Football (Soccer) Thread

[Duque de Bragança]

Check again, before WWII. Hint: Ed's teacher but Ed surpassed him.

Oh right. That one probably better fits the mold as Argentina's government had only been in power a short time in 1978.

Plus Mexico in 1970 and 1986 was not exactly a democracy though nowhere near as bad as those two.
1970 was possibly the greatest world cup ever, and 1986, despite organisation problems linked to corruption, was not that bad.

[Liep]

So, the coming highlights:

- World Cup 2018 in Russia
- UEFA European Championship 2020 in 13 different countries
- Christmas World Cup 2022 in Qatar
- 48 team World Cup in 2026

Meanwhile UEFA will lock in half the Champions' League starting spots for the 4 largest leagues in Europe, cementing a disparity between the haves and have nots in the European league system while meekly trying to talk up their losers' cup tournament.

[The Larch]

Hey Liep, my team has bought (yet another) Danish player, this one called Andrew Hjulsager, from Brondby and the Danish U21 team. What can you tell me about him?

[Liep]

Hey Liep, my team has bought (yet another) Danish player, this one called Andrew Hjulsager, from Brondby and the Danish U21 team. What can you tell me about him?

Nothing, never seen him play.

[Josquius]

Commentators will say his name funny

[Liep]

Yules-a-yer!

[The Larch]

Hey Liep, my team has bought (yet another) Danish player, this one called Andrew Hjulsager, from Brondby and the Danish U21 team. What can you tell me about him?

Nothing, never seen him play.

You're failing me as a source of intel on the strategic Danish market, Liep. 

[dps]

Well, North Carolina FC formally applied to become an expansion team in MLS yesterday.  The league is likely to add 4 clubs, and there are apparently about a dozen cities competing for the slots.

NCFC is based in the Triangle (they've been in NASL as the Carolina Railhawks).  There was a group in Charlotte trying to bring MLS there, but it seems they have dropped out.  That's good;  I can't see MLS awarding 2 of the 4 expansion bids to cities in NC, and having Raleigh and Charlotte both in the running would have likely meant that neither were selected.

[Liep]

Celed.

[celedhring]

 

[FunkMonk]

Barca bad 

[Josephus]

what the hell just happened in Paris?

[Valmy]

what the hell just happened in Paris?

Glory. Glory happened.

[Duque de Bragança]

what the hell just happened in Paris?

Glory. Glory happened.

St Valentin's Massacre for the Barça in the ™City of Love.™
Hell, even Benfica managed to win, if tenuously, against Dortmund.

[Syt]

Commentary on a German website this morning: "At last, Arsenal plays as well as Barcelona."