***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (9 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

P.S. Jozy scored too

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[NewlyRetired]

P.S. Jozy scored too

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Moe put up the video of the goal in the US Nats thread. Very nice goal

 

[B Maverick]

I miss the days when everyone assumed the refs were in United's team selection and not in whoever's they are playing against...

Does this prove that that Fergie had a big say/hold on the refs? Can't just be a coincidence that things change this drastically when he leaves.

I think there was pretty clearly an intimidation factor. He was like an active living legend and never afraid to throw that weight around. I doubt any referee went out with the intention of making favorable calls, but they are still human.

Makes you wonder doesn't it? But to me it has gone so far the opposite and is so bad now that its like the refs want to confirm that they were pro fergie. I dont understand why they would do that though...

 

[Autumn Wind]

Swans up 1-0 at the half!

 

[Autumn Wind]

And Swansea win 3-0 for their first victory over Everton.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

The League Cup - where its better to lose than draw.

 

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Can you draw? Liverpool is currently in penalty kicks

 

[CletiusMaximus]

lol - Bamfordinho ties it up on penalty in the 123rd minute.

Three Chelsea loanees now on for Boro trying to knock LFC out of the League Cup.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

penalties 9-9 and they keep shooting

need a gfy of Sakho's penner, please.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Both GK's have taken and scored penalties on each other, now 10-10.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Second time through, Ballotelli and Bamford each convert their second shots. Awesome Cap 1 drama.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

28th penalty of the shootout - Adam Reach puts it into the top netting, his third of the night - huge balls.

 

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Liverpool wins!!!!!

 

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The stream I was watching this on died at 1-1 in the 2nd overtime due to copyright infringement. Missed two goals and a PK shootout.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

 

[shader]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

I don't know. The team needs something to hang their hat on.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Can you draw? Liverpool is currently in penalty kicks

FA cup can have one draw and then a replay at the other stadium.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

Sterling play the entire game?

 

[shader]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

Sterling play the entire game?

Yes

 

[NewlyRetired]

ESPN is reporting that LA is trying to get Pirlo to replace Donovan

The Los Angeles Galaxy are considering a bid for Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo, but a prospective deal is stalling because the Galaxy insist the Italian playmaker move in January, halfway through Juventus' season, according to multiple sources.

Pirlo, 35, has set standards with the Italian national team since 2002, playing for the World Cup champions in 2006 and establishing himself as the fulcrum for the Azzurri attack in recent years.

Although he is under contract at Juventus through 2016 with an annual salary of 3.5 million euros, Pirlo could replace the retiring Landon Donovan as a designated player in time for the 2015 MLS season, should a deal go through.

Galaxy coach Bruce Arena would not confirm the Galaxy's negotiations with Pirlo, but said in an email: "We have an interest in a player of his caliber."

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

Sterling play the entire game?

Yes

Jesus, why?

Suarez playing for Barca B tomorrow against the Indonesian U19 team.

 

[GROOT]

FIFA 15 just dropped on my doorstep. YAY!

 

[AAABatteries]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

Sterling play the entire game?

Yes! I think all Spur, United and #### fans were happy with that and Pool winning. #### Middlesboro and that big tooth grinning ******* Southgate for good measure!

 

[T Bell]

I do think FIFA wants an return WC in the States. The US has a minimum of infrastructure to build specifically for the event, and so people can just focus on making money and not worrying about the construction headaches. We also as a nation organize and stage big events well, and we don't have the security issues that other places have. That's all relevant to FIFA.

The other thing is that FIFA will want to cement soccer as a big deal here in follow up to 1994. The American market is massive potentially, and very rich.

This. I'm not sure why anyone would think FIFA doesn't want a WC here ASAP. 1994 remains the most-attended WC and the 2014 ratings and growth rate both have got FIFA dreaming of $$. It would also hasten the day soccer is a "big" sport in the US, which benefits everyone involved one way or another. Throw in the fact that there's a surplus of infrastructure and they know the event will go off without an organizational hitch and it starts to look like a slam dunk IMO.

I would guess that FIFA executives profited more handsomely from the Brazil, Russia and Qatar bids than they will ever see from a US bid.

They also care a lot more about sponsorships and TV revenue than US attendance (which is one and only reason Qatar still might not happen). You want a US WC again, you need Visa, Coke, Adidas, Emirates, Hyundai, and Sony to say so.

The US can bury any other country on sponsorships. Not even close. The bribes, not so much, but then FIFA's particularly sensitive to bribes right about now so that may not be as big of a factor in the near future as it has been.

 

[roadkill1292]

Nat Clyne with a long range howitzer to beat Arsenal.

 

[NewlyRetired]

KC won 3-0 in the Concacaf Champions League tonight. One game left for them as they face the long dark of Saprissa*

Here are the scenarios from KC's point of view in the Saprissa game.

1 goal loss or better: KC advances

2 goal loss:

A) 2-0 Saprissa advances

B) 3-1 Draw of lots (every tie breaker is identical)

C) 4-2 or higher KC advances

3 goal or worse loss: Saprissa advances.

* Towards the end of the game, Dunseth said that there was a chance the death trap known as Estadio Saprissa might not but used. That could be worth a goal to KC.

 

[The Gator]

Good fun. Could not have worked out better for LFC's next opponent.

Sterling play the entire game?

Yes

Jesus, why?

Because he's 19 and he can

Same thing was said last season when Liverpool went 120 against Notts County. Three days later they beat United. #WithoutSuarez

This PKs though...so many perfectly placed kicks

 

[17seconds]

Belated post here... Just wanted to say that Leicester / ManU match was ####### incredible.

 

[Sebowski]

Sorry, Gator. CRo is all downhill from here. His Fifa rating and his Potential Rating are now the same.

 

[roadkill1292]

James Ward-Prowse out for 6-10 weeks with a broken foot. Looks like the plan is to move Tadic more to the middle and let Mane run the left wing. It will be an interesting attack when Jay Rodriguez comes back later this year.

Koeman seems to be playing a version of the Mexican high post offense, with Pelle dropping deep to receive and all those middies running off him. Even runty Steven Davis made a couple of runs last night.

Trying to keep the Saints win in perspective because of the makeshift Arsenal lineup but the Gunners still played the Columbian national keeper, Sanchez and a bunch of guys who get a lot of minutes (Podolski, Rosicky, Wilshere). That would have been enough in other years. First win for Southampton at Arsenal in 27 years, they're going for the Cup.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Portland won 6-0 last night in Champions League play putting them in a similar position to KC where they can advance with a 1 goal loss in last game, away to Honduran Olimpia.

MLS's record in the group stage against non MLS team now sits at 10 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses. This is by far the leagues best showing in the group stage but because of the short group format, there is still work to be done to get 4 teams to advance.

If I had to rank the likelihood of teams advancing it would be

DC

Portland

Montreal

KC

NY

DC and NY play tonight which could result in DC advancing and NY being eliminated (which subsequently makes Montreal advance).

 

[Sinn Fein]

Sorry, Gator. CRo is all downhill from here. His Fifa rating and his Potential Rating are now the same.

Plus, he is talking about going back to ManUtd - how is that going to work out? CRonaldo v. Liverpool

 

[The Gator]

Sorry, Gator. CRo is all downhill from here. His Fifa rating and his Potential Rating are now the same.

 

[The Gator]

Sorry, Gator. CRo is all downhill from here. His Fifa rating and his Potential Rating are now the same.

Plus, he is talking about going back to ManUtd - how is that going to work out? CRonaldo v. Liverpool

Same as it did before, hope he scores in a United loss

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Sorry, Gator. CRo is all downhill from here. His Fifa rating and his Potential Rating are now the same.

Only seven league goals in the last three days.

 

[Mjolnirs]

The Bundesliga table after week 4

SC Paderborn 2-2-0 7:2 +5 8Mainz 05 2-2-0 7:3 +4 81899 Hoffenheim 2-2-0 6:2 +4 8Bayern München 2-2-0 5:2 +3 8Bayer Leverkusen 2-1-1 10:9 +1 7Hannover 96 2-1-1 4:3 +1 7If everyone is thinking that Bayern is going to run away with the league, then they are missing their chances to get a lead on them now.If it stays this tight for long and Bayern gets going, they will pull away quickly. I'm hoping for this, naturally.

And just like that, Bayern knock Paderborn off the top 4-0 with goals from Müller, Lewandowski and Götze(2).

Bayern München    3-2-0  9:2  +7  11Mainz 05          2-3-0  9:5  +4   91899 Hoffenheim   2-3-0  9:5  +4   9SC Paderborn      2-2-1  7:6  +1   8Bayer Leverkusen  2-1-1 10:9  +1   7Hannover 96       2-1-1  4:3  +1   7

 

[Jaysus]

I saw a sick Paderborn goal over the weekend... a volley from something like 90 yards out.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

The Bundesliga table after week 4

SC Paderborn 2-2-0 7:2 +5 8Mainz 05 2-2-0 7:3 +4 81899 Hoffenheim 2-2-0 6:2 +4 8Bayern München 2-2-0 5:2 +3 8Bayer Leverkusen 2-1-1 10:9 +1 7Hannover 96 2-1-1 4:3 +1 7If everyone is thinking that Bayern is going to run away with the league, then they are missing their chances to get a lead on them now.If it stays this tight for long and Bayern gets going, they will pull away quickly. I'm hoping for this, naturally.

And just like that, Bayern knock Paderborn off the top 4-0 with goals from Müller, Lewandowski and Götze(2).
Bayern München 3-2-0 9:2 +7 11Mainz 05 2-3-0 9:5 +4 91899 Hoffenheim 2-3-0 9:5 +4 9SC Paderborn 2-2-1 7:6 +1 8Bayer Leverkusen 2-1-1 10:9 +1 7Hannover 96 2-1-1 4:3 +1 7

Right, who saw that coming. Bayern are -1000 favorites to win the Bundesliga, there's no race, it's just early.

Everything here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2766201/Sandro-injured-knee-sliding-celebrate-goal-TRAINING-says-QPR-boss-Harry-Redknapp.html

 

[El Floppo]

I saw a sick Paderborn goal over the weekend... a volley from something like 90 yards out.

that's pretty far, guy.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I saw a sick Paderborn goal over the weekend... a volley from something like 90 yards out.

that's pretty far, guy.

It was confirmed at 83 meters. Goalie was up for a set piece because Paderborn was up one in stoppage time. Ball was headed out toward the top of the area and the guy hit it sweet and true for the empty netter.

 

[Jaysus]

I saw a sick Paderborn goal over the weekend... a volley from something like 90 yards out.

that's pretty far, guy.

It was confirmed at 83 meters. Goalie was up for a set piece because Paderborn was up one in stoppage time. Ball was headed out toward the top of the area and the guy hit it sweet and true for the empty netter.

found it: link

 

[CBusAlex]

Portland won 6-0 last night in Champions League play putting them in a similar position to KC where they can advance with a 1 goal loss in last game, away to Honduran Olimpia.

I don't think the 0-4-2 Alpha rolled out with last night is going to catch on anywhere.

 

[CBusAlex]

It was confirmed at 83 meters. Goalie was up for a set piece because Paderborn was up one in stoppage time. Ball was headed out toward the top of the area and the guy hit it sweet and true for the empty netter.

found it: link

Pfft, Tim Howard's scored from farther out than that.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I saw a sick Paderborn goal over the weekend... a volley from something like 90 yards out.

that's pretty far, guy.

It was confirmed at 83 meters. Goalie was up for a set piece because Paderborn was up one in stoppage time. Ball was headed out toward the top of the area and the guy hit it sweet and true for the empty netter.

found it: link

Moritz Stoppelkamp is a great name. Sounds like a place where they train Swiss goalkeepers.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Nat Clyne with a long range howitzer to beat Arsenal.

awesome goal

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I love you, Capital One Cup. Really, I do.

 

[El Floppo]

unimpressed.

I wanted a full volley.

 

[Tom Hagen]

I wonder how Roger Goodell would handle one of his players allegedly murdering his friend in a human sacrifice ritual? Link

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I wonder how Roger Goodell would handle one of his players allegedly murdering his friend in a human sacrifice ritual? Link

Is there a video?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Just read that Liverpool are 12-2 in pen shootouts since 1974. Probably a nice thing to have in the back of your mind when you need to pull out that all-important Cap One 2nd round match AET.