Football (Soccer) Thread

[Valmy]

They (we) can get out of the group phase. France sucks. Maybe Sweden has gotten stronger. I only follow football every 2 years.

France doesn't suck

Though their football program did suffer big blow by being run by a bunch of racists

[Grey Fox]

Give me Zidane or give me death!


I remember in 98! I had such a wonderfull time.

[Valmy]

I remember in 98! I had such a wonderfull time.

Me to.  It was glorious.

[Cerr]

An ok draw for Ireland. It's going to be hard though.

Would have preferred to be in Group A of course.

[Sheilbh]

We almost got the group of debt

[FunkMonk]

We almost got the group of debt

[Valmy]

We almost got the group of debt

Croatia has less than a year to borrow huge amounts of money in an unsustainable manner.

[Duque de Bragança]

B is the group of death then.

Sadly not the so-called über group of death  since I would have preferred a not yet rebuilt France squad to Denmark.

[FunkMonk]

The last twenty minutes of Inter - Udinese this Saturday :   

I need to watch more Serie A.

[szmik]

People in Poland are full of hope, as usual before any tournament our team manages to get to. Now this bunch of losers is going to disappoint having the easiest possible group competition. I foresee Russian team making it again to final four. 

[Josquius]

I agree with the concensus.
Group A is rather dull, though should be nice for the Poles having the Russians and the Czechs for a bit of rivalry?  Russia should get htrough, otherwise...ehh... no idea.

Group B is the group of death. Denmark are screwed, any of the other three could do it. Guess I'll go with the Dutch missing out.

Group C is quite a straight forward Italy and Spain going through.

Group D is rather easy. France and England are unpredictable but generally better than the other two

[Liep]

France will find a way to fuck it up for themselves again.

[The Larch]

Brazilian legend Sócrates, "O doutor da bola", star of the '82 and '86 World Cups, passed away, aged 57, due to complications from alcoholism.

There are no players like him anymore...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkq4fVKzibY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYWhIJMLm34

[Josephus]

Funny, we (my brother and I) were talking about Socrates just last night.

[Warspite]

I really don't understand English football commentators and journalists.

Just because you get the ball does not make a tackle ok; having reviewed Spearing's studs-up, above-ankle-height, both feet off the floor challenge yesterday, I can't see how it's anything else but a straight red.

And yet we have crap about "outlawing the tackle" being written.