General Football Thread

[Rafael]

I don't know if anyone posted this elsewhere, but noted footballing legend Jonas Gutiérrez has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Edited September 16, 2014 by RafaelFms

[Colly]

indeed. I love Jonas.

[Twist]

Add my to the list.

Absolutely gutted for the guy and I hope that he finds his health again.

[The Lusophone]

Daaaamn. Hope the guy pulls through.

[Colly]

Everythings very vague at the moment and the club hasn't said anything (probably at Jonas' request), but the report I've seen seems to suggest he's on the right side of it. He looks all wrong without his hair though, and he's missing a left ball.

[Hobo]

"I got my left testicle removed in Argentina. When I came back to England, [Pardew] told me to leave..." is a quote floating around from his interview.

I'd hope for Newcastle's sake that's just been poorly translated. Otherwise, wow and damn.

[Colly]

It's been poorly translated. The more militant anti Pardew morons are using it as a stick to beat him with, which is frankly ridiculous.

[TCO]

Yeah, hasn't Gutierrez got an ongoing contract issue where he can't be played because it'd trigger a contract extension that the club won't pay?

[Colly]

Who knows? That could quite easily have been a weird but oddly tactful way of covering it up while he was getting treatment. All speculation at this point, for all we know Chris Hughton might have been helping him out even more with the move to Norwich, he only played 4 games or something.

[Lineker]

Former Fulham and Millwall striker Barry Hayles had to miss Truro City's game against Slough Town at the weekend after injuring his hand with a knife. The 42-year-old needed stitches after cutting his hand open while preparing an apple for eating. "These things happen and his experience would have helped in the last 20 or 30 minutes of the game," said boss Steve Tully, following his side's 2-1 defeat in the Southern Premier League.

FC Santa Claus, a football team from Lapland, were promoted to Finland's second division after beating Rotuaarin Pallo 1-0 on Sunday. Santa Claus clinched first place in the third division with 50 points - and 104 goals - from 20 games. The team, founded in 1993, comes from Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland near the Arctic Circle, which is normally covered in snow from October to April. The region claims to be Santa's home. Team spokesman Jouni Toyras said: "We're happy to show people that we're in this for fun, but we also take it seriously as you can see from our fine result."

[Baddar]

I've got a feeling the 2nd division will present a much tougher challenge for them.

[Gazz]

Sounds like this season's promotion was gift wrapped for them.

[EddieG]

Dirk Kuyt's retired from international football.

[stokeriño]

Chelsea U18s vs. Aston Villa U18s

Scoreline as of the 15th minute: Chelsea 0 - 2 Aston Villa

Scoreline as of the 90th minute: Chelsea 12 - 2 Aston Villa

Good lord...

[Hobo]

That's an impressive comeback. Perhaps some of them have impressed enough to soon be playing first team football... on loan Vitesse Arheim.

[King Ellis]

Classless Chelsea, running up the score.

[Lineker]

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[Chris2K]

Sheffield United look like they're going to immediately give Ched Evans a contract now he's been released (2 1/2 years early) from his 5 year rape conviction.

I don't know what to feel about this.

[The Lusophone]

I feel like he should be barred from football for the remainder of his sentence. But that's just me thinking that 2 1/2 years for rape is nowhere near fucking enough.

[9 to 5]

The sentense is not enough, but he has served it so he is free to do what he wants for employment.