Football (Soccer) Thread

[Tamas]

I still have memories of South Korea.

[Liep]

I still have memories of South Korea.

I'm sure it'll be obvious, but still won't be enough. South Korea had a better team then than Russia has now.

[Duque de Bragança]

I still have memories of South Korea.

I'm sure it'll be obvious, but still won't be enough. South Korea had a better team then than Russia has now.

Agree on the first part, but not on the second. The problem with your analogy is that Russia fielded not so long ago much better teams, something South Korea never really did. OTOH, the South Koreans did stop or cancel the season of their league for the competition, something the Russians did not.

[Liep]

I still have memories of South Korea.

I'm sure it'll be obvious, but still won't be enough. South Korea had a better team then than Russia has now.

Agree on the first part, but not on the second. The problem with your analogy is that Russia fielded not so long ago much better teams, something South Korea never really did. OTOH, the South Koreans did stop or cancel the season of their league for the competition, something the Russians did not.

The few games I've seen them play in the last couple of years have not left me impressed.

Anyhoo, the WC single is out and of course it's horrible. https://youtu.be/kFMZUxX6K6o

[Tamas]

South Korea wasn't good. There was rampant cheating on their behalf.

[Duque de Bragança]

Anyhoo, the WC single is out and of course it's horrible. https://youtu.be/kFMZUxX6K6o

Having Will Smith in it is certainly part of harsher US sanctions against Russia, there cannot be another reason.

[FunkMonk]

It must be said: Liverpool's keeper is fucking hilariously bad

[Tamas]

It must be said: Liverpool's keeper is fucking hilariously bad

Yes. Also Ramos is a true spiritual successor to Pepe.

[Liep]

It must be said: Liverpool's keeper is fucking hilariously bad

Yes. Also Ramos is a true spiritual successor to Pepe.

Both correct. I felt really bad for Karius though when he tearfully went to apologise to the Liverpool fans.

[Duque de Bragança]

Salah out of the World Cup according to the BBC, very good news for the Russian football team.

[Barrister]

I have been to three separate kids soccer games today.

[Josquius]

I failed to watch the game, sleep took me.
But poor Liverpool. And Gareth Bale to be the one...wow.

[Duque de Bragança]

I failed to watch the game, sleep took me.

Getting old? 

[Josquius]

I failed to watch the game, sleep took me.

Getting old? 

In Japan and I've been hiking in the sun all day for 2 weeks. . Iirc kick off was 3.30

[dps]

Salah out of the World Cup according to the BBC, very good news for the Russian football team.

He says he's "confident" he'll be able to play, while the Egyptian Football Association says it's "optimistic" that he'll be available.  Liverpool seems much more dubious about the severity of the injury.