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Postby N3PAL » Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:53 pm

Nepalese footballers (including the national team's captain) have been arrested over match-fixing charges:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/1 ... 9T20151015

Unfortunately, we don't really have laws for this kinda thing, so the authorities are going for a charge of "treason."
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news ... harge.html

While corruption in sport should be stamped out, I'm a bit worried about the legality of charging match-fixers with treason. It seems a bit much and if somehow made to stick, it can set an extreme precedent for the future, with just about any wrongdoer being fair game for the treason charge.
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Postby Neu Leonstein » Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:06 pm

Treason? That seems a little... out of proportion, yeah.

But speaking of fixing, Spiegel is leading with reports that the German football federation bought the 2006 world cup with several million worth of bribes: http://spiegel.de/sport/fussball/a-1057829.html
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Postby Kalifati Arab shqiptar » Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:10 pm

N3PAL wrote:Nepalese footballers (including the national team's captain) have been arrested over match-fixing charges:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/1 ... 9T20151015

Unfortunately, we don't really have laws for this kinda thing, so the authorities are going for a charge of "treason."
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news ... harge.html

While corruption in sport should be stamped out, I'm a bit worried about the legality of charging match-fixers with treason. It seems a bit much and if somehow made to stick, it can set an extreme precedent for the future, with just about any wrongdoer being fair game for the treason charge.

Calm down Kyrat, I mean Nepal.
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Postby Liventia » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:50 am

European Championships qualifying playoffs:
First team listed plays first leg at home

Ukraine v Slovenia
Sweden v Denmark
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Republic of Ireland
Norway v Hungary

A tasty all-northern European tie there as well as the toughest draw Ireland could've got.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:55 am

I thought Isreal reached the play offs
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:57 am

Val Halla wrote:I thought Isreal reached the play offs


Nope, 4th place in group B, after Bosnia.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:58 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Val Halla wrote:I thought Isreal reached the play offs


Nope, 4th place in group B, after Bosnia.

Ahh

Are any of those teams decent?
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:01 am

Val Halla wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
Nope, 4th place in group B, after Bosnia.

Ahh

Are any of those teams decent?


From group B?

Yeah, Belgium is decent (and a contender for the title in 2016, the way things currently look like). Wales and Bosnia are tricky. Cyprus, Israel are meh. Andorra is not relevant.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:03 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Ahh

Are any of those teams decent?


From group B?

Yeah, Belgium is decent (and a contender for the title in 2016, the way things currently look like). Wales and Bosnia are tricky. Cyprus, Israel are meh. Andorra is not relevant.

I meant in the playoffs :p

Andorra has a national team? Now I wanna see San Marino vs Andorra
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Postby Adab » Sun Oct 18, 2015 4:52 am

Val Halla wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
From group B?

Yeah, Belgium is decent (and a contender for the title in 2016, the way things currently look like). Wales and Bosnia are tricky. Cyprus, Israel are meh. Andorra is not relevant.

I meant in the playoffs :p

Andorra has a national team? Now I wanna see San Marino vs Andorra


Even Vatican City has a national football team.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 5:09 am

Adab wrote:
Val Halla wrote:I meant in the playoffs :p

Andorra has a national team? Now I wanna see San Marino vs Andorra


Even Vatican City has a national football team.

Is Pope Francis the goalkeeper?
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Postby KoloToure » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:12 am

Adab wrote:
Val Halla wrote:I meant in the playoffs :p

Andorra has a national team? Now I wanna see San Marino vs Andorra


Even Vatican City has a national football team.

They aren't members of FIFA and are therefore not relevant to the discussion.

Val, you'll probably get to see San Marino vs Andorra when the Nation's League starts in 2019.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:14 am

KoloToure wrote:
Adab wrote:
Even Vatican City has a national football team.

They aren't members of FIFA and are therefore not relevant to the discussion.

Val, you'll probably get to see San Marino vs Andorra when the Nation's League starts in 2019.

One of them mighrt actually win.
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Postby KoloToure » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:03 am

Val Halla wrote:
KoloToure wrote:They aren't members of FIFA and are therefore not relevant to the discussion.

Val, you'll probably get to see San Marino vs Andorra when the Nation's League starts in 2019.

One of them mighrt actually win.

I'm really excited for the Nations League, I think it's an excellent idea and one that should have been implemented years ago.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:04 am

KoloToure wrote:
Val Halla wrote:One of them mighrt actually win.

I'm really excited for the Nations League, I think it's an excellent idea and one that should have been implemented years ago.

How about a sorta world cup for club teams?
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Postby KoloToure » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:17 am

Val Halla wrote:
KoloToure wrote:I'm really excited for the Nations League, I think it's an excellent idea and one that should have been implemented years ago.

How about a sorta world cup for club teams?

What like the Club World Cup?
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:19 am

KoloToure wrote:
Val Halla wrote:How about a sorta world cup for club teams?

What like the Club World Cup?

Well isn't that a really small tournament though?
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Postby KoloToure » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:23 am

Val Halla wrote:
KoloToure wrote:What like the Club World Cup?

Well isn't that a really small tournament though?

It would be heinously complicated to have it work in any other way.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:35 am

Newcastle are winning 5-2. What the hell is this?
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Postby Eastfield Lodge » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:52 am

Val Halla wrote:Newcastle are winning 5-2 won. What the hell is this?

FTFY.

But seriously, when Norwich first equalised, I thought it was going to be Man City all over again. Then I left the house at 3-2, and came back to find that, somehow, Newcastle scored another 3 without reply...

We'll still lose to Sunderland.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:53 am

Eastfield Lodge wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Newcastle are winning 5-2 won. What the hell is this?

FTFY.

But seriously, when Norwich first equalised, I thought it was going to be Man City all over again. Then I left the house at 3-2, and came back to find that, somehow, Newcastle scored another 3 without reply...

We'll still lose to Newcastle.

I thought you supported them?
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Postby KoloToure » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:55 am

Val Halla wrote:
Eastfield Lodge wrote:FTFY.

But seriously, when Norwich first equalised, I thought it was going to be Man City all over again. Then I left the house at 3-2, and came back to find that, somehow, Newcastle scored another 3 without reply...

We'll still lose to Newcastle.

I thought you supported them?

Newcastle are often their own worst enemies.
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Postby Osarius » Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:29 pm

Val Halla wrote:Newcastle are winning 5-2. What the hell is this?

Oh man... now Villa are definitely one of the three shittiest teams in the Premier League. We'd been kind of relying on Northern Circus FC being... well... you know... circus-y.
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Postby Val Halla » Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:34 pm

Osarius wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Newcastle are winning 5-2. What the hell is this?

Oh man... now Villa are definitely one of the three shittiest teams in the Premier League. We'd been kind of relying on Northern Circus FC being... well... you know... circus-y.

Newcastle emain in the drop zone
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Postby Eastfield Lodge » Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:44 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Eastfield Lodge wrote:FTFY.

But seriously, when Norwich first equalised, I thought it was going to be Man City all over again. Then I left the house at 3-2, and came back to find that, somehow, Newcastle scored another 3 without reply...

We'll still lose to Newcastle.

I thought you supported them?

...Well, shit. :palm:
I meant Sunderland. :oops:
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