UEFA Final on ESPN 2 today--2:30

kserra · 05-26-2004, 12:32 PM

Title says it all...just thought I'd let all us secret American soccer fans know about the game...

talk amongst yourselves...

Kevin

BreizhManu · 05-26-2004, 12:44 PM

it's the Champion's League final (Porto vs Monaco), not the UEFA final

GoldenEagle · 05-26-2004, 02:27 PM

Spoiler..........

1-0 Porto with 5 minutes left in the first half.

Easy Mac · 05-26-2004, 02:27 PM

Goal Porto!!!!!!!!!!!

GoldenEagle · 05-26-2004, 02:30 PM

I am surprised they gave him a yellow for tkaing off his shirt.

Easy Mac · 05-26-2004, 02:32 PM

Its in the rules.

3ric · 05-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Damn... Deco bags another one for Porto! I really hoped Monaco would score and tie the game.

GoldenEagle · 05-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

Its in the rules.

But rarely enforced.

GoldenEagle · 05-26-2004, 03:21 PM

cartman · 05-26-2004, 03:30 PM

There is a new concerted effort to give yellow cards for taking off shirts after goals.

On another note, Porto took relatively few dives during this game. Maybe that's what has been confusing Monaco...

Alf · 05-26-2004, 04:11 PM

Porto is a darn solid defensive team. Monaco had to play without Playmaker Giuly after 20 minutes... Too bad.

Congrats to Porto for winning the Champions League after winning the UEFA Cup last season

Desnudo · 05-26-2004, 04:13 PM

Now the real action takes place as Liverpool and Chelsea fight for their coach.

portnoise · 05-26-2004, 04:24 PM

Wow. I really watched a whole soccer game. Never used to be able to do that... Thanks CM! :-)

Desnudo · 05-26-2004, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by portnoise

Wow. I really watched a whole soccer game. Never used to be able to do that... Thanks CM! :-)

I'm the same way. It's funny, a lot of my interest is trying to tell if the player justifies their rating in CM. Like after watching Henry torch everyone else in the EPL I realized they actually underrated him a bit.

mordhiem · 05-26-2004, 04:25 PM

Mourinho on Sky just said that he is 99.999% sure he will be managing in England next season. He said that his agent has already got a deal 'almost completed', but wouldn't say who with.

Desnudo · 05-26-2004, 04:32 PM

While I'm thinking about it, is there a website somewhere that explains European team names? For example, where did Toffees (Newcastle I think) come from? What's the naming strategy over there. It seems like the names are much more based on something the town is famous for. Rather than the US custom of naming teams to appear aggressive and sporting.

Lucky Jim · 05-26-2004, 04:44 PM

I've heard Toffees used with other clubs, no clue what it really means though...

daedalus · 05-26-2004, 04:56 PM

NUFC is Magpies, if I recall correctly.

Katon · 05-26-2004, 05:02 PM

Those are all nicknames, not official names (the Toffees are Everton, btw). I don't think there's really any strategy to it.

Alf · 05-26-2004, 06:00 PM

Old Timers didn't have marketing strategies in the early 1900's

mordhiem · 05-26-2004, 06:29 PM

Did someone request nicknames?

The Premiership:

Arsenal -- The Gunners (their club badge also has an artillery piece on it)
Aston Villa -- The Villans (not used much)
Birmingham -- The Blues
Blackburn Rovers -- Can't think of one
Bolton Wanderers -- The Trotters
Charlton Athletic -- The Addicks
Chelsea -- Don't have one AFAIK
Everton -- The afformentioned Toffes
Fulham -- Don't think they have one
Leeds United -- The Lillywhites, but it is very rarely used
Leicester City -- The Foxes (the club used to be called Leicester Foxes a long time ago, they are actually thinking of changing back)
Liverpool -- The Reds, The Pool (Imaginative, eh?)
Manchester City -- The Sky Blues (also Citeh, parodying the Mancunian accent)
Manchester United -- The Red Devils
Middelsborough -- Boro
Newcastle United -- The Magpies
Portsmouth -- Pompey
Sothampton -- Saints
Tottenham Hotspur -- Spurs
Wolverhampton Wanderers -- Wolves (which is used so much it has practically become their official name)

Some lower division clubs that I can think of

AFC Bournemouth -- The Cherries
Barnsley -- The Tykes
Brighton & Hove Albion -- The Seagulls
Crewe Alexandria -- The Railwaymen
Derby County -- The Rams
Ipswich Town -- The Tractorboys
Lincon City -- The Imps
Luton Town -- The Hatters
Millwall -- The Lions
Nothampton Town -- The Cobblers
Norwich City -- The Canaries
Peterborough United -- The Posh (infamously connected with a certain former spice girl and a hillarious court case)
Reading -- The Royals
Sunderland -- The Black Cats
Stoke City -- The Potters
West Bromwich Albion -- The Baggies
Wimbledon -- The Dons

McSweeny · 05-26-2004, 06:33 PM

Nottingham Forest - The Reds

Scholes · 05-26-2004, 11:10 PM

Liverpool = Scousers

05-26-2004, 02:27 PM	#3
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Spoiler.......... 1-0 Porto with 5 minutes left in the first half. Last edited by GoldenEagle : 05-26-2004 at 02:27 PM.

05-26-2004, 03:18 PM	#7
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Damn... Deco bags another one for Porto! I really hoped Monaco would score and tie the game. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

05-26-2004, 03:21 PM	#9
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	3-0

05-26-2004, 03:30 PM	#10
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	There is a new concerted effort to give yellow cards for taking off shirts after goals. On another note, Porto took relatively few dives during this game. Maybe that's what has been confusing Monaco... __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

05-26-2004, 04:11 PM	#11
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Porto is a darn solid defensive team. Monaco had to play without Playmaker Giuly after 20 minutes... Too bad. Congrats to Porto for winning the Champions League after winning the UEFA Cup last season __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

05-26-2004, 12:44 PM	#2
BreizhManu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Paris, France	it's the Champion's League final (Porto vs Monaco), not the UEFA final

05-26-2004, 02:27 PM	#4
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	Goal Porto!!!!!!!!!!!

05-26-2004, 02:30 PM	#5
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	I am surprised they gave him a yellow for tkaing off his shirt.

05-26-2004, 02:32 PM	#6
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	Its in the rules.

05-26-2004, 04:13 PM	#12
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Now the real action takes place as Liverpool and Chelsea fight for their coach.

05-26-2004, 04:24 PM	#13
portnoise H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Toronto	Wow. I really watched a whole soccer game. Never used to be able to do that... Thanks CM! :-)

05-26-2004, 04:25 PM	#15
mordhiem Mascot Join Date: Apr 2004	Mourinho on Sky just said that he is 99.999% sure he will be managing in England next season. He said that his agent has already got a deal 'almost completed', but wouldn't say who with. Last edited by mordhiem : 05-26-2004 at 04:26 PM.

05-26-2004, 04:32 PM	#16
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	While I'm thinking about it, is there a website somewhere that explains European team names? For example, where did Toffees (Newcastle I think) come from? What's the naming strategy over there. It seems like the names are much more based on something the town is famous for. Rather than the US custom of naming teams to appear aggressive and sporting.

05-26-2004, 04:44 PM	#17
Lucky Jim Mascot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Washington, DC	I've heard Toffees used with other clubs, no clue what it really means though...

05-26-2004, 04:56 PM	#18
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	NUFC is Magpies, if I recall correctly.

05-26-2004, 05:02 PM	#19
Katon College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Providence, RI	Those are all nicknames, not official names (the Toffees are Everton, btw). I don't think there's really any strategy to it.

05-26-2004, 06:00 PM	#20
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Old Timers didn't have marketing strategies in the early 1900's __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

05-26-2004, 06:29 PM	#21
mordhiem Mascot Join Date: Apr 2004	Did someone request nicknames? The Premiership: Arsenal -- The Gunners (their club badge also has an artillery piece on it) Aston Villa -- The Villans (not used much) Birmingham -- The Blues Blackburn Rovers -- Can't think of one Bolton Wanderers -- The Trotters Charlton Athletic -- The Addicks Chelsea -- Don't have one AFAIK Everton -- The afformentioned Toffes Fulham -- Don't think they have one Leeds United -- The Lillywhites, but it is very rarely used Leicester City -- The Foxes (the club used to be called Leicester Foxes a long time ago, they are actually thinking of changing back) Liverpool -- The Reds, The Pool (Imaginative, eh?) Manchester City -- The Sky Blues (also Citeh, parodying the Mancunian accent) Manchester United -- The Red Devils Middelsborough -- Boro Newcastle United -- The Magpies Portsmouth -- Pompey Sothampton -- Saints Tottenham Hotspur -- Spurs Wolverhampton Wanderers -- Wolves (which is used so much it has practically become their official name) Some lower division clubs that I can think of AFC Bournemouth -- The Cherries Barnsley -- The Tykes Brighton & Hove Albion -- The Seagulls Crewe Alexandria -- The Railwaymen Derby County -- The Rams Ipswich Town -- The Tractorboys Lincon City -- The Imps Luton Town -- The Hatters Millwall -- The Lions Nothampton Town -- The Cobblers Norwich City -- The Canaries Peterborough United -- The Posh (infamously connected with a certain former spice girl and a hillarious court case) Reading -- The Royals Sunderland -- The Black Cats Stoke City -- The Potters West Bromwich Albion -- The Baggies Wimbledon -- The Dons

05-26-2004, 06:33 PM	#22
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	Nottingham Forest - The Reds

05-26-2004, 11:10 PM	#23
Scholes High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN	Liverpool = Scousers

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