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After his team fell to the United States 2-0 in its World Cup opener, North Korea's coach offered up one of the most original sports excuses of all time. Kim Kwang Min said it lost because several of his players were struck by lightning almost a month ago. It was the first anyone had heard of the incident, which Kim claimed took place on June 8 during training in Pyongyang.
BJWilliams wrote:No we arent talking about keeping it on the "down low", we are moving now to the boys who simply are tasked with stopping the OTHER team from scoring,
BJWilliams wrote:not sure how many of you legitimately care, but the USA makes a remarkable comeback in stoppage time and beats Brazil 5-3 on PKs to advance to the semifinals todayCertainly one of the most memorable goals in US soccer history. Seconds left in stoppage time in extra time and a perfectly placed pass for the win. Excellent.
BJWilliams wrote:not sure how many of you legitimately care, but the USA makes a remarkable comeback in stoppage time and beats Brazil 5-3 on PKs to advance to the semifinals todayIt was legitimately one of the best finishes of a game I have ever seen. Hats off to the US Women's team for making women soccer actually entertaining.
BJWilliams wrote:No we arent talking about keeping it on the "down low", we are moving now to the boys who simply are tasked with stopping the OTHER team from scoring,
BJWilliams wrote:Wambach's goal today is probably on par with Landon Donovan's goal last summer as the top goals all time in US soccer historyQFT
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