Reason No. 145,260,482 to Hate Soccer: US Team Totally Big-Times US Troops
DM - The US national soccer team, nicknamed ‘The Stars and Stripes,’ weren’t feeling very patriotic when players stepped off the plane and were greeted by American troops in Guatemala. The players reportedly snubbed the soldiers who had lined up on Sunday to cheer for them as they arrived for a World Cup qualifying match — completely ignoring them as they walked to a waiting bus. Families of the military heroes and the team’s fans reacted with fury claiming the soccer stars had disrespected their loved ones… [Players] claim it was just a misunderstanding. ‘The players and staff were simply unsure of the correct protocol in terms of engaging the military members on arrival to Guatemala… they weren’t sure if they were welcoming them or providing security.’ A photo of the team leaving the plane shows about three-dozen soldiers taking pictures and cheering on the 20-yard walkway between the aircraft and the bus. The soldiers were upset that the players didn’t acknowledge the troops who had gathered at the airport or take even ‘five minutes’ to say thanks.
What an outrage. “They weren’t sure if they were welcoming them or providing security” has to be the worst lie in the history of falsehoods. The US national soccer team doesn’t deserve the security they’d get from a bouncer, a night watchman and a mall cop, much less three dozen soldier. These kickball players aren’t fit to polish the boots of the heroes they snubbed. And if they couldn’t bring themselves to thank or even acknowledge America’s fighting men, it can only be because they’re own insignificance hit them in the face. It can’t be easy to look your nation’s bravest men in the eyes and realize you’ve wasted your life playing a silly sport that’s only popular in the kinds of countries where they treat women like dogs and dogs like entrees. So you lower your head, stare at the ground and struggle with your own unworthiness to be among such men. Then you go out and tie Guatemala. They should’ve skipped the game altogether and just let the soldiers use them for target practice. At least then they would’ve done their country some good. @JerryThornton1
Tough guy jerry thornton hahaha
i’m perfectly fine with this… the army didnt exactly bring their A team either, check out those fuckin squids
Providing security? Buahahaha from the slingshot squad of Guatemala? Lol
Security? To protect them from what, the four people standing around watching them get on the bus? Fucking joke.
Jerry I’m so confused. Are you really outraged, or is this more fabricated anger, like your complete troll job on the Giants yesterday?
Security ?? is that why they left their assault rifles back at the base and brought the kodak disposables
spinna shut the fuck up you piece of shit. those “squids” are alot more respectable than a waste of life like you
Smithers, you squid, how often do you have to blow pres so that he let’s you stay around?
Lets hope they get kidnapped in Guatamala, then we’ll see if they appreciate the military.
spinna anyone of these squids could probably kill you with three fingers and not even blink at it
Spinna, judging from your comment I can tell the closest you’ve ever come to serving was while waiting tables at Chilis.
yup they are because they didnt do a thing with their lives until they realized they had to “volunteer” for the service because they couldnt get a job.. i respect that a lot. go fuck yourself.
Attleboro’s own Geoff Cameron carrying the water in the bottom pic.
Jerry, that was the most WEEI post I’ve ever heard. Get over yourself. I used to be in the soccer is gay camp too. Then I realized it’s a great sport when played at a high level (see: Messi, Ronaldo, etc). The only thing good about American soccer is our national team. They’re not great, but at least they play in real leagues, unlike the MLS and it’s nice when we get to see them play in international play. They’re not unpatriotic. Shit, Jermaine Jones and a couple others were born on US military bases in Germany. The last world cup game the US played in had more American viewers than the World Series or NBA Finals. Like it or not, but a ton of the people watching and wearing US jerseys were Stoolies.
This blog post is stupid. The article you link to says that some players were taking photos with the troops there, and hanging out with them.
“it seems some of the controversy may have been overblown, as it appears not all of the players brushed off the troops.
Nick Rimando also uploaded an image from the team’s arrival at Guatemala that appears to show some of the players posing for quick snaps with the servicemen.”
Fucking retarded. It doesn’t even look like any troops in this picture Jerry posted wanted high fives or anything, they are just quietly watching the players go to the bus.
your so bad at blogging its mind boggling. who hired you? do you play sports? is there anything else you can try to do? please spare us. you shoot yourself in the foot everytime you write, ayyyyy how about that blog yesterday where you exacted revenge on the new york giants by signing an injured jake ballard? poor boston fans must be like “fuck this douche hes giving giants fans target practice”…god you’re bad. and by the way..our nations bravest men are NOT in fucking guatemala welcoming the US national tea…but you probably knew that.
Who the fucks cares if some soccer pussy snubs a couple of heroes sunbathing in Guatemala. Fucking pathetic trying to make this into a huge scandal.
jerry thornton you are such a fucking faggot i can’t even stand it. you are the only thing i hate about the stool.
I think the bigger question to ask here is WHY THE FUCK DOES AMERICA HAVE TROOPS STATIONED IN GUATEMALA?
Yes soccer sucks but i could understand the players not knowing what they were there for. there just lined up in a row like idiots.
Holy shit this is dumb. I’ve never commented on the stool before but I couldn’t let this stand. First of all, the article this was linked to makes it out to be a huge controversy before talking at the end about how the US soccer team is normally very courteous to soldiers and some of players actually did pose for pictures with the soldiers and talk to them. Also the team apologized, so considering the circumstances it probably was a misunderstanding. Second of all, shitting on soccer as a sport is so goddamn stupid, it’s about the only the stool does that annoys me. Neither pres nor Jerry played any soccer so they really don’t know what they’re talking about, and if Jerry wasn’t a hundred fucking years old he’d realize plenty of guys from the stool’s target demographic enjoy watching soccer when it comes to the world cup or the Euro cup. It’s about the only sport the U.S. is competitive in but doesn’t dominate because we made it up. Don’t get me wrong, I still love American sports, but the anti-soccer shit is stupid and should stop — especially if don’t watch and don’t know shit about the sport.
shutupjerry for the win. Probably two thirds of the stoolies have USMNT jerseys and bet on the Premiere League. It’s a shocker to WEEI types, I know, but Jerry and Pres have gotta realize that regular able-bodied alpha dogs are increasingly into soccer, at least if it’s played at a high level (which the horse shit we have in the MLS is generally not by the way).
Jerry’s clearly a fucking idiot. He obviously only read the first couple paragraphs of the article before having to take some fiber pills or do some other old people shit. Players did take pictures with the troops and do so all the time. Its a BRITISH site who wrote this trying to get a rise out of retards like Jerry. I’m being very literal when i say retards
You’re right spinna, clearly no one joins the military out of desire to serve their country or anything like that. Go jump in front of a train you piece of shit.
@rdsahl: Good points all around, especially the one about the MLS being a joke.
For the national soccer team’s sake, I hope it’s all just a misunderstanding and being blown up by the media because if it isn’t, they better make sure they aren’t at Foxboro in the next few years because I have a few dozen D batteries I’ve been saving for just an occasion like that.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1129.html
Safety is a pretty valid concern, shut the fuck up Jerry. F- blog.
They could acknowledge these guys even if they were providing security, that’s not against the rules
the soccer pussy meme is getting so tired
every time there’s an international tournament all the try hard chest thumpers come out to incessantly remind everyone they are tough as shit and hate soccer
we get it, facetiously over the top patriotism and machismo….ZZZzzzzzzzz
the whole barstool “hating on soccer” thing is getting old and it looks like everyone agrees. not great competition in the US but if you dont find the premier league, champions league, world cup, euro, or la liga interesting, than you have no judgement of athletic ability…let alone understand the fact that the majority of barstool readers probably bet on or root for a soccer team. barstool recycles jokes and memes like its their business plan. i just laughed so hard i spit out the coffee i wasnt even drinking…
the last time i’ve seen any teammate carry a gatorade jug off the bus was during freshman football
The thing about the US Soccer team is that half of them were born in different countries to US parents. Since they can’t make their country of origin’s team they jump on the US team. Most have barely lived in the USA.
Wake up and smell the roses soccer “fans” ppl still dont give 2 shits about soccer in America sure it was a buzz for 2 months during the world cup….But guess what else is big for about a month and then no one gives a shit about after, swimming and track during the Olympics…Soccer “fans” get over yourselves no one cares about the sport in America. This is just a simple fact of life BTW just because you guys play a lot of FIFA 2012 on your xbox doesnt make you a huge soccer fan who knows a lot about soccer.
Played FIFA 11 – likes soccer now
Nickg21…you play way too much COD. No, not all military guys are strong. Not all of them are required to stay in top-notch physical shape. Yes, a PJ or an average Marine grunt might disable you in one swing but neither of those guys in the picture look like they do much physical work. Probably military electricians or cooks.
this author is a moron. not only does the US team have multiple military brats, but they REGULARLY visit the troops. one misunderstanding from the MANAGEMENT and the military and all of the sudden the USMNT are Al Qaeda loving terrorists?! give me a break. and the soccer hate from this site is stupid. luckily us younger citizens, unlike Jerry, are more mature and took time to understand the game and how good it can be. like with most stuff these days, old people’s bias continues to be annoying.
further, have you ever been to Central America with the USMNT during World Cup Qualifying? there is a reason they are escorted by machine gun holding soldiers. in case you haven’t noticed, some US policies haven’t exactly made us beloved anywhere south of Texas. the USMNT is constantly dodging bags of urine, vomit, and feces thrown at them by the fans of these teams. not to mention glass bottle, batteries and anything they can get their hands on. they surround the bus and shake it, beat drums outside the hotel all night while chanting, etc. this author probably couldn’t even tell you the 23 players on the roster without looking it up yet he writes this like he KNOWS the USMNT.
You see American troops in a foreign non hostile country, you fucking acknowledge them. Scumbag soccer cock suckers.
pk4life - the reserves are carrying the supplies.
for_boston – Jones, Boyd, Johnson…those players were born in Germany to an American father and German mother. 3 players. Out of 23. that sound like “most”?
Its kind of annoying when soldiers complain that they don’t get enough attention.
soccer is gay
ah barstool boston, no funny writers so you just make up stories where there are none. A piece of calamari mouth-fucked a woman today and you are writing about our national soccer team being unsure about whether the troops were there for security or for entertainment? Pretty sure anybody who is familiar with the players on the team would know that these are not the guys who would “big-time” US troops. It makes sense that they thought the military escort was there for protection, they dont know the fucking difference between guatemala, mexico, and colombia. Of all the sports teams who would “big-time” US troops, the USMNT is probably the last… this team is far less assholish than pretty much any big 4 sports team in the us.
and the soccer is gay thing is played out. We get it, they act to get calls. So does every basketball player and most wide receivers and dbs in football. Not to mention douchebags at the plate bitching and yelling at umps and leaning way too far back or in (cough Jeter cough) to try and get a call.
Wow good to see so many soccer stoolies out there. I fell in love with the sport about 5 years ago when I realized it gave me a valid reason to drink whiskey and beer and 10 am on a Sunday and be shitffaced before 1:00 kickoff.
Listen I am all for the troops but “heroes”? What heroic things are these guys who are stationed in freaking Guatemala doing? Watching flies on the piles of shit in the latrine? Losing the war on drugs? One guy on the right is even out of uniform with his jacket wide open. Actually they look more like extras in Stripes!
Love the other pic where the US players actually have to carry their own water and equipment. Something tells me teams like Brazil, England, Germany aren’t lugging their own shit!
I honestly HOPE Spinna dies a slow painful death, I would do anything to see it and would do it myself if this Unamerican FAGGOT didnt hide behind his keyboard like a pussy. You are the lowest of scum and don’t even deserve to live in this country.