Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Sabel79 said: And, when all is said and done, they’ll still have the World Cup in Qatar because of reasons. No question. There was never any reason to think that such a corrupt organization as FIFA would ever think of trying to make things right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Anyone following the CONCACAF (what is that, really?) Gold Cup? I didn't even know it was a thing until last night when I watched some Irish bloke (team Canada Manager) talking about Canada taking on a surprising Haiti in a Quarter Final match on Saturday (I think it's Saturday). Are these the mens national teams in some kind of tuneup for the World Cup in 2022? Or is this a FIFA infinitely wisdomed championship for every conference kind of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 22 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said: Anyone following the CONCACAF (what is that, really?) Gold Cup? I didn't even know it was a thing until last night when I watched some Irish bloke (team Canada Manager) talking about Canada taking on a surprising Haiti in a Quarter Final match on Saturday (I think it's Saturday). Are these the mens national teams in some kind of tuneup for the World Cup in 2022? Or is this a FIFA infinitely wisdomed championship for every conference kind of thing? CONCACAF = Confederation Of North American, Central American And Caribbean Association Football (You know, Soccer). The gold cup is the confederation championship, akin to the Euros, Copa America, African Cup of Nations (also currently ongoing), and whatever else they do elsewhere. Everybody's got one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Copa America semifinal starting now. Brazil-Argentina. Looking forward to yet another fascinating display of Argentina contriving to be much, much less than the sum of its parts in a big game... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Heh. Like Clockwork. 2-0 Brazil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Maybe someday the US Men will have an actual striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, sabills said: Maybe someday the US Men will have an actual striker Nah. The scam artists in charge of youth development at USSF are busy filling kids (and more importantly their parents, who, you know, write checks) that what we need is another Landon Donavan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 34 years is a long time ... https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nations-league-canada-united-states-1.5322577 This is a fantastic result and well deserved. Canada is determined not to make a fool of themselves as hosts in 2026. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 11 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said: 34 years is a long time ... https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nations-league-canada-united-states-1.5322577 This is a fantastic result and well deserved. Canada is determined not to make a fool of themselves as hosts in 2026. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Christine Sinclair is a national treasure. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-canada-st-kitts-1.5444762 And she holds the world record for most goals for her national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 RIP Maradona. One of the all time greats. It seems that there is an investigation going on in Argentina. He had it all and then he found cocaine. Terrible. I think he is finally answering for the *hand of God* goal in 1986 WC quarter final against England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 8 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said: RIP Maradona. One of the all time greats. It seems that there is an investigation going on in Argentina. He had it all and then he found cocaine. Terrible. I think he is finally answering for the *hand of God* goal in 1986 WC quarter final against England. Certainly one of the most functionally skillful players who has ever lived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 RIP ... Paolo. You delivered unlikely World Cup glory to the Azzurri in 1982. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55248469 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Norwich is back up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Well European football is in a bit of a mess right now. 12 clubs dediced they wanted their own 'super league' (basically their own champions league with guaranteed spots) Juventus, AC milan, Inter milan, Barcelona, Atletic and Real madrid, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and both Manchesters. PSG, Bayern and Dortmund said no to this. (3 of these teams have not qualified for champions league in years) 1 day after laying out their plans, UEFA and FIFA responded that any player joining this league would not be able to play European or world championships. The fans of those teams threatened to never see another game of those clubs and UEFA along with the national countries said those teams would be ruled out for their national leagues. So 12 presidents of these clubs decided it was a good idea to try this and it backfired like hell. Chelsea and manchester city already pulled out again under fan pressure. They are taking a lot of heat from their own fans, European fans don't want closed competitions. Basically asshats been living big over the years, got a lot of debt, and a bank that was almost bankrupt in JP morgan is financing it with 3.5 billion euro's. So this is their way of trying to get their debts away by making sure they always qualify for their 'champions league'. Financial issues might make it harder in the future for these teams to put good teams on the field, so lets try and cheat our way into permanent spots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted May 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 The European Super League was a rich dude collective tantrum. What a joke. They should know my now that you can't go up against the mafia. On 4/17/2021 at 11:41 AM, Eleven said: Norwich is back up. Just saw this now. Fantastic!! They are actually a pretty good side and should stay up for a while, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 Huge upset in the Olympic Womens Football Semi Final!! That's all ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 The Sabres are not the only high drama club ... https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58108298 The off again, on again, Messi leaving Barca drama seems to be very much on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 CS12 at 38 years old finally has a major international championship to her credit. The Canadian Women won Olympic Gold on sudden death penalties against Sweden. Awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 So, Messi's life long tenure at Barca officially ended yesterday. Today he has arrived in Paris to finalize his transfer and contract with PSG. It is going to be very strange to see him not is a Barca jersey, but I think he will be great in Paris. The rich clubs get all the stars. I knew he would either end up at PSG, or Man C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 It took the Swiss investigators 6 years to figure out what everybody else knew all along ... https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/blatter-platini-indicted-fraud-fifa-1.6233914?cmp=rss And now for the trial of the century that will likely take that long. FIFA is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 RIP !! https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/soccer-pele-obituary-1.6698012?cmp=rss I believe him to be the greatest of all time. Followed by Maradona then Messi and then CR7. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 My #5 all time is a tough call. I can only choose from the players that I have watched. So many are possible, but I think I will go with Ibrahimovic (son of Ibrahim / Abraham) ... first name Zlatan (Golden). He is a living highlight reel and a pretty funny dude too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted January 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Not a fan of the *man bun* atoll, but I like this guy. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64214855 Going out at a young age, but 17 seasons racked up takes a tole. Not to mention all the CLs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams Burn Down Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 42 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said: Not a fan of the *man bun* atoll, but I like this guy. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64214855 Going out at a young age, but 17 seasons racked up takes a tole. Not to mention all the CLs. Bale was a Welsh and UK all-time great. I'll miss watching him, for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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