The General Football Thread

I had my Saints hot dog in a wrapper!! Just couldn't bring myself to eat ...... the pooch, however had other ideas!!!

 

Six years on and Antonio becomes the fourth player from our JPT final team to gain international recognition

 

Thanks FLT, but I've just ordered a cheap paperback copy for under 2 quid delivered, so I'll read that when it comes next week

 

Fifth? Rickie, Fonte, Lallana, Morgan?

 

Morgan missed the final - I'm being brutal

 

Don't give up early. Brace yourself for Americansims, but once you're into it, you'll become a fan.... I have a Castel shirt

 

New England manager, same complete obliviousness to the home nations eligibility rules

 

Rickie
Jose
Twatcheeks
Morgan
Papa
Antonio
Jaidi
Connolly

 

You're probably like me - almost given up hope of seeing a former Danish international European Championship winning footballer running onto the pitch naked and doing a headstand, when...

 

I think we had a FIFA thread but my search button is broken and I don't want to look for it.

Beckenbauer is being investigated for corruption by Swiss prosecutors, linked to a separate FIFA investigation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37246543

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world...ferees-following-FIFA-not-Sharia-law-in-Syria

IS has banned football referees as they don't follow Sharia law. Apparently if a player is fouled he has to exact a similar punishment on the offender. An interesting idea. I'm just amazed they haven't banned football altogether....as they are anti anything that gives their poor subjects a life worth living.

 

Now for Defoe..........

 

Hope Solo is a ****, but doesn't get it.

 

Zenit St Petersburg have been offered £6.5m to change their name to Zenit Burger King. Not sure if it is just for a year or a several year type thing

 

Could have least blended it in like......Zenit St Petersburger King.
tut

 

Old Firm Classics

OK, I was bored so I thought I might watch the highlights from a couple of past Celtic-Rangers matches [one coming up soon apparently], but it actually turned into an entertaining couple of matches. Steven Davis, Artur Boruc and Frazer Forster play big parts. Good fun.

2010: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/37292766
2011: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37281381

 

Moreno (Liverpool) ...

 

Does he not know that riding his hoverboard, whether accompanied by a baby in a pram or not, is illegal.? That doesn't look like a private road.

 

I was lucky enough to randomly tune into Radio 5 last season for the Scottish Cup Semi Final between Rangers and Celtic. It was an amazing game to listen to that featured open-goal misses, extra time goals, hitting the crossbar in the final minute of extra time, and a penalty shootout thriller. I don't care for Scottish football but Old Firm matches are certainly full of entertainment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36008631