The Natural Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 This might be quieter than usual with the small matter of a World Cup year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 History of the simpsons' soccer episode https://www.slate.com/blogs/the_spot/2014/06/02/simpsons_soccer_parody_the_episode_the_cartridge_family_is_history_s_best.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Footie besides the World Cup?Transfers of course. Immobilie transfers to Dortmund, haven´t read anything about a fee, but apparently he gets a five year contract. After Dortmund lost the Bundesliga top goalscorer, they now won Serie A´s No.1-striker. I haven´t seen nearly enough of the guy to judge if this is a good transfer for Dortmund, but I remember being confused reading the initial news because "Immobilie" is also a german term for "real estate". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Frank Lampard is done at Chelsea. I would actually be a bit surprised if he doesn't retire after the world cup, but no doubt there are plenty of teams that would still take him, 35 or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 He appears to be MLS bound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 He appears to be MLS bound. Most likely to join Villa at NYC, if my US Soccer twitter feeds are to be believed. Which would shoot NYCFC's Designated Player spots to hell before they even sign a domestic guy. (Actually, I think you start with 3 unless you buy an extra slot off a team with one to spare.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 FIFA ethics investigator won’t review new corruption allegations against Qatar http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/fifa-ethics-head-wont-examine-new-corruption-charges/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRundownNewsBlog+%28The+Rundown+News+Blog%29 because of course not...why would the ethics investigator care about the most unethical corruption scandal in FIFA's history? We've got deadlines to meet people "Qatar’s World Cup bid has been wrought with controversy since it was announced. Aside from the claims of bribery, allegations of slave labor have plagued the construction of Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure. The Guardian reported in September instances of forced labor and highlighted the substandard working conditions that have already led to the deaths of at least 185 Nepalese migrant workers, with as many as 4,000 more predicted to die before Qatar’s preparations are finished." But slave labor...4000 people dying...nothing to see here, business as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 But will the stadiums look cool on TV? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 FWIW the article I read said there were MILLIONS of documents uncovered by the Times. I do agree it looks terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 "FIFA ethics investigator, appointed by FIFA, starring a man from FIFA in his journey to monitor FIFA, coming to a FIFA near you". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Anybody around here playing FIFA games with the Ultimate Team mode? I wonder if we get bribery cards in future incarnations of the games... and if no one plays it, no one will get that joke. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 FIFA games used to have a dive button. Do they still have it? Because that was awesome back in the day. I scored so many free kick goals flopping around like a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 You scored...a free kick? On fifa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Light years ago on a previous generation. I haven't played one of those games in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He appears to be MLS bound.Most likely to join Villa at NYC, if my US Soccer twitter feeds are to be believed. Which would shoot NYCFC's Designated Player spots to hell before they even sign a domestic guy. (Actually, I think you start with 3 unless you buy an extra slot off a team with one to spare.) League will rig things for their new pet team. MLS is about as legit as WWE. As for Fat Frank, how ironic is it that "NYC's team" is signing a guy who drunkenly mocked stranded Americans after 9/11? We'll be sure to let him know we didn't forget about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Montreal won the Canadian championship and will be in CCL group with us and FAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Villa will play for Melbourne City (the erstwhile Melbourne Heart) during the break between the WC and MLS starting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Magnificent 7 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Our new manager Ronny Deila. I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert on the Tippeligaen, but he's got a good record of taking a club up the table and winning trophies (Stromgodset). I've liked most of our foreign appointments over the years (Jansen & Dr. Jo Venglos) so I'm excited about it. Edited to add that Jansen signed Larsson and Venglos Lubo Moravcik, two of our biggest heroes in my years supporting Celtic, so odds are this guy signs a hero. No, it's not Craig Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Mate who couldn't win the league with Celtic right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Mate who couldn't win the league with Celtic right now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Magnificent 7 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Mate who couldn't win the league with Celtic right now? Well there's more than just winning the league. Qualifying for the CL and playing in a fashion that Celtic fans would like are important. Deila is supposed to be a mini-Klopp and had Stromsgodset playing attractive football on a shoestring budget, so that's encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He could have Celtic playing backwards and they'd still piss the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Mate who couldn't win the league with Celtic right now? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Harms Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 If Cesc goes to Chelsea... I just... I just don't know if I can handle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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