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Always entertaining seeing comments on how shitty all other teams/ leagues are outside the PL
Atalanta
"Hold my Barolo"
The journey Atalanta have done the past 10 years,without a chinese/american backer, just smart cheap transfers in and expensive transfers out, just amazing.
Hat off to them
 
It's mostly just brain dead fans who only watch the Prem and think the other leagues are shit. The Bundesliga for example, is a league with a much better atmosphere than the Prem, and more offensive football, but these fans will just argue "Its only Bayern winning the league" as if City doesn't win every year in the Prem, or that the teams have a smaller budget than Prem teams, or whatever else. For them, only the Premier League matters.
 
As far as club football goes I only watch the premier league and by that i mean I only watch Manchester United games besides the odd random game here and there if something is on at the time but I certainly don’t think every league in the world is shit. I remember one time I was up late and watched the second half of a random MLS game. I was quite happily entertained but it’s not something I’d seek out. I simply don’t have time to watch football from around the world, there’s too many games.
My dad had one of those shady satellite receivers that picked up pretty much everything in the world and when I was younger and had time on my hands and I watched Premier league, Bundesliga and Serie A which at the time I though Serie A had the strongest league. For some reason La Liga never appealed to me.
 
Om extremely happy for Odilon Kossounou in Bayer Leverkusen, a player my club Hammarby discovered when he was 16 and kept inviting him to us for visits and training until he turned 18 and we signed him.

9 games only with us til he was sold to Club Brugge then Bayer.

Africa Cup of Nations winner this year and a Bundesliga title with the chance to two more titles this year.
What a ride for him
 
Congratulations to all Bayer Leverkusen fans for their first Bundesliga title. (To be honest, I swear I thought Leverkusen has already won the league title before). As much as I used to love Bundesliga, I stopped watching it after Bayern totally dominated it. Not that I don't like Bayern but it just has become a bit boring, and as my friend @millossobek said it's a breath of fresh air for European football and not only German.

Meanwhile, last year we have ended our 15 years of drought (in the most dramatic epic way ever), and hopefully we can keep the title home this year, as we're on a race against Casablanca's Raja, they are on an unbeaten run but hopefully it will not be enough to beat the recently woken up giant (us).
Only 5 game are remaining …

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rockstrongo said:
So Jimmy Thelin new coach at Aberdeen., @Flipper the Priest
Got announced today when we beat his current side Elfsborg today, 3-0.
A good coach youre getting there, very progressive
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Just came here to ask and seen this!

It's important the board gets this appointment right after going through four 'permanent' managers in three years.

Thelin ticks my boxes from what I've heard so far. Modern, forward-thinking, methodical, no connections to Scottish football. Aberdeen has at least the fourth-best squad in the league but it's been massively under-coached. With one or two key signings he's got a squad that could compete in the group stage of European competition in 2025/26.

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Gutted that Lewis Ferguson looks to be out for the rest of the season and the Euros for Bologna and Scotland. As he's ex-Aberdeen I've watched a fair bit of Bologna this season and they're great to watch. I think he's developed into Scotland's best midfielder if not player.
 
Flipper the Priest said:
Just came here to ask and seen this!

It's important the board gets this appointment right after going through four 'permanent' managers in three years.

Thelin ticks my boxes from what I've heard so far. Modern, forward-thinking, methodical, no connections to Scottish football. Aberdeen has at least the fourth-best squad in the league but it's been massively under-coached. With one or two key signings he's got a squad that could compete in the group stage of European competition in 2025/26.

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Gutted that Lewis Ferguson looks to be out for the rest of the season and the Euros for Bologna and Scotland. As he's ex-Aberdeen I've watched a fair bit of Bologna this season and they're great to watch. I think he's developed into Scotland's best midfielder if not player.
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He did wonders with Elfsborg, started out pretty bad the first season but clubb was patient with him, and he has brought them to two 2nd places the past 2 years.
High press, possesion and a team that has great movement, didnt help yesterday since we knocked them over 3-0
But a good signing , fw thinking bringing in an outsider
 
rockstrongo said:
He did wonders with Elfsborg, started out pretty bad the first season but clubb was patient with him, and he has brought them to two 2nd places the past 2 years.
High press, possesion and a team that has great movement, didnt help yesterday since we knocked them over 3-0
But a good signing , fw thinking bringing in an outsider
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That's it confirmed: https://www.afc.co.uk/2024/04/16/dons-appoint-thelin-as-manager/

Roll on next season. Unless we're winning the Scottish Cup this season...
 
The Moroccan said:
Meanwhile, last year we have ended our 15 years of drought (in the most dramatic epic way ever), and hopefully we can keep the title home this year, as we're on a race against Casablanca's Raja, they are on an unbeaten run but hopefully it will not be enough to beat the recently woken up giant (us).
Only 5 game are remaining …
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The bright lights and the huge multi-million contracts belong to the biggest and richest teams, tactics are becoming ever more automated, as it seems like coaches are trying to imprint robot-chips in players brains, discouraging individuality and flair, maximizing efficiency and over-organizing the game.

But in my heart, Football is Alive and Well because of stories like Morocco's AS FAR. I had the privilege of watching last year's final with my friend @The Moroccan (as he watched Millos winning our final as well), and the sheer excitement that we both felt, watching each other's teams lift our respective trophies, oceans away, after years of struggle, was amazing. It was truly one of the most memorable footballing experiences I've had, and I'm sure @The Moroccan feels the same way. We will remember these matches forever.

We can't let the soul of football disappear to mechanization. There's a beating heart in Football still that unites the world. Our leagues might be lesser known, but I find our stories even more compelling. Thousands of miles away, I really felt AS FAR's joy, their struggle, and their triumph.

Let's go for the double, my friend!! :RSCARF: :TU:
 
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Araujo's red card was basically the changing point in the whole tie yesterday. From the moment he got the red card it was over for Barca.
 
Silverdome94 said:
Sure, but we already had that happen before in 2013 — with much stronger Bayern and Dortmund teams — coincidentally enough in Wembley, where this year's final also will be played!
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That's right, Silver! I remember that final. I think though that with the extra added drama of last year's title race, Dortmund's collapse and Bayern winning the Bundesliga on the last day of the season, this final would have an extra spice! :TU:
 
Looks like BL or Serie A will grab a 5th team in next years CL due to all PL sides (except Villa) got knockled out.
Though this will mean that smaller leagues will most likely never make it to the CL again with the new system.
Im traditional, id like to have it the way it was intended, winners compete against other winners, not 4-5th seed teams.
Fuck uefa
 
I’d like to be the first congratulate any Real Madrid fans here. I have a new found love for your team having knocked out the Abu Dhabi / China owned sewerage that is Manchester City.
 
Looks like Germany is going to win 3 major European trophies this year.
Potential 2013 rematch for the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen winning the Treble, and possibly, the national team winning the Euro 2024 at home soil.
I remember that when Germany won the World Cup in 2014, most of the players from that squad were Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players that were featured in Wembley 2013.
Though Germany weren't a big favourites this time in Euro 2024, I think those success in European club competitions will give the country a hope to repeat the similar script as Qatar and Ivory Coast, when they won their continental tournaments at home soil earlier this year.
 
Ravager29586 said:
Looks like Germany is going to win 3 major European trophies this year.
Potential 2013 rematch for the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen winning the Treble, and possibly, the national team winning the Euro 2024 at home soil.
I remember that when Germany won the World Cup in 2014, most of the players from that squad were Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players that were featured in Wembley 2013.
Though Germany weren't a big favourites this time in Euro 2024, I think those success in European club competitions will give the country a hope to repeat the similar script as Qatar and Ivory Coast, when they won their continental tournaments at home soil earlier this year.
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Traditionally the host nation does well in the tournament. The bookies I’ve looked at have Germany 3rd favourite to win it. Generally Germany are in the mix whatever tournament they are in. I think that’s where the smart money goes if you’re making a bet. Of course France and England are expected to win the tournament and for once in my lifetime I actually feel England have a real shot this time and not just hype from our media.
 
PES4eva said:
Traditionally the host nation does well in the tournament. The bookies I’ve looked at have Germany 3rd favourite to win it. Generally Germany are in the mix whatever tournament they are in. I think that’s where the smart money goes if you’re making a bet. Of course France and England are expected to win the tournament and for once in my lifetime I actually feel England have a real shot this time and not just hype from our media.
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Also, I know they're just friendlies, however, Germany were pretty dominant against France and also played really well against the Netherlands back in March, so I do expect to see really strong football by them this summer.
 
Billy Jov said:
Also, I know they're just friendlies, however, Germany were pretty dominant against France and also played really well against the Netherlands back in March, so I do expect to see really strong football by them this summer.
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And it’s not like they’re lacking players that can instantly change a game either. If they had Miroslav Klose in his prime everyone would be in trouble. Luckily they’re weak up front (in my opinion)
 
Silverdome94 said:
Sure, but we already had that happen before in 2013 — with much stronger Bayern and Dortmund teams — coincidentally enough in Wembley, where this year's final also will be played!
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There's some big coincidences here about the 2013 and this year's semifinal:
During the Road to Wembley 2013, Borussia Dortmund were in the Group of Death with Real Madrid and Manchester City, but they somehow topped the group unbeaten. In the semi, they were facing Real Madrid again and prevailed, with Robert Lewandowski scoring 4 at the home leg.
This year, Borussia Dortmund also topped the Group of Death with Paris Saint Germain, AC Milan, and Newcastle United, then played against Paris Saint Germain again in the semi, just like the group stage encounter. They also had a favourable draw in Round of 16 and quarterfinal (Shakhtar Donetsk-Malaga in 2013, and PSV Eindhoven-Atletico Madrid this year).
Bayern Munich also knocked Arsenal out in the Round of 16 that year, which was then repeated again in the quarterfinal this year.
The only differences is obviously Paris Saint Germain because they knocked Barcelona out this time, unlike 11 years ago.

rockstrongo said:
Looks like BL or Serie A will grab a 5th team in next years CL due to all PL sides (except Villa) got knockled out.
Though this will mean that smaller leagues will most likely never make it to the CL again with the new system.
Im traditional, id like to have it the way it was intended, winners compete against other winners, not 4-5th seed teams.
Fuck uefa
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This could be a bad news for the Spurs fans, who were aiming for the Champions League football the next season. They had to play some big games against Arsenal, City, and Liverpool in order to keep the qualification hopes alive.
Overall, this week seems to be the embarrassing one for the English Football, along with the controversial format changes for the FA Cup the next season, where replays for every main rounds were completely abolished that could only increase the potential surprises for lower league teams.

PES4eva said:
Traditionally the host nation does well in the tournament. The bookies I’ve looked at have Germany 3rd favourite to win it. Generally Germany are in the mix whatever tournament they are in. I think that’s where the smart money goes if you’re making a bet. Of course France and England are expected to win the tournament and for once in my lifetime I actually feel England have a real shot this time and not just hype from our media.
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Yeah, and you know that when the host nations played in the European Championship Final, they had always been the "unlucky" sides:
1.Portugal lost to Greece in 2004.
2.France lost to Portugal in 2016.
3.England lost to Italy in 2020 (this one was held in 11 different European countries, with England and Italy being the two co-hosts, but the Final itself was held at Wembley, which is home to England team).

But seriously, Germany had the opportunity to shine after some kind of disappointments. Look at the 2006 World Cup. Even though they didn't win at all, a 3rd place finish is still a great achievement, considering their disappointing results during the warm-up (they were even sat 22nd in FIFA Rankings by March 2006, which was their worst finish for Germany in the modern era of football).
 
Ravager29586 said:
There's some big coincidences here about the 2013 and this year's semifinal:
During the Road to Wembley 2013, Borussia Dortmund were in the Group of Death with Real Madrid and Manchester City, but they somehow topped the group unbeaten. In the semi, they were facing Real Madrid again and prevailed, with Robert Lewandowski scoring 4 at the home leg.
This year, Borussia Dortmund also topped the Group of Death with Paris Saint Germain, AC Milan, and Newcastle United, then played against Paris Saint Germain again in the semi, just like the group stage encounter. They also had a favourable draw in Round of 16 and quarterfinal (Shakhtar Donetsk-Malaga in 2013, and PSV Eindhoven-Atletico Madrid this year).
Bayern Munich also knocked Arsenal out in the Round of 16 that year, which was then repeated again in the quarterfinal this year.
The only differences is obviously Paris Saint Germain because they knocked Barcelona out this time, unlike 11 years ago.


This could be a bad news for the Spurs fans, who were aiming for the Champions League football the next season. They had to play some big games against Arsenal, City, and Liverpool in order to keep the qualification hopes alive.
Overall, this week seems to be the embarrassing one for the English Football, along with the controversial format changes for the FA Cup the next season, where replays for every main rounds were completely abolished that could only increase the potential surprises for lower league teams.


Yeah, and you know that when the host nations played in the European Championship Final, they had always been the "unlucky" sides:
1.Portugal lost to Greece in 2004.
2.France lost to Portugal in 2016.
3.England lost to Italy in 2020 (this one was held in 11 different European countries, with England and Italy being the two co-hosts, but the Final itself was held at Wembley, which is home to England team).

But seriously, Germany had the opportunity to shine after some kind of disappointments. Look at the 2006 World Cup. Even though they didn't win at all, a 3rd place finish is still a great achievement, considering their disappointing results during the warm-up (they were even sat 22nd in FIFA Rankings by March 2006, which was their worst finish for Germany in the modern era of football).
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There's also a first time for everything, so Germany could still win it 😆
 
I hate VAR, it has ruined so much of football imo, but goal line technology, absolutely.
But La liga refused that because of the cost, and now they can stand there pants down after what should/could have been a goal in the biggest club match on the planet.
Fucking amateurs
 
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