OT: Association Football Thread II (All Soccer Talk Here!)

[East Coast Bias]

shame pulisic wont progress further. dortmund were looking a good bet to win it all. has an american ever won this comp before?

Jovan Kirovski with Dortmund in 1997. But he wasn't in the 18 for the finals. Didn't play much for them honestly.

As far as a player who had a big role - Dempsey with Fulham lost in the Europa final in 2009-2010.

He scored this goal to knock out Juventes in the Round of 16. Unreal.

 

[ecemleafs]

Kirovski won the CL. Don't think any American has won the uefa cup/Europe league.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Kirovski won the CL. Don't think any American has won the uefa cup/Europe league.

Ahh sorry - thought you said won a european cup.

to my knowledge no American has won the Europa league. Dempsey was the only one I could remember getting close.

 

[ArPanet]

Anybody seen this yet:

edit: tweet embed fail

 

[Kokoschka]

Well good thing you picked a more successful team. I was bored last night and looked up Crystal Palace. Reminds me of another team wearing red, white and blue. Actually the Rangers are more successful then CP.

Ah, Palace.

Visited a game of them vs Reading some years back, when they were still playing in the Championship. Palace up 2-0 early, Reading tie it before half time. Reading miss a penalty, Palace miss a penalty, Reading takes the lead 2 minutes before full time, Palace tie it up in added time. Absolute mayhem on the stands. Lovely stadium as well, in the middle of a residental area, 2nd only to Craven Cottage as far as London football grounds go.

Best scene of the game though, and one I'll remember for the rest of my life: High ball on the left side for Palace in the 2nd half, striker tries to hit it, misses and kicks the defender right in the face. Blood just flooding out of his nose. Not even a booking by the ref. Old lady, surely over 75 years, 2 rows in front of us, gets up (we were sitting in like the 5th row) and yells in the thickest South London accent imaginable: "GET UP YA ****ING CHEAT!"
That's Championship football for you.

 

[ArPanet]

Wondering what Tom Brady thought of the officiating in the Leicester City v West Ham match.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/tom-brady-sends-encouragement-leicester-221800294.html

 

[ecemleafs]

Ahh sorry - thought you said won a european cup.

to my knowledge no American has won the Europa league. Dempsey was the only one I could remember getting close.

and pulisic scores today. 4th youngest goal scorer in bundesliga history.

 

[Raspewtin]

Ibrahimovic going to L.A. enrages me as a PSG fan but I love it as a fan of wanting soccer to grow in the U.S.

 

[Don Chytil]

Ibrahimovic going to L.A. enrages me as a PSG fan but I love it as a fan of wanting soccer to grow in the U.S.

This isn't confirmed, is it? I agree that as an MLS fan it would be fantastic to see him play here.

Any other Liverpool fans excited/anxious for tomorrow's game? Why does it have to be on a Wednesday afternoon, though

 

[Cassano]

How bout them Red Bulls.

 

[Basement Cat]

How bout them Red Bulls.

 

[Fitzy]

And in one game we go from bottom half in the league in goals scored to second.

 

[terrrrrible]

Absolute slaughter at the stadium yesterday, what a match. New York remains Red.

 

[JanErixon20]

Ah, Palace.

Visited a game of them vs Reading some years back, when they were still playing in the Championship. Palace up 2-0 early, Reading tie it before half time. Reading miss a penalty, Palace miss a penalty, Reading takes the lead 2 minutes before full time, Palace tie it up in added time. Absolute mayhem on the stands. Lovely stadium as well, in the middle of a residental area, 2nd only to Craven Cottage as far as London football grounds go.

Best scene of the game though, and one I'll remember for the rest of my life: High ball on the left side for Palace in the 2nd half, striker tries to hit it, misses and kicks the defender right in the face. Blood just flooding out of his nose. Not even a booking by the ref. Old lady, surely over 75 years, 2 rows in front of us, gets up (we were sitting in like the 5th row) and yells in the thickest South London accent imaginable: "GET UP YA ****ING CHEAT!"
That's Championship football for you.

I watched the FA Cup final on Saturday. I feel like I am now a full fledged Palace fan. Enjoyed the game, was actually nervous. And of course CP went full Rangers in the end to lose.

F United.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Even when outmatched, the referees still find new ways to cheat the US.

 

[MacTruck27]

Even when outmatched, the referees still find new ways to cheat the US.

We didn't play well enough to win anyway. Had some decent chances on set pieces but didn't do well enough. Need to bounce back in Chicago.

 

[Dr. Ogrodnick]

Even when outmatched, the referees still find new ways to cheat the US.

Michael Bradley is awful.

 

[JanErixon20]

Wondering what Tom Brady thought of the officiating in the Leicester City v West Ham match.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/tom-brady-sends-encouragement-leicester-221800294.html

Old news by know, just seeing this post....I watched that game whistle to whistle....thought the penalty at the end was beyond lame. But when you have a year like LC had, you get those breaks.

 

[JanErixon20]

Going to Philly in July to see Palace play the Philadelphia Union. Should be a good time.

 

[Filip Chytil]

France vs Romania starts soon to kick off the Euro 2016.

 

[nyr2k2]

Good win for the boys. Undisciplined over the final 30 but the defense and midfield was solid. Would be amazing if Los Ticos could knock off Colombia...

 

[Fitzy]

Not in love with the prospect of facing Brazil in the quarters.

 

[ecemleafs]

Not in love with the prospect of facing Brazil in the quarters.

brazil isnt in love with the prospect of facing john brooks

 

[Raspewtin]

Colombia look awful.

 

[ecemleafs]

Colombia look awful.

they dropped like the whole team