General Football Thread

[Lineker]

Uefa has given a 10-match ban to a Belgian futsal player who made a "quenelle" gesture like the one made by West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka. Omar Rahou was celebrating a goal during a group game in Uefa's Futsal Euro 2014 tournament in Antwerp.

[brenchill]

Thiago the Brazilian who plays for Bayern is playing for Spain now?

we have no chance

[Lineker]

To be fair, he was born in Italy and moved to Spain from Brazil at the age of five...

[Rafael]

It's been quite some time since he declared for Spain, and now there's Diego Costa, so..... yeah we're all fucked :/

[TCO]

Rafinha, the less talented Alcantara is still playing for Brazil so it's OK!

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Right thread this time...

Carlos Puyol will leave Barcelona at the end of the season.

[Colly]

Already reported in the European thread, and Linakar spelled his name right. It's not your day...

[METALMAN]

*you're

It's not you're day either :/

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Fuck it. Last time I post football news.

[Twist]

*you're

It's not you're day either :/

Am I missing some kind of joke?

[Crybaby Bunting]

your off you're rocker

[Dan]

[Kaney]

Thats mental I can't even figure out which way he's hit that.

[Colly]

Neither could he, he was looking the wrong way when he hits it. Fair bit of luck put it that way.

[Cymbols]

If he missed that, the guy behind him would have had something to say for sure! Great finish though!

[Summers]

Sacrebleu!

[Lineker]

A Vietnam international defender has been given a record 28-game suspension by the country's football federation after breaking the leg of an opponent during a domestic league match.

Tran Dinh Dong, a 26-year-old player with Song Lam Nghe An, fouled midfielder Nguyen Anh Hung who is expected to be out for a year.

He was also fined 20m dong (£567) and ordered to pay Nguyen's medical bills.

His coach said the club would appeal against the suspension.

The ban means Tran will not be able to return to action this year.

Speaking to local media, Tran's coach Nguyen Huu Thang said: "I will fine him if he does wrong. I think the VFF (Vietnam Football Federation) issued the fine under pressure from public opinion, not based on reality.

"We will appeal because his absence would strongly affect our name and V-League results."

The VFF said in a statement: "The punishment is meant to be a warning to players throughout the nation, where violent behaviour on the field has gradually become more popular."

Nguyen plays for Hung Vuong An Giang.

[Cymbols]

Have you seen the video? Worst tackle I have ever seen no joke

[METALMAN]

That's like 5.6 quenelles.

[Lineker]

Footballers can be awesome sometimes