Official Football Thread

[Forostar]

So Koeman bails on his national team to coach a sinking burning ship that is Barcelona. Sad and unpatriotic!

The only club he would have left Oranje for. This possible escape was in his contract.... it could happen. The man had a very good time there.
Let's hope he'll do well. He has some nice assitents! One of them Henrik Larsson!

I am worried about what he's leaving behind though. Koeman had good chemistry with the team.

 

[The Flash]

UEFA Sevilla League

 

[Black Wizard]

Too good for the UEFA Cup but not good enough for the Champions League.

 

[srfc]

They were excellent in that game, especially in injury time, 6 minutes given, plenty of time for Inter to throw the kitchen sink and Sevilla made sure that absolutely nothing happened with a combination of pressing and classic time wasting.

 

[Forostar]

First Dutch goal(s) in 18 years in the UEFA Cup/UEL-final. Pierre van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord) was the last one in 2002.

 

[Night Prowler]

So Harry Maguire has gotten himself arrested in Greece few days ago and the story is just getting weirder and weirder:

 

[Night Prowler]

Messi has communicated to the club that he wants to leave. You 8-2 see it

 

[Ariana]

For EUR 700 million? Who's going to pay that amount of money?

 

[Night Prowler]

He supposedly has a clause that would allow him to leave whenever he wants, for free.

 

[Night Prowler]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1298315936592797697

https://twitter.com/x/status/1298326342476468226

Wow, it might actually be happening. I mean, until I see him in another club's jersey, I'll have doubts, but it's never been this close.

 

[Night Prowler]

Apparently he wants to move to Man City... which sucks... but it will still be exciting to see him in a different team and league.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Celtic and Rangers bizarrely listed on bookies' odds for Lionel Messi's next permanent club

Celtic and Rangers have both been added to the bookies' odds of Lionel Messi's next club after he sensationally told Barcelona he wants to LEAVE.

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk

 

[srfc]

Celtic and Rangers bizarrely listed on bookies' odds for Lionel Messi's next permanent club

Celtic and Rangers have both been added to the bookies' odds of Lionel Messi's next club after he sensationally told Barcelona he wants to LEAVE.

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk

I don't know how it's "bizarre", bookies trying to get money from idiots.

 

[srfc]

Rovers beat Ilves from Tampere Finland on penos in the europa league qualifiers, 12-11! Every player including the keepers took penos, 3 players took 2 (Rovers were down to 10 men)

 

[srfc]

Rovers drawn at home to AC Milan, fuckin typical the draw you want but you can't go. At least it wasn't away and missing out on the trip to the San Siro.

 

[Night Prowler]

Barcelona fire sale continues. Actually, I wouldn't call it a sale, as they aren't getting any money for the players leaving.

Rakitic gone to Sevilla on a free transfer, Vidal on the way to Inter, also for free. Suarez is also on the way out, also free transfer, looking like Juve. Reunion with Chiellini at last:

And Messi still wants to leave.

 

[Night Prowler]

Messi is staying because Bartomeu told him he can leave at the end of the season, then changed his mind:

Messi’s Barcelona heartbreak revealed: From his son's tears, to refusing to go to trial - full truth behind 'brutal' transfer saga | Goal.com

Lionel Messi has revealed the heartbreak of his decision to leave Barcelona – and why he ultimately chose to stay with the club in a world exclusive with Goal.

www.goal.com

Probably gonna leave next year though.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Can he not start talking to other clubs this January anyway? Only a couple of months away.

 

[Ariana]

German amateur team loses 0:37 while social distancing during a match

Seriously, why did they even agree to have the game? They could have gone with the 0:3 for not showing up or something,

 

[srfc]

Lost 2-0 to Milan in the Europa League qualifiers, we played pretty well, unlucky not to score with Donnarumma making a couple of decent saves. Milan only really got out of second gear for 15 mins in the second half to make it 2-0 but happy enough that we made them have to do that.