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I don't know a single player on the Hungary squad. Figure I'll be familiar with a bit more of Panama's.

When I was in DC the other week, I was talking with a Panamanian guy and he was like, "That game before the World Cup, where you kept us out? I cried man." And I was like, "You know, I was as equally devastated for you. It's the first win I've never been happy about in any sport, ever." He bought me a beer before he found out I was a Barca fan, though. He was wearing a Madrid track jacket.

 

I don't see the issue with what Conte said. Giovinco was a fringe player at Juve and even Pirlo was really lacking in his last season at Juve, basically had to have 2 box to box mids to cover for him defensively and to push into the box.

 

Is it a common flaw in FM that your players get injured almost every game? Or is it something I'm doing wrong with their training?

 

not a flaw. either bad luck, your players are injury prone or your playing/training style leads to injuries.

 

Being drawn Spain was too good to be true, really killed my faith in everything from that year on.

IT WAS ME, DILLION, IT WAS ME ALL ALONG!

If they have future Costa Rica Prime Minister Roy Miller playing for them, that prize is as good as yours.

 

Sponsorship and trademarks are holding up deal at the moment it appears.

 

I know Switzerland have no real shot at winning the title but I'm cool with getting them. Ricardo Rodriguez and Breel Embolo are fun to watch.

Spurs need to hurry and sign Embolo btw

 

On the pitch he's a dick, but off it he seems like a really good guy. This MLS Insider is a good watch.

 

So basically he's Panama'z Luis Suarez

 

I don't know about this year's game, but last year or the year before, injuries were absurdly frequent. I remember people talking about it online, and people tried to use better training tactics or whatever but nothing worked, the injuries kept coming.

It really turns you off when 3/4ths of your squad is out with torn ACL's.

 

That Chelsea own the rights to Mourinho's name is one of my all time favorite sports stories. It is so ludicrous! I love it.

 

Contract done and dusted apparently. Jose has got his image rights back


Tbh the funniest thing of this week is finding out Chelsea own the trademark of Chelski.

 

I wish Fabian Johnson could play in midfield for us, but damn it feels nice to know we have a solid defender on the left for the first time since Beas in the WC.

 

Chile and France, eh? Coulda been worse.

 

American Dream: The five-time world player of the year shares his excitement about playing in the U.S. during Copa América—and how he hopes the trip ends Argentina’s trophy drought | Longform - SI.com

Sports Illustrated did a feature on Messi ahead of the Copa of anyone is interested. The short film is pretty good.

 

Yeah, I second this. The film is excellent.

 

Alright, it's basketball halftime and I'm here. OOSA! and all that

anything cool happen in the first 75 minutes?

 

sluggish af first half.

pulisic is the real deal.

 

Pretty much the first thing I saw when turning it on was his nice little move on the wing and getting that ball into Wood who couldn't quite get a good touch on it. Twas nice.

 

NAGBE!

 

What a beautiful move!

 

I'll rage if Nagbe doesn't start vs Colombia.

 

Pulusic is going to be so damn good.

 

Pulisic is going to fill the Landon shaped hole in my USMNT heart quite nicely.

 

Very happy with that performance. That said, the attendance was lame.