Football (Soccer) Thread

[Syt]

I don't follow soccer much these days. I blame Austrian soccer.

[The Larch]

Ooh, struggling to get to Uefa, yeah, that's a real challenge. Get back when you battle relegation or fight for promotion.

[Tamas]

Ooh, struggling to get to Uefa, yeah, that's a real challenge. Get back when you battle relegation or fight for promotion.

[katmai]

Hmmm, with all the plaudits sent Bielsa's way for his formations and what not, not really loooking like Athletic are faring any better in La Liga.

[Ed Anger]

I don't have a local club. And no, I don't count the Columbus Crew as 'local'.

Whoops.

http://www.daytondutchlionsfc.com/site/

Dutch Lions? LOLOLOLOLOL

Oh, it looks like an academy team for a dutch club. Still. LOLOLOLOLOL

Edit: Even funnier, they play in my town's HS stadium. LOLOLOLOLOL

[FunkMonk]

Edit: Even funnier, they play in my town's HS stadium. LOLOLOLOLOL

Yeah, that's a regular occurrence for shit-league American clubs.

[FunkMonk]

Grade-A stuff your English Premier League is.

[Pedrito]

Today Alessandro Del Piero played his last game for Juventus.
He played 19 seasons for Juventus, more than 700 matches, and scored 290 goals.

With Juve and the national team he won almost every trophy possible: national titles, champions League,  Uefa cup, European Super Cup, Intercontinental cup, World Championship.

No one in the recent history of Juve played such a pivotal role.

I am very sad because he wanted to continue playing, but the team's chairman did not let him end his career at Juventus.

C'è solo un capitano (There's only one captain)

L.

[The Larch]

Not letting him end his career there? Is he going to play one more year or two elsewhere?

[Pedrito]

Not letting him end his career there? Is he going to play one more year or two elsewhere?

I've read he wants to go to England or United States. he's still pretty fit, surely he isn't as quick as
in the youth, but can still contribute some goals and a remarkable baggage of experience to almost every team.

L.

[Josephus]

Nothing today beat the last five minutes of the Premier League

[FunkMonk]

Not letting him end his career there? Is he going to play one more year or two elsewhere?

I've read he wants to go to England or United States. he's still pretty fit, surely he isn't as quick as
in the youth, but can still contribute some goals and a remarkable baggage of experience to almost every team.

L.

Oh please god let him come to MLS so I can watch him play in person

[FunkMonk]

Nothing today beat the last five minutes of the Premier League

Scintillating

[Pedrito]

Oh please god let him come to MLS so I can watch him play in person

I, like 99,7% of the supporters, am still hoping for one more season at Juventus, but it seems a very unlikely outcome.

I think he could get some more years of good game in the MLS.

L.

[The Larch]

Villareal just got relegated.