Men's Soccer (Football) Thread [Archived] Soccer • Page 297

That was some good Ronaldo banter

 

Comeback 2.0 is on.

 

Iceland won the second half!

 

I actually fancy Wales to beat Portugal, or as they are otherwise known from now on, Western Britain.

 

Harry Kane getting a new 90k/wk contract.

Vincent Janssen to be finalized this week.

Hopefully Quincy Promes is next up.

 

90k a week seems quite a small amount considering the new prem TV deal and the past couple of seasons he's had.

 

The amount mentioned United are paying Mkhitaryan seems absurd...

 

I'd be skeptical of those numbers as Dortmund seem very salty about the whole thing and it's coming from them.

It doesn't matter a toss anyway, we can afford it.

 

Mourinho so far "this is not my dream job", "I don't hide behind philosophies"

 

i've come around to Jose

“There are many jobs on the field. The most difficult to find is one to put the ball in the net. It is normal that a player at his age will change a little bit. One thing that will never change is his natural appetite to put the ball in the net. Maybe he is not a striker, not a No9 anymore. But with me he will never be a No6, playing 50m from goal. Yes, his passing is amazing but mine is also amazing without pressure. Many players have a great pass, but to put the ball in the net is the most difficult. He will be a No9, a No10, a No9.5 but never a No6 or a No8."

 

Didn't realise Orlando were bad this year, or are FCD just great at home?

 

I've said it before, I'll say it again... Nigel de Jong, please fuck off to another league, or better yet, fuck off to another profession.

 

After committing so much time to watching the euros this tournament, it kind of sucks I'm gonna miss the rest of the matches (including the final). It's been a pretty good one though, especially after the group stages.

On the plus side though I'll be getting incredibly drunk at a festival instead.

 

Good trade off. Just pretend you're getting incredibly drunk because of the euros too

 

Messi apparently given a 21 month jail sentence for tax fraud.

 

Messi and his father have been given 21 month prison sentences. However, the small print reads that he doesn't actually serve time because the sentence is under two years, so it's essentially a suspended sentence.

He's a bit of a **** really.

 

Move to Spain if you want to commit tax fraud.

 

That tax evasion culture at Barcelona is pretty shocking really.

 

Paying taxes suck ass. Rich or poor. Whenever I hear people are evading them I experience no shock. Just jealousy.

 

Arsenal fans delighted the club wouldn't pay his 200k wages or whatever. Why does that matter?! It's not the fans money. We could have offered him 300k a week for all I care.

 

rich or poor, no diff, just one being asked to give back to a system and society that has greatly benefited them, and the other being poor because it hasn't.

 

Portugal's defense is shit enough as it is with Pepe. Huge loss

 

Victor Valdes is off to Middlesbrough

 

Both these teams lookin sharp as heck