General Football Thread

[Rafael]

Big area, small area. That's how it's said in Brazil.

[Monkey D. Lars]

GUYS! Goal of the season already?

 

 

 

[METALMAN]

Big area, small area. That's how it's said in Brazil.

That is so adorable.

[Cymbols]

So Ryan Babel is having a bit of a Twitter meltdown 

[Lineker]

So Ryan Babel is having a bit of a Twitter meltdown 

The former Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel could find himself in hot water following a sexist remark to a Twitter user, subsequently refusing to “argue with a girl about football” and posting what he claims to be his personal phone number.

Babel, now playing with Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, told the user to “grow some tits instead of speaking about football” after she questioned why he disliked the Real Madrid manager, Rafael Benítez.

The 28-year-old former Holland international followed up the comment with a succession of tweets attempting to defend himself. “At least let your brother or your boyfriend make the comment then we can argue,” he wrote, adding: “Look i’m not this guy anymore who should be careful what i say, regardless if its childish or not.. I’m coming for you if i feel like it.”

This is not the first time that Babel has become embroiled in a Twitter spat. He was fined £10,000 by the Football Association in 2011 after responding to Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford by posting a mocked-up photo on his Twitter site of the referee Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt.

 

[Szumi]

Yeah, he is playing football in the United Arab Emirates... I don't think they will be too upset by his comments there sadly

[Colly]

I just like the logic that he'd be willing to talk to me, a 32 year old man who is rubbish at football,  but not to a professional female football player. Twat.

[Rich]

Biggest game of the weekend in the National League. Lincolnshire derby! Come on you Mighty Mariners, I want to destroy Lincoln City!

[Lineker]

Serie B introduces virtual green cards to reward fair play on the pitch

[Lineker]

Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid as the world's most valuable sports team, according to Forbes. Forbes' annual survey of National Football League teams' valuations put the Cowboys at £2.6bn.

It means the American Football side go above Real Madrid, who had topped the magazine's annual poll of the world's most valuable franchises in July. The Spanish club now trail the Cowboys by £500m according to the new figures.

[MDK]

[stokeriño]

^ Seems like a list that's driven almost entirely by exchange rate movements.

[DavidMarrio]

I think Marseille fans/players are just a bit upset that Valbuena joined Lyon...

Edited September 20, 2015 by David Marrio

[MDK]

Englands women team are stuffing Estonia 5-0

Make that six

Make that seven

Or eight.

This is a bigger spanking than with my ex.

[Lineker]

Magic of the Cup, innit.

[MDK]

Magic of the Cup, innit.

Incredible. It's the dream of every keeper to do that I reckon.

[Lineker]

They all dream to be Jimmy Glass.

[MDK]

He can still get a free pint anywhere in Carlisle

[MDK]

Ref pulls a shooter out during a game. These Brazilians are so far ahead of the curve, first the bicycle kick, then the disappearing spray, now this? I bet the FA will take forever to introduce this to our refs, typical.

[Benji]

Paris FC are currently the only team in France's Ligue 2 that are unbeaten, yet they are in the bottom half of the table...

Edited September 29, 2015 by Benji