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***Official 2014 World Cup Thread*** (1 Viewer)
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Jaysus
Good times!
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Holy crap Jon Oliver is just killing it lately. I would have watched another 30 minutes. So good.
B Maverick
Footballguy
B Maverick
Footballguy
Celph Titled
Footballguy
Man, how has nobody talked about the FIFA movie in here? 
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
LOL Armenia is more in the bowl than the Cup. And yeah I'm catching up a little but I liked this one
-QG
B Maverick
Footballguy
Thanks, not sure what I was thinking, but it was friday so I must have not been paying attention....LOL Armenia is more in the bowl than the Cup. And yeah I'm catching up a little but I liked this one
-QG
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
All goodThanks, not sure what I was thinking, but it was friday so I must have not been paying attention....LOL Armenia is more in the bowl than the Cup. And yeah I'm catching up a little but I liked this one
-QG
I'm the last one that should be pointing out mistakes in this thread
-QG
charvik
Footballguy
Still time to get in to the World Cup pool I am running: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=706486&page=1
It's $20, the deadline is extended to Wednesday midnight, and we have 32 guys in already.
It's $20, the deadline is extended to Wednesday midnight, and we have 32 guys in already.
El Floppo
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
This is pretty good considering there's an inherent difficulty in the task: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/finding-the-nfl-doppelganger-for-all-32-world-cup-soccer-teams-155150065.html
-QG
-QG
B Maverick
Footballguy
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-blatter-blasts-criticism-fifa-racist-180058186--sow.html
Football - Blatter blasts some criticism of FIFA as racist FIFA president Sepp Blatter launched a scathing attack on those he said were "plotting to destroy" world soccer's governing body, and branded some of the criticism of the Qatar World Cup award for 2022 as racist.Blatter was addressing delegates of the African and Asian confederations at their extraordinary congresses ahead of FIFA's annual congress which starts here on Tuesday.
The African congress, which declared its "continued support" for Blatter, who intends to run for a fifth term as president next year, also passed a resolution condemning what it called the British media's racist attack on its officials.
Blatter's comment came in the wake of a series of fresh allegations made by Britain's Sunday Times newspaper about the award of the Cup to Qatar and rumblings from sponsors who are unhappy with the current trouble FIFA is facing.
Blatter, without defining who "they" were, told Asian delegates "they want to destroy us; they don't want to destroy football, but they want to destroy the institution (FIFA)".
He got a standing ovation when he told the delegates to "show unity in FIFA".
Earlier on Monday, Blatter spoke to delegates at the African Congress and without naming names described attacks on the Qatar World Cup as "racist".
The Sunday Times over the last two weeks has published a series of articles expanding on allegations that the former president of the Asian Confederation, Mohamed Bin Hammam, had used money from secret slush funds to help win votes and support for the Qatari World Cup bid.
Qatar denies the allegations and says it was not connected to Bin Hammam.
Qatar was awarded the World Cup by the FIFA executive committee in December 2010, beating rival bids from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
However, the Sunday Times made new allegations that Bin Hammam specifically targeted African soccer officials and Issa Hayatou, the president of the African Confederation, to help create a groundswell of opinion in favour of the Qatari bid.
Blatter said: "Once again there is a sort of storm against FIFA relating to the Qatar World Cup. Sadly there's a great deal of discrimination and racism and this hurts me."
Hayatou, approached by Reuters in the lobby of Sao Paulo's Grand Hyatt Hotel after the congress, said: "I am very content with what president Blatter said. We support him, and I was very happy with what he told the delegates."
In the wake of the problems facing FIFA, five of FIFA's six major sponsors have expressed their displeasure over the situation.
Sportswear maker Adidas, which has been associated with FIFA since the 1950s, said in a statement on Sunday: "The negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA at the moment is neither good for football nor for FIFA and its partners."
Monday's developments coincided with Michael Garcia, the head of FIFA's investigatory chamber of their Ethics Committee, concluding his report on alleged corruption surrounding FIFA officials, which has taken him two years to complete.
He will submit the report to German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, the head of the Ethics Committee's adjudicatory chamber, in around six weeks.
If he finds corruption, soccer officials say Qatar could be stripped of the Cup.
Football - Blatter blasts some criticism of FIFA as racist FIFA president Sepp Blatter launched a scathing attack on those he said were "plotting to destroy" world soccer's governing body, and branded some of the criticism of the Qatar World Cup award for 2022 as racist.Blatter was addressing delegates of the African and Asian confederations at their extraordinary congresses ahead of FIFA's annual congress which starts here on Tuesday.
The African congress, which declared its "continued support" for Blatter, who intends to run for a fifth term as president next year, also passed a resolution condemning what it called the British media's racist attack on its officials.
Blatter's comment came in the wake of a series of fresh allegations made by Britain's Sunday Times newspaper about the award of the Cup to Qatar and rumblings from sponsors who are unhappy with the current trouble FIFA is facing.
Blatter, without defining who "they" were, told Asian delegates "they want to destroy us; they don't want to destroy football, but they want to destroy the institution (FIFA)".
He got a standing ovation when he told the delegates to "show unity in FIFA".
Earlier on Monday, Blatter spoke to delegates at the African Congress and without naming names described attacks on the Qatar World Cup as "racist".
The Sunday Times over the last two weeks has published a series of articles expanding on allegations that the former president of the Asian Confederation, Mohamed Bin Hammam, had used money from secret slush funds to help win votes and support for the Qatari World Cup bid.
Qatar denies the allegations and says it was not connected to Bin Hammam.
Qatar was awarded the World Cup by the FIFA executive committee in December 2010, beating rival bids from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
However, the Sunday Times made new allegations that Bin Hammam specifically targeted African soccer officials and Issa Hayatou, the president of the African Confederation, to help create a groundswell of opinion in favour of the Qatari bid.
Blatter said: "Once again there is a sort of storm against FIFA relating to the Qatar World Cup. Sadly there's a great deal of discrimination and racism and this hurts me."
Hayatou, approached by Reuters in the lobby of Sao Paulo's Grand Hyatt Hotel after the congress, said: "I am very content with what president Blatter said. We support him, and I was very happy with what he told the delegates."
In the wake of the problems facing FIFA, five of FIFA's six major sponsors have expressed their displeasure over the situation.
Sportswear maker Adidas, which has been associated with FIFA since the 1950s, said in a statement on Sunday: "The negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA at the moment is neither good for football nor for FIFA and its partners."
Monday's developments coincided with Michael Garcia, the head of FIFA's investigatory chamber of their Ethics Committee, concluding his report on alleged corruption surrounding FIFA officials, which has taken him two years to complete.
He will submit the report to German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, the head of the Ethics Committee's adjudicatory chamber, in around six weeks.
If he finds corruption, soccer officials say Qatar could be stripped of the Cup.
The Gator
Footballguy
B Maverick
Footballguy
Cristiano Ronaldo and Tom Brady walk into a bar at the same time. Who goes home with the supermodel?
B Maverick
Footballguy
massraider
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Eephus
Footballguy
This has my vote
Sebowski
Footballguy
Sebowski
Footballguy
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
S'ok every story about FIFA being corrupt and Blatter being shameless is also a Honda
So Sepp's new tactic is to try and ride 3rd-world indignation to a 5th term and basically rubber-stamp the sham that is Qatar's winning bid. That sounds about right.
-QG
The Gator
Footballguy
1.1Portugal already gone?Just got Argentina at 1.4 in the team pool draft
I even laughed at that
Sebowski
Footballguy
1.1Portugal already gone?Just got Argentina at 1.4 in the team pool draft
I even laughed at that
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Is this the beer draft??1.1Portugal already gone?Just got Argentina at 1.4 in the team pool draft
I even laughed at that
The Gator
Footballguy
Local oneIs this the beer draft??1.1Portugal already gone?Just got Argentina at 1.4 in the team pool draft
I even laughed at that
still time for the beer draft. I think the list was me and sebowski....
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
CAF is outraged by the insinuation it is complicit in FIFA corruption, appreciates Sepp's support, and demands legal action.
S'ok every story about FIFA being corrupt and Blatter being shameless is also a Honda
So Sepp's new tactic is to try and ride 3rd-world indignation to a 5th term and basically rubber-stamp the sham that is Qatar's winning bid. That sounds about right.
-QG
http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CAF%20Eng.pdf
Notorious T.R.E.
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zonalmarking.net is cranking out their team previews for teh WC now. Always enjoy reading that site.
Sebowski
Footballguy
I'll start.Local oneIs this the beer draft??1.1Portugal already gone?Just got Argentina at 1.4 in the team pool draft
I even laughed at that
still time for the beer draft. I think the list was me and sebowski....
1.1 Argentina
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
I'll play
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I'm in for the beer draft. Or we could make it easy and just set up a group ESPN fantasy contest.
Zow
Footballguy
The Gator
Footballguy
B Maverick
Footballguy
Sebowski
Footballguy
I'd do a fantasy thing or the team draft. I don't want to just resubmit my bracket in another thing though.
The Gator
Footballguy
thoughts on this one?
http://fantasyfootball.mirror.co.uk/CleverTV/en/mirror/fantasy/27/createminileague.do
http://fantasyfootball.mirror.co.uk/CleverTV/en/mirror/fantasy/27/createminileague.do
Zow
Footballguy
I doubt we'd have time to do an individual player fantasy draft... would strongly prefer a serpentine team draft.
Zow
Footballguy
Assume you mean individual players?
A team draft should be pretty quick, I'd think and we should be done by Thursday.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Here's one that looks pretty good, maybe too complex --> http://worldcupfantasy.foxsports.com.au/
here's a review of it: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/06/09/world-cup-2014-fox-sports-rule-guide/
My German friend is trying to get me to join one sponsored by Kicker magazine. The rules printed out are just over 5 pages long. Typical German ...
here's a review of it: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/06/09/world-cup-2014-fox-sports-rule-guide/
My German friend is trying to get me to join one sponsored by Kicker magazine. The rules printed out are just over 5 pages long. Typical German ...
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Mirror one looks good too, although I don't have a facebook account so can't sign in and check it out in detail.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
