The Beautiful Game Thread

[dubcity]

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2612631-lionel-messi-to-meet-murtaza-ahmadi-five-year-old-fan-from-afghanistan?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

I love this story so much.

[ImTellinTim]

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Copa America tickets go on sale today. Who's grabbing some?

I'll be coming to Chicago. Just not sure which game(s) yet. Will probably just go through the secondary market by the time I figure out when I can be there.

[ImTellinTim]

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[PabloLFC]

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Jesus was Israeli so he's probably too busy sending LeBron death threats for getting David Blatt fired.

[ImTellinTim]

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Messi has been named La Liga POTM for the first time in his career. That is not a typo.

They did just start giving it out 2 years ago.

[Suntan Superman]

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The Pione Sisto party beat United

[KG]

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The Pione Sisto party beat United

My favorite tweet was "United lost to a strong password last night"


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[Majingir]

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No real thread to talk about it so I'll post it here.

Canada and USA womens teams both have huge games tonight. Olympic qualifying matches. Win, and they're in, lose and they're done(since top 2 qualify). Canadas game is 5:30pm EST, USAs game is after,so around 7:30pmEST

Both teams have shutout their opponents in every game in the qualifiers, and have both even won a game 10-0. Would be huge upset if either country ended up losing today(especially USA,since they're defending champs,and the qualifying game is in USA). If both win though, then it'll be Canada-USA in the finals of the qualifiers(which I'm guessing the finals just determines seeding in the olympics?)

[Zac]

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Brutal.



Trabzonspor player Salih Dursun was sent off after showing dissent to the referee by picking up and brandishing his red card, moments after his team-mate has been sent off.

The incident left Trabzonspor with just seven players on the pitch, yet Galatasaray still required a last-minute Selcuk Inan penalty to snatch a 2-1 victory.
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Dursun seized his opportunity after team-mate Luis Cavanda had been dismissed. Trabzonspor’s players, already reduced in number after two earlier red cards, surrounded referee Deniz Bitnel, causing him to drop his red card. Dursun picked it up and waved it at the referee, who took it back and returned the favour, ordering the Turkish utility player off the pitch.
</aside> Earlier in the match, midfielder Ozer Hurmaci and defender Aykut Demir were both sent off for picking up two yellow cards, while Lukas Podolski and Wesley Sneijder were booked for the hosts. Podolski equalised for Galatasaray after an hour, cancelling out Erkan Zengin’s opener for Trabzonspor, which also came from the penalty spot.

It’s not the first time this season that Trabzonspor have been embroiled in refereeing controversy. In October, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, had to intervene after Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu, the club’s president, locked four match officials inside the stadium, following a 2-2 draw with Gaziantepspor. They were released after four hours.


From the Guardian.

[dubcity]

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Pretty sure I would rather dig ditches than be a football match official.

[redsox4evur]

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So there's some squad in Spain that has gone unbeaten in 35 straight games (in all competitions).

[steelerfan]

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This would change the landscape forever and likely destroy the best parts of the game.

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/35707372

[fearwhatnow]

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This would change the landscape forever and likely destroy the best parts of the game.

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/35707372

If they want to convert football to a WWE event or a poor man's NFL it's fine by me. I will laugh as they destroy the sport and their teams.

[steelerfan]

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If they want to convert football to a WWE event or a poor man's NFL it's fine by me. I will laugh as they destroy the sport and their teams.

Except that you wouldn't, when your club goes back to playing nobody and with nothing to gain to boot.

[fearwhatnow]

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Except that you wouldn't, when your club goes back to playing nobody and with nothing to gain to boot.

As I said, if they want to ruin the sport they're welcome.