Euro 2020/2021

[Pato del Muerto 52,527]

43 minutes ago, midtown said:

Apparently the abuse is in full  swing on the players who missed.  

You don’t suppose the English fans noticed the skin color of the 2 that made theirs Vs the 3 that missed, and are commenting there on, do you?  

Edited July 11, 2021 by Pato del Muerto

[midtown 3,346]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

You don’t suppose the English fans noticed the skin color of the 2 that made theirs CS the 3 that missed, and are commenting there on, do you?  

No doubt.  But let's not pretend that abuse wouldn't be just as bad if not worse with about 30 other European countries.  

Edited July 11, 2021 by midtown

[Message Board User 12,395]

 

[Pato del Muerto 52,527]

It’s like the warriors trying to get back to Coney Island. 

[Ignatius 4,017]

40 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Um, 1998 and 2018 Wold Cup Champs and 2006 runner up as well as 1984 and 2000 Euro champs as well as 2016 runner up compared to England with one WC champ from 1966 and Euro runner up this year. At least historically, France is the better team. France also didn’t get to play all but one match in this Euro at home…

Lulz @ 1998…know how I can tell you’re old (I’m 54)?

[TwiceHorn 31,497]

7 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

In terms of violence and stupidity, the English hooligan is a special lot.

However, had the "racial" tables been turned, the outcome would have been similar I think.  Except maybe France, they seem to have a peculiarly good relationship with Algerians and other former colonials.

[PittsburghTiger 6,190]

24 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

Fuckers. Total fuckers. Fuck them. Fucking animals. Glad those stupid fucks have to put up with their team losing. And I have nothing against the team.

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That Tweet may be wrong. Someone said it was people trying to get in without a ticket. And people who had tickets were going after them. So, I may have to have my remarks strikes from the record.

Edited July 12, 2021 by PittsburghTiger

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19,106]

Lulz @ 1998…know how I can tell you’re old (I’m 54)?

I’m not as old as you. But I remember that 1998 final clearly. Again though, France has won significantly more than England,

[naija 2,868]

11 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

In terms of violence and stupidity, the English hooligan is a special lot.

However, had the "racial" tables been turned, the outcome would have been similar I think.  Except maybe France, they seem to have a peculiarly good relationship with Algerians and other former colonials.

yeah, no.

[mdmost 43,004]

53 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

As in today’s game or the tournament as a whole. Because I’m pretty sure at the start of this most people had France pencilled in. 

No, the one that had a small Euro logo and had written "PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT" on it. Given to the Italian keeper. 

[ztejas 43,477]

35 minutes ago, midtown said:

No doubt.  But let's not pretend that abuse wouldn't be just as bad if not worse with about 30 other European countries.  

That doesn't make it okay to be racist about it.

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

England deserved to lose for their use of Sancho and Jack this tournament. Inexcusable. 

[midtown 3,346]

Just now, ztejas said:

That doesn't make it okay to be racist about it.

Of course not.  That wasn't my point.   Racism is absolutely rampant in European football. 

[ztejas 43,477]

1 minute ago, midtown said:

Of course not.  That wasn't my point.   Racism is absolutely rampant in European football. 

Yeah. At least they're capping black players. 

Just looking across the aisle - I remember how nasty it was when Balotelli first started getting caps for Italy. I believe he was the first black player to get capped for them? In like... 2010.

Edited July 12, 2021 by ztejas

[Eskimohorn 5,635]

It’s like the warriors trying to get back to Coney Island. 

It’s like Texas fans getting out of the Shoe at night after beating the Buckeyes.

[midtown 3,346]

It’s like Texas fans getting out of the Shoe at night after beating the Buckeyes.

There are no rivalries in US sports that compare to the European soccer and especially English hooligans

[Surly Bevo 25,053]

As an Arsenal fan Sako played poorly today. The moment is pretty big for a 19 year old and obviously the pen was a shit cap on it. Mbappe did the same thing (shit in run of play, shit in pens) and is a top 5 player in the world. It happens.

I love the Prem. That said don’t mind seeing England lose for the lulz but you are out of your fucking mind if you think a single squad in that tourney would have three black players miss penalty conversions and not have a shitload of bullshit racist crap thrown their way. Again see Mbappe…just a few weeks ago by a country some of you are extolling as virtuous. (Narrator: It is not)

[Ignatius 4,017]

14 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:

It’s like Texas fans getting out of the Shoe at night after beating the Buckeyes.

The Muriel boatlift was fuck all compared to the High Street Ford Escape lift out of Miani’s…

[Surly Bevo 25,053]

All this “last chopper out of Saigon” talk has me hankering for a trip to Fayettenam this fall.

[Woodrow Call 494]

1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

England deserved to lose for their use of Sancho and Jack this tournament. Inexcusable. 

You put a kid on the line for one of the biggest moments in English football history. Dumbest most irresponsible thing ever. I was for Italy but felt so sorry for him. 

[The Dog 44,063]

Italy knew they had this in the second extra time. No way was England winning on penalties.

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

4 hours ago, alincoln said:

Haha.  Fuck pussy Southgate and england.  So hilarious 

welp, he rode the bus way past the hour, and even when they conceded, continued to stay with it

this *close* to a knighthood

just like denmark turtled when they didn't have to, lizard stayed negative when he has grealish and sancho growing old on the bench

england have something to build on, but this was winnable and if this were the nats i would much rather lose in 90 going for it all

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

4 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

England started the game with 7 defensive players. They get what they deserve for playing like West  Brom. 

And got a goal on 2' with it, and were ascendant for 20 minutes with it.  But with 5 subs and being England AT FUCKING HOME in a FULL INTERNATIONAL FINAL which you only get a chance to host ever 3 decades, AT FUCKING HOME, you don't ride it past the hour with FIVE FUCKING SUBS.

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

4 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

England with 0.55xg in 120+ minutes says it all. Tried to play prevent defense the last 88 minutes of regulation is a losers strategy. 

turtle tom called the lizard in the locker room to share their mutual reptile-ness

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

4 hours ago, alincoln said:

historic tournament

Southgate is the biggest pussy in the history of international football ma management. 
Twellman is the worst color commentator in the history of international football.

beerholder gives the lizard a run

twellman has surpassed jack edwards, and that took a tremendous amount of fail to achieve

[C-Man 27,230]

In terms of violence and stupidity, the English hooligan is a special lot.
However, had the "racial" tables been turned, the outcome would have been similar I think.  Except maybe France, they seem to have a peculiarly good relationship with Algerians and other former colonials.

[Captain Obvious 519]

4 hours ago, Message Board User said:

 

But did they make any pro-Brexit remarks while they were attacking and tossing around racial slurs?  Because that would be crossing the line.🙄

[Napoleon 8,689]

5 hours ago, ztejas said:

Yeah. At least they're capping black players. 

Just looking across the aisle - I remember how nasty it was when Balotelli first started getting caps for Italy. I believe he was the first black player to get capped for them? In like... 2010.

There are many, many former Italian players who would want people to believe this.

These former players are not racing out to do DNA tests either.

 

5 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:

It’s like Texas fans getting out of the Shoe at night after beating the Buckeyes.

Was there last month. That “horse shoe” is more like a “bike lock” these days.

 

 

5 hours ago, midtown said:

5 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:

It’s like Texas fans getting out of the Shoe at night after beating the Buckeyes.

There are no rivalries in US sports that compare to the European soccer and especially English hooligans

College football rivalries and the Yankee vs Red Sox rivalry would approach modern day Euro soccer.

Crips v Bloods in the ‘80s & ‘90s laugh at your Euro hooligans.

[Napoleon 8,689]

Bonucci is a winner. His body is a temple. And to keep his body as pure as it can be...

He drinks Coca-Cola & Heineken* during his press conferences just like all other elite athletes. 

https://video.gazzetta.it/italia-campione-d-europa-bonucci-show-conferenza/6942a172-e2b1-11eb-9438-f793ac4766fe
 

*only the Heineken with alcohol in it.
 

 

LEGEND!! 

 

 

Edited July 12, 2021 by Napoleon

[Napoleon 8,689]

 

That English 20-something guy who got to go to every match in Wembley (somehow) and had a vlog going of the tournament matches posted one from the final.

You can go back and watch the whole thing, but I have lined it up to the end of extra time. 

 

 

[HenryJames 66,125]

5 hours ago, Napoleon said:

There are many, many former Italian players who would want people to believe this.

These former players are not racing out to do DNA tests either.

[midtown 3,346]

5 hours ago, Napoleon said:

College football rivalries and the Yankee vs Red Sox rivalry would approach modern day Euro soccer.

As someone who lived in the city during the height of the Yankees/Sox rivalry I'll disagree.    You consistently saw a red sox guy sitting with his Yankee buddy etc and vice versa.   No way are you doing that for the NLD.   You wouldn't even make into the concourse.   There are no barricades between fans with rows of stewards at any college rivalry or US sporting event.   I've never seen police form a human barrier and shut off entire modes of transportation so that the away fans can get out of the stadium.

Some of those Dodger/Giants might be close. 

Edited July 12, 2021 by midtown

[HenryJames 66,125]

 

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

"A football tournament is like a dream, and when it ends, it leaves almost nothing behind, which is just fine"

[Ted Lange 16,110]

So glorious to watch England lose. Fuck them and their shitbag fans. 

[Ted Lange 16,110]

Their fan base is like combining the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Aggy. 

[Longboard Horn 40,335]

 

[Captain Ron 12,883]

7 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Crips v Bloods in the ‘80s & ‘90s laugh at your Euro hooligans.

Ok Carlos Mencia

 

 

[Longboard Horn 40,335]

 

[Longboard Horn 40,335]

1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

Their fan base is like combining the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Aggy. 

That is a brilliant observation and analysis! Pos rep for you, sir.  

[The Dog 44,063]

England is the New York Jets of soccer.

[Napoleon 8,689]

1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

Their fan base is like combining the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Aggy. 

I've said for a couple of weeks that England & the Cowboys are very similar. They get tons of press and are frequently picked as one of the favorites and then never come close.

Before 2018 and England kind of having run, the last time that England had made it to a Semifinal was 1996.
The last time the Cowboys even got to a Conference Championship was 1996.

[Napoleon 8,689]

Italy knows how to celebrate!

Euro 2020: One dead, several injured during Italy Euro 2020 celebrations

One person [Two people] died and several were injured in Italy as the country celebrated their victory over England in Sunday's Euro 2020 final.

Italy won the championship in London for the first time since 1968, with a 3-2 penalty shootout win after the match finished 1-1 in regular and extra time.

A 22-year-old man died (#1) in a car crash in Caltagirone, Sicily, as he was rushing to the town centre to join victory festivities, police said.

In Milan, 15 people were hurt, three seriously, when post-match partying became rowdy. One of them lost three fingers when a firework exploded in his hand.

In a town near the southern city of Foggia, police believe a hitman took advantage of the chaos in the streets to settle a score, shooting dead his target (#2) in the crowd before escaping on a motorbike.

The victim's six-year-old niece was also wounded in the attack, with media reporting that she was in a "very serious" condition.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/italy-ita/story/4431673/euro-2020-one-deadseveral-injured-during-italy-euro-2020-celebrations

[Guest Lobo]

26 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

She's like the female version of Benedict Cumberbatch.  All the parts of her face are really goofy on their own, but she adds up to one strikingly beautiful woman.  

Like Jerry Garcia used to say of the Dead, I guess.  We are mysteriously greater than the sum of our parts.  

Sorry to hear about those folks in Italy.  Didn't realize Southern Italy turns in Columbus, Ohio after dark.  I guess that's why they named it that.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Lobo

[HenryJames 66,125]

49 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

[Dirk X West 772]

14 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

In terms of violence and stupidity, the English hooligan is a special lot.

However, had the "racial" tables been turned, the outcome would have been similar I think.  Except maybe France, they seem to have a peculiarly good relationship with Algerians and other former colonials.

You should probably check out the "Les Bleus" documentary to get better idea of the *extremely* conflicted relationship the French public has had in recent decades with their national soccer team being dominated by first and second generation African emigrants.

[406W30th 1,111]

15 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

In terms of violence and stupidity, the English hooligan is a special lot.

However, had the "racial" tables been turned, the outcome would have been similar I think.  Except maybe France, they seem to have a peculiarly good relationship with Algerians and other former colonials.

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France has been plunged into a fresh race crisis after claims that football officials tried to limit black and Arab players on youth training schemes to make the French team more white.

The French football federation has opened an internal investigation after website Mediapart reported that top management approved a quota system to limit young black players and those of north African origin emerging as candidates for the national team. The alleged plan involved limiting non-white youngsters as young as 12 or 13 from entering the selection process through training centres and academies.

 

"For the top brass in French football, the issue is settled: there are too many blacks, too many Arabs, and not enough white players in French football," the website said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/29/french-football-race-row

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

20 hours ago, mdmost said:

This was a great tournament and a nice way to make it through the dog days of summer. At least we have the Tour this week. Not sure what I'm going to do with my mornings after that. Guess get work done. Ugh. 

you?

work?

srsly?

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

20 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Perhaps I enjoy the beauty of the game without the insertion of personal politics.  And, yes, I get historical grievances in Europe (and New Zealand I guess), but Taika Waititi knew exactly what he was doing with his tweet.  

dude

you have seen enough US-mexiaggy to know this just is not true

football is the socio-economic replacement for actual warfare

[Hagbard Celine 10,871]

19 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

The "Bring it home" was offputting.

come on, man

you've been a nats fan for a long time

your a fucking academic for crisesakes

*the*english*invented*the*fucking*game*

they also invented the language of international commerce, sport, air traffic control, culture, media, music, and porn

except for the czech porn