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I swear if Barca do not make the CL final I will be a worse blubbering mess than when France beat Brazil 3-0 in '98.
FTR, and to no ones surprise, FIFA declined Costa Rica's protest on a technicality. The game result stands.
NJL
Evidently both captains were asked and both said to continue. Evidently the CR coach thought they could tie or win the game. It was after the game was over that the complaining and accusations began.I know it's been a couple of weeks but I heard from my parents in Germany that there the media reported that the Costa Ricans were the ones who wanted the game to continue after the referee had interrupted it about half-way through. If true, then I understand why the protest was declined.
From what we've been able to drag out of the people we know that are knowledgeable about the thinking in NASL the split season may become a permanent feature. However, with the possibility of a 12 team league next year and several (possibly 3 at a minimum) teams from California & other points west joining the league in 2015 they may have to rethink the schedule yet again. 15 or 16 teams means a 28 to 30 game schedule if everyone plays each other home & home once. That's over half the week ends in a year. A month break in the summer could mean a 7 or 8 month schedule. Anyone for games in Ottawa or Edmonton, possibly Calgary, in March or late November? It might make that USA/Costa Rica game look like the norm.Don't like this split season stuff myself, but it's not like the opinion of fans ever mattered to the powers that be. However I do hope that the NASL can sort itself out soon.
It's Manchester derby time!!!!
For MLS it will be business as usual. For the EPL it will be business as usual. There is some overlap, but one ends just about the time the other one starts. I don't see one stepping on the others toes that much.NBC will start airing English Premire League matches on it's main network and NBC Sports. NBC reportedly paid $250m for a three year deal, but what does this mean for the MLS?!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130416/english-premier-league-nbc-tv-coverage/
Congrats to ManU. Well deserved title.
And Suarez is a complete idiot. Second time he's done this, whatever suspension he gets wont be enough.
Hope dies last my friend... I am still praying for a miracle.
And Suarez is a complete idiot. Second time he's done this, whatever suspension he gets wont be enough.
Dortmund is leading 1-0 at the moment.
Oh poop... An all German final?!