The Swamp

Painful to watch...

Ouch
http://www.espn.com/soccer/fc-augsburg/ ... -of-tongue

Vietnam win the AFF Suzuki Cup for the 2nd time

Quang Hai is the MVP and might have the best left foot nobody knows about.

Celebrations

My takeaway from skimming that video is that there are a good number of hot Vietnamese women riding scooters.

Mourinhout

Pruitt wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:00 am My takeaway from skimming that video is that there are a good number of hot Vietnamese women riding scooters.

That was the coolest thing when I was in Vietnam. During the day all the girls are covered up head to toe due to being scared of the sun.
But at night, it's all pale legs for as far as the eye can see.

FIFA is reporting that half of the world's population watched some portion of the world cup this year.

My football fan friends are counter-reporting that "way more than that" watched this past Sunday night game.

Asian football in a nutshell.

Wow.

That's as good as any Joe Pavelski deflection goal!

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:24 am Vietnam win the AFF Suzuki Cup for the 2nd time

Quang Hai is the MVP and might have the best left foot nobody knows about.

Celebrations

I put these clips up just for Pruitt.

Vietnam made the last 16 on disciplinary points! Now they're into the quarters!

Glad psg could hold on.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:28 pm Vietnam made the last 16 on disciplinary points! Now they're into the quarters!

Like every other Spurs fan, I will be cheering for Bahrain on Tuesday.

Cashley Cole signs for Derby for 15K a week

Question: When they talk about wages in the UK, they always say how much a player is earning per week.

Is that per 52 weeks, or just for the soccer season (probably 40 weeks or so)?

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:05 pm Question: When they talk about wages in the UK, they always say how much a player is earning per week.

Is that per 52 weeks, or just for the soccer season (probably 40 weeks or so)?

I don't know the answer to that, often wondered it myself

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:23 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:05 pm Question: When they talk about wages in the UK, they always say how much a player is earning per week.

Is that per 52 weeks, or just for the soccer season (probably 40 weeks or so)?

I don't know the answer to that, often wondered it myself

Just did some research... looks like they break it down for 52 weeks. So Ashley Cole's deal is for $780,000 (American) which is over a million loonies a year.

So Cardiff City transfer, Argentinian, and former FC Nantes star was on a plane that may have gone down on the English Channel.


Emiliano Sala

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/22/football ... index.html

Pruitt wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:32 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:28 pm Vietnam made the last 16 on disciplinary points! Now they're into the quarters!

Like every other Spurs fan, I will be cheering for Bahrain on Tuesday.

sorry Pruitt

Bad news all over the place for Spurs fans today.

Dele Alli out two months

Kane, Alli, Son, Sissoko not with the team. Moura may be coming back for the League Cup Semi-Final Thursday...

ETA:

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:49 pm Bad news all over the place for Spurs fans today.

Dele Alli out two months

Kane, Alli, Son, Sissoko not with the team. Moura may be coming back for the League Cup Semi-Final Thursday...

ETA:

I saw this picture on Deadspin and thought the injury was significantly worse than it is:

I like that physios feel the need to wear cleats.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:50 am
I saw this picture on Deadspin and thought the injury was significantly worse than it is:

You could immediately see that it was a hamstring issue - you know that hop step guys take when they've strained it?

But when he took a step and then sat down, you just knew it was a bad one.

Good news is that Moura and Sissoko are back. And as a side note, until late October, the thought that Spurs fans would be happy to see Sissoko on the field would have been insane. For two and a half years, he seemed out of his depth in the Premier League. Utterly clueless on the field. It's like a switch went on and he is now playing incredibly well. But perhaps the worst shot of any midfielder in the league - if he's alone in the penalty area, he is still looking to pass.

I was just saying I mistook the physio's foot for his and thought it was pretty horrific.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:29 am I was just saying I mistook the physio's foot for his and thought it was pretty horrific.

Ay carumba!

Yeah, I can see that.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:21 pm Dwayne D not done with soccer yet. Captain of the new arena soccer.league team and got the franchise first goal against nthe Blast.

Landon coming out of retirment for the 3rd time and taking his talents.....indoor
https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/01/23/la ... ckers-masl

and this is awesome...just names from my youth all over the place





and f Branko Segota

JIM GRBRRRR?

degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:50 pm JIM GRBRRRR?

Hilarious!

That must be the worst font ever.

Halftime in the League (Carabao) Cup Semi-Finals, and Spurs are being humiliated.

It's currently 2-0, but this could get very ugly indeed.

Korea is out!

Son coming home.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:24 am Korea is out!

Son coming home.

Not a moment too soon.

My former producer in Seoul told me that there was terrible dissension on the Korean team. No matter - get him to London stat!

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:49 am

degenerasian wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:24 am Korea is out!

Son coming home.

Not a moment too soon.

My former producer in Seoul told me that there was terrible dissension on the Korean team. No matter - get him to London stat!

Yeah they never looked right. I think coach Paulo Bento is done.
I've never been a fan of bringing in a player midway through a tournament. It just upsets the team.
What's so special about Son? Spurs kept him to play against Tranmere?
Yoshida plays for Southampton and he reported to Japan from day 1.

Also believe it or not, Korea haven't won the Asian Cup since 1960 when it wasn't really a tournament. They are cursed.

More like ArsenLOL.

How long til he's Sir Ole Gunnar Solskjaer?

I really hate to say this, because I like their brand of play, but down 2-0 at the half is so Spursy.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:53 am I really hate to say this, because I like their brand of play, but down 2-0 at the half is so Spursy.

Problem is, you can't play like that with 3rd stringers out on the wing, Llamela as the playmaker and Llorente as the target man.