Your “Portugal/Wales” Wednesday Morning Open thread

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Wakezilla - July 6, 2016

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Good morning! Before we get into sports, I just wanted to quickly vent. Today is day three of the Summer boot camp classes that I'm teaching at an educational center. It has been an aggravating shit show so far. Here are some things that have rubbed me the wrong way: A) Prior to

Your “Wales vs Belgium/Free Agent Frenzy” Friday Morning Open thread

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Wakezilla - July 1, 2016

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Sorry for the interruption buddies, but, I would like to wish all you mother Canuckers out there a Happy Canada Day! Please rise for Canada's official national anthem. Here's a quick history lesson of how Canada came about: After numerous drunken conferences--our Fathers of Confederation loved to get hammered so much that Sir

Your “Iceland gets a bye, right?” Monday Morning Open Thread

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Wakezilla - June 27, 2016June 27, 2016

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Before I begin, I just wanted to complain about how hot it is in my apartment. When the sun sets, it's facing my apartment windows making my apartment from 8PM onwards hot as balls. It's almost midnight here and it's 28 Celsius (that's 82.4 Fahrenheit). The heat just sits in

Your Group E and Group F Matchday 3 Preview– Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Wakezilla - June 22, 2016June 22, 2016

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Good morning! I have Wednesday off and my wife generously bought me a couple of bottles of Hungarian wine to watch the Hungary/Portugal match. Hungary actually makes pretty good wine. They're known more for their dessert wine, but, their regular wine is also quite nice. Now that I know Hungary has

Your Group C and Group D Matchday 3 Preview– Tuesday Morning Open Thread

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Wakezilla - June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

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Good morning everyone. Before I get started, I just found out that I have been invited to speak at a Refugee conference in Poland. That's pretty super! I can't wait to go over there and stuff myself with all those beefy Polish sausages. They look so delicious, I won't be able

Need a team to cheer for at the Euros? Root for Hungary: The Ultimate Underdogs!

Wakezilla - June 14, 2016June 14, 2016

FIFA Ranking: 20 Manager: Bernd Storck Special Move: Curses Odds of winning: 200:1 The most you should wager on them: $20. . . Think about how smart you'll sound if they go on a run! From Soccer Powerhouse to Lesser Footy's International version of the Factory of Sadness Fans of Hungarian soccer have waited thirty years

Euro 2016 Preview: Portugal

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Wakezilla - June 11, 2016June 11, 2016

I'm going to let you in on a hidden talent I have-- I can correctly identify all the flags of the world. The origins of this talent began in grade 3 when I signed out a book that had every flag in the world (at that time) and a paragraph

Copa America Centenario Preview – Colombia

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Wakezilla - June 3, 2016June 3, 2016

Nickname: Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) FIFA World Rank: 4 Coach: José Pekerman. . . tee hee, Peker. Roster: GOALKEEPERS (3): Cristian Bonilla (Atlético Nacional, COL), David Ospina (Arsenal, ENG), Róbinson Zapata (Santa Fe, COL) DEFENDERS (8): Felipe Aguilar (Atlético Nacional, COL), Santiago Arias (PSV, NED), Farid Díaz (Atlético Nacional, COL), Frank Fabra (Boca