2022 European soccer megathread

[Napoleon 8658]

Just listened to a Scuffed podcast where the host talked with an America kid (graduated from college in 2023) who is traveling around Europe hitting tons of soccer matches in various countries.

It was a good listen.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scuffed-soccer-podcast-usmnt-yanks-abroad-mls-futbol/id1352231546?i=1000655826131

[Napoleon 8658]

This is some first class greatness right here.

 

[Firemans4Horn 18034]

Torbush

 

[mdmost 42997]

Hansi Flick! COME ON DOWN!

[beer 3220]

Mbappe with the checkered flag at Monaco. Cool job. 

[Napoleon 8658]

1) We need a EUROS 2024 thread with the brackets and match dates and such in the opening post or close to it. 

2) Portugal 🇵🇹 v Finland 🇫🇮 (friendly) is on FS1 right now and it is really nice to see Portugal play WITHOUT an aging CR7.

-Portugal is dripping with talent. 
-Even Portugal’s up-and-coming 21 year-old is already adept at playing the Diving Game.
-Finland doesn’t know to play the Diving Game and have been fucked because even when fouled, the ref won’t blow his whistle because they don’t make a meal of it. 
 

EDIT: And just as I post this, Finland finally gets a whistle in the middle of the park, and…

The Finnish striker got a one-on-one break against the keeper and made a beautiful soft chip over the keeper in true Latin American/Mediterranean cheeky style.

Well fucking done, Finland!

Edited June 5 by Napoleon

[Napoleon 8658]

And “Pukki” score again!

🇵🇹 Portugal 3 - 2 Finland 🇫🇮 

Finland now has TWO shots and TWO goals.

Shots 2

S.O.G. 2 

Goals 2

[Ted Lange 16082]

 

 

[InkaUtexas 25853]

Are we going to do an Olympics soccer thread or nah, who the hell cares?

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

28 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Are we going to do an Olympics soccer thread or nah, who the hell cares?

Probably should. Currently, Morocco is shellacking the Argies, 2-0, and Spain and Uzbekistan are knotted up at 1-1.

[Napoleon 8658]

21 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Probably should. Currently, Morocco is shellacking the Argies, 2-0, and Spain and Uzbekistan are knotted up at 1-1.

The teams under Javier Mascherano 🇦🇷 have sucked ass for about 2-3 years. 

I don’t know if Mascherano sucks as a manager, they are having a lull in top talent, they have good players who can’t get released by their clubs, or something else. 

Also, African teams frequently crush it at the Olympics. The US boys might no be the front runners for 2nd in the group that they’re being made out to be. 

If the 🇺🇸 boys don’t make it out of the group, it’s like they were never a part of the Olympics, just some rando tournament on France’s Mediterranean coast.

They start before the Olympics, they play twice in Marseilles and once in Nice, they miss the opening ceremonies, their 2nd & 3rd games will be in empty stadiums, they never get to stay in the Olympic Village, and then as soon as it’s over, they have to prep to go back to their teams. 

If they go to Paris after being eliminated, they will just be tourists, they won’t be Olympic athletes.

Kind of a shitty way to participate in the Olympics.