Football (Soccer) Thread

[Josquius]

I fully expect something to be done about this.

... That it's just completely ignored until everyone forgets about it and united buy a few league titles.

[Tamas]

I fully expect something to be done about this.

... That it's just completely ignored until everyone forgets about it and united buy a few league titles.

Luckily with no corruption in English club football, we don't need to worry about the Saudi mountains of money influencing proceedings.

[Jacob]

Well... maybe you have a point. Worth keeping an eye out for.

[Josephus]

Arsenal are gonna blow it, aren't they?

[Josephus]

Arsenal are gonna blow it, aren't they?

Spoke too soon

[Duque de Bragança]

Arsenal are gonna blow it, aren't they?

Spoke too soon

Giving false hopes to mongers.  

[FunkMonk]

Think I'm the only Arsenal fan on the forum.

[FunkMonk]

About Arsenal blowing it, I'm still only giving them a 50-50 chance at winning the league. But it would be really nice eh? 

[mongers]

Arsenal are gonna blow it, aren't they?

Spoke too soon

Giving false hopes to mongers.  

Nelson, Reiss 90+7

Good grief that was late, it that even possible?

[FunkMonk]

Arsenal are gonna blow it, aren't they?

Spoke too soon

Giving false hopes to mongers.  

Nelson, Reiss 90+7

Good grief that was late, it that even possible?

Stoppage time was 6 min but the Bournemouth keeper delayed the game for about a minute at the start of stoppage time so he must've added it on there. And Arsenal have made it a habit of scoring late in games this season. It's the new Fergie time.

I'll say that one of the good things about the Qatar World Cup is they started taking stoppages in play seriously. Nice to see the referee here do the same.

[FunkMonk]

Liverpool 7 - 0 Manchester United 

Klopp knew the world needed this and he delivered. Respect.

[Josquius]

It's a weekend of crazy high scoring games. Wtf.

[FunkMonk]

In news that surprises absolutely nobody:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/10/prosecutors-pursue-case-against-barcelona-over-alleged-refereeing-deal

Spanish prosecutors have filed a complaint against Barcelona and two of the La Liga club's former presidents over alleged payments to a company owned by a senior refereeing official to influence results, the public prosecutor's office said on Friday. A judge has yet to decide whether to take up the case.

...

The complaint focuses on the €2.9m paid between 2014 and 2018 and alleges that Barcelona – with the help of their former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu – reached a "confidential verbal agreement" with Negreira.

It accuses the club, Rosell, Bartomeu, Negreira and two other former Barcelona officials of corruption in sports, unfair administration and falsehood in mercantile documents.

The investigation was triggered by a tax inspection. Negreira told the Spanish tax agency that Barcelona's goal with the payments was to have "neutral" referees in their games,     according to El País newspaper.

[Zoupa]

Do you guys think Conte will stay on at Spurs?

[FunkMonk]

Do you guys think Conte will stay on at Spurs?

It feels like it is over and the man has a track record of not staying long.