General Football Thread

[MDK]

Good news. I might actually watch some of it if it is easier than finding a crap stream of the epic Monday Night Football extravaganza that is Brighton vs Watford.

[Colly]

The whole Messi/Ronaldo, who's the best nonsense? It's over.

 

[MDK]

Fucking hell he will do anything for a fiver

[Lineker]

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Phil Neville has called for the football community to “send a powerful message” and boycott social media for six months in response to the rise in racist abuse of players after Paul Pogba was targeted online having missed a penalty for Manchester United against Wolves.

“I’ve lost total faith in whoever runs these social media departments, so I just wonder whether now as a football community, in terms of really sending a powerful message, is: come off social media,” said the England women’s head coach. “Six months – let’s come off social media. Let’s see the effect that it has on these social media companies, whether they’re really going to do something about it.”

Pogba is the third player to have suffered online racist abuse in a week that has seen Tammy Abraham receive similar abuse following Chelsea’s Super Cup defeat by Liverpool and Reading striker Yakou Méïté highlighted messages sent to him following his saved penalty against Cardiff.

In October last year Neville similarly condemned “absolutely disgraceful” abuse suffered by England and Chelsea’s Karen Carney following her team’s last-16 Champions League win over Fiorentina. The winger posted screenshots of messages received which included rape threats, death threats and wishing she got cancer.

“We talk to them all the time because my players get that kind of abuse all the time, whether it’s racist, whether it’s sexist, whether it’s homophobic,” Neville said in response to the latest incidents. “They get that kind of abuse. Nothing gets done about it, but we experienced it earlier in the season.

“It’s not going away, I think there’s some fantastic campaigns, initiatives, messaging that goes out, particularly in the Premier League, through the FA, about trying to stamp out racism. And at times, you feel as if you’re making inroads, and then you get probably a massive reminder that actually we’re probably not.

Neville added: “It’s a problem not just in football – it’s a problem in society, but football now is at the forefront of everybody’s minds in terms of, we’ve got the power to do something about it. I think the football community will. I think we try, but it’s getting to the point now where I think we need to make a real strong message, and I say to every single footballer out there, and to every club, and to the PFA: why don’t we make a big stand? Come off social media. Boycott all social media now, and see if that makes a big enough impact.”

Echoing Pogba’s Manchester United teammate Harry Maguire, who tweeted his disgust of the abuse aimed at the midfielder, Neville called for all accounts to be verified and accountable: “Maguire said this morning about being verified, giving passport details and addresses to be hold accountable for posting such disgusting things. You can be an egg on Twitter and no one knows who you are.”

[Lineker]

Vincent Kompany's testimonial is on Sky tomorrow night. Manchester City Legends vs. Premier League all-stars.

[MDK]

Insert unfunny myke joke here.

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Edited September 11, 2019 by Lineker

[Colly]

Vincent Kompany has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

[lanky316]

Not the best way to have a testimonial really, guess he'll just be managing his side then.

[Colly]

He could come on and score a penalty like Alan Shearer did.

[MDK]

His respect for tradition is amazing

[Colly]

Ridiculous. 

[Baddar]

Fucking magician. Fergie got shit from people for bringing Scholes out of retirement but he's still better than what we have in our midfield today! 

[Rich]

Arsene Wenger claimed he tried to sign Sancho when at Arsenal.

 

I have missed the broadbrush Arsene claims of he tried to sign all the best players before they become the best players.

[Lineker]

 

[Lineker]

Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35: 

 

[Colly]

Who's Anal Vanovic?

[TCO]

#susanalbumparty

[Moses Julep]

Canada beat the USA 2-0! First time since 1985! We are the rulers of the free world now!

[Hobo]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[Lineker]