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I swear people focus way too much on wingers and their decline. Maybe it's selection bias but I'm starting to notice when midfielders decline, THEY FALL OFF CLIFF WITHIN MONTHS. Like I've seen it Matic, Fabinho, Brozovic, and Casemiro. One more they're good and 3 games later they're shit and never recover.
Scotland have a good all round time right now don’t get me wrong but since the turn of the 21st century the quality of Scottish player has definitely dropped somewhat.
At least you got to enjoy him a couple of years at his very best, almost making it to a semifinal in the World Cup. Mexico had two generational talents in Carlos Vela and Gio dos Santos, one was completely uninterested and the other had so many discipline issues. I still think so much of what it could've been.
I rate James as much as any good colombian should, but if Falcao never tore his ACL he could've easily been at the same or higher hypothetical level of a hard working James. There was a 2 year period where he was the clear #3 behind Messi and Ronaldo.
Proud of Scotland tonight. Few things go our way there and we get a better result. Played 6 games, won 5 and performed well in all 6. Mental stuff. Hopefully Haaland does us a favour on Sunday, secures a point for Norway and then we qualify on Sunday + have a chance to win the group. Mon eh fucking Scotland.
Encouraging performance, but fucks sake man that's a game we should be winning. Lorenzo set us up well but not great in game management. We needed to slow that down after people started gassing and we already had a lead
Spot on. You’re not reading too much into it at all, it’s just something that a lot of people don’t have the language for. Especially the part about his masculinity. The pearl clutching about the sarong in particular was pathetic. As for the supposed “distraction” of it all it seemed more like people tried their hardest to let themselves be distracted into caring about anything but his quality as a player. And you’re so spot on, I think most people wouldn’t admit it but the fact that he engaged with traditionally “feminine” interests with the modeling and fashion in not just society at that time but football in particular caused most people the most grief. And they’re pathetic for it. It’s also something I really respect Beckham for, just like how I respect Dennis Rodman for it (engaging with “femininity” and expression through fashion, makeup, hair etc). I’m truly upset thinking about how all these backwards people banded together to project their own insecurities and misery onto these men who went against stupid gendered conventions
International break, and clubs I dislike doing well, has forced me to lurk in the /r/cricket SA vs Aus post-match thread for my schadenfreuden. Really scraping the barrel now
Luis Diaz is a cold chested and useless player, Liverpool can keep him if they want, they don't do us any harm, take him and never give him back, thank you.
I wonder if argentines will go though the same stuff we're going through with cristiano, but with messi, getting pissed at being subbed off, still getting called up while shit, permanent spot in the starting eleven etc.
I wonder if argentines will go though the same stuff we're going through with cristiano, but with messi, getting pissed at being subbed off, still getting called up while shit, permanent spot in the starting eleven etc.
Attackers blocking the gk at set pieces have cost so many goals lately with fouls and offsides. Wonder if teams will stop using this strategy. You can’t mark the gk like he’s an outfield player. These refs are looking for the tiniest foul or impediment on the gk.
Your team is in the Champions League final. What goal would you rather score to win the match in the 90th minute
A) a 50 pass team goal where every player has a touch, slotted home via a 5 yard tap in from a cross
B) a 35 yard volley after their goalkeeper punched the ball out from a corner
C) I don't care as long as we win (if you pick this option your team gets found to have been involved in a cheating scandal and the win gets given to the other team)
McTominay with Scotland reminds me of Edu Vargas, maybe he is not playeing at his best level with the club, but have him on the NT and the guy is bossing.
Turégano, Boiro, Atlético Lugones, Tardienta, Rubí, Chiclana, Deportivo Murcia, Bunyol, Hernán Cortés and Quintanar de la Órden are through to the first round, where they will host a La Liga side - minus the one in the Supercup because... Rubiales things.
Will Pep get a statue or stand named after him at the Etihad?
I kinda hope it’s a stand. The three players with statues already are symbolic of the turning point in their history, they earnt the right to be the ones future generations ask about when they first go to a game. I think it would dilute the memory of others were added.
Why does Ederson start for Brazil now? Don't get me wrong, he's probably been as good as he's ever been for City for a year and a half now but Allison is arguably still playing at a higher level for Liverpool. Did Allison have some bad performances for Brazil?
Madrid's (crazy) '86 UEFA Cup run, their second UEFA Cup and their second in a row. In some ways it mirrors their CL win last year with close calls and comebacks.
In the 85-86 season, Madrid won La Liga and the UEFA Cup.
In the first round, Madrid lost the first-leg to AEK Athens 1-0 but won the second leg 5-0.
In the second round, they defeated FC Chornomorets Odesa 2-1 across both legs. At the time they were a Soviet Union club that ended up relegated that same season.
Madrid suffered a 5-1 defeat in the third round (round of 16) at the Rheinstadion with Madrid's sole goal coming from Gordillo (to make it 4-1 at the time). Borrusia Monchengladbach had finished the 85-86 Bundesliga in fourth place with 42 points, seven points off of Bayern in first.
In the second leg, Madrid bested them at the Bernabeu 4-0! Crucially, Santillana scored a brace including an 88" 'winner' which tied the game and meant Madrid went through due to away goals. You can see the second leg highlights here
In the fourth round (quarters) they won 3-2 on aggregate to Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, a Swiss club, with Madrid scoring their three goals in the first leg, but conceding two in the second. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS were runners-up in that season's Swiss League.
In the semi-finals, Madrid met Inter Milan. Yet another comeback was needed, this time from a 3-1 first-leg defeat at the San Siro with Valdano scoring the sole away goal. Madrid managed to overcome Inter 5-1 after extra time after they scored thrice in regular time, with Inter scoring once through Brady. With the score at 4-4, Madrid scored twice in extra time, both goals through Santillana. Inter finished sixth in that year's Serie A.
Not even the final was that comfortable, despite Madrid winning the first leg a whopping 5-1. Köln, who finished 13th (!) in that season's Bundesliga reached the final defeating Sporting Gijon, Bohemians Praha, Hammarby, Sporting, and K.S.V Waregem.
Köln managed to win the second leg 2-0 but were defeated 5-3 on aggregate, thus making Madrid the winners.
All the handwringing in Germany over them playing in the US this international break is good fuel for my propaganda that European teams would explode if they had to compete in Concacaf.
I think it would prevent big 250k contracts and a more level wage structure which isn't a massive issue imo, but could mean big teams abroad could offer contracts if it's only a rule in England
Having such good players available to them certainly helps but Morocco usually have good players and were perennial under performers until 2022. I think most of their success has to be attributed to Walid Regragui and his coaching staff for building a cohesive squad and setting the team up well tactically.
Eh, "presumably from" is doing a lot of heavy lifting the
Did remind me of a spectacular dumb post I saw in a different sub celebrating the Spanish WWC win over England because the (very American) poster didn't want to see a nation of colonisers win 😂🤷♂️
James Rodriguez had so much talent to be the clear greatest Colombian footballer of all time, yet his lazy ass makes it so people put Radamel Falcao over him when it shouldn't be like that.
My mistake for misreading then, I do think 100 points is an insane achievement but people really underestimate how difficult it is to go unbeaten. There have been a lot of very good PL teams and only 1 has done it
It's just that you're applying pre-draw, so no one knows yet who those teams will be, just that it will be the top-seeded team from group E and whoever ends up as E2. The upside is that it's easier to get tickets that way.
I think any team out of the group stage in cup competitions get 0 restrictions on minutes for that competition, and also it shouldn’t be a full season cap I would probably break it up into 2 halves or maybe even quarters like 900 minutes per 12 games for example
Rugby is mostly played by private school kids or in certain areas like the borders. It's not really a detriment to football. Football's problem is primarily a coaching issue which is something that Rugby also suffers from.
Leeds remain unbeaten after suffering a scare at Filbert Street. Leicester City went 2-0 up courtesy of Frank Worthington and a thunderbolt by Alan Birchenall, but Leeds fought to draw level: Mick Jones and a controversial free-kick parried into the net by Billy Bremner helped the Whites to continue his march on top of the table.
The gap between first and second is reduced to two points. Burnley beat QPR 2-1 thanks to the goals by Geoff Nulty and Ray Hankin, cancelling Dave Thomas effort. Coventry couldn't snatch a win at Norwich, ending all square at 0-0.
Liverpool's shaky start of the season continues, virtue of a 1-0 defeat at The Dell, with an effort by Mick Channon, settling the points for Southampton. A crowd of 25,111 at Stamford Bridge saw one of the most entertaining games of the day - Ipswich defeated Chelsea thanks to a brace by David Johnson and a Bryan Hamilton goal. 3-2 for the Anglia team. At White Hart Lane, a North London Derby with 2 teams in search of a victory which can give a bit of fresh aire was decided in favour of a Spurs side which really needed the points: a crowd of 41,000 saw Martin Chivers and Alan Gilzean score the goals.
CONTROVERSY AT OLD TRAFFORD. United's woes continue after another dire performance against now 3rd place Derby County: the biggets crowd of the day (43,000) saw Kevin Hector score the only goal of the match. But the real trouble started at the end of the match. Sam Longson, the Derby chairman, claimed that Brian Clough v-signed Sir Matt Busby, in attendance today. This really aggravates the atmosphere between the board and the manager. We shall see if the situation improves or not.
To finish with, it's good to see Birmingham City's first victory of the season: goals from Trevor Francis and Kenny Burns obliterated John Richards' effort for a Wolves side who lie only one point above the relegation zone. Said relegation zone is also shared by West Ham, who is rock bottom after Colin Harper's goal gave Everton the win at Goodison Park.
Second Division
Middlesbrough earn another valuable home win to keep themselves top of the table: 1-0 against Hull - Malcolm Smith the scorer. An overhaul of the promotion places has happened: both Fulham and Forest lost today - Don Masson scoring a brace to sink Fulham at Notts County and the Gordon Fairbrother-Ricky Heppolette duo partnering to beat Forest at the Orient - leaving Luton Town to pick the rewards. A penalty scored by John Aston and a goal by Peter Anderson gave the Hatters a 2-1 win against Swindon. Preston's purple patch continues, as they move to third - Neil Young with the penalty to beat Sunderland in front of 21,000. In all, up to 8 teams are in a 2-point gap.
At the bottom, Malcolm Allison's Palace are still winless, although they can boast their third draw of the season - 1-1 at Oxford, with the goal by Don Rogers to show. But they have 3 points from 11 matches. This draw helps Oxford to lift themselves from the danger zone - a place in which Swindon and Millwall enter.
Third and Fourth Division
Bristol Rovers' immaculate start of the season continues with a 1-1 draw against shaky Port Vale at Eastville with the biggest crowd of the day in the division - 8,882. The two promotion places remain unchanged - Oldham beat Rochdale in a regional derby 3-1, and Bournemouth could only muster a draw at Shrewsbury (1-1). Bolstered by BBC's Match of the Day cameras, Hereford's 8,552 crowd could only see their side draw 0-0 against Cambridge. At the bottom, Aldershot goes back to last position after a dissapointing day at Roots Hall, Southend. 2-1 for the Shrimps, who are now outside the relegation zone. Brighton (lost 1-0 at home to Halifax), Shrewsbury and Rochdale, follow the Shots at the bottom.
In the fourth division, Top 4 remains unchanged. Colchester 3-0 drubbing against Darlington on Friday helped them to keep the top of the table one week more. Meanwhile, Bury in second place suffered a 3-0 beating by Gillingham, with a brace of in-form Brian Yeo (9 goals so far). The top of the table is very crowded - 4 points separating the Top 10. The goal-fest of the day was at Millmoor, where Rotherham beat Exeter 4-0. And for the highest attendance today we go to London - Brentford's 6,100 crowd saw a gallant home side go down 1-0 against in-form Peterborough. Sadly, the lowest crowd could only muster a thousand crowd, who saw Workington beat Barnsley by 1-0, helping them to distance themselves from the re-election bunch.
Outside of the League
Next Wednesday, England faces a daunting prospect in order to be in West Germany the next year - they need to beat Poland in order to qualify for the World Cup. There was great talk on newspapers to postpone this week's matches, but Alan Hardaker, Chairman of the Football League, was adamant on a radio interview:
It is a football match, not a war. Let us keep our sense of perspective, everybody is getting hysterical. If we do lose, the game is not going to die. It will be a terrible thing for six weeks and then everybody will forget about it.
Lest not forget that the sold-out match will be covered LIVE on ITV starting at 7.30. Highlights will be shown at Sportsnight at 10.30.
FOOTBALL ON TV TODAY.
BBC - Liverpool v Southampton and Hereford United v Cambridge United.
ITV - Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (London Weekend - Brian Moore), Leicester City v Leeds United (ATV - Hugh Johns), Norwich City v Hull City (Anglia TV), Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle (Yorkshire TV) and Middlesbrough v Hull City (Tyne Tees TV).
In arsenal's invincible season, they only got 90 points. They could afford to go easy in a few games and not risk counters but because points tallies needed are higher nowadays, City need to go for the win a lot more can't really have days off until they've won the league
Honestly the more points the more impressive you are
For those who think Bellingham is overrated, what exactly are his weaknesses? The only glaring one that I can think of is he's not really a controller like a Kroos or Xavi, but that's probably due to the position that Ancelotti is playing him this season. If Madrid sign a world-class striker next season, and Bellingham goes back to his usual midfield position, we'll probably see him focus more on controlling the game. Maybe you can argue his technique/eye test is overrated, but technique doesn't really matter if you're producing results on the pitch
90 points still wins most PL seasons, it's only recently that Liverpool and City have pushed each other to a consistent 90+. There's nothing 'only' about 90 points, and didn't go easy in any games. Honest question did you watch that season
They've formed some sort of psychic connection in that summer where they went to United and Chelsea, after each was supposed to go to the other club. Never cross streams.
How do I know for what team I am applying for tickets in the UEFA app? I chose E1 vs E2 but I’ve no clue what that means… any help would be appreciated.
Before the attack, any thread involving those country is bad enough, imagine how worse it is now that all the attention is back to it. I stayed out of couple other subs that didn't restrict the topic for couple of days just because how insane it has been
Before the attack, any thread involving those country is bad enough, imagine how worse it is now that all the attention is back to it. I stayed out of couple other subs that didn't restrict the topic for couple of days just because how insane it has been
Why are all comments removed in threads like the one about the Premier Leagues statement on Gaza and Israel? All the comments had high upvotes I’m assuming they weren’t hateful
The money Rangers have spent in recent years on players that are constantly injured is genuinely horrific.
Kemar Roofe has played the equivalent of 50 full games for us in 3.5 years. If he's on £25k a week & we paid £4.5m for him, by the time his contract runs out this summer we will have spent £9.7m on him. That works out to £194,000 a full game, without accounting for any agent fees.
Tom Lawrence has barely kicked a ball for us in 15 months at the club, Yilmaz has played like 13 full games in the same time....I don't even want to add it up.
not that I have great insights, but georgia seems to have one of their best national teams ever currently. as a German I know about the many "vilis" conquering our league a while ago, but I don't think they were as good as current georgia.
Iashvili, Kobiashvili, Tskitishvili, Arveladze and probably more I don't remember.
It always devolves into the same kind of discussion and arguments (not related to football). I'm happy the mods are doing it, if people want to discuss these things there are plenty of other places to do so.
Article about Stourbridge FC on the Beeb today, hoping Jude Bellingham turns up at their match on Saturday. Probably not going to happen but would be mint if he does, particularly when he reports back to Real that they need to sign that Dinanga guy for £50mil
The result of corruption and political struggle in Thai FA. Now our "golden generation" got to be a punching bag in the international stage.
Our best players can't get called up because the big club owners don't want them to play in "friendly" games, and the FA obey them like a little dog. We started a U-23 attacker who hasn't had a lick of senior game in TWO YEARS.
not that I have great insights, but georgia seems to have one of their best national teams ever currently. as a German I know about the many "vilis" conquering our league a while ago, but I don't think they were as good as current georgia.
Iashvili, Kobiashvili, Tskitishvili, Arveladze and probably more I don't remember.
An Inter Miami fan who purchased season tickets for $6802 this season was quoted $30,600 for the same tickets next season. I fully understand the economics of why the price increased like it did; it's probably one of the most in demand tickets in the world right now because of Messi.
That said, it's everything wrong with modern football that fans who were there when the team was absolute garbage and supported from the beginning are immediately priced out in the pursuit of more money as soon as the team gets good. It's shit like this that ruins the atmosphere and culture in stadiums.
Most football players will be on high level performance things by the time theyre 18. They'd have had it drilled into them NOT to gamble. Also, the issue is not just gambling, but gambling on football specifically.
Its still really really stupid for active players to gamble on their own sport and games.
Never thought I'd say this, but even though I'm a neutral, I'm legit excited for the Spain-Scotland game. It has all the ingredients to be a banger. Scotland has been doing well this qualifiers already and has all the confidence, and McTominay just comes off scoring a brace at Manchester United. Plus, Norway is playing Cyprus at the same time, and Spain is six points behind Scotland, but only two points ahead of Norway. So if both Scotland and Norway win tonight, Spain will essentially be third in the group. Theoretically disqualified, and nine points behind Scotland.
There’s an official article where Messi admits that winning the ballon dor is of no more importance to him again so I don’t think fifa would consider him as a candidate this year…I guess It’s Haaland’s year 🎉
any thread about bellingham is so fucking embarrassing. imagine having a problem with people raving about a young midfielder scoring a shit ton of goals in a foreign league and a new team
people just love to hate on any reason, especially english players
Cruyff's Barcelona might be luckiest team in history, 3 of their 4 La Liga titles are due to massive bottlejobs of rivals on a final day, twice Madrid lost to Tenerife and once Deportivo missed late penalty which would've made them Spanish champions. I guess their luck finally run out when they got battered by Milan 4:0 in UCL final, after which "dream team" won nothing.
My stream is showing the 'Fox Soccer plus' coverage of the Albania-Czechia game, and I've never heard more of a golf commentator ever. Commenting here because no match threaddo.
Money is never enough. Messi can earn €1M weekly and still need a contract boost lest he leaves. Imagine people like Tonali.
I also imagine it isn't just about making money, they already have so much disposable income I think they probably are looking for a "fun" way to spend it.
so apparently Brentford - Arsenal on the 26th November (Saturday) can't be played at 12:30 pm so they'll move Man City - Liverpool to the early kick off
This would mean Liverpool would have the early game away on TNT/BT in all 3 of this season's early kick offs after the intl break
Okay so I’m aiming to see Albania who are more likely to finish 1st in Group E this qualifiers. Does that mean they’ll be seeded automatically in Group E or it will be a completely random draw like the UCL groups?
Oh absolutely gambling is old style it’s been around for ever. What’s changed now is gambling companies are much smarter and know how to target individuals and how to do so. Betting companies actively seek out and target people they can exploit to get hooked so much more now and it’s hard to escape it.
I stumbled on a newsletter from 2009 (I can’t find it anymore) where they rated the top 100 greatest goalkeepers of all time, and Buffon was ranked 2nd behind Yashin. He was only 31 years old at the time.
I found that very interesting, because from all the revisionism you read, you’d think he was a longevity merchant and his peak was nothing special.
The hypocrisy in football and gambling is insane. Every club and sponsor pushes every gambling algorithm they can now to get people addicted and hooked onto spending there money and wonder when players do it. It’s a joke how much influence and how big sports betting has come at the cost of targeting young sports fans and getting them hooked. Gambling is dangerous and football makes it thrive. Not just football it’s all betting kinds now.
For those who think Bellingham is overrated, what exactly are his weaknesses? The only glaring one that I can think of is he's not really a controller like a Kroos or Xavi, but that's probably due to the position that Ancelotti is playing him this season. If Madrid sign a world-class striker next season, and Bellingham goes back to his usual midfield position, we'll probably see him focus more on controlling the game. Maybe you can argue his technique/eye test is overrated, but technique doesn't really matter if you're producing results on the pitch
I understand the concern, but (unless I'm mistaken) boxers are allowed to bet on themselves and MMA fighters were until 2022 and I don't think either have have a greater uptick in match fixing than football.
Maybe not but I’d be against boxers or MMA fighters betting on themselves as well. Betting on yourself is also different than betting on a match you’re not involved in, but I think it’s easier to just have a blanket ban on betting instead of all kinds of exceptions.
It’s also not like you’re depriving a player of something meaningful if you don’t allow them to bet. I don’t see the upside of allowing it, only downsides.
Don't get me wrong Cruyff did brilliant things for Barcelona, even if he only won 1 La Liga title, but it rubs me the wrong way when people say it is one of greatest teams of all time, when it wasn't even best during its era - Milan under Sacchi and Capello was.
Maybe not but I’d be against boxers or MMA fighters betting on themselves as well. Betting on yourself is also different than betting on a match you’re not involved in, but I think it’s easier to just have a blanket ban on betting instead of all kinds of exceptions.
It’s also not like you’re depriving a player of something meaningful if you don’t allow them to bet. I don’t see the upside of allowing it, only downsides.
To the people already crying about Bellinghams PR, just wait until he fires England to Euros glory next summer, he’ll be spoken about in the same way as most prophets
Don't disagree, just it's weird that it is often talked about as one of greatest teams in history, when they weren't even best of their era(Sacchi and Capello's Milan).
THE BIZARRE STORIES OF ARGENTINIAN FOOTBALL: DAY 7 RESULTS
The options from last time, the “teams indirectly affiliated (IA) to AFA” day:
A- Federal Amateur 2022 had 283 teams. Only 6 were promoted.
B- In 2022, AFA gave each Primera B team more than double the money from TV rights than they gave to each Federal A team, despite both divisions being the same tier, and Federal A teams travelling much more across a season.
C- Gimnasia de Jujuy got promoted to the 1st division in 2005. Their city, Jujuy, is located at the very north of the country. The city’s airport wasn’t working for most of that year; therefore, they were forced by AFA to play many home games in Tucumán (around 300 kms to the south), so away teams wouldn’t need to travel that distance by bus.
D- Argentinian football went professional in 1931, but teams indirectly affiliated to AFA were accepted in the main leagues system only since 1980.
(be aware, this will be a bit longer than usual)
A: it’s true and, as usual, it becomes worse. First of all, why so many teams, and why the weird number? Well, have in mind that Argentina is a huge country and this is the last division for IA teams, below this it’s regional leagues to gain a place to Federal Amateur.
Until 2019, there were 2 divisions, Federal B and C, but that year AFA (with Tapia as president) had the “fantastic” idea of merging both into one, also making the new division amateur instead of professional, hence the name. A lot of teams got fucked by that, and you can imagine that nowadays being relegated to Federal Amateur is like entering a black hole, as it’s really hard to get promoted in this mess.
Another thing: actually, in 2022 there were going to be only 4 promotions. What happened? After the 4 finals to determine the promotions were played, someone said “why not have 2 more?”, so the 4 losers played 2 more finals to determine the last 2 promotions. Well, “played” is generous in the case of San Martin de Mendoza: they were supposed to play one of the new finals, but instead got automatically promoted because their rivals, Independiente de San Cayetano, were disqualified due to incidents in a previous game. Odd.
B: Yes, you probably guessed it: it actually gets worse! I chose 2022 as it was the last year, but in some of the previous ones, the money distribution was even worse. In 2020, for example, teams from Primera B made almost 3 times more than Federal A ones, and even Primera C teams made more than those from Federal A. That’s right: teams from 4th division, who usually travel like 30 kms at most and have very small fanbases, made more money from AFA than 3rd division teams that usually travel A LOT more, and are watched by more fans (in case TV views could be an excuse).
And if you’re thinking that it looks like the distribution is slowly improving, I gotta say that I doubt it. If there’s something that Tapia is doing, is NOT giving fair chances to federal teams. I expect the difference to become bigger over time. Consejo Federal (the organization in charge of Federal A & Amateur), as well as many of the team’s presidents, are corrupt as fuck, so Tapia will continue to destroy federal teams as long as he has money to give to CF and its teams’ boards.
C: my story-telling must be improving, as none of you thought I could come up with this. I even made up the airport part haha. But hey, Gimnasia (J) did get promoted in 2005, that part was true.
D: football in England was invented in 1992, and for many teams in Argentina, it was in 1980. I had to specify in the “main leagues system” part, as many IA teams actually played in the first division previously, in the called “Torneos Nacionales”… but that’s a story for another moment.
A last thing: I decided to include a “bonus” in each quiz from now on. This time I will post it here as I forgot to do it in the previous trivia, but starting from the next one, it will be in the same post as the game. It will not be part of the trivia tho, as it will be always true; it’s simply another story, that may not fully deserve to be part as one of the headlines, was too complicated to write in a “trivia option” way, or that I couldn’t include as I have many more.
This time, of course, the bonus is about this trivia’s theme: in 2014, Federal A had 21 new teams compared to the previous season. One of them, Talleres, was relegated from the 2nd division. 3 of them were promoted from Federal B. And the other 17? They were teams from Federal B that were invited by the Consejo Federal to “restructure” the division. Here’s a list with the teams.
2 teams at the same time can be one of the best of all time. It’s not a direct comparison but look at Barca and Madrid during the 2010’s for example. They were a very influential team in football history, just like Sacchi’s Milan.
I loved watching Bellingham play in Dortmund, is very happy he's doing so great in Madrid already, but wtf is this crazy driding, how has he already got more hype than Vini got in that entire CL winning season? Even Haaland last season didn't get this much licking this early in season, and if he did that's because he scored another hattrick in consecutive game
And for god's sake what's these ex-player's obsession of comparing everyone with Messi and Ronaldo,
? I'm not saying that it's only Italian players who bet on football, I was just wondering if he was caught by being flagged by the regular system, or if the betting houses were tipped off by the same guy who's allegedly ratted out the other three.
The bizarre Stories of Argentinian Football: Day 8
A- Despite it not being allowed in Argentina, Red Bull acquired 80% of a Federal A (3rd division) team this year.
B- In 2016, Liniers (Primera D – 5th division) had to straighten their field, as the boundary lines didn’t form 90° angles; in other words, the field wasn’t a rectangle. The pitch stayed that way 30 years before this modification.
C- Gimnasia de Mendoza played in 9 different seasons in the 1st division, all of them between 1970 (first year) and 1984 (last). They have never been relegated from that division.
D- In 2021, Deportivo Español (Primera C – 4th tier) started to pay their players’ bonuses with cryptocurrency.
Bonus: Israel is being worldwide news, sadly. On a less serious note, Chiqui Tapia is currently part of the 2030 WC fiasco, as he's part of the Conmebol board that acepted the atrocious logistics it will have. Well, both Israel and Tapia can be combined into today's bonus. Previous to the 2018 WC, Argentina was going to play a friendly vs Israel in Jerusalen; however, it got cancelled. Tapia apologized later, and said that he cancelled it as a "contribution to World peace".
If you didn't read my last post - the bonus isn't part of the quiz, it's just another (true) story that I felt like adding. Every quiz from now on will have one.
As in UEFA club tournaments? I believe Scotland was one of them, as Rangers' European run pushed them up to two CL spots which they'd never had before.
Hakimi and Mané are gonna participate in the AFCON draw. Has UEFA ever had active players do the draw? I feel like it's weird. Like a conflict of interest lol. Anyways, Akon is present as well. English link for those interested
The British government is trying to force the FA to light up Wembley blue and white. Don't they realise that Gaza is a legend of English football? Don't they remember Euro 96?
Sure Cyprus were never world beaters but I've never seen them so bad. They were one of those teams who could shithouse their way to some goal or points, ruin betting handicaps, showing their teeth even when losing... Now they are consistently conceding a ton.
As in UEFA club tournaments? I believe Scotland was one of them, as Rangers' European run pushed them up to two CL spots which they'd never had before.
People are really mad because goal was disallowed for wrong reason. Like it is a dumb mistake, but it doesn't really matter as it would be disallowed anyways. Better than letting goal stand.
Wake up to the beautiful sunlight. Today's the national day of my country.
Enjoy a delicious meal with my family.
Have great time with friends.
Watch as the National Team wins by two goals thanks to the two best strikers on the planet.
Enjoy as the Scottish choke on their own bile (despite being fundamental in the creation of the sport, they don't fully understand the offside rule yet).
There is no benefit to having the betting industry
I'll play devil's advocate and say while gambling as a whole offers no tangible benefits to society, the benefit of having a betting industry is to keep the money out of organized crime.
People are going to be either way and it's safer for it to be regulated than unregulated. I'd rather someone bet through Bet365 than an underground bookie.
I don't see the controversy Solskjaer does with Man United players turning down the captaincy.
They got to watch Maguire be put down for being the captain for 3 years they made the correct decision, especially if they were one of the younger players less able to deal with the abuse.
The PL banned leverage takeovers afterwards but have taken no action on them after the fact despite the absolute financial robbery they have been doing in plain sight. Man United's own huge revenues are keeping us afloat but this situation at another club would usually mean administration and then the EFL/PL stepping in. But no-one cares because we aren't bankrupt yet
Only Arsenal fans can spout such nonsense. It's better to lose a few than draw a lot. Nobody gives a shit about draws. That's the whole point of the 3 point system.
I’ve just clocked the big problem with this youth venture Chelsea have embarked on is everyone needs minutes, lots of them.
Madueke is just rotting away on the bench when he should be developing his final third play with consistent minutes, his dribbling ability is already elite & he tracks back too. Not kick & run dribbling either like Traore he will take his man on both inside/outside with ease
The "lol fuck around and find out" comments that permeate every thread about the Gaza bombings are so incredibly callous. It's a tragedy when innocent Israelis are killed and it's a tragedy when innocent Palestinians are killed.
None of this should be cheered for and yet there's a vocal contingent of reddit who are treating this tragedy like a sporting event.
The entirety of European football is engaged in a conspiracy to keep Scott McTominay from being the best midfielder in the history of football. And /r/soccer is on it. We still haven't got a replay of his disallowed goal in /new.
I'm not bitter or anything but the way goalkeepers are protected is a joke. They get away with so much and get fouls called in their favour for absolutely everything.
I personally think the statement from the Premier League is very solid. It acknowledges the sacrifices suffered by Palestinians and Israelis throughout this tragic Shitshow.
Going invincible is no more impressive than the teams that have scored the most goals in a season or conceded the least in a season. They’re all just trivial achievements. Man City getting 100 points is so much more impressive than just not losing.
Sacchi's yea, Capello's less so, even through Capello never needed massive bottlejob to win the title in a better league at the time like Cruyff needed thrice.
Everyone's talking about the next Messi or Ronaldo, I want the next Neymar or Hazard. Extremely talented dribbler, fantastic pace, and an eye for end product. Think the only one that comes close to that is Vinicius. Where are all the exciting wingers? I miss you. Come back. And please, if possible, sign for Manchester United.