European Football Thread

[stokeriño]

However, Neville has told the BBC that while talks are ongoing, there is a way to go before any deal is done.

Bloody Liniker not towing the party line.

http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/41681/phil-neville-joins-valencia-cf-coaching-staff-as-assistant-manager.html

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Either BBC Sport is knowingly publishing falsehoods or Phil Neville has no idea of what's going on in his own life.

Honestly, those both seem equally likely.

[Lineker]

Catania president Antonino Pulvirenti paid £71,000 (100,000 euros) to fix matches and keep his club in Italy's Serie B, prosecutors have alleged.

Pulvirenti, 53, was one of seven arrested by Catania police on 23 June, accused of committing "fraud in sporting competition".

Prosecutor Giovanni Salvi said during interrogation Pulvirenti admitted he paid to fix five matches last season.

Following his arrest, his lawyer said Pulvirenti would prove his innocence.

A statement on Catania's website on Monday said Pulvirenti had "contacts with other parties" to try to save the club from relegation, but with no "real effect on the outcome".

Catania finished 15th in Serie B in the 2014-15 campaign, two points above the relegation play-off places.

The club's survival was helped by a run of five wins between 29 March and 24 April and investigators allege at least four of those wins were fixed, along with a draw on 2 May.

Pulvirenti, his deputy Pablo Cosentino and former director of sport Daniele Delli Carri were put under house arrest.

Cosentino, chief executive of the club, told investigators he knew nothing of the payments stating that "only a fool" and that illegal payments would represent "the opposite of what I've always done for Catania".

In total, 19 people are under investigation, including players and agents as well as employees from the online gambling sector.

A month ago, 50 people were detained on accusations of fixing dozens of matches in the country's third division and its top semi-professional league.

In 2006, Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina were demoted to the second division for their involvement in match-fixing. Juve were also stripped of the league titles they won in 2005 and 2006 and docked 30 points.

[METALMAN]

I hope they don't get punished. I like the Sicilian teams. And the president is just being Sicilian.

[Lineker]

Serbian police have found an unexploded hand grenade at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade before a Europa League qualifier. Police said the “rusty” explosive device was discovered on the roof of one of the stands before Red Star’s match against Kairat from Kazakhstan. Belgrade media said it was likely the grenade had been on the roof for some time and was not linked to Thursday night’s match. The country’s interior ministry said in a statement: “During a routine counter-diversion scrutiny, a rusty hand grenade was found on the rooftop above the north-eastern tier of the Rajko Mitic stadium. “It has been taken to a secure location to be destroyed and police are investigating the case.”

[Lineker]

A new Parma football club has been given the go-ahead to enter Italian football's Serie D.

The two-time Uefa Cup winners went bankrupt in March with more than 200m euros (£143m) debt, although they were allowed to finish the season.

Parma Calcio 1913, named after the founding year of the original team, was chosen ahead of another Parma team by the Italian Football Federation.

The new club is backed by pasta maker Guido Barilla with ex-coach Nevio Scala as president.

Scala, 67, guided Parma to three of their four European successes in the 1990s.

In addition to two Uefa Cups, Parma also won the European Super Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, three Coppa Italias and an Italian Super Cup between 1992 and 2002.

The team were bankrolled in that period by local businessman Calisto Tanzi, founder of the Parmalat food and dairy firm.

However, the club has struggled financially since Parmalat collapsed in Europe's biggest bankruptcy - Tanzi was later given an 18-year jail term for fraud.

Spain’s anti-violence commission have fined Barcelona €66,000 (£47,000) after the Catalan club’s fans booed the national anthem before the Copa del Rey final in May.

According to Marca, Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona’s opponents in the final, were also fined €18,000 for their fans’ part in the booing while the Spanish Football Federation were fined €123,00.

The game, which took place at the Camp Nou, was won 3-1 by Luis Enrique’s side, a win which meant that they sealed the domestic double in Enrique’s first season in charge of the club.

The news of Barcelona’s fine comes days after Uefa fined Barcelona €30,000 after the club’s supporters displayed pro-Catalan independence flags at the Champions League final in Berlin.

[Dan]

[Lineker]

Looks like La Liga is headed to BT Sport.

[FestiveJack]

Lol fuck you Sky Sports.

[Baddar]

Would this be for the coming season too?

[METALMAN]

Do Sky Sports have anything left?

Oh yeah Dutch football 

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Edited August 2, 2015 by metalman

[TCO]

 

Your home of European Football *Except for Champions League, Europa League, La Liga, Ligue Un, Bundesliga, Serie A, Premeira League

[Baddar]

Better get signed up for BT tomorrow before they increase their prices even more.

[Lineker]

Would this be for the coming season too?

Yes. I believe so. And no more missing the first 15 minutes of games according to the article!

Do Sky Sports have anything left?

Oh yeah Dutch football 

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They have the MLS too!

 

Your home of European Football *Except for Champions League, Europa League, La Liga, Ligue Un, Bundesliga, Serie A, Premeira League

What a huge waste of money and resources this channel was.

[Baddar]

I found another article that it was for the next three seasons, starting this season.

[Lineker]

@TCO BT have also added the Swiss league for this season because shit why the hell not?

[METALMAN]

Bet the UK broadcasting rights for the Swiss League cost about 50p.

I might buy the rights to the Swedish league or something and broadcast it via webcam.

[Lineker]

Makes a pleasant change from the filth you normally broadcast via webcam.

[METALMAN]

 

Makes a pleasant change from the filth you normally broadcast via webcam.

How dare you?

Rimming with Metalman is the internet's premier wine glass music performance show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqymc8anO0

Edited August 2, 2015 by metalman

[TCO]

@TCO BT have also added the Swiss league for this season because shit why the hell not?

That's the sort of content that's good for padding though. Sky have 5 channels of nonsense and spend half their time shiteing on about cricket. Some of the more mickey mouse leagues would be nice for flicking over to when nothing else is on.

[Lineker]

If only BT had a little more PL football, I'd be inclined to just switch over to BT completely and ditch Sky. Having the WWE Network/WWE being shit these days means the decision is much easier.