***Official Football (Soccer) Thread: All leagues and competitions Part 39***

[CaliSuperSport]

This is shaping up to be a fun summer

I'd be surprised if both Sancho and Haaland dont move

There's also a fair chance Mbappe, Messi and Ronaldo move. Can't see Messi suddenly having a change of hart after they are looking like falling short in the league as well as the UCL. Ronaldo surely can't stick around at Juve if they dont make the top 4

I'm just sad that Ronaldo and Messi's careers are nearing the end, especially during this stupid lockdown crap.

Would love to see them in Europe before they phone it in and cruise at a club in their home countries or retire. What an era it's been.

[LukeS1]

I'm just sad that Ronaldo and Messi's careers are nearing the end, especially during this stupid lockdown crap.

Would love to see them in Europe before they phone it in and cruise at a club in their home countries or retire. What an era it's been.

I'm just thankful they came this far

Ronaldo has been playing since before Iniesta made his debut at Barca, Lahm at Bayern and Rooney at Everton. He now has the 4th most appearances of any outfield player ever, 59 more than Maldini and 64 more than Giggs


Not saying they're done by any means yet though

[lolXlol]

UEFA of peace... should've known there was no way they were letting madrid advance, horribly corrupt sport

anyway, on a more positive note, surely messi a lock for ballon d'or?

benzema and son are really the only other guys that have impressed me this season

don't think they have the clout and media behind them to have a chance tho

so that puts messi on 7...

gets harder and harder to argue his not the 3rd GOAT behind maradona and bale..

[lolXlol]

imagine deciding whether or not a team is a "deserving champion" based on the DRAW where you as a team have 0.00 influence on

pls go

if they beat City in the final they're the deserving winners, simple as that

his not completely wrong imo

i think back to that 2016 euro title and for me it's the most undeserved win in the history of soccer

just a farcical tournament where semi pro teams were served up one after the other

[danitaylor]

Messi and CR will be gone soon. What does the future look like? Mbappe, Haaland (meh)? Nothing coming out of South America... We have nothing

[TokenV]

don't these people have any dignity?

I'll excuse the kid since he probably doesn't know any better but that's a grown woman ffs

brb celebration the bankruptcy of football

brb supporting oil money

[Merretto]

UEFA of peace... should've known there was no way they were letting madrid advance, horribly corrupt sport

anyway, on a more positive note, surely messi a lock for ballon d'or?

benzema and son are really the only other guys that have impressed me this season

don't think they have the clout and media behind them to have a chance tho

so that puts messi on 7...

gets harder and harder to argue his not the 3rd GOAT behind maradona and bale..

If City win the UCL I would put Ruben Dias way up there in Ballon D'or contention.. There's no clear winner this year. Messi is on 27 goals and 10 assists in 28 games but overall Barcelona have botched this season..

Ronaldo is on 19 goals and 3 assists in 30 games and this is Juventus worst season of the last decade

Lewandowski is on 24 goals and 3 assists in 18 games - If he breaks the scoring record for bundesliga next match I think he should take it..

If city win UCL I have

1. Ruben Dias

2. Lewandowski

3. Messi

If city don't win

1. Lewandowski

2. Messi

3. Ruben Dias

[Rai9]

i think back to that 2016 euro title and for me it's the most undeserved win in the history of soccer

Lmfao keeping coping. Summer 2016 pretty much ended the Messi vs Ronaldo debate. That's not even mentioning the 3peat Ronaldo led Madrid to after.

COPE

Anyways, Lol at Liverpool. Don't mind United reserves losing to LFC now that Liverpool misses top 4. Onto winning the Europa league and taking the CL next season. I'm starting to think Ole is building Mason Greenwood to be his future 9. No need for spending 150m+ on Haaland when United's academy actually produce quality players every other season.

Balon D'or should go to Lewandoski btw. Absolutely killed it this season and the two games get misses Bayern get eliminated from the CL. Says it all.

[lolXlol]

If City win the UCL I would put Ruben Dias way up there in Ballon D'or contention.. There's no clear winner this year. Messi is on 27 goals and 10 assists in 28 games but overall Barcelona have botched this season..

Ronaldo is on 19 goals and 3 assists in 30 games and this is Juventus worst season of the last decade

Lewandowski is on 24 goals and 3 assists in 18 games - If he breaks the scoring record for bundesliga next match I think he should take it..

If city win UCL I have

1. Ruben Dias

2. Lewandowski

3. Messi

If city don't win

1. Lewandowski

2. Messi

3. Ruben Dias

damn... totally forgot about ruben dias

if there was an award for cb of the year rd places 1 2 3 but for me ballon d'or's an attacker's trophy

yes he completely transformed that city defence but it's goals and assists that wins games and he is nowhere near it

i think a bronze ball placing is fair recognition for his season

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imo part of being poty is staying fit and seeing the season through

players need to be there at least 80% of the games especially at the business end and lewandowski hasn't done that

him not being there and bayern getting ko in cl disqualifies him for consideration imo


so we're left with messi...

[lolXlol]

Lmfao keeping coping. Summer 2016 pretty much ended the Messi vs Ronaldo debate. That's not even mentioning the 3peat Ronaldo led Madrid to after.

COPE

Anyways, Lol at Liverpool. Don't mind United reserves losing to LFC now that Liverpool misses top 4. Onto winning the Europa league and taking the CL next season. I'm starting to think Ole is building Mason Greenwood to be his future 9. No need for spending 150m+ on Haaland when United's academy actually produce quality players every other season.

Balon D'or should go to Lewandoski btw. Absolutely killed it this season and the two games get misses Bayern get eliminated from the CL. Says it all.

in 2016 no one had seen ronaldo without modric, kroos, benzema yet

19 goals and 3 assists in 30 games says it all

from being bought to win cl to not even qualifying for cl LOL

[TokenV]

who you got boyos?

[mandarino]

Im pretty sure messi scored his 27th goal of this year the other day. This year. Let that sink in.

[TokenV]

who you got boyos?

you can watch it live on youtube brahs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UzZ49JFqyg

[TokenV]

early Dortmund lead

[Merretto]

in 2016 no one had seen ronaldo without modric, kroos, benzema yet

19 goals and 3 assists in 30 games says it all

from being bought to win cl to not even qualifying for cl LOL

Age plays a factor as well... 2016 was 5 years ago.. 5 years ago for a 36 year old in a professional sport is HUGE. That being said, the italian league is also really weak, 30% of his goals have been penalties and he struggles to score from outside the box. He averages a goal every 2 games without penalties.. That's ridiculously good for a guy his age.

I don't think this should take anything away from him though.

[LukeS1]

Age plays a factor as well... 2016 was 5 years ago.. 5 years ago for a 36 year old in a professional sport is HUGE. That being said, the italian league is also really weak, 30% of his goals have been penalties and he struggles to score from outside the box. He averages a goal every 2 games without penalties.. That's ridiculously good for a guy his age.

I don't think this should take anything away from him though.

Juve also really sucks right now

A lot of that is CR7s wages blocking bringing in other talent tho

[Merretto]

Juve also really sucks right now

A lot of that is CR7s wages blocking bringing in other talent tho

Juve is poorly managed. CR7 would have been a much better match with PSG, for the team and for him.

[Rai9]

CR7 scores 70% of Juve's goals in the CL and 90% in the KO stages of the CL and mofos tryna pin it on him that they ain't the best team in the world at 36 years old? Lmfao you really do see who watches football or not daily.

Also, goddamnit United.

[Merretto]

CR7 scores 70% of Juve's goals in the CL and 90% in the KO stages of the CL and mofos tryna pin it on him that they ain't the best team in the world at 36 years old? Lmfao you really do see who watches football or not daily.

Also, goddamnit United.

You can't pin it on him.. But there's no way around it that Juve is poorly managed, and buying CR7 was a poor decision. The get the ball to Ronaldo strategy at his age, instead of rebuilding the team was a terrible decision.

Juve was stronger before Ronaldo arrived because they had an identity and gameplan. When the team started to decline they made the wrong decisions

[TokenV]

this is absolute garbage

heared it on the radio and after they said it was the EURO anthem, wouldn't have guessed it otherwise

0 footy vibe

it is kinda fitting though, there isn't any vibe at all in general

sad



still the GOAT EURO anthem

[khatskevitch]

Mate Euro 2000 was the GOAT Euro.I mean wow the times.I remember clocking so many hours playing the Euro 2000 EA Sports game.

Those times were special man.That tournament is when i fell in love with the Azzurri.But look at the squads that tournament.WC 98 WC94 Euro 96.Just amazing times.Glad i got too bask in the afterglow of those times by seeing the late 90s footie although WC 94 was the first time i saw some football.So much nostalgia rn.

[2010JW]

Juve is poorly managed. CR7 would have been a much better match with PSG, for the team and for him.

Would be down for this to happen, Neymar x Ronaldo.

More so with the fact that Mbappe hasn't gotten extended, wtf they waiting for.

[Merretto]

Would be down for this to happen, Neymar x Ronaldo.

More so with the fact that Mbappe hasn't gotten extended, wtf they waiting for.

Ronaldo in PSG would be good for both of them. Imagine if Messi decides to move there as well...

But I dream

[2010JW]

Ronaldo in PSG would be good for both of them. Imagine if Messi decides to move there as well...

But I dream

I read that Messi could go either to Man City or PSG. It's possible mane. PSG dominates France, now if they do the right moves they might dominate the Champions League in the upcoming years.

Gonna miss seeing PSGs counterattack in the CL. Fuark Man City srs

[Rai9]

You can't pin it on him.. But there's no way around it that Juve is poorly managed, and buying CR7 was a poor decision. The get the ball to Ronaldo strategy at his age, instead of rebuilding the team was a terrible decision.

Juve was stronger before Ronaldo arrived because they had an identity and gameplan. When the team started to decline they made the wrong decisions

I argue that the team is not so bad, but ffs people gotta realize their coach is an absolute amateur. The gamble Juve played thinking Pirlo would be Zidane or Guardiola (both had previously coached Barca/RM's youth teams) blew up in their face. GOATS still GOAT no matter how thrash the manager is. I mean Ronaldo still breaking record (fastest to 100 in Juve at 36? Mindblowing stat meanwhile Dybala been there twice as long as just broke it.

Anyways, Ronaldo to PSG is the move. It might seem cowardly, but it's what's best for Juve, Ronaldo, and PSG because most likely Mbappe is gone this summer or the next and PSG need the one motherfuker that can pull any team to that final hurdle in the CL. Also, it's actually not cowardly. Nobody would blame Messi for fuking off from Barca and going to City that's just made the final, but they'll get on Ronaldo's ass for dumping Juve and their dumbass coaching decision? C'mon.

[Merretto]

I argue that the team is not so bad, but ffs people gotta realize their coach is an absolute amateur. The gamble Juve played thinking Pirlo would be Zidane or Guardiola (both had previously coached Barca/RM's youth teams) blew up in their face. GOATS still GOAT no matter how thrash the manager is. I mean Ronaldo still breaking record (fastest to 100 in Juve at 36? Mindblowing stat meanwhile Dybala been there twice as long as just broke it.

Anyways, Ronaldo to PSG is the move. It might seem cowardly, but it's what's best for Juve, Ronaldo, and PSG because most likely Mbappe is gone this summer or the next and PSG need the one motherfuker that can pull any team to that final hurdle in the CL. Also, it's actually not cowardly. Nobody would blame Messi for fuking off from Barca and going to City that's just made the final, but they'll get on Ronaldo's ass for dumping Juve and their dumbass coaching decision? C'mon.

So you could pin it on the coach.. But let's talk about the players Juve brought in, there's no style or theme, I can't figure out where they're trying to go with this team with the players the bring in. Man City has a consistent theme, Bayern have a theme, Juve, like barca have lost their identity

[TokenV]

I wonder what's his username

[Midgetkiller]

Juve has a shet midfield. Pretty much comes down to that. Also a rapidly aging defence and a sub par goalkeeper. They were relying on Ronaldo far too much. He'll bang in his share every year, but if nobody else contributes (especially from midfield and defence), you're left with little to compete with the current Inter/Milan squads who have great balance.

[Dontoewsmebro]

I wonder what's his username

Tell Cersei it was me!

[TokenV]

oooof that Tielemans goal

what a way to win the Cup, crazy

also pretty surreal to see a crowd in the stands again - fukking hnggggg