Official 2018 World Cup/Soccer/Futbol Thread

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It a cluster. I'm assuming the club leagues are going to have to stop their seasons for at least 6 weeks for the World Cup?

that would cost teams millions and millions of dollars each. and a lot of teams lose money to begin with.

you can't really just postpone then extend the season, because the offseason is already short enough. teams have already started training for the new season

the only thing you could really do, is put it all on hold for a month, then play 2 games a week for every week of the season. which most teams do at the beginning of the year anyways. that would suck for a lot of guys because they get no time off during the break, then have to play twice as many games when they come back

just a stupid situation all around made by fifa and their greed for dirty money

[Joemailman]

that would cost teams millions and millions of dollars each. and a lot of teams lose money to begin with.

you can't really just postpone then extend the season, because the offseason is already short enough. teams have already started training for the new season

the only thing you could really do, is put it all on hold for a month, then play 2 games a week for every week of the season. which most teams do at the beginning of the year anyways. that would suck for a lot of guys because they get no time off during the break, then have to play twice as many games when they come back

just a stupid situation all around made by fifa and their greed for dirty money

That would really be rough on teams playing in the Champions League.

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That would really be rough on teams playing in the Champions League.

and teams still playing in domestic cups

its just gonna be a bad situation

[Joemailman]

Mesut Ozil quitting German national team over criticism he has received for posing for a picture with President Erdogan of Turkey. Ozil is of Turkish descent,but grew up in Germany.

"I'm aware that the picture of us caused a huge response in German media, and whilst some people may accuse me of lying or being deceitful, the picture we took had no political intensions," Ozil wrote. "For me, having a picture with President Erdogan wasn't about politics or elections, it was about me respecting the highest office of my family's country."

Earlier this month, the head of the German football federation, Reinhard Grindel, had said Ozil owed fans an explanation for his actions when he returned from his post-World Cup holiday. Ozil's statement was posted as Arsenal were preparing to fly to Singapore for a preseason tour, with Ozil having joined up with the squad just in time for the trip.

Ozil said the "mistreatment from the DFB, and in particular" Grindel was the issue that "frustrated" him the most. He accused Grindel of being "far more interested in speaking of his own political views and belittling my opinion" and said the federation turned him into "political propaganda."

"I will no longer stand for being a scapegoat for his incompetence and inability to do his job properly," Ozil wrote. "I know that [Grindel] wanted me out the team after the picture, and publicised his view on Twitter without any thinking or consultation, but [coach] Joachim Low and [director] Oliver Bierhoff stood up for me and backed me.

[Bretsky]

this thread sucks; last year many many hot Euro Chicks were posted in here. We've lost our edge...lol

[mraynrand]

this thread sucks; last year many many hot Euro Chicks were posted in here. We've lost our edge...lol

You could fix the problem.
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[Cheesehead Craig]

this thread sucks; last year many many hot Euro Chicks were posted in here. We've lost our edge...lol

[Joemailman]

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, owner of Leicester City FC, killed in a helicopter crash.

He was the owner when leicester stunned everybody by winning the Premier league a couple of years ago.

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yeah, thats pretty fucked up