The Soccer Thread (Version 10)

I don’t understand how they can be so stupid about it. Raise the ticket prices on some luxury suites and have some shell companies buy them. Sell shirts which were never produced.

I also wonder what PSG’s situation is. They have a very similar setup in terms of shirt sponsorship with Emirates and I’m sure that is not kosher. Or as Ted Lasso said: “In my mind, you gotta have three things to be a Premier League team. 1) You gotta play physical. 2) you gotta give 100 percent until the final whistle and 3) you gotta be sponsored by a Middle-Eastern airline.”

 

Nice job for United acquiring the VAR officials during the recent EPL break.

 

Yeah, no shit. I can't believe Maguire wasn't sent off.

"I thought he was going to fall on me, so I was straightening my leg."

Yes, Harry. "Straightening your leg." In a kicking motion. Right into the opposing player's balls.

 

Even as a biased United fan, that was ridiculous. A silly and dumb play. I thought the first overturned call was correct, even through there was initial contact from Fred.

 

That's some real fine hiring FC Cincy. Real fine.

https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/02/19/ron-jans-fc-cincinnati-manager-racist-slur-mls

 

"Not an isolated incident" has me thinking there was a Zwarte Piet incident over the offseason that Cincy went to great pains to keep quiet.

 

The easy answer is bye-bye Cincy, you compete in the MLS Championship next year. Which they would anyway if American sports had pro-rel.

 

Jermaine Jones doesn't hold back when talking about the USMNT coaches and players.

https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/02/21/jermaine-jones-instagram-sarah-charvet-gun-us-soccer-arena

 

That was like a Mad Libs of red flags.

 

He has issues and probably won't ever get an MLS coaching job. But he's not wrong about the USMNT.

 

Arena was logically the only choice as a stopgap. Based on this interview, it’s logical to think that Jones would have been loyal to Klinsi