Football (Soccer)

[bagley920]

What is this scandal I heard about? Like 680 games fixed including World Cup qualifying games?

[teengenerate08]

Beauty of a strike by Darel Russel of Toronto FC, my team 

[gbougard]

Bayern is whipping Barcelona's but ttonight

[Winchy]

4-nil…wasn't expecting that!

They completely outclassed them. Milan and PSG did highlight some weaknesses in Barça in the previous rounds but to see them swept aside like that was still a surprise.

[Finn666]

hold your breath gentlemen…

barca lost...ok! but bayern was gifted the first 3 goals from those 6 blind guys on and beside the field.
the 4:0 was the only regular goal bayern scored...all in all it was well deserved win though, since barca really had nothing against´em...

now let´s pray for a 5:0 for barca in camp nou...please lord, please!

[Winchy]

How do people think it's gonna go in the Bernabeu tonight? It's a total cliché but the first goal is all important; if Real score first it could get very interesting.

I still think Dortmund have done enough.

[Megatron1505]

I would be astounded if Real managed to reverse it.

[Winchy]

Yeh, tis a big ask. No doubt they could score a few, but keeping a clean sheet might be beyond them too.

[Megatron1505]

I think Dortmund are far too disciplined to allow them to score 4 to be honest. If I had to predict I would go 2 - 1 Madrid tonight.

[RP]

I live close enough to hear the crowd from the Bernabeu.  It was rocking big time at the end.  So close…

[Winchy]

Left it a bit too late didn't they. Although they should've been 3 nil up within the first 15 minutes.

[Finn666]

as long as Barca gives Bayern a 5:0 beating in the camp nou today, I'm good! mes que un club!…

[Winchy]

Well, what a drubbing…..

...reckon my team, Norwich City, may have faired better against Bayern tonight.

[Sergdov]

Hi all .
Did you saw yesterday match Brazil 2-1 Urugway
Here is video -

I just love football .

[bagley920]

So we are getting live EPL play here now. Looks like soccer is picking up some steam in the states

[Megatron1505]

It won't catch, you guys don't get the concept of a draw 

[bagley920]

That I don't get. Sports are win or lose for me

I like hockey but hated the ties when they had those

[Chris]

Americans also don't get the concept of offside.

[Megatron1505]

The draw is simple wabi sabi.

The unadulterated joy of a hard fought point when your team has faced and held a superior opposition.

The pain of your team completely dominating the opposition and being unfairly denied all points by a last minute stroke of luck.

Offside is somewhat harder to justify, English men spend a frustrating amount of time explaining it to English women, mainly without success.

I shall therefore not even attempt to explain it to Americans 

[Megatron1505]

By the by, my team are not playing their opening match until Monday evening, so it is making a nice change for me to enjoy opening day without the pressure of us taking a beating. That particular joy can wait until Monday when we face the richest team in the league in their own ground