⚽️THE FOOTY THREAD: PSG v Bayern

[Bantz Lord T]

Real Madrid are getting rid of the pink tiger sleeves? God damnit. How did Verde Shuttles and flyeed pull that off?

IDK how y’all did it, adidas never scraps designs. Y’all were obviously shook when I called them “the Carole Baskin kits”.


I was ready man

Spoiler

Here’s Florentino on hold to speak to Adidas execs after his underlings finally built up the courage to show him the plans for next year’s kit:

 

[vtotheinay]

Wow...I never knew they did a revote in 2013 to stop Ribery from winning. That's terrible. I always believed he should've won it this year but didn't pay super close attention to these things like I do now.

"The closest to winning it was @FranckRibery, who was unofficially claimed to have won when the voting ended, only for FIFA to re-open voting when Ronaldo scored a hat trick against Sweden, while Ribery was out injured, allowing Ronaldo to win. "

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Kit is less trash now

 

[vtotheinay]

 

[flyeed]

One thing to remember is the Balon d’Or is no longer merged with the FIFA player of the year award (which was stupidly rebranded as The Best.) Since the merger ended in 2016, the winner of the best has gone on to win the bdo all 4 times. It maybe doesn’t have the same illustrious ring to it, but it’ll just have to be given the highest level of recognition this time around. Just because Ligue 1 decided to prematurely end its season doesn’t mean dudes like Lewa (the front runner) and Benz shouldn’t get their chance to shine.

If the BdO is contingent on the ligue 1 season, then you might as well scrap the award entirely because someone from there hasn’t won it in 30 years. And during that time Neymar was the only person from Ligue 1 to make the last 3, but wasn’t ever anywhere close to winning.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

It’s laughable that they’re using Ligue 1 as an excuse because they’ve only produced a BdO winner on one single occasion.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Just give him the option to leave on a free

 

[Thierry Henry]

 

[ronaldo nazario]

Zaha is too nice to be on Crystal palace.

His play has shown he is done, he has picked it up a little since the re-start but he has not been good this season. I would expect him to be gone this summer. It's tough rooting for Palace, smh.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Zaha runs into the issue of being really good, but not good enough for the top teams and deemed too expensive for the teams below that level. He still should be somewhere better than CP

 

[Coupé It]

It’s laughable that they’re using Ligue 1 as an excuse because they’ve only produced a BdO winner on one single occasion.

No no, due to my dad being a Frenchy I had to listen to countless stories of Platini and then Zizou. So that’s two French Ballon D’or winners right there.


EDIT: Thought you meant Countrymen not clubs, my bad.

 

[ronaldo nazario]

Zaha runs into the issue of being really good, but not good enough for the top teams and deemed too expensive for the teams below that level. He still should be somewhere better than CP

Or Palace could actually try to be better.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

No no, due to my dad being a Frenchy I had to listen to countless stories of Platini and then Zizou. So that’s two French Ballon D’or winners right there.


EDIT: Thought you meant Countrymen not clubs, my bad.

Yeah meant clubs, Marseille in 91 is the only one

 

[vtotheinay]

Yeah meant clubs, Marseille in 91 is the only one

Watch something crazy happen like PSG winning the CL and mbappe having a hatty in the final. That decision is going to get reviewed real quick

 

[jking0821]

Zaha runs into the issue of being really good, but not good enough for the top teams and deemed too expensive for the teams below that level. He still should be somewhere better than CP

I really want to see Zaha with an actual team. If he had skills around him i think he could flourish like a Rihad Mahrez or an Christian Pulisic type role.

But there are players that you can see are talented but just might not be able to cut it on the big clubs. I hate to say it but its kind of how i see Jack Grealish. So many people actually rate him but i don't know if i see him being a great player at a top club

 

[Coupé It]

vtotheinay remember when I said Lewandowski was going to win the BdO right after Messi won it last year. SMH

 

[vtotheinay]

vtotheinay remember when I said Lewandowski was going to win the BdO right after Messi won it last year. SMH

Yup. Called it forsure. I'm seeing a lot of neutrals on twitter pissed about the decision and saying the more legit award nowadays is the FIFA player of the year

 

[Coupé It]

Yup. Called it forsure. I'm seeing a lot of neutrals on twitter pissed about the decision and saying the more legit award nowadays is the FIFA player of the year

Meh....I’m neutral in this situation and I think the FIFA player of the year award is a joke

Remember Salah won the Puskas award for a good goal but there were plenty better goals

 

[vtotheinay]

Meh....I’m neutral in this situation and I think the FIFA player of the year award is a joke

Remember Salah won the Puskas award for a good goal but there were plenty better goals

agreed. either way the ballon d'or is the one I'd want personally. lewa was robbed

 

[flyeed]

I personally don’t have a problem with just recognizing FIFA’s The Best award as this year’s player of the year award.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Seems like Havertz to Chelsea is actually going to happen, I guess they still have money to fix the other issues too.

 

[josh4523]

Dybala showing out

 

[d3si]

Seems like Havertz to Chelsea is actually going to happen, I guess they still have money to fix the other issues too.

We have money

It's just we need to balance our spending with revenues and sold players due to FFP

For Havertz, I am not going to get my hopes up until Chelsea FC's announcement

If rumors are true, I assume it will be around 70-80 mill euro + add-ons

 

[vtotheinay]

If chelsea lose against pool and wolves to finish the year regardless of what man u does weds, a draw vs leicester means leicester + man u would go into the top 4 above chelsea on GD

 

[d3si]

^

Correct

Just win both games