OT: UEFA EURO 2020 (2021)

[CantHaveTkachev]

Yeah there's no issues with racism in England or English football, for sure man.

not saying it doesn't exist, I'm saying booing players taking a knee doesn't make them racists..it's ridiculous

and the racism in soccer is hardly confined to England alone (ask Mario Balotelli about his time in Milan)

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

jebus h christ what a tire fire this thread quickly became. hooboy

guilty as charged lol

 

[Drivesaitl]

Well deserved, first finals in 55 years. Looks like Germany lost to one of the favourites, while France lost to…well…yeah.

On a serious note, I don’t think anyone should have expected England to lose to Denmark.

Everytime Germany loses to England Engerlund wins the tournament.. so it seems. At least in my lifetime. I didn't follow Football in the 60's got into it in the 70's, good timing on my part, lol. I remember Holland had stamps, flags, championship banners parades all scheduled, then lost, to Germany, in 74. Great times.

But people still talk about "total football" and Holland being better than everybody else and never winning. Germany could have scored 5 goals in the first half of that WC and did have a couple called back. Amazing Holland only scored on a penalty kick.

 

[Cloned]

England (and Kane) getting lucky.

Kane hasn’t had a great tournament but getting some absolute gimme goals, some of which he’s actually bottled.

 

[Cloned]

Not sure how true any of that is.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Not sure how true any of that is.

None of its true.

kicking at a guys legs and not coming anywhere close to the ball is a penalty and there was no laser pointer

 

[Cloned]

None of its true.

kicking at a guys legs and not coming anywhere close to the ball is a penalty and there was no laser pointer

I see the laser pointer thing on several sites though. And the second ball thing.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I see the laser pointer thing on several sites though. And the second ball thing.

There was a second ball, I’ll give him that, but it didn’t interfere with the play.

 

[Cloned]

There was a second ball, I’ll give him that, but it didn’t interfere with the play.

I dunno man, it looks pretty close to the play. And the laser pointer thing appears to be legit.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I dunno man, it looks pretty close to the play. And the laser pointer thing appears to be legit.

Clear dive.

 

[Cloned]

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Clear dive.

I think the call itself was 50/50. I’ve seen similar incidents not given, but others are.

The rest of the stuff seems pretty bush league though.

 

[harpoon]

I forgot about those racist comedians, thanks for reminding me of another reason to hate the English.

Germany confronted its Nazi past and regards it with shame while Brits are nostalgic for their own empire which enslaved, exploited and oppressed like half the world for centuries.

Let the record show who was, once again, responsible for sidetracking the thread, bringing up topics that everyone knows are frowned on at this site, and just generally posting like a complete tool. Go find another site man. Here’s a list for you ...

Leftist Websites

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Satisfying exciting game to watch. England really did dominate the game.
While I'm very happy with the England win, the job isn't done. So tonight I celebrate the result and enjoy reading all the salty comments from the usuals.

 

[Oilhawks]

Satisfying exciting game to watch. England really did dominate the game.
While I'm very happy with the England win, the job isn't done. So tonight I celebrate the result and enjoy reading all the salty comments from the usuals.

Sure thing, bub.

Enjoy the once in 50 years occurrence

Meanwhile, as a fan of an actual powerhouse, enjoy these tears:

 

[AlanHUK]

Came to the thread to talk about football, find xenophobia.

hard to argue England didn’t dominate the game, after England equalised Denmark took their creative players off, it was a poor decision.

58% possession
20 shots to 6
10 on target to 3

was a soft call for the penalty on Sterling, but you put a challenge in that area and you’re taking a risk. Denmark had already got away with one in regulation time on Kane which you see given week in week out in domestic leagues. And the free kick Denmark scored from was also soft

 

[Oilhawks]

Came to the thread to talk about football, find xenophobia.

hard to argue England didn’t dominate the game, after England equalised Denmark took their creative players off, it was a poor decision.

58% possession
20 shots to 6
10 on target to 3

was a soft call for the penalty on Sterling, but you put a challenge in that area and you’re taking a risk. Denmark had already got away with one in regulation time on Kane which you see given week in week out in domestic leagues. And the free kick Denmark scored from was also soft

You kind of argue against yourself, so yeah, they dominated possession, but gave up a soft goal and needed extra time and a soft call to finish off a team that they were favoured to win against

So utterly dominant

And to the bolded, is your assertion that we’re being xenophobic of Anglo-Saxons in here?

 

[AlanHUK]

You kind of argue against yourself, so yeah, they dominated possession, but gave up a soft goal and needed extra time and a soft call to finish off a team that they were favoured to win against

So utterly dominant

And to the bolded, is your assertion that we’re being xenophobic of Anglo-Saxons in here?

you can dominate a game and lose, it’s the way sports work. See Scrivens ridiculous shut out against the sharks a few years back.

my assertion is it’s very clear one person is, if you’ve related it to yourself then that’s on you.

 

[Oilhawks]

you can dominate a game and lose, it’s the way sports work. See Scrivens ridiculous shut out against the sharks a few years back.

my assertion is it’s very clear one person is, if you’ve related it to yourself then that’s on you.

Yes, I remember that game, I attended it. I also appreciate for the pro-tip, but that’s not really applicable here. England ‘dominated’ possession (there were much more lopsided matches in that regard), but that doesn’t really mean they dominated the game. They certainly dominated the game against Ukraine.

I see, well, in any case, if it was directed at me, I’ll just say I’ve never really heard of anyone being called a xenophobe when they are criticizing a nation’s unapologetic past and not their people. Especially when that same person has shared ancestry with those same people

 

[LaGu]

Not sure how true any of that is.

I think it is a matter of things that just as easily could gone differently - and in many cases would have. Well related to the first two of course, the laser pointer is fan stupidity, didn't change the outcome of the penalty (according to the keeper himself).

The ref could definitely have stopped the game because of the second ball, it has happened before. Then again he did not have to stop it, that has also happened before. The penalty was not exactly wrong, there was a bit of contact, but many times this is not a penalty since player look for it (the contact) and many time this would not have been one. Personal preference decides where you stand on it I guess, even a former England player (Richards) came out saying that despite cheering for England he thinks that it should not have been a penalty.

 

[Cloned]

I think it is a matter of things that just as easily could gone differently - and in many cases would have. Well related to the first two of course, the laser pointer is fan stupidity, didn't change the outcome of the penalty (according to the keeper himself).

The ref could definitely have stopped the game because of the second ball, it has happened before. Then again he did not have to stop it, that has also happened before. The penalty was not exactly wrong, there was a bit of contact, but many times this is not a penalty since player look for it (the contact) and many time this would not have been one. Personal preference decides where you stand on it I guess, even a former England player (Richards) came out saying that despite cheering for England he thinks that it should not have been a penalty.

This is what I think too. Everything that happened in this case could've gone 50/50.

 

[LaGu]

This is what I think too. Everything that happened in this case could've gone 50/50.

Exactly, as you already posted (I replied before seeing your follow-up posts). 50/50 is the right word for it.

 

[oilers'72]

I ant England to win. Not because I'm a supporter but I can't stand Italy. If Spain had won the semis, I'd be neutral.

 

[LaGu]

I ant England to win. Not because I'm a supporter but I can't stand Italy. If Spain had won the semis, I'd be neutral.

It will be a fun game, that's for sure! Two countries crazy for football and both having something special going on this year. Sunday all of Italy and England will come to a complete stop, and then explode after the game (well one of them )

 

[Drivesaitl]

I think it is a matter of things that just as easily could gone differently - and in many cases would have. Well related to the first two of course, the laser pointer is fan stupidity, didn't change the outcome of the penalty (according to the keeper himself).

The ref could definitely have stopped the game because of the second ball, it has happened before. Then again he did not have to stop it, that has also happened before. The penalty was not exactly wrong, there was a bit of contact, but many times this is not a penalty since player look for it (the contact) and many time this would not have been one. Personal preference decides where you stand on it I guess, even a former England player (Richards) came out saying that despite cheering for England he thinks that it should not have been a penalty.

Where did the 2nd ball on the pitch come from? Obviously it shouldn't be allowed for any fan to take in a ball, to have that in their possession going into a game. Obviously it would be hard to conceal carrying a Soccer ball into a game. Who threw the ball onto the pitch. The play should be blown dead if that occurs, but it should never occur. Obviously tighter security/control is required so this does not occur. If one of the teams or officials throws a ball on the pitch this should be sanctioned. I didn't watch the game, how did the ball get there?

The pointer being used is terrible. Some fans don't deserve to go to games but this is well known in football hooliganism. Winning thru any means cheapens the game and thus go Italy in the final.

England, for its fans alone, deserve to never win any tournament. That indeed has been the England curse and should remain. England winning just reinforces the garbage supporters.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Came to the thread to talk about football, find xenophobia.

hard to argue England didn’t dominate the game, after England equalised Denmark took their creative players off, it was a poor decision.

58% possession
20 shots to 6
10 on target to 3

was a soft call for the penalty on Sterling, but you put a challenge in that area and you’re taking a risk. Denmark had already got away with one in regulation time on Kane which you see given week in week out in domestic leagues. And the free kick Denmark scored from was also soft

Its tournament management. Denmark advancing to the final would be yet another joke in Euro tourneys and they probably noted that outside of England and Denmark few were watching. For sure I refused to watch this game and not contribute to its ratings because the Euro needs to change its format. So many better sides eliminated in death knockouts and Denmark just advance. They shouldn't even have advanced from group stage with 2 losses.

In a big money world where such a prize is worth obscene amounts you have to wonder whether the fix was in. It was bad for England, the tournament, if Denmark advance. Lets find a reason to award England a specious penalty kick and alter fate.

But domination is poor rationale for England should advance anyway. They advanced on a flimsily awarded penalty kick on a play so bizarre it will be talked about for decades.

What a lol series of events leading to the penalty kick. Culminated in the completely fictional call. Apparently its a bad idea anytime to allow an opponent into your box when the officials are set to job the result..

There couldn't be a series of events more telling than that England were given this match.