The Soccer Thread

[Guest]

That giveaway goal at the end of the first leg was the decider.

[Guest]

Some bad penalties in Atletico-Bayer. Three players hit it over the top and another had a terrible penalty right down the middle that was saved.

[USSoccer]

Jeebus, today's CL games have been garbage. Dortmund is getting pantsed at home and Aguero just missed a PK that would have made that tie at least interesting late.

[USSoccer]

Tim Howard is done, guys. Stick a fork in him.

 

He had his one last, final hurrah when Belgium put 80% of their shots right at him; he's dreadful at this point.

[wvcbxl]

Holy [expletive] - what a performance by my boys away at Beçiktas :yahoo:

[Guest]

PSG-Barcelona

Atletico-Real

Porto-Bayern

Juve-Monaco

 

First two ties should be good.

[UMFan83]

Tim Howard is done, guys. Stick a fork in him.

 

He had his one last, final hurrah when Belgium put 80% of their shots right at him; he's dreadful at this point.

 

It's sad. I follow Everton closer than any other Europe team and its been terrible to see him fail. At least most of the fans respect him enough to not completely turn on him, and place most of the blame on Roberto Martinez.

[wolf stansson]

I know dude had plans but it's about time for that egregiously expensive contract from Red Bulls so he can ride into the sunset.

[Mark Priors Calves]

I'm pissed the 2022 World Cup is going to be in the winter. The month of June is the perfect window for it, and stupid FIFA goes and fucks it all up.

[wolf stansson]

It's really the worst. People are going to have to take time off for thanksgiving and christmas around it, so tons of people are not going to be up to travel there or take pto to watch during the day. Absolute bull [expletive].

[shnsajax]

Given the current state of the Middle East how many people are even going to want to travel their?

[ConstableRabbit]

Given the current state of the Middle East how many people are even going to want to travel their?

Qatar is about as safe as it gets from a violence and crime perspective. And it's hot and exotic.

 

I think people will end up going, despite the instability of the region overall. The World Cup would obviously be a terrorist target, but it always is -- I don't think the increased risk is THAT great.

 

ETA: UAE attracts over 10m visitors annually. If they can do it without much, Qatar can draw for a global event. I'd guess that alcohol and sex restrictions would be bigger red flags from potential visitors than instability/terrorism.

[jersey cubs fan]

Given the current state of the Middle East how many people are even going to want to travel their?

Qatar is about as safe as it gets from a violence and crime perspective. And it's hot and exotic.

 

As long as you don't count the thousands of slave labor deaths as violent.

[ConstableRabbit]

Given the current state of the Middle East how many people are even going to want to travel their?

Qatar is about as safe as it gets from a violence and crime perspective. And it's hot and exotic.

 

As long as you don't count the thousands of slave labor deaths as violent.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh are never in the World Cup Final, so I don't anticipate many tourists getting mistakenly worked to death.

[shnsajax]

Given the current state of the Middle East how many people are even going to want to travel their?

Qatar is about as safe as it gets from a violence and crime perspective. And it's hot and exotic.

 

As long as you don't count the thousands of slave labor deaths as violent.

 

And a country known for funneling money into terrorist groups. I have no doubts it's safe today buts it's hardly assured of being safe 1 year from now given the location and the spread that's happening in the Middle East. And as Goony mentioned the slave labor death tolls will be in the 1,000's and higher than we will ever now.

[USSoccer]

Jesus Gerrard. You were in the game like 50 seconds. Sent off for stomping on Herrera.

[Guest]

Jesus Gerrard. You were in the game like 50 seconds. Sent off for stomping on Herrera.

 

I have no idea what he was thinking on that.

 

Can anyone else remember another player getting sent off after less time on the field than that?

[treebird]

chelsea up 2-0 on hull city in a nice comfortable snoozer 26 minutes in, then give up an extremely impressive goal and a complete nonsense goal in 75 seconds.

[wvcbxl]

Bayern just lost at home :shock:

[USSoccer]

Jesus Gerrard. You were in the game like 50 seconds. Sent off for stomping on Herrera.

 

I have no idea what he was thinking on that.

 

Can anyone else remember another player getting sent off after less time on the field than that?

 

I feel like I saw it happen one other time, but I couldn't tell you when.

 

I've never seen a player with Gerrard's pedigree do it, though.

[wolf stansson]

Minnesota United was formally reported in MLS expansion news. They get to keep their logo and colors too.

[wolf stansson]

Hey look! The English FA wants to cut the Premier League off at the knees despite absurd profits and global relevance.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/11490370/We-must-cut-number-of-foreign-players-to-find-more-English-talent-like-Harry-Kane-says-FA-chairman.html

 

Don Garber just drew blood high five'ing himself so hard.

[KaiserCesar]

Just saw this and thought it was pretty cool - map of US Open participants.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/LCLn6gA.jpg

 

 

Kind of surprising that Cincinnati, Cleveland and Nashville don't have teams in the top 3 divisions.

[wolf stansson]

Seriously now. Deuce just injured his hammy in training. Out 2-3 weeks.

 

Why does Jurgen hate hammies?

[USSoccer]

Maybe JK ought to revisit his training regimen