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African U20 Cup of Nations

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

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:SVK votes just prove what an expert we have as coach here :p

 

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

 

 

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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) :d 

 

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" :p 

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By reaching the semifinals of the African U20 Cup of Nations, :GAM:NGR:SEN and :TUN 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.

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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

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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) :d 

 

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" :p 

Surprises never cease :d 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?

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