***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (3 Viewers)

[Jaysus]

P.S. I love that I'm watching a live Bundesliga derby right now. I know very little of either team, but it's a shootout and the crowdv is amazing. Good times.

0-1 https://streamable.com/gno3

0-2 https://streamable.com/7ctr

1-2 https://streamable.com/0ita

This dude is the bench for the home team. He needs to play. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMdEuuMWoAAwUvN.jpg

separated at birth?

Like, omg, the Germaned beard got subbed in at the half!

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Love the Bundesliga too. I think the ratings are only bad because of sheer lack of inertia, and you probably have a lot of soccer fans who are already invested in EPL (or to a lesser extent La Liga) teams. Because the games themselves, and the atmosphere, are better than the Prem in my view.

 

[Jaysus]

THE BEARD SCORED AN EQUALIZER!

 

[Tom Hagen]

Jay Sugarman: "We did not handle the whole goalkeeper question very well, to put it mildly."

I honestly can't tell if he is referring to the Cup final, this season or the history of the franchise.

 

[GoFishTN]

Love the Bundesliga too. I think the ratings are only bad because of sheer lack of inertia, and you probably have a lot of soccer fans who are already invested in EPL (or to a lesser extent La Liga) teams. Because the games themselves, and the atmosphere, are better than the Prem in my view.

I don't remember where it was, but I read an article that clearly showed the best ratings came when there was no competing EPL game.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Well this should have happened years ago but better late than never.

The CEO's of McDonald's and Coca Cola have publicly stated that Blatter must step down immediately.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Love the Bundesliga too. I think the ratings are only bad because of sheer lack of inertia, and you probably have a lot of soccer fans who are already invested in EPL (or to a lesser extent La Liga) teams. Because the games themselves, and the atmosphere, are better than the Prem in my view.

I don't remember where it was, but I read an article that clearly showed the best ratings came when there was no competing EPL game.

The best Bundesliga rating to date came via the NFL.

FS2 aired a Bayern game on a Saturday that drew 40k.

Fox aired that same game, a day later, positioned around NFL games, on Sunday afternoon, and it drew over 900k.

 

[The Gator]

Dear Bundesliga folk: which Bundesliga team has the most Brazilians on it?

google tells me that Wolfy wins with 4. no more than 2 for any other team.

Hmm, interesting. They are one of the 3 teams I had originally intended to investigate supporting. This is a check in the Wolf column.

Go ahead and wait until the season's over to pick a team, no rush, Sebowski Jr

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Well this should have happened years ago but better late than never.

The CEO's of McDonald's and Coca Cola have publicly stated that Blatter must step down immediately.

Budweiser too.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Well this should have happened years ago but better late than never.

The CEO's of McDonald's and Coca Cola have publicly stated that Blatter must step down immediately.

Budweiser too.

They should all come fast and furious now that the first one publicly did so.

I wish one of them would make a stand against 2022 next but I have no idea what type of business they do in that country to risk that.

 

[NewlyRetired]

This is an odd tweet by NYCFC considering the Yankees own 20% of them....

https://twitter.com/NYCFCfan/status/649736937134247936?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Paddy Foss of UVA scores a free kick goal from over the halfway line. For the game-winner. On his birthday.

 

[The Gator]

This is an odd tweet by NYCFC considering the Yankees own 20% of them....

https://twitter.com/NYCFCfan/status/649736937134247936?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

NYFC Fan

It's like Joe runs twitter too

 

[NewlyRetired]

This is an odd tweet by NYCFC considering the Yankees own 20% of them....

https://twitter.com/NYCFCfan/status/649736937134247936?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

NYFC Fan

It's like Joe runs twitter too

doh, I totally misread the name.

 

[El Floppo]

Paddy Foss of UVA scores a free kick goal from over the halfway line. For the game-winner. On his birthday.

soccer bro?

nice gk work there... but crazy goal.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Paddy Foss of UVA scores a free kick goal from over the halfway line. For the game-winner. On his birthday.

Terrible free kick imo

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Well this should have happened years ago but better late than never.

The CEO's of McDonald's and Coca Cola have publicly stated that Blatter must step down immediately.

Budweiser too.

VISA

https://mobile.twitter.com/RobHarris/status/650045247288946688

 

[blend]

Well this should have happened years ago but better late than never.

The CEO's of McDonald's and Coca Cola have publicly stated that Blatter must step down immediately.

Budweiser too.

VISA

https://mobile.twitter.com/RobHarris/status/650045247288946688

Serious question, why now? I know it's better late than never, but is this a result of the recent "disloyalty" payment news OR has something more come out that the sponsors have said this? Have they just asked him to step down but not pulled funding as of yet? Have any companies not entirely US centric asked for him to step down? Obviously, those four have global brands, but is there a more non-US based company that would demonstrate that this isn't just a US call for him to step down??

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Palace is just fun to watch. Old school marauding wingers, delicious early crosses from Soare, and Cabaye pulling the strings from deep.

 

[The Z Machine]

Anheuser-Busch InBev and Visa are both massive global companies that probably make more revenue outside of the US than inside.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Well this should have happened years ago but better late than never.

The CEO's of McDonald's and Coca Cola have publicly stated that Blatter must step down immediately.

Budweiser too.

VISAhttps://mobile.twitter.com/RobHarris/status/650045247288946688

Serious question, why now? I know it's better late than never, but is this a result of the recent "disloyalty" payment news OR has something more come out that the sponsors have said this? Have they just asked him to step down but not pulled funding as of yet? Have any companies not entirely US centric asked for him to step down? Obviously, those four have global brands, but is there a more non-US based company that would demonstrate that this isn't just a US call for him to step down??

Only the US-based companies have come out against Blatter so far (Budweiser is a weird case because they're about as "American" a brand as there is yet they're technically Belgian now).

The big non-US sponsors (adidas, Hyundai/Kia, Gazprom) have stayed silent so far.

 

[Txns8]

Yedlin getting the start for Sunderland

 

[roadkill1292]

If we were to make an All-Bad team from the 200 PL outfielders with the most minutes wouldn't Yakov have to be one of our midfielders?

 

[Steve Tasker]

Lovely little chip from Jeremain Lens to put Sunderland up 2-0 on West Ham.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Am I the only person who always instinctively thinks that Wijnaldum's first name is Eric?

 

[Steve Tasker]

That combination on that City goal

Silva with a ridiculous chip followed by a header 1-2 from Fernandinho to Aguero.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Boruc

 

[JMon348]

That combination on that City goal

Silva with a ridiculous chip followed by a header 1-2 from Fernandinho to Aguero.

and no fantasy points for Silva!

 

[Steve Tasker]

Lens sent off for Sunderland 2-1 up in the 58th. See if West Ham can take it.

 

[JMon348]

That combination on that City goal

Silva with a ridiculous chip followed by a header 1-2 from Fernandinho to Aguero.

and no fantasy points for Silva!

I'm ok now, City just scored 4 goals in 7 minutes. Silva got his assist, De Bruyne got an assist and goal.

Aguero has a hat trick, and this is all without Yaya. This team is powerful.

De Bruyne has fit in perfect, although he would fit with any team, he's a special talent, his last goal was ridiculous.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Lens sent off for Sunderland 2-1 up in the 58th. See if West Ham can take it.

And it's 2-2 within 2 minutes. Pantilimon should've done better with the rebound.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Sergio Lewandowski

 

[JMon348]

Aguero has flames on his boots as he bags number 4.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

How many will he score?

 

[JMon348]

WTF, thats 5

 

[Steve Tasker]

Remember when Newcastle was up 1-0?

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Oh Newcastle

 

[Steve Tasker]

City looking to get Bony in there. They need some fresh legs at striker right now for sure, they haven't scored in at least 90 seconds.

 

[Sinn Fein]

#### Mane

A season late, but vengeance is mine...

 

[Sinn Fein]

Looks like Advocaat has managed his last game

 

[roadkill1292]

Lulz just saw the Boruc annual botch job.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Willian's free kick goal

I scored a goal just like that in the first game of my senior year in high school - ok, it did not have the same pace, or the same amount of curve, and the goalie was a bit shorter/slower, but otherwise it was exactly like this one.

 

[roadkill1292]

Stunned that Stephen Davis put a shot on target.

COYS!

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Ivanovic is an utter disaster.

 

[Eephus]

Terry to MLS

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Mourinho packing his bags as I type this.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Chelsea lost 3 games all of last season...

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Brent Maximim just described Chelsea's form as "a flaming dumpster of #####."

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Ivanovic is an utter disaster.

RIP

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Mou: "If they sack me they sack the best manager this team ever had."

You know one of these days the team is going to get the bright idea to just keep him around for TWO years.