General Football Thread

[The Lusophone]

No one achieved better results than we did post-World Cup. Sure, nothing is certain, we might get spanked by Argentina in the Copa America but we went through two top teams in these last 8 months. Something that only Argentina (who we beat) did.

4th September France 1 - 0 Spain

11th October France 2 - 1 Portugal

There are also several teams in the top 20 of the FIFA rankings who, like Brazil, are unbeaten since the World Cup. Unlike the Harlam Globetrotters that Brazil basically are though, most of them have played actual competitive football (as an aside, one of the teams - Costa Rica - is unbeaten in normal play since June 2nd 2014).

[Baddar]

Wales are #1.

[Rich]

Oh Baddar

[MDK]

#1 of his heart

[Rafael]

No one achieved better results than we did post-World Cup. Sure, nothing is certain, we might get spanked by Argentina in the Copa America but we went through two top teams in these last 8 months. Something that only Argentina (who we beat) did.

4th September France 1 - 0 Spain

11th October France 2 - 1 Portugal

There are also several teams in the top 20 of the FIFA rankings who, like Brazil, are unbeaten since the World Cup. Unlike the Harlam Globetrotters that Brazil basically are though, most of them have played actual competitive football (as an aside, one of the teams - Costa Rica - is unbeaten in normal play since June 2nd 2014).

So, a qualifier against Lithuania is better than a friendly against France?

And the idea of the Harlem Globetrotters is silly. How long has it been since we played attractively?

[TCO]

There's no point in comparing friendlies and competitive games, they're apples and oranges.

It's just a ludicrious statement to say that Brazil are the best team in the world based off a load of friendlies when 8 months ago they were dismantled by Germany and comprehensively beaten by the Netherlands in their last two competitive games.

[Rafael]

We aren't. But post-World Cup we have the most successful record among the Top 20, friendlies or not. Everything will be put into test in June but for now we're looking ''great''.

[EddieG]

Australia are the best, they drew against the world champions.

[Rafael]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. That makes us the 2nd best yellow-and-green national team!

[The Lusophone]

Montenegro's Euro 2016 qualifier against Russia was called off after players and staff brawled in the second half. Earlier, Russian keeper Igor Akineev was struck on the head by a flare in the first minute of the game.

[Lineker]

Former England forward Matt Le Tissier has revealed that he will compete in TV quiz show Countdown. The Southampton legend, 46, will become the fourth professional footballer to appear on the Channel 4 programme. Le Tissier, who won eight England caps, announced on Twitter that he had passed his contestant audition.

[9 to 5]

Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde.

[King Ellis]

Very funny, Niner. "Haha, it's April Fools Day, time to put one over on the lads at EWB by telling them Portugal lost to some minnows."

[Colly]

Current world rankings:

37 Wales

38 Cape Verde Islands

39 Scotland

[Rich]

Exactly, minnows.

[Monkey D. Lars]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=19&v=IcGBVhKU2ss

Impressive Dutch kid right?

[Baddar]

Current world rankings:

37 Wales

38 Cape Verde Islands

39 Scotland

I was reading yesterday that Wales will be 22nd in the April World Rankings, and will mean they'll be in pot 2 when the draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers is made. No way are they anywhere near 22nd, but being in the 2nd pot gives them every chance of qualification!

Still, let's make the Euro's first...

[Matt]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/galatasarays-wesley-sneijder-launches-knife-5456502

Fucking as if, and on the day before the anniversary. Sneijder has apologised but like fuck did no one from the club realise. Fucking horrible cunts.

[TCO]

Wow, that is pretty awful.

[The Lusophone]

Why would they realise? Stabbings are as common as Sundays in Turkish football. It probably all merges into one sea of violence after a while, especially an incident that happened 15 years ago.