Fútbol, Le Foot, Voetbal, ποδόσφαιρο

[oldjamfan1]

Unfortunately this is what happens when you put high quality footballers on a pitch with low quality footballers. Anyone who has played 5/7/11 a side against even a league 1 striker will tell you the difference in quality.

Spot on. The first touch and first movement of a top level pro is light years away from what even a decent semi pro can cope with.

Many years ago I played against a 50 odd year old massively overweight Peter Osgood. I would have been in my late 20s at the time and a fairly decent amateur player. He made us all look stupid the whole time he was on the park. God only knows how good he was when at his peak!!

[Tom]

Absolutely, a lad I went to school with was a good player and went over to America training kids

Even the difference between him and the rest of the lads when he came back and played 5 a side is night and day, like a totally different sport.

[blueboy3333]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jul/20/daniel-agger-liverpool-story-athletes-pills

Agger: The Drugs don't work.

Big fan of Brendan!

[oldjamfan1]

I didn't really know where to post this but there's a report in this morning's metro about tomorrow's Rangers v Burnley game with the headline "Warburton expects a stronger challenge from Tykes".....

It's not online yet but it is on my Facebook page!! https://www.facebook.com/andysfha/posts/10207006819275683

[Audax]

Roberto Martinez to Belgium.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/martinez-is-the-right-choice-for-belgium-despite-112126860.html

[arbitro]

Sad news about the Accrington Football League which has ceased to be in existence. I think I have read posts on here which make fond references to it.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/14666139.Final_whistle_for_amateur_football_league/

[K-Hod]

Simon Cotton mentioned in the article is a mate and a fellow Rover. One of the good guys.

[USRoverME]

In a USL game last night (the reserves of 2 MLS sides), they used video replay in a live game.

Apparently got good reviews. Had to use it twice, one on a "penalty or was it just outside the box" call. The other was a call whether a foul was a staright red or yellow.

Apparently, he also used the video ref (but no video review) to confirm that a goal was not offside.

Seems to have gooten good marks, and the game only had 4 mind of extra time.

[Amo]

What is this madness!?

[speeeeeeedie]

Sad news about the Accrington Football League which has ceased to be in existence. I think I have read posts on here which make fond references to it.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/14666139.Final_whistle_for_amateur_football_league/

I've just seen this. I had no idea that the combination had shut down. I read the article comments. Reasons range from laziness, high fees, to bad pitches.

I spent my youth and early teenage years watching games at King George's and Wilson's. I loved it.

A sad end indeed.

[donnermeat]

Yes Jurgen Klopp seems to have kept his smackhead brother secret hasn't he? Or do you mean the awful font?

[Amo]

Yes Jurgen Klopp seems to have kept his smackhead brother secret hasn't he? Or do you mean the awful font?

I thought the picture was self explanatory. Jonathan de Guzman (a midfielder) having the No. 1 shirt.

[donnermeat]

I thought the picture was self explanatory. Jonathan de Guzman (a midfielder) having the No. 1 shirt.

How did I miss that? What a goose.

[Husky]

This has been the best Saturday of the season so far.

[oldjamfan1]

Didn't know where to post this so opted for this thread.

Latest score, Germany U17s 1 England U17s 6.....AT HALF TIME!!!!

[Blue Cabbage]

Finished 8-1!!

[Norbert Rassragr]

Don't worry, Gareth and co. will train that out of them. None of them will make it in the Premier League either.

[speeeeeeedie]

For those who fear the end of football, this article won't to much to dissuade you; https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/13/atlantic-league-fc-copenhagen-director-scotland?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Fiver+2016&utm_term=194692&subid=6923483&CMP=EMCFTBEML853

This quote from the article is, sadly, how the game is viewed now; "Last month the president of Spain’s La Liga admitted he is considering proposals to form a breakaway competition to rival the Champions League because it represents a “greater opportunity to generate more revenue”.

Edited October 13, 2016 by speeeeeeedie

[oldjamfan1]

Terrible news about the Brazilian club team Chapecoense being practically wiped out in a plane crash on their way to play a cup final in Colombia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38140981

[Iceman]

Terrible news about the Brazilian club team Chapecoense being practically wiped out in a plane crash on their way to play a cup final in Colombia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38140981

R.I.P to all those who died. Terrible news that.

[ABBEY]

AWFUL

[A cup of beans]

Messi has tweeted that the ARG national team used the same plane the other week.

A tragic event. Condolences.

[Audax]

http://fusion.net/story/372628/these-haunting-images-show-brazilian-soccer-team-hours-before-they-died-in-plane-crash/ <--- pictures of team before take off and getting on plane, plane has the logo of the team on it.

This tragedy even gets worse, the plane ran out of fuel. I can't even fathom that and losing a loved one in this way. The plane also likely had electrical problems. It sounds like they switched planes for whichever plane, Messi was talking about.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38160713

The Leicester City of the Brazilian leagues, from a town of 200,000; they made the top division after 3 decades and were challenging Flamenco and Corinthians for the title.

This is just shocking, unbelievable that it could be that the plane ran out of fuel.

Edited December 1, 2016 by Audax

[Iceman]

[Mike E]

Allegedly Ronaldinho and Riquelme are coming out of retirement to play for Chapecoense for FREE for a year or two.

Nice tribute by both men, if true.