Football (Soccer) Thread

[Tamas]

This seems quite significant from Chelsea:

Statement from Club Owner Roman Abramovich

The following statement has been published...

During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the Club, whose job it is ensuring that we are as successful as we can be today, as well as build for the future, while also playing a positive role in our communities. I have always taken decisions with the Club's best interest at heart. I remain committed to these values. That is why I am today giving trustees of Chelsea's charitable Foundation the stewardship and care of Chelsea FC.

I believe that currently they are in the best position to look after the interests of the Club, players, staff, and fans.

I suspect it has zero practical significance in terms of ownership and thus decision making.

Despite being a Chelsea fan I would favour the club be confiscated from him. And I hope the Chelsea fans at least and ideally players too will do pro-Ukraine demonstrations tomorrow. It's going to be against Liverpool, it absolutely will be aired in Russia.

[FunkMonk]

Invalidate their wins since Roman took over. Liquidate the club. Give the money to Ukrainian war widows. Everyone wins.

Do the players and fans get to live and keep their property?

Send their players to other league teams via a draft. Ban supporting Chelsea FC. All Chelsea-related merchandise should be confiscated and sold and the money given to fund pensions for Ukraine's war wounded and disabled. Everyone wins.

Arsenal have dibs on Kante.

[Admiral Yi]

Sold to whom? 

[Sheilbh]

Sold to whom? 

We've got the Saudis and the Emiratis, a shady Chinese conglomerate and obviously the oligarch/oligarch adjacent owners - I'm not sure whose left in the world's rogue's gallery to buy a Premier League club? Maybe Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, ExxonMobil?

[celedhring]

Sold to whom? 

Tamas.

[Admiral Yi]

I meant the merchandise. 

[FunkMonk]

Sold to whom? 

Gunnersaurus 

[Sheilbh]

[The Larch]

Squires' fondness for Gunnersaurus is truly endearing. 

[Sheilbh]

Squires' fondness for Gunnersaurus is truly endearing. 

It's one of my favourite recurring bits - up there with emo-Mourinho.

[FunkMonk]

 

[Sheilbh]

FIFA going to FIFA:

PA Dugout
@PAdugout
#Breaking Russia must play 'home' matches on neutral territory with no fans, flag or anthem and under the name 'Football Union of Russia (RFU)' until further notice, FIFA has announced

[FunkMonk]

FIFA going to FIFA:

PA Dugout
@PAdugout
#Breaking Russia must play 'home' matches on neutral territory with no fans, flag or anthem and under the name 'Football Union of Russia (RFU)' until further notice, FIFA has announced

They did an IOC

[Josquius]

They could at least make the name more of a punishment.
"The very naughty boys formerly known as Russia"

[Maladict]

FIFA going to FIFA:

PA Dugout
@PAdugout
#Breaking Russia must play 'home' matches on neutral territory with no fans, flag or anthem and under the name 'Football Union of Russia (RFU)' until further notice, FIFA has announced

They did an IOC

Poland is not having it, still refusing to play the Russians. Good on them.