Football (Soccer) Thread

[The Larch]

You're kidding, they backed down?

I guess its back to laughing at England.

Not just England, also Wales, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

[Tamas]

Apparently taking a yellow card is more meaningful than making a largely perfunctory but still important gesture of solidarity.

Football is evil, most especially the international game. Just end the tournament now.

It's pathetic. They should stop with all these gestures then because they have proven them to be entirely empty, folding at the first sight of a challenge to them.

[Josquius]

You're kidding, they backed down?

I guess its back to laughing at England.

Not just England, also Wales, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Ganbaru nippon?

[The Larch]

Btw, England is beating Iran 2-0 so far, and the 1st half hasn't even finished. Goals from the kids too, Bellingham and Saka.

[The Larch]

Apparently taking a yellow card is more meaningful than making a largely perfunctory but still important gesture of solidarity.

Football is evil, most especially the international game. Just end the tournament now.

It's pathetic. They should stop with all these gestures then because they have proven them to be entirely empty, folding at the first sight of a challenge to them.

In the press release they put out they say that they were ready to pay whatever fine FIFA imposed on them for kit improprieties, but didn't want to risk any sporting penalties that could jeopardize their team's chances, or somesuch.

[The Larch]

Btw, England is beating Iran 2-0 so far, and the 1st half hasn't even finished. Goals from the kids too, Bellingham and Saka.

And it's 3 - 0 now, thanks to Sterling.

14 added minutes! 

[Grey Fox]

They did spend 7 minutes waiting on the Iranian goalkeeper to wake up.

Pretty happy with this 1st half

[The Larch]

They did spend 7 minutes waiting on the Iranian goalkeeper to wake up.

Yeah, I read that the Iranian goalie got knocked out early on the 1st half and it took ages for him to get replaced, but 14 extra minutes is maybe the most I've ever seen added to a half.

[Josephus]

They did spend 7 minutes waiting on the Iranian goalkeeper to wake up.

Yeah, I read that the Iranian goalie got knocked out early on the 1st half and it took ages for him to get replaced, but 14 extra minutes is maybe the most I've ever seen added to a half.

Conspiracy? Fixed? 

[Josephus]

Lost in all this is that Iranian players launched a protest of their own by not singing the anthem

[Maladict]

They did spend 7 minutes waiting on the Iranian goalkeeper to wake up.

Yeah, I read that the Iranian goalie got knocked out early on the 1st half and it took ages for him to get replaced, but 14 extra minutes is maybe the most I've ever seen added to a half.

Conspiracy? Fixed? 

Collina has stated the referees will try to get as close to 90 minutes net play time as possible.

[garbon]

Apparently taking a yellow card is more meaningful than making a largely perfunctory but still important gesture of solidarity.

Football is evil, most especially the international game. Just end the tournament now.

It's pathetic. They should stop with all these gestures then because they have proven them to be entirely empty, folding at the first sight of a challenge to them.

In the press release they put out they say that they were ready to pay whatever fine FIFA imposed on them for kit improprieties, but didn't want to risk any sporting penalties that could jeopardize their team's chances, or somesuch.

Yeah, so basically an empty gesture.

[The Larch]

And 10 minutes added for the 2nd half, damn...

I look forward to see England's expectations to skyrocket after this steamrolling of Iran (6-1 at the moment of writing). 

[Grey Fox]

My once every 2 years fan experience is the same as usual. Bring it home.

[Valmy]

Stop it England! Stop it! He's already dead!