Charles Barkley isn't shy in showing his support for anything that he finds interesting, and that includes soccer. As the FIFA World Cup is happening now in Qatar and the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team has a chance to go deep in the tournament.
The first instance of Team USA having a legitimate chance of being deep in the tournament was after their game against England. The game ended in a draw, shocking English fans who thought their national squad would get an easy win against the U.S.
The USA is in the knockout stage, matched up against the Netherlands on Saturday. The Netherlands has won two games and finished one game with a draw, while the U.S. has one win and two draws in the group stage. The Hall of Famer used one of his "guarantees" on "Inside the NBA" on the USA winning against the Netherlands.
"We going to the Netherlands," Barkley said. "We're opening up a can of whoop a**. I guarantee the Netherlands in trouble!
"I want Spain. I want Brazil. I want Germany. I want France. Oh, they got that boy (Kylian) Mbappé over there at France, he ain't no joke. But we going to beat Netherlands."
The USMNT's last game was against Iran, winning 1-0 on Tuesday to qualify for the knockout stage. Christian Pulisic was the player responsible for their win with his goal. However, he suffered an abdominal injury after the iconic goal that had him sidelined and is listed as day-to-day.
Charles Barkley points out what's wrong with the Dallas Mavericks
Charles Barkley isn't afraid to say what's on his mind. It's a known fact that he doesn't back down from anything and stays on his ground when speaking. The same instance happened when he shared what he thinks about the Dallas Mavericks' season struggles.
His criticism centered around the style of play that All-Star Luka Doncic has been displaying. He's been a one-man show that hasn't worked well for Dallas (10-10). Doncic is averaging 33.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists while shooting 50.5%, including 31.5% from 3-point range He's also leading the league in minutes with 37.4.
"He's got to learn to play without the ball," Barkley said. "Me and Shaq (O'Neal) have been saying this. They can't win. Like, he's a great player but he's going to have to learn to play without the ball, give it up more.
"He's got (Dwight) Powell and those other guys just waiting on him to do everything. Those guys want to see what Luka's going to do. But y'all in the NBA, too. Y'all can play."
The Mavericks are currently 10th in the Western Conference.
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