I just hope we get a complete washout of the old nomenklatura ruling our soccer. Starting with Tavecchio, 70 something years old president of the Federcalcio - a real embarassment for the country, a guy who makes public jokes about women and blacks - continuing with an inept coach, and ending with a bunch of boiled up and overrated players, especially the "old guard". We need younger players, we need younger people and possibly former players (like Albertini) at the head of the Federcalcio, and we need a coach with top teams experience - Conte with more or less the same guys reached the Euro quarterfinals in which we went out at penalties.
http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/11...-return-in-the-works-for-fernando-torres/amp/ Dude has 18 months left in his contract. Only played in three matches and Diego Acosta enters squad in January. If all DCU had to do was cover his wages, would bringing over Fernando Torres be the 15-20 goal forward we need? Edit: Google says £3.5M or $4.6M per year.
Lynch me if you want but the US won't be missed except by the teams who hoped to get drawn into the same group. A World Cup without Italy is like Sophia Loren without Ta Tas.
Man, the US should put together a nice little consolation tournament next summer - like the NIT in college basketball. Get some “meaningful” games with a mini tournament, USA Italy Holland Ghana Chilie Etc.
Anyway, this is the world cup of the (negative ) surprises: Italy out, Holland out (after the Euro also), USA out, Cameroun out, Ghana out, Chile out, Ivory coast out; not sure whether I am forgetting some others, but this already a pretty good bunch
I would love it if Zlatan ditched his international retirement and came back for Sweden in the World Cup. I think I would root for them if so.
If you liked that one you'll love Clark Wait until you watch Clark muff a couple then you'll really be pissed.
I was already pissed at the end of the season. Seeing a general idea of how much roster spending could increase and the issues the FO should be pushing MLS brass to do piss me off even more.
Should it happen, the trophy would be easy, a wooden cask to hold a huge quantity of whine and a big silk bag full of second guesses. IMHO this would be like running the soap box derby opposite the Daytona 500.
You drank my urine sample???? The hint of calamata olives and feta cheese in the bouquet should have tipped you off.
The Italian government made "Il canto degli Italiani" (the national anthem you hear before every Italy game) the OFFICIAL national anthem of the country - so far it was holding a "temporary" status - for 71 long years. I guess better late than never