World Football Thread 20/21

[Koke]

Oh, and Union Berlin went down to 10 men in minute 23 so they will do well to get a draw here 

[CosbehFox]

11 hours ago, Koke said:

The Berlin Derby is on right now. Currently 1-1. Didn't know Guendouzi was on loan at Hertha. 

Hertha are moneybags right now. 
 

There was a half decent doc last night on about Union last season. Although I did find it rather ‘St Pauli’ that they set themselves out as an independent club, and then invite the cameras in saying how great they are 

[spacemunky]

Barca have lost 4 out of their first 10.

[spacemunky]

Toronto FC star Alejandro Pozuelo was named the 2020 MLS MVP, the league announced Monday.

 

Pozuelo becomes the second TFC player to earn the distinction after Sebastian Giovinco took home MVP honors in 2015.

 

[Kingleicester]

Dam the Spanish league is boring, 5 games since yesterday 3 of them have been 0.0, flipping dull Spanish 

[moore_94]

Principal broadcaster of the French league shutting down, could be about to get very bad for a lot of French clubs

 

 

[when_you're_smiling]

Bloody hell when did Stuttgart get good? Absolutely battered Dortmund and could’ve won more than 5-1. Some of their attacking play was amazing though Dortmund were naive.

 

Bellingham was particularly shite and got subbed off.

Edited 12 December 2020 by when_you're_smiling

[Jaspa]

Neymar's just been seriously injured

[StanSP]

21 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

Neymar's just been seriously injured

Looked very bad. Possibly broken?

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

Looked very bad. Possibly broken?

 

Never nice for anyone to get hurt even roller boy. 

[Koke]

Milan scored a 90+2 minute winner against Lazio to go 36 games unbeaten. They are now 10 points ahead of Juventus, who are down in 6th place. 

[StanSP]

4 minutes ago, Koke said:

Milan scored a 90+2 minute winner against Lazio to go 36 games unbeaten. They are now 10 points ahead of Juventus, who are down in 6th place. 

With Inter 2nd as well. Could turn out to be a great rivals title race. Finally someone other than Juve winning the league again. 

[deejdeej]

Serie A has been nuts for a few years now, all it needs is someone besides Juve winning it 

[SemperEadem]

Bochum beat Mainz last night on pens.

2.0 and made it 2.2 with the last kick of the game with 10 men after the keeper was sent off. Battled through extra-time to then do them on penalties.

[jonthefox]

Tuchel sacked by PSG 

[StanSP]

Copa Libertadores could see another Superclasico again in the Final.

 

Boca vs Santos
River Plate vs Palmeiras

 

Would be fitting for Boca to win it in the season Maradona died. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

26 minutes ago, jonthefox said:

Tuchel sacked by PSG 

 

Poch in there? 

[Guest SO1]

9 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Poch in there? 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/24/paris-saint-germain-psg-thomas-tuchel-mauricio-pochettino

[Guest SO1]

Poch dodged a bullet with PSG over Arsenal or United.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Christian Gross the new gaffer at Schalke, wonder if he's still got that tube ticket 

[Finnegan]

Schalke going full Watford. 

 

It's amazing how many massive German clubs seem to love a dip in the second tier. 

[Ian Nacho]

Bizzare from Ruben Kazan. If you weren’t aware, the lead singer is their manager

 

[Col city fan]

It’s back!

Quite simply the most hilarious league in the world!

The A league

 

👌

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

16 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Schalke going full Watford. 

 

It's amazing how many massive German clubs seem to love a dip in the second tier. 

 

He'll go and keep them up now but it's a bloody mad appointment, I knew he'd gone to Basel after Spurs (looks like he did a good job too, in fairness) but had no idea what he'd done after that, didn't even know he was still managing. He's had three spells with the same Saudi club ffs.

 

It's a real "new foreign investors at an EFL club" type appointment.

[Koke]

17 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Schalke going full Watford. 

 

It's amazing how many massive German clubs seem to love a dip in the second tier. 

 

Similar to here really. Leeds, Aston Villa, Newcastle etc.