Football (Soccer) Thread

[Tamas]

...aaaand  I hope this evening Barcelona will shoot three SCUDs through Milan's ass.



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[Gups]

Fox Soccer seems to have a hardon for Tottenham.

Question for the Poms: how long has the word "joy" (in the sense of good chance of success) been a standard part of the fodbol lexicon?

As long as I can remember. It's  always used in the negative - e.g. "City will get no joy from this defence"

[Pedrito]

...aaaand  I hope this evening Barcelona will shoot three SCUDs through Milan's ass.



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[Tamas]

...aaaand  I hope this evening Barcelona will shoot three SCUDs through Milan's ass.



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Too bad they will rape this year's crappy Chelsea defense in the semis.

[Liep]

Did anyone see the Cypriot losing his teeth? Seems over the top to continue playing afterwards though.

[Pedrito]

Did anyone see the Cypriot losing his teeth? Seems over the top to continue playing afterwards though.

  I was too busy playing CK2, what happened?

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[Liep]

Did anyone see the Cypriot losing his teeth? Seems over the top to continue playing afterwards though.

  I was too busy playing CK2, what happened?

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Apparently a APOEL player lost his balance in a header duel with Ronaldo and smashed his head into his teammate. He lost a few teeth went to the sideline where they pulled another and then back onto the pitch.

[Tamas]

My father has been a Barca fan for decades, these CL games are ackward in the family 

The last time, when Barca got through with that absolutely last moment überlucky goal after being bested by Chelsea, I flipped and yelled about the god damn cheating referee and Barca in general, for a couple of minutes to Dad and a friend of his 

I think this year Chelsea will be humiliated - after all they struggled to survive agaisnt 10 men Benfica. But, hope dies last.

[katmai]

Gotta love Italian Soccer.

Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello was arrested earlier this week by Italian police and is reported to have admitted to receiving nearly $500,000 in illegal payments in exchange for performing poorly in certain games. Masiello, who was with Bari at the time of the incidents, faces a prison sentence for his actions, but claims he was targeted by mafia members and later tried to return the money.

[FunkMonk]

Two goals today from American superhero and Texan Clint Dempsey made him Fulham's top scorer ever in the league. He's fifth in the league, one behind Demba Ba (16). 21 in all competitions.

Suck it Englanders. 

[katmai]

What horrible calls in Manu-qpr game.
First no offsides call then redcard and penalty awarded on dive.

[Admiral Yi]

Watched a tiny bit of KC vs. LA last night (during commercial breaks of To Kill a Mockinbird-the young Robert Duvall!).

I'm curious how you soccer hooligans think the US league compares to other professional leagues. 

[Josephus]

In my opinion the MLS is like a second or third tier European league. A bit scrappy, making up for lack of skill with more physicality.

[FunkMonk]

I'll agree with that.

Also, MLS is a league where older players past their prime go to see out their twilight years in nice cities like LA or NY.

[Admiral Yi]

So something like the Dutch or Portuguese league?