Football (Soccer) Thread

[Syt]

[Liep]

Oldie but goodie. 

[Zanza]

Arjen Robben has so far scored 66 goals in the Bundesliga since 2009. In the time that he played, Bayern only conceded 65 goals. So Robben is the only player who personally scored more goals than all opponents scored during the time he played...

[Norgy]

Things have gone so poorly lately, so following football is like having a permanent nightmare. 
Please turn this around, mr. Pearce. Please!

[celedhring]

Some guy named Max Power has scored in the FA Cup.

[Maladict]

Arjen Robben has so far scored 66 goals in the Bundesliga since 2009. In the time that he played, Bayern only conceded 65 goals. So Robben is the only player who personally scored more goals than all opponents scored during the time he played...

He has had a very good year. Still not short listed for the Ballon d'Or, though. 

[Josephus]

Defoe to Sunderland for $11m.
Altidore may be on his way to Toronto

[FunkMonk]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/14/david-moyes-crisps-dismissal-real-sociedad
https://vine.co/v/ODQhPg61e5H

[Liep]

So City is ready to pay £480,000,000 for Messi. That's a sum of money I just can't comprehend.

[Zanza]

How does that work with the financial fairplay rules?

[Liep]

How does that work with the financial fairplay rules?

Well, City can afford the fines and is otherwise seeming to engage in loss speculation by dividing it among subsidiaries. Something they might also be fined for.

But that sum might just be too much even for them.

[The Larch]

How does that work with the financial fairplay rules?

Well, City can afford the fines and is otherwise seeming to engage in loss speculation by dividing it among subsidiaries. Something they might also be fined for.

But that sum might just be too much even for them.

Part of the FFP sanctions is limiting how much they can pay for future transfers and how many new transfers they can register, so they can't shrug it off.

[Josquius]

Defoe to Sunderland for $11m.
Altidore may be on his way to Toronto

Straight swap I read.
If either is paying I would expect it to be Toronto given Defoe's age and Jose's commercial value.

Hopefully Defoe can still score

[celedhring]

Read Sunderland is paying him 80k/week until he's 36! Seems a bit of a bad deal, to me.

[Josephus]

Defoe to Sunderland for $11m.
Altidore may be on his way to Toronto

Straight swap I read.
If either is paying I would expect it to be Toronto given Defoe's age and Jose's commercial value.

Hopefully Defoe can still score

Nah swap plus $11m

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/01/13/jermain-defoe-signs-massive-deal-with-sunderland-report