Ultimate Football/Soccer Thread 2015-2016 + Euro 2016 Finals

[Ragnarheim]

Manchester is red.

[KoloToure]

Hup, Holland, h-

Oh.

Oh well.

Who ya gonna cheer for, the Germans or the Belgians?

They can always add to the one-sided rivalry the English have with the Germans.

[The Blaatschapen]

Hup, Holland, h-

Oh.

Oh well.

Who ya gonna cheer for, the Germans or the Belgians?

Neither.

I cannot cheer for the Germans. It's the main rival.

Belgium is nice.

But, if they were to win the EC, they'd have the same amount of prizes as us. Nuh-uh, not going to support that. We have to stay better than them (across all of football history on average).

So I'll support the French.

It will save me buying a new flag, I just turn my current one 90 degrees

[Auremena]

Hup, Holland, h-

Oh.

Oh well.

Who ya gonna cheer for, the Germans or the Belgians?

Belgique, bien sure

[Unified Free Lands]

Manchester is red.

You know it

[Albanian Type 59]

To my dear Albanian hater Blaat, we say hello to Netherlands and Serbia from Paris. Suck it up.

[The Serbian Empire]

Manchester is red.

Tottenham is blue

[Albanian Type 59]

Manchester is red.

Kinda, but it becomes redder when Bayern beats you there.

[Auremena]

Manchester is red.

Tottenham is navy

ftfy

[Kalifati Arab shqiptar]

Hero's welcome for Albanian players in Albania.

Never thought it would become true.

Shqiperi Etnike

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/13/sport ... index.html

[Taruda]

Hero's welcome for Albanian players in Albania.

Never thought it would become true.

Shqiperi Etnike

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/13/sport ... index.html

Congratulation to Albania.

[Kalifati Arab shqiptar]

Hero's welcome for Albanian players in Albania.

Never thought it would become true.

Shqiperi Etnike

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/13/sport ... index.html

Congratulation to Albania.

Thanks man.

[HC Eredivisie]

Hup, Holland, h-

Oh.

Oh well.

Who ya gonna cheer for, the Germans or the Belgians?

There should be no comma between hup and Holland. /pedantic.

England, I think.

[The Blaatschapen]

Hup, Holland, h-

Oh.

Oh well.

Who ya gonna cheer for, the Germans or the Belgians?

There should be no comma between hup and Holland. /pedantic.

England, I think.

Seems fitting.

They have the same kind of history as the Dutch with being overrated and crashing hilariously

[HC Eredivisie]

There should be no comma between hup and Holland. /pedantic.

England, I think.

Seems fitting.

They have the same kind of history as the Dutch with being overrated and crashing hilariously

Exactly and both have worn white kits so there is little difference.

[Kalifati Arab shqiptar]

Hup, Holland, h-

Oh.

Oh well.

Who ya gonna cheer for, the Germans or the Belgians?

There should be no comma between hup and Holland. /pedantic.

England, I think.

The English team is full of spoiled brats that are constantly overrated by the English Sports Propaganda machine. Why not go for countries with real team spirits like Albania, Iceland, Wales, Northern Ireland or Turkey?

[Nazis in Space]

There should be no comma between hup and Holland. /pedantic.

England, I think.

The English team is full of spoiled brats that are constantly overrated by the English Sports Propaganda machine. Why not go for countries with real team spirits like Albania, Iceland, Wales, Northern Ireland or Turkey? ;) ;)

>Wales

Gareth Bale is of course in no way, shape, or form hyped by the sports media. A plucky underdog, biting his way through overpaid opposition, a down to earth guy with a modest salary, bringing football back to its roots.

[Taruda]

There is supposedly a curse about the World Cup bronze. Whoever wins it do not qualify in the next EURO.

[Nazis in Space]

There is supposedly a curse about the World Cup bronze. Whoever wins it do not qualify in the next EURO.

• 2014 Netherlands - Didn't qualify
• 2010 Germany - Qualified
• 2006 Germany - Qualified
• 2002 Turkey - Didn't qualify
• 1998 Croatia - Didn't qualify
• 1994 Sweden - Didn't qualify
• 1990 Italy - Didn't qualify
• 1986 France - Didn't qualify
• 1982 Poland - Didn't qualify
• 1978 Brazil - Wasn't eligible
• 1974 Poland - Didn't qualify
• 1970 Germany - Qualified
• 1966 Portugal - Didn't qualify
• 1962 Chile - Wasn't eligible
• 1958 France - Qualified

It's close, but Germany and France clearly manage.

[Stellonia]

I just noticed that on only four occasions did a team from outside Europe win third place: 1930 (USA! USA!), 1938 (Brazil), 1962 (Chile), and 1978 (Brazil). Intriguing, isn't it?

[KoloToure]

It's a shame we've had to sacrifice Joemez and Ings to make Sturridge indestructible, really.

[Kalifati Arab shqiptar]

The English team is full of spoiled brats that are constantly overrated by the English Sports Propaganda machine. Why not go for countries with real team spirits like Albania, Iceland, Wales, Northern Ireland or Turkey?

>Wales

Gareth Bale is of course in no way, shape, or form hyped by the sports media. A plucky underdog, biting his way through overpaid opposition, a down to earth guy with a modest salary, bringing football back to its roots.

Oh yes, sure, Bale is the pinpoint of the whole team of Wales. He does everything. Please mate, nobody besides the butthurt English propaganda machine talked about Bale in these qualifiers.

[Evil Lord Sauron]

>Wales

Gareth Bale is of course in no way, shape, or form hyped by the sports media. A plucky underdog, biting his way through overpaid opposition, a down to earth guy with a modest salary, bringing football back to its roots.

Oh yes, sure, Bale is the pinpoint of the whole team of Wales. He does everything. Please mate, nobody besides the butthurt English propaganda machine talked about Bale in these qualifiers.

Not to mention it's kind of a big deal, since Wales have only qualified for one major tournament in it's history.

To me Bale seems fairly down to earth, at least compared to a lot of mega footballing stars. Not down to earth, normal person, but by footballing standards. I think he's been hanging out with Ronaldo too much though as he's certainly becoming more arrogant.

Mind you this is a team who only let in 4 goals all qualifying, so it wasn't just a one player show. The victories were built on a rock solid team performance, shutting teams out. Sadly not the most attractive, but we are through! Which is the main thing here.

[The Blaatschapen]

Little John is in class and the teacher asks everyone to talk about the job their dad does for a living. So many little kids go "computer programmer!", "police agent", "Nationstates Moderator", you know, the usual. Little John however, says "My dad goes out at night, to the red light district of Amsterdam finds some guys and undresses for them. He stays away for a few nights in a row and when he returns he's all coked up and doesn't remember what he has done".

The teacher, is shocked, and sends all kids to play outside for a little while and asks Little John to stay behind.
"Is this true? Do you need any help?" she asks.
Little John answers: "No, I made all of that up, the truth is, I'm embarrassed about what my dad does for a living".
"Really, what does he do?" the teacher asks.
Little John looks down, blushes and says: "He plays for the Dutch national football team"

[Kalifati Arab shqiptar]

Little John is in class and the teacher asks everyone to talk about the job their dad does for a living. So many little kids go "computer programmer!", "police agent", "Nationstates Moderator", you know, the usual. Little John however, says "My dad goes out at night, to the red light district of Amsterdam finds some guys and undresses for them. He stays away for a few nights in a row and when he returns he's all coked up and doesn't remember what he has done".

The teacher, is shocked, and sends all kids to play outside for a little while and asks Little John to stay behind.
"Is this true? Do you need any help?" she asks.
Little John answers: "No, I made all of that up, the truth is, I'm embarrassed about what my dad does for a living".
"Really, what does he do?" the teacher asks.
Little John looks down, blushes and says: "He plays for the Dutch national football team"

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