The Association Football Thread

[Fall]

Originally Posted by Junkmale

Fall,

Don't you watch or follow any of the MLS teams??

Actually to be honest, no
Although if I had to pick one I guess it would be DC United, probably because it's the closest to Northern Virginia. The local team, more or less I know many of their fans are hispanic, and that they've done well since their foundation but that's about it. The only game of a Washington DC team I've been to was for the Nationals, they play baseball. A friend asked me if I wanted to go, and never having been to the stadium I went along. They lost But I had fun! I had a nasty hot dog at a baseball game, checked that off the list

[Junkmale]

My lot qualified for the Europa League once again last Saturday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27115398

The Northern Ireland teams nearly always get knocked out in the preliminary rounds.
Probably same again this time :-(

[Fall]

Originally Posted by Junkmale

My lot qualified for the Europa League once again last Saturday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27115398

The Northern Ireland teams nearly always get knocked out in the preliminary rounds.
Probably same again this time :-(

As always in football, you never know Ken!

By the way, I kept thinking about your MLS post and remembered this old thing! All the way back from 1998, and after more than 10 years locked away in storage! I'm not sure if the teams on it have the same names or if they even exist anymore, except a few

[Jacotey]

I'm shocked... I can't write anything more at the moment.

http://www.mundodeportivo.com/201404...406213750.html

[Junkmale]

Wow....nice one Fall :-)
I still think i'm some stuff left from my playing days in Canada.
Last full day of our season today here in Northern Ireland :-( Cup Final next Saturday but we were beaten in the semi-final so that's it for me until the Europa League Qualifiers in late July.

[Fall]

Another Barcelona item of mine
We may not be in good shape, but my team is still my team #represent

[Nino]

Football isn't that popular here in India. People are absolutely crazy about cricket. Football has small following mostly in the bigger cities. Probably the reason we don't see any famous footballers from our country despite our humongous population.

But I still have hope for a better future. Atletico Madrid invested in a football team from Kolkata and there are talks about setting up an academy. Hoping to see some kids from here to go on and play for ther first team Also my country qualifying for the World Cup finals

Indian Super League's Kolkata franchise launched as 'Atletico de Kolkata'

[Fall]

Originally Posted by Nino

Football isn't that popular here in India. People are absolutely crazy about cricket. Football has small following mostly in the bigger cities. Probably the reason we don't see any famous footballers from our country despite our humongous population.

But I still have hope for a better future. Atletico Madrid invested in a football team from Kolkata and there are talks about setting up an academy. Hoping to see some kids from here to go on and play for ther first team Also my country qualifying for the World Cup finals

Indian Super League's Kolkata franchise launched as 'Atletico de Kolkata'

That's great news Nino
With luck and some determination, the sport will grow as much as it has in the US the last 20 or so years. From empty American football stadiums to packed proper football stadiums. I've been watching a miniseries on HBO called Destino Brasil 2014, talking about just that, on an episode about Landon Donovan

[Fall]

France squad
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Mickael Landreau (Bastia)

Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Lucas Digne (PSG)

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (PSG), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)

Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Loic Remy (QPR)

Standby: Remy Cabella (Montpellier), Maxime Gonalons (Lyon), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Loic Perrin (Saint-Etienne), Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Etienne), Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton), Benoit Tremoulinas (Bordeaux)

* Squad lists are only official once they have been confirmed and published by FIFA on 16 May at 12:00 CET.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=...k_fifaworldcup

[Jacotey]

I've seen the squad yesterday and I'm still asking myself - where is Nasri? True, he is not a 'good boy', but come on Deschamps! You need the best squad for the World Cup...