Any REAL football fans here? (Page 40)

Don't feel guilty, one of those rare occassions when it was an actual injury...... I wish referees would flash the yellow a lot more often for faking....If you go down screaming and trashing on the floor and then you get up as soon as the ball is kicked out of bounds and start running like nothing, you should get a yellow.

crowny2 - 2011-04-20 11:01 AM

Cuetoy - 2011-04-20 9:58 AM Speaking about uncommon ocurrences, did you happen to catch the Liverpool - Arsenal game?  That was a wacky ending....I wonder how many people Tivo the game and missed the last action.

Yes.  Yes I did.

The entire match.

It

Was

Crazy.

I particularly liked how King Kenny told Wenger to p**s off. 

That was great, i love Kenny as a coach, fiery guy but smart.  I know quite a few liverpool fans that will be extremely upset if he is not named the permanent coach, he has resurrected their season.

This upcoming days there are some good matches...Can't wait for that Barca - Mad clash...

I didn't get to go to the stadium, or watch the whole stinking game for that matter. but I agree with your wife....

oh we wont tie...

haha. of course not.

last final we played (and won) we were down on the score on the return leg... just sayin..

There has been attempts to make football more global. A lot of non-Europeans started to put their money to the local clubs. I am happy with the Americans being enthusiastic in having their way into European football. They probably are the most clever in marketing just like any other businesses they do (e.g. big eared mouse and giant hamburger).

But, to my concern is most of these investors do not come from what we called by the "football tradition". They might have ownerships of in other sports clubs, but this is football, the most popular sports in the planet. It has a long cultural relationships between the clubs, players, supporters, and the owners. Anybody who wants to navigate the ship, must understand the currents.

I only pray no one would change the name into soccer.

Interesting to see how Mourinho decide after this season. All the champions league title he won comes together with two other domestic title. But this seems impossible for him and his team this year. For a man with such ambition that would be a less perfect to his grand achievement.

Yet, Real seems does not bother what they won as long they defeat the Catalan. They even "throw" the trophy under the bus!

That is true that to take football to a wider sphere, something gotta give. In this case, the sport would be commercialized. Thus, it would be made more of an entertainment than a competition.

I could not imagine if they somebody make a reality TV show of the players duringa derby like el Clasico for the sake of attracting more viewers and advertisement. Football players are athletes just like those gladiators in the ancient Rome. They are not instant actors.

What Roman Abramovich do to Chelsea exemplified how a "semi" European oil tycoon could transform a talented team while at the same time keep the tradition of football in pristine condition. He understood the meaning of having a season ticket for the fans, he want the best for them.

On a side note, as far as I know, the only time an Englishman called the game "soccer" is when they talk to an American.

crowny2 - 2011-04-28 8:22 AM

Prince of Denmar - 2011-04-27 11:08 PM

Well played by Monterrey.

I could only stay awake for the first half.  Many missed opportunities by RSL.  And the one mistake they made they paid for it.

I can only imagine Monterrey bunkered in the second half if it stayed that way. And it probably didn't help that RSL was without their captain due to yellows.

Aye. RSL played very well IMO. just didn't hit the net...

this is the Monterrey I like to see.