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Martin Tyler with the commentator's curse yesterday, - "and England will progress if they keep another clean sheet."
5 seconds later - "And they won't."
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Haha. Just looking back at this thread.

I was watching a Forest game, at Blackburn, recently and we were 1-0 up in the second half. The BBC Nottingham commentators (Robin Chipperfield and former Forest goalie Steve Sutton) mentioned that ATM Forest are up to 5th in the league and a 4th win on the trot is likely. 5 minutes later we are 2-1 down and sitting 15th.

We did end up with a 2-2 draw but these bloody commentators keep opening their mouths with stupid comments.
 

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The streaker at the FFA cup :

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Matildha's have been sloppy for 50 minutes but then 2 goals in about 90 seconds. Foord sets up Sam Kerr and then gets one from an accute angle.

Soccer is like that. Nothing much for 30, 40, 60 minutes and then bamb. Good crowd in Newcastle. 30k stadium must be 80% full. Edit at ground level. Top deck of outer stand is empty.

Shit since I started typing Australia had 5 or 6 serious attacks on goal for at least 3 on target.
 
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2 or 3 weeks ago I read Craig Foster's website for his bid to get onto the FFA and chairmanship where he very succinctly laid out his vision, philosophy, manifesto of how Oz soccer needs a chairman for the game not just a businessman to be chairman.
http://believeinourgame.com/

Its a pretty impressive effort. If someone runs for the Port board it would be nice to see something like this from one of the candidates.

Unfortunately he pulled out yesterday because a ticket of 4 candidates with ex Labor Communications minister senator Stephen Conroy on it and its been heavily supported by voting stakeholders. Remo Nogarotto who has links to the Liberal party is on the ticket. He is The CEO of the Crosby Textor Group, the Liberal party lobbyists and general lobbyists. Lynton Crosby went from working for the Liberal party under Howard to the Conservatives in UK and got a knighthood for helping David Cameron win government. Mark Textor used to be the Liberal's pollster but they seemed to have combined to as their website says provide - Founded by campaign strategists Sir Lynton Crosby and Mark Textor, the C|T Group offers a world renowned brand of successful, research-driven campaigns.

Nogarotto helped set up the Northern Spirit in the old NSL, was linked in the early 1990's to a couple of dodgy transfers of NSL/Socceroos players who ended in Euro leagues but monies went missing. I don't think he was accused of corruption but didn't do much to expose it when he knew more. And I think he was tied up with the Jets when the A League was set up. There are 2 others on the ticket that I don't know who they are.

Foster now at the top of his website has his withdrawal letter he posted yesterday. Its worth getting down what he says in the first third of that letter

Despite the amazing support of our football community around the country, it has become clear that I do not have the necessary stakeholder support to succeed in my candidacy for the Board and as Chairman of FFA. Accordingly, I have notified FFA of the withdrawal of my nomination.

I ran a transparent and public campaign not just for the Board, but the Chairmanship for a number of reasons.

Without strong, independent leadership I believe the game is in peril of making decisions that fail to protect every aspect of our community. I have made no secret of this fact. This is why I have reiterated my determination that there be no deals, no promises – only fair leadership with an allegiance to the entire game.

Further, it is vital the new Board has not only independent leadership but can exercise its judgement independently to ensure it is capable of delivering the reform agenda the game needs and that we voted for.

Thankyou to the PFA Executive and members for your confidence, and my best wishes go with fellow nominee, Heather Reid.

My deepest apologies to our players, fans, community and media who have given me such incredible support over the past few weeks. You performed with great passion and bravery...............

Edit Tweet with statement

 
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Edit Below is the transcript of the 4 Corners story - The Final Whistle from May 2002 about the conflicts in Australian soccer. This story is what lead the federal government to set up the Independent Soccer Review Committee and its final report became known as the Crawford Report.

https://web.archive.org/web/20021001230641/http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/s565607.htm

Nogarotto is mentioned in here that he opposed some of the dodgy dealings of Marconi president re transfer fees from European clubs for Oz players, who was also on the board of the Soccer Federation of Australia at the time, but when he was majority owner of Northern Spirit, looks like he was loose with the truth of the financial plight of the club, encouraging Robbie Slater, Graham Arnold and others to buy shares in the Spirit. They ended up losing their money, but worse still those players who bought shares only got paid about 50% of what their outstanding wages were.

No wonder Foster talked about strong independent fair leadership with an allegiance to the entire game.
 
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This story on SBS' The World Game website in March 2017 gives some background to Nogarotto. He is an establishment man, although in it he talked about have fans/members owned clubs and not private businessman owned clubs.

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/exclusive-a-league-clubs-need-fan-ownership-says-remo-nogarotto
In an extensive interview with The World Game, Nogarotto revealed his vision to bring A-League fans from the terraces to the boardroom table, unveiling a “public-private”-style ownership concept that he believes would soothe current tensions and accelerate future growth.

Formerly the chairman of Soccer Australia and director of the NSW Liberal Party, Nogarotto has three decades of administrative history in the sport, having served on the board of three clubs – Marconi, Northern Spirit and the Newcastle Jets – and the committee formed by Frank Lowy which established the A-League.

Despite enjoying success away from football in the past decade, heading up political strategist group Crosby Textor and advising the European operations of Macquarie Bank, Nogarotto’s eyes have never strayed far from the domestic game.
https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/exclusive-a-league-clubs-need-fan-ownership-says-remo-nogarotto
 
Another article in todays paper about the need for a rectangular stadium on the river banks... but instead watch the government through all the money to building a bloody unwanted and unneeded hotel.

20-25k seat stadium, built to FIFA Womens WC standards with the ability to easily upgrade to 40k seats should Australia ever bid again and win the rights to host the FIFA Mens WC.
 

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I have a real concern for our A-League, regarding the situation in Melbourne. Watching City v Glory, two high flying teams, on a prime time spot, and the stadium is almost empty! The league wants to expand, which I like, but!
Melbourne is the sporting capital, never any doubt about that. Victory are a massive club, and are just doing everything brilliantly. City had to come from miles behind and seemed to be making a bit of inroad I thought, until tonight. No one there??
Which brings me to my point. 2 new teams to come in, and another one from Melbourne ..... seriously?
If City were packing out stadiums, yeah sure. Both Sydney teams have big support so a new Sydney side is hard to argue against With the massive amount of success that Victory enjoy, why would any supporter want to jump ship and support the new team? Not a hope in hell I reckon! I wouldn't!
Anyhow, end of rant. Canberra was my personal choice for expansion. I like Melbourne City, so lets fix that up big time before introducing a club that will sponge a heap of support off them?.
Reckon the FFA might have stuffed up here. Hope not.
 
Interesting article to see the ownership structure of the top 100 soccer clubs in the world and what nationalities are buying them re the private owners. The US owners are disproportionate to the number of US teams in the top 100. The_Wookie you might want to use this for your non AFL comparison thread.


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US and China hold ownership of over 30% of the top 100 most financially powerful clubs in the world according to Soccerex’s FF100, compared to Europe’s 28%.



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https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2019/us-and-china-dominate-global-ownership-of-football
The United States and China dominate the global ownership of football according to this year’s Soccerex Football Finance 100, with the two economic powerhouses cumulatively owning more than 30% of the world’s top football clubs, more than all of Europe combined. The report, by leading soccer business experts Soccerex, uses bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the world’s top 100 clubs according to their finances and, in so doing, provides a different perspective on the global hierarchy of football.
DOWNLOAD SOCCEREX FOOTBALL FINANCE 100 REPORT

The Soccerex Football Finance 100 2019 paints a clear picture of the modern ownership of the global game with the US clear leaders as the largest single nation, accounting for 18% of top 100 and 23% of top 30. While this figure is boosted by the US ownership of most MLS franchises, US organizations own a quarter of Premier League teams along with clubs in Italy and France too.

China is the next biggest country for ownership with 13% of the top 100, meaning that together the two economic – if not yet football – giants account for the ownership nearly 1/3 of the hundred most financially potent clubs in world football.

Europe combined accounts for 28% of the ownership of the top 100 clubs, with the UK as the biggest individual nation at 7%, behind Russia and Germany who both account for 5%.

Financial prudence trumps global brands
Premier League Champions, Manchester City top Soccerex’s global ranking for a second successive year, as the club with the greatest financial strength in world football. In the report, City achieved a Football Finance Index (FFI) score of 4.21, which factors in five variables – playing assets, tangible assets, cash in the bank, potential owner investment and net debt.

Qatari-owned PSG are second (3.84) largely due to the vast potential for investment of their sovereign ownership. German powerhouses Bayern Munich place third in the ranking (2.67) benefitting from a good score across all the verticals measured and a strong business model underpinned by the investment of leading German organizations adidas, Allianz and Audi.

While the top clubs show the impact of billionaire ownership on financial strength, the report also highlights that prudent financial management, as seen at Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, has its benefits. The North London sides rank 4th (2.66) and 5th (2.43) respectively, ahead of bigger global brands such as Real Madrid (2.38), Barcelona (2.05) and Manchester United (1.99). Both Arsenal and Tottenham have high-value tangible assets, benefiting from their capital locations. Spurs strength is also driven by a high squad value with player a number of players such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli whose values have appreciated significantly in the past 12 months. However the value of their new stadium – yet to open – must be set in context of the high levels of debt linked to project.

Global diversity
Juventus 9th (1.96) and Chelsea 10th (1.89) complete a top 10 that is full of household names and which shows a diversity of ownership structure and business model. The clubs from 11-20 however are perhaps more indicative of football’s changing global picture with a line-up that features clubs old and new from six different countries, including China and the USA, the majority of whom benefit from wealthy benefactors.

Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande rank 12th (1.72) thanks to immense wealth of an ownership group which includes Evergrande Group and the digital behemoth Alibaba. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s LA Galaxy rank 18th with high-valued tangible assets and the wealth of owners AEG.

There are three US clubs in the top 30 (LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC and New England Revolution) the same number as there are from France and from Italy.

UK clubs continue to dominate the top 30 accounting for 1/3 of the clubs. Liverpool are 11th, Leicester City 19th, Fulham 26th, Everton 27th and Wolverhampton 28th with all benefitting from significant foreign investment.

Domestic imbalances
The F100 report also highlights the significant imbalance in resources that exists in most domestic leagues. In France and China, the vast wealth of the Paris Saint-Germain and Guangzhou Evergrande owners – €269bn and €179bn respectively – dwarves that of their domestic rivals and has brought about periods of dominance for both sides.

In Italy, perennial winners Juventus have cash reserves of €140m giving them a huge advantage over rivals such as AC Milan, Inter Milan, Lazio, Napoli and Roma whose cash totals combined are approximately 50% of Juventus’ total.

Commenting on the launch of the Soccerex Football Finance 100, Soccerex Marketing Director, David Wright said: “I am delighted that we can again bring the market this unique global perspective of football clubs’ financial strength; one that is in tune with the modern reality of the game showing the impact of owner investment and financial prudence at the top end of the global game. The Soccerex Football Finance 100 also provides an indicator of where the ownership of the game might be going. The influence of China and the US will surely only continue to grow, fuelled by state prioritisation in China and both the expansion of MLS and the prospect of co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US.”

The 2019 edition of the Soccerex Football Finance 100 study has been conducted in collaboration with recognised specialists in sports financial valuations, analysing clubs’ balance sheets and annual reports from 2016/17, the last complete financial year available, plus other renowned sources of information like UEFA, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Transfermarkt and Hoovers.

About Soccerex
Soccerex is the global leader for the business of soccer with over two decades of experience in connecting the industry’s key industry stakeholders and promoting the growth of the game worldwide.Working closely with regional governments, football federations, major leagues and clubs, Soccerex have delivered 45 events in 20 different cities around the world, uniting nearly 70,000 business and soccer figures to further their different commercial and sporting objectives........

https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2019/us-and-china-dominate-global-ownership-of-football
 
Saw this on Port's - Performance Data Scientist, Robert Younger twitter account who had the Figuring Footy stats website before we recruited him in late 2017 to work for us full time. He retweeted this.

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RussellEbertHandball said:
Interesting article to see the ownership structure of the top 100 soccer clubs in the world and what nationalities are buying them re the private owners. The US owners are disproportionate to the number of US teams in the top 100. The_Wookie you might want to use this for your non AFL comparison thread.


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US and China hold ownership of over 30% of the top 100 most financially powerful clubs in the world according to Soccerex’s FF100, compared to Europe’s 28%.



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https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2019/us-and-china-dominate-global-ownership-of-football
The United States and China dominate the global ownership of football according to this year’s Soccerex Football Finance 100, with the two economic powerhouses cumulatively owning more than 30% of the world’s top football clubs, more than all of Europe combined. The report, by leading soccer business experts Soccerex, uses bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the world’s top 100 clubs according to their finances and, in so doing, provides a different perspective on the global hierarchy of football.
DOWNLOAD SOCCEREX FOOTBALL FINANCE 100 REPORT

The Soccerex Football Finance 100 2019 paints a clear picture of the modern ownership of the global game with the US clear leaders as the largest single nation, accounting for 18% of top 100 and 23% of top 30. While this figure is boosted by the US ownership of most MLS franchises, US organizations own a quarter of Premier League teams along with clubs in Italy and France too.

China is the next biggest country for ownership with 13% of the top 100, meaning that together the two economic – if not yet football – giants account for the ownership nearly 1/3 of the hundred most financially potent clubs in world football.

Europe combined accounts for 28% of the ownership of the top 100 clubs, with the UK as the biggest individual nation at 7%, behind Russia and Germany who both account for 5%.

Financial prudence trumps global brands
Premier League Champions, Manchester City top Soccerex’s global ranking for a second successive year, as the club with the greatest financial strength in world football. In the report, City achieved a Football Finance Index (FFI) score of 4.21, which factors in five variables – playing assets, tangible assets, cash in the bank, potential owner investment and net debt.

Qatari-owned PSG are second (3.84) largely due to the vast potential for investment of their sovereign ownership. German powerhouses Bayern Munich place third in the ranking (2.67) benefitting from a good score across all the verticals measured and a strong business model underpinned by the investment of leading German organizations adidas, Allianz and Audi.

While the top clubs show the impact of billionaire ownership on financial strength, the report also highlights that prudent financial management, as seen at Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, has its benefits. The North London sides rank 4th (2.66) and 5th (2.43) respectively, ahead of bigger global brands such as Real Madrid (2.38), Barcelona (2.05) and Manchester United (1.99). Both Arsenal and Tottenham have high-value tangible assets, benefiting from their capital locations. Spurs strength is also driven by a high squad value with player a number of players such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli whose values have appreciated significantly in the past 12 months. However the value of their new stadium – yet to open – must be set in context of the high levels of debt linked to project.

Global diversity
Juventus 9th (1.96) and Chelsea 10th (1.89) complete a top 10 that is full of household names and which shows a diversity of ownership structure and business model. The clubs from 11-20 however are perhaps more indicative of football’s changing global picture with a line-up that features clubs old and new from six different countries, including China and the USA, the majority of whom benefit from wealthy benefactors.

Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande rank 12th (1.72) thanks to immense wealth of an ownership group which includes Evergrande Group and the digital behemoth Alibaba. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s LA Galaxy rank 18th with high-valued tangible assets and the wealth of owners AEG.

There are three US clubs in the top 30 (LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC and New England Revolution) the same number as there are from France and from Italy.

UK clubs continue to dominate the top 30 accounting for 1/3 of the clubs. Liverpool are 11th, Leicester City 19th, Fulham 26th, Everton 27th and Wolverhampton 28th with all benefitting from significant foreign investment.

Domestic imbalances
The F100 report also highlights the significant imbalance in resources that exists in most domestic leagues. In France and China, the vast wealth of the Paris Saint-Germain and Guangzhou Evergrande owners – €269bn and €179bn respectively – dwarves that of their domestic rivals and has brought about periods of dominance for both sides.

In Italy, perennial winners Juventus have cash reserves of €140m giving them a huge advantage over rivals such as AC Milan, Inter Milan, Lazio, Napoli and Roma whose cash totals combined are approximately 50% of Juventus’ total.

Commenting on the launch of the Soccerex Football Finance 100, Soccerex Marketing Director, David Wright said: “I am delighted that we can again bring the market this unique global perspective of football clubs’ financial strength; one that is in tune with the modern reality of the game showing the impact of owner investment and financial prudence at the top end of the global game. The Soccerex Football Finance 100 also provides an indicator of where the ownership of the game might be going. The influence of China and the US will surely only continue to grow, fuelled by state prioritisation in China and both the expansion of MLS and the prospect of co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US.”

The 2019 edition of the Soccerex Football Finance 100 study has been conducted in collaboration with recognised specialists in sports financial valuations, analysing clubs’ balance sheets and annual reports from 2016/17, the last complete financial year available, plus other renowned sources of information like UEFA, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Transfermarkt and Hoovers.

About Soccerex
Soccerex is the global leader for the business of soccer with over two decades of experience in connecting the industry’s key industry stakeholders and promoting the growth of the game worldwide.Working closely with regional governments, football federations, major leagues and clubs, Soccerex have delivered 45 events in 20 different cities around the world, uniting nearly 70,000 business and soccer figures to further their different commercial and sporting objectives........

https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2019/us-and-china-dominate-global-ownership-of-football
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From Brazil: Flamengo, Corinthians, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Internacional, Athletico?! WTF?!
 
If Port have "What Happen Power?" the direct inverse is surely "What Happen Liverpool?" 0-3 down to Barcelona in the away leg and they come home to beat them 4-0. Unbelievable. Not the first time the reds have pulled a magical result in Europe out of their arse. Ken and Klopp are chalk and cheese.
 
awesomedal14 said:
If Port have "What Happen Power?" the direct inverse is surely "What Happen Liverpool?" 0-3 down to Barcelona in the away leg and they come home to beat them 4-0. Unbelievable. Not the first time the reds have pulled a magical result in Europe out of their arse. Ken and Klopp are chalk and cheese.
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On Sunday, Grêmio was leading 3-0 at home, after 20'. People were comparing us to Barcelona. We lost 5-4. It was 100% "What happened Grêmio". We were Barcelona, indeed!
 
awesomedal14 said:
If Port have "What Happen Power?" the direct inverse is surely "What Happen Liverpool?" 0-3 down to Barcelona in the away leg and they come home to beat them 4-0. Unbelievable. Not the first time the reds have pulled a magical result in Europe out of their arse. Ken and Klopp are chalk and cheese.
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Walked into work dude was liverpool beat Barcelona 4 nil... good on ya dick head... googled it a couple min's later... shit... they did.
 
ball boy won it for Liverpool.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...d/news-story/beef27106a628a20ab9a9937b469f78c
Sometimes all it takes is a second to be a hero. 14-year-old English boy Oakley Cannonier instantly became a cult classic this week after playing a crucial role in Liverpool’s shock comeback win over Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final. Cannonier, a ball boy for the Reds, delivered the ball speedily for Trent Alexander-Arnold to find teammate Divock Origi from a corner and catch the Barca defenders off-guard as Liverpool scored the winning goal.

Alexander-Arnold pretended to walk away from the corner to let a teammate take it, before turning around quickly and whipping in a low cross that found an unmarked Origi, who finished brilliantly. Barcelona defenders were like statues, failing to react to what Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp called a “genius moment”.
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The sneaky move seems to have paid off big-time for the budding young Cannonier, who has reportedly been added to Liverpool’s academy. English publication The Independent claims the teenager was following orders from Liverpool coach Carl Lancaster. Match analysts had noticed during the first-leg defeat at the Nou Camp that Barcelona’s players moaned and became distracted at set-pieces — and Liverpool’s ball boys were coached in order to make the home advantage count......
https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...d/news-story/beef27106a628a20ab9a9937b469f78c
 

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