The Soccer Thread 10/11

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by Riot:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Barca has finally landed Mascherano - which is a really big signing for them. Terms have been agreed among the clubs (reported by official websites of both teams) and the trade is pending physical.

Reports (rumors) are Milan is offering Barca 40 mil to buy Ibra. Ibra doesn't fit Barca and Barca should consider themselves lucky to get that much after the kind of season Ibra had. He is better fit in Serie A or EPL.

I hope Barca goes out and gets Robinho.


Barca

Funny how Barca just keeps buying and buying without any money. Mascherano's a better fit than Fabregas, I think - gives them more bite in the midfield.

Hopefully Ibra leaves. He was a bad buy from the start.

With Ibra about to leave to Milan, Barca will have more than enough cash. Reported deal is of $40 million and with Ibra making 12 million a season - Barca will suddenly have 52 million in their bank.

Mascherano is a GREAT fit at Barca. Lot of Liverpool fans didn't want him to leave just a week ago before he told the team that he won't play for them. Now, they are all saying he fouled too much and blah blah blah. Mascherano will make Barca very strong on defense and I don't think there is another team that can match them on offense.

The only small weakness I see Barca have is their LB - Dani Alves. He is inconsistent, and they don't have a high quality back-up there either. But, we can be sure of one thing - Barca is not going to allow many goals through the middle.

Liverpool fans have been saying that forever and Barca are about a half billion euros in debt, I dont think they can get that much for Ibra lol

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by Riot:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Barca has finally landed Mascherano - which is a really big signing for them. Terms have been agreed among the clubs (reported by official websites of both teams) and the trade is pending physical.

Reports (rumors) are Milan is offering Barca 40 mil to buy Ibra. Ibra doesn't fit Barca and Barca should consider themselves lucky to get that much after the kind of season Ibra had. He is better fit in Serie A or EPL.

I hope Barca goes out and gets Robinho.


Barca

Funny how Barca just keeps buying and buying without any money. Mascherano's a better fit than Fabregas, I think - gives them more bite in the midfield.

Hopefully Ibra leaves. He was a bad buy from the start.

With Ibra about to leave to Milan, Barca will have more than enough cash. Reported deal is of $40 million and with Ibra making 12 million a season - Barca will suddenly have 52 million in their bank.

Mascherano is a GREAT fit at Barca. Lot of Liverpool fans didn't want him to leave just a week ago before he told the team that he won't play for them. Now, they are all saying he fouled too much and blah blah blah. Mascherano will make Barca very strong on defense and I don't think there is another team that can match them on offense.

The only small weakness I see Barca have is their LB - Dani Alves. He is inconsistent, and they don't have a high quality back-up there either. But, we can be sure of one thing - Barca is not going to allow many goals through the middle.

Liverpool fans have been saying that forever and Barca are about a half billion euros in debt, I dont think they can get that much for Ibra lol

Dude, in EPL - Liverpool is my team. Fans really liked Mascherano and his physical style. Some did think he fouled too much, but majority of them knew that his style of play put fear in opposing strikers. There is a reason why he is considered one of the best defensive mid-fielders in the game today.

Of course Barca is in debt - lot of these clubs are. It's all about the assets - and Barca has one of the best stadium and is considered among the top in net worth.

Btw...Atletico Madrid won the Super Cup by beating Inter 2-0. La Liga is going to be so sick this year.

Been hearing rumors that Liverpool will sign FC Portos Raul Meireles to replace Macherano.

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Btw...Atletico Madrid won the Super Cup by beating Inter 2-0. La Liga is going to be so sick this year.

I hope so, I want to see some more competition outside of the top 2.

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by Riot:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Barca has finally landed Mascherano - which is a really big signing for them. Terms have been agreed among the clubs (reported by official websites of both teams) and the trade is pending physical.

Reports (rumors) are Milan is offering Barca 40 mil to buy Ibra. Ibra doesn't fit Barca and Barca should consider themselves lucky to get that much after the kind of season Ibra had. He is better fit in Serie A or EPL.

I hope Barca goes out and gets Robinho.


Barca

Funny how Barca just keeps buying and buying without any money. Mascherano's a better fit than Fabregas, I think - gives them more bite in the midfield.

Hopefully Ibra leaves. He was a bad buy from the start.

With Ibra about to leave to Milan, Barca will have more than enough cash. Reported deal is of $40 million and with Ibra making 12 million a season - Barca will suddenly have 52 million in their bank.

Mascherano is a GREAT fit at Barca. Lot of Liverpool fans didn't want him to leave just a week ago before he told the team that he won't play for them. Now, they are all saying he fouled too much and blah blah blah. Mascherano will make Barca very strong on defense and I don't think there is another team that can match them on offense.

The only small weakness I see Barca have is their LB - Dani Alves. He is inconsistent, and they don't have a high quality back-up there either. But, we can be sure of one thing - Barca is not going to allow many goals through the middle.

Liverpool fans have been saying that forever and Barca are about a half billion euros in debt, I dont think they can get that much for Ibra lol

Dude, in EPL - Liverpool is my team. Fans really liked Mascherano and his physical style. Some did think he fouled too much, but majority of them knew that his style of play put fear in opposing strikers. There is a reason why he is considered one of the best defensive mid-fielders in the game today.

Of course Barca is in debt - lot of these clubs are. It's all about the assets - and Barca has one of the best stadium and is considered among the top in net worth.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/playerdiscipline?league=eng.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=5901

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by Riot:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Barca has finally landed Mascherano - which is a really big signing for them. Terms have been agreed among the clubs (reported by official websites of both teams) and the trade is pending physical.

Reports (rumors) are Milan is offering Barca 40 mil to buy Ibra. Ibra doesn't fit Barca and Barca should consider themselves lucky to get that much after the kind of season Ibra had. He is better fit in Serie A or EPL.

I hope Barca goes out and gets Robinho.


Barca

Funny how Barca just keeps buying and buying without any money. Mascherano's a better fit than Fabregas, I think - gives them more bite in the midfield.

Hopefully Ibra leaves. He was a bad buy from the start.

With Ibra about to leave to Milan, Barca will have more than enough cash. Reported deal is of $40 million and with Ibra making 12 million a season - Barca will suddenly have 52 million in their bank.

Mascherano is a GREAT fit at Barca. Lot of Liverpool fans didn't want him to leave just a week ago before he told the team that he won't play for them. Now, they are all saying he fouled too much and blah blah blah. Mascherano will make Barca very strong on defense and I don't think there is another team that can match them on offense.

The only small weakness I see Barca have is their LB - Dani Alves. He is inconsistent, and they don't have a high quality back-up there either. But, we can be sure of one thing - Barca is not going to allow many goals through the middle.

Liverpool fans have been saying that forever and Barca are about a half billion euros in debt, I dont think they can get that much for Ibra lol

Dude, in EPL - Liverpool is my team. Fans really liked Mascherano and his physical style. Some did think he fouled too much, but majority of them knew that his style of play put fear in opposing strikers. There is a reason why he is considered one of the best defensive mid-fielders in the game today.

Of course Barca is in debt - lot of these clubs are. It's all about the assets - and Barca has one of the best stadium and is considered among the top in net worth.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/playerdiscipline?league=eng.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=5901

Nothing extra-ordinary. Plenty of other guys are right behind him. The year before - he is not even on the list.

Like I said, my fav. team in EPL is Liverpool - I watch them very closely. He was very important for Liverpool's D and we saw what happened to them in the last game when he refused to suit up.

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Btw...Atletico Madrid won the Super Cup by beating Inter 2-0. La Liga is going to be so sick this year.

I hope so, I want to see some more competition outside of the top 2.

It will still be a top 2 competition, but Atletico Madrid is very impressive. Their strikers are scary good. Sevilla is ok, Valencia lost important pieces over the summer.

But, La Liga is a lot of fun to watch. Fast-paced games and super entertaining. They don't defend as well as other leagues though. League is full of small but quick players.

FOOTY MATCHES FROM AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2

FRIDAY

* Australia, Brisbane Roar FC-Wellington Phoenix 6:00 am
* Germany, Kaiserslautern-Bayern Munich 2:30 p.m. ET, GolTV
* Super Cup, Inter Milan-Atletico Madrid 2:30 p.m. Fox Soccer Channel
* Mexico, Tecos-Morelia 9 p.m. Galavision

SATURDAY

* Australia, North Queensland Fury FC-Adelaide United 3:15 am
* Australia, Sydney FC-Central Coast Mariners 5:30 am
* England, Arsenal-Blackburn 7:30 a.m. ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
* Russia, Terek Groznyi-FK Spartak Moscow 8:00 am
* Germany, FC Schalke 04-Hannover 96 9:30 am
* Germany, Werder Bremen-1. FC Koln 9:30 am
* Germany, VFL Wolfsburg-FSV Mainz 05 9:30 am
* Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt-Hamburger SV 9:30 am
* Germany, 1. FC Nurnberg-SC Freiburg 9:30 am
* England, Blackpool FC-Fulham FC 10:00 am
* England, Wolverhampton Wanderers-Newcastle United 10:00 am
* England, Spurs-Wigan 10 a.m. FSC
* England, Chelsea-Stoke 10 a.m. Fox Soccer Plus
* Scotland, Rangers FC-St Johnstone 10:00 am
* Scotland, Aberdeen FC-Kilmarnock 10:00 am
* England, Derby County-Queens Park Rangers 10:00 am
* Italy, Udinese-Genoa noon FSP
* Spain, Hercules Alicante-Athletic Bilbao 12:00 pm
* England, Manchester United-West Ham 12:30 p.m. FSC
* Germany, FC St. Pauli-TSG Hoffenheim 12:30 pm
* France, AS Arles Avignon-Stade Rennes 1:00 pm
* France, FC Lorient-Olympique Lyon 1:00 pm
* France, AS Nancy-Toulouse 1:00 pm
* France, Saint-Etienne-RC Lens 1:00 pm
* France, Valenciennes-Montpellier HSC 1:00 pm
* Spain, Malaga-Valencia 2 p.m. GolTV
* Italy, Roma-Cesena 2:30 p.m. FSC
* MLS, Columbus-Dallas 4 p.m. Telefutura
* England, Leicester-Reading 4 p.m. FSP
* Spain, Levante-Sevilla 4 p.m. ESPN Deportes
* Portugal, Benfica Lisbon-Vitoria Setubal 4:15 pm
* Brazil, Internacional-Botafogo 5:30 p.m. GolTV
* USL-2 final, Charleston-Richmond 6 p.m. FSC
* Mexico, Cruz Azul-Tigres 6 p.m. ESPN Deportes
* MLS, Toronto-Real Salt Lake 7 p.m. Direct Kick
* MLS, New York-San Jose 7:30 p.m. Direct Kick
* MLS, New England-Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. Direct Kick
* Colombia, Once Caldas-Nacional 7:30 p.m. GolTV
* Mexico, Santos Laguna-Atlas 8 p.m. Telefutura
* Mexico, Chivas-Pumas 8 p.m. Telemundo
* MLS, Colorado-Houston 9:30 p.m. FSC
* Colombia, Medellin-Cartagena 9:30 p.m. GolTV
* MLS, Seattle-Chicago 10:30 p.m. Direct Kick
* MLS, Los Angeles-Kansas City 10:30 p.m. Direct Kick
* Mexico, San Luis-Atlante 11 p.m. Telefutura

SUNDAY

* Australia, Gold Coast United-Melbourne Victory 1:00 am
* Australia, Melbourne-Perth 3 a.m. FSC
* Scotland, Celtic-Motherwell FC 7:00 am
* England, Bolton-Birmingham 8:30 a.m. FSP
* Netherlands, Den Haag-PSV 8:30 a.m. ESPN Deportes
* Germany, Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Borussia Monchengladbach 9:30 am
* England, Liverpool FC-West Bromwich Albion 10:00 am
* England, Sunderland-Manchester City 10:00 am
* Denmark, Lyngby BK-Brondby IF 10:00 am
* England, Aston Villa-Everton 11 a.m. FSC
* France, Lille OSC-OGC Nice 11:00 am
* France, AS Monaco-AJ Auxerre 11:00 am
* France, FC Sochaux-Paris Saint Germain 11:00 am
* Spain, Coruna-Zaragoza 11 a.m. ESPN Deportes
* Spain, Espanyol-Getafe CF 11:00 am
* Spain, Real Sociedad-Villarreal CF 11:00 am
* Spain, Osasuna-UD Almeria 11:00 am
* Spain, Real Betis-Granada CF 11:00 am
* Germany, VFB Stuttgart-Borussia Dortmund 11:30 am
* Italy, Bari-Juventus noon FSP
* Spain, FC Barcelona-Santander 1 p.m. ESPN Deportes
* Spain, UD Salamanca-Cordoba CF 1:00 pm
* Spain, Albacete-Alcorcon 1:00 pm
* Mexico, Toluca-Queretaro 1 p.m. Telemundo
* Mexico, Puebla-Pachuca 1 p.m. Fox Sports Espanol, Azteca America
* Italy, AC Milan-Lecce 2:45 p.m. FSC
* Italy, AC Chievo Verona-Catania 2:45 pm
* Italy, US Palermo-Cagliari 2:45 pm
* Italy, Sampdoria-Lazio 2:45 pm
* Italy, AC Fiorentina-Napoli 2:45 pm
* Italy, Parma-Brescia 2:45 pm
* Spain, Mallorca-Real Madrid 3 p.m. GolTV
* France, Bordeaux-Marseille 3 p.m. FSP
* Mexico, America-Necaxa 5:30 p.m. Univision
* WPS, Philadelphia-Boston 6 p.m. FSC
* MLS, Chivas USA-D.C. United 10 p.m. ESPN2

MONDAY

* Denmark, OB Odense-FC Midtjylland 1:00 pm
* Italy, Bologna-Inter Milan 2:30 p.m. FSC
* Spain, Atletico Madrid-Gijon 4 p.m. GolTV

TUESDAY

* Copa Sudamericana, Oriente Petrolero-Universidad Chile 6:45 pm
* Copa Sudamericana, Club Olimpia Asuncion-Defensor Sporting 9:00 pm

WEDNESDAY

* Superliga, New England Revolution-Monarcas Morelia 7:00 pm
* Copa Sudamericana, CA River Plate-Guarani FC 7:15 pm
* Copa Sudamericana, Velez Sarsfield BA-CA Banfield 7:15 pm
* Copa Sudamericana, Trujillanos FC-Huila 9:45 pm

THURSDAY

* EURO 2012 Qualifying, Israel-Malta 2:15 pm
* Copa Sudamericana, Club Olimpia Asuncion-Defensor Sporting 9:15 pm

All times are Eastern Time, or GMT-4. Sources: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/08/weekend_soccer_tv_listings_7.html and http://www.myp2p.eu/


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Might be just a bit late with this one but maybe someone will find it helpful. Big ups to boatswain from reddit for making this list
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Roberto got benched. Lol. What a waste of $$$.

Julio Cesar to the rescue!

Soccer sucks.

Can't believe my Hammers of West Ham got beat three to zero by the Uniteds of Manchester - couldn't even punch one into the scorebag, what a bunch of losers and floppers.

Soccer sucks.

Originally posted by UKNiner:
Soccer sucks.

Can't believe my Hammers of West Ham got beat three to zero by the Uniteds of Manchester - couldn't even punch one into the scorebag, what a bunch of losers and floppers.

Soccer sucks.

I'm sorry to hear that, sir.

Ibra official at Milan
http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=127104

Originally posted by UKNiner:
Soccer sucks.

Can't believe my Hammers of West Ham got beat three to zero by the Uniteds of Manchester - couldn't even punch one into the scorebag, what a bunch of losers and floppers.

Soccer sucks.

Barrera was the only one that looked good.



go ManU!