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it's official, Bayern Munich has signed Landon Donovan at 13million USD.

thoughts?
>> Anonymous
Who cares
>> Anonymous
he's better off there, better chance to win a championship, LA's not gonna win one, even with Beckham there, better Donovan go overseas and have a better shot than sticking around with the basement dwelling Galaxy.
>> Anonymous
>>474952

because that would mean an american is playing in one of the most high-profile and one of the best soccer teams out there.

thats why, you shitface.
>> Anonymous
USA WON DEUTCHLAND!!!!
>> Anonymous
I'll be happy if he can produce and help Bayern win.
>> Anonymous
This is like the 3rd time Landon Donovan has tried to play Soccer in Germany, and he failed the last two times. What makes you think he's going to succeed this time?
>> Anonymous
>>474952
The man is one of the greatest Americans to play the world game you fucking twat. Show some pride in your country (if you're American). That's why I care.

I don't like it because it's a huge blow to MLS. Hopefully the Galaxy don't gut the team and lose Beckham and Buddle. He is a great player and I barely got to watch him when he played in American. Now I won't be able to watch him until 2010. Damn.
>> Anonymous
>>474950
Excuse me who is landon donovan, im sorry i only watch good sports
>> Anonymous
He could've gotten 150 million being a baseball player

too bad he's a faggot
>> Anonymous
-->/tg/
>> Anonymous
>>474978

I'd be more proud of the greatest American to get three dicks in his ass at once
>> Anonymous
>>474978

> The man is one of the greatest Americans to play the world game

That's not saying much
>> Anonymous
>>474952
>>474990
>>474992
>>474995
>>475004

translation: sorry I cant hear you over the sound of Landon Donovan's cock being shoved in my mouth
>> Anonymous
>america

>world game

DOES NOT COMPUTE.

They only play sports that fatasses care about
>> Anonymous
I lol at the haters with there "faggot" comments. I dare one of you to call Wayne Rooney a homo to his face.
>> Anonymous
>>475013

Japan's favorite sport is Baseball and there are no fatties there besides sumo wrestlers

Starving Dominicans love it too
>> Anonymous
>>475013

7ft. 100 lb. niggers love basketball
>> Anonymous
Could this open the door to a Podolski move. There was talks of him going Manchester City at one point.
>> Anonymous
>>475024
you idiot, sumo and football at both more popular than baseball

learn2j.league
>> Anonymous
>>475013

Sorry we don't play soccer and field hockey
>> Anonymous
I may have believed you if you didn't put 13 million.
>> Anonymous
Even though I think OP is trolling (no news source yet), It's bound to happen.

He kinda deserves to go, I think he would fit in. He deserves more than an underperforming MLS team

Also, for any (true) fans that actually care, here's some footage of Landon training with BM. Like I said, it looks like he fits right in..

http://www.eyep.tv/1.-bundesliga/fc-bayern-munchen/fc-bayern-aus-dem-leben-der-bayern-profis.html
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
itll help his career but i doubt hell go anywhere really. US soccer players generally suck unfortunately. weve got what, 3 players now that play overseas? fuck us
>> Anonymous
>>475047

Lol look at American Football all ronery
>> Chairman Yang !obM7pOIcaA
>>475051
We've got plenty of players overseas, They're just all goalkeepers and midfielders.
>> Anonymous
>>475052

Baseball's our sport, it makes the most money, it has the highest attendance (lazy niggers can't play more than 16 games), highest overall ratings, its older, its has a much greater tradition.

I don't know where they get football being bigger

Also lol at calling it the world sport, it looks like a lot but only half the world lives in the green countries.
>> Anonymous
>>475047

sorry baseball still isn't a world sport .Why do you think they took it out of the olympics?
>> Anonymous
>>475076
Because MLB won't let their players play in the olympics.
>> Anonymous
>>475073

Because Britain is still butthurt over losing the war and is trying to get back at us.

Olympic baseball kinda sucked, but there's no other explanation for them taking away softball
>> Anonymous
>>475074

The NFL is the biggest sport in America, by far.
>> Anonymous
Landon Donovan is terrible. Couple good games in the 2002 world cup, plays good in the MLS (big fuckin' deal), and now is a penalty expert for the national team. He had the potential to be the best American player ever but he didn't have the determination to become world class (see: 1st two stints in Europe).

tl;dr Fuck him.
>> Anonymous
>>475073 sorry baseball still isn't a world sport. Why do you think they took it out of the olypmics?

Because the Olympic panel is dominated by European and African countries? Baseball is played in Asia, South America, Central America, North America, and the Caribbean, thats half the fucking world. If its not a worldwide sport, its damn close to one.

Let me put this way, baseball was gotten rid of, but they kept Rhythmic Gymnastics despite nearly nobody enters it? OH THATS RIGHT, BECAUSE THE DAMN PANEL IS FULL OF EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, THE SAME COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS.
>> Anonymous
>>475086

>league

I meant.
>> Anonymous
>only half the world lives in the green countries.

facepalm.jpg
>> Anonymous
>>475074

it's pretty obvious that american football is the most popular sport in the us
>> Anonymous
>>474950


I hope he has a good relationship with the bench.
>> Anonymous
>>475086
Not by far. MLB has all but caught up to the NFL in total revenue.
>> Anonymous
>>475091

Sorry Baseball was and never will be a "world sport"

If you consider Cuba and weabooland the "world" then you must be fucking retarded
>> Anonymous
>>475091

don't forget the 100 medals given out for fencing
>> Anonymous
>>475100

Great argument
>> Anonymous
>>475091

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_International_Olympic_Committee

seems fair to me. Stop being so goddamn butthurt about nobody liking stickball
>> Anonymous
>>475108

And Rhythm gymnastics is?
>> Anonymous
>>475118
Stickball is an actual game played with a rubber ball and a stick.

Europe != The world.
>> Anonymous
>>475108

If you consider Europe, most parts of Latin America, Africa and jihadland the world you must be fucking retarded
>> Anonymous
>>475120

more than baseball, yes.
>> Anonymous
>>475129

WAYYYYY more people play baseball than do rhythm gymnastics faggot
>> Anonymous
>>475039
It's around the price that Fulham paid for Andy Johnson, so you never know.

Think 7€ is the upper price tag I'd put on him personally, but even then I'd try to have it as a loan to a possible purchase, rather than an out right buy.
>> Anonymous
>>475129
Now, you must be trolling or just a Europhag blinded with hate for anything remotely American.
>> Anonymous
>>475105

And the Cowboys aren't a giant empire oozing money with its own TV station and tendrils enveloping the MLB and foreign leagues
>> Anonymous
>>475118

And the fucking countries that actually were allowed to vote on which sports were eliminated were disproportionately unequal. Why the fuck are countries like Uganda, and Senegal making a choice about a sport they don't care about?
>> Anonymous
>>475142

Get it through your fucking head, redneck

nobody gives a shit about baseball. Baseball is to the world what soccer is to americans. Actually thats not even an accurate analogy, baseball is WAY more unpopular.

Besides, its your own MLB players faults for not participating for whatever reason. Blame them, not the IOC. The sport is supposed to be played by the BEST playerse in the olympics and all the MLBfags are too busy picking their arse in the outfield
>> Anonymous
>>475140
Have you ever heard of YES?
>> Anonymous
Baseball like the word soccer is basically another "American thing" the British created (see the sport Rounders)
>> Anonymous
>>475150
Replace "the world" with Europe and you will be right.
>> Anonymous
>>475158
So, everyone who moved to America after leaving England were just going to forget everything they knew from their former country.

Oh, and Americans have never thought of anything original. Their success is really all because of Europe.
>> Anonymous
>>475150

No you fucking fuck. Its the fucking best amateurs that should be sent to the Olympics. The only reason why pros were allowed in because the Olympics wanted to turn a profit, and are greedy fucks. To say that MLB should release their players and the players only given a stipend for their work is asinine and goes against what the current system goes for. If they held the Olympics this year in Oct like they could have, MLB would gladly let the players not in the playoffs play in the Olympics.

If the Olympics interfered with the basketball season, do you think the fucking NBA would release players? FUCK NO THEY WOULDN'T.

Besides each sport has different rules, Look at fucking boxing, you think they allow pros like Kelly Palvik, and Calzaghe fight for a medal? FUCK NO. BECAUSE THEY'RE PROS AND OLYPMIC BOXING IS A AMATEUR SPORT.
>> Anonymous
poor Bayern.
>> Anonymous
>>475158

what, no sport is unique and original, they all come from some previous sport
>> Anonymous
>>475172
No shit it's MLB's fault that they're not letting their players play in the olympics.

I'm talking about this statement.

>nobody gives a shit about baseball. Baseball is to the world what soccer is to americans. Actually thats not even an accurate analogy, baseball is WAY more unpopular.
>> Anonymous
>>475188

Why the fuck would you let your players play in something that is not going to benefit you, and is going to cost you money? Do you think your company would allow you to take a month off from work with pay just so you can travel to China and fuck around for a month?
>> Anonymous
>>475172

Oh well, haha. It's your own Amerifags fault. Go baaawww to the MLB. Meanwhile enjoy getting beat in your own sport.
>> Anonymous
>>475197

because you're REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY?

.. in your OWN FUCKING SPORT I might add, which you lost.
>> Anonymous
>>475188

There would be no competition if the US got to send its best players, besides the Olympics used to be all amateur
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>> Anonymous
What about softball, theres no real popular pro-softball league, those women played to get into the Olympics and now Eurofags took that shit away from them
>> Anonymous
>>475210
>>475206

You're missing the point. Owners wouldn't just be allowed to send only the U.S. players to the U.S., it would also had to release players from other teams including the Dominican, Puerto Rican team, etc. It would require a total work stoppage, unless teams want games to be decided MLB games by Triple-A slugs.
>> Anonymous
>>475220

Football leagues send their players out all the time, and they don't cry about it.
>> Anonymous
>>475169
Frank Zappa, now GTFO, obvious troll.
>> Anonymous
>>475226Football leagues

Yeah, 'leagues'. There's a half dozen really elite football leagues in Europe, and they can more easily bear the brunt of a player leaving than one (admittedly large league) Because, that's still a flawed analogy because Olympic Soccer only allows 3 players over 23. The best players aren't getting called anyway most times due to the age restriction. Most of the Olympic teams are filled by the under-20 national players.

Try again if you want.
>> Anonymous
All the above can be attributed to one simple fact:

It's just not cricket.
>> Anonymous
>>475202

When will you Eurofags realize we dont care about the rest of the world at all. I am fine with the World Series. Seriously you people are fucking retarded.
>> Anonymous
Besides the Olympics should be adding as many sports as they can.

If they want to be a sports that draws the best pro players, and be a profit center, than they should eliminate the smaller, crappier sports like Fencing and air pistol, and add new sports with huge followings like Cricket, MMA, Dodgeball, and American Football.
>> Anonymous
I can assure you all that no one in the US takes soccer very seriously, it's fun every 4 years, after that we forget it exists.
>> Anonymous
Whoa, foreign members of /sp/ not all Amerifags are ignorant rednecks who can't appreciate the great game of soccer/football. Maybe because we aren't the best at it (like we think we are at all other sports) it threatens them somehow.
>> Anonymous
>>475246
It's spelt "realise"
>> Anonymous
>>475272

What? I do
>> Anonymous
>When will you Eurofags realize we dont care about the rest of the world at all.

yet you cry like no tomorrow because the IOC won't let baseball in the olympics

>>475241

So baseball doesn't have enough leagues now, is it? What does that say about baseball itself?
>> Anonymous
>>475280

I know, its like hockey, except a million times slower, less athletic, no hits, no fights, retardedly huge field, less goals and less shots

Whats not to love
>> Anonymous
Not all Eurofags hate "everything" American. In fact, this thread is probably 90% American poster anyway.

Baseball in europe = not a spectators sport, but variations of it are played as kids
American football = virtually none existent coverage, or play
Basketball and Ice hockey is relatively popular in regards to the others "American sports"

Decent films would help. The remake of the Long Yard sucked hard. Space Jam, Mighty Ducks were cool as fuck growing up. Slap Shot still is.
>> Anonymous
>>475296

That baseball doesn't need more than one big league?

Serious question, is there a real need to have all the different leagues that Europe has?
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>less athletic
>> Anonymous
>Baseball in europe = not a spectators sport, but variations of it are played as kids

Baseball was originated from cricket and rounders.

>>475324

>is there a real need to have all the different leagues that Europe has?

yes because each COUNTRY has it's own LEAGUE, and yet we still need more. Why? Because Football is obviously more played.

the point is that baseball isn't in the olympics because its simply not popular enough. Oh well, maybe in 10 years.
>> Anonymous
>>475206
the fuck? olympic soccer is mostly under-21 teams anyway. how is not using star players an argument?
>> Anonymous
>>475353

because according to you guys, lack of "good" players is why they took it out of the olympics.

dont look at me
>> Anonymous
>>475351yes because each COUNTRY has it's own LEAGUE, and yet we still need more. Why? Because Football is obviously more played.

> the point is that baseball isn't in the olympics because its simply not popular enough. Oh well, maybe in 10 years.

If you're using that criteria, countries who has their own baseball leagues.

Mexico, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Italy, France, Britain, The Dominican Republic, Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, The U.S., Columbia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Israel, Australia, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Spain, and New Zealand.

Thats a lot of countries that have organized baseball. Obviously, a lot of the countries aren't as good as the better ones, but that's still a lot of countries that could field a baseball team for the Olympics.
>> Anonymous
>>475351

Baseball and Cricket both originated from rounders

And baseball has a million leagues American, National, Nippon, Cuban, Korean, Tawainese, International, Eastern, Gulf Coast, etc.
>> Anonymous
>>475359

You're the one who brought up the argument that it was lack of good players that the Olympics kicked baseball out.

It is hypocritical though, if Soccer can be played by the under-20 teams, why can't baseball?
>> Anonymous
>>475359

No, European hegemony over the few things (only thing?) they still control is why they took it out

The best softball players play in it, as well as the best Cuban baseball players
>> Anonymous
>>475397
hypocriticy in oic would be that it's u23 plus 3 for men, all ages for women. it's just because of the world cup, and fifa tryna protect itself