The Soccer Thread

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Grant Wahl

[USSoccer]

This stuff is crazy. Who is the presidency frontrunner? Plz not the guy from Brazil.

 

Texieria would be worse than Warner being FIFA president.

 

I doubt Blatter goes anywhere. The traditional powers would greatly prefer the status quo.

 

EDIT: Ish just got real:

 

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/11/05/29/manual_230731.html&BID=165

[shnsajax]

Just give it to Platini.

 

Warner is going to try to take everyone down with him. And might have a lot of success. Wynalda is probably sitting back laughing his ass off.

[wolf stansson]

If this omertà of mutual corruption is broken, the whole thing could fall.

[USSoccer]

If this omertà of mutual corruption is broken, the whole thing could fall.

 

I can't wait for the blowback during the Gold Cup, btw. I fully expect some bizarre officiating decisions.

[shnsajax]

Lets create a new soccer organization and give countries the opportunity to play in either the US or Qatar in 2022. I won't be surprised to see FIFA come crashing down at some point the way this is going.

 

FIFA's bribery scandal spread Monday beyond allegations about the presidential election to include the selection of Qatar as the 2022 World Cup host, with evidence that FIFA's second in command suggested the desert nation had "bought" the right to host the world's biggest single-sport event.

 

Qatar's World Cup organizers swiftly denied the claim made in a private email from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke.

 

Qatar 2022 said it was "urgently seeking clarification from FIFA about the statement from their General Secretary. In the meantime we are taking legal advice to consider our options."

 

The issue compounded the problems for FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who was preparing to speak publicly Monday for the first time since two senior executives of world soccer's ruling body were suspended.

[Exile on Waveland]

Swansea City beats Reading 4-2, becoming first ever non-English side in the Premiership.

[wolf stansson]

Sounds like Blazer is out at CONCACAF.

[shnsajax]

Sounds like Blazer is out at CONCACAF.

 

Blazer looks like a 400lb George Lucas.

[USSoccer]

Sounds like Blazer is out at CONCACAF.

The lunatic interim president doesn't have the authority to fire Blazer.

[USSoccer]

New news:

 

-The DFB are calling for a 2022 probe, which means Adidas is calling for a 2022 probe.

 

-Blatter is saying Cups will now be awarded after a full 208 member vote.

 

-Gronoda from Argentina is saying that he asked for the Falklands back from England in exchange for their vote. Hilarious.

[shnsajax]

This is getting awesome. I hope they re-vote on 2022 just out of the hilarity it would cause.

[wolf stansson]

New news:

 

-The DFB are calling for a 2022 probe, which means Adidas is calling for a 2022 probe.

Hmm...what's in it for Germany/Adidas?

[wolf stansson]

Hughes and Houlier out at Fulham and Villa could lead to some intriguing American movement.

[wolf stansson]

Hughes and Houlier out at Fulham and Villa could lead to some intriguing American movement.

And just like that Ives retweets that Villa sign Bradley for 5 million pounds.

[shnsajax]

I hope that means more PT for Bradley.

[wolf stansson]

Now Ives is backing off. Says it's not done.

[USSoccer]

Now Ives is backing off. Says it's not done.

 

Ives is notoriously iffy with Euro news. I'd be pleasantly surprised to see Villa buy Bradley.

 

Clint, though...I'm not sure he moves unless it's a clear step up. Sucks that he now has to win over yet another manager.

[shnsajax]

Friedel to Tottenham. In random news I was watching the gold cup classics the other night from '94 and seeing Friedel with flowing locks of hair was really confusing.

[USSoccer]

Today's game should be interesting. Spain seem to be irritated that they're here, having to play, and we're not going to go balls out with the Gold Cup opener on Tuesday.

[shnsajax]

Darren Bent misses an open net that would have given England the lead after being down 2-0 to Switzerland.

[USSoccer]

Darren Bent misses an open net that would have given England the lead after being down 2-0 to Switzerland.

 

That miss was criminal

[shnsajax]

Darren Bent misses an open net that would have given England the lead after being down 2-0 to Switzerland.

 

That miss was criminal

 

I would have been calling for the head of any US player that would have missed that. Then again I can almost picture Jozy doing the exact same thing in a couple of hours. Hopefully that ball falls to Agudelo.

[USSoccer]

Darren Bent misses an open net that would have given England the lead after being down 2-0 to Switzerland.

 

That miss was criminal

 

I would have been calling for the head of any US player that would have missed that. Then again I can almost picture Jozy doing the exact same thing in a couple of hours. Hopefully that ball falls to Agudelo.

 

Jozy and Landon conspired to do that against Algeria last summer from the six.

[USSoccer]

18-man US roster for today:

1-Howard, 2-Spector, 4-Bradley, 5-Onyewu, 6-Cherundolo, 7-Edu, 8-Dempsey, 9-Agudelo, 11-Wondolowski, 13-Jones, 14-Lichaj, 15-Ream, 16-Kljestan, 17-Altidore, 19-Rogers, 21-Goodson, 22-Bedoya, 23-Hahnemann

 

Donovan left with an illness.

 

We might get worked.

 

Wants for tonight:

 

-Ream and Lichaj get some tick against real international competition

 

-To see Bradley/Jones for a half, and Edu sub in for Mikey at half.

 

-Who's our strike partnershp?