It’s total nonsense, a tournament that shouldn’t exist. The players should be relaxing on the beach now with their families.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul1642
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It’s total nonsense, a tournament that shouldn’t exist. The players should be relaxing on the beach now with their families.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul1642
And that’s 9. Ridiculous.
I watched 5 minutes of this nonsense last night. Saw the players getting introduced one by one like an NFL starting offense and switched off never to return.
The most obvious and ridiculous money grab yet from FIFA.
8PM PSG V Atletico Madrid TNT USA
11PM Palmeiras v Porto DAZN UK Events 4
The only games remotely interesting will be the Rivers and Bocas ect v the Europeans.
The South Americans and their watching public always take these kind of encounters extremely seriously.
England with a few decent ex players, vidic to take out Rooney.
Read this beeb article and you will move from thinking its nonsense to being furious at the the open Trumpesque doing the outrageous in plain sightQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
I’d actually read quite a lot about it as I bought World Soccer magazine for holiday reading. Also a good article in yesterday’s Guardian on Palmeiras. As far as Europe is concerned it’ll make the rich clubs even richer. I won’t be going out of my way to watch any of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
1-0 psg
Watching here on holiday in France and it reminds me of exhibition games, it’s woeful
2-0 psg
HT
Carlos Tevez with a quick fire double lol
Yes that’s who i thought was playing. Utterly bizarreQuote:
Originally Posted by J-C
two-wan
oh oh VAR checking
yeah that looks like a foul in the lead up 2-0
I wish FIFA would do something to stop the players crowding the ref after nearly every decision, it's really tiresome.
oops that's a sitter missed by Atletico
oor Bowie woulda buried that
3-0
penalty PSG last kick of the game
4-0
FT
Good chat on BBC Five live about how the competition will ruin league football in many of the countries taking part. The winners of the Argentine Primera División got about $450k and will get $15.21m for turning up. They will have resources that totally outweigh their competitors next season, this is obviously worse in NZ, with the amateur Auckland City getting $3.58m for turning up. If smaller country's clubs can keep coming back to this competition they will dominate their leagues for generations - with the caveat that we know that clubs can waste £50m and get nothing in return
Football is a monopoly and it’s only going to get worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Numptie
Not that I want them there, but I’m quite curious as to how Celtic aren’t involved.
The CL became the super league by the back door, and this feels like the global super league.
Something big needs to change in football but I’m not sure what or how.
Aye it’s crap, and as you say the divides are getting larger and more insurmountable with each passing season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul1642
Unfortunately can’t see any governing body taking effective action, as UEFA / FIFA are in the pockets of the big clubs. We see similar here with the OF / SFA dynamic.
Money has destroyed the (once) beautiful game IMO.
I think it's more that FIFA are in the pocket if Saudi Arabia.Quote:
Originally Posted by SickBoy32
Exactly utterly shamefulQuote:
Originally Posted by green day
Good to see a big crowd at the Chelsea game
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Half an hour to introduce the players with a stadium announcer and her inaudible screeching voice.Quote:
Originally Posted by we are hibs
You might have thought that they would have let Los Angeles FC play in LA to try to get a big crowd in.Quote:
Originally Posted by we are hibs
Also, bringing the players on one by one like a darts walk on is just a step too far...
The Americanisation of soccer :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by LaMotta
Has Diana Ross taken a penalty yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lago
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Not allowed after missing the last one :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Kato
I was convinced that she had died recently, apparently not.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
😅👌😅Quote:
Originally Posted by Kato
These are the games I was looking forward to, south Americans vs Europe. Boca fans seem to have turned up in good numbers.
1-0 Boca.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tambo
Boca fans are great.
Brilliant goal from Boca. Seen loads of people slagging off this world cup but the South American fans love it. Give their teams an opportunity to show it's not just all about Europe!
2-0 Mon the Boca
Great game so far!
Some outstanding tackles in this game.
Beautiful levels off **** house.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
so he lasted 27 mins
deserved Red
and he's asking what he's done wrong
Some proper old school challenges brilliant!
Could sit and watch this all night with the old school challenges.Quote:
Originally Posted by EGL2000
2-2
2-2
nice header
Boca down to 10.
both sides down to ten
Livescore had Herrera sent off for Boca in the first half. I presume that is wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by cabbageandribs1875
That was decent.
Sent off but was on the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilson
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by EGL2000