Football (Soccer) Thread

[Jacob]

FC Copenhagen is playing Bayern München, Manchester United, and Galatasaray for the group stage of Champions League.

... bit of an uphill struggle to qualify out of that group I think.

[Barrister]

So for my first weekend as a Sevilla fan - their game gets postponed!

God-damn rain in Madrid - apparently My Fair Lady lied to me.

[Josquius]

FC Copenhagen is playing Bayern München, Manchester United, and Galatasaray for the group stage of Champions League.

... bit of an uphill struggle to qualify out of that group I think.

Is second round the usual aim of a team of that level?

Man Utd do seem quite awful this year and Galatasaray are meh so... I dunno.

[Jacob]

It's not something you'd expect, no

[celedhring]

So for my first weekend as a Sevilla fan - their game gets postponed!

God-damn rain in Madrid - apparently My Fair Lady lied to me.

Madrid is on a plain (well, a plateau to be exact).

[Jacob]

So the Spanish FA has now apologized for the kiss.

I assume the new interim president is not a minion of the old one, or is that too optimistic?

[celedhring]

So the Spanish FA has now apologized for the kiss.

I assume the new interim president is not a minion of the old one, or is that too optimistic?

He's a minion. Before Rubiales was suspended he reorganized the FA's executive committee to ensure this guy became interim prez. However, he - and the rest of the assembly - have shown they are ready to cut bait to preserve their position.

[Jacob]

How are the presidents (and executive committee) selected?

[celedhring]

How are the presidents (and executive committee) selected?

The assembly elects the president, and the assembly is made up of representatives from the regional FAs, which have their own separate elections, plus representatives from football teams, referees, and footballers. It's essentially a big political machine since the FA is a cash cow and the president distributes cash to keep everybody happy.

[HVC]

Vilda is gone now too

[Zoupa]

England is not going to win anything anytime soon. This was probably the most boring, uncreative display of football I've ever seen. I think the centre backs got 80% of the touches, just playing the ball back and forth between them.

What a terrible display. Why are you guys so enamoured with Southgate?

[Josquius]

There being nothing to play for couldn't have helped.

Totally slipped my mind there was a game today.

England are a solid team at the moment but they are missing a critical edge with Kane being past his best.

[Duque de Bragança]

Some atrociously naive defending from Germany vs Japan in a friendly. 
Japan 3 Germany 1

Ter Stegel made quite a few saves actually.

[Sheilbh]

England is not going to win anything anytime soon. This was probably the most boring, uncreative display of football I've ever seen. I think the centre backs got 80% of the touches, just playing the ball back and forth between them.

Worst I've seen them in ages - although in terms of boring, uncreative displays of football I remember the Capello years

Having said that I think Ukraine were very good.

What a terrible display. Why are you guys so enamoured with Southgate?

He gets loads and loads of criticism

But his record is a semi-final, final and quarter-final in major tournaments, which is pretty solid. He almost stepped down after Qatar and I think that might have been the right time to move on but he's done better than any other recent England manager so I think has earned the right not to be fired.

[FunkMonk]

Yeah most English fans I interact with are tired of Southgate.

Potter remontada when Southgate leaves?