Football (Soccer) Thread

[Josquius]

This Euro cup there's going to be more spots than usual right?
I know they're doing a weird europe wide thing.
I do hope Kosovo qualify, I think 3rd place teams still can right?

[Duque de Bragança]

Nope, same as in 2016 i.e 24.
What changes is the League of Nations results, no longer best thirds, though in some cases this amounts to the same.
Play-offs in March for the remaining 4 spots. Final Four for each spot.

[Liep]

Last game of the qualifiers and winner takes it all in the Ireland - Denmark game, we're through with a tie. It's a horrible game, I think the Danes have a passing rating below 50%.

[Duque de Bragança]

2 Danes already out, due to injury. Irish fighting spirit! 

[Duque de Bragança]

Well, now is the time for this famed Irish fighting spirit : Denmark scored and only 20 mins left to score 2 goals.
The Irish defense was caught sleeping by a realist Danish squad.

[Liep]

[Duque de Bragança]

Denmark got lucky, that could be a penalty.

[Duque de Bragança]

Deserved equaliser. Last minutes should be interesting.

[Liep]

That's what happens when you stop playing football. 1-1

[Liep]

Clear hands, unfortunately outside the box so no review. An ugly but entertaining game.

[Liep]

What a mess. But we're through!

[Duque de Bragança]

Tie seems fair, Ireland was not good enough to beat Denmark.
Ireland still gets a chance to qualify through League of Nations play-offs I believe. A major tournament without Irish fans would be sad.

PS: speaking of ugly games, the last Portugal game vs Luxembourg was not great though part of it stems from the sorry state of the pitch, best described as a potato field.

[Liep]

Porchettino out Mourinho in. What a trade for Tottenham.

[The Larch]

So the Spanish Super Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia for the next three years? I'm sure Spanish fans will appreciate that.

It's a complete disgrace. They take the cup there, change the format (from a straight up game between Barcelona and Valencia, the teams that actually qualified, it'll now be a final four format, including Real and Atlético) and rig the way of splitting the earnings to favour bigger clubs, as well as the draw as, coincidence of coincidences, Barcelona and Real Madrid won't face each other in the semis. It's an extremely thinly disguised attempt to get an officially sanctioned and competitive Barcelona - Real Madrid game there, with those teams getting most of the money as well.

Some media outlets have already said that they'll refuse to cover it, I myself will completely ignore it as well.

[Duque de Bragança]

So the Spanish Super Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia for the next three years? I'm sure Spanish fans will appreciate that.

It's a complete disgrace. They take the cup there, change the format (from a straight up game between Barcelona and Valencia, the teams that actually qualified, it'll now be a final four format, including Real and Atlético) and rig the way of splitting the earnings to favour bigger clubs, as well as the draw as, coincidence of coincidences, Barcelona and Real Madrid won't face each other in the semis. It's an extremely thinly disguised attempt to get an officially sanctioned and competitive Barcelona - Real Madrid game there, with those teams getting most of the money as well.

Some media outlets have already said that they'll refuse to cover it, I myself will completely ignore it as well.

Must be Allah's will. 

Ojalá it fails.