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2nd - 26 pts5th place is closer to relegation than to 2nd place right now, right?
5th - 17 pts
18th - 8 pts
19th - 8 pts
20th - 7 pts
Looks like the same either way, 9 pts
2nd - 26 pts5th place is closer to relegation than to 2nd place right now, right?
France spanking Spain 5-1El Floppo said:Semis...
Mex (1-0) vs Netherland (4-1)
Other quarters are today.
Mex keep figuring out how to make their youth advance. With the USs seeming advancement of player pool quality through the academies, it's even more disappointing how badly they're doing when it matters. The players are getting better (at least LCD) and the teams are doing worse.
6-1 final.France spanking Spain 5-1
I just saw a report that Gerrard will take over at.....I'm reporting from verified sources* that Wenger will take over from Poch soon.
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I verify that Im the source and that I made it up. But it's a good dream.
The talent is so fun to watch in Africa but I would be amiss if I don't say that I really enjoy the inevitable time something so ludicrous happens that you can just close your eyes and see the African brass saying "see if you can top this Concacaf!"The never-ending slog that is African football continues this week with the first games of the AFCON 2021 group stage. CAF does its usual CAFfiness by including Cameroon in the groups even through they'll qualify automatically as hosts. AFCON has a history of the finals getting moved so I guess it's smart to cover for that possibility.
The Super Eagles are in Group L with Lesotho, Benin and Sierra Leone.
Don't know if I count, but I DVR'd and watched back both matches Sunday :lookatme:Nice day in the ratings yesterday.
Liverpool Man City drew 1.2m and MLS Cup drew 1.7m viewers.
It is extremely rare that two club games break 1m viewers on the same day.
you count (assuming you were in a Nielsen family of course)Don't know if I count, but I DVR'd and watched back both matches Sunday :lookatme:
not sure about everyone else, but I am triggered about a Football Club planing in a Soccer LeagueSpeaking of new teams, does anyone know why the new Louisville NWSL team name is getting so many panties in a bunch?
The new name is Proof Louisville FC, which I assume is a nod to Kentucky's famous bourbon...?
Whoa. Super-fans.Now that is a road trip!
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River Plate has hired buses to take fans to Lima, Peru for the Copa Libertadores final versus Flamengo. The 3900 km journey will take 50 hours, crossing the Andes mountains on the way.
This is the first year the final has been held as a single game in a neutral location, a decision that was made even before last year's Boca Juniors / River Plate debacle in Buenos Aires (in which the first leg was held at La Bombonera (postponed one day due to weather) and the second leg was held at the Bernabeu in Madrid a couple weeks after the Boca team bus was attacked outside the Monumental, causing a delay of several hours, then later, a complete cancellation.) I think a few of us provided live-posting coverage of those events in this very thread last year.Now that is a road trip!
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River Plate has hired buses to take fans to Lima, Peru for the Copa Libertadores final versus Flamengo. The 3900 km journey will take 50 hours, crossing the Andes mountains on the way.
It is official. Sounds like he is not retiring though. Serie A continues to be the biggest rumor.I don't know if this is an official good bye, but it is all Zlatan
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Zlatan Ibrahimović
I came, I saw, I conquered. Thank you @lagalaxy for making me feel alive again. To the Galaxy fans - you wanted Zlatan, I gave you Zlatan. You are welcome. The story continues...Now go back to watch baseball
As a Serie A follower, I would love to see him back in Italy.It is official. Sounds like he is not retiring though. Serie A continues to be the biggest rumor.
Brescia w super Mario ftwAs a Serie A follower, I would love to see him back in Italy.
I know it won't happen, but think about the the craziness that could go down if he went to Brescia. Even better, Parma, Zlatan and Gervinho is appealing.
drunken slob said:Much like @Kafka, to paraphrase, " I spit at everything ESPN does." But ESPN+ is excellent. I watch at least three Italian League matches and one English Championship match per week. Later this week I'll start watching the European Championship quals and catch up on some other stuff as long as it's available for "On Demand" types like me.
Also want to give a shout out to @Jaysus, Leeds Leeds Leeds , is the club I've watched the most from the Championship. My goal is to see a match from each home-ground before the end of the season. It just so happens that Leeds is the visitor for most of my viewings.
I knew this would be a Leeds (Leeds Leeds) post as soon as I got the alert I was tagged!drunken slob said:want to give a shout out to @Jaysus, Leeds Leeds Leeds , is the club I've watched the most from the Championship. My goal is to see a match from each home-ground before the end of the season. It just so happens that Leeds is the visitor for most of my viewings.
Can Montreal get Aguedelo just for nostalgia’s sake? I miss Henry looking at him like he’d just violated a corpse with the wrong salad fork every time he misplaced a pass.Thierry Henry has been named the new Montreal Impact head coach.
In a way this was actually a compliment to Agudelo. Henry ignored most of his teammates but absolutely got lit by the ones who he felt were not getting the most out of their talent. That has always been the definition of Agudelo.Can Montreal get Aguedelo just for nostalgia’s sake? I miss Henry looking at him like he’d just violated a corpse with the wrong salad fork every time he misplaced a pass.
Poor beta swag always made the wrong choice- pass, dribble, run, no run... It was fantastic to watch.In a way this was actually a compliment to Agudelo. Henry ignored most of his teammates but absolutely got lit by the ones who he felt were not getting the most out of their talent. That has always been the definition of Agudelo.Can Montreal get Aguedelo just for nostalgia’s sake? I miss Henry looking at him like he’d just violated a corpse with the wrong salad fork every time he misplaced a pass.
Yet another of the many players between Jozy and Sargent to not come good at striker for the US
In a way he may have been the American who had the largest gap between physical skills/tools and soccer IQ.Poor beta swag always made the wrong choice- pass, dribble, run, no run... It was fantastic to watch.
Was just coming to say this. Mex scored an og along with another in the right net to send it to pks.Mexico beat Holland in pk's in the U17 WC. Mexico advance to final.
To be fair to the fans...England needed Sterling out there to push for double digits- they were robbed of that.Nice move by Sterling:
Raheem Sterling@sterling7
To all the @England fans, I wanted to leave things at it was but tonight I have to speak again : it was hard for me to see my team mate get booed for something that was my fault. Joe hasn’t done anything wrong & for me to see someone who keeps his head down and work hard..
especially after a difficult week for him to be booed when he came on tonight was wrong. I’ve taken full responsibility and accepted the consequence. I felt as though I had to say this get home safe every one #Euro2020
The photographer on the end lineCUs last home game, vs Harvard, was senior day. With the game a blowout, cu got to play all their seniors including a guy who had never scored...until now.
that celebration
Rumors are increasing here in Charlotte. Surprising it is moving so quickly without a successful local team or really any movement by the public. The county will give $100mm to whatever they are doing stadium wise.I would love to see Phoenix's dollar beer night make it to MLS
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MLS expansion update: Don Garber says Charlotte "has done a lot of work to move their bid to the front of the line" to become MLS's 30th team. Competing with Las Vegas and Phoenix right now. Announcement could come in the next couple months
Will they be allowed to stay at the same level of the pyramid with such a small stadium?Charleston Battery sold
Good riddance Bowman! He tripled ticket prices, removed a lot of the features that attracted families, put in a big a** (too big) scoreboard then sold the stadium.