OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Euro Cup and Copa America underway

[Verde Shuttles]

Just seen him in Miami doing a backflip off a jet ski.

Idk.

So yes he's not in the squad, Brazil are in spain

 

[rolaholic]

Yuck

 

[Verde Shuttles]

 

[noskey]

After the most calm US/Mexico match.

 

[Armada]

We could have a lot of turnover this summer. Will miss these guys that could go but this could be a blessing in Disguise to keep the squad hungry. Always need new blood.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

We could have a lot of turnover this summer. Will miss these guys but this could be a blessing in Disguise to keep the squad hungry. Always need new blood.

It's what I wish RM did, but we love our old guys, 2024 gotta be the year.

 

[Coupé It]

We could have a lot of turnover this summer. Will miss these guys that could go but this could be a blessing in Disguise to keep the squad hungry. Always need new blood.

Are you guys still getting Kovacic? That’s a great transfer for the price that was leaked a few weeks ago.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

Yikes

 

[Armada]

Are you guys still getting Kovacic? That’s a great transfer for the price that was leaked a few weeks ago.

Yea Kovakic for sure coming it seems. Laporte going Gvardiol a big want by the club apparently as well. Those the two with the most buzz.

Outside of that only transfer news that’s been reported from good sources is the clubs desire to get a legit winger to move foden in midfield full time

 

[jape]

cancelo gonna be left without a squad unless city ease up on negotiations.

bayern didn’t want anything to do with him

 

[bathing chuck]

EGG back for the US? the federation is a joke... smh!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jape]

it says a lot that chelsea fans are ecstatic theres a bidding war for havertz

 

[vtotheinay]

cancelo gonna be left without a squad unless city ease up on negotiations.

bayern didn’t want anything to do with him

thats not true. we wanted him, but city was too aggressive on valuation so we backed out since we have other more pressing needs (CB, DM, ST). they were barely going under the 70m buy option clause on the loan. realistically they can probably get 30-40

 

[vtotheinay]

let's get this done

 

[El Argentino]

Did the doubleheader in person last night. Had pitchside seats. Was a fantastic experience overall.

Davies is a beast. He came on at about 60min and immediately torched his Panamanian defender. He's a next level player and its very revealing to see that live and in person. Dude is just built different.

USMNT absolutely dominated / punked/ son'd MEX and I am here for it. Think MX had one shot on goal the whole time. P*to chant started bright and early and we were constantly getting announcements over the speakers in both languages, which were roundly boo'd or laughed off by MX fans. Pulisic missed that first sitter and you thought it was going to be a long night, but MX couldn't string anything together and both US centerbacks owned their matchups; MX had no answers besides their obnoxious 1/4 field crossing pattern, and then Jedi and Serginho shut that down.

Got spicy real quick. MX easily should have seen red earlier, and the USMNT's retaliation reds were epically soft compared to how they were getting hacked. Multiple fights involving multiple people broke out in the stands (at least 4 from where I could see); 1 between an older white guy (who was probably chirping) and a group of drunk Mexicans, and then three fights just with Mexican dudes going after each other. Metro police had to stream down the stairs repeatedly and the MX crowd would try to hide the offenders and skirt them away up another set of stairs. Saw one guy with his ear practically torn off and bleeding down the neck of his shirt and back.

Had beer, cups, food and trash thrown at me and my girl repeatedly w/o provocation (just wearing the wrong colors and cheering "at the wrong time"). Attendance listed as 65k sellout, probably 80% MX fans, with the remainder split between US, CAN, and PAN fans. Multiple MX shirt-wearers absolutely ****faced drunk on the way out. Police or local security would try to intervene in some of the more egregious stuff, but would get laughed off; really pathetic.

Have come to the conclusion and will die on the hill that this brand of MX fan is the most classless fan in all of sport. If I'm there w/ the boys, sure--lets get rough and tumble. But when isolated US guys are there, very clearly with their wife, girl or kids in US colors, you don't need this ****. I saw families of US fans w/ young children leaving early after getting shouted at, abused, and **** thrown at them early in the 2nd half. Disgraceful showing.

And for the record, I'm not a fan of the CONCACAAF anti-chant push b/c imma be real and also maintain p*to has been co-opted by white intellectuals to suddenly become a homophobic slur when culturally and linguistically it's never had that connotation; the same people insisting we call ourselves Latinx think they can police our language in other ways too. But FFS get yourselves together and stop laughing at your own players when they implore you--even if just for the sake of PR--to stop the stupid chant. I hope MX gets fined into the ground and banned from competition. Can't happen fast enough.

 

[rolaholic]

let's get this done

How is there supposed to be a fresh bid if he has a release clause?

My understanding is that he'll have a few offers to pay his clause once it kicks in, there's no logic in making bids when there's a set price/clause already outlined in his current contract unless he signs a new deal with Napoli that gets rid of the clause altogether.

Nothing's gonna happen until it kicks in July 1st when he'll be able to choose where he wants to go. Already been reported that he's pretty much agreed personal terms with 2 clubs with others like Newcastle and P$G also in the mix/interested.

 

[Coupé It]

it says a lot that chelsea fans are ecstatic theres a bidding war for havertz

He actually might go to Barça.

 

[jape]

He actually might go to Barça.

yeah i heard. barca offered a loan.
i would rather spend on a younger talent

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Why no one has gone seriously after Arnau Martinez doesn't make sense to me, he's better than Fresneda and release clause is 20 million.

 

[Coupé It]

I’m surprised there hasn’t been any heavy Gonçalo Ramos smoke so far this window.

All these teams looking for strikers.

 

[tomdiginson]

 

[jape]

Why no one has gone seriously after Arnau Martinez doesn't make sense to me, he's better than Fresneda and release clause is 20 million.

that’s who i want but barca are very hesitant even though he cooked barca everytime they played. my guess is they don’t want him because how he left barca. xavi has been very sensible about his signings. makes no sense he’s not at the top of the list sporting wise

 

[AZwildcats]

it says a lot that chelsea fans are ecstatic theres a bidding war for havertz

I don’t understand how anyone has watched Havertz these past three years and concludes we need to break the bank for this dude.

 

[Coupé It]

I don’t understand how anyone has watched Havertz these past three years and concludes we need to break the bank for this dude.

Agreed.

The more surprising thing is Bayern. Bayern is a team that I trust. Their scouting is top class. I’m shocked they’d want Havertz.