Olympics 2012, in Londontown

It only took 10 minutes into the postgame before someone mentioned a US women's pro soccer league. Some people will never learn.

 

That appeal at the end of the taekwondo (USA won bronze on last-second boot to the head) reminded me a lot of the last scene of "Dodgeball."

 

Already in the works.

http://equalizersoccer.com/2012/08/09/new-professional-league-announces-plans-for-2013-season/

 

I don't see how it could fail. Soccer is the next big thing here. It'll be bigger than football before too long. (/1973)

 

I don't think anyone wants unlimited subs. But moving to 4 for 90 minutes, and 5 when it goes another 30 minutes certainly would not be the end of the world, especialy with no re-entry like in baseball.

 

Although I was as vocal as anyone at the time in wanting his head literally on a stick, I do hate it for Ryan that he's had a very successful soccer career dating back four decades but will be forever remembered for one the biggest bonehead coaching decisions in history. He only lost 1 match as US women's national team coach ... the one in the WC semifinals.

 

“All these teams are committed to playing with and against each other starting in 2013 and to working out the final details to allow a sustainable professional league for women’s soccer in the U.S.,” said Michael Stoller, Boston Breakers’ Managing Partner.

As the main "final detail" is finding people to actually attend and/or watch the games, I will be very interesting to see the debut of this new mass brainwashing technique. It should have patent implications well beyond soccer.

 

Could be ... NBC''s used him before.

 

Really was. Watching it go out in 49.28 made me really think something special was going to happen. Rudisha is just a man among boys out there, but they all ran a spectacular race. Symmonds ran his usual race and placed well, so did Solomon. When Rudisha said he could go 48. and 50., everybody laughed. It looks like me just might be able to do that.

 

Didn't they already try that?

 

There just isn't enough talent to field a league. There are top-level national teams with some very good players, but when you try to split those among 6-8 teams, you get some sub-par squads and bad soccer.
Maybe a international club league that plays in the summer, but not a league with sponsors, etc. It doesn't work.

 

I was hoping Symmonds would medal in the 800. He ran a PR and still came in 5th. Sucks.