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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject:
Eish! $6.5 million (US) a year and Beckham's already done for the season! Well, that's money well spent, no?
Soccer star probably won't play for the Galaxy again this season after suffering a knee injury.
Los Angeles Times
August 31, 2007
The curtain has come down early on the first act of the David Beckham show.
The English superstar, brought to Major League Soccer in July to inject new life into the league and soccer in the U.S., is done for the season. Beckham suffered a sprained right knee and will be sidelined for "approximately six weeks," the Los Angeles Galaxy said Thursday night.
It means that Beckham's first MLS season is essentially over, after playing only 310 minutes in six games at a guaranteed salary of $6.5 million a year.
From a financial point of view, the ROI (Rate of Investment) is not looking too good, isn't it? How many goals has he scored or helped create for the LA Galaxy?
This is just plain bad luck. England's players do have the uncanny ability of getting themselves injured at the slightest touch. This doesn't just apply in football, but also in cricket where the Ashes-winning side in 2005 have all got themselves injured to varying degrees in one way or another. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
I watched the very last episode of Parkinson last night and David Beckham was on the show. I had never heard Beckham's voice before. I'm not sure what I had expected it to sound like, but it came as a bit of a surprise to me. It sounded a bit like he was holding his nose when he was talking, and his voice wasn't very deep. I guess with his being such an athlete and star and everything, I was expecting something more impressive. His had a pretty funny London dialect, though. I think the best thing was when he said "we was..." and "they was...". I'd thought he would be arrogant, but he seemed like a nice enough guy.
You know, when I saw your name on this post, Walker, I couldn't help but wonder, what sports DO you all play in Scandinavia? Include your neighbors, now -- don't be stingy! _________________ An apple a day....
You know, when I saw your name on this post, Walker, I couldn't help but wonder, what sports DO you all play in Scandinavia? Include your neighbors, now -- don't be stingy!
Seeing my name here must've been a bit shocking. I'm one of those people who can't find the backside on a ball.
Anyway, soccer is the dominating sport up here. Most kids (boys) play it at some point (I'm one of the few who never did). It's also the most watched sport.
Floorball is popular. It's probably the most common sport for male coworkers to practice after work. You'll see them on their way to or from practice with their floorball clubs.
Ice hockey is big when it comes to watching. It's quite the spectacle sometimes. Whenever your local hockey team is playing, you'll see its flag on your local buses.
My local hockey team was playing the other day, and the cops had to apprehend, or at least remove, ten so-called "supporters".
Track & Field is another (group of) sport(s) that a lot of people like to watch. Everybody knows who our athletes are; Patrik Sjöberg, Carolina Klüft, Kajsa Bergqvist, Susanna Kallur, Stefan Holm etc. I guess since they're not that many, compared to say, a soccer team, they all become well-known and liked.
Winter sports is also something that people like to watch. Lots of people go skiing for recreation but it's not that common a sport, when it comes to actually competing. I should mention Ingemar Stenmark; he's a former skier and a national icon. He's your typical northener; when interviewed all he'd say was *jo... jo...
*he'd usually say it the really northen way too, that is, instead of breathing out when you say it, you breathe in. And you don't use your voice either. I sometimes do it myself. It's something I picked up in Uppsala.
Handball is pretty popular to play.
As for our neighbors I should think it's pretty much the same as here.
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:
Walker wrote:
Seeing my name here must've been a bit shocking. I'm one of those people who can't find the backside on a ball.
I had a teacher once who got in an argument with the class because she insisted that a ball actually does have a back and a front, as well as a right and left side.
Seeing my name here must've been a bit shocking. I'm one of those people who can't find the backside on a ball.
I had a teacher once who got in an argument with the class because she insisted that a ball actually does have a back and a front, as well as a right and left side.
Basically hockey with a plastic club and a plastic ball played indoors instead of outside under the glorious sun on an artificial pitch. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Artificial turf? REAL hockey is played on ice. The bastardization you speak of is field hockey, which must make floorball into what I know as floor hockey. _________________ An apple a day....
Now where are we in South Africa supposed to get enough ice to play hockey on ? Jeez, we have a problem getting enough ice for our drinks after the game... Real hockey is played on grass.... :mt018 _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
which must make floorball into what I know as floor hockey.
I would assume this is what we call indoor hockey. _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
I watched the very last episode of Parkinson last night and David Beckham was on the show. I had never heard Beckham's voice before. I'm not sure what I had expected it to sound like, but it came as a bit of a surprise to me. It sounded a bit like he was holding his nose when he was talking, and his voice wasn't very deep. I guess with his being such an athlete and star and everything, I was expecting something more impressive. His had a pretty funny London dialect, though. I think the best thing was when he said "we was..." and "they was...". I'd thought he would be arrogant, but he seemed like a nice enough guy.
I think he has the worst voice I've ever heard from a man and not to mention the worst autobiography too (the worst book I've ever read). He seems nice enough but really, he shouldn't exercise those vocal chords.
Rio, how popular is football in South Australia, really? Is the dominant code Aussie Rules or union? _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Yes SA is definitely an AFL state. They tried to establish a rugby team in the national league. It only operated for 4 years and collapsed due to lack of support. SA is very one-eyed in regard to their Aussie Rules. The Crows-Power rivalrly is fierce to the point that the other team would rather have an interstate team win over their rival in a game.
I see. I take it that you're a rather big AFL fan then. I remembered playing Aussie Rules once before; I didn't really appreciate it. Too much contact.
Now, rugby union is a shade better. In my opinion, it is one of the better football codes around save for soccer which is obviously the best. When I was in school, we played quite a bit of rugby for PE and I remembered being always picked to be the winger. I like to think that it was because I was lithe, thin and exceptionally fast. The truth, however, would more likely be more prosaic: after all, at amateur level wingers are simply the people left over when everyone else has been given a more glamorous position.
But being a winger still beats being the full-back, I suppose. It can be rather intimidating trying to tackle seven players running towards him. When the game goes well, he is a tragic pathetic soul who is forgotten by everyone else. When it goes badly, the blame gets heaped on him.
This is why I never put myself in a position where I was close enough to miss a vital tackle. Everyone remembers the poor sod who let the other winger side-step him. Nobody rememebrs the other 14 bods trundling along miles behind the play. Also, I never tried to run with the ball. If I got the ball, I'd try to pass it as quickly as possible to a hapless team-mate. After all, running with the ball is exhausting and potentially dangerous to my health.
Now, I know why I never took to rugby like a duck to water.
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REAL hockey is played on ice. The bastardization you speak of is field hockey, which must make floorball into what I know as floor hockey.
Real hockey is played on grass.... :mt018 