OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

[Coupé It]

Hey hey hey hey, speak for yourself and your plastic NY teams' fanbases. Some MLS clubs do deserve stars.




Sadly the MLS disagrees so **** the MLS and **** Don Garber. All my homies hate Don Garber.

I can also pick and choose which places in the nation I think treat Soccer better.

Let’s not forget this is a huge country and changes drastically once you cross a former Mason-Dixon Line.

I try to explain this to people when I’m overseas. I have more things in common with someone from Toronto, Canada than I do from Texas or Alabama. Understand this country is very different.

I think the Pacific-Northwest does a good job with Soccer tho. Idk how their youths do, I’m sure pay to play is still an issue.

 

[noskey]

I can also pick and choose which places in the nation I think treat Soccer better.

Let’s not forget this is a huge country and changes drastically once you cross a former Mason-Dixon Line.

I try to explain this to people when I’m overseas. I have more things in common with someone from Toronto, Canada than I do from Texas or Alabama. Understand this country is very different.

I think the Pacific-Northwest does a good job with Soccer tho. Idk how their youths do, I’m sure pay to play is still an issue.

Pay 2 Play is the worst issue with grassroots soccer out here. It's alive and well. The MLS clubs have academies but the Timbers don't actually do anything with theirs. Sounders give some effort but I think they're underperforming with the talent they do generate.

Agreed on more in common with Canadians. Vancouver (BC in general) is part of the Cascadia region with Oregon and Washington for a reason.

 

[ronaldo nazario]

First special ES fifa card ever

This might have just pulled me back into FUT. How much longer you think we got before "the game dies"

 

[ronaldo nazario]

With inter back in the final and people pulling out their inter stuff, came across this hoodie from a few years ago. Would’ve bought it if I knew about it. Simple and didn’t overdo it with the logos

Man, CFS just had this on their site like three days ago. Looks to be OOS now though

 

[jape]

would be dumb to let him go. i actually think he’s a great rb and is better there but i think he would be perfect in a 3cb lineup.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Well of course I do. I’m a legit fan since a youngster. I’m an American. First posters on my wall were Yankee and Knicks related I think.

But Doesn’t mean I can’t say make fun of us American for treating Soccer like ****. The MLS doesn’t deserve ****.

Until I see this country treat Soccer better from the youths on up, I don’t want any stars coming over here. WEEEE don’t deserve it.

I know and I hear you. I’m just teasing you a little more over the “you Americans” comment

 

[Bantz Lord T]

I’ll send an Inter Miami Messi kit over to you in Westchester when he signs here Coupé It

 

[Coupé It]

I’ll send an Inter Miami Messi kit over to you in Westchester when he signs here Coupé It

You’re going to have to wait a while for that one. Saudi calling with 10x more doe.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

You’re going to have to wait a while for that one. Saudi calling with 10x more doe.

I don’t think so. I think he’ll go back to Barcelona for a few seasons, then finish out here in Miami. Maybe a victory lap at the end with Newell’s to finish where he started. Who knows.

 

[Coupé It]

I don’t think so. I think he’ll go back to Barcelona for a few seasons, then finish out here in Miami. Maybe a victory lap at the end with Newell’s to finish where he started. Who knows.

He might go to Barça, yea. But that doesn’t mean he won’t end up in Saudi after.

If it’s between Saudi and the MLS and Saudi is paying 10x more. Where you going?

He’s an ambassador for the country. He was just their chillen in Saudi making commercials for the State.

 

[noskey]

Can't wait for Messi to buy Inter Miami in 3 years after he makes almost a billion in the Saudi league.

 

[Coupé It]

My whole point with the Saudi thing was - they’re stealing the players who were supposed to eventually come to the MLS because they pay so well.

The MLS should fear that. I’m sure they have been.

 

[sonoftony]

This might have just pulled me back into FUT. How much longer you think we got before "the game dies"

EAFC is set to drop late August/September. I might do these SBCs too. I could use some good fodder cards

 

[ronaldo nazario]

EAFC is set to drop late August/September. I might do these SBCs too. I could use some good fodder cards

Naw I know, there is usually a big drop off though in terms of playing after all the TOTS stuff, that's why I ask. I haven't really been active the past two iterations so I kinda forgot when everyone stops playing.

 

[Coupé It]

Do Pool still have a chance at top 4?

 

[rolaholic]

Never heard of the club before but they really went crazy with these

 

[fluid hips]

luis enrique to anywhere in italy would be

He was garbage at Roma

 

[Armada]

Getting aging stars from the european leagues isn’t gonna help MLS grow the league anymore all it’ll do is sell shirts to hardcore fans who know who these guys are. MLS goal needs to be trying to become the biggest developmental/stepping stone league it can and focus on growing the casual fan base.

 

[fluid hips]

MLS needs relegation or it's never going to improve drastically

 

[rolaholic]

Speaking of kits, these Salzburg kits are flames



The new Roma kit is also pretty nice



The new Adidas logo is growing on me

It also looks like their teamgeist retro collection was a big enough hit that they're looking to bring back a similar template style for next year's tourneys

 

[rolaholic]

Only need a single point/draw today to lock up CL football next season but with Leicester drawing Newcastle, got a perfect chance to jump them to 3rd in the table with a W so hoping they can take care of business

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[HNL HI]

Yeah this was when they did the F1 collab. I copped the kit, which is one of my faves:

yeah, was a bunch of clubs they did with the futura logo and all the kits was fire.

copped as well tho.

 

[Sinner]

Chelsea haven't been playing well, but Utd are rubbish... so this could end up being way too close for my liking.