2016 Rio Summer Olympics

There's some interesting men's soccer action going on tomorrow. Neymar gets to play with the boys which could be awesome in a number of ways and two other interesting matches in Mexico-Germany and Argentina-Portugal.
 
Brazilians do not care for Hope Solo, boos and an impressively loud "zika" chant everytime she kicks the ball.

I don't blame them. She's dealt with PED and domestic violence issues already.
She seems like a bad person.
 
Watching the preview on NBC - clips of Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Kerri Walsh Jennings, in their first competitions. 15 year old Michael talking about how he has always dreamed of making it to the Olympics. Wow.
 
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Crazy soccer match going on right now between Japan and Nigeria. 11th minute, and it's 2-2. Game has already seen a PK and two goals just a couple of touches off the restart.
 
I don't blame them. She's dealt with PED and domestic violence issues already.
She seems like a bad person.

I don't blame Hope Solo, either. Brazil is a freaking rainforest - I'd bring a truckload of bug repellent as well, Zika or no.
 
Haven't watched the Olympics since the first |"dream team" . It was much better when they were amateurs. Don't need to see a bunch of pro's fighting for endorsements.
 
Haven't watched the Olympics since the first |"dream team" . It was much better when they were amateurs. Don't need to see a bunch of pro's fighting for endorsements.

I want to see the best athletes in the world in the Olympics. Glad they wised up and allowed them to play.
 
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I want to see the best athletes in the world in the Olympics. Glad they wised up and allowed them to play.

Agreed. The Olympics should be where the best athletes in the world compete.

Also, this opening ceremony hasn't been very exciting.
 
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They are unfairly challenging my Eurocentric view of history with this airplane thing. Should have been a warning or something.

I just looked it up. The guy was from Brazil but moved to France as a teenager. All his work and the actual plane and flight itself took place in France. Keep reaching Brazil.

So far their two most famous people of the ceremony made their careers everywhere but Brazil.
 
I just looked it up. The guy was from Brazil but moved to France as a teenager. All his work and the actual plane and flight itself took place in France. Keep reaching Brazil.

So far their two most famous people of the ceremony made their careers everywhere but Brazil.

Well, I guess France supports my Eurocentric views, but they aren't American enough for my liking.
 
If the kid talking is from Brazil, I guess I'm not too familiar with how Portuguese sounds. I always thought it would be similar to Spanish, but it sounds more like a Slavic language to me.
 
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