Football (Soccer) Thread

[mongers]

Final!

Well done, though England went down rather hard. 

[katmai]

Final!

Well done, though England went down rather hard. 

Isn't that what England does in tourneys? 

[FunkMonk]

Supposedly Qatar paid Neymar hundreds of millions of euros (tax free) to be their "ambassador" for WC 2020, which he promptly used to pay his own buyout clause.

[mongers]

Final!

Well done, though England went down rather hard. 

Isn't that what England does in tourneys? 

Indeed, as was for told by the great prophet Taylor. 

[Grey Fox]

In other world shattering news, the most famous French Canadian player is joining his hometown team Montreal Impact after a 5 year pro career in Europe.

Who?

Samuel Piette (there are not a lot of successful french canadian soccer players).

[Josquius]

Fresh from the German and Spanish second divisions

[The Larch]

Fresh from the German and Spanish second divisions

In Spain it was actually 4th and 3rd divisions, actually. 

[Grey Fox]

I am not aware of any other French Canadian player playing in the spanish league.

[The Larch]

I am not aware of any other French Canadian player.

FYP

[celedhring]

From the Spanish third division to the MLS. A step-down in his career, but hopefully he can bounce back from it.

[Duque de Bragança]

I didn't realize the French league was that lucrative.

It is really PSG only, rich from Oil money owners.

Monaco is doing good, but there is a Russian oligarch there as well.
To give you an idea of the real value of the league, Bordeaux managed to get eliminated from the Europa League (second grade C2 vs C1 for PSG and the like) play-offs by Videoton, a Hungarian Club.

[Grey Fox]

From the Spanish third division to the MLS. A step-down in his career, but hopefully he can bounce back from it.

Not really no, while the level of play is similar, he'll get a raise in sponsorship opportunity & the MLS has more money than Spanish 3rd Division.

Dismissing North American soccer only serves to make FIFA pick shitty destination has host of World Cups.

[celedhring]

Say what you will, the MLS is a retirement league, a dead end, and he's 22. He probably will never play at a higher level than this.

If North American football wants more WCs on their soil, they should invest in bribes rather than trying to make me stop dissing it. 

[katmai]

Say what you will, the MLS is a retirement league, a dead end, and he's 22.

[Valmy]

If North American football wants more WCs on their soil, they should invest in bribes rather than trying to make me stop dissing it. 

Hey! Qatar and Russia have amazed the world with their quality soccer for decades.