partysmasher

open goal! WOW

Why can't MLS clubs just have normal names?

Goal is coming for Belgium...

Can't argue with that to be honest, but i'd rather see the two best teams.

You'd rather see that than France/Germany? Get on.

I like upsets but for the good of the rest of the tournament, i really hope Germany crush them and Podolski scores a hat-trick in the second half.

So glad Greece are out, most boring team ever.

The only good thing about American soccer coverage:

I don't think Monaco will be able to keep hold of him long, it's not like RM can't pay those wages and he's in a such a shit league. This whole Monaco thing is just funny to me, anyone give a shit how Falcao has got on since he moved to them? Me either. Yeah i find US football culture weird, not hating on anyone here who's American and into it but... it's just not the same as in any other country. I don't see how they can't just embrace the way real football-loving nations go about things without americanising it. The way the league operates, the terms the commentators use... i think if they really want people to care and for it to be a bigger sport, it should be done in a way that will endear fans to it like they do in europe or south america. And yeah, that chant is fucking annoying. Just make up something funny, that's the best bit!

James Rodriguez will 100% be playing for a top team within two years if not by the end of this summer. Monaco are a joke team, they play in a ground that can't even fit 20,000 people! It wouldn't surprise me if Real Madrid go in for him for big money, they love that shit after a world cup and with Suarez writing himself off i can totally see them looking to use his transfer as a way to one-up Barca.

Brazil-Chile is awesome. I LOVE FOOTBALL!

Fuck no! You won't find a first team squad member on less than £50k a week in the top four teams (and man united HAHA) unless they're young and just broken into it. Wayne Rooney earns £300k a week.

so salary cap is 2.5m across all players in a team? it's actually not a bad system, obviously it'd have to change to get the biggest stars but it's better than being able to have a sugar daddy footing the bill for any player that takes their fancy.

What's the deal with wages in the MLS? Aren't the vast majority of players on around 100-500k a year with a few (Henry, Keane) on about 5m? Is there a wage cap? I don't really understand it.

No sub for me because i have a backlog of stuff to get framed... and my wife will kill me because we are running out of wall space too! But i'm in for Trespasses, i have this on a shirt and love it.

Suarez will use this in some way to get a move from Liverpool, he did it with Ajax, blaming the media for hounding him after he did it. He will move this summer, it just depends on how much of a liability Barca or Madrid think he is now but i don't get the impression they are particularly bothered, especially when it comes to a marquee signing. He will probably get a huge ban from FIFA, there's a lot of talk of it being up to two years but i genuinely think he should get a ban from the sport, it's the third time after all! Going to be really hard for Liverpool now, i'm looking forward to seeing how they handle this after they stuck with him through the Ivanovic bite. They've also had to deal with him being racist too, which they made a total mess of - if he wasn't a great player with a huge value, i think he'd have been canned by them back then. Anyway, it's pretty funny watching liverpool fans try to brush this off as him being great "entertainment", as they watch the guy who clawed them back into the top four slipping from their grasp. Have fun dealing with mid-week champion's league games with Rickie Lambert!

Suarez biting again!!! What an idiot, his tournament is done!

The only teams you can be doing better than are those on zero!

As long as USA avoid getting pounded by Germany, Ronaldo crying is still on the cards.

FUCK SAKE!!!!

If it finishes like this, USA - Germany will be FUCKING AWESOME!

YES!

aaaaahhhhh absolute rookie defending i heard Ronaldo is playing with a potentially career-ending injury, madness!

Belgium - Russia has been shit