Ultimate Football/Soccer Thread 2016-2017

[The Blaatschapen]

2002 SK/Japan. Fond memories of robber refs and guess what, the title went to South America.

There was no World Cup in 2002.
There was some weird tournament somewhere in Asia, I heard. But no World Cup. Certainly not one involving Italy getting spectacularly shafted. Nope.

Argentina won it in 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2007 and have achieved nothing internationally since the early 90s.

Yeah, nothing internationally except two Olympic golds and a silver, four 2nd place finishes in the Copa America, and a World Cup final.

For once I agree, there was no world cup in 2002.

[HC Eredivisie]

Yeah, nothing except Olympic silver, four 2nd place finishes in the Copa America, and a World Cup final.

Second place doesn't count.

[Kita-Hinode]

There was no World Cup in 2002.
There was some weird tournament somewhere in Asia, I heard. But no World Cup. Certainly not one involving Italy getting spectacularly shafted. Nope.


Yeah, nothing internationally except two Olympic golds and a silver, four 2nd place finishes in the Copa America, and a World Cup final.

For once I agree, there was no world cup in 2002.

I don't know, I recall fondly being a kid watching Brazil beat Germany with Ronaldo's shitty haircut being on the news for the entire year.

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/12/south-korea-president-suggests-cohosting-2030-world-cup-north-korea

I don't think NK can get open enough nor throw enough money at this to even remotely make it happen.

Silver lining: If they did, we'd probably be significantly more likely to see a champion that wasn't from Europe or South America

Lol?

[Tananat]

For once I agree, there was no world cup in 2002.

I don't know, I recall fondly being a kid watching Brazil beat Germany with Ronaldo's shitty haircut being on the news for the entire year.

And Rivaldo getting 'hit' in the face.

[MERIZoC]

Silver lining: If they did, we'd probably be significantly more likely to see a champion that wasn't from Europe or South America

2002 SK/Japan. Fond memories of robber refs and guess what, the title went to South America.

The most biased officials you could think of couldn't have stopped the 2002 Brazilian squad.

[Aboim]

New zealand doing what they can do; while Russia is not brilliant, but it has the victory. Portugal and Mexico have a good group.

Matches of Confederations Cup.

[Evil Lord Sauron]

Is there a new thread opened for the upcoming season that I've missed?

Also James Rodriguez off to Bayern on a two year loan. Didn't know it was possible to get a loan deal that long. Can't imagine how much Bayern must be paying for that.

[Valanora]

Apparently Neymar is off to PSG for roughly $250m, with only the medical and personal terms to finalize the deal. This is ridiculous the amount of money being thrown around...

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Apparently Neymar is off to PSG for roughly $250m, with only the medical and personal terms to finalize the deal. This is ridiculous the amount of money being thrown around...

Please don't tell me I'm high, elf.

[Nana Attakora]

I think Barca doesn't want to sell Neymar, but some offers are too good to refuse.

[Valanora]

Even if it ends up being just a ploy for Neymar to get a better deal at Barca, the fact that PSG was willing to meet that buyout clause is a little ridiculous.

[San Jose Guayabal]

After watching yesterday's match of USA vs El Salvador, where two Salvadoran guys bite Altidore and González, do you think there's a chance of a punishment against those two like it happened with Suárez back in WC?

[Tananat]

After watching yesterday's match of USA vs El Salvador, where two Salvadoran guys bite Altidore and González, do you think there's a chance of a punishment against those two like it happened with Suárez back in WC?

Multi-game bans are a definite, but I doubt it'll be as long or as wide-ranging as Suarez's was, unless they have prior form (remember that the Chellini incident was Suarez's third bite),