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I went to the Los Angeles Olympics and had tickets to watch the match between USA and I think it was Italy if I remember correctly.

 

Well, needless to say, the stadium was packed with Yanks who hadn't ever been to see a "Soccer" match before and barely 15 minutes had passed before the guy beside me decided to ask the Limey who would know about these things, "when are they going to call a time out?" He was incredulous that the match would consist of two halves of 45 minutes each with no other breaks. He also thought that there might be a specialist kicker who could be brought on just to take free kicks.

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I went to the Los Angeles Olympics and had tickets to watch the match between USA and I think it was Italy if I remember correctly.

 

Well, needless to say, the stadium was packed with Yanks who hadn't ever been to see a "Soccer" match before and barely 15 minutes had passed before the guy beside me decided to ask the Limey who would know about these things, "when are they going to call a time out?" He was incredulous that the match would consist of two halves of 45 minutes each with no other breaks. He also thought that there might be a specialist kicker who could be brought on just to take free kicks.

 

There was a report during USA 94 that American housewives liked soccer compared to American football as they knew what time the game was going to finish and the husband would be home from the Bar.

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That IS a nice bit of real estate they've given us. I like it. Sadly, I work in "Chelsea" and live in "WBA" so that's disappointing. But I wish I lived in "Southampton."

 

They've missed a trick with the location of Chelsea...

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Shame they missed out Long Island. They could have put Southampton in... Southampton.

 

There was a very confused, very camp man at the bar in Legends Bar when I was in NY watching Saints stuff Reading last season who just could not get his head around the concept that THIS Southampton wasn't on Long Island. I believe the reason he was in the bar in the first place was because it was open at 7am (for the match).

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It's Chinatown, Tribeca and the financial quarter - Wall Street and all. They must know about our stadium expansion plans.

 

You have somehow managed to sound like an American getting football wrong, while talking about New York. The Financial District (not quarter) has actually been given to Chelsea.

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You have somehow managed to sound like an American getting football wrong, while talking about New York. The Financial District (not quarter) has actually been given to Chelsea.

 

This is correct.

 

Southampton has been given the areas north of Chambers Street (give or take a block) up to Canal Street / the Manhattan Bridge overpass. In this area you'll find many government offices and the judicial center, as well as some of Tribeca (very nice location), a large portion of Chinatown, and some buildings owned by New York City Housing Authority. So it's a mix. It's not the nicest places in the city, but I can think of many worse.

 

I'm not sure why Chelsea didn't get Chelsea. Stoke City located in Spanish Harlem is pretty funny, though.

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