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ontd_footballNews
- KNVB EN BLIND UIT ELKAARBlind got the sack. The Netherlands are looking for another NT manager
- UEFA Nations League: all you need to know It's too early to read and understand this information this morning.
- What do Europe's football fans eat? at half time. NGL, fifteen minutes aren't enough, so I eat nothing until the game is done
- Neymar gives Messi lift on private jet as you do!
Summary: WC Qualification in Europe
A tale of the tape
England 2-0 Lithuania
How is Jermain Defoe so wee? Anyway, this game took place after the tragedy at Westminister. This was the minute's silence that the English do well
I'm not going to spend too much time on this game, but basically, Southgate brought back Jermaine Defoe from the wilderness into the national side. The boy in front of Defoe is Bradley Lowrey, a five-year-old with terminal cancer. Defoe is his favourite player and they seem to have a bond. Joe Hart was named captain of the match, but he allowed Defoe to lead the country out
The game was so-so. Lithuania came to gum up the works, I wasn't mad. Lallana did well
What was encouraging about this England side was that Southgate actually picked players based on form, not team. So to see players from Sunderland, Burnley, Middlesborough on the NT was nice
Defoe seemed to be a popular guy on the team. Southgate said some interesting things (telling England to get off the island in the week that Theresa May triggers Brexit is especially ironic. But eh)
Luxemberg 1- 3 France
Luxemberg did better than I thought, tbh
"I know when that hotline bling..."
Back of the net!
Azerbaijan 1- 4 Germany
How short is no 18? How ill does that no. 9 look?
Why is Özil there on the NT when he's supposedly ill?
Schurle got a brace. Mueller finished up
No, seriously, what's with him?
Northern Ireland 2- 0 Norway
I expected Norway to put up more of a fight, tbh
But it's nice seeing the home nations doing well. Hope your reunfication goes well, NI. Run away, run away from Brexit
Scotland 1- 0 Slovenia
Chris Martin scored the only goal in the game! The Scots head coach has been under pressure, and Scotland had to win. I have things to say about Chris Martin, but you know what? I'mma let it cook
I really thought Slovenia would have tied. They are a strong team in this group
OP: Done! Cheers, jeers, etc., you know the drill! Nice to be back in my bed, with working internet!
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Date: 2017-03-27 08:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-03-27 10:41 am (UTC)BTW, #9 of Germany aka Shirley looks like that because he has no eyebrows. #18 of Germany is Kimchi. He's around 5'9 but looks tiny because he's in a row with Mario Gomez, Mats and Leno who are all at least 6'1.
Bug Eyes always gets called up (he's a fave of Jogi's, for good reason) but I guess he was too sick to play.
i was travelling
Date: 2017-03-27 10:59 am (UTC)Re: i was travelling
Date: 2017-03-27 11:01 am (UTC)I went to Germany for the friendly, right?
Date: 2017-03-27 11:09 am (UTC)So we had to be moving from pillar to post, and then we had bad sausages and were sick for most of the time (my partner more than I to be fair). Got to the friendly (barely), and had to leave early.
But I'm back!
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Date: 2017-03-27 11:16 am (UTC)places get so crowded at half time
Date: 2017-03-27 11:21 am (UTC)RE: places get so crowded at half time
Date: 2017-03-27 11:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-03-29 08:13 am (UTC)Hmmm pie
Date: 2017-03-29 08:14 am (UTC)Re: Hmmm pie
Date: 2017-03-29 08:24 am (UTC)There was quite a hubbub before the 2006 World Cup because FIFA thought it would be a reasonable policy to allow only Budweiser to be sold in and around the stadium. I guess if there was anything that could have made German fans boycott the matches in the stadium, that would have done it.
In the end there was a compromise, allowing Bitburger to be sold as well. In return they allowed Budweiser to be advertised as "Bud", which they normally cannot do because it's "too phonetically similar" to "Bit".
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Date: 2017-03-28 03:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-03-28 04:18 pm (UTC)