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Azrael
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 Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: The Football thread |
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for all us footie fans at MR. if you want to discuss the chicago pistons and the new york bears go and create your own basketball/baseball/whatever thread.
by the way, football as in "soccer" to you americans. |
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Fingon
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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hooray! this calls for beer, flamewars and british hooligans(  ) |
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Azrael
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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my club:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Benfica or SLB):
Founded in 1904 at a pharmacy in Lisbon.
the old "stadium of light" (as it's in lisbon's Estrada da Luz - luz = light):
127.000 people watch as Portugal defeats Brazil for the world u-21 cup (Roberto Carlos, Rui Costa and Figo are among the players that day):
After it's expansion in 1985, holding 120.000 people, it was the biggest in Europe. it was later reduced (adding chairs and a hole around the field) to 80.000.
the new one, founded in 2003, with capacity for 65.000:
the statue of Eusébio, arguably Benfica's best player ever:
Top scorer in World Cup 66 (England won), it took Salazar's influence to stop his transfer to Juventus or Inter Milan.
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Radagast
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Fingon wrote: | | british hooligans( ) |
I'll smash your town up good....oh wait, wrong side of the border.
You can all see Metalhead as a pissed up (ie two shandies) window-smashing, burning dustbin-throwing thug, right?
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Azrael
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| fuck tripod.. i'll correct it later, gotta go study math and then a round of FOOTBALL with my old high school class. behave now. |
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Fingon
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Radagast wrote: | | Fingon wrote: | | british hooligans( ) |
I'll smash your town up good....oh wait, wrong side of the border.
You can all see Metalhead as a pissed up (ie two shandies) window-smashing, burning dustbin-throwing thug, right? |
i think i could take him, he's younger, smaller, skinnier, not to mention he was thinking of getting dreadlocks  |
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Eternal Idol
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Bah. I thought this was about REAL(American) Football! Soccer sucks. Pick the damn ball up! |
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Radagast
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Football! FOOTball, as in, hit the ball with your damnFOOT!
Crazy Yankees, i tells ya. |
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Anonymous
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Having played both I can say both games are great, in their own regard.
My soccer (football for the rest of the world) days were pretty competitive and netted me two knee surgeries on the blown right ACL. Not fun.
Playing touch football with 30+ folks on the weekends now and enjoying it tremendously.
Favorite European football team - Dynamo Kuiv from Ukraine all the way. |
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Adam
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| skullthrone of satan wrote: | | Bah. I thought this was about REAL(American) Football! Soccer sucks. Pick the damn ball up! |
We should start a REAL Football thread!!
I do like soccer, but America is too set in its ways, so soccer will never take here (see the MLS). |
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Eternal Idol
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| afeigel wrote: | | skullthrone of satan wrote: | | Bah. I thought this was about REAL(American) Football! Soccer sucks. Pick the damn ball up! |
We should start a REAL Football thread!!
I do like soccer, but America is too set in its ways, so soccer will never take here (see the MLS). |
MLS What a joke. Or the WUSA? I've thought of starting an American Football thread, but I don't think there's enough fans to warrant it. I think you, me, and Ken are the only ones who follow the sport. Plus my teams the Texans, and I'd rather not talk about that. Fuck Dom Capers in his stupid head. |
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deathkvlt
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Mexico will win the world cup!!!
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Anonymous
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| skullthrone of satan wrote: | | afeigel wrote: | | skullthrone of satan wrote: | | Bah. I thought this was about REAL(American) Football! Soccer sucks. Pick the damn ball up! |
We should start a REAL Football thread!!
I do like soccer, but America is too set in its ways, so soccer will never take here (see the MLS). |
MLS What a joke. Or the WUSA? I've thought of starting an American Football thread, but I don't think there's enough fans to warrant it. I think you, me, and Ken are the only ones who follow the sport. Plus my teams the Texans, and I'd rather not talk about that. Fuck Dom Capers in his stupid head. |
Huge football fan here (Go Browns), and playing some to (flag/touch, of course, at my age) |
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Dago
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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My team
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Azrael
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| i always thought you'd be an AC Milan or Inter fan... |
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Dago
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Azrael wrote: | | i always thought you'd be an AC Milan or Inter fan... |
HeHe! I lived in Rome for 5 years from the age of 6 to 11!!
That's when i became a Laziale!  |
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Adam
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| skullthrone of satan wrote: | | MLS What a joke. Or the WUSA? I've thought of starting an American Football thread, but I don't think there's enough fans to warrant it. I think you, me, and Ken are the only ones who follow the sport. Plus my teams the Texans, and I'd rather not talk about that. Fuck Dom Capers in his stupid head. |
Well, at least Dom Capers is gone now, and you're getting Reggie Bush, so its not all bad.
Besides, I'm an Eagles fan at heart, its been a rough year for me too. I like the Colts also (probably because I live in Indianapolis more than anything else), so thankfully, I've got something to watch for.
Are you from Texas? If so, you should be talking up the 'horns after that Rose Bowl performance. |
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Azrael
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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shame :/ i'm not a fan of neither Lazio nor Roma...
EDIT - and could you guys please create your own thread? we're trying to talk real sports here...  |
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Both sports are great, in their own right. From the one who actually got to play both of them.
I do not recall, but was it Porto or Benfica, my Dynamo Kuiv bounced out on their way to 1985 European Cup? |
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Eternal Idol
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| afeigel wrote: | | skullthrone of satan wrote: | | MLS What a joke. Or the WUSA? I've thought of starting an American Football thread, but I don't think there's enough fans to warrant it. I think you, me, and Ken are the only ones who follow the sport. Plus my teams the Texans, and I'd rather not talk about that. Fuck Dom Capers in his stupid head. |
Well, at least Dom Capers is gone now, and you're getting Reggie Bush, so its not all bad.
Besides, I'm an Eagles fan at heart, its been a rough year for me too. I like the Colts also (probably because I live in Indianapolis more than anything else), so thankfully, I've got something to watch for.
Are you from Texas? If so, you should be talking up the 'horns after that Rose Bowl performance. |
Yep, I'm a Texan born and bred. Man that Rose Bowl was a beautiful game. I was soooo sick of USC and all of the media homers saying The Horns didn't stand a chance. I'm glad Vince took that to heart. The look on the ESPN's analysts face after it was over was priceless. Plus, one of the best games in history. So much excitement.
As for Reggie Bush, you could put Lemmy himself behind that shoddy line and it wouldn't do any good. I want them to trade the pick and stock up on some players. |
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