The European football thread

**Goofle** · 02-01-2013, 10:47 AM

I'm sure he will be getting millions in sponsership deals but it is great of him.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-01-2013, 12:05 PM

Agreed. Just disappointed he went to PSG but I'm sure Skeletor made him do it.

Trollheart · 02-05-2013, 04:34 AM

This is just disgraceful. How many clubs are going to lose staff/players (quite rightly) due to prosecutions or allegations of collusion, and how damaging for the game is this going to be? Greed, to paraphrase Gordon Gecko, is NOT good.

Europol: 380 matches fixed across Europe - RTÉ Sport

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-05-2013, 12:53 PM

Well said TH. Who knows to what extent matches were fixed though? Could be anything from how many corner kicks will be won in the game all the way to the correct scoreline.

EDIT - I just read the article sorry:

Quote:

the results of over 380 football matches across Europe were fixed.

If there was one match I ever really did believe was fixed, it was Chelsea vs Barcelona back in 2009. Chelsea were well and truly robbed, that match proved to me there is corruption in football.

Anybody found guilty of match fixing should be banned from the sport for life.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-05-2013, 05:00 PM

Not for long mate Lewandowski is off to Bayern.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-10-2013, 09:38 PM

Madrid vs United on Wednesday.

This game is going to be emotional

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-11-2013, 05:13 PM

Jose Mourinho says world is waiting for Real Madrid against Manchester United | Real Madrid Football News, Fixtures, Results, Table | Sky Sports

Quote:

"It is the match the world is waiting for," said Mourinho who met with Ferguson before United's win over Everton.

"The world is not waiting for other matches in the Champions League, so I hope we can give the world what they are waiting for."

Well said Jose. Who really wants to see Chelsea vs Man. City or PSG vs Anzhi? Nobody. That's who.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-11-2013, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

Who really wants to see Chelsea vs Man. City or PSG vs Anzhi?

UEFA so they can prolong this stupid competition and milk it for all it's worth.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-11-2013, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

stupid competition

Best competition in football.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-11-2013, 05:22 PM

When it becomes champion vs champion in a knockout format THEN it'll be the best competition in the world.

At the moment it's just a bloated mess where half the games are meaningless.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Agreed. Just disappointed he went to PSG but I'm sure Skeletor made him do it.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Not for long mate Lewandowski is off to Bayern.

02-10-2013, 09:38 PM	#76 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Madrid vs United on Wednesday. This game is going to be emotional