Football 2023 Discussion Thread

[thepharoah 2,413]

 

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

[thepharoah 2,413]

WOW ! Alexia Putellas is the best women's player of the year , despite the fact she has been injured since May 

Edited February 27, 2023 by thepharoah

[thepharoah 2,413]

Unsurprisingly Messi is the Best player of the year 

[owenp_23 564]

African U20 Cup of Nations

does their thing by beating on the final day of Group C action. goes 3-0-0 and will draw in the quarterfinals. qualified for the knockout round as C2 by eliminating 2-1. The tournament is not over yet for though as, despite scoring just one goal through three matches, they were the better ranked third-placed team when compared to host . will play to begin Quarterfinal competition on Thursday.

[hckošice 16,613]

votes just prove what an expert we have as coach here

 

Milan Škriniar (Captain of NT):  1. Lionel Messi, 2. Kylian Mbappe, 3. Karim Benzema

 

Michal Zeman (Šport.sk Juornalist): 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Karim Benzema, 3. Kylian Mbappe

 

Francesco Calzona (NT head coach): 1. Kevin De Bruyne (lol), 2. Erling Haaland, 3. Vinicius junior    lololol

 

 

Spoiler

 

[thepharoah 2,413]

Just Fontaine the player with the most goals in a single WC edition with 13 goals he scored in 1958 has died at age of 89 RIP 

 

[heywoodu 16,460]

Fun little thing in the Dutch Cup this week: FC Utrecht, a long-time mainstay in the top-level competition, was kicked out in the quarterfinales by the amateurs of SV Spakenburg, 1-4 (yes, Utrecht played at home)  

 

Probably the largest upset in Dutch football in a long time.

 

Fun side fact: Spakenburg is a rather religious village, and they don't play on Sunday (they're in the amateur Saturday competition for that reason, like my own town's club). However....the Cup final is on a Sunday, so if they make it, they'll have to break their own rules (the club rules specifically state they don't play on Sunday). The coach was clear though: "If it's up to me, obviously we're going"  

Edited March 3, 2023 by heywoodu

[owenp_23 564]

By reaching the semifinals of the African U20 Cup of Nations, and have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

 

There are just four spots still remaining and will be decided in the quarterfinals of the U20 Asian Cup on 11-12 March.

[owenp_23 564]

MLS Week Two

 

• St. Louis CITY wins home-opener against Charlotte; now 2-0-0 as a franchise
• LAFC, Galaxy start 2023 season one week late and encounter different results
• Seattle playing Sound football (6 goals for, 0 allowed)
• Just five teams without a point across the league at the moment

 

Eastern Conference Top Three

1. Miami 2-0-0 4 pts

2. New England 2-0-0 4 pts

3. Atlanta 1-1-0 4 pts

 

Western Conference Top Three

1. Seattle 2-0-0 6 pts

2. St. Louis 2-0-0 6 pts

3. Nashville 1-1-0 4 pts

[Thagard 86]

On 3/3/2023 at 8:28 PM, heywoodu said:

Fun little thing in the Dutch Cup this week: FC Utrecht, a long-time mainstay in the top-level competition, was kicked out in the quarterfinales by the amateurs of SV Spakenburg, 1-4 (yes, Utrecht played at home)  

 

Probably the largest upset in Dutch football in a long time.

 

Fun side fact: Spakenburg is a rather religious village, and they don't play on Sunday (they're in the amateur Saturday competition for that reason, like my own town's club). However....the Cup final is on a Sunday, so if they make it, they'll have to break their own rules (the club rules specifically state they don't play on Sunday). The coach was clear though: "If it's up to me, obviously we're going"  

Surprises never cease If they go all the way through to the final will they change the community rules for this?

 

By the way, what on earth happened in PEC Zwolle - Den Bosch?