Round ball code talk

[Garibaldi Red]

Sam Kerrs introduction to English football

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Liverpool have 82 pts after 29 games and 2nd placed Man City have 57pt after 28 games. So given its a 38 game season, they only have to win 2 more games as they go to 88 pts and City can only get to 87 pts if win the last 10 games they play.

If Liverpool win the title after 31 games do they say, stuff trying to get other EPL records, we have won, now we go flat out for the Champions League title, we can't do the treble as we lost the FA Cup 5th round to Chelsea??

Next 2 games are Everton away on 17th and then Crystal Palace on 22nd. According to this page the earliest winners have been mid April with 5 games left Man U in 2000-01 and Man City in 2017-18.

How soon could Liverpool win the Premier League this season? | Goal.com

The Covid-19 outbreak delayed Liverpool's Premier League celebrations, but with games restarting in June, when can they lift the title?

www.goal.com

Guess its the best way to beat a 30 year title drought.

But they are 0-1 down after playing Atletico Madrid away in the Round of 16 in the Champions League. Got win by at least 2 goals ( or 1-0 and win a penalty shoot out) on the 11th to progress to quarter finals.

Win a Euro title one year and the domestic league title the next year takes them back to their glory years of late 70's and early 80's.

 

[LFC2010]

Serie A should be suspended over coronavirus, says Italian minister

Vincenzo Spadafora’s call led to Parma vs SPAL being suspended on Sunday one minute before kick-off

www.independent.co.uk

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Serie A should be suspended over coronavirus, says Italian minister

Vincenzo Spadafora’s call led to Parma vs SPAL being suspended on Sunday one minute before kick-off

www.independent.co.uk

No surprise given both teams are from northern Italy in the lock down zone covering 16 million people. Not sure whose home game it is but I assume Parma given they are first named but only about 100kms apart as the crow flies.

 

[DaTBird187]

What's all this then?

 

[Grave Danger]

Arise, Sir Jurgen.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[Power Raid]

by the time he retires he is surely going down as the greatest ever

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

by the time he retires he is surely going down as the greatest ever

He's in the conversation with these guys. The Ballon D'Or wasn't awarded this year because of Covid so they voted for a side made up of previous winners.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

by the time he retires he is surely going down as the greatest ever

GOAT of Sports:

1. Roger Federer
2. Wayne Gretzky
3. Lione Messi

 

[Power Raid]

He's in the conversation with these guys. The Ballon D'Or wasn't awarded this year because of Covid so they voted for a side made up of previous winners.

hard to argue with that list

obviously loads of greats that missed out like Cruyff

 

[Harlott]

Would have Platini, Zidane ahead of Matthaus, Xavi.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

hard to argue with that list

obviously loads of greats that missed out like Cruyff

Where Messi has a gap in his CV is World Cups and performing in these tournaments. Pele and Maradona have him covered there. It's still the biggest stage for a footballer.

Cristiano Ronaldo has done ok at the WC but he did lead Portugal to win Euro 2016. Messi hasn't done much in the Copa America, Argentina have made the finals in 2015 and the 2016 centenary tournament but Messi didn't deliver.

Messi will probably go down as the greatest club / Euro club player, but his international career not meeting the same heights, will leave him behind others who have also been able to dominate on those stages.

 

[Power Raid]

Would have Platini, Zidane ahead of Matthaus, Xavi.

great choices

many forget how good Platini was

 

[Garibaldi Red]

When I saw there were some new posts in this thread I thought it may have been about Gerard Houlier who has passed away.

Was a decent manager at a number of clubs, most notably at Liverpool and PSG, and also managed the French National sides at different levels.

He was still involved in the game through his role at Red Bull.

We should’ve got hold of him and that fabled Red Bull sponsorship may have come our way.

RIP Gerard.

 

[Portology]

Hands up, who knew there was a one-off “friendly” soccer match between a sort of 1960s VFL state team coached by a loudmouthed Jack Dyer and a local Melbourne soccer club?

Click on for the result...

Optus Sport Has Closed

sport.optus.com.au

On iPhone using recycled electrons, via BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Grave Danger]

Huh?

 

[Power Raid]

Huh?


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riots over the super league

 

[Grave Danger]

riots over the super league

MU are all but locked in to the top 4 now, but it'd be ironic if they were docked points and ended up missing out on ECL qualification. In this instance I doubt the FA will be that harsh.

 

[GremioPower]

Juventus confirm Douglas Costa will return to Gremio on loan

Costa will now see out his Juve contract with Gremio, where he began his career in 2008, with the Brazilian club having the option to sign him on a free transfer at the end of next season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[dirty2]

Good signing

 

[tribey]

Sunderland spending at least another season in League One.

Wonderful <3

 

[Greasyrhys]

Can the Reds win tonight & book a spot in next weeks A-League GF? I expect the refs will try & help sydney as much as possible

 

[Garibaldi Red]

Can the Reds win tonight & book a spot in next weeks A-League GF? I expect the refs will try & help sydney as much as possible

Apologies mate. Read your post, turned it on and….

Penalty.

 

[Greasyrhys]

2-1 loss against the rich bastards, don’t you just hate $ydney?