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[Football/Soccer] World Cup 2018 Appreciation Station

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    what a fucking ridiculous goal from Zlatan

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    http://www.empireofsoccer.com/the-end-cosmos-terminate-all-player-contracts-56098/

    Cosmos officially dead. NASL likely to follow, as indications seem to be that they'll be down to four teams.

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    Holy shit, Arsenal won their group... I'll bet dollars they get 'rewarded' by being drawn against Bayern.

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    LordSolarMachariusLordSolarMacharius Red wine with fish Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »

    Sadly from a Canadian perspective FC Edmonton will probably be dead. Everything I've heard is that the USL absolutely doesn't want them, as the flight is considered too much of an expense for most USL budgets.

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Yeah, I'm hoping the Canadian Premiere League works out for them.

    Puerto Rico may be screwed, though.

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Some more lower-division stuff.

    http://fiftyfive.one/2016/12/sources-nasl-last-legs-usl-deal-99-complete/

    Deal apparently 99% done which would leave USL as the sole division 2 league (NASL would not even be div 3, they'd just be dead).

    Cosmos officially dead, only 3 other NASL teams not currently negotiating with USL.

    Miami is apparently interested in making the switch, but it's looking that (due to the Miami Beckhams) USL/MLS may not be interested in their joining.

    Puerto Rico is apparently interested in joining and is not being considered out-of-hand the way that Edmonton appears to be.

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Reading between the lines, Puerto Rico in talks with USL officially:

    http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/12/08/puerto-rico-fc-statement

    And on the MLS expansion front:





    The hilarious thing being that now that NHL is coming to Vegas and there's the rumor of the Raiders moving there, MLS will have a ton more competition in the city than they would have if they had gone for there initially.

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »


    The hilarious thing being that now that NHL is coming to Vegas and there's the rumor of the Raiders moving there, MLS will have a ton more competition in the city than they would have if they had gone for there initially.

    Actually, I think the hilarious thing was that Tampa wanted back in and had a package all ready to go and MLS told them to go screw. Well...they mumbled it around Beckham's dick crammed down their throats. Fuck him and fuck the MLS.

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    MLS commissioner Don Garber dismisses the idea of the New York Cosmos joining the league as a third New York side.

    I got that from the espnfc website. A caption for a video.

    I mean, yeah, sure. But we are totes fortunate to have the Metrostars/Red Bulls and City US Editon and not a reminder of the original heyday of US footy.

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    What the fuck is going on in Leicester?

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    mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    MLS commissioner Don Garber dismisses the idea of the New York Cosmos joining the league as a third New York side.

    I got that from the espnfc website. A caption for a video.

    I mean, yeah, sure. But we are totes fortunate to have the Metrostars/Red Bulls and City US Editon and not a reminder of the original heyday of US footy.

    I have to say the more I think about it the more the folding of the Cosmos makes me both sad and angry.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    Hahahahaha

    Oh lord

    I can't wait to read the Guardian's take on how Pep's a genius for this result

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    alan fucking kelly is referring the MLS Cup Final? Is he a regular MLS ref?

    he referred in the League of Ireland when I used to go to games between 02-06 and he was a fucking embarrassment

    one of the worst referees i've ever seen

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    alan fucking kelly is referring the MLS Cup Final? Is he a regular MLS ref?

    he referred in the League of Ireland when I used to go to games between 02-06 and he was a fucking embarrassment

    one of the worst referees i've ever seen

    Which means he may actually be an improvement over most MLS refs.

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    MuffinatronMuffinatron Registered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    Hahahahaha

    Oh lord

    I can't wait to read the Guardian's take on how Pep's a genius for this result

    Clearly can't handle cold rainy nights in Leicester.

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    mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    oldmanken wrote: »
    Tav wrote: »
    alan fucking kelly is referring the MLS Cup Final? Is he a regular MLS ref?

    he referred in the League of Ireland when I used to go to games between 02-06 and he was a fucking embarrassment

    one of the worst referees i've ever seen

    Which means he may actually be an improvement over most MLS refs.

    This. We have much, much worse.

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    mcdermott wrote: »
    oldmanken wrote: »
    Tav wrote: »
    alan fucking kelly is referring the MLS Cup Final? Is he a regular MLS ref?

    he referred in the League of Ireland when I used to go to games between 02-06 and he was a fucking embarrassment

    one of the worst referees i've ever seen

    Which means he may actually be an improvement over most MLS refs.

    This. We have much, much worse.

    So about on par with A-League refs then.

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    alan fucking kelly is referring the MLS Cup Final? Is he a regular MLS ref?

    he referred in the League of Ireland when I used to go to games between 02-06 and he was a fucking embarrassment

    one of the worst referees i've ever seen

    Per the announcer, Kelly has been reffing in MLS for three years, and twice has been referee of the year... So there you go.

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    TFC isn't making good runs.

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    This'll finish 1-0 or 0-1. Goal after 85th. Probably controversial.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    oldmanken wrote: »
    Tav wrote: »
    alan fucking kelly is referring the MLS Cup Final? Is he a regular MLS ref?

    he referred in the League of Ireland when I used to go to games between 02-06 and he was a fucking embarrassment

    one of the worst referees i've ever seen

    Per the announcer, Kelly has been reffing in MLS for three years, and twice has been referee of the year... So there you go.

    Christ.

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    evilbob wrote: »
    This'll finish 1-0 or 0-1. Goal after 85th. Probably controversial.

    Looks more like 0-0 to PKs where Seattle wins in spite of zero shots on goal.

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
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    mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    Toronto fans being Toronto fans.

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    mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    Because why wouldn't we go to penalties?

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    Can they hurry up and take these pens? I gotta leave soon to get to the pub in time for AUFC game.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    Neto, a survivor from the Chapecoense tragedy, doesn't know about the plane crash, asked the doctors how the match against Atlético Nacional went, and what happened to him during the match to be so wounded

    :(

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    TheBlackWindTheBlackWind Registered User regular
    SEAAAAAATTLE!

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    Brutal.

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    TheBlackWindTheBlackWind Registered User regular


    Just so beautiful.

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    Woeful game. I want 120mins of my life back. Congrats Seattle.

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    mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    evilbob wrote: »
    Woeful game. I want 120mins of my life back. Congrats Seattle.

    Won't argue. Shit game for a neutral for sure.

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    mcdermott wrote: »
    evilbob wrote: »
    Woeful game. I want 120mins of my life back. Congrats Seattle.

    Won't argue. Shit game for a neutral for sure.

    Ref deserves a lot of the blame. When you're that hesitant to give yellow of course it'll end up a scrappy mess.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    christ Spurs were cynical towards the end there

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
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    Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    The continuing saga of "Yaya Touré is a fucking joke"

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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    What did he do? Eat several pounds of liquer pralines?

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    AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    What did he do? Eat several pounds of liquer pralines?

    Got a drink from a bottle of Diet Coke that had been mixed with brandy, apparently. Good on him for accepting responsibility, even if he hadn't planned on drinking.

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