Agger 1,576 Posted May 21, 2021 #41 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 minute ago, LDOG said: Why would it ruin it? Some sports even have major tournaments every year. This wouldn't be so problematic, just scrap useless nations league, confederations cup and reduce number of qualification games. 2026 - world cup 2027 - continental championships 2028 - world cup 2029 - free off season and so on. Puts a massive strain on the players with both qualifiers and the championships every year. We'd see more injuries meaning a weaker product. Especially when FIFA starts the big Club World Cup. The handball players hate having the Champs every year (especially in Olympic years). The schedule is way too packed! Not to mention making it less special! As everything else, it's all about getting more money for FIFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,112 Posted May 21, 2021 #42 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The greed of people never ceases to amaze me. I'm sure they'd love to make it every 2 months, if they could. And with matches from 12 am to 12 pm, just like we went from 2 matches a day, to 3 matches, to now 4 matches a day....... George_D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted May 31, 2021 #43 Share Posted May 31, 2021 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,557 Posted June 3, 2021 #44 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Belgium 1-1 Greece (international friendly) So in 2021 so far we had draws at Spain and Belgium. Not bad for a team that hasn't qualified for a tournament since 2014 World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,263 Posted June 7, 2021 #45 Share Posted June 7, 2021 USA wins the inaugural edition of Concacaf Nations league after defeating Mexico in a dramatic final 3-2 by the on-fire trio of Reyna , Mckennie and Pulisic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,263 Posted June 7, 2021 #46 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted June 7, 2021 #47 Share Posted June 7, 2021 49 minutes ago, thepharoah said: USA wins the inaugural edition of Concacaf Nations league after defeating Mexico in a dramatic final 3-2 by the on-fire trio of Reyna , Mckennie and Pulisic That gives me hope. I mean, Corona took a very early lead and a second lead later on, but got defeated in the end thepharoah 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,263 Posted June 7, 2021 #48 Share Posted June 7, 2021 That was a hell of a match indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,127 Posted June 24, 2021 #49 Share Posted June 24, 2021 UEFA will remove the away goal rule from next season... Makedonas, thepharoah and Henry_Leon 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted June 24, 2021 #50 Share Posted June 24, 2021 This opens the door WIDE open to stage the Final 8 or Final 4-like tournaments in the Middle East or Asia in general in future. This is the only reasonable explanation why the 'away goal' rule is scrapped after 50+ years in business. Say goodbye to Europa League finals in Poland, Romania or Turkey when you can milk the petrol millions and stage the finals in Saudi Arabia or UAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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