World football thread.

[dirk diggler]

Too easy.

It’s coming home

[panama hat]

Excellent result . . . what happened?

Lucky first goal, Spaniards hitting the crossbar, sublime second goal . . . nicely done.

[Reg Dingle]

^ Was expecting your boogie song

England, Scotland and even the Welsh topping their groups...Nice

[Reg Dingle]

Nice to see the Krauts getting another footballing lesson too

[panama hat]

2-3 is hardly a lesson, but Belgium is also hardly a bad side. A trial game, full of new ideas . . . who knows if it will gel by the time the cup rolls around.

Müller, Gnabry, Can, Musiala . . . a very good quartet with players like Wirtz and Goretzka (when he's not injured) nicely adding to that. Germany still needs a 'Kaiser', be it someone like Schweinsteiger, Lahm etc . . .

It must feel good to be English for a change . . . well, in terms of football . . . until the serious part of the tournament.


Still:




. . . and how many Euros? . I believe one of them was in England.



Yea, we can afford a bit of a lean period.

[Reg Dingle]

Müller, Gnabry, Can, Musiala . . . a very good quartet with players like Wirtz and Goretzka

I only know one of those.. And he played for West Brom...oh is that Emre Can..
the Liverpool cast off?

Is one a striker? Thats what you missed at the World Cup...Its another Jurgen Klinsmann that you need.
Oh hang on, Is that the veteran Thomas Muller in your list. Has he not retired/died yet?

[harrybarracuda]

The tiny totts: Always a font of comedy gold.

Tottenham are urgently seeking clarification from FIFA over the decision to hand managing director of football Fabio Paratici a worldwide ban from football.

Paratici, who was initially handed a 30-month ban from Italian football in January relating to alleged financial mismanagement at Juventus, had that extended to worldwide activities by FIFA on Wednesday.

Spurs have said they were given "no advance notice" from world football's governing body.

[harrybarracuda]

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, has been stripped of the right to host its first major football event amid opposition to the participation of Israel.

The football-mad nation was scheduled to stage the men’s Under-20 FIFA World Cup from May 20 to June 11 and hoped the 24-team tournament would begin to repair its battered reputation after last year’s stadium tragedy in East Java.

Controversy over the qualification of Israel, however, has resulted in the event being removed from the South-East Asia’s largest nation by the game’s world governing body FIFA, which indicated it may also consider sanctions against the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).

“FIFA has decided, due to the current circumstances, to remove Indonesia as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023,” FIFA said in a statement.

“A new host will be announced as soon as possible, with the dates of the tournament currently remaining unchanged. Potential sanctions against the PSSI may also be decided at a later stage.”

FIFA World Cup Under 20: Indonesia stripped as hosts amid Israel furore

[cyrille]

I only know one of those..

That lineup, well, it's good ph is happy with it, I guess.

Muller looked well past his 'use by date' in Qatar.

[panama hat]

Is one a striker? Thats what you missed at the World Cup...Its another Jurgen Klinsmann that you need.

Yea . . . nah . . . Klinsmann, Müller, Klose etc . . . we don't have one, which is why Müller is still good value.

Oh hang on, Is that the veteran Thomas Muller in your list. Has he not retired/died yet?

Nope but still a good player. World class? Well, he leads well.

That lineup, well, it's good ph is happy with it, I guess.

Muller looked well past his 'use by date' in Qatar.

Nope, not happy at all. I'm happy with about four /five players, hence: "Müller, Gnabry, Can, Musiala . . . a very good quartet with players like Wirtz and Goretzka (when he's not injured) nicely adding to that.

That's half a line-up.

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, has been stripped of the right to host its first major football event amid opposition to the participation of Israel.

Good . . . screw them

[cyrille]

2-3 is hardly a lesson, but Belgium is also hardly a bad side. A trial game, full of new ideas . . . who knows if it will gel by the time the cup rolls around.

Müller, Gnabry, Can, Musiala . . . a very good quartet with players like Wirtz and Goretzka (when he's not injured) nicely adding to that.

Lotar Mattheus: "The first 35 minutes were the worst I've seen in my long career".

[harrybarracuda]

Lotar Mattheus: "The first 35 minutes were the worst I've seen in my long career".

He must have missed the 2001 game then.

[panama hat]

Lotar Mattheus: "The first 35 minutes were the worst I've seen in my long career".

To add to Harry's comment . . . there have been some dire games, not just 35 minutes.

[cyrille]

He must have missed the 2001 game then.

Beaten by a force of nature in that game though, weren't they.

Emile Heskey.

[hallelujah]

I'm late to the party after last week's 2-1 annihilation of Italy (I won't use "destruction" to talk about the Ukraine victory), but I can't wait for the finals to see Jude running around the pitch with the Euro Champs trophy.

It's coming home again!

[hallelujah]

The tiny totts:

If there was a national team to represent Tottenham and being Spursy, it would be us.

We should ditch Southgate and get Conte in when the waistcoat has got us to the finals, so he can rant about playing under "stress" again.

[Edmond]

Expert golf club swinger Craig Bellamy ends up broker than Lulu on the 29th of the month.


Officially bankrupt.


From millions earned to being bankrupt and unable to even get a mortgage.

[harrybarracuda]

The crunch match of Wrexham vs Notts County is on BT Sport 1.

[armstrong]

The crunch match of Wrexham vs Notts County is on BT Sport 1.

Watching it. It's brutal compared to premier League.

[harrybarracuda]

Watching it. It's brutal compared to premier League.

What a fucking game that was!

[hallelujah]

Marvellous stuff. Best game of the weekend.

Mental that only one of those teams will be promoted automatically.

[Edmond]

Fok.

Put it on after Armo's post, but it was half time as there were ads on. Eddo don't do ads, so did other shiz and forgot to put it on for the 2nd half.

What a fucking game that was!

Marvellous stuff. Best game of the weekend.

Great!

[hallelujah]

Fok.

Put it on after Armo's post, but it was half time as there were ads on. Eddo don't do ads, so did other shiz and forgot to put it on for the 2nd half.







Great!

Notts County played some good stuff too. Some good footballers there.

Just look how far in front of the rest they both are!

[armstrong]

One of the best games I've ever seen. Beautiful.

[Edmond]

Put it on after Armo's post, but it was half time as there were ads on. Eddo don't do ads, so did other shiz and forgot to put it on for the 2nd half.

One of the best games I've ever seen. Beautiful.

Yeah, well.


Chitty, you've got a title for tomorrow's 'Saving The Forum's thread.

CL final '99 for me.