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Post by postfontaine on May 24, 2018 15:49:52 GMT -6
I remember there being a thread for soccer/football on the old board, and could swear there was one on here too, but couldn't find it. So I thought we could really use one, especially with the World Cup coming up (and the Champions League final on Saturday). Though the idea is for this thread to be for any and all conversation about my favorite sport.
My background is that I've been a Tottenham Hotspur fan for almost 12 years. Was always casually interested in soccer, but got super into the game at the '06 World Cup and afterwards when looking for a club team to follow was almost instantly drawn to Tottenham. I got a tattoo of the club logo 10 years ago and for about 9 years that was my only tattoo. I'm also generally a big USMNT fan and for the past year or so have been going to as many Detroit City FC matches as I can.
This summer's World Cup is a bit of a bummer for me, since my two teams (U.S. and Ireland) didn't qualify. And it's being held in Russia, which is pretty bad, but seems almost OK only because the next one is going to be in Qatar... which is somehow even more disgusting. At this time my only rooting interest is South Korea, for THFC reasons, but I'm sure once the tournament starts I'll pick a few temporary faves to root for.
Anyone more excited for this World Cup than I am?
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Post by concertgoer on May 24, 2018 15:57:25 GMT -6
No USA and it being held in Russia has me much less interested than any other World Cup. I’ll watch some games on the weekend, but I’m not going out of my to watch games during the work week. I will be cheering for Spain, Mexico and Iceland.
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Post by teekoh on May 24, 2018 15:59:55 GMT -6
The locations and politics of these next couple of World Cups dampen my interest a bit, but I’m still so excited for the games.
I’m also super psyched for the Champions League final. We’re gonna be out of town, but I hope we’re not doing anything while it’s on.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 16:18:01 GMT -6
I'm excited for it. I try not to let the politics of FIFA and all that crap get in my way of enjoyment. I tend to root for the countries that my family came from. Which means I will almost certainly be the only one here rooting for Russia (yes, it's a crappy country. Why do you think my ancestors left?). Also, England and Germany.
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Post by c1916 on May 25, 2018 11:08:15 GMT -6
CL and WC pale in comparison to tomorrow's Fulham/Villa playoff final. Come on you whites!
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Post by teekoh on May 25, 2018 11:15:23 GMT -6
I am also stoked for that one. It might be too much to ask to watch both, but I hope I can.
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Post by c1916 on May 26, 2018 13:11:07 GMT -6
I seriously doubt I need to spoiler this, how many people are waiting to re-watch the EPL Championship Playoff Final... Congrats to the Cottagers on returning to the Premier League. Any match that results in John Terry being on the losing side is a good match. |
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Post by teekoh on May 26, 2018 13:20:24 GMT -6
Didn’t get to watch, but sounded like they deserved it.
In this one, the Ramos takedown of Salah was so shitty. I hope he’s ok for the World Cup, but it’s a huge deal for Liverpool who have been the far better team to start.
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Post by postfontaine on May 26, 2018 13:25:02 GMT -6
I just got home from work, so I didn't get to watch the Fulham/Villa game either, but as a neutral I'm pretty satisfied with the result. I just turned on the Champions League Final and feel like I didn't miss much except a couple injuries?
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Post by teekoh on May 26, 2018 13:26:08 GMT -6
Couple of great chances for Liverpool, but the injuries have been he biggest news.
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Post by postfontaine on May 26, 2018 14:11:42 GMT -6
Gareth Bale. WTF. That was amazing.
Second half as a whole has been pretty great. Also, fuck Sergio Ramos forever.
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Post by postfontaine on May 26, 2018 14:36:32 GMT -6
Hahaha, a second absolute blunder from Loris Karius and Bale scores his second of the night. Madrid up 3-1 and now I can go make myself some food.
Here's the all-time wondergoal by Bale to give Madrid the lead back:
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Post by teekoh on May 26, 2018 14:41:31 GMT -6
Yeah, that goal was incredible. Brutal game for Karius.
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Post by llamaoftime on May 26, 2018 16:37:36 GMT -6
I love the sport, played it for years when I was younger and even refereed for a little bit, but I've never really followed a pro league for it. I kind of want to watch Champions League but I don't know if I have time to keep up with another sport. Then again I'm considering dropping American football
World Cup is always one of my favorite times but as others have said, no USA and happening in Russia makes it hard to get excited
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Post by sick2b on May 28, 2018 18:42:20 GMT -6
No USA and it being held in Russia has me much less interested than any other World Cup. I’ll watch some games on the weekend, but I’m not going out of my to watch games during the work week. I will be cheering for Switzerland, Peru and Iceland. Ftfm |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2018 20:37:44 GMT -6
Iceland is a super fun team and I'd love to see them do well. I'm pulling for Germany to win it all.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 10:48:54 GMT -6
Group predictions:
A - Russia, Uruguay
B - Spain, Portugal
C - France, Denmark
D - Argentina, Croatia
E - Brazil, Switzerland
F - Germany, Sweden
G - Belgium, England*
H - Colombia, Poland
*They'll choke as usual but I can't help myself.
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Post by postfontaine on Jun 13, 2018 8:10:32 GMT -6
Two big pieces of soccer news this morning:
1. The U.S./Canada/Mexico joint bid was officially selected by the committee as the hosts of the 2026 World Cup. Also, the field will be expanded to 48 teams, which just sounds ridiculous to me.
2. Spain bafflingly fired their manager and hired a new one the day before the current World Cup. That’s so fucking crazy
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Post by borracho on Jun 13, 2018 8:21:32 GMT -6
Two big pieces of soccer news this morning: 1. The U.S./Canada/Mexico joint bid was officially selected by the committee as the hosts of the 2026 World Cup. Also, the field will be expanded to 48 teams, which just sounds ridiculous to me. 2. Spain bafflingly fired their manager and hired a new one the day before the current World Cup. That’s so fucking crazy i wonder why chicago wasn't part of the world cup bid? big city, big stadium, capability to be part of it... kind of odd. that spain manager took the real madrid job the day before and i guess his bosses were pissed they didn't know about it until right before it was announced. |
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Post by wanny on Jun 13, 2018 8:29:40 GMT -6
Definitely doing a long vacation for that. Does anyone have a list of all the cities?
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Post by claypoolfan on Jun 13, 2018 8:34:10 GMT -6
Two big pieces of soccer news this morning: 1. The U.S./Canada/Mexico joint bid was officially selected by the committee as the hosts of the 2026 World Cup. Also, the field will be expanded to 48 teams, which just sounds ridiculous to me. 2. Spain bafflingly fired their manager and hired a new one the day before the current World Cup. That’s so fucking crazy i wonder why chicago wasn't part of the world cup bid? big city, big stadium, capability to be part of it... kind of odd. that spain manager took the real madrid job the day before and i guess his bosses were pissed they didn't know about it until right before it was announced.
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Post by borracho on Jun 13, 2018 8:34:43 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 9:23:46 GMT -6
I'd be surprised if Denver wasn't on the final list.
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Post by c1916 on Jun 13, 2018 12:15:42 GMT -6
I can't believe that ONLY Kansas City is going to represent flyover country.
Maybe Indy and/or Nashville?
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Post by andrewvb on Jun 13, 2018 12:21:40 GMT -6
i think cincinnati and nashville are the other options that fit that general criteria.
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Post by teekoh on Jun 13, 2018 12:40:34 GMT -6
Minnesota?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 12:44:17 GMT -6
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Post by teekoh on Jun 13, 2018 12:50:38 GMT -6
Ah, didn't see that list. Surprised MN isn't on there with that new stadium, unless they didn't want to participate either.
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Post by concertgoer on Jun 13, 2018 14:03:18 GMT -6
I think it’s a terrible idea to expand to 48 teams. Happy that the World Cup is going to be in North America tho
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Post by jimmyrecard on Jun 14, 2018 6:55:46 GMT -6
As an Australian I'll consider it a huge achievement if we can make it out of the group stage. We obviously can't beat France on Saturday, but I think we can eke out some points against Denmark and Peru. If results fall our way it would be incredible for us to move on.
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