***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (10 Viewers)

[roadkill1292]

Tough draw for Captain Steven Davis and his merry band of Northern Irish.

 

[TLEF316]

Down a goal....nick Powell at center forward to the rescue!!

 

[Sebowski]

Down a goal....nick Powell Phil Jones to the rescue!!

 

[TLEF316]

Too bad they sold Jonny evans

 

[GoFishTN]

I hope Bournemouth stays up so they can afford to replace that horrible logo.

 

[El Floppo]

Group Eeeks

 

[CGRdrJoe]

I hope Bournemouth stays up so they can afford to replace that horrible logo.

Wtf? Mansion gave the ffa buckets of free money. I think Otis gained at least 10 lbs due to them

 

[GoFishTN]

I hope Bournemouth stays up so they can afford to replace that horrible logo.

Wtf? Mansion gave the ffa buckets of free money. I think Otis gained at least 10 lbs due to them

I'm talking about their crest with the silhouette of someone heading the ball.

 

[El Floppo]

I hope Bournemouth stays up so they can afford to replace that horrible logo.

Wtf? Mansion gave the ffa buckets of free money. I think Otis gained at least 10 lbs due to them

I'm talking about their crest with the silhouette of someone heading the ball.

AYSO imo

 

[Kafka]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Conflicted...Italy & Ireland have been drawn in the same qualifying group again at a major tournament...with which grandparents does my loyalty lie? Group E is quality, with Belgium & Ibrahamovic also.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

I hope Bournemouth stays up so they can afford to replace that horrible logo.

Wtf? Mansion gave the ffa buckets of free money. I think Otis gained at least 10 lbs due to them

I'm talking about their crest with the silhouette of someone heading the ball.

Ah! With all the Japanese logo #### going on I barley had time to notice the players

 

[NewlyRetired]

This is just amazing clarity! Try the zoom in function

CbusAlex, can you find yourself?

http://gigapixel.panoramas.com/mls/2015/

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Damn Spurs. FFS.

 

[roadkill1292]

Southampton is now six points out of 18th. With Spurs and Arsenal coming up, it's time for me to be officially worried.

It's an amazing year in PL with two more surprises today.

 

[Sebowski]

Damn Spurs. FFS.

Cost me a ####### game in survivor. WTF? Relegation team loss at home? That shouldn't happen. Fire everybody.

 

[NewlyRetired]

fun stat

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More than anything, there is something delightfully absurd about studying the league table and realising, almost implausibly, Leicester have spent more days on top (17) than Manchester United (10) since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement two and a half years ago

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

This LigaMX Apertura final is pretty fun. Pumas flipped a 3-0 1st leg deficit to level at 3-3.

Tigres now lead in extra time 4-3. 12 minutes to go

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

GOOOOOOOL PUMAS!!! 119th minute! 4-4 aggregate

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

And Tigres (including US Men's Ninja Turtle Jose Francisco "Gringo" Torres) are your half-season Campeones! 4-2 in PKs

And both teams clinch spots in the CCL

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Champions league knockout draw (oh arsenal..,).

Gent v Wolfsburg

Roma v Real Madrid

Paris St-Germain v Chelsea

Arsenal v Barcelona

Juventus v Bayern Munich

PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid

Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City

 

[AAABatteries]

Some nice matchups - City look to be only EPL club left in the quarters.

 

[The Z Machine]

Good draw for Atlético. This is why coming out first is pretty meaningful.

Arsenal can now focus on domestic games entirely... Although Barça has looked very vulnerable in the last few weeks, they still have patched that leaky boat by late Feb when the next round of games for CL are slated.

 

[roadkill1292]

Champions league knockout draw (oh arsenal..,).

Gent v Wolfsburg

Roma v Real Madrid

Paris St-Germain v Chelsea

Arsenal v Barcelona

Juventus v Bayern Munich

PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid

Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City

Uh oh, no finals for Juvie this year.

 

[roadkill1292]

PL Europa league matchups:

Fiorentina - Tottenham

Midtjylland (conquerors of Southampton) - Manchester United

Augsburg - Liverpool

Funny, I watched Augsburg beat Schalke yesterday in stoppage while the Klopster was celebrating that big home point against West Brom.

 

[Native]

Champions league knockout draw (oh arsenal..,).

Gent v Wolfsburg

Roma v Real Madrid

Paris St-Germain v Chelsea

Arsenal v Barcelona

Juventus v Bayern Munich

PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid

Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City

Uh oh, no finals for Juvie this year.

PSG-Chelsea rematch. Not feeling it. :(

 

[The Gator]

PL Europa league matchups:

Fiorentina - Tottenham

Midtjylland (conquerors of Southampton) - Manchester United

Augsburg - Liverpool

Funny, I watched Augsburg beat Schalke yesterday in stoppage while the Klopster was celebrating that big home point against West Brom.

Yeah, you know they weren't celebrating, right?

There's been a weird reaction to this

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Good draw for Atlético. This is why coming out first is pretty meaningful.

Arsenal can now focus on domestic games entirely... Although Barça has looked very vulnerable in the last few weeks, they still have patched that leaky boat by late Feb when the next round of games for CL are slated.

Barca have looked vulnerable but they only have 2 games left until they are allowed to once again sign players.

 

[roadkill1292]

PL Europa league matchups:

Fiorentina - Tottenham

Midtjylland (conquerors of Southampton) - Manchester United

Augsburg - Liverpool

Funny, I watched Augsburg beat Schalke yesterday in stoppage while the Klopster was celebrating that big home point against West Brom.

Yeah, you know they weren't celebrating, right?

There's been a weird reaction to this

It was pretty awkward and funny.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Porto/Dortmund is a CL-quality tie.

 

[Jaysus]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Poor Wales :(

 

[Jaysus]

Champions league knockout draw (oh arsenal..,).

Gent v Wolfsburg

Roma v Real Madrid

Paris St-Germain v Chelsea

Arsenal v Barcelona

Juventus v Bayern Munich

PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid

Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City

I love how either Gent or Wolfsburg will be in the round of 8!

PSG has to be happy with that draw, right

 

[The Gator]

PL Europa league matchups:

Fiorentina - Tottenham

Midtjylland (conquerors of Southampton) - Manchester United

Augsburg - Liverpool

Funny, I watched Augsburg beat Schalke yesterday in stoppage while the Klopster was celebrating that big home point against West Brom.

Yeah, you know they weren't celebrating, right?

There's been a weird reaction to this

It was pretty awkward and funny.

It's normal in Germany where the crowds are 100x better than England. It's a thank you to the crowd, not a celebration of the game.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Champions league knockout draw (oh arsenal..,).

Gent v Wolfsburg

Roma v Real Madrid

Paris St-Germain v Chelsea

Arsenal v Barcelona

Juventus v Bayern Munich

PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid

Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City

I love how either Gent or Wolfsburg will be in the round of 8!

PSG has to be happy with that draw, right

And Benfica or Zenit.

It's fun to make fun of Arsenal and Chelsea, but if I'm Barca or Bayern, I'm just as annoyed at the draw.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Poor Wales :(

Seems like a decent group for Wales to me. England is probably the weakest 1 seed. Russia and Slovakia are top 30 type teams at best (I know Russia has done well since losing Don Fabio, but what's their last really big win in a game that matters?). Group A and Group E seem objectively tougher. Only Group F seems objectively easier, IMO. B, C, D seem to be right in the middle.

 

[The Gator]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Poor Wales :(

Seems like a decent group for Wales to me. England is probably the weakest 1 seed. Russia and Slovakia are top 30 type teams at best (I now Russia has done well since losing Don Fabio, but what's their last really big win in a game that matters?). Group A and Group E seem objectively tougher. Only Group F seems objectively easier, IMO. B, C, D seem to be right in the middle.

and Portugal will make a mess of it

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Good draw for Atlético. This is why coming out first is pretty meaningful.

Arsenal can now focus on domestic games entirely... Although Barça has looked very vulnerable in the last few weeks, they still have patched that leaky boat by late Feb when the next round of games for CL are slated.

Barca have looked vulnerable but they only have 2 games left until they are allowed to once again sign players.

That presents its own problems. Let's assume that Turan will integrate quickly as he's been training with the team for months (although it still took Suarez some time to get on the same page in games). Anyone else they sign is going to have to integrate into the team. Do you mess up the chemistry? Just bringing Messi back in has returned Neymar and Suarez to earth a bit.

 

[Sammy3469]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Poor Wales :(

Seems like a decent group for Wales to me. England is probably the weakest 1 seed. Russia and Slovakia are top 30 type teams at best (I now Russia has done well since losing Don Fabio, but what's their last really big win in a game that matters?). Group A and Group E seem objectively tougher. Only Group F seems objectively easier, IMO. B, C, D seem to be right in the middle.

and Portugal will make a mess of it

Pretty sure that goes without saying....

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Poor Wales :(

Seems like a decent group for Wales to me. England is probably the weakest 1 seed. Russia and Slovakia are top 30 type teams at best (I now Russia has done well since losing Don Fabio, but what's their last really big win in a game that matters?). Group A and Group E seem objectively tougher. Only Group F seems objectively easier, IMO. B, C, D seem to be right in the middle.

and Portugal will make a mess of it

Pretty sure that goes without saying....

I'm not sure I understand where that comes from. If we just look Euros and World Cups in the Ronaldo era, here is what we get.

2004 Euros - Finalist (losing to underdog Greece at home)

2006 World Cup - Semi-Finalist

2008 Euros -- Quarter-finalist (eliminated in a great game by Germany on a blatant push in the back by Ballack)

2010 World Cup - Lose to eventual champion in the first knockout round 1-0 (finished second in a group with a very good Brazil side that was upset by the Netherlands)

2014- World Cup -- Eliminated in the group stage

If we go back to 2000 and catch the "Golden Generation" era we add another group stage embarrassment in the World Cup in 2002, but also a Semis appearance in Euro 2000 (winning a group with England and Germany).

Not having a major international trophy will probably be a black stain on Ronaldo's career, but I think Portugal has probably punched a bit above its weight in major championships. Prime Ronaldo's best international teammate has probably been either Carvalho, Pepe, or Joao Moutinho. Almost any great has had a better second banana.

 

[El Floppo]

Euros:

Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland

Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland

Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

Group E: Belgium, Italy, Rep of Ireland, Sweden

Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary

Poor Wales :(

Seems like a decent group for Wales to me. England is probably the weakest 1 seed. Russia and Slovakia are top 30 type teams at best (I know Russia has done well since losing Don Fabio, but what's their last really big win in a game that matters?). Group A and Group E seem objectively tougher. Only Group F seems objectively easier, IMO. B, C, D seem to be right in the middle.

 

[Native]

Squawka Football ‏@Squawka 17m17 minutes ago
Only Sunderland (10) and Aston Villa (12) have lost more Premier League games than Chelsea (8) so far this season.

 

[Native]

Mahrez is silky smooth...

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

For our Man U fans. How do you feel when you hear that Chicharito has scored 17 goals in 20 appearances for Leverkeusen. I mean, is it fiery rage or just a bone-deep depression?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Sporting KC becomes the first team in MLS history today to sign a free agent.

Justin Mapp.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

#### off Vardy fookin racist #####

 

[El Floppo]

For our Man U fans. How do you feel when you hear that Chicharito has scored 17 goals in 20 appearances for Leverkeusen. I mean, is it fiery rage or just a bone-deep depression?

I don't even care about MU, but it still makes me burn that Cheech is scoring goals in europe.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Jamie Vardy scores when he wants.

 

[El Floppo]

Leicester!

forgot to record this... dammit.

 

[Sebowski]

Those Chelsea defenders had a hell of a view for that goal. Jealous.

 

[Native]

Beautiful cross by Mahrez.

Leicester City is one of the stories of the year in Europe. Home fans are going bananas. Hard not to root for them to go the distance...

 

[Christo]

For our Man U fans. How do you feel when you hear that Chicharito has scored 17 goals in 20 appearances for Leverkeusen. I mean, is it fiery rage or just a bone-deep depression?

How about those 9 assists and seven goals by Di Maria in 19 appearances?