Football Thread

[Bada-Bing!]

Mbappé doing his annual extracting more
From PSG. I am pretty sure it’s another ploy and he’ll end up staying and signing an even bigger contract.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Wigan has been served winding up papers. Unless you are a huge commercial brand it seems sport is going to be a tough place to survive.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Wigan has been served winding up papers. Unless you are a huge commercial brand it seems sport is going to be a tough place to survive.

Wigan Athletic: HMRC lodges winding-up petition against League One club

His Majesty's Revenue & Customs lodges a winding-up petition against Wigan Athletic over unpaid tax bills, with a hearing date of 26 July.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yah.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Good, but expected win for England. Pleased that TAA was tried in midfield and had his hand in two of the goals and scored. Hopefully gets another chance tomorrow night v NM. Ideally, Southgate would play a box midfield like Pep, Klopp and Arteta do v the big sides. Would like to see Stones step up from centre back and push Jude and another - no doubt Southgate will choose Rice, but would prefer Foden there.

Scotland bringing Haaland back down to earth with a very good win away. 3 wins out of 3. Should at least finish second in the group assuming they can keep results ticking along.

Wales - oh dear v Armenia. Lots of unhappy Welsh fans pointing the blame at Page.

ROI - poor defeat v Greece won't help them get out of their q. group containing Netherlands and France.

NI - lost to Denmark.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Finally the 3 Amigos I wanted to see of Rashford, Kane and Saka start and score in the first half.

Edit:
7-0 in the end. Completely dominated NM. Saka MOTM with a hat-trick. His second being the pick of them.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

England become European under 21 Champions without conceding a goal whole tournament.

Edit: Great double save at end by Trafford from the late penalty. That is what is needed at Senior level in the shootouts at Euros and World Cup.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Which of England's Euro U21 winners could step up?

England U21s are European champions, but which of them might step up, possibly to help the senior side achieve Euros glory next summer?

www.bbc.co.uk

Colwill definitely even if he doesn’t start for Chelsea next season regularly. Not like Maguire is for Man U unless he moves.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Very sad listening to Gary Neville interview Dele Ali. Always have so much respect to guys who come out and speak about this kind of stuff. Thankfully it sounds like he’s in a lot better place now and hopefully he can get back to his best for Everton next season.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

The sports washing of Saudi Arabia continuing a pace with the signing of many a player and paying them silly money - now potentially Henderson going to Gerrard managed club and possibly Fabinho. No doubt part and parcel trying to getting a World Cup bid ready.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Harry Maguire stripped of Manchester United captaincy by Erik ten Hag

Harry Maguire has revealed that he has been stripped of the Manchester United captaincy by Erik ten Hag

www.theguardian.com

About time.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

West Ham fail with Harry Maguire loan offer and £45m Palhinha bid

West Ham have had a loan offer for Harry Maguire dismissed by Manchester United and a £45m bid for João Palhinha turned away by Fulham

www.theguardian.com

Probably not a good idea to offer a loan deal for a player when other clubs know they have £105m burning a hole in their pocket.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

New Zealand stun Norway at Women's World Cup

Watch highlights as co-hosts New Zealand earn their first-ever Women's World Cup victory - beating Norway 1-0 thanks to Hannah Wilkinson's second-half strike.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Mbappé doing his annual extracting more
From PSG. I am pretty sure it’s another ploy and he’ll end up staying and signing an even bigger contract.

Saudi club putting in a €300m bid for him. Absolutely obscene. I’m losing interest in a sport that’s totally lost any sense of reality.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Saudi club putting in a €300m bid for him. Absolutely obscene. I’m losing interest in a sport that’s totally lost any sense of reality.

Apparently that's just for one season, plus wages as well before he goes free to Real Madrid. Yeh, Saudi buying up a load of European talent with their oil money to sports wash their image and in the long term buy hosting the World Cup after Qatar.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

South Korea spoiling a German World Cup might be the best tradition in sport.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

South Korea spoiling a German World Cup might be the best tradition in sport.

Shame they are can’t be at next year's Euros. Still, big pressure on Germany to perform at home.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

You’ve got to love penalty shootouts….. when your team’s not involved.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Rapinoe coming on to play terribly and then missing a pk is just great.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

And Sweden win on VAR.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

England v Nigeria at 8.30am. Good luck Gals.