The Foreign Football Thread 2011/12

[SwedeFox]

One of my favourite players of all time, Juán Román Riquelme, played his last game last night (lost the Copa Libertadores final with Boca Juniors).

 

[Motown Fox]

Goalie cock-up in Ukrainian Premier League


EDIT found it on Youtube now

 

[Billyjof]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...be-best-paid-player-in-the-world-8102793.html

I find it hard to side with Ronaldo whatever his emotions or reasons are? Just shut the **** up and get on doing what you are paid to do ... playing sport.

 

[Billyjof]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...be-best-paid-player-in-the-world-8102793.html

I find it hard to side with Ronaldo whatever his emotions or reasons are? Just shut the **** up and get on doing what you are paid to do ... playing sport.

Just seen the video in the random video thread so may have been scooped. Guess I am a bit out of the news here especially when the only story to break is this one http://www.sportal.com.au/bz-opinion-display/del-piero-coup-yet-to-excite-punters-196714

 

[bocadillo]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...be-best-paid-player-in-the-world-8102793.html

I find it hard to side with Ronaldo whatever his emotions or reasons are? Just shut the **** up and get on doing what you are paid to do ... playing sport.

Such stories show how ****ed-up our game really is.

 

[pork pie fox]

Such stories show how ****ed-up our game really is.

Hey come on Boc, it's not got anything to do with money. He can't tell us what it is though :icon_roll

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19484968

 

[Biffa Bacon]

I could go to the Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima match on Saturday but I'm not sure if I will, the last J-League match I went to also freatured Sanfrecce and was possibly the worst live game of football I've ever seen, I will also only just have flown in so might be more interested in having a kip.

It's 5th v 1st in league so might be interesting.

 

[SwedeFox]

Grampus rings a City-related bell.

 

[spionfox]

Grampus rings a City-related bell.

Grampus8? Lineker went to a team sounding very much like that.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Grampus8? Lineker went to a team sounding very much like that.

They dropped the 8 years ago.

 

[Blaarev]

They dropped the 8 years ago.

What did they drop 8 years ago?

 

[LeeCovFox]

I was looking forward to watching Nuremberg versus Eintracht Frankfurt on ESPN. Why the feck do they have darts on instead? Bastards.

 

[pork pie fox]

Matias Almeyda gives a pretty damning verdict on Italian football:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...rmer-Argentina-midfielder-Matias-Almeyda.html

Italian football filled with corruption, doping and match fixing, says former Argentina midfielder Matias Almeyda

Matias Almeyda, the former Argentina international, has made a series of startling accusations in his autobiography which claim Italian football is rotten to its core with corruption.

 

[Lako42]

Matias Almeyda gives a pretty damning verdict on Italian football:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...rmer-Argentina-midfielder-Matias-Almeyda.html

I love this, Almeyda was so disgusted with corrupted Italian football that he chose to only stay and play there and earn his living from it for 8 years. And now he shows his true saint like qualities by bringing it all to our attention in a fantastically priced piece of literature.

A true beacon of truth and clarity in an ocean of fraud and corruption.

God bless him

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Great stuff by Miroslav Klose for Lazio the other night. Glad to see some honesty and sportsmanship highlighted in a game that often gets accused of a lack of it.

 

[Billyjof]

Went to my first live A league game today. Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets. Del Piero vs Heskey.

Seen a few A League games on the telly and they have been shit. Really enjoyed tonight though. 35,000 turned up to watch this and I was treated to some very good goals. Heskey scored a blinding volley. The standard might not be great but it was good value for $25aus. Saw quite a few Leicester in the crowd tonight which was good. Both Newcastle and Sydney fans were in good voice which I didn't expect. I was in the Newcastle end as a Leicester friend of mine is a Jets fan. Newcastle fans sang non stop and I was impressed by their array of songs and wit. After Heskey's goal a full 5 mins of Na nanananananana Naaaaaaaaaa You are Heskey's Bitch ......Heskey's Bitch ...... You.... Are Heskey's Bi..itch..

 

[Billyjof]

 

[Billyjof]

 

[Billyjof]

Check out the highlights.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/footbal...-allianz-stadium/story-e6frf4gl-1226494991268

 

[Jeff]

Check out the highlights.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/footbal...-allianz-stadium/story-e6frf4gl-1226494991268

Not available in the UK.