Football (Soccer) Thread

[miozozny]

I guess the Dutch don't like Euro championships in France since the last one they missed was in 1984, already in France.

Missing the one in 1984 was at least close. And if they had just offered the maltese players more than Spain offered them, they would have qualified.
Now it's just terrible. Worst performance in more than 40 years.

[Syt]

Old one: "Do it like the Dutch and watch the finals in front of the TV!"





German football fans like their Dutch cousins.

[Archy]

We're nr.1 in the FIFA rankings eat that HOLLAND!!!!!!

[The Larch]

Apparently Der Spiegel is publishing a report saying that the 2006 WC was awarded to Germany thanks to bribes paid by Adidas.

[Tamas]

Apparently Der Spiegel is publishing a report saying that the 2006 WC was awarded to Germany thanks to bribes paid by Adidas.

I guess Western countries refused to pay big enough bribes after that and look where that has gotten us. Russia and Qatar. If the decision makers are crooks, you have to play ball or quit, because they do not care about the consequences for sure.

[Syt]

Also, UEFA have come out in unanimous support of Platini.

[Valmy]

Also, UEFA have come out in unanimous support of Platini.

Of course they have.

[Syt]

Apparently Der Spiegel is publishing a report saying that the 2006 WC was awarded to Germany thanks to bribes paid by Adidas.

Funnily, at that time a German satirical magazine sent fake DFB messages to FIFA delegates promising gift baskets with German ham, beer, a cuckoo clock etc. and later bragged that they helped bringing the World Cup to Germany. On their web page they have a small article: "Titanic readers know more - Titanic 2000: Titanic brings World Cup to Germany. Spiegel 2015: 2006 World Cup supposedly bought." They've done that on occasion when an article/story of theirs later turns out to be(come) true or close to it.

The August 2000 edition of Titanic can be read here: http://www.titanic-magazin.de/fileadmin/content/Heft/2000-08/Titanic_2000_August_Web.pdf

[Liep]

Also, UEFA have come out in unanimous support of Platini.

I've read that both the Danish union and the FA has withdrawn support for Platini.

[Syt]

Well, two days ago it was still unanimous.

[Josquius]

It increasingly seems the UK FAs back in the day had the right idea in not getting involved with this fifa stuff

[Liep]

Barcelona doesn't have a better backup attacker than Sandro?

[Liep]

Barcelona doesn't have a better backup attacker than Sandro?

It's good fortune then that Neymar plays for two.

[Liep]

It's Denmark -Sweden in the playoff.

[The Larch]

Barcelona doesn't have a better backup attacker than Sandro?

Nope, their squad depth is crap this year because of the transfer ban. Pedro used to be the main backup attacker but he bolted to Chelsea because he wanted to be a starter.