The Soccer Thread

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#701

Somebody at Fifa just needs to grow a pair and pull the plug on Russia and Qatar as hosts and give it to someone that a) has some sort of football history, b) has the infrastructure and c) where it isn’t fucking 40 degrees.

having said that, I may come round to the idea of the Qatar world cup, direct 6 hour flight from where I am. Might make a punt that I’ll be better off by 2022 and book some ridiculous hotel.

#702

^ US should have been the winner.

#703

^Why? That being said, I think it’s quite possible for the US to get it in the end, as Blatter backs the US…

#704

^ Proper infrastructure, it is getting more popular due to the MLS, safety…

And most important reason of all, I can drive down there and make a trip out of it. LOL

#705

How is Jackson Martinez still at Porto?

#706

10 Soccer Things You Might Be Saying Incorrectly

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/11/10-soccer-things-you-might-be-saying-wrong.html

#707

http://deadspin.com/fc-zurich-initiates-legal-proceedings-over-horror-tackl-1657705082?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

#708

http://deadsp.in/kPXaf8z

#709

this is a joke

http://deadsp.in/hRekfDM

#710

I was smuggly going through this list thinking I knew it all until I read the last point and realised it was so totally wrong that the rest of the list must also be bullshit.

#711

^Yep, didn’t know about the Milan thing either.

Leo’s last season? Why Messi is considering Barcelona exit

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2014/11/19/6302181/leos-last-season-why-messi-is-considering-barcelona-exit?ICID=HP_HN_1

Would be epic if true. I guess the most likely places are ManU (, ADM, and LVG), Chelsea (, Cesc), or Bayern ($, Pep).

#712

skim reading fail on my part, i thought point 11 was saying that it doesn’t matter if you call it football or soccer when it clearly does.

#713

I hate to think what fee Messi would go for, £200m release clause apparently. Crazy to think he’s still only 27.

I would bet that it would be Bayern with Pep but he may want to go to a more competitive league and then the only option is the Premier League. Article says PSG bid last year and he considered it but can you imagine the best player that has ever lived playing in the fucking French league?

But then, I can’t imagine him at a club with no history like Chelsea or Man City. Arsenal and Man Utd don’t look like they’re going to be challenging for a few years so would he go to either of them? Could they afford £200m and £300k a week?

#714

also, loving LVG’s idea of giving the Ballon d’Or to the Germany team this year.

#715

ManU vs Arsenal ion NBC I think…

#716

Top 10 Messi Goals

http://www.espnfc.us/spanish-primera-division/15/blog/post/2070120/top-tenner-lionel-messis-best-barcelona-goals-in-la-liga

#717

For you guys to have a good laugh

http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/24/werder-bremen-goalkeeper-raphael-wolf-scores-ridiculous-own-goal-after-awful-miss-from-hamburger-sv-midfielder-tolgay-arslan-4960771/

I attended that match, “sheer footballing incompetence” is a good description!!

#718

Bayern-City has to be the best game today, but City is missing Silva, who is oddly their only creative player unlike all the other big teams, which seem to have 3-4 No.10’s.

#719

Yup, reeeeally nice performance of the four German CL participants: zero points…

#720

Isildurr, are you following ISL? I thought it was going to be a disaster, but it looks like there’s quite a large following now, they’ve learned from the MLS, which has been pretty succesful.