General Football Thread

[IAceI]

Depends for Zimbabwe, they're 3-3 on aggregate but Manucho scores 2 quick goals for Angola in the match so it's still finely in the balance. If they can cling on though, yep, Zimbabwe in for 2013 too.

EDIT: Would be pretty shocked to see Uzbekistan in competition with Poland, Hungary and Estonia - since they're in the Asian qualification.

Edited October 14, 2012 by IAceI

[Rafael]

The Senegal v Cote d'Ivoire ACN Qualifier match (2nd leg) was called off after the home fans started rioting. Cote d'Ivoire were already 4-2 up from the first leg, but the Senegal fans started up after Didier Drogba made it 2-0 with about 15 minutes left. Ivorian fans and players were escorted out by police.

My question is...so losing 5-2 on aggregate with 15 minutes left is not riot-worthy, but 6-2 is?

Good to know.

So, there will be another game or Ba/Cissé for a whole season?

Edited October 14, 2012 by RafaelFms

[Matt]

Depends for Zimbabwe, they're 3-3 on aggregate but Manucho scores 2 quick goals for Angola in the match so it's still finely in the balance. If they can cling on though, yep, Zimbabwe in for 2013 too.

EDIT: Would be pretty shocked to see Uzbekistan in competition with Poland, Hungary and Estonia - since they're in the Asian qualification.

Shut up, I thought they were in European competitions for some reason.

[Crybaby Bunting]

The Senegal v Cote d'Ivoire ACN Qualifier match (2nd leg) was called off after the home fans started rioting. Cote d'Ivoire were already 4-2 up from the first leg, but the Senegal fans started up after Didier Drogba made it 2-0 with about 15 minutes left. Ivorian fans and players were escorted out by police.

My question is...so losing 5-2 on aggregate with 15 minutes left is not riot-worthy, but 6-2 is?

Good to know.

So, there will be another game or Ba/Cissé for a whole season?

According to basic FIFA rules as the game didn't finish, the result is void. Of course, this could either mean that a rematch is required or that they'll punish one team for rioting and declare the match as a 3-0 victory to somebody.

But this is FIFA we're talking about, anything could happen.

[Adam]

I can't see Senegal qualifying no matter what they do now.

And Matt, you may have been thinking of Kazakhstan. You know, that country from the Borat film

[IAceI]

Apples are from Kazakhstan. More interesting fact than anything to do with Borat. In fact so is virtually everything in Christopher Robbins' book In Search of Kazakhstan. A very interesting country, in fact regarding the book I'd go as far to say as... I LIIIKE.

[EddieG]

Senegal been punished, Ivory Coast qualified.

[Colly]

Strikers for January, and a gap in Tiote's spell of chasing yellows like they're fucking Pokemon cards. Superb.

Happy Birthday Eddie!

[EddieG]

Cheers.

[Rafael]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAUApJaj-yQ

This guy..... awesome.

[Gazz]

Why is his squad number 200?

[Rafael]

Why is his squad number 200?

He made 200 games for Santos.

[Lineker]

BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio Sheffield are celebrating after getting confirmation that they set a Guinness World Record for the most players to play in a continuous 5-a-side football exhibition match, while raising money for Children In Need.

Robbie Savage played in the final stint of the 23-hour world record attempt last Saturday - which was part of Radio 5 live's Octoberfest in Sheffield - to take the final successful number of players to 464. The previous record was 441.

Savage says: "It's brilliant to be a Guinness World Records breaker; it's fantastic for all concerned and a great achievement for 5 live."

For the record, Team Fighting Talk beat Team 606 by 302 goals to 275.

EWB could top that.

[Berober]

If it means Robbie Savage isn't a world record holder then I'm in!

[Gazz]

302-275?

Someone needs to learn how to defend...

[Starvinho]

We could do 48 hours easy! We'd get over a 1000 players then!

I could only play about 10 minutes these days though.

Edited October 19, 2012 by Starvinho

[IAceI]

Baggsy up front all match.

[Baddar]

Let's do it!

[Lineker]

Fabrice Muamba is getting married today. Wonderful news.

[therockbox]