General Soccer Discussion Thread

[NASpurs]

Thread for topics not covered in the other threads and topics that probably don't deserve their own thread.

Costa Rica vs. Brazil tonight. Brazil is going to wipe that Tico ass off the field.

Some other matches tonight:

http://www.livefootball.com/football/2011-10-07/

World Cup (http://www.livefootball.com/football/world-cup/) – CONCACAF Qualification (http://www.livefootball.com/football/world-cup/concacaf-qualification/)

14:00 Uruguay v Bolivia
16:05 Ecuador v Venezuela
18:10 Argentina v Chile
20:15 Peru v Paraguay

There's also a ton of UEFA Group matches today.

[lefty]

Thread for topics not covered in the other threads and topics that probably don't deserve their own thread.

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Does that apply to this thread?

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol arsenal op

[NASpurs]

Does that apply to this thread?

Did I just get hit by an infamous lefty one liner?

[NASpurs]

lol arsenal op

I jinx teams for free.

[IronMaxipad]

Son you should have just made an Official Costa Rica thread or some shit. :lol

Other Sports is basically the General soccer forum.

[NASpurs]

Son you should have just made an Official Costa Rica thread or some shit. :lol

Other Sports is basically the General soccer forum.

It would have been me talking to myself, which isn't that different from this thread plus saying "lol Costa Rica" over and over in my thread would suck :lol.

But sometimes I feel like mentioning something that doesn't belong to a particular thread. I'm just going to bump this thread to hell.

Like this for example, good to see Park Chu Young (Arsenal) score two goals for his South Korean team. :toast I mean, I could say that in the EPL thread but eh...

[IronMaxipad]

lol Costa Rica

[ElNono]

lol professional athletes vs plumbers

[Muser]

lol England

[NASpurs]

The plumbers overachieved by not getting their skulls kicked in by Brazil but Brazil didn't look that great in the game. It was boring as fuck too.

Is this the soccer's "forum" random thoughts thread? I should have just named it that.

I lol'ed at that plumbers comment btw.

[lefty]

Classic Rooney :lmao

[quentin_compson]

Lol Rooney.
Overall, pretty poor second half by England.

[lefty]

Ronaldinho goal vs Mexico


Damn :wow

[ALVAREZ6]

http://www.theblogismine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Paraguay-Keep-Hottest-Fan-Larissa-Riquelme-Dream-Alive-10.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

man i wonder how Stoke would do playing against other elite teams outside of EPL...they tend to give most of the top sides in the epl a draw or upset win on mos occassions, given that they have nobodies on their squad...

[Muser]

Stoke aren't nobodies, they've got a good squad and a great manager.

The Brittania is a fortress too, loudest fans in England.

[SAtown]

http://www.theblogismine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Paraguay-Keep-Hottest-Fan-Larissa-Riquelme-Dream-Alive-10.jpg

Nice ass!

[ALVAREZ6]

Figured this would be a good spot to put this too, since the EPL thread gets many posts and will for sure tomorrow:

6b-s4xQfZ_M

:lmao :lmao :lmao


"Don't worry, he doesn't know about you and Giggs." :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

one of the ACL games this past week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7O3tUuhu4&feature=player_embedded#!

http://images.smh.com.au/2011/10/20/2717690/art-fight1-420x0.jpg

[Spurologist]

Ioyt2zzm530

[Libri]

My favorite are the double dives. lol

[ALVAREZ6]

LMFAO...this dumb ass piece of shit cannot go a month without making the headlines for something so stupid.


http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/973356/manchester-city's-mario-balotelli-escapes-bathroom-fire?cc=5901

Balotelli escapes bathroom fire
October 22, 2011

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has escaped unhurt after a firework went off in his bathroom.

Two fire engines were sent to the home of the Italy international in Mottram St Andrew, Macclesfield, in the early hours of Saturday morning after the alarm was raised.

They found a fire in the bathroom on the first floor of the detached property.

Four firefighters arrived wearing breathing apparatus and used two hose reel water jets to douse the flames, and a large fan was deployed to clear smoke.

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews managed to put the fire out within half an hour of arriving but remained at the scene until 2.45am to prevent any possible flare-ups.

"Smoke alarms were fitted at the property and the occupiers were able to get out unharmed. The fire was caused by a firework.''

The cause of the blaze is being examined by fire investigators and police but is not being treated as suspicious.

[ALVAREZ6]

:lmao

http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/1020/trashyourtevezshirt_275x155.jpg


Carlos Tevez, the troublesome fellow that once divided Manchester, is now bringing City and United fans together as they have been invited to "trash" their Tevez shirts in a skip ahead of the derby this weekend.

Want-away Tevez, who quit United for rivals City in 2009, will miss Sunday's top-of-the-table clash following his alleged refusal to come off the bench against Bayern Munich and is public enemy No.1 with both sets of supporters.

The unhappy fans, of which over 75,000 are expected to descend on Old Trafford for the derby, will be encouraged to ditch their unwanted Tevez jerseys which will then be sent to charities in his native Argentina, where he is not yet a figure of hate, by bookmakers Betfair.

"Time and time again Tevez has let the fans down," said Betfair spokesman Alex Bake. "What better way for fed up supporters to show they want rid of him for good than by dumping their shirts. These two sets of supporters don't often see eye to eye, but I'm sure they'll all be pleased if he leaves Manchester in the January transfer window."

[NASpurs]

Anybody see the crazy ass video of a Romanian fan running on the field and taking a shot at a player?

cg1fOHok4zQ

[TDMVPDPOY]

yeh

[NASpurs]

There are some nice international friendlies coming up but as a Costa Rican, the last match in these two schedules makes me lol, Costa Rica vs Spain. I don't know if Spain are going to send their full squad though.

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

[NASpurs]

http://i.imgur.com/4Ihpu.jpg

[NASpurs]

:lmao we're fucked

http://theoriginalwinger.com/2011-11-07-spain-roster-england-costa-rica-international-friendlies

Check out the Spanish Squad after the Jump………..

:wow

Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Reina (Liverpool), Victor Valdes (Barcelona); Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Jordi Alba (Valencia), Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Nacho Monreal (Malaga); Xavi (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Malaga), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona); David Villa (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Jesus Navas (Sevilla).

[NASpurs]

2-0 Costa Rica

:lmao Spain

[scott]

We're in for an exciting 2nd half for Portugal-Bosnia.

2-1 at half, an equalizer puts Bosnia into Euros and eliminates Crynoldo.

[scott]

Crynoldo scores. 3-1 Portugal, looks like they'll be through.

[scott]

Bosnia scores, still not over! 3-2 at 66'

[scott]

Bosnia scored the second goal with 10 men. If they can equalize and advance with 10 men it will be pretty epic.

[scott]

Portugal scores, up 4-2. Surely that does them in. Right?!?!!

[NASpurs]

Tied game 2-2. Costa Rica played like a bunch of vags in that second half and trying to play a defensive game which historically has never worked. They stopped being aggressive and played into Spain's hands.

Good game though but whatever, I won't take much from it from either side.

[ALVAREZ6]

crofl Spain 2-2 Costa Rica :lol

[lefty]

Spain :lol
Barcuefa :lol
Paella :lol

[lefty]

Italy lost 1-0 at home to Uruguay


Lol Italy

[TDMVPDPOY]

barca at it again, this time mind games with tots for bale...first they say his 40m, now his value is 30m according to them...so whats next ? waitin for barca players to tweet how they want him...fck this club

lol these idiots say fabregas is only worth 30m, yet they put a 120m clause on him...watta bunch of hypocrites...

[DAF86]

Costa Rica 2 - Spain 2
Honduras 2 - Serbia 0
Mexico 2 - Serbia 0
Italy 0 - Uruguay 1

But the Eurocup is extra super duper harder than the WC :rolleyes

[scott]

Costa Rica 2 - Spain 2
Honduras 2 - Serbia 0
Mexico 2 - Serbia 0
Italy 0 - Uruguay 1

But the Eurocup is extra super duper harder than the WC :rolleyes

Might Uruguay be the beat team in the world right now? :wow

[DAF86]

I forgot Slovenia 2 - USA 3

[DAF86]

Might Uruguay be the beat team in the world right now? :wow

Untill I see Spain struggling like they do in the friendlies in games that count I will keep them in the top of my power rankings, then comes Germany and then maybe Uruguay.

[Muser]

Spain are clearly top, results in friendlies don't mean shit.

[scott]

Spain are clearly top, results in friendlies don't mean shit.

Uruguay has done more than simply win some friendlies this year to deserve consideration.

But actually I agree. I think Uruguay is top 4 though.

[NASpurs]

Bayern Munich vs Dortmund tomorrow :tu

Just a heads up

[NASpurs]

I can't wait for this match. Has to be the match of the day in any league in the world.

[ALVAREZ6]

Bayern finally beaten in the Bundesliga by Dortmund 1-0...

[MannyIsGod]

Might Uruguay be the beat team in the world right now? :wow

No. Best in SA for sure but not in the world.

[MannyIsGod]

Untill I see Spain struggling like they do in the friendlies in games that count I will keep them in the top of my power rankings, then comes Germany and then maybe Uruguay.

:tu

[Libri]

Brazil legend Pele: Neymar is much better than Lionel Messi

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2011/11/30/2781844/brazil-legend-pele-neymar-is-much-better-than-lionel-messi

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Pele is an idiot.

[Sense]

Isn't Pele playing in the Club World Cup for Santos? :lol

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao

[ALVAREZ6]

Pele is an ultra faggot who has an absurd hatred for Argentines, that is well known :lol. Even some Brazilian players can admit that while both Maradona and Pele are comparable, one guy is an ultra anal douche. Of course Maradona is a jackass in many personal ways, but when speaking about the sport he doesn't say outrageous shit like Pele does.

crofl Neymar>>>>Messi


Maradona vs. Pele debate:
"but but.... but.... I've scored 34,702 legitimate goals! :cry I dominated very tough defenses in a defensive-minded era of soccer! but but... my goals !!! :cry :cry"

[lefty]

lol Pele

Messi is clrealy bettah

But when it comes to Diego vs Pele, it's a toss up IMHO

[DAF86]

I think of Maradona and Pele as those characteres that exist in some movies when you have a guy that at first seems like the obvious bad guy (Maradona) and another that acts all perfect and shit, follows the rules, etc. (Pele) but at the end you realize that the bad guy wasn't that bad and the good one was a jackass.

[lefty]

Diego is a good guy

Bad shit happened to him off the field in Napoli because of his shitty entourage

He was actually helping people and support them financially

[Libri]

I think Pele is just trolling.

[Muser]

He's not, he's just a fucking idiot.

[TDMVPDPOY]

so what happens if messi wins a worldcup in the future...

is pele still going to rant on neymar is better then him??

[lefty]

so what happens if messi wins a worldcup in the future...

is pele still going to rant on neymar is better then him??
" Messi has won 1 WC .... but Neymar is a potential 5 time World Champion ....
5 >>>>>> 1 .... TBH "

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I think of Maradona and Pele as those characteres that exist in some movies when you have a guy that at first seems like the obvious bad guy (Maradona) and another that acts all perfect and shit, follows the rules, etc. (Pele) but at the end you realize that the bad guy wasn't that bad and the good one was a jackass.

I don't think anyone has accused Maradona of being a bad person. He's just really, really, really fucking ignorant about most things that matter and he thinks his football career qualifies him to open his mouth about most everything else.

Maradona isn't bad, he's just a douche. Pele is in that same boat IMHO.

[NASpurs]

What an incredible looking kit. I love it. (Netherlands Away Jersey)

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Netherlands_Away_Jersey_Sneijder_original.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

What an incredible looking kit. I love it. (Netherlands Away Jersey)

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Netherlands_Away_Jersey_Sneijder_original.jpg

:tu

very nice

[lefty]

Awesome

Except for that huge ass Nike logo

[ALVAREZ6]

Awesome

Except for that huge ass Nike logo

Until now I have never noticed that Nike snuck its logo at the mouth of the lion on the Dutch shirt...sneaky bastards

[NASpurs]

International friendlies are coming up mid-week.

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

[Muser]

There really is no point to them. All the major leagues are coming to the end of the season so these are just pointless games to waste energy.

[sonic21]

well france only had 2-3 games against elite team since 2008. I'm looking forward to this game. Germany will own us though.

[lefty]

Another pic of the new Holland jersey:

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll349/Todosobrecamisetas/ESTRENOS%20NTs%202010/HOLLAND122last.jpg

France : http://www.suchablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/maillot-nike-exterieur-equipe-france-football-2012_06.jpg

Sweden:

http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SwedenEuro2012Home.jpg





And lolitaly


Really


lolitaly


wtf


http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll349/Todosobrecamisetas/ESTRENOS%20NTs%202010/ITAL2intro.jpg





Croatia jersey looks sweet:

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll349/Todosobrecamisetas/ESTRENOS%20NTs%202010/CROA122intro.jpg

[Muser]

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/396187_10150614901853762_10911153761_8751883_13845 53823_n.jpg

Just looks like a polo shirt with the badge printed on it.

[Sense]

well france only had 2-3 games against elite team since 2008. I'm looking forward to this game. Germany will own us though.

Who were the elite teams? and the results?

[sonic21]

Who were the elite teams? and the results?

spain in 2010 (loss 2-0), brazil in 2011 (win 1-0), argentina in 2009 (loss).

[NASpurs]

Wow, that Italy one with the 8-bit font is horrendous. The England jersey looks like some kind of Chinese propaganda. :lol

Slovakia's jersey is a total ripoff of the Italian one (the font)

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll349/Todosobrecamisetas/ESTRENOS%20NTs%202010/SLOVAK12intro.jpg

This one is rumored to be the next Juventus home/away kit. If it comes out to be true, I'm going to buy that away jersey. It's just sexy.

http://h11.abload.de/img/422072_10150837211334rhjf8.jpg

[Muser]

That away shirt looks awesome. Shame that the Qatar thing takes up way too much space.

[lefty]

That away shirt looks awesome. Shame that the Qatar thing takes up way too much space.
I dont think it takes too much space

I think it fits perfectly

[Muser]

Probably just me, I'm not a big fan of sponsors tbh.

[sonic21]

Germany 1-2 France :tu

[DAF86]

Germany always loses in the frindlies and then they end up fucking you up when it matters :depressed

[Muser]

Can't be mad at that loss tbh, last minute goal to lose 3-2 with your two first choice strikers out.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol italy

[sonic21]

Guerrero very hard foul.

OyFl7JRPnvg

[Jodelo]

8 game suspension for him!

[NASpurs]

What a disgraceful, dirty play. I can't even think what he was trying to accomplish besides injuring the goalie.

http://www.espnstar.com/football/bundesliga/news/detail/item764700/Guerrero-puzzled-by-red-card-furore/

"Their goalkeeper was able to carry on - it is not like he got injured," he is quoted as saying by the dpa agency.


"I cannot claim that I intended to play the ball, no. At that moment, I was not really considering it - I was frustrated. But such things don't just happen to me and to be quite honest, I cannot understand all the fuss."

[FkLA]

Man claims church ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United
• Former semi-professional sues Baptist church for £10m
• Believes years spent as 'fervent evangelist' ruined career

A retired semi-professional footballer is suing the Baptist church for £10m, claiming the 19 years he spent as a "fervent evangelist" ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United.

According to the London Evening Standard, 46-year-old Arquimedes Nganga, who currently lives in Forest Hill, London, but used to play for a third division side in his native Portugal, quit the sport at the age of 25, two years after he converted to the Baptist faith. He believes he could have earned £20,000 a week, despite never making more than £200 a month playing semi-professionally.

"I could definitely have had a long career in the Premiership," Nganga said. "I see many players playing today who I am not inferior to – and perhaps even better than. Most midfielders are either defensive or attacking but I was both. I had something new."

Nganga has filed papers at the high court, accusing the leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain of destroying his social life, causing him "psychological harm" and defrauding him of money through compulsory donations.

The church said it will vigorously contest the claim.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/05/footballer-sues-church-manchester-united?CMP=twt_gu


this nigga :lol

[lefty]

2 days after destroying Thiago Silva vs Palermo, Mesbah destroys Ibrahimovic in practice :lmao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfZ2T8yer0A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Algerians :lol

[Sense]

Didn't know where to put this...

After soccer fans are prohibited from lighting flares in Turkey, they responded with this..
yay reddit

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[ALVAREZ6]

lmao the Turks are wild/awesome

[NASpurs]

:lol that was fucking awesome

[urunobili]

Sense with the goods :tu

[lefty]

Player misses penalty ... on purpose :lol

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/video-player-misses-penalty-on-purpose-after-it-was-wrongly-award?xg_source=activity

[lefty]

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Nesta1.gif

[Libri]

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Nesta1.gif

decapitated

[lefty]

decapitated
:lol

[Venti Quattro]

6-4sifBjy8Y

:lmao Robben
:lmao choke job
:lmao badly shat on by Subotic

[Jodelo]

Another heart attack during a game, this time in Italy, Serie B. Piermario Morosini died afterwards... :depressed

[Venti Quattro]

http://www.twitter.com/stupidfootball


Which ship has never docked in Liverpool? The Premiership.

What's the difference between Fernando Torres' hair and his Chelsea career? His hair has highlights.

I am trying to make an anagram of Manchester United. So far I have 'mean red shite' with only U, T, N and C left...

You should read all their tweets. My head kinda hurts from all the laughing. :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[lefty]

DOn't know if anyone noticed, but Bayern played vs the NEtherlands in a friendly last weekend

Bayern won 2-1

Robben was playing with his NT, it was so fucking weird :lol

Oh and the Dutch sported their new sexy kits :D

[ALVAREZ6]

DOn't know if anyone noticed, but Bayern played vs the NEtherlands in a friendly last weekend

Bayern won 2-1

Robben was playing with his NT, it was so fucking weird :lol

Oh and the Dutch sported their new sexy kits :D

and Robben was booed pretty hardcore I heard.

This result is expected though, a great club team will always have an advantage over a strong national team on paper because of their chemistry.

[resistanze]

lol sabotaged bayern then went to play for NT

[lefty]

and Robben was booed pretty hardcore I heard.

This result is expected though, a great club team will always have an advantage over a strong national team on paper because of their chemistry.

Not always true

Algeria beat Juventus in 1985, 3-2

And it was the great Juventus team, with Platini and Boniek

[ALVAREZ6]

Not always true

Algeria beat Juventus in 1985, 3-2

And it was the great Juventus team, with Platini and Boniek

WGAF

I never said it's always true, but one would expect any of the top 5 clubs in the world to beat just about all national teams that haven't been in practice together while the the very strong club team has just had a whole season together.

[lefty]

WGAF

I never said it's always true, but one would expect any of the top 5 clubs in the world to beat just about all national teams that haven't been in practice together while the the very strong club team has just had a whole season together.

Sorry I missed the "on paper" part

My bad :D

[IronMaxipad]

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[IronMaxipad]

NY6jBhN_3ok

:lol