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Been enjoying watching the South American competitions in the European off time. The Palmerias game today was good fun. I dunno why my team doesn’t have scouts out there, they would definitely beat us on a good day.
 
Buducnost (MNE)- Breidablik (ISL) are playing right now in the Preliminary Round for the UCL.

You can see a car dealership behind the left side goal, pretty cozy and atmospheric tbh.
 
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so... is someone gonna make a Dutch City Fag thread. DSL is already producing some sweet cream.
 
Never heard of the Concacaf Gold Cup before but I'm just watching Guadeloupe vs Guatamala. It's the last game of their group and it's pretty wild.

The whole stadion is packed with Guatamala fans. The ranks are literally blue and white.
Guadeloupe scored the first goal. That was when I tuned in and the first thing I saw was Guatamala fans throwing beer cups at the Guadeloupe players lol. Guatamala then scored the 1:1.
2nd half Guadeloupe scored the 2:1 but it was taken back and they got a penalty bc hand play which they made count so it was 2:1 again.
Then Guatamala came back and got a 2:3 lead. In the 88th minute or so Guadeloupe got another penalty but they missed.
Guatamala won in the end and won their group while Guadeloupe got kicked out and Canada moves on to the quarter finals now.

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Never saw that many people watch a game on the Concacaf YT channel lol

The Concacaf YT channel is actually pretty cool. They are showing a lot of matches there for free which is really neat. I really wish the other football associations would do this too.

A few weeks ago I watched a whole beach soccer tournament on the Concacaf channel.
 
Onni Kalsarikännit said:
Never heard of the Concacaf Gold Cup before but I'm just watching Guadeloupe vs Guatamala. It's the last game of their group and it's pretty wild.

The whole stadion is packed with Guatamala fans. The ranks are literally blue and white.
Guadeloupe scored the first goal. That was when I tuned in and the first thing I saw was Guatamala fans throwing beer cups at the Guadeloupe players lol. Guatamala then scored the 1:1.
2nd half Guadeloupe scored the 2:1 but it was taken back and they got a penalty bc hand play which they made count so it was 2:1 again.
Then Guatamala came back and got a 2:3 lead. In the 88th minute or so Guadeloupe got another penalty but they missed.
Guatamala won in the end and won their group while Guadeloupe got kicked out and Canada moves on to the quarter finals now.
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Itchy Hemorrhoids said:
Concacaf games are not to be appreciated for the quality of play, but for the chimp outs, terrible officiating, and general shitshows that they are.
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This Gold Cup is even more of a shit show due to the fact that its not even the one that matters. The next gold cup in 2 years is the one that sends the winners to that awful pre-world cup tournament. But Concacaf games are enjoyable due to the fact that the refereeing is god awful (mexico vs qatar had the mexican forward literally punch a dude and I don't think he saw a card for it even after var), terrible quality of play (canada vs cuba in the last game had a bunch of cuban players saving their energy for the post match run for freedom), and insane fan bases that turn out to these games to just chimp out in the stands. The top 2 teams are always the US and Mexico (even though Mexico is currently sucking ass). The third team is usually a rotation between golden generations and the fourth best team is a fight between some island nation of drug lords and some central american nation of drug lords. Currently Canada is the third nation up there and Panama is number 4. Costa Rica long held the title of third best but Panama has been pretty consistent with 4th best
 
Does Fabrizio Romano ever rests? I swear to God any time I enter Instagram I see he has posted 20+ new updates on his stories.
 
Our news outlets are reporting that it is fix that Ancelotti will be new national coach for Brazil. He is going to finish his contract with Real Madrid and then will become Brazil's new national team coach.
They got another guy who will take over until Ancelotti comes, the coach of Fluminense or so.
 
Onni Kalsarikännit said:
Our news outlets are reporting that it is fix that Ancelotti will be new national coach for Brazil. He is going to finish his contract with Real Madrid and then will become Brazil's new national team coach.
They got another guy who will take over until Ancelotti comes, the coach of Fluminense or so.
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Exactly. Fernando Diniz is his name, and he is decent-to-good.
He's fine for a temporary seat, because he often starts damn good but his teams often lose steam after a while. It happened like that when he coached my São Paulo and it seems it's like that at Fluminense right now.

Keep in mind he will retain his job at Fluminense and only coach the NT whenever he is needed. Also, a few sources say that Ancelotti could bail out of the deal at any time since it is still not an official contract, just a pre-established agreement.
 
Former Manchester United and Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is being treated in intensive care after suffering a bleed on his brain.

The 52-year-old is reportedly being treated in a hospital in Croatia, where he has been on holiday.
Ajax said the former Netherlands international, who won 130 caps for his country, is in a "stable condition".

"Everyone at Ajax wishes Edwin a speedy recovery," the Eredivisie club added. "We're thinking of you."

Van der Sar resigned from his role as Ajax chief executive in May after the side finished third in the Dutch league and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2009.

He retired from playing after leaving United in 2011 before joining the Ajax board in 2012, and later becoming the club's chief executive in 2016.

Van der Sar made 266 appearances for the Red Devils and helped them to win three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.

In a statement, Manchester United said: "Sending all our love and strength to you, Edwin."

He also played in the Premier League for Fulham and in Serie A for Juventus.

Former United defender Rio Ferdinand sent his support to his old team-mate, tweeting: "Ed is a fighter. Our thoughts are with the Van Der Sar family!"

Fulham also sent a message of support, tweeting: "Everyone at Fulham Football Club wishes Edwin a speedy recovery. We're thinking of you."

The Professional Footballers' Association tweeted: "The thoughts of everyone at the PFA are with Edwin and his family."

Football world rooting for Van der Sar - analysis​

Simon Stone, BBC Sport's senior football reporter

Football is united in hoping Van der Sar makes a full recovery.

First as a superb goalkeeper, with Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United, plus the Dutch national team, then as an administrator, at Ajax and with the influential European Clubs' Association, he has developed a first-rate reputation.

I spoke to him in Istanbul, on the day of last month's Champions League final, when he talked about Andre Onana's likely influence on the game, Erik ten Hag's time at Manchester United and also his future plans.

Van der Sar endured a difficult final season with Ajax but, despite leaving the club, gave the impression of someone not intent on staying out of the game long.

Through the recovery of his wife Annemarie, who suffered a brain haemorrhage when he was a player at United in 2009 and Sir Alex Ferguson, who collapsed in 2018, there are positive examples to reflect on in this uncertain time.

Football is worried on Van der Sar's behalf. There are many good wishes being extended in public and private as it absorbs this news.
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Well shit
 
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