European Football Thread

[Colly]

Apparently the ref in the Leverkusen Dortmund game has stormed off after some arguing. Quality.

[Nerf]

9 minutes ago, Colly said:

Apparently the ref in the Leverkusen Dortmund game has stormed off after some arguing. Quality.

Was absolutely ridiculous. Ref sent Kiessling over to tell Roger Schmidt he was sent off, Schmidt refused to go, ref abandoned the game for eight minutes.

Absolute playground stuff from the ref. Why not just sent him off yourself?

Never seen anything like it.

Edited February 21, 2016 by Social Justice Nerf

[MDK]

Dammit, why couldn't he have got a red card for hitting a supporter so I could say "I guess the Schmidt hit the fan"

[Lineker]

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Silvio Berlusconi has claimed Milan’s black striker Mario Balotelli has “taken too much sun”.

Berlusconi, who described Barack Obama as “tanned” in 2008, shortly after that year’s US presidential election, and again after the then Italian prime minister met the president in 2009, was discussing his wish for an all-Italian Milan team. The club’s owner then joked that the Italy forward Balotelli, “is also Italian even if he has taken too much sun”.

Berlusconi spoke at the Serie A’s club training ground during celebrations to mark his 30 years as owner. Balotelli was born in Sicily to Ghanaian immigrants and raised by Italian foster parents. He has suffered racist abuse throughout his career.

Balotelli, on loan from Liverpool, went to Anfield in 2014 after a season at Milan. Berlusconi says Milan could buy Balotelli back “if he wises up”.

[Kyle]

Just now, Lineker said:

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Silvio Berlusconi has claimed Milan’s black striker Mario Balotelli has “taken too much sun”.

Berlusconi, who described Barack Obama as “tanned” in 2008, shortly after that year’s US presidential election, and again after the then Italian prime minister met the president in 2009, was discussing his wish for an all-Italian Milan team. The club’s owner then joked that the Italy forward Balotelli, “is also Italian even if he has taken too much sun”.

Berlusconi spoke at the Serie A’s club training ground during celebrations to mark his 30 years as owner. Balotelli was born in Sicily to Ghanaian immigrants and raised by Italian foster parents. He has suffered racist abuse throughout his career.

Balotelli, on loan from Liverpool, went to Anfield in 2014 after a season at Milan. Berlusconi says Milan could buy Balotelli back “if he wises up”.

How was that man ever in charge of a country? >_>

[Lineker]

Italy's gonna Italy.

[Baddar]

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are a few mins away from dropping a couple of points. They're drawing 1-1 with Malaga in stoppage time. Ronaldo has scored and missed a pen. If they draw, they'll be 9 points behind Barca with 13 games to play.

[Lineker]

55 minutes ago, Colly said:

Apparently the ref in the Leverkusen Dortmund game has stormed off after some arguing. Quality.

[MDK]

https://streamable.com/voit 

Dzeko scores a blinder

[METALMAN]

On 21/02/2016 at 16:47, Lineker said:

Italy's gonna Italy.

Yeah brilliant, respond to racism with more racism. You trollop.

[Lineker]

I mean technically Italians aren't a race; they're a nationality :/

[MDK]

lol u cant be racist towards white people

[METALMAN]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

I mean technically Italians aren't a race; they're a nationality :/

I'm talking about racism, and section 28 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 gives the legal definition of racism as offences against

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persons defined by reference to race, colour, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins

:/

[FestiveJack]

Irrespective of that though, the comment 'Italy's gonna Italy' can easily be read as a commentary on the many issues within Italian football with regards to race, which seem to permeate the game from fans to owners. Jumping in and immediately taking faux offence (or, fauxfence) to that comment is just evidence of you twisting Lineker's words, which doesn't seem very nice. :/

[MDK]

3 hours ago, Mad Jack said:

Irrespective of that though, the comment 'Italy's gonna Italy' can easily be read as a commentary on the many issues within Italian football with regards to race, which seem to permeate the game from fans to owners. Jumping in and immediately taking faux offence (or, fauxfence) to that comment is just evidence of you twisting Lineker's words, which doesn't seem very nice. :/

This is as bad as cupset.

[Lineker]

Atlético have just gone one-up at Real...

[MDK]

Real what?

[Lineker]

Madrid! And that's how it stayed.

[MDK]

Real talk.

[Thrilla]

Real shit.