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  • #61
    Originally posted by Joemailman View Post
    Leicester is 1 point from relegation. I'm guessing they'd be the first team to win the Premier league and then get relegated the next year?

    How the heck can they be 5-6-13 in the Premier League, and be 4-1-1 in the Champions League?
    Because they were very lucky in their CL draw: Club Brugge, Kopenhagen & Porto. 3 very, very mediocre teams.

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    • #62
      Lincoln City beats Burnley. First non-league team to make quarters of FA Cup.
      I can't run no more
      With that lawless crowd
      While the killers in high places
      Say their prayers out loud
      But they've summoned, they've summoned up
      A thundercloud
      They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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      • #63
        There's a youngster here by the name of Youri Tielemans who is considered the next big talent from Belgium. Currently 19, playing in the 1st team for 4 years and to be a father next week. He's a midfielder for Anderlecht, the team he played for since he started at the age of 4.

        Last week he was substituted into the game in the 58th minute. This happened 8 minutes later:


        Two minutes later this happened:


        Notice the distance, the force of the strike, the fact that the 1st ball was with his right, the second with his left. Has there ever been 2 more beautiful goals in 2 minutes by the same player? Anyone who ever kicked a ball knows what an exceptional thing of beauty that is...

        Yesterday they played again. Guess what happened...

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        • #64
          Originally posted by wootah View Post
          There's a youngster here by the name of Youri Tielemans who is considered the next big talent from Belgium. Currently 19, playing in the 1st team for 4 years and to be a father next week. He's a midfielder for Anderlecht, the team he played for since he started at the age of 4.

          Last week he was substituted into the game in the 58th minute. This happened 8 minutes later:


          Two minutes later this happened:


          Notice the distance, the force of the strike, the fact that the 1st ball was with his right, the second with his left. Has there ever been 2 more beautiful goals in 2 minutes by the same player? Anyone who ever kicked a ball knows what an exceptional thing of beauty that is...

          Yesterday they played again. Guess what happened...
          https://streamable.com/jgp3k
          Wow. Just wow. That lefty was amazing. The keepers had ZERO chance of getting near those.
          C.H.U.D.

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          • #65
            Yeah, insane... I liked that last one as well: not so much the placing of the ball, since it was relatively central, but the way he hit the ball is just the perfect kick with the instep. I immediately texted that video to my youth players: with the view from the camera behind the goal you see the total lack of spin on the ball for that long a distance. That's just a masterclass in instep kicking technique.

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            • #66
              Champions league match between Dortmund and Monaco postponed after bomb went off near Dortmund team bus, shattering windows. One player was injured. The game has been rescheduled for tomorrow.
              I can't run no more
              With that lawless crowd
              While the killers in high places
              Say their prayers out loud
              But they've summoned, they've summoned up
              A thundercloud
              They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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              • #67
                its scary that police say they found a letter, they believe the team was the target, and they are treating the case as attempted homicide

                unreal, and it was a home game

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                • #68
                  Originally posted by red View Post
                  its scary that police say they found a letter, they believe the team was the target, and they are treating the case as attempted homicide

                  unreal, and it was a home game
                  The fact that it was a home game may have made it easier to do. They're saying the bomb may have been hidden in a hedge near a parking lot. If the team bus always takes the same route from the hotel to the stadium, they may have known where to plant the bomb.
                  I can't run no more
                  With that lawless crowd
                  While the killers in high places
                  Say their prayers out loud
                  But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                  A thundercloud
                  They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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                  • #69
                    And of course Dortmund losses today, having to play one full day after someone tried to kill the whole team

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                    • #70
                      http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/...source=copyurl

                      The man who is suspected of attacking the Borussia Dortmund soccer team’s bus on April 11 allegedly aimed to drive down the price of the club’s stock in order to profit through a speculation scheme. German federal prosecutors announced the alleged motive Friday, saying that the 28-year-old German-Russian, identified only as Sergei W., has been charged with attempted murder, inflicting serious bodily harm, and carrying out an explosion. Officials said Sergei checked into the same hotel that the team was staying in and then bought 15,000 “put options” for shares in the publicly traded team. “A significant share price drop could have been expected if a player had been seriously injured or even killed as a result of the attack,” prosecutors said.
                      I can't run no more
                      With that lawless crowd
                      While the killers in high places
                      Say their prayers out loud
                      But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                      A thundercloud
                      They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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                      • #71
                        Wow.
                        C.H.U.D.

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                        • #72
                          fucking leeds

                          bunch of god damn chokers, they're never going back up

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                          • #73
                            My condolences Red.

                            Do you know if the Championship League Final is broadcast in the U.S.?
                            I can't run no more
                            With that lawless crowd
                            While the killers in high places
                            Say their prayers out loud
                            But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                            A thundercloud
                            They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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                            • #74
                              you mean the champions league?

                              i think its on fox in a couple weeks

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                              • #75
                                Originally posted by red View Post
                                you mean the champions league?

                                i think its on fox in a couple weeks
                                No, I meant the match at Wembley for the last promotion spot between Reading and Huddersfield.
                                I can't run no more
                                With that lawless crowd
                                While the killers in high places
                                Say their prayers out loud
                                But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                                A thundercloud
                                They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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