shlammed

c. ronaldo is easily the best player in the world right now

if you're talking 5 years ago it would be a different question

have you seen ronnie's gut lately?

shlammed

he had 42 goals in 48 appearances for man u last season

that ain't no joke.

1999blksi

he's carb loading that's why he has a bit of a gut



he's gonna shred before the 2010 WC

Jay P

lol yeah well he better do it soon cause Brazil's gotta qualify lol

07Ex

Who the heck watches Olympic soccer?

Jay P

i do!!!!!


messi's goal this morning was nice.

shlammed

they'll qualify easily

top 4 teams in south america qualify and even if they stay in 5th like they are now, they play a home and away playoff against the 4th place team in north america - central - carribean.

1999blksi

they will not only qualify; they'll win it!

shlammed

its 2 years away and anything can happen between now and then but right now they don't look like a team that stands a chance

1999blksi

ur kidding right?

Brasil doesn't stand a chance in the world cup? coooooooooooome on now

Brasil will always be a feared opponent in the world of soccer.

07Ex

I think he meant Olympics soccer, not World Cup. Brazil doesn't care much about Olympic soccer. WC soccer is a different thing.

shlammed

No, I meant the world cup.

They are 5th in qualifying and are playing like crap. How would that make me think they were capable of winning the world cup today?

07Ex

I do agree with you Luka. Brazil is playing like crap these days, but I'm not sure if they wouldn't manage to win the WC. These guys seem to always rise up to the occasion and win, even during years when they have struggled to qualify.

razvan

so...who's playing? is it only women? i didn't even know they played FOOTBALL in olympics..

07Ex

It's for both men and women. For men, the restrictions are that players need to be under 23. Every team is allowed 3 players over 23. No restrictions are in place for women.

As for how teams qualify, I only know that for the UEFA region, 4 teams qualify. For the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship tournament in Holland served as the qualifying tournament.

The 4 semifinalists were supposed to qualify, however, because England competes at the Olympics as part of Great Britain which does not compete in football, the next two highest ranked teams in the tournament, Italy and Portugal, contested a playoff for the final place, which was won by Italy.

razvan

yea...im not missing out on anything. thx for the clarification.