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FIFA Club World Cup

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Flash Gordon, Jun 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM.

  1. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    This is a stupid competition which is a money maker for the clubs involved and nobody is interested.
     
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    Rare I dont take much interest. But this one is a club tournament too far.

    My summer fix will be u21s and the lasses.
     
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  4. Flash Gordon

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    Is he known for penalty saves or just coincidence that my only memory of him for us is saving a pen as well?
     
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  5. Flash Gordon

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    Entertaining enough opener though not amongst the fashionable matches. End to End action, though FIFA would have been hoping for one of those 2 Messi chances to go in.

    Some interesting matches today.

    Bayern v Auckland is the 5pm kick off and that will be the most 1 sided game of the tournament. Atletico v PSG is a tasty all European game at 8pm though.

    I think the best game which is a shame about the time is the 11pm Palmeiras v Porto. Palmeiras are legitimately one of the strongest teams in South America full of young talent and they're mid-season which should give them a fitness advantage. Their young striker Vitor Roque is the most expensive player ever bought by a South American club when they paid €25m to bring him back to Brazil from Barcelona. They have 2 exciting young full backs too, one of which (Giay) was linked with us a couple of seasons ago when he was still in Argentina.

    I hope we have scouts over there watching this tournament. Seeing these players from other continents play European teams will be a valuable measuring stick of their ability.
     
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    Can't see his name without getting angry at Poyet for that FA Cup game at Hull.
     
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    I refused to go back to that ground after that game…until last season <laugh> Sickening day under Poyet, never fancied him after that.
     
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    Bayern 6-0 up at half time. Looks like this one is as one sided as was feared.
     
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    Not watching but how has Harry Kane not stat padded here?!?
     
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    Likely as the wingers get the ball and realise they don’t need bother passing, as the oppo is so poor.

    Basing this on 4 goals by wingers and one from full back.
     
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    Muller celebrating like he's just scored against Barcelona :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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    To be fair to Muller his Bayern swansong.

    But what a shambles flicked back and forth and Bayern played walking football for 10.
     
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    Just flashed up who the "Superior Player of the Match" was.

    That's it for me, I'm out.
     
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    It's an absolute disgrace.

    We all know it should be MVP.
     
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    The soccer aid match tonight will be more entertaining and better quality than some of the teams in this.
     
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    I'd rather watch my dog molt. And I don't even have a dog.

    Only football can replace a corrupt cynical fraud like Sepp Blatter with an even worse wretch like Infantino.
     
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    If the winner gets £1bn or $1bn, that must distort whichever league they play in.

    All the more reason to set spending limits on all Premier League clubs, imagine City or Chelsea with an extra £1bn to spend. It will ruin the game.
     
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    Winner gets 100m I think. I’m guessing it’s USD but I’m not sure.
     
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