The Soccer Thread (Version 12) — Revenge of the Backup GK

I'm a GFOP, and Rog and Davo have been riffing on the PIF for months now.

 

I hope the women's team's lawyers were doing this pro bono. Not a lot of cheddar to spread around. Of course they'll say they won because US Soccer is changing its ways, but considering how long this has gone on and the attention it garnered - I would have thought it would have been higher.

U.S. Soccer and women soccer stars settle equal pay lawsuit for $24 million

 

Reports are that Weston broke 2 bones in his foot today and is out for the March qualifiers. No bueno.

 

An ice storm is hitting the mid-South. Champions League is on CBS today. Say a prayer for the TV station employees who will be fielding angry calls because Dr. Phil isn’t on today.

 

Plus they will be upset by the elimination of the away goals rule.

 

UEFA is moving the CL final from St. Petersburg. Good.

 

Confirmed now. UEFA doing the bare-ass minimum, but it's far more than FIFA thus far.

 

Case in point:

 

Sweden joins Poland in refusing to play Russia. No word yet from the Czech Republic, the other team in their quadrant.

 

While I mourned the loss of NBCSN, right now there's EPL on USA Network and Six Nations Rugby on CNBC.

 

France Scotland is full value.

 

I must not have been paying attention. When did Woy end up at Watford?