Football (Soccer) Thread

[Richard Hakluyt]

We should build amphitheatres and charge for tickets and marvel as the silly fuckers kick shit out of each other.

It is basically a plebeian form of boxing if they leave innocent bystanders out of the melee.

[celedhring]

What a pleasant afternoon.

[Maladict]

For Spanish football, sure 

In England, not so much.

[Pedrito]

What a pleasant afternoon.

A manita without Messi: not bad, not bad at all.

L.

[Duque de Bragança]

What a pleasant afternoon.

A manita without Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
L.

Fixed!

Lopetegui still not improving years after his bad spell in Porto, though his end in Madrid will be quicker.

[FunkMonk]

Spurs and City are playing on a Wembley pitch that hosted an NFL game yesterday and the yard lines are still showing. It's astonishing how small an NFL field is compared to a full-sized soccer pitch.

Feels kind if like of watching an MLS game actually 

[mongers]

Spurs and City are playing on a Wembley pitch that hosted an NFL game yesterday and the yard lines are still showing. It's astonishing how small an NFL field is compared to a full-sized soccer pitch.

Feels kind if like of watching an MLS game actually 

I'm guessing a little less length and very noticeably narrower?

Also would Wembley likely be one of the larger football pitches in UK? Or have the FA/ leagues made some effort to standardise things?

[FunkMonk]

Pretty sure it is the maximum size a football pitch can be, but I might be wrong.

I thought it was up to the individual clubs to decide their pitch sizes.

[Duque de Bragança]

Pretty sure it is the maximum size a football pitch can be, but I might be wrong.

I thought it was up to the individual clubs to decide their pitch sizes.

There are UEFA/FIFA guidelines, at least for international games, i.e should be 105 m x 68 m.

[Josephus]

I think there are maximum and minimum pitch sizes. Pitch lenghts tend to be pretty consistent, but width does vary

[Duque de Bragança]

Maximum is 120 m x 90 m, minimum is 90m x 45 m.

[Josquius]

Yes.
Teams that favour long ball football go for short pitches whilst passing focussed teams favour bigger pitches.

I think 90x45 is a bit small though. 90 x80 not closer?

[dps]

I hope England get to host a WC before too long, so the final can be at Wembley.

[Duque de Bragança]

I hope England get to host a WC before too long, so the final can be at Wembley.

Last WC was in Russia, UEFA, so you will have to wait for a while, like a dozen years at the minimum.

edit: unless the WC in Qatar is cancelled due to even more than usual instability in the Persian Gulf/Middle East region.

[Duque de Bragança]

Yes.
Teams that favour long ball football go for short pitches whilst passing focussed teams favour bigger pitches.

I think 90x45 is a bit small though. 90 x80 not closer?

105 x 68 is UEFA and FIFA recommended. 90x45 is indeed small but is just a theoretical minimum. I don't know any stadium like this.