 5, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t stop looking at it. It’s glorious.
All we need now is to lock up Kulemin and I can slap his name on the back.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 5, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s a great time to be a local soccer fan…unlessespecially if Italyor Portugaldo well
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole
You forgot to add ‘broken’
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For shame.
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by PPP on Jun 5, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
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by PPP on Jun 5, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
For the first, and perhaps the last, time, I will actually be ok with England winning. If they do, then every time Anglo fans bug me about Italian soccer this, Italian soccer that, I will be able to kindly remind them they were coached to victory by an Italian!
anyone but france
fuckin’ Henry
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 5, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know much about soccer
I have a question. Why are soccer national teams are allowed to be coached by someone that isn’t that nationality?
by Five Minutes For Fighting on Jun 5, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hockey is the same
that isn’t really a thing in sports. In fact it’s often the case that they don’t line up. You don’t have to be coached by someone of your nationality, you just provide the players.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
If Ronnie brings the Leafs a cup, is anyone going to complain that he’s American?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 6, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I am so fucking sick of the “no more russians!” or “why are we signing americans?” bullshit from some leaf fans
I dont care if the guy is from Madagascar if he fits the team and makes the Leafs better, ink that fucker to a deal
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 6, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Having a team heavy in Swedes and Russians has obviously been terrible for Detroit.
by The '67 Sound on Jun 6, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Firstly, that jersey is the nuts.
Secondly, if England win the world cup then every Italian in the world can bring up that fabio is Italian, because he will be a God to us.
Thirdly, international teams can hire who they like to manage them because there are no rules to say that they can’t. Some countries don’t and some don’t like too but I’m actually glad that we chose Capello over an English manager.
Those uni’s are fucking amazing.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 5, 2010 6:50 PM EDT reply actions
i hope not
the TML was hideous
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 5, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm perhaps I spoke to soon. I’d head something else. But I guess we will all see. :) http://fans.mapleleafs.nhl.com/topic/54386/t/Re-jersey-and-captain-dion-update.html?page=-1
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