Ode to the beautiful game 2

[Buzz]

Tell me this game is not going to come down to penalty kicks!!!


P.S.
It is freezing out there!

 

[Buzz]

I. HATE. PENALTY. KICKS.

 

[Buzz]

And just like that my heart once again gets broken into tiny little pieces!

 

[NeilJLeonard]

FTR: Toronto lost in the 6th round of PKs.

 

[Buzz]

That was the toughest PK shoutout I ever had to watch! But I'm proud of Toronto FC!

 

[Buzz]

Usain Bolt called into a Manchester United tv show to say how happy he was with Man U's win over Middlesbrough yesterday. LOL
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38480275

 

[Buzz]

WTF?!?! 48 teams?! A group stage with Sixteen groups of three?!?!
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38565246

 

[ballettmaus]

WTF?!?! 48 teams?! A group stage with Sixteen groups of three?!?!
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38565246

I also heard that they're thinking of abolishing the tie and that if a game is tied at the end of the 90 minutes, they'll do penalty kicks. (I think my dad told me that.)

 

[Buzz]

I give up on FIFA and the international game. The whole system is rotten to the core and stinks.

 

[ballettmaus]

They have a press preview on the radio each night and they quoted one newspaper which stated that the FIFA has more pressing matters to attend to than extending the World Cup like the corruption within the league and the controversial location of Qatar. I thought that was a pretty good point

 

[Buzz]

Maybe but that don't seem to be their focus at all. And FIFA is still not open and transparent. This tournament expansion is all about making FIFA and it's cronies as much money as possible. They have irrevocably damaged the image of the World Cup and they don't seem to care.

 

[Vagabond]

I also heard that they're thinking of abolishing the tie and that if a game is tied at the end of the 90 minutes, they'll do penalty kicks.

 

[NeilJLeonard]

USA 0 v 0 Serbia. A friendly in San Diego. USA had a weak, poor performance. They play another friendly against Jamaica on Feb 2, 2017 and resume play in the Hex (the USA is in last place) in March. Their chances of going to the WC in Russia in 2018 very much depend on getting 6 points in March. Their performance against Serbia did not inspire confidence.

 

[SHARPIE]

Going to see this on Wednesday ! Trailer gives me the feels!

http://dont-take-me-home.com/?gclid...KKssa15hbtSkO3aTqMOp1ebVOcfKNbQRQEaAoTj8P8HAQ

 

[Maofan7]

League Cup Final: Manchester United 2 - 2 Southampton (after 56 minutes)

 

[Maofan7]

Manchester United 3 - 2 Southampton (after 88 minutes)

 

[Maofan7]

Manchester United - League Cup Champions!!!

Final Score: Manchester United 3 - 2 Southampton

 

[Buzz]

PHEW!!! We finally won something!

 

[Maofan7]

PHEW!!! We finally won something!

And Jose becomes the first MUFC manager to win a trophy in his first season in charge of the club!

 

[Vagabond]

Andorra Ends 11 Years of Losses, With a Tie

There is hope for us all!

 

[Buzz]

And the U.S. just beat Honduras 6-0. I wish I knew what the U.S. men had for lunch before the start of the match.

 

[Buzz]

The U.S. Canada and Mexico have launched a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup! I hope we get it! It would be a dream come true for me to attend a World Cup!

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39544868

 

[Buzz]

Borussia Dortmund's team bus has been attacked. The bus sustained serious damage when it was hit by three expulsions, and one player Marc Bartra was injured but thankfully no one was killed.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live

 

[Buzz]

The postponed match between Dortmund and Monarco will be played today and it is being reported that an arrest has been made in connection to the bombing.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...mbing-police-probe-islamist-letter-referring/

 

[KHenry14]

This was quite fortunate that the injuries were somewhat minor. I have a bad feeling this wont be the last time a soccer team is attacked.

 

[Buzz]

Attacking a sports team gets these sickos a lot of free publicity. So I fear you are right.

 

[ballettmaus]

About the attack on the Dortmund team - radio news are reporting that the suspect isn't connected to the attack on the team. He does have ties to extremists but they're not related. They're also saying that they're back to investigating all angles and are increasingly doubtful that the letters were written my Islamic terrorists. They're not excluding Islamic terrorism, however, they're saying that the demands made are more consistent with right-wing extremists.

 

[Buzz]

Leicester City's fairytale run is over but what a year it has been for them!

 

[ballettmaus]

They were reporting that the Dortmund players had a police escort to the airport and even a chopper in the air to secure the airport area. I can't imagine how they must feel... On the good news front though, the player who was injured was released from the hospital on Saturday. No new leads on who commited the attack. The Tagesspiegel (Berlin newspaper) received another "We did it" letter from what looked to be right-wing extremists. I don't know where they are in confirming its authenticity though.

Dortmund did have a pretty good game on Saturday, so maybe they can pull off a surprise win tomorrow. Wishing them the best of luck!

 

[wustfan]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-arrested-as-police-allege-share-dealing-plot
No words!