The Soccer thread (Part II)

Yeah, me too.

Oh and BBAM, how about the hair in that England-Scotland game? Ray Wilkins with hair! Phil Thompson's amazing white-boy afro!

Amazing.

 

Pretty good story on the MLS by the Seattle PI's Ted Miller ripping the mainstream media in America:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/326390_miller04.html

 

Same here. Not that I was that worried about. I trust y'all on the soccer thread more than I trust those heathens on the rest of the board.

 

Good piece, Angola. I certainly don't wish anyone would "die off" (to use good 'ol Alexi's terms), but I wish guys like Deford, Wojo, Burwell, Rome, Mariotti and whoever else you want to name would just get lives and go away.

 

In case you missed it, the latest round of draws for the Champions League and Euro Vase were held yesterday. The highlights:

CL 3rd qualifying round http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=566669.html
Spartak Moscow vs. Celtic
Rangers/FK Zeta vs. The Artists Formerly Known as Red Star Belgrade/Levadia Talinn
Toulouse vs. Liverpool
Benfica vs. FC København/Beitar Jerusalem
Lazio vs. Dinamo Bucharest
Sparta Prague vs. Arsenal
Sevilla vs. AEK Athens

UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying round http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=567059.html
Hajduk Split vs. Sampdoria
MyPa vs. Blackburn
Drogheda United vs. Helsingborg
Dunfermline vs. Hacken
UN Käerjéng 97 vs. Standard Liege

 

Moscow/Celtic, AEK/Sevilla, and Benfica/Kobenhaven all have the potential to be great ties, too bad we can't see them in the US.

 

Setanta might get around to showing Celtic and/or Rangers' qualifiers, and I'd be surprised if someone (ESPN, FSC or Setanta) doesn't pick up Benfica's games, no matter which competition they're in.

 

Watching Chelsea/Man U for the Community Shield on FSC now. At least Chelski's not wearing their hideous lime green away kits. What in hell is that all about?

 

VDS did a fine job on the PKs, saving the first three for the easy win.

 

More bad news for Chelski, Terry's out for a month.

 

Teams go through bad away kits every once in a while. Remember Man Utd's grey uniforms?



Or how about this from Manchester City?



Everyone has a terrible one from time to time.

 

Sevilla's orange ones from last year were TERRIBLE as well