The new footy thread

[jstewismybastardson]

Cristiano Ronaldo makes stunning revelation as he recounts homophobic row with Atletico Madrid's Koke

Ronaldo: “Koke, he called me a faggot. I told him, ‘a faggot, yes. But a rich one, b****** ’.

lol

wait ... did ronaldo just officially come out of the closet?


/not that theres anything wrong with it

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

wait ... did ronaldo just officially come out of the closet?


/not that theres anything wrong with it

It would explain why he always gets mad when teammates don't send him balls.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

This Dortmund-Warsaw game has been a god damn barnburner. From the 10-24 minutes 5 goals were scored and now it's 5-2 Dortmund.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

BTW, those 7 goals are the most in the first half of a game in Champions League history!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

BTW, those 7 goals are the most in the first half of a game in Champions League history!

And with an 8-4 final, the record for most goals ever in a CL game is broken.

 

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And with an 8-4 final, the record for most goals ever in a CL game is broken.

We need smaller nets

 

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Separated from Patrik Stefan at birth?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Man, that was some peak MLS'ing last night. Painting the lines of the 18 yard boxes too narrow?!

Also, if your team plays at a stadium that has natural grass as a playing surface there is no circumstance where you should have the ability to move the game to a convention centre with a god-awful turf laid on the concrete surface.

What an all-around joke.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

In cuter soccer stuff, Real Madrid played Sporting in Lisbon last night. Ronaldo's mascot was his niece.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Also, it's been twenty years to the day since Southampton were fooled by some asshole claiming to be George Weah's cousin.

Matt Le Tissier remembers Ali Dia's Southampton signing

 

[jstewismybastardson]

We need smaller nets

Man, that was some peak MLS'ing last night. Painting the lines of the 18 yard boxes too narrow?!

Also, if your team plays at a stadium that has natural grass as a playing surface there is no circumstance where you should have the ability to move the game to a convention centre with a god-awful turf laid on the concrete surface.

What an all-around joke.

i thought i saw that they left some of the tape down on the field surface when they started playing ... this true???? lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

i thought i saw that they left some of the tape down on the field surface when they started playing ... this true???? lol

TBH I didn't tune in until after the Leafs-Canes game (I had tuned in at the original start time but left and kinda forgot about it after the delay) by which point it was 3-0 and I was paying more attention to some work I had to finish until TFC started making a game of it later on, but it would hardly be a shock.

I heard a Saputo interview from last night on the radio this morning saying it was embarassing but also blaming the refs because they showed up "late" and didn't perform their check until right before the game, which I thought was an interesting strategy - "We fucked up but it's your fault for not finding out sooner".

 

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Yeah, the field fiasco at Olympic Stadium in Montreal was unfortunate last night, but to pack over 60,000 people into the stadium to watch an MLS playoff game was pretty impressive, in my opinion.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yeah, the field fiasco at Olympic Stadium in Montreal was unfortunate last night, but to pack over 60,000 people into the stadium to watch an MLS playoff game was pretty impressive, in my opinion.

It's give and take - great attendance at the cost of one of the league's most important matches (certainly the most important soccer match ever played in Canada) having the kind of logistical issues men's leagues usually deal with.

I'm going to the return leg next week though, and I'm guessing I'll be bitching about how they should've played the game indoors not too long after taking my seat so maybe I oughtta shut up lol. Of course that could've been avoided by not having the MLS season end in fucking December but

 

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It's give and take - great attendance at the cost of one of the league's most important matches (certainly the most important soccer match ever played in Canada) having the kind of logistical issues men's leagues usually deal with.

I'm going to the return leg next week though, and I'm guessing I'll be bitching about how they should've played the game indoors not too long after taking my seat so maybe I oughtta shut up lol. Of course that could've been avoided by not having the MLS season end in fucking December but

The MLS season is way too long, I agree (I think starting in March is fine, but you should be able to crown a champ in late October/early November).

 

[jstewismybastardson]

last night, I saw Alexei Lalas flaunting the "over 100,000 people attended 2 SAWKKKER games in North America tonight"

problem is ... that number is also probably how many were watching on tv

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

The MLS season is way too long, I agree (I think starting in March is fine, but you should be able to crown a champ in late October/early November).

Well why the hell did they have to wait an entire week between games in the last round and between the last two games of the season? Speed that shit up and this week could've been the final instead of December 10th.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

last night, I saw Alexei Lalas flaunting the "over 100,000 people attended 2 SAWKKKER games in North America tonight"

problem is ... that number is also probably how many were watching on tv

Radio this morning was saying that ESPN ratings might be higher because TFC has 2 of the best American players in their 11. I have my doubts.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

kinda sideways but its about one of the MLS final 4

seattle radio/tv guy Ian Furness was in the cesspool yesterday and ranked "care level" amongst sports teams fans in wash st. ... he quoted tv numbers so its not an unrealistic assessment

1.Seahawks
2.udub football
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3.Mariners (which is close to being in the shitter)
4.Wash St football
5.udub hoops
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6.Sounders

not good

 

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What's your feeling locally jstew, have the Whitecaps surpassed the Lions as far as popularity is concerned?