Football (Soccer) Thread

[The Larch]

So Löw dropped the only player other than the 36 year old Miroslav Klose that could play as an all-out striker from Germany's team. We'll go to the world cup with just one striker that has had his best years.

Don't expect much from Germany.

No Gómez then?

Besides, wasn't Müller your top scorer for the latest competitions anyway?

[Zanza]

No Gómez then?

Gomez has barely played this year, so he wasn't consider fit.

Besides, wasn't Müller your top scorer for the latest competitions anyway?

Yes.

Germany has Thomas Müller (Bayern), Mario Götze (Bayern), Marco Reus (Dortmund), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), André Schürrle (Chelsea), Julian Draxler (Schalke) and Mesut Özil (Arsenal) as offensive midfielders. Between them scored 107 goals in 306 appearances, which is not quite first-class striker level (e.g. Klose with 68 goals in 131 games), but still not too bad.

[Duque de Bragança]

So Löw dropped the only player other than the 36 year old Miroslav Klose that could play as an all-out striker from Germany's team. We'll go to the world cup with just one striker that has had his best years.

Don't expect much from Germany.

USA!  USA!  USA!

Ah who am I kidding?  We are still going to lose.

Meh, Cristiano Ronaldo is injured and may miss the game vs the US as well.

[Josephus]

Looks like Falcao is out too. Too bad.

[Syt]

Seems one of the people implicated in the Qatar bribery scandal is the former head of the Ghana FA, Seedy Kinteh.

Seedy Kinteh - that could be a Languish nick for CdM.

[Warspite]

Alexis Sanchez!!!1

[Norgy]

Alexis Sanchez!!!1

Very good signing for Arsenal, I think.

Forest are looking at: Mikele Leighterwood and Jobi McAnuff. 

[Josquius]

Suarez has left Liverpool.
So much for their rise? Try again in another 20 years?

[Viking]

Seems one of the people implicated in the Qatar bribery scandal is the former head of the Ghana FA, Seedy Kinteh.

Seedy Kinteh - that could be a Languish nick for CdM.

Kunta Kinte: Seedy, the slave hunters are here!
Seedy Kinteh: Oh, look, a comet!
[Seedy stabs Kunta in the leg]
Kunta Kinte: Seedy, brother! Why did you do this! You can't outrun the slavers!
Seedy Kinteh: I don't need to outrun the slavers, I just need to outrun you. 

[FunkMonk]

Suarez has left Liverpool.
So much for their rise? Try again in another 20 years?

Arsenal bought Özil and Real Madrid used that money to buy Bale.
Arsenal bought Sanchez and Barca used that money to buy Suarez.

Interesting to see Arsenal indirectly sabotaging their rivals. 

[Agelastus]

Suarez has left Liverpool.
So much for their rise? Try again in another 20 years?

Probably. The example of post-Bale Tottenham is not particularly encouraging.

[FunkMonk]

http://youtu.be/NGdc-VY3OJw 

[FunkMonk]

Went to another game for our local team. Really good match. We went up 2 goals early and then had a wrongly disallowed goal just before half time. Apparently the linesman didn't know that a man can be offside and not be involved in a play. 

Late in the second half the visitors had a penalty given on a clear dive in the box and sent off our man (DOGSO).  It was obviousy a bad call and the amount of abuse the referee got was well deserved. Our keeper is a fucking bossman though because he saved the penalty and got his clean sheet.

Game was fun as fuck and heckling the other team never gets old.

[Syt]

Looks like a pretty decent turnout.

[FunkMonk]

Yeah, the shots there are of the main stand with the cover. Those seats are more expensive. My friends and I were sitting in the opposite stand, where the seats were cheaper. Our stand was filled up.