Euro tuneup, France v Cameroon,
90th minute FK.... Payet of course scores another perfectly placed goal.
90th minute FK.... Payet of course scores another perfectly placed goal.
One of the things I've noticed is there is a ton of deception on his spin of the ball, he wrongfoots keepers a lot. Also they probably have scouted and seen he likes to go up and down over the wall, he's done it a bunch of times. So I'd guess keeper saw the ball going up over the wall, misjudged the spin took a step, the ball broke, dove back too late.The guy can shoot freekicks like few others. But without the keeper moving to the wall-covered corner, it´s never scored. That´s a mistake a great keeper shouldn´t make too often.
Swedish footballer sent off for farting during match“I asked the referee, ‘What, am I not allowed to break wind a little?’ ‘No,’ he replied … I don’t get it but maybe he thought I farted in my hand and threw the fart at him. But I did not.”
Segura, the former (?) president of AFA has already come out and said that no one has the authority to appoint a new coach. Could just be sour grapes, or you know, COMPLETE INSTITUTIONAL DYSFUNCTION grapes.Rumors kicking around that Bielsa has already been appointed the new Argentina manager.
I assume Lazio will both sue and ask FIFA for sanctions.
Argentina did win their group stage matchup without Messi, but your point is well taken. FWIW, the ELO rankings have Chile just behind Argentina. Argentina is also ahead of Chile in WC qualifying, with Chile losing 3-0 to Uruguay in Montevideo, and to Argentina in Chile, whereas Argentina have only lost once to Ecuador.I just don't see how Chile can be ranked behind Argentina in any metric. They've played head to head twice now in finals and Chile have won both matches. There's obviously very little between the two teams but especially Arg 1 Chile 5 is madness to me
Until then, RIP USMNT friendly schedule, with no UEFA teams ever available on FIFA dates.An interesting wrinkle is that pro/rel between league groups is part of the proposal, which means teams will go up and down leagues depending on how they do. I’d love to see something like that with Concacaf+Conmebol + maybe OFC. Would give the US a few more chances to play somewhat meaningful soccer.
Hey, under Jurgen we've already dominated Europe, in Europe, in friendlies. What more do we have to prove?Until then, RIP USMNT friendly schedule, with no UEFA teams ever available on FIFA dates.
Actually, it does impact Euro qualification. The winner of the nations league playoffs at each level will qualify for Euro 2020.ESPN just bought a ton of rights to future Euro national matches, including matches in the Nations League (which I think is fascinating). Here’s a primer on the Nations League idea in case it’s a bit fuzzy. Basically, all 55 (or however many) Euro national teams will organized into divisions based on their competition coefficient, and then play matches within their "leagues" on dates throughout the international calendar. It'll mostly replace ad-hoc friendlies the teams would have played anyway with something a bit more meaningful. It doesn't affect WC or Euro qualification - it's just an enhanced way to play international matches. An interesting wrinkle is that pro/rel between league groups is part of the proposal, which means teams will go up and down leagues depending on how they do. I’d love to see something like that with Concacaf+Conmebol + maybe AFC. Would give the US a few more chances to play somewhat meaningful soccer.
edit - meant AFC, not OFC.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/soccers-ultimate-con-man-was-a-superstar-who-couldnt-play-the-game“Like every other soccer player, I came from a poor family, but I want to be big, have a lot of money so I could give better life conditions to my family,” Kaiser admitted in a 2011 interview with Globo, “I knew that the best way to make it happen was through soccer. I wanted to be a soccer player without having to actually play it.”
I wonder if he plans to knock down the Velodrome; so he can build a new stadium on top of a parking lot that he owns in Marseille.
I can't believe this was over 14 years ago.Robbie Keane ended his Ireland career with a pretty sweet goal.
That still feels much more recent, but Robbie Keane parlaying his scoring at Wolves and Coventry to a contract with Inter Milan feels like 40 years ago.I can't believe this was over 14 years ago.