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[eiddyfouw]

I'm starting to wonder why Stoke even signed Bojan...

 

[miketysonthekiller]

Drogba didn't travel to Portugal, so it's either Costa or Remy (if Jose isn't going to push Costa's hamstring).

Could really use the 3 points there.

Big responsibility for Rem if he does start. I think he can handle it and will do just fine. As far as Drogba, tbf, last champions league match where he was on (if not getting the matches mixed up here, ignore if I am) he was pretty much useless on the attack. He lost the ball too quickly or wasn't that involed in building up the play. I thought he should have been subbed at half time, but jose let him hang in there until like the 70th minute.

I like Drogba, but in the CL, Chelsea needs fast player who can hold the ball, pass the ball, and are able to create chances by themselves if they have to, not lose possession on the counter.

 

[Sinner]

I'm starting to wonder why Stoke even signed Bojan...

I'm just wondering what the hell happened to him. 

 

[bandman]

I'm starting to wonder why Stoke even signed Bojan...

Fantasy Managers wondering the same thing too  

 

[eiddyfouw]

I'm starting to wonder why Stoke even signed Bojan...

Fantasy Managers wondering the same thing too  

I have him in my FT, thinking he had some favorable fixtures...but dude can't even get off the bench...

 

[Kimchi Papi]

FIFA won't reveal findings of independent corruption report
By Mike Singer | CBSSports.com
September 24, 2014 7:53 pm ET

FIFA hired an outside investigator to probe the bidding process for awarding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively, but now that the report is complete, FIFA is refusing to disclose the report's findings.

U.S. attorney Michael Garcia submitted the 350-page report, which also includes 200,000 pages of evidence, earlier this month. It reportedly took him two years. As of now, only four people have seen the findings, via The New York Times. According to FIFA, the only thing that will be made public is a summary by the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's independent ethics committee of its impressions of Garcia's report.

FIFA chief judge Hans-Joachim Eckert is responsible for viewing the material and then dispensing it to the public. This opaque decision prompted a retort from Garcia on Wednesday.

“Given the limited role Mr. Hans-Joachim Eckert envisions for the Adjudicatory Chamber, I believe it is now necessary for the FIFA Executive Committee to authorize the appropriate publication of the Report on the Inquiry into the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. Publication would be consistent with statements made by a number of Executive Committee members, with the view recently expressed by Independent Governance Committee Chair Mark Pieth, and with the goals of the reform process.”

President of U.S. Soccer Sunil Gulati will reportedly press FIFA to reveal the original report as well. “If we're going to truly support the idea of transparency and change within FIFA, it has to be made public in the truest meaning of the word,” he told the Times.

The curious winning bids, especially Qatar in 2022, have long been linked to allegations of corruption and illegal payments.

http://www.cbssports.com/general/ey...eal-findings-of-independent-corruption-report

 

[SamKQboro]

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Spoiler: nsfw

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So the russian & ukraine games are on earlier this week, bayern's on at noon tmrw. Good time for a long lunch.

 

[imasoleman18]

 

[mastamind89]

Ramsey is out for about a month. Arteta is out for three weeks and Jack is 50/50 for Chelsea

 

[SamKQboro]

PSG squad to face Barcelona announced. No Ibrahimovic, no Thiago Silva, no Lavezzi - all injured. Major test for Blanc's side.

welp

Damn, one of the cl games I was looking forward to since the draw. [emoji]128530[/emoji]

 

[Coupé It]

Aren't PSG having a beyond terrible season so far? Wouldn't be surprised if Barca blew them out.

Hey Mastamind, Willian Carvalho would have been key right about now huh?

 

[eiddyfouw]

Adnan

 

[Beans]

sooo much potential.. united need to get some points on the table so we can field him more often..

 

[jking0821]

Can some one shed some light on the u21 teams?

So this isn't like a college vs pro thing?  Adnan can play for the U21s whenever he wants?  Like if he doesn't get Main Squad time he just plays for the U21s that week?  Can he get main squad minutes in a game and still play for the U21s that week?  

 

[parada45]

Barca is smashing PSG today

 

[Sinner]

Adnan

 

No way that was intentional! 

 

 

[Beans]

Can some one shed some light on the u21 teams?
So this isn't like a college vs pro thing?  Adnan can play for the U21s whenever he wants?  Like if he doesn't get Main Squad time he just plays for the U21s that week?  Can he get main squad minutes in a game and still play for the U21s that week?  

you can play for both.. Thorpe played Saturday (for 1 min) and also scored the game winning goal last night.. Shaw played last week and then played on the weekend.. no restrictions that i know of..

 

[blackmomo]

its like a baseball player going to the minors

 

[mcraptor]

Barca is smashing PSG today

The David Luiz show

PSG been really unlucky with the injuries when it comes to CL, especially Zlatan

 

[Kimchi Papi]

PSG is 4th in the table of Ligue Un. However keep in mind the top 6 are all separated by 5 points.

Blanc is rumored to be fired shortly. Edit - Roberto Mancini rumored to be the next candidate. That would be comical.

There is also rumors floating there is a locker room split between Ibra & his faction & everyone else...

 

[heggsy]

you can play for both.. Thorpe played Saturday (for 1 min) and also scored the game winning goal last night.. Shaw played last week and then played on the weekend.. no restrictions that i know of..

You can play a maximum of 3 over 21s.

So say Rooney is coming back from his red and needs game time, he may play for the U21s to get some minutes.

 

[parada45]

Anyone know if there is a chance Ribery plays today?

Probably not

 

[chiva1908]

Been neglecting this thread a lot as of late because of work. That needs to stop

 

[Coupé It]

Looks Like The Manchester United Traveling Circus Might Really Happen


During the latter stages of last season, there were rumors that United might partake in a tour of the Middle East and Asia during the missing midweek Champions League fixtures that otherwise would've filled the schedule and coffers. It was funny enough to mention in passing, but too outlandish to be taken seriously. But hey, it actually might happen now!

As the Guardian reports, United are looking at their barren calendar—with their stunning/hilarious failure in the League Cup, they no longer have any non-Premier League midweek obligations for the rest of the season—and seeing dollar signs. The funniest part is how the club is trying to sell this as anything other than a naked cash grab:

Going overseas – the Middle East would be the most likely destination – would allow United to escape the English winter for a few days and the addition of Radamel Falcao and Ángel di María have made the club even more likely to attract lucrative contracts for friendlies.
"Ah yes, the Qatari sun will do the lads loads of good, and wouldn't you know it, Sheik So-And-So just so happens to be a big Di María fan! What a coincidence!" Pitting the Red Devils and their stars against a random assortment of local all-star teams would be the saddest spectacle imaginable, even worse than seeing a chastened Luis Suárez whip up on Indonesian children, but embarrassing money is still money.


"[Midweek friendly's are] something we continue to look at, as always making sure that the preparations we do on the pitch come first," United's managing director, Richard Arnold, said. "For many of our [pre-season] international tours, there is a plan to ensure we get that team building that goes together with getting the team all together in one place. That's something that's being looked at with regards to the future with Louis [van Gaal]."
And how did van Gaal—the man tasked with proving the Moyes era was but a blip on an otherwise spotless resume by winning the league—view that cumbersome and exhausting preseason? He wasn't a big fan. Still, Arnold insists the skipper is on-board:

"I can only speak positively of my experience with the manager in terms of his understanding of what's required to get a first-class team onto the pitch and also what's required for running a club of our magnitude," Arnold said.
Ah, he finally gets to the reality of the situation. For a team that buys Falcao, Di María, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, etc., and still doesn't look equipped to make a real title run, there needs to be cash flowing in the other direction, too. A first-class team requires a bank that can float those first-class tickets, and if van Gaal can't bring in the respectable dollars through Champions League qualification, the embarrassing money will have to do.

Oh United

Trying to get back some of that money tho, can't blame them. Van Gaal will be pissed tho.

 

[flyerthandelta]

Trying to watch the Bayern match later n my fox channel is down if someone has the cheat code for live streaming plz PM