Football (Soccer) Thread

[Sheilbh]

Leeds also trained in "earn it" t-shirts before the game with Liverpool - and left the t-shirts for Liverpool in the visitors' dressing room if they wanted to wear them too

Also while I don't like the crowds at the minute - I did find the guy at Elland Road with a saxophone playing Money Money Money very funny.

[The Larch]

He ran unopposed because he changed the bylaws so only him and probably 2-3 people in the entire fucking world meet the requisites to stand for the presidency. 

We all know that already. 

Wasn't he supposedly grooming Rafael Nadal to take over as president when he retires?

[The Larch]

Leeds also trained in "earn it" t-shirts before the game with Liverpool - and left the t-shirts for Liverpool in the visitors' dressing room if they wanted to wear them too

Also while I don't like the crowds at the minute - I did find the guy at Elland Road with a saxophone playing Money Money Money very funny.

Valencia and Osasuna players took a joint picture ahead of their match with "Earn it" t-shirts as well.



If there were crowds in the stadiums at the moment all these teams would be getting booed for 90 minutes straight in away matches.

[celedhring]

He ran unopposed because he changed the bylaws so only him and probably 2-3 people in the entire fucking world meet the requisites to stand for the presidency. 

We all know that already. 

Wasn't he supposedly grooming Rafael Nadal to take over as president when he retires?

Which would require changing the bylaws since Nadal isn't wealthy enough 

Pérez is healthy, but he's 74. I swear I'm not sure which succession is going to be more problematic, Putin's or his.

[The Larch]

He ran unopposed because he changed the bylaws so only him and probably 2-3 people in the entire fucking world meet the requisites to stand for the presidency. 

We all know that already. 

Wasn't he supposedly grooming Rafael Nadal to take over as president when he retires?

Which would require changing the bylaws since Nadal isn't wealthy enough 

Pérez is healthy, but he's 74. I swear I'm not sure which succession is going to be more problematic, Putin's or his.

It wouldn't surprise me if he actually eased the requiriments to stand for president upon his retirement.

[Grey Fox]

I do love the fan reckoning happening tho. It's pretty hilarious.

[Jacob]

I do love the fan reckoning happening tho. It's pretty hilarious.

What do you mean?

[Grey Fox]

I do love the fan reckoning happening tho. It's pretty hilarious.

What do you mean?

Earn t-shirts, the protests. It's quite funny especially in the face of how unprepared the teams actually were. I think I thought about the hows more then them.

[Jacob]

Earn t-shirts, the protests. It's quite funny especially in the face of how unprepared the teams actually were. I think I thought about the hows more then them.

Hah, yeah. It's pretty entertaining.

[The Larch]

Florentino is doing another interview right now on the radio, and quite ashtoundingly is repeating exactly the same arguments as if nothing had happened. It's really amazing how teflon-skinned he is.

[Sheilbh]

Florentino is doing another interview right now on the radio, and quite ashtoundingly is repeating exactly the same arguments as if nothing had happened. It's really amazing how teflon-skinned he is.

Some of his lines tonight are crazy - Japanese soldier in the jungle territory from him at the minute.

I think the biggest thing this has revealed is that Madrid, Barcelona and possibly Juve are in far bigger financial trouble than people had perhaps realised.

[The Larch]

Florentino is doing another interview right now on the radio, and quite ashtoundingly is repeating exactly the same arguments as if nothing had happened. It's really amazing how teflon-skinned he is.

Some of his lines tonight are crazy - Japanese soldier in the jungle territory from him at the minute.

I think the biggest thing this has revealed is that Madrid, Barcelona and possibly Juve are in far bigger financial trouble than people had perhaps realised.

It's also showing a lot of his arrogance and his warped thinking. What he thinks is so obviously right (to him) that it's crazy that anyone thinks differently.

[Sheilbh]

And that any opposition must be a conspiracy of some sort - the stuff about things being orchestrated and he can tell us who was behind the Chelsea fan protests. It's quite something.

Edit: Also - again - if they spent three years planning this and they didn't have a PR strategy, broadcasters lined up, sponsors lined up etc - what were they doing? The only thing that I can see was lined up was a loan from JP Morgan (secured against future TV revenues) and a website.

[The Larch]

He also revealed quite a few traits very common amongst old, powerful people in Spain (which is exactly what he is). My decisions are not up for debate, be exceedingly polite and deferential in every single interaction with me or I'll avoid any interaction whatsoever with you in order to stiffle debate... those two things are very old-school Spanish company boss attitudes.

[HVC]

It's also showing a lot of his arrogance and his warped thinking. What he thinks is so obviously right (to him) that it's crazy that anyone thinks differently.

He should join languish