Football (Soccer) Thread

[Sheilbh]

Still weird for Leeds to be a plucky likeable underdog side - but here we are. And this is great.

[FunkMonk]

Still weird for Leeds to be a plucky likeable underdog side - but here we are. And this is great.

They're playing in a swimming pool 

[celedhring]

Aubameyang having a stormer for us this afternoon. He might be just what we needed, afterall.

[FunkMonk]

Aubameyang having a stormer for us this afternoon. He might be just what we needed, afterall.

I'm happy for him. He is a player who needs to feel wanted (perhaps  too much) in order to feel confident enough to bang them in. I really think he just needed a change in scenery, much like when he left Dortmund for Arsenal and then became the league high scorer.

[FunkMonk]

I just realized that the Champions League final is in St. Petersburg

[The Larch]

Soooooooo, will the Champions League final be played in St. Petersburg as scheduled? 

Edit: Funkmonk'ed. 

[Sheilbh]

The Gazprom Champions League?

[FunkMonk]

Would UEFA take a principled stand on this?

[Josquius]

I just realized that the Champions League final is in St. Petersburg

Wembley.
Its spelled Wembley.

Then again thats been done already IIRC? Where would it be moved to?

[The Larch]

Uefa could strip Russia of Champions League final over Ukraine crisis
European football final to be held in St Petersburg on 28 May
Uefa monitoring situation but no immediate plans to switch

Uefa is ready to drop St Petersburg as the venue for this year's Champions League final as the military crisis in Ukraine deepens.

The final of Europe's most prestigious club competition is due to be played in Russia's second-largest city on 28 May but Uefa finds itself under increasing pressure to move the venue after Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, announced a decision to send troops into Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

Uefa's current position remains that the match will be played in St Petersburg but it is understood that the situation is fluid, with officials considering contingency plans. The Champions League final has been moved, because of Covid, in both of the past two seasons.

"Uefa is constantly and closely monitoring the situation," the governing body said in a statement. "At present, there are no plans to change the venue."

Although Russian clubs are not a significant player on the pitch, with only Zenit St Petersburg remaining in European competition this season, the country's financial clout is significant.

Gazprom, the Russian gas company, is at the heart of European football and has longstanding commercial arrangements with Uefa. Last summer it announced an expansion of its sponsorship arrangement with Uefa to include the European Championship as well as the Champions and Europa Leagues. It also holds the naming rights for the stadium at which the final is due to be played, the Gazprom Arena.

[Tamas]

Uefa could strip Russia of Champions League final over Ukraine crisis
European football final to be held in St Petersburg on 28 May
Uefa monitoring situation but no immediate plans to switch

Uefa is ready to drop St Petersburg as the venue for this year's Champions League final as the military crisis in Ukraine deepens.

The final of Europe's most prestigious club competition is due to be played in Russia's second-largest city on 28 May but Uefa finds itself under increasing pressure to move the venue after Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, announced a decision to send troops into Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

Uefa's current position remains that the match will be played in St Petersburg but it is understood that the situation is fluid, with officials considering contingency plans. The Champions League final has been moved, because of Covid, in both of the past two seasons.

"Uefa is constantly and closely monitoring the situation," the governing body said in a statement. "At present, there are no plans to change the venue."

Although Russian clubs are not a significant player on the pitch, with only Zenit St Petersburg remaining in European competition this season, the country's financial clout is significant.

Gazprom, the Russian gas company, is at the heart of European football and has longstanding commercial arrangements with Uefa. Last summer it announced an expansion of its sponsorship arrangement with Uefa to include the European Championship as well as the Champions and Europa Leagues. It also holds the naming rights for the stadium at which the final is due to be played, the Gazprom Arena.

Translation: more bribes plz

[Sheilbh]

Translation: more bribes plz

That is the slogan of all sports governing bodies I think

[FunkMonk]

Football should not be politicized!!!!!

[Duque de Bragança]

I just realized that the Champions League final is in St. Petersburg

Wembley.
Its spelled Wembley.

Then again thats been done already IIRC? Where would it be moved to?

Portugal, again? 

[Sheilbh]

Football should not be politicized!!!!!

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