World football thread.

[helge]

Anyway

Did you notice that your Faroe neighbors beat Turkey 2-1 ?

That must have hurt

They were leading 2-0

[dirk diggler]

Faroe Islands are almost as good as Iceland.

[panama hat]

It's basically a world cup warm up this year.

Well, not for Italy obvs.

Nah, those losers just won another European Championship. You know who hasn't done so in their history while others yet have won it 3 times and some twice? Denmark, Greece and the Czech Republic have won it once, among others.

England qualified with 3 points more than Scotland

And they had a very weak group, easily the easiest to progress from. But at the end of the tournament you sill have to beat the best.

[harrybarracuda]

If it is, you're doing it wrong.

As a warm up it's been most informative.

Like Southgate knows Pope isn't up to scratch for a start.

[helge]

the Czech Republic have won it once

Wanna bet ?

[panama hat]

Wanna bet ?

Czechoslovakia. Damn . . . Did I say I am glad that you're back?


Just to make it a bit more clear for Sybile, we can use a picture.

Ok, Italy is the boot-shaped country at the bottom of the map. The colours show the number of times a nation has won the championship . . . 3, 2, 1 time(s)





You're welcome

[cyrille]

How tf has any of that got anything to do with me, you obsessed kraut loon?

Don't you have anything better to do, like annexe Poland?

[panama hat]

How tf has any of that got anything to do with me, you obsessed kraut loon?

Italy

The thin-skinned whiny bitch is still one . . . now he's losing his memory

[cyrille]

Two fkin minutes.

Are you ever off here?

All I posted was that Italy failed to qualify for the world cup finals.

Then two days later you're trying to be a smartarse about the Czech Republic and cocking it up.

And somehow this has something to do with me.

Loon.

[harrybarracuda]

"Come and work in Qatar" they said.
"Be part of the team that will make the World Cup a success" they said.

A British travel expert who was found hanged in a hotel in Doha told friends he was tortured by Qatar’s ‘secret police’.
Marc Bennett, 52, was found dead on Christmas Day in 2019 in the city’s Curve Hotel after telling his friends he had been detained.

He was reported to the authorities in 2019 on the accusation he had sent ‘highly confidential documents’ to an external email address after being appointed senior vice-president at Discover Qatar.

After resigning from his position, Mr Bennett was arrested at the Qatar Airways office where he was handcuffed and blindfolded before being taken to a detention centre.

Three weeks later he was released having been subject to torture techniques including being stripped of his clothes, hit against walls and sprayed with a hose.

Mr Bennett was also left in ‘legal limbo’ not knowing if charges would be made against him or whether he would be arrested again.

The night before his death, he was on a video call with his family ‘laughing and joking’, and he did not leave a suicide note addressed to his loved ones.

In her first interview after her husband’s death, his wife Nancy told The Times: ‘There are so many questions.

‘He left here with the whole world ahead of him.’

Lawyers for the United Nations have said the allegations surrounding Mr Bennett’s poor treatment are ‘credible’, The Times reported.

Although his death has been labelled as a suicide, a UK coroner said Mr Bennett showed ‘no specific evidence of suicidal intent’.

He added: ‘The circumstances of the months leading up to his death remain unclear.’

Marc Bennett found hanged in Qatar after 'secret police tortured him’ | Metro News

[dirk diggler]

"Come and work in Qatar" they said.

Possibly the worst 3 months of my life.

[harrybarracuda]

Possibly the worst 3 months of my life.

I spent a month there one weekend.

[cyrille]

An ex-colleague of mine was thrown out for lewd behaviour about 30 years ago.

He'd organised a monthly square dance.

[hallelujah]

I can't even get excited about watching this one on the telly.

Does anyone know people who are actually going over?

[harrybarracuda]

I can't even get excited about watching this one on the telly.

Does anyone know people who are actually going over?

I did read some joker claiming he knew people who were going to go to Thailand and commute from there.

File under #yeahthathappened

[dirk diggler]

Quiet tonight Harry while the rangers are getting pumped by Liverpool

[harrybarracuda]

Quiet tonight Harry while the rangers are getting pumped by Liverpool

I wouldn't really call 2-0 at Anfield a "pumping".

Or was that a "pumping" your lot got from St. Mirren?

[dirk diggler]

We beat St. Mirren 4-0.

However I do consider getting beat 4-0 by Celtic followed by 4-0 by Ajax then 3-0 by Napoli, 3 games on the bounce, a proper "pumping".

Also only 1/3 of the possession and only 6 shots on goal to their 23 shows your team weren't having a nice time.

You should have had a penalty at one point though.

Since you're The Rangers.

[harrybarracuda]

We beat St. Mirren 4-0.

However I do consider getting beat 4-0 by Celtic followed by 4-0 by Ajax then 3-0 by Napoli, 3 games on the bounce, a proper "pumping".

Also only 1/3 of the possession and only 6 shots on goal to their 23 shows your team weren't having a nice time.

You should have had a penalty at one point though.

Since you're The Rangers.

You sound surprised that Scottish football isn't as good as the Premiership.

I mean in fairness it's not really as good as the Championship in most cases.

[dirk diggler]

Of course it’s not but that’s due to budget.

[harrybarracuda]

Of course it’s not but that’s due to budget.

Yeah, those Faroes have all the money don't they.

[Edmond]

Any torrents knocking about for this DAZN doco about Ronno I.

[dirk diggler]

Yeah, those Faroes have all the money don't they.

Eh?

The Faroe Islands don't play in the EPL/Championship either.

What's your point?

You cultivated that plant of yours already?

Must be good.

[harrybarracuda]

Ah so it's all about the money but it's not about the money.

Gotcha

[dirk diggler]

Anyone else got no idea what the hell he's on about or is it just me?