Fútbol, Le Foot, Voetbal, ποδόσφαιρο

[Audax]

FBI arrests: http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/fifa-rocked-by-fbi-arrests-362137

Indicted:

Jeffrey Webb: current FIFA vice-president
Jack Warner: former FIFA vice-president
Eduardo Li: Costa Rican federation president
Julio Rocha: current FIFA development officer
Costas Takkas: current attaché to the Concacaf president.
Eugenio Figueredo: current FIFA vice-president
Rafael Esquivel: current Conmebol executive committee member
José Maria Marin: current member of the FIFA organising committee for the Olympic football tournaments
Nicolás Leoz: former FIFA executive committee member and Conmebol president.

Read more at http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/fifa-rocked-by-fbi-arrests-362137#66EtwiwGSkg6dCif.99

[K-Hod]

Just need honest Sepp to be indicted now!

[mustard]

Kalinic just bagged in Europa League final

[T J Hooker]

very good natural goal scorer when he gets the support(which he wasn't really given here for whatever reasons)

[chaddyrovers]

Very good striker.

Had 5 pounds bet on him at 9/1. So very happy

Edited May 27, 2015 by chaddyrovers

[mustard]

very good natural goal scorer when he gets the support(which he wasn't really given here for whatever reasons)

Agreed. Nice goal, good flick and move to then finish the cross with a strong header.

[Salgado Is Still A Hero]

Wasn't suited to the lone striker role. Was someone who relied on link-up play with a partner. Wasn't a world beater obviously but I think he wasn't given the proper opportunity to showcase his ability. We were never going to play two up top though and therefore it was a stupid purchase.

[mustard]

Wasn't suited to the lone striker role. Was someone who relied on link-up play with a partner. Wasn't a world beater obviously but I think he wasn't given the proper opportunity to showcase his ability. We were never going to play two up top though and therefore it was a stupid purchase.

Playing as lone striker in a 4-5-1 tonight. Appears to be working.

[Mr. E]

Happy for Niko, hope he wins it tonight.

[Salgado Is Still A Hero]

That was my impression at the time. Think him and M Diouf played up top together against West Brom in a 3-1 away win in K**n's first victory. Scored 2 then got sent off and never played again if I recall. I think the two of them played up top together anyway.

[Rover_Shaun]

Bullet balls to his throat with no other player in the same postcode didn't help.

[perthblue02]

David Platt named manager of FC Pune City , bet Mrs D is disappointed they didn't go for Keano , bet the shopping trips and girly nights in are not the same since Mrs K stopped going.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32972134

Edited June 2, 2015 by perthblue02

[Audax]

Norway drawing Germany in the women's, Norway won one woman's world cup, they are respectable. As if some really care, I do.

[bazza]

Norway drawing Germany in the women's, Norway won one woman's world cup, they are respectable. As if some really care, I do.

I watched Norway v Germany at Ewood Park some years ago. Brilliant game. Germany won, deservedly so. They had a cracking midfielder who eventually went off injured.

That lovely game lives on in my memory.

[Audax]

Ivory Coast just missed a real sitter versus Thailand, this is actually a fairly good game. The women's game is gathering some momentum. I watched as much as I could have the match yesterday. I know, many people don't get into it.

Header Thailand, pretty sharp. The Thai gal gave a clinic on it.... replay technology too, Thais lead at half time 2-1.

China Netherlands 0 0 at the 90th plus.

Oh, China got a goal after the 90th, I don't have it live but: http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/12/world/womens-world-cup/china-pr/netherlands/1973545/?ICID=HP_MS_01_01

China 1 0 Netherlands, still going on...... China has at least 5 straight losses, so they are in a slump definitely, maybe they played hard friendlies.

China wins.

28 shots for China, 7 for Netherlands, shots on goal, 11 for China, 7 for Netherlands.

Edited June 11, 2015 by Audax

[Audax]

I watched Norway v Germany at Ewood Park some years ago. Brilliant game. Germany won, deservedly so. They had a cracking midfielder who eventually went off injured.

That lovely game lives on in my memory.

The women? Nice.

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Reminding us how popular women's football was:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33064421/the-secret-history-of-womens-football

Edited June 12, 2015 by Audax

[Rover_Shaun]

I saw some of Germany 10 - 0 Ivory coast and was astonished at the quality on show even from Germany. And not in a good way.

[Audax]

Wales 1 0 Belgium, impressive.

Slovenia England, tomorrow.

[Audax]

KIRBY scored for England, nice touch, through traffic, England up on Mexico 1-0, about 15 minutes. Mexico, like their men's team, has a good goalkeeper.

[Stuart]

MLS:

I'm just watching New York City (losing at the mo to Montreal Impact). They remind me a lot of Manchester City...

...when they were in League One.

Only not as good.

[Audax]

I certainly am no Barcelona fan, I hope they are not being sold to interests from Qatar, if they have not already been.

Joan Laporta has reiterated that he will not give up his bid to reclaim control of Barcelona, stating that he cannot stand by and allow the club to be "sold to Qatar".

http://www.albawaba.com/sport/laporta-barcelona-has-been-sold-qatar-725558

I was under the impression at one point, that Italian and Spanish clubs generally did not sell out to foreigners.

Edited August 1, 2015 by Audax

[cn174]

We should sign this lad up as a striker....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33873951

[frosty]

Nikola Kalinic signing for Fiorentina.

[mustard]

We should sign this lad up as a striker....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33873951

Imagine Bowyer was in charge of ADO. That keeper would have been banned from going up, would have been fined for defying orders and dropped for the next game.

[Amo]

Nikola Kalinic signing for Fiorentina.

Good luck to him. A good striker who was ill-suited to Allardyce's kick and rush tactics.