European Football Thread

[MDK]

On 27/10/2019 at 11:19, Colly said:

There's definitely a point where common sense should kick in here.

I said this before but one of the unforeseen consequences of VAR is showing how silly some of the current rules are.

[FLiam]

Roma have decided against giving Jack Rodwell a contract.

[Colly]

At least he got a little city break.

[MDK]

Total football. 

[Baddar]

Mario Balotelli was the victim of racist chanting in Brescia's game against Hellas Verona last night. It's as much of a problem in Italy as it is Bulgaria or anywhere else, it seems.

[MDK]

4 minutes ago, Baddar said:

Mario Balotelli was the victim of racist chanting in Brescia's game against Hellas Verona last night. It's as much of a problem in Italy as it is Bulgaria or anywhere else, it seems.

Lets not forget what happened in the FA Cup preliminary rounds. 

[Szumi]

And yet again, the opposing coached said he heard no racist abuse, and it's all nonsense. That bothers me as much as the racism itself: the continual denial that it happens. It's just encouraging it to keep happening. So what if you piss off a few supporters by coming out and saying it happened? You're probably pissing off the racists, so big fucking deal. Call it out, condemn it, say they're no fans of your club, and that's not what your club is about. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Wrong thread, but while I'm here fuck racist abuse and everyone needs to crack down on it to a level where matches are forfeited and clubs/national teams lose money and chances to play for championships because of it.

Edited November 8, 2019 by damsher hatfield

[Baddar]

Awful.

 

[DavidMarrio]

Remember when FIFA and UEFA used to deny that racism was a problem in football? 

Absolutely disgusting scenes that. Authorities need to severely crack down with their punishments for abuse. Its stuff like play at an empty stadium for a game and fines that are like 10,000. Hell even when Brewster was subject to it in the UEFA Youth League and all that happened was they had to put a banner out saying "say no to racism"

[Gazz]

Didn't they shut down their racism task force because 'the job was done'?

[DavidMarrio]

22 minutes ago, Gazz said:

Didn't they shut down their racism task force because 'the job was done'?

Yeh they conquered all of racism in a mere 3 years 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/25/fifa-anti-racism-task-force-russia-2018-world-cup

 

[Lineker]

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The Spanish state broadcaster RTVE has said it would not bid to broadcast the upcoming Spanish Super Cup football tournament in Saudi Arabia due to human rights concerns.

Spain’s football federation (RFEF) announced a three-year deal to play the revamped event in Saudi Arabia, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia due to contest the first edition in Jeddah in January 2020.

That has brought criticism from some in the sports world that the federation has prioritised money and ignored abuses in the conservative Muslim kingdom where women’s rights lag, while a severe critic of the regime, the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was murdered in Istanbul last year after visiting the Saudi Arabian consulate there.

“RTVE will not join the bidding to buy the rights to broadcast the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia because this country violates human rights, especially women’s rights in the area of sport,” said Jesús Álvarez, RTVE’s head of sport. “It’s a country where until very recently women couldn’t go to watch football. Human rights are fundamental to this corporation, which has made a big push for women’s sport in the last few years.”

Neither the RFEF nor Saudi authorities could be immediately reached for comment.

Speaking at the announcement of Saudi Arabia as hosts for the tournament on Monday, the RFEF president Luis Rubiales said he could guarantee women would be able to attend without restrictions.

“Our idea is that football can be a tool of social change,” he said. “There will be people who are for and against this decision, but we are certain we have made the right move.”

The federation has not said how much the deal was worth, but insisted all income earned would be reinvested in amateur football and women’s football, aside from money granted to the four competing clubs. The Spanish newspaper ABC claimed the federation would earn between €35m-€40m per year from the deal.

[Colly]

I only just realised Bayern are now managed by Herr Flick. Why have we not laughed about this yet?

[MDK]

2 hours ago, Colly said:

I only just realised Bayern are now managed by Herr Flick. Why have we not laughed about this yet?

Grandad, not everyone is as old as you.

I shall say zis only once.

[MDK]

https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/22/inter-coach-antonio-conte-admits-tells-players-sex-11201243/

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‘During the season, I advise my players to have sex for short periods and with the minimum of effort, and better use positions where they are under their partners,’ Conte said in an interview with L’Equipe. ‘And preferably, with their wives, because if with others, well, that needs extra action.’

 

[Baddar]

Bale just got a great reception on his return to club duty. 😂

[The Lusophone]

This is peak fucking Italy.

Italian soccer club Brescia President Massimo Cellino, asked about his struggling forward, Mario Balotelli, responded: “He’s black, what can I say, he’s working on clearing himself but he’s having a lot of difficulty.” https://t.co/tK9z0uzrUC

— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) November 25, 2019

 

[MDK]

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Massimo Cellino has made an apparently racist remark

Apparently?

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Brescia later attempted to downplay Cellino’s comment, saying in a statement that it was merely “a quip” that was “clearly misunderstood.” The club added that Cellino was “attempting to downplay the excessive media coverage by protecting (Balotelli).

That makes it better.

[Adam]

Cellino is maybe the only person who ever made me feel real sympathy for Leeds United, so clearly he's a monster.