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I guess thats why its hard to predict who will do well in the euroQuote:
Originally Posted by HANZO
Holland always smashes everyone in qualifying but then go on and choke.
Although lately they have been going far...eventually they'll win something
champions starting april 14th
who do you guys got
Juve vs Monaco
Athletico Mad vs Real Mad
Barca vs PSG
Porto vs Bayern Munich
Im looking forward to Athletico vs Real
as Jim Ross would say thats a "slobberknocker" of a match
Damn, the Fenerbahçe bus got shot up the other day
Yeah lol Turkish football is a joke. They suspended the league for a week, also Fenerbahce have said they won't play unless the culprits are found. They blaming foreign agents who are trying to stir up trouble in Turkey by targeting Fenerbahce lol, thats how insane they are.
You know what I am not surprised this happened though, the injustice in Turkish football has reached such extreme levels that some people have just completely lost the plot, losing it enough to warrant shooting at another teams bus. I hate what has become of Turkish football, the politics involved, the fact that Fenerbahce completely got away with match fixing. There is such clear evidence that they fixed a minimum of 9 games, UEFA, CAS and the Swiss federal courts have said they fixed the games, but the Turkish football federation denies it after initially accepting it. Due to this and countless other examples some people have this outright hate for Fenerbahce and the people who run Turkish football.
Anyway back to football I fully enjoy seeing Man City fail, hopefully Liverpool can rob 4th from them.
I don't dole EPL but it would have been great to see Southampton make the champions league next year. Doesn't look like they can make up the 5 points though so I hope Liverpool can make it. Man City are pathetic. all the money in tbd world and they've assembled a horrible squad besides Aguero.
I was reading that Kompany was complaining that FFP is holding City back lol but they waste their money on shit players so what difference does it make
wow david luiz really had a nightmare of a game
im pretty sure his pricetag keeps dropping
http://images.latintimes.com/sites/l...?itok=pArMP3jb
Wow Bayern the first game against Porto was a shocker, the way they conceded was just nonsense. Today fucking hell they wiped their ass with Porto, it could have been 7 or 8 if they didn't take it easy in the 2nd.
I expect Real Madrid and Juventus to join Barca and Bayern in the next round. That should sets up a great semi-finals in the champs league.
Real unfortunate that Turan got red carded!
thats when it all fel apart for athletico.
Next round should be fun
Id like to see bayern vs madrid
and juve vs barca
either way the finals will be a classico or the semi finals
I think Juve can pull a surprise they been playing well, good solid team and you know whoever they get they are gonna park the bus and hit them on the counter and theres a good chance it will work for them.
I couldn't agree more.Quote:
Originally Posted by HANZO
I think Tevez will be going all out because hes going back to play in Argentina next season... I think Boca Juniors?
Even Buffon says Tevez is dragging Juve to the title
http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy...n?ICID=HP_BN_1
Bayern seem to be the favorites to win the CL
The penalties in the Bayern - Dortmund game were a bit weird. Never seen ze Germans miss so many penalties.
Montreal Impact (CAN) vs America (MEX)
this is for a spot in the fifa club world cup?
big game if you are Canadian
Champions league semis look good
Bayern vs Barca
R.Mad vs Juve
Looks like Robben and Lewandowski are injured for the remainder of the season.
Barca seem to be the favorites for the moment
I think theres a chance its going to be a classico final?
CFC Premier League Champions 14/15. :cheerlie:
^Meh, I fucking hate Chelsea.. Gotta give it to them though, they were far above everyone else this year.
What do people think about Barca vs Bayern? Barca is on fire atm.
That second Messi goal though. Jesus christ
Well Messi the difference maker, again a Bayern defensive mistake led to the first goal and the floodgates opened. Barca were the better side but slightly up to the goal there wasn't that much going on. However the game began to swing to Barca in the 2nd half, Bayern couldn't counter with any good effect while most Barca counters were effective.
Bayern lacked conviction, no shot on goal of course missing their top players is key. But you know the game next week Bayern could just go on a roll. They just need an early goal in Munich and they could go on a roll.
They won the league early last season and before the Madrid game they dipped in form and began losing games, same this season. Losing to Dortmund in the cup etc etc, Bayern are out of rhythm at the wrong time of the season. At the beginning of the year they are the best team in Europe at the end of it though their form dips.
^
Yup.
you cant single out Bayern just yet.
They can go off on Barca next week ! Plus they have home advantage.
Messi Neymar and Suarez were runninga muck in the 2nd half.
Real might win it next week.
CR7 is most likely gonna step it up after messi scored 2 today
Next week matches are gonna good!
Id like to see Juve vs Barca in the finals
but i got this feeling its gonna be a classico final
I agree, I would like to see Juve-Barca final but Madrid might just be a bit too strong at home.
^wow great goal. You know you get some really great goals in the youth or amateur leagues. The youth players just go for it, so you get some spectacular goals.
How about Dnipro? 1-1 away against Napoli, definitely the surprise in all European competitions, most can't even pronounce the teams full name.
I wouldve never thought Dnipro Vs Napoli was gonna end up in a tie
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague...?autoplay=true
I watched the Napoli-Dnipro game and Napoli should of won 4-0 but they are just too wasteful. Dnipro's goal was half a mile offside too and was also their only shot on goal, even their coach said they were extremely lucky.
Bayern with some truly shocking defending against Barcelona.
Barca in the 2nd half seem to have taken their foot off the pedal
They shouldve tied it near the end. I guess Messi was surprised Neymar was gonna pass it to him.
Juve Vs Real should be good!
watch out for Tevez
Juveee!!!!! what a game Juve deserved it. I don't know about the final but I think they have a chance, great to see the old lady back at the top of European football. Suarez vs Cheillini round 2 should be interesting.
Still after so many years a team hasn't won the champions league back to back.
^ Yup that was one heck of a game.
Real really missed alot of chance on that!
I thought they would score in the last couple of minutes.
Final is June 06 2015!!
Should be a good one!!
Barca win La Liga, not surprising but when you consider how they started the season its amazing that they can win the treble now. They didn't have the best of starts.
Gerrard's last game at Anfield, emotional, what a player and a true legend. Genuinely sad, Liverpool won't be the same without him.
Onto to the awesome Turkish league. 8 days ago Besiktas were leaders on goal difference, 8 days later and 3 games gone with 2 left to play we are officially out of it. Got 2 draws and a loss today, (conceded from a corner kick), played some really bad teams as well. While our rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce won all their games 1-0 by scoring in the last minutes of the game. Epic choke job, pretty much spells the end of the Slaven Bilic era. I think the fact he is such a cool character overshadows his abilities as a coach.
^ I really thought Real was gonna win la liga and the champions
and im a Barca fan!
Its gonna be a great game vs the old lady !
Gerrard is pure class! I thought he would retire at liverpool but he will be great in the MLS.
Gerrard was one of the few players who stuck with their club > money !
He will be missed! I just wish they would've won the game for him !
my home team AA Gent just won the Belgian championship title for the very first time
YESSS
^ Hey congrats
usually its Anderlecht or Brugge (sometimes standard Liege) that end up winning it
Real sacked Carlo Antelotti and will receive half of his final year's salary (4 Million)
Napoli's Rafa Benitez is next in line to coach Real Madrid
Ancelotti is going to take a leave. I wouldnt be surprised i he went back to AC Milan
Arsenal will be bidding on Benzema
Khedira might be leaving madrid for Juve
Pogba set to join either R.Madrid or Barca
Dybala signed for Juventus for nearly 50m
Sevilla win the UEFA cup again, it would be shocking if someone else won the competition. I was really rooting for Dnipro, they played well but Sevilla were by far the better team.
What about the corruption scandal with FIFA? who would have thought FIFA were corrupt, utter shocking..
Whats surprising is that its an FBI investigation, you would have expected the order for the arrests to come out of Europe but the investigation focuses on Latin America and the 2018 and 2022 World cup bids. Should give Blatter a headache right before Fifa elections as well.
Qatar should definitely be stripped from hosting 2022 mainly because they treat the men building the stadiums like utter shit, how many have died? god knows.
--- Jack Warner, Indicted Ex-FIFA Official, Cites Article In 'The Onion' To Rip U.S.
https://s.yimg.com/nn/fp/rsz/053115/...433097093..jpg
Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner from Trinidad and Tobago was among the 14 officials charged in the Justice Department's investigation into global soccer corruption last week. On Sunday, Warner posted a video on Facebook to assert his innocence and rip the United States.
To bolster his case, Warner tried to expose the U.S. of being guilty of a double standard. His proof? An article published in the wake of the indictments titled FIFA Frantically Announces 2015 Summer World Cup In United States.
"If FIFA is so bad, why is it the USA wants to keep the FIFA World Cup?" Warner says on the video while holding a printout of the article.
The problem? The article is from The Onion, the satirical website.
So how does Sepp Blatter keep winning re-election as FIFA president? He can thank guys like Jack Warner.
Warner, 72, faces 12 charges including accusations of accepting bribes in the process to determine hosts for the World Cup in 1998 (France) and 2010 (South Africa).
http://yahoo.thepostgame.com/blog/da...-onion-article
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGDHbU-UMAAFUzz.jpg
I for one would've loved to see the world cup hosted in the USA than Qatar.
As if nobody suspected anything when Russia and Qatar won the WC bids
Well Blatter is officially gone, thank the footballing gods. However its not like shit will change at FIFA, money rules and corruption is embedded into FIFA from ground up.
As with the world cups, I do not mind a Russian world cup i do think they will be worthy hosts on the basis that its one of the biggest sporting nations, has a respectable league and a lot of good players. Its a football nation at the end of the day and most of the infrastructure is already in place. However much corruption went on nobody can deny that Russia deserve to host such a tournament.
Qatar is an entirely different story, no sporting history, nothing to do with football apart from sponsoring Barca and buying PSG. Plus the stadiums are being built by modern day slaves. 2022 should have gone to Australia, the US had it in 94 would be wrong to give it to them again. Australia have the stadiums and plus you know the stadiums would be full in every game and the atmosphere would be great. Too bad the Aussies don't know how to pay people off.
Agreed on the points you made.Quote:
Originally Posted by HANZO
Not a big fan of Russia hosting it. They are beefing with Ukrane and the USA.
So who knows if tensions will flair in the coming years. Maybe Russia will be on their best behavior and when the
I would've loved for Australia to have gotten the world cup!
I had no idea they were bidding for 2022.
I think /hope Fifa will cancel the Qatar WC and give it to either Australia or USA.
There is talks about Qatar being stripped and a slim chance Russia gets stripped ....If Russia gets stripped of the WC ,England is the favorite to host it
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...-10292941.html
Canada is hosting the womens world cup
anyone gonna be watching that?
Fifa will always be corrupt however, I had no idea it was registered as a charity
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-13616328
Blatter was probably under great pressure like Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Anyway, the US will put a pressure on Putin but he won't care, countries like that don't fold over some boycott-threats. And nobody gives a f about Ukraine no more.
Australia should be there instead of Qatar. I agree. Qatari WC will be a commercial flop. Nobody will go there in the middle of winter.
Fuck the World Cup it shouldn't be held here. FIFA demanded we halt other sports for the WC and now our government want the $45m back from FIFA
Yeah FIFA does have a rep of absolutely raping the host or candidate countries. They forced Brazil to change some laws regarding alcohol in stadiums. Brazil had banned it because of alcohol related deaths at matches and well FIFA didn't like that so they forced the Brazilian government to change the law so people can drink fucking Budweiser, which shouldn't even be classed as alcohol in the first place.
Anyway more FIFA scandal, an executive admitting to taking bribes for the 98 and 2010 World Cups. Now the FBI is also looking into the 2018 and 2022 bids along with Swiss courts. Shits gonna get hectic. Funny thing about the 98 and 2010 world cups, the country that lost the chance to host was Morocco on both occasions. Can they themselves go to courts and sue FIFA? The gates of hell have truly opened.
I had no idea that the WC was gonna be held during the winter time?!
I knew there were talks about it, but it would conflict with the regular season league games?
Id like to see the WC in Australia (Or USA), If Australia do get it , I hope there's better conditions and terms. Budweiser is goblin piss in a can, I dunno why people buy it !
good info gents
I think Russia will get stripped and the UK will get the WC
who knows
We can only wait to see what happens
FIFA I'm pretty sure that FIFA didn't pay tax on any dollsr they made in Brazil too but the Brazilian government had to put up millions to host it and FIFA don't pay shit but keep all of the profits. It's telling when a lot of Brazilian football legends were saying that the WC shouldn't be there. Romario was spot on.
FIFA want the other codes to stop for like 8 weeks while the WC is on if we host it. Who the fuck are FIFA to demand that? Lol. The other codes didn't support our bid so it wasn't as good as it could have been, not that it mattered. The GayFL get nothing out of it but upgrading stadiums helps NRL, union and the A-League too but we don't really have the stadiums to host it anyway. FIFA don't want more than 2 stadiums in a city to host it but we've only got like 5 cities that could host games. Melbourne has a 100k rectangle stadium FIFA don't want and then Sydney has 80k which is shit and 45k which needs upgrading and Brisbane has 55k and that's it. Everything else is like 20-30k stadiums.