2014 FIFA World Cup - Brazil

[Dee-Liem]

I guess it's only correct that Ian Darke gets the No. 1 chair for ESPiN for the 2014 World Cup.

http://soccer.si.com/2014/01/08/esp...arke-named-lead-announcer-for-2014-world-cup/

 

[OHSportsFan]

Won lottery tickets for USA/Ghana in Natal to open the World Cup!

Denied on the Spain/Chile (Rio) and England/Uruguay (Sao Paulo) requests. Hope to squeeze in at least one of those somehow that first week.

 

[TooTall]

Won lottery tickets for USA/Ghana in Natal to open the World Cup!

Denied on the Spain/Chila (Rio) and England/Uruguay (Sao Paulo) requests. Hope to squeeze in at least one of those somehow that first week.

This thread better be FLOODED with pictures then.

 

[OHSportsFan]

This thread better be FLOODED with pictures then.

Oh, no question.

Might need a thread in the RR as well...

 

[TooTall]

Oh, no question.

Might need a thread in the RR as well...

Visiting some of the beaches as well, I assume?

 

[OHSportsFan]

Visiting some of the beaches as well, I assume?

Base camp in Rio for the week, about a block away from Copacabana beach.

Needless to say, I'll be spending my days picking my jaw up off the white sand. Can't wait.

 

[Buckeye513]

Went in '06. The World Cup is a good time. May you witness a FREEDOM TRAIN 2014 victory and hear no vuvuzelas.

 

[Dee-Liem]

Good on Americans to lead all non-Brazilians for ticket sales.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20140221/world-cup-tickets-brazil-usa.ap/

Now Brazil has to get all the hotels and tournament infrastructure in order.

 

[Buckeye513]

 

[ochre]

needs more ice skate.

 

[Dee-Liem]

Two Senators asked FIFA (Sepp Blatter) to ban Russia from the 2014 World Cup and to take away the 2018 World Cup from the country due to Russia's actions in Ukraine.

http://tracking.si.com/2014/03/07/senators-request-russia-ban-world-cup

I don't even know if FIFA would do anything if President Obama, David Cameron and Angela Merkel had the exact same request.

Seems like two senators wanting to get their names out there. I wonder if they're up for re-election this Fall.

 

[Dee-Liem]

I wish the rest of ESPN resembled its world football coverage.

Ian Darke calls a date (World Cup promotion).

 

[TDunk]

Jerseys for this years World Cup.

http://imgur.com/a/wJG6Z

 

[Dee-Liem]

Nice World Cup promo spot from ESPiN (especially the final scene):

 

[Smudger]

@BVistahC saw this on TV today for the first time & was cracking up to the final scene. Very fitting.