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Wait, they continued the game from where the match was at? That seems extremely unorthodox
Wait, they continued the game from where the match was at? That seems extremely unorthodox
If that doesn't take up to much room, maybe I will head on up for a game and watch Gentleman Giroud play.Giroud to LA is done
Eta... Contract signed, not "done/not happening". Let the Scooby boner commence!
I'm ok with this. The job might be too big for him, but we'll see. I don't know a lot about him.Arne Slot to be the new manager of Liverpool
We all know the story of Bayer finally ending Bayern's stranglehold on the Bundesliga but did you guys know something similar may be happening in the other Bundesliga?
In Austria, Red Bull have won ten straight seasons. But right now, Sturm Graz is in first by three points over RB. 4 games left in season and they play each other this weekend.
How is this different than FFP? And if other leagues do not implement will it hurt the EPL's ability to get players?Premier League clubs vote to introduce spending cap
Premier League clubs have voted in favour of introducing a spending cap which will limit costs of transfers, wages and agent fees.www.90min.com
The specific details of the cap have not yet been decided. This will happen in June.How is this different than FFP? And if other leagues do not implement will it hurt the EPL's ability to get players?Premier League clubs vote to introduce spending cap
Premier League clubs have voted in favour of introducing a spending cap which will limit costs of transfers, wages and agent fees.www.90min.com
Haven't had a chance to read the articles if it is stated.
I don't know if he's injured or coming back from injury, but Tillman has been starting and playing Chucky's spot the last few games.This would be a nice foundation piece to build around
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MLS expansion club San Diego FC is in advanced talks to sign Mexico star Hirving “Chucky” Lozano from PSV, sources briefed on the situation tell The Athletic.
San Diego is expected to pay a transfer fee of around $12 million to the Dutch club if the deal gets done, sources add. Lozano would become San Diego’s marquee signing ahead of their debut MLS season in 2025.
The deal is not done yet, but sources say San Diego hopes to have it completed and announced before kickoff of this summer’s Copa América, where Lozano figures to be a key player with Mexico
he came back from a recent injury. I don't know if he is fully fit yet or not.I don't know if he's injured or coming back from injury, but Tillman has been starting and playing Chucky's spot the last few games.This would be a nice foundation piece to build around
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MLS expansion club San Diego FC is in advanced talks to sign Mexico star Hirving “Chucky” Lozano from PSV, sources briefed on the situation tell The Athletic.
San Diego is expected to pay a transfer fee of around $12 million to the Dutch club if the deal gets done, sources add. Lozano would become San Diego’s marquee signing ahead of their debut MLS season in 2025.
The deal is not done yet, but sources say San Diego hopes to have it completed and announced before kickoff of this summer’s Copa América, where Lozano figures to be a key player with Mexico
It's been funny watching Chuck this year since I never saw him other than for Mex... He's basically CP, but without the goals. And tbh, he's looked a bit run down, lost a step old vs CP. But same kind of player.Haute taek: Tillman might be better than Chookey
Chucky has scored more than what you think.... He's basically CP, but without the goals.
He scored 30 goals in 160 games in Serie A, or around the same rate as Christian(and that includes CP's games when he was 17 and 18. Other than that he's played in Eredivisie or Liga MX. Pulisic would score 20+ goals a year in Eredivisie IMO, so it's not exactly apples to apples.Chucky has scored more than what you think.... He's basically CP, but without the goals.
Chucky has 119 goals in 413 club games (1 goal every 3.5 games)
Pulisic has 58 goals in 318 club games (1 goal every 5.5 games)
Pulisic has a better scoring rate internationally though.
I specifically said this season/year, guys. I've watched a bunch of PSV... Don't think I've seen Chucky score yet, although I know he has. Seen him miss a lot.He scored 30 goals in 160 games in Serie A, or around the same rate as Christian(and that includes CP's games when he was 17 and 18. Other than that he's played in Eredivisie or Liga MX. Pulisic would score 20+ goals a year in Eredivisie IMO, so it's not exactly apples to apples.Chucky has scored more than what you think.... He's basically CP, but without the goals.
Chucky has 119 goals in 413 club games (1 goal every 3.5 games)
Pulisic has 58 goals in 318 club games (1 goal every 5.5 games)
Pulisic has a better scoring rate internationally though.
Just one?BREAKING: Howard Webb, head of Premier League referees, admits Nottingham Forest should have been awarded a penalty in their controversial game against Everton
Just one?BREAKING: Howard Webb, head of Premier League referees, admits Nottingham Forest should have been awarded a penalty in their controversial game against Everton
Seriously though, they need to revamp the whole system. VAR is being used to ref when it should be pointing out clear and obvious errors, including on offside.
Yes, you would be correct on offside. And I am not saying clear and obvious applies to all decisions. I am saying that they need to change offside calls to meet the clear and obvious standard. The spirit of the offside law is to eliminate an offensive advantage (or cherry picking). Even used to be considered onside. No linesman can see a toe or knee past the defender, so in their view a player who was even was onside and no one complained (well meaningfully complained and the stats showed like a 98-99% correct call rate by linesman). Then City had a goal scored by a player 3 yards offside and the linesman somehow missed it, helping VAR to be instituted. Then they started looking for ways to chalk off goals, including checking to see if a toe/knee/eyelash/fro was ever so slightly ahead of the defender. There is no advantage there. No reason for it to be better for your player to wear a smaller shoe size than your opponent....Just one?BREAKING: Howard Webb, head of Premier League referees, admits Nottingham Forest should have been awarded a penalty in their controversial game against Everton
Seriously though, they need to revamp the whole system. VAR is being used to ref when it should be pointing out clear and obvious errors, including on offside.
I wish people would stop using the "clear and obvious" terminology as if that applies to all decisions. Fouls are subjective, but offside either is or isn't
Yes, you would be correct on offside. And I am not saying clear and obvious applies to all decisions. I am saying that they need to change offside calls to meet the clear and obvious standard. The spirit of the offside law is to eliminate an offensive advantage (or cherry picking). Even used to be considered onside. No linesman can see a toe or knee past the defender, so in their view a player who was even was onside and no one complained (well meaningfully complained and the stats showed like a 98-99% correct call rate by linesman). Then City had a goal scored by a player 3 yards offside and the linesman somehow missed it, helping VAR to be instituted. Then they started looking for ways to chalk off goals, including checking to see if a toe/knee/eyelash/fro was ever so slightly ahead of the defender. There is no advantage there. No reason for it to be better for your player to wear a smaller shoe size than your opponent....Just one?BREAKING: Howard Webb, head of Premier League referees, admits Nottingham Forest should have been awarded a penalty in their controversial game against Everton
Seriously though, they need to revamp the whole system. VAR is being used to ref when it should be pointing out clear and obvious errors, including on offside.
I wish people would stop using the "clear and obvious" terminology as if that applies to all decisions. Fouls are subjective, but offside either is or isn't
I have seen the talk on the AI-assisted offside calls. Not sure that will be any better than VAR now in it is still looking for the slightest offside, just doing it faster.Yes, you would be correct on offside. And I am not saying clear and obvious applies to all decisions. I am saying that they need to change offside calls to meet the clear and obvious standard. The spirit of the offside law is to eliminate an offensive advantage (or cherry picking). Even used to be considered onside. No linesman can see a toe or knee past the defender, so in their view a player who was even was onside and no one complained (well meaningfully complained and the stats showed like a 98-99% correct call rate by linesman). Then City had a goal scored by a player 3 yards offside and the linesman somehow missed it, helping VAR to be instituted. Then they started looking for ways to chalk off goals, including checking to see if a toe/knee/eyelash/fro was ever so slightly ahead of the defender. There is no advantage there. No reason for it to be better for your player to wear a smaller shoe size than your opponent....Just one?BREAKING: Howard Webb, head of Premier League referees, admits Nottingham Forest should have been awarded a penalty in their controversial game against Everton
Seriously though, they need to revamp the whole system. VAR is being used to ref when it should be pointing out clear and obvious errors, including on offside.
I wish people would stop using the "clear and obvious" terminology as if that applies to all decisions. Fouls are subjective, but offside either is or isn't
I think the solution to the offside call is really two-fold. First - and the PL is doing this next season - adopt the UEFA/FIFA AI-assisted technology that renders a near-instant call - who ever is implementing VAR in PL should be sacked because they take too long, and really have no idea what they are doing.
The second aspect - and more to your point - the law itself needs to be changed. I have suggested one of two options - first, and less controversial - only feet can be measured for offside, not knees, heads, shoulders, etc. This still results in some tight calls based on shoe size, but is in keeping with the spirit of "even is on".
The second, and better, though more controversial, option is to change the law to require all of the attacker to be in front of (goal-side) the 2nd last defender - again, does not eliminate the close calls - but now, it will be obvious when a player has an "advantage" and not simply a long toe-nail, so fane will have fewer gripes.
Well Spurs have now made it a race for 5th...EPL race for 4th
Villa 34 mp / 66pts - Chelsea, @ BHA, Liverpool, @ CP (plus Conf League)
Tott 32 mp / 60 pts - Arsenal, @ Chelsea, @ Liverpool, Burnley, City, @ SHU, @ Newcastle
EPL race for 6th
United 33 mp / 53 pts - Burnley, @ CP, Arsenal, Newcastle, @ BHA
Newcastle 33mp / 50 - SHU, @ Burnley, BHA, @ United, @ Brentford, Tottenham
West Ham 34 mp / 48 pts - Liverpool, @ Chelsea, Luton, @ City
Chelsea 32 mp / 47 pts - @ Villa, Tottenham, West Ham, @ NF, @ BHA, Bournemouth
4th: Champions League
5th: Europa League
6th: Conference League
If City wins the FA Cup:
6th: Europa League
7th: Conference League
If United wins the FA Cup they get Europa.
Saw this on reddit. There is now a scenario in Germany which may force a team to lose a match on purpose to qualify for Champions League.
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If Dortmund finishes 5th in the league and wins the Champions League, the 6th place in the Bundesliga will get a Champions League spot as well.
But if Dortmund finishes 4th, the 6th place wont get a Champions League spot. They must finish 5th in order for that to happen. So Frankfurt (comfortably sitting in 6th place right now) must hope Dortmund (who are 5th right now) wont overtake Leipzig (4th).
Frankfurt plays Leipzig on the last matchday. If they beat Leipzig, it could lead to Dortmund overtaking Leipzig, so Frankfurt as 6th wont get a Champions League spot then.
So Frankfurt might have to lose that game if they want to qualify for Champions League next season
Same with crossing the goal lineJust one?BREAKING: Howard Webb, head of Premier League referees, admits Nottingham Forest should have been awarded a penalty in their controversial game against Everton
Seriously though, they need to revamp the whole system. VAR is being used to ref when it should be pointing out clear and obvious errors, including on offside.
I wish people would stop using the "clear and obvious" terminology as if that applies to all decisions. Fouls are subjective, but offside either is or isn't
But Frankfurt has no repercussions for losing that game, right? Only upside? If they lose and BvB loses the final, no big whoop, they're in the same place. But if BvB wins and Frankfurt wins, there is risk to missing out on a CL payday, right?Saw this on reddit. There is now a scenario in Germany which may force a team to lose a match on purpose to qualify for Champions League.
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If Dortmund finishes 5th in the league and wins the Champions League, the 6th place in the Bundesliga will get a Champions League spot as well.
But if Dortmund finishes 4th, the 6th place wont get a Champions League spot. They must finish 5th in order for that to happen. So Frankfurt (comfortably sitting in 6th place right now) must hope Dortmund (who are 5th right now) wont overtake Leipzig (4th).
Frankfurt plays Leipzig on the last matchday. If they beat Leipzig, it could lead to Dortmund overtaking Leipzig, so Frankfurt as 6th wont get a Champions League spot then.
So Frankfurt might have to lose that game if they want to qualify for Champions League next season
German footballers and fans still bemoan the Disgrace of Gijon game. They could never get away with this, especially with the CL final presumably still yet to play.
They are up 6 points on the team behind them I think, so they are not mathematically assured of at least 6th yet so there is some risk but that risk should be known by the last game.But Frankfurt has no repercussions for losing that game, right? Only upside? If they lose and BvB loses the final, no big whoop, they're in the same place. But if BvB wins and Frankfurt wins, there is risk to missing out on a CL payday, right?Saw this on reddit. There is now a scenario in Germany which may force a team to lose a match on purpose to qualify for Champions League.
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If Dortmund finishes 5th in the league and wins the Champions League, the 6th place in the Bundesliga will get a Champions League spot as well.
But if Dortmund finishes 4th, the 6th place wont get a Champions League spot. They must finish 5th in order for that to happen. So Frankfurt (comfortably sitting in 6th place right now) must hope Dortmund (who are 5th right now) wont overtake Leipzig (4th).
Frankfurt plays Leipzig on the last matchday. If they beat Leipzig, it could lead to Dortmund overtaking Leipzig, so Frankfurt as 6th wont get a Champions League spot then.
So Frankfurt might have to lose that game if they want to qualify for Champions League next season
German footballers and fans still bemoan the Disgrace of Gijon game. They could never get away with this, especially with the CL final presumably still yet to play.
But Frankfurt has no repercussions for losing that game, right? Only upside? If they lose and BvB loses the final, no big whoop, they're in the same place. But if BvB wins and Frankfurt wins, there is risk to missing out on a CL payday, right?Saw this on reddit. There is now a scenario in Germany which may force a team to lose a match on purpose to qualify for Champions League.
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If Dortmund finishes 5th in the league and wins the Champions League, the 6th place in the Bundesliga will get a Champions League spot as well.
But if Dortmund finishes 4th, the 6th place wont get a Champions League spot. They must finish 5th in order for that to happen. So Frankfurt (comfortably sitting in 6th place right now) must hope Dortmund (who are 5th right now) wont overtake Leipzig (4th).
Frankfurt plays Leipzig on the last matchday. If they beat Leipzig, it could lead to Dortmund overtaking Leipzig, so Frankfurt as 6th wont get a Champions League spot then.
So Frankfurt might have to lose that game if they want to qualify for Champions League next season
German footballers and fans still bemoan the Disgrace of Gijon game. They could never get away with this, especially with the CL final presumably still yet to play.
There's tanking a game and then there's not putting out a top shelf lineup and the players not playing 100%. I might wager on a red card in the game tho...But Frankfurt has no repercussions for losing that game, right? Only upside? If they lose and BvB loses the final, no big whoop, they're in the same place. But if BvB wins and Frankfurt wins, there is risk to missing out on a CL payday, right?Saw this on reddit. There is now a scenario in Germany which may force a team to lose a match on purpose to qualify for Champions League.
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If Dortmund finishes 5th in the league and wins the Champions League, the 6th place in the Bundesliga will get a Champions League spot as well.
But if Dortmund finishes 4th, the 6th place wont get a Champions League spot. They must finish 5th in order for that to happen. So Frankfurt (comfortably sitting in 6th place right now) must hope Dortmund (who are 5th right now) wont overtake Leipzig (4th).
Frankfurt plays Leipzig on the last matchday. If they beat Leipzig, it could lead to Dortmund overtaking Leipzig, so Frankfurt as 6th wont get a Champions League spot then.
So Frankfurt might have to lose that game if they want to qualify for Champions League next season
German footballers and fans still bemoan the Disgrace of Gijon game. They could never get away with this, especially with the CL final presumably still yet to play.
Id think there would be major repercussions with the Eintracht supporters If they tanked a game.
The Tractor Boys are back in the top-flight for the first time since 2002.
Maybe some other teams can operate at a massive loss and get promoted someday.And they are up. Remarkable what Rob and Ryan have done with them
Maybe some other teams can operate at a massive loss and get promoted someday.And they are up. Remarkable what Rob and Ryan have done with them
I like both guys, and it's fun to follow, but it's not remarkable that two mega rich celebs can operate a club at a loss for several years.Maybe some other teams can operate at a massive loss and get promoted someday.And they are up. Remarkable what Rob and Ryan have done with them
There’s no chance the two of them aren’t still making tons of money and they have so many things going on with FX with the docuseriws and elsewhere that I imagine saying they are operating at a loss is just looking at the club itself.
I think the plan all along was to use their celebrity and money to get the club promoted to a level where they could at least break even - these guys genuinely seem intent to take them as high as they can and with the money at their disposal and their connections I wouldn’t put it past them.
I like both guys, and it's fun to follow, but it's not remarkable that two mega rich celebs can operate a club at a loss for several years.Maybe some other teams can operate at a massive loss and get promoted someday.And they are up. Remarkable what Rob and Ryan have done with them
There’s no chance the two of them aren’t still making tons of money and they have so many things going on with FX with the docuseriws and elsewhere that I imagine saying they are operating at a loss is just looking at the club itself.
I think the plan all along was to use their celebrity and money to get the club promoted to a level where they could at least break even - these guys genuinely seem intent to take them as high as they can and with the money at their disposal and their connections I wouldn’t put it past them.
If they did it in a normal budget, that would be remarkable. They are basically Man City on a low level.
Like I said, I like them, great guys, but many teams in lower levels could do this is they had unlimited money compared to their peers.
I like both guys, and it's fun to follow, but it's not remarkable that two mega rich celebs can operate a club at a loss for several years.Maybe some other teams can operate at a massive loss and get promoted someday.And they are up. Remarkable what Rob and Ryan have done with them
There’s no chance the two of them aren’t still making tons of money and they have so many things going on with FX with the docuseriws and elsewhere that I imagine saying they are operating at a loss is just looking at the club itself.
I think the plan all along was to use their celebrity and money to get the club promoted to a level where they could at least break even - these guys genuinely seem intent to take them as high as they can and with the money at their disposal and their connections I wouldn’t put it past them.
If they did it in a normal budget, that would be remarkable. They are basically Man City on a low level.
Like I said, I like them, great guys, but many teams in lower levels could do this is they had unlimited money compared to their peers.