I second that. After a shaky start Russia did a commendableAnd thank you Russia, that was a fantastic World Cup.
hosting job. When they come (If were still here) to the US I
doubt we'll do as well.
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So was Michael Owen, once.RegisterMe wrote:That Mbappe is brilliant, and terrifying, and yet still incomplete and unfinished. If he can avoid injury he's going to be one of the greats.
The generation time for a professional footballer is an interesting question, how long is the average player good enough to be worthy of inclusion in the world cup team? I'd imagine its longer than 4 years, I remember the England squad being essentially immutable for most of my youth . . . ~8-10 years? It also likely varies a fair bit by position, in particular Goalie. They seem to have very long careers.pjknibbs wrote:Depends...are generations only 4 years long as far as you're concerned? (And that's ignoring the European Cup).