Football (Soccer) Thread

[Gups]

Forest have been amazing this season. Seven goals with just 35% possession - but they are so incisive and quick when they get it. So many good players but I particularly like Elanga.

[Josquius]

I haven't followed them at all but its really bizarre they've gone from narrowly avoiding relegation to (outside) title competitors in under a year.

I'm hoping Sunderland's hoodoo/low form period of constantly throwing away points at the end of the game is over. We should be top of the table but for the constant dumb errors.
We recently signed a French guy on loan (option to buy if we go up), Enzo Le Fee, he is absolutely fantastic, best player in the league without doubt.

[Norgy]

Any news from Norgy?

Present.
Seven goals is nothing to sneeze at, but I was sat home in front of the TV, imbibing not-so-free store-brand cola.
Forest seem to have cracked some code with possession mattering very little.
I was quite sure Chris Wood was deadweight when he was signed. I was very wrong. Elanga's been amazing, and the central defence is the best pairing I have seen since Lloyd/Burns. Des Walker never had a really great partner in the Forest defence, sadly.

[Zoupa]

I loved the ending of the latest Merseyside 

[Sheilbh]

Same

[Norgy]

So the qualifiers are off. Again.
After a reasonably solid 5-0 win against Moldova, Norway faced Israel last night. Away. Another win, not an amazingly convincing game, but Norway finally seems to have a team, rather than just an Ødegaard and Haaland.

I am, however, so disconnected from the world of football that I am not even sure which tournament we are qualifying for.

[Gups]

So the qualifiers are off. Again.
After a reasonably solid 5-0 win against Moldova, Norway faced Israel last night. Away. Another win, not an amazingly convincing game, but Norway finally seems to have a team, rather than just an Ødegaard and Haaland.

I am, however, so disconnected from the world of football that I am not even sure which tournament we are qualifying for.

World cup. Ever prospect of Haaland being deported to El Salvador for a woke goal celebration

[Josquius]

Who'd have thought this multi country world Cup would have been the politically awkward one.

[Duque de Bragança]

So the qualifiers are off. Again.
After a reasonably solid 5-0 win against Moldova, Norway faced Israel last night. Away. Another win, not an amazingly convincing game, but Norway finally seems to have a team, rather than just an Ødegaard and Haaland.

I am, however, so disconnected from the world of football that I am not even sure which tournament we are qualifying for.

World Cup 2026, ™Donnie from Queen's Edition"

League of Nations was played just before these qualifiers, and have an influence on those, so things were more complex than needed.
No big surprises in the Final Four, though favourites suffered.
Portugal plays better without Ronaldo, who cannot play 90 minutes anymore. Still, Denmark won deservedly the first game and could have qualified, despite losing in overtime 5-2. Last 30 minutes were played without CR7.

The Dutch lost once again on penalties, against Spain this time. France has a goalkeeper who can stop them now, so they compensated the earlier loss against Croatia.

As for Germany-Italy, tie but the Nationalelf had won the first game. Germans scored a goal while Donnarumma was too busy talking or doing something else on a quickly shot corner kick.

Great, spectacular games for the neutral spectator.

[Duque de Bragança]

Who'd have thought this multi country world Cup would have been the politically awkward one.

You mean more than Russia in 2018, Qatar in 2022 or Saudia Arabia in 2034? Unfair for North Americans such as Mexicans and Canadians. 

[Gups]

Who'd have thought this multi country world Cup would have been the politically awkward one.

You mean more than Russia in 2018, Qatar in 2022 or Saudia Arabia in 2030? Unfair for North Americans such as Mexicans and Canadians. 

It's Spain/Portugal/Morocco in 2030

[Duque de Bragança]

Who'd have thought this multi country world Cup would have been the politically awkward one.

You mean more than Russia in 2018, Qatar in 2022 or Saudia Arabia in 2034? Unfair for North Americans such as Mexicans and Canadians. 

It's Spain/Portugal/Morocco in 2030

Typo edited out.
Point still stands.