Orange slices for everyone, or the I Hate Soccer thread

[Piotr Rasputin]

Read this on al.com this morning in Gentry Estes's soccer blog -- and he's right.

This is why those in this country who don't normally follow soccer will never get on board. That's not really fair, since poor officating happens in all sports (Remember this past SEC football season?).

There are media members who feel this single game may have crippled soccer in the U.S.

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/u-s-soccer-fans-rue-lost-opportunity--fbintl_lc-fans061810.html

 

[Football_Bat]

Read this on al.com this morning in Gentry Estes's soccer blog -- and he's right.

This is why those in this country who don't normally follow soccer will never get on board. That's not really fair, since poor officating happens in all sports (Remember this past SEC football season?).

There are media members who feel this single game may have crippled soccer in the U.S.

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/u-s-soccer-fans-rue-lost-opportunity--fbintl_lc-fans061810.html

On the other hand, there are some who think the screw-job was good for U.S. soccer because people are talking about it.

 

[TigerVols]

Read this on al.com this morning in Gentry Estes's soccer blog -- and he's right.

This is why those in this country who don't normally follow soccer will never get on board. That's not really fair, since poor officating happens in all sports (Remember this past SEC football season?).

There are media members who feel this single game may have crippled soccer in the U.S.

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/u-s-soccer-fans-rue-lost-opportunity--fbintl_lc-fans061810.html

On the other hand, there are some who think the screw-job was good for U.S. soccer because people are talking about it.

So the BP gusher's good for recreational fishing?

 

[Football_Bat]

So what's the correct terminology for the few minutes at the end of each half? Used to be called "injury time," then it was called "stoppage time" and now it's called "extra time." Heard a new term the other day that escapes me at the moment.

 

[bumpy mcgee]

So what's the correct terminology for the few minutes at the end of each half? Used to be called "injury time," then it was called "stoppage time" and now it's called "extra time." Heard a new term the other day that escapes me at the moment.

I've heard added time as well

 

[EagleMorph]

So what's the correct terminology for the few minutes at the end of each half? Used to be called "injury time," then it was called "stoppage time" and now it's called "extra time." Heard a new term the other day that escapes me at the moment.

Generally, it's referred to as stoppage time, but it depends on the announcer/writer.

 

[Boom_70]

The Post looking for an orange slice.

 

[YankeeFan]

The Post looking for an orange slice.

That's awesome.

EVen if you're a soccer fan, you've got to appreciate the Post's sense of humor & ability to sum up the sentiments of millions of American's who were willing to watch as long as the US had a shot.

 

[deskslave]

So what's the correct terminology for the few minutes at the end of each half? Used to be called "injury time," then it was called "stoppage time" and now it's called "extra time." Heard a new term the other day that escapes me at the moment.

Generally, it's referred to as stoppage time, but it depends on the announcer/writer.

Extra time is, in British English, what's referred to as overtime in the U.S.

Stoppage time/injury time are both used. Not sure when they started calling it stoppage time. Time added on is occasionally used as well.

 

[spnited]

If somebody is standing on the dieline clocking "stoppage time," why can't they just stop the freaking clock like normal sports? That way when 90 minutes are up, the damn silly game is over and everyone knows that, instead of guessing how much longer they might play.

 

[sportsguydave]

The Post looking for an orange slice.

That's awesome.

EVen if you're a soccer fan, you've got to appreciate the Post's sense of humor & ability to sum up the sentiments of millions of American's who were willing to watch as long as the US had a shot.

There's having a sense of humor, and then there's being a deck.

More often than not, the Post falls into the latter category. Slapping a "soccer sucks" headline on a story may be one of the laziest moves a desker can make.

 

[Boom_70]

Post back page wasn't bad either: