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[Jaysus]

Unable to equalize despite being up a man over the last 30 minutes at.

that sounds Liverpool vs Bolton-ish

 

[Sebowski]

Unable to equalize despite being up a man over the last 30 minutes at.

that sounds Liverpool vs Bolton-ish

This turned into a hell of a game after the PK

 

[The Gator]

Cou

#######

Tinho

 

[Jaysus]

well that escalated quickly....

 

[bentley]

Cou

#######

Tinho

 

[Jaysus]

Cou

#######

Tinho

http://gfycat.com/MilkyEntireImperatorangel

 

[B Maverick]

wow nice goal by coutinho.

Bolton looking for the upset, up 1-0 and gets a red... ouch

 

[The Gator]

Can to Sterling was sweeter though

 

[Jaysus]

Can to Sterling was sweeter though

http://gfycat.com/FinishedEnormousAnteater

 

[B Maverick]

getting sturridge back for pool does make the race for 3 & 4 that much more difficult.

And now Arsenal, United and Liverpool remain the favorites for the FA Cup. As long as each of the 3 keep winning who do you think the FA prefers in the final?

 

[El Floppo]

Can to Sterling was sweeter though

http://gfycat.com/FinishedEnormousAnteater

FinishedEnormousAnteater

 

[B Maverick]

Can to Sterling was sweeter though

http://gfycat.com/FinishedEnormousAnteater

That is a great ball in. and a nice finish.

 

[The Gator]

Can to Sterling was sweeter though

http://gfycat.com/FinishedEnormousAnteater

FinishedEnormousAnteater

Are you saying Can in uncircumcised?

 

[El Floppo]

Can to Sterling was sweeter though

http://gfycat.com/FinishedEnormousAnteater

FinishedEnormousAnteater

Are you saying Can in uncircumcised?

of course.

and that I finished to those two goals.

 

[waiver wire]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legal

thx

 

[bentley]

Cou

#######

Tinho

http://gfycat.com/MilkyEntireImperatorangel

Wow. I was listening to it on the radio in the car. No idea it came from so far out.

 

[El Floppo]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legal

thx

I've got nothing- never seen a game there.

I would guess there are scalpers- and who knows if the tickets you buy are legal or even valid.

I would check in on a PSG fan site for best options buying tickets for that day. Might even find somebody willing to sell you theirs.

 

[B Maverick]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

 

[Slapdash]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legal

thx

I've got nothing- never seen a game there.

I would guess there are scalpers- and who knows if the tickets you buy are legal or even valid.

I would check in on a PSG fan site for best options buying tickets for that day. Might even find somebody willing to sell you theirs.

This is the way to go. Subreddits also.

 

[Eephus]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legal

thx

I've got nothing- never seen a game there.

I would guess there are scalpers- and who knows if the tickets you buy are legal or even valid.

I would check in on a PSG fan site for best options buying tickets for that day. Might even find somebody willing to sell you theirs.

This is the way to go. Subreddits also.

There used to be PSG store and ticket office on the Champs Elysees.

 

[El Floppo]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Nice- HB, gb!

and by "gb" I mean Hagi.

 

[NewlyRetired]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legalthx

I've got nothing- never seen a game there. I would guess there are scalpers- and who knows if the tickets you buy are legal or even valid. I would check in on a PSG fan site for best options buying tickets for that day. Might even find somebody willing to sell you theirs.

This is the way to go. Subreddits also.

There used to be PSG store and ticket office on the Champs Elysees.

I am unsure how Europe announces attendance. But if it is announced like the US does, he might find some tickets available on game day as their attendance average does not match the stadium capacity.

If they announce actual butts in seats and not tickets distributed like in the US, then they likely do sell out every game.

PSG Average Attendance: 45,681

PSG Capacity: 47,929

 

[T Bell]

Dortmund have lost again, this time to FC Augsburg. Unable to equalize despite being up a man over the last 30 minutes at Westfallenstadion. The starting lineup and top subs still reads like a big money team of superstars, but they are buried in last place. If Dortmund is relegated, expect a number of these guys to be available in the summer, assuming anyone wants them - Reus, Hummels, Gundogan, Schmelzer, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Kagawa, Immobile ...

And that hipster coach of theirs too. He has to get fired ASAP, doesn't he? Crazy that he can orchestrate such a fall yet he will land a big job as soon as he is available.

The Klopster is perfect for Arsenal imo.

You misspelled "Wenger". We're seeing Wenger's vision rounding into form right now as the squad gets healthy and is fully recovered from the post-WC malaise, and the talent infusion with the new budget has taken effect. While the first team isn't on par with the first team from the Bergkamp-Vieira-Henry years, there are many (me included) who think that the quality in this squad runs deeper than any in Arsenal's history.

In other words, Wenger knows.

Also, as much as I like Klopp, this year has to be deeply disturbing for fans of his. While his team might have arguably overachieved in recent years, it's most certainly underachieving this year and he looks like a guy who's completely out of ideas and whose players have lost interest in listening to him. Only 20 months ago that squad was deservedly playing in a CL final and, remember, the quality of the Bundesliga teams overall runs far shallower than it does in the Premier League.

 

[charvik]

How is NBC/NBCSN not showing the Merseyside derby on Saturday? It seems that should be a must show event, much like a Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham derby, or Manchester derby would be.

(available on NBC Sports Live Extra of course)

 

[Sinn Fein]

How is NBC/NBCSN not showing the Merseyside derby on Saturday? It seems that should be a must show event, much like a Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham derby, or Manchester derby would be.

(available on NBC Sports Live Extra of course)

two out of contention teams?

I am going to guess they are not allowed to show the 10:00 am ET games on NBC - I think in England the games in that time slot are not on TV at all.

 

[roadkill1292]

How is NBC/NBCSN not showing the Merseyside derby on Saturday? It seems that should be a must show event, much like a Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham derby, or Manchester derby would be.

(available on NBC Sports Live Extra of course)

two out of contention teams?

I am going to guess they are not allowed to show the 10:00 am ET games on NBC - I think in England the games in that time slot are not on TV at all.

NBCSN always has a 10 a.m. game. It's Villa-Chelsea this week. WTF? Pool-Everton the far better contest.

 

[charvik]

How is NBC/NBCSN not showing the Merseyside derby on Saturday? It seems that should be a must show event, much like a Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham derby, or Manchester derby would be.

(available on NBC Sports Live Extra of course)

two out of contention teams?

I am going to guess they are not allowed to show the 10:00 am ET games on NBC - I think in England the games in that time slot are not on TV at all.

even years when teams are mired in lowly 7th and 12th place they have shown it in the past... oh wait...

TV thing might have something to do with it though... hmmm...

 

[charvik]

On an unrelated(?) note, the race in is going to be phenomenal. Place 2 through 8 is separated by 7 points, with 15 to play (45pts possible).

Once we get down to 10-ish games, or at least less than 6 teams I'll put together my spread sheet again, if anyone is interested.

 

[Sinn Fein]

How is NBC/NBCSN not showing the Merseyside derby on Saturday? It seems that should be a must show event, much like a Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham derby, or Manchester derby would be.

(available on NBC Sports Live Extra of course)

two out of contention teams?

I am going to guess they are not allowed to show the 10:00 am ET games on NBC - I think in England the games in that time slot are not on TV at all.

NBCSN always has a 10 a.m. game. It's Villa-Chelsea this week. WTF? Pool-Everton the far better contest.

Yeah, I agree with that.

 

[NewlyRetired]

How is NBC/NBCSN not showing the Merseyside derby on Saturday? It seems that should be a must show event, much like a Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham derby, or Manchester derby would be.

(available on NBC Sports Live Extra of course)

two out of contention teams?

I am going to guess they are not allowed to show the 10:00 am ET games on NBC - I think in England the games in that time slot are not on TV at all.

NBCSN always has a 10 a.m. game. It's Villa-Chelsea this week. WTF? Pool-Everton the far better contest.

I am not sure what Sinn was referring to there. NBCSN has had the 10:00am game since the contract started.

Sinn, were you maybe referring specifically to the mothership NBC itself and not an NBC network like NBCSN?

 

[NewlyRetired]

In England, Sky Sports 1 is showing the Everton/Liverpool game.

 

[T Bell]

Royal Marine's leg is amputated, so his Liverpool tattoo now reads...

 

[B Maverick]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Nice- HB, gb!

and by "gb" I mean Hagi.

Hagi was amazing in the 94 cup!

 

[NewlyRetired]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Nice- HB, gb!

and by "gb" I mean Hagi.

Hagi was amazing in the 94 cup!

I loved that Romanian team. They were the first team that taught me how gorgeous countet attacking soccer could.

http://youtu.be/9jYEwQyR3tI

 

[B Maverick]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Nice- HB, gb!

and by "gb" I mean Hagi.

Hagi was amazing in the 94 cup!

I loved that Romanian team. They were the first team that taught me how gorgeous countet attacking soccer could.

http://youtu.be/9jYEwQyR3tI

I was sitting behind the goal for the Romania goals (at least the first two). So pretty

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Its auction week for EPL domestic television rights for 2016-2019 - Sky, BT, BeIn and possibly others involved. Current contract averages £6.53m per game. The overseas packages are also in play.

Impressive

 

[charvik]

TBell, please delete that.

 

[roadkill1292]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Nice- HB, gb!

and by "gb" I mean Hagi.

Hagi was amazing in the 94 cup!

I loved that Romanian team. They were the first team that taught me how gorgeous countet attacking soccer could.

http://youtu.be/9jYEwQyR3tI

Maybe Florin Gardos is next in the line of great Romanian players.

 

[waiver wire]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legal

thx

I've got nothing- never seen a game there.

I would guess there are scalpers- and who knows if the tickets you buy are legal or even valid.

I would check in on a PSG fan site for best options buying tickets for that day. Might even find somebody willing to sell you theirs.

thx everyone for replies

the reason I asked was there was no tickets available on the PSG site but tickets available through brokers. So was trying to figure out if it was easier to grab off a scalper at gate instead of ordering them

 

[Sebowski]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Happy Birthday! Are you going to the game on Sunday? I have an extra Outlaws ticket.

 

[NewlyRetired]

im headed to paris in may and PSG is playing at home. does anyone know if scalpers are outside of the stadium on gameday and if it is legal

thx

I've got nothing- never seen a game there.

I would guess there are scalpers- and who knows if the tickets you buy are legal or even valid.

I would check in on a PSG fan site for best options buying tickets for that day. Might even find somebody willing to sell you theirs.

thx everyone for replies

the reason I asked was there was no tickets available on the PSG site but tickets available through brokers. So was trying to figure out if it was easier to grab off a scalper at gate instead of ordering them

if you do get a chance to see the game, please post here on the experience if you get a chance.

 

[NewlyRetired]

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A field of 91 teams will compete in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, which is the 102th edition of the national club championship.

The tournament kicks off in late April and concludes in late September. The 17 MLS teams based in the U.S. will compete, as will all nine NASL teams. MLS teams enter the tournament in the fourth round, one round after NASL teams are added to the pot.

After the fourth round, the 16 remaining teams will be grouped geographically into four clusters and the four teams will then be drawn. Teams won't be allowed to play with affiliated teams until the final -- as an example, MLS teams won't be able to play their USL PRO second teams or PDL or NPSL under-23 teams.

USL PRO will enter 21 teams in this year’s competition. The rest of the field consists of teams from the PDL (19), NPSL (12), USASA (11), and one each from U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA. Each round is one game, with penalty kicks deciding the winner after regulation and extra time if necessary. The title game will be hosted by one of the finalists.

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup champion will earn $250,000 and $60,000 will go to the runner-up. The teams in each division that advance furthest each receive $10,000.

Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union, 3-1, in last year’s final to win its fourth U.S. Open Cup since joining MLS in 2009. Chicago Fire has also won four titles as an MLS team. The all-time record of five is held by Bethlehem Steel and L.A. Maccabi.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Fun fact about the US Open Cup.

It is the second longest continuously running national cup competition in the world behind the FA Cup in England.

 

[El Floppo]

------------------------------------------------------

A field of 91 teams will compete in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, which is the 102th edition of the national club championship.

The tournament kicks off in late April and concludes in late September. The 17 MLS teams based in the U.S. will compete, as will all nine NASL teams. MLS teams enter the tournament in the fourth round, one round after NASL teams are added to the pot.

After the fourth round, the 16 remaining teams will be grouped geographically into four clusters and the four teams will then be drawn. Teams won't be allowed to play with affiliated teams until the final -- as an example, MLS teams won't be able to play their USL PRO second teams or PDL or NPSL under-23 teams.

USL PRO will enter 21 teams in this year’s competition. The rest of the field consists of teams from the PDL (19), NPSL (12), USASA (11), and one each from U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA. Each round is one game, with penalty kicks deciding the winner after regulation and extra time if necessary. The title game will be hosted by one of the finalists.

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup champion will earn $250,000 and $60,000 will go to the runner-up. The teams in each division that advance furthest each receive $10,000.

Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union, 3-1, in last year’s final to win its fourth U.S. Open Cup since joining MLS in 2009. Chicago Fire has also won four titles as an MLS team. The all-time record of five is held by Bethlehem Steel and L.A. Maccabi.

wait a sec... only 91 teams?

it felt like there were that many teams in CA alone back when I used to play in it.

what happened to all the cosmopolitan league semi-pro teams?

 

[El Floppo]

SF Greeks won a couple of them too when I was a yut.

 

[NewlyRetired]

------------------------------------------------------

A field of 91 teams will compete in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, which is the 102th edition of the national club championship.

The tournament kicks off in late April and concludes in late September. The 17 MLS teams based in the U.S. will compete, as will all nine NASL teams. MLS teams enter the tournament in the fourth round, one round after NASL teams are added to the pot.

After the fourth round, the 16 remaining teams will be grouped geographically into four clusters and the four teams will then be drawn. Teams won't be allowed to play with affiliated teams until the final -- as an example, MLS teams won't be able to play their USL PRO second teams or PDL or NPSL under-23 teams.

USL PRO will enter 21 teams in this year’s competition. The rest of the field consists of teams from the PDL (19), NPSL (12), USASA (11), and one each from U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA. Each round is one game, with penalty kicks deciding the winner after regulation and extra time if necessary. The title game will be hosted by one of the finalists.

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup champion will earn $250,000 and $60,000 will go to the runner-up. The teams in each division that advance furthest each receive $10,000.

Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union, 3-1, in last year’s final to win its fourth U.S. Open Cup since joining MLS in 2009. Chicago Fire has also won four titles as an MLS team. The all-time record of five is held by Bethlehem Steel and L.A. Maccabi.

wait a sec... only 91 teams?

it felt like there were that many teams in CA alone back when I used to play in it.

what happened to all the cosmopolitan league semi-pro teams?

this is the most teams ever in the tournament proper.

You are thinking about the lower level qualifying that goes on. For example the 1 team that U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA get to put in will come from hundreds of clubs.

 

[B Maverick]

On this day, Feb 5th, some of the greatest players in the futbol world were born!

Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar

Carlos Tevez

Gheorghe Hagi

van Brockhorst

C Maldini

Adnan Januzaj

B Maverick



What a great day!!

Happy Birthday! Are you going to the game on Sunday? I have an extra Outlaws ticket.

Thanks for the offer but between me playing in a game and some other things going into a busy weekend... I am not able to.

 

[El Floppo]

------------------------------------------------------

A field of 91 teams will compete in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, which is the 102th edition of the national club championship.

The tournament kicks off in late April and concludes in late September. The 17 MLS teams based in the U.S. will compete, as will all nine NASL teams. MLS teams enter the tournament in the fourth round, one round after NASL teams are added to the pot.

After the fourth round, the 16 remaining teams will be grouped geographically into four clusters and the four teams will then be drawn. Teams won't be allowed to play with affiliated teams until the final -- as an example, MLS teams won't be able to play their USL PRO second teams or PDL or NPSL under-23 teams.

USL PRO will enter 21 teams in this year’s competition. The rest of the field consists of teams from the PDL (19), NPSL (12), USASA (11), and one each from U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA. Each round is one game, with penalty kicks deciding the winner after regulation and extra time if necessary. The title game will be hosted by one of the finalists.

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup champion will earn $250,000 and $60,000 will go to the runner-up. The teams in each division that advance furthest each receive $10,000.

Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union, 3-1, in last year’s final to win its fourth U.S. Open Cup since joining MLS in 2009. Chicago Fire has also won four titles as an MLS team. The all-time record of five is held by Bethlehem Steel and L.A. Maccabi.

wait a sec... only 91 teams?

it felt like there were that many teams in CA alone back when I used to play in it.

what happened to all the cosmopolitan league semi-pro teams?

this is the most teams ever in the tournament proper.

You are thinking about the lower level qualifying that goes on. For example the 1 team that U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA get to put in will come from hundreds of clubs.

ahh... yes, helloexactly. that IS what I'm thinking about.

[abe simpson] in my day, there was no MLS and frankfurters cost a nickel [/

 

[B Maverick]

------------------------------------------------------

A field of 91 teams will compete in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, which is the 102th edition of the national club championship.

The tournament kicks off in late April and concludes in late September. The 17 MLS teams based in the U.S. will compete, as will all nine NASL teams. MLS teams enter the tournament in the fourth round, one round after NASL teams are added to the pot.

After the fourth round, the 16 remaining teams will be grouped geographically into four clusters and the four teams will then be drawn. Teams won't be allowed to play with affiliated teams until the final -- as an example, MLS teams won't be able to play their USL PRO second teams or PDL or NPSL under-23 teams.

USL PRO will enter 21 teams in this year’s competition. The rest of the field consists of teams from the PDL (19), NPSL (12), USASA (11), and one each from U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA. Each round is one game, with penalty kicks deciding the winner after regulation and extra time if necessary. The title game will be hosted by one of the finalists.

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup champion will earn $250,000 and $60,000 will go to the runner-up. The teams in each division that advance furthest each receive $10,000.

Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union, 3-1, in last year’s final to win its fourth U.S. Open Cup since joining MLS in 2009. Chicago Fire has also won four titles as an MLS team. The all-time record of five is held by Bethlehem Steel and L.A. Maccabi.

wait a sec... only 91 teams?

it felt like there were that many teams in CA alone back when I used to play in it.

what happened to all the cosmopolitan league semi-pro teams?

this is the most teams ever in the tournament proper.

You are thinking about the lower level qualifying that goes on. For example the 1 team that U.S. Club Soccer and USSSA get to put in will come from hundreds of clubs.

ahh... yes, helloexactly. that IS what I'm thinking about.

[abe simpson] in my day, there was no MLS and frankfurters cost a nickel [/

haha, I think I played in the qualifiers years ago. Got spanked by an excellent team out of Santa Barbara....

 

[T Bell]

Fun fact about the US Open Cup.

It is the second longest continuously running national cup competition in the world behind the FA Cup in England.

That's pretty amazing. Wouldn't have guessed that.