NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Insanity all around here. The league could not ask for a better show case.
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Back up keeper ends up being the star. Amazing.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
What a game
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Awful feeling for Philly but to get as far as they did on a fairly small budget is fantastic
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I know they need pk's to end the stalemates but if there was ever a game to let go for a golden goal, this was it.
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Both coaches in the final are likely going to be interviewed to replace GGG for next cycle.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
both teams are going to Champions League next year to see if the can make it back to back wins for MLS.
Ted Lange as your Bartender
Footballguy
Welp
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
His boo boo is officially a broken leg and with that he will miss likely his best chance to go to the World Cup
DJackson10
Footballguy
Oh they wanted an LA vs NY cup. They totally F'd us last year with Covid Protocol. Gerber didn't even come to Philly for the East Conf Finals stayed in LA. Also Bale our Technical Director Ernest Tanner basically said what many in MLS clubs don't want to say about getting these big name players in these cities mid season is a little suspicious considering the amount of money allocated to that. Also made no mention of LAFC Supporters throwing bottles at Union players.
The league hates us because we screwed up their draft. Ernest Tanner like the LARAMS basically said **** the draft picks and is going to the European style of developing layers through our academy
DJackson10
Footballguy
He's a word Iike to say but will be banned on here that English love to use. It starts with a C
DJackson10
Footballguy
Also with Paxton transfer it's good recruiting for us.
DJackson10
Footballguy
Curtin should be but he might join the Red Bull system since Ernest is from there and put in the good word. Union play a similar system too.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Ronaldo to start and captain the side - maybe an indicator that he’s gone during the next window?
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Is he the backup to sweat pants dude?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Athletic reporting that FSG is selling Liverpool.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
Hassenhutl out at relegation-bound Southampton.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Going to box myself in here. If the club is bought by a petro state, I'm out.
In the meantime... Liverpool's path to a CL title likely runs through Real Madrid, City and Bayern. Just can't see that this year. The midfield isn't up to it.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
I'll take it for Spurs, I'm sure Conte has a good feel for Milan and how they play. Not a bad draw really. Knockouts are two legs then a redraw with the final 8, right?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Correct. And the redraw is blind. Any team can draw any other team (which is different from the round of 16)
Also a reminder that the away goal rule is gone.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
I totally forgot that. Not sure how I feel about that change. Guess we'll see how it plays out.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The gap between Messi and Ronaldo is cavernous this season
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Cristiano Ronaldo has committed more fouls than he has had shots on target in the Premier League this season
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Cristiano Ronaldo has committed more fouls than he has had shots on target in the Premier League this season
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Is that right? I thought they had the bracket already?
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
It's not just this season. Messi's non-PK goals/game is competitive with Ron's, but he adds so many more assists. Not saying #9 isn't great or anything, just that Messi's on a planet by himself.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Complete blind redraw I believe. Here are the rules
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In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I agree.
But what I meant more was last year Messi had a very down year and Ronaldo was still a good player, so the gap was not quite as big. Messi is back to being a top 3 player in the world and Ronaldo is basic dog **** right now.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
These games are over 3 months away, which is kind of odd. Who knows what the situation will be with some of these teams after the Word Cup and January transfer window? With Chelsea having three major injuries in James, Chilwell and Kante, it works well to have an entire month + off to get healthy while not missing any league or cup games. Meanwhile, some players will be in Qatar deep into December, and some (Haaland, all the Italians) will have a month on a beach somewhere.
Anyway - I love having a few big teams meeting in the round of 16. There are some great looking ties in this draw.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Looked this up again and... woof.
Messi: .85 goals/game (.97 with PKs), 1.27 non-PK goals + assists/game. 557 played
Ronaldo: .69 goals/game (.86 with PKs), .93 non-PK goals + assists/game. 651 played
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Both insane paces, but Messi is just ridiculous.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
For context... non-PK goals/90 and non-PK goals + assists/90
Messi, .85/1.27
Haaland .92/1.19
Lewandowski .77/.93
Ronaldo .69/.93
Suarez .66/.99
Zlatan .62/.89
Aguero .62/.82
Kane .58/.72
Salah .56/.83
Neymar .55/.91
Henry .53/.86
Drogba .53/.77
Lukaku .51/.69
B Maverick
Footballguy
Ten Haag, Antony, Martinez, DvB all came from Ajax, three of them this season.
But oh well, Barca it is...
B Maverick
Footballguy
Sadly, he needs to go. He is hindering more than helping imo.
The game yesterday was poor. They missed Bruno's energy, DvB wasn't involved, Ronaldo just has fits and doesn't press well. So may were poor and AV was after it. Missing Antony and Bruno.
Need to bounce back. Play AV in league cut next then Fulhamerica before the WC break.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I take a weird amount of MLS pride in Miggy lighting up the Prem for Newcastle.
There's a lot of speculation about Bezos going and buying the Commanders, but I think this would be a better investment (if he has any interest in owning a sports team).
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I posted in the match day thread about this recently. The quality of the goals he is scoring is fantastic.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
If he forms BSG and buys both an NFL team and LFC the Liverpudlians might riot.
You'd think after 30 years they'd be happier with the Fenway folks, but, hooboy.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Yep - I said before the season that ETH should let him walk even for a free - but looks like nobody really wants him. He looks off the pace, a tad more selfish than usual and doesn't fit the system. Don't want him taking up somebody else's minutes for no return on it.
B Maverick
Footballguy
Agreed, unfortunately the injuries have forced him back into the lineup too often. He throws a fit if you don't pass him the ball, and when you do pass to him he consistently misses, doesn't get the shot off or looks for the PK. He really fell off hard this offseason and it may be that he doesn't want to be there. Let him go.
titusbramble
Footballguy
Was looking forward to going to our game tomorrow, but there are no trains back thanks mainly due to workshy communists and partly due to the train company in question not bothering to schedule a single train for the entire day when said workshy communists were actually going to show up for work. Marvellous, TV it is then, second use of season ticket denied this week and a perfect waste of a good percentage of my holiday entitlement.
Ted Lange as your Bartender
Footballguy
Here you go Andy!
Philadelphia helped deliver the biggest TV audience for #MLSCup in 25 years, and No. 2 ever: 2.155 million viewers.
1.487 million on Fox; 668,000 on Univision.
Biggest combined total since 1997 and No. 2 in league history.
#MLSCup
Philadelphia helped deliver the biggest TV audience for #MLSCup in 25 years, and No. 2 ever: 2.155 million viewers.
1.487 million on Fox; 668,000 on Univision.
Biggest combined total since 1997 and No. 2 in league history.
#MLSCup
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
this was my favorite stat:
Of Fox's viewership of MLS Cup, 43 percent were in the 18-49-year-old demographic, which advertisers covet. World Series is about 30 percent, NFL around 35.
B Maverick
Footballguy
I do not know what to say about this....
The Soccer Football Movie
Four young soccer superfans team up to help their idols regain their abilities after a scheming evil scientist steals their talent.
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The Soccer Football Movie
Four young soccer superfans team up to help their idols regain their abilities after a scheming evil scientist steals their talent.
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- 'Weird Al' Yankovic(voice)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic(voice)
- Megan Rapinoe(voice)
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
what a way to go out 
He did this at half time, got a red card and lost his chance to sub in as a cameo in last game
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He did this at half time, got a red card and lost his chance to sub in as a cameo in last game
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[Sid Lowe] Gerard Pique’s last words as a footballer (said to a ref): “I **** on your prostitute mother”
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Today's Featured Article on the Wikipedia main page is on the 1963–64 Gillingham F.C. season and I'm not sure why. It was somewhat remarkable I guess in that Gillingham finished even on points at the top of the Football League 4th Division with Carlisle United, but won promotion based on Goal Average with 1.967 goals per game to Carlisle's 1.948.
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
guy I follow on Twitter notes "of the 144 football-related Wikipedia featured articles ever, 20 have been about Gillingham"
I guess I'm in favor of this.
I guess I'm in favor of this.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Gil Manzano is the worst, way to go out.what a way to go out
He did this at half time, got a red card and lost his chance to sub in as a cameo in last game
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[Sid Lowe] Gerard Pique’s last words as a footballer (said to a ref): “I **** on your prostitute mother”
