I'm watching the Vanier Cup (Canadian University Super Bowl). Laval Rouge et Or against the Western Mustangs.

As the first half ends, they interview Western's coach. Below they display this stat: Mustangs are 10-0 when leading at the half. Talk about a useless stat. The Mustangs haven't lost a game all season. 

Brazil Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash.
 

Playing in the final of the Copa Sudamericana was to be the highlight of a glorious season for the team from the small city of Santa Catarina, which has fewer than 200,000 inhabitants.

Founded in 1973, the team has only been playing in Brazil's Serie A since 2014 but is currently ranked ninth ahead of much more famous and established teams such as Sao Paulo, Fluminense and Cruzeiro.

seems we've got another excuse to assemble and indulge

 meower wrote: 
But no one wants to watch women's sports, right?

U.S. Women Shatter TV Ratings Record For Soccer With World Cup Win

The American women's soccer team, playing on FIFA designated Astroturf, received $2 million dollars for their month long effort to the finals and World Cup win over Japan. This was 40 times less than their US male counterpartsearned, who lost in the first round at the 2014 World Cup. The winner, Germany was awarded 35 million.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/opinion/letters/2015/07/07/pay-gap-exists-womens-professional-soccer/29809597/

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Wow, I bet even he was surprised that found the net. Incredible, thanks for posting.

Just for the record, last night's gem:

 prickelpit96 wrote: 

Well, most of the world.... One wag here in the U.S. noted that the women's football team would have to move to South America to get noticed.  

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 

Especially because the Japanese team played a highclass football over the whole championship. They showed technical and strategic very improved games.

Congrats to both teams!

And as a German I have to say that the tournament helped women's football to be noticed in the world.

Congrats to the US Women's team! You kicked butt! And were well matched. Losing the final is no shame.

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
It was.  Very discouraging when Brazil got the equalizer, more so when Marta got the go-ahead goal.  You gotta believe a win like this will fire them up!

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
First time I ever watched an entire game! It was a fantastic game. Lot of bad calls though.

hope all of you in the States are following this. Fantastic game.

We got a new player in our team: DaMarcus Beasley who will enrich our left side (if he passes the medical check today or tomorrow).

Beasly, like the other US-American playing for us (Steven Cherundolo), is part of the US-Soccer team and came directly from the Rangers in Glasgow.

 

 

Welcome!

 

 BTW: This should be kopak-free-zone.... 

 flatpicker wrote: 
If he can leave a champion, it'd be hard to say it wasn't successful for the club.

Anyone going to be watching the MLS Cup final tonight?
Might be a good game.
Perhaps Becks will get to add another championship to his CV,
Just in time for his departure back to Milan.

watching the replay of the game. proud of the US boys. no one expected them to win...i know i didn't. they missed bradley who was the victim of a rubbish red card from the previous game.
fair do's to brazil...they won all their games and were the class of the tournament...PS...A CRACKING GAME.
funny how england can never manage to get to the final of a tournament!!
still, next summer in south africa right?

 dmax wrote: 
    Me too,US team is the talk of the town,in soccer experts comments here,but when Brazil woke up in the second half of the game,they were just onlookers.  I am listening to Walk on by,right now!  Nice !

 MrsHobieJoe wrote: 
I've been at work all day.  Shame the US lost.  I was looking forward to the head scratching here in Indiana. "Huh?  Football?  That ain't football."