Football (Soccer) Thread

[Liep]

Yes Liep, we should be playing Braithwaite more.

It's 2020, of course benching Messi and playing Braithwaite is a better solution.

[FunkMonk]

Apparently Maradona has just died 

[Josephus]

Sucks about Maradona. Great player. His legacy overtaken by his extracurrricular activities.

I'm an England fan, so I'm inclined to hate him; but my favourite Italian club is Napoli...so there's that.

[Sheilbh]

Oh no

The recent Asif Kapadia documentary on him is outstanding - even for non-football fans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuErPYsoaR4

Edit: Better trailer.

[The Brain]

RIP. Few players have been able to become the football like him.

[The Larch]

RIP. It was due to happen sooner or later, that kind of lifestyle had to take its toll.

[HVC]

Sucks about Maradona. Great player. His legacy overtaken by his extracurrricular activities.

I'm an England fan, so I'm inclined to hate him; but my favourite Italian club is Napoli...so there's that.

You shouldn't hate the hand of god. it was retribution for screwing over portugal

[celedhring]

RIP. It was due to happen sooner or later, that kind of lifestyle had to take its toll.

I'd say it's a bit of a miracle he lasted until 60.

One of the greats. I only have blurry memories of him playing for Barça (outside of watching tapes games when I was older), but I have fresher memories of his times at Napoli and he was magnificent. RIP 

[Duque de Bragança]

Despite the wreck he was in his last years, he will still be one of the Greats.

RIP

[Sheilbh]

Three days of official mourning in Argentina, in case there was any doubt how much he was loved and revered there.

Wouldn't be surprised if Naples follows suit.

[Josephus]

Sucks about Maradona. Great player. His legacy overtaken by his extracurrricular activities.

I'm an England fan, so I'm inclined to hate him; but my favourite Italian club is Napoli...so there's that.

You shouldn't hate the hand of god. it was retribution for screwing over portugal

No one remembers that

[Duque de Bragança]

Sucks about Maradona. Great player. His legacy overtaken by his extracurrricular activities.

I'm an England fan, so I'm inclined to hate him; but my favourite Italian club is Napoli...so there's that.

You shouldn't hate the hand of god. it was retribution for screwing over portugal

No one remembers that

Wrong.

[Duque de Bragança]

Somewhat luckily for Olympique de Marseille, with their famous unoficial motto " à jamais les premiers" they will for ever be the first team in the Champions' League to lose 13 games in a row.

A jamais les premiers!

Anderlecht, (previous record holder) thank them.

[Liep]

In consecutive Champion's Leagues? That's pretty impressive.

[mongers]

Sucks about Maradona. Great player. His legacy overtaken by his extracurrricular activities.

I'm an England fan, so I'm inclined to hate him; but my favourite Italian club is Napoli...so there's that.

You shouldn't hate the hand of god. it was retribution for screwing over portugal

No one remembers that

Wrong.