Fútbol, Le Foot, Voetbal, ποδόσφαιρο

[Ewood Ace]

Postponed now and rearranged for 19:00 (GMT) tomorrow.

[Husky]

Those here with WAGS can breathe a sigh of relief.

*Strictly.

 

[Scotland1]

16 hours ago, Ewood Ace said:

Looking in doubt at the moment though with torrential rain in Buenos Aires.

Saw the pics on Dubai sports last night looked terrential.

[DeeCee]

Double helping tonight, both programs start at 19.45 Brazil v Uraguay (friendly) and Holland v France (UEFA nations league) ITV4 and Sky Sports Mix respectively.

 

[DeeCee]

Picture quality crap on both games, not my eyes or telly,  Corry's clear as a bell.

[Husky]

 As with the first leg, the 2nd leg of the River Plate (2) v Boca Juniors (2) final has also been postponed until the Sunday . . this time due to the Boca Juniors team bus being attacked by rival fans.  It sounds almost as bad as Liverpool. ?

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[Norbert Rassragr]

Several Boca players had bad cuts to their face. Maybe a few of the River Plate fans could get into UKIP as some sort of 'Falklands advisor'. They don't mind a bit of football factory nonsense in their ranks.

To get back on topic, if I had the power, I'd just award the standard 3-0 win to Boca, band River Plate from continental competition for 5 years at least. This sort of thing is tolerated a lot more over there than here, as in Western Europe though that may change with the world's march towards Fascism.

[Husky]

I thought you were getting back on topic ?

[Norbert Rassragr]

Sorry I drifted off towards the end again. Having read a lot about the 1930's and the second world war things are scary. More so in this age when people use social media to wish Kanye West's kids get cancer etc.

River Plate need a really strong punishment to try and stop this sort of thing.

[Husky]

These 2 teams have a LOT of previous (including some kind of pepper spray incident a few years back). With that it mind you would have thought that riding in on a massively obvious team bus whilst some of their team/entourage bang on the windows in an obvious wind-up attempt might not be the most intelligent thing to do.,

[jodrell]

looking forward to this game but its been postponed again. 

 

[Oldgregg86]

33 minutes ago, jodrell said:

looking forward to this game but its been postponed again. 

 

What for this time. I've just been trying find it

[jodrell]

sorry for the late reply but had to go to work.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46337277

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46337788

Edited November 26, 2018 by jodrell

[Exiled in Toronto]

When I was in BA on business I was taken to see Boca play Newell’s Old Boys at La Bombonera. The policing getting to the ground was like nothing I have ever experienced: riot police, dogs, kettled in groups being passed to the next one when that had cleared. And we were in the expensive seats! Inside the ground, every square inch of steps and walkways was filled with fans who had climbed in and who spent most of the game facing away from the pitch stirring up a chanting that lasted  the whole game. When Maradona appeared in his box the place went bonkers. And that was for a standard league game with only 3 points at stake, so God knows what it’s been like in the build up to these two games.

[Husky]

Did everyone just get bored of it in the end (like Brexit)?

It was eventually played in Madrid on Sunday with River Plate winning 3-1 AET. They basically took over in extra time after Boca Juniors had a player controversially sent off.

Then there were the usual celebrations/riots back in Buenos Aires. ?

Edited December 12, 2018 by Husky

[Stuart]

Just watching a re-run of the Star Sixes tourney. What a state Dunny is in! Outrageous.

[SBlue]

8 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Just watching a re-run of the Star Sixes tourney. What a state Dunny is in! Outrageous.

 

 

Shocking misses - open goal!

 

Edited January 7, 2019 by S8 & Blue

[Stuart]

20 minutes ago, OnePhilT said:

He's just like the rest of us now. ??????

He’s hit the beer or burger tent hard since he stopped playing. Even Coyle looked in better shape!

[Audax]

Quote

Former S. Africa and Leeds striker Phil Masinga dies at 49

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Former-S-Africa-and-Leeds-striker-Phil-Masinga-13530005.php

May he rest in peace, he suffered as a cancer-related disease took his life. I thought I heard something about brain cancer. I wonder why sometimes, others have to suffer like this. Sad day.

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, Audax said:

May he rest in peace, he suffered as a cancer-related disease took his life. I thought I heard something about brain cancer. I wonder why sometimes, others have to suffer like this. Sad day.

Real shame, I liked him as a player but on the back of that, here's some better (not great because of the necessity of it) news.

http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-reactions-take-a-bow-kuba-blaszczykowski-to-join-boyhood-club-wisla-krakow-without-a-wage-20190113

Edited January 14, 2019 by DeeCee

[DeeCee]

Henri sacked by Monaco

[arbitro]

11 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Henri sacked by Monaco

Oh dear. Never mind, Sky will have him back as an 'expert' to go into their stable of failed managers or the ones that didn't have the bottle to at least try it. And on big bucks too.

[DeeCee]

15 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Henri sacked by Monaco

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46995436&ved=2ahUKEwjFwqnGpYfgAhWP_qQKHa-VBRoQFjABegQIERAF&usg=AOvVaw3-_kNIJLpD3fPFC8EBRQpg

[DeeCee]

Absolute shite game on Sky 134 Bangor v Caernarvon I think, it's in Welsh for anyone craving more football ?

[perthblue02]

Fire at Flemengo academy kills 10 ,presumed to be young players 

https://apnews.com/d2cdc4d52119488ba7d62931bfb1b638