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The Soccer Thread (IV)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, Jul 2, 2009.

  1. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Great dive, lots of continental flair.
     
  2. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    Even the East German judge busted out a 9.5 for that one.
     
  3. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    To me, though, the overriding thing is Carsley. You have cover coming across to face Ngog, and he's not going to score from that angle.

    What purpose does diving in like that serve, other than to allow Ngog to take advantage of your stupid challenge?
     
  4. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    Ronaldo leaving Man U was the big story over the summer, but Alonso leaving Liverpool was the far bigger blow.
     
  5. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Four minutes of stoppage time at Anfield.
     
  6. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Liverpool is 11 points behind CFC in November. Title chase is over.
     
  7. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    It wouldn't matter how many points behind they were. They drew with Birmingham. At home. That's not what title-winning teams do.
     
  8. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    How nice of the EPL refs to gift Liverpool a BS penalty to tie mighty Birmingham AT ANFIELD.
     
  9. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Like I said previously, it may have been a poor decision by the referee, but it's an idiotic one by Carsley to dive in like that when he had cover coming across.

    There was absolutely no good that was going to come of it.
     
  10. Twoback

    Twoback Active Member

    I realize that Ngog was not touched, but Carsley's tackle assured Ngog could not complete the run.
    I suppose if Ngog was going to be awarded a penalty, he should leave his legs in there to be hacked at, but it had the same effect.
    There are lots of worse fouls ignored in the box, but this is not Eduardo taking a dive.
     
  11. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    The USL Splintering has begun. Six of the league's teams, Montreal, Vancouver, Atlanta, Miami, Carolina and Minnesota, and new club St. Louis United, are forming their own league.

    http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/11/10/sp-usl-new-league.html

    Here's the main part of the press release:

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    Nov. 10, 2009 – The owners of the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps, formerly of USL-1, together with St. Louis Soccer United today announced that they have formed a new professional soccer league to play in the United States and Canada beginning in April 2010.

    The team owners yesterday submitted an application for sanctioning of the new league as a Division II Men’s Outdoor Professional League by the United States Soccer Federation. An application for sanctioning as a Division I League will be submitted to the Canadian Soccer Association shortly and applications to other sanctioning bodies in the region will be submitted as needed.

    Joey Saputo, President of the 2009 USL-1 champion Montreal Impact, was recently elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the new league.

    “This is not your typical new league,” Saputo said. “Most of our teams have existed for years. We have united some of the best owners, teams and markets around a new vision for a professional soccer league in North America.

    “We look forward to elevating our teams and league in order to give more opportunities to players, coaches, media and sponsors, entertain our fans and play our role in helping soccer truly recognize its potential in the United States and Canada.”

    Jeff Cooper, the principal owner of St. Louis Soccer United and spokesperson for the new league, said team owners have commenced a search for a league commissioner and are actively finalizing other details, including a name for the league and its sales and marketing plans. The league intends to launch an extensive marketing campaign in the coming months, Cooper said.

    In addition, Cooper said the team owners are in active conversations with several teams and organizations throughout the world which have expressed interest in joining the new league.

    “This will be a league that will offer the best of both worlds – outstanding experience and leadership at the ownership level combined with the promise and ability to chart our own course for success as a new league,” Cooper said. “It’s this structure that motivated me to bring St. Louis into the new league, and why I believe the new league will have a lot of success at launch next year and well into the future.”
     
  12. Pastor

    Pastor Active Member

    As this involves a German player, I'll just put it here and let others determine whether it gets its own thread...

    Goal.com: Germany Goalkeeper Robert Enke Dies

    Oh. Man. That is crazy. I feel so sad for his wife.
     
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