News: Random Soccer News Thread

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  1. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Might be--last time I ran into Mike (not in the stadium) was at the New Albany post office as we were oth dropping off mail (no, I don't live in NA, but the post office is rather close to where my wife's folks are buried)...

    Edit: More research shows that he likely is, though the link is old.

    https://capitaloh.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/coaches/lapper?view=bio
     
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  2. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    I think Bill started that thread in 2009.
     
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  4. speedye1

    speedye1 Member+

    Dec 31, 2002
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  5. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. HectorM

    HectorM Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Pittsburgh

    It's completely true that Sepp didn't want Qatar to win the bid.

    He wanted the US to hold 2022, because of the money it would bring in. I think that 1994 is still, or was until recently, the highest grossing WC ever and 2022 figured to be the biggest cash bonanza ever conceived by his tiny little heart.

    In fact, a lot of people believed, then and now, that Sepp was blindsided by the vote. He, like everyone else, could count and everybody knew that Platini and the Euros had promised their votes to Sunil Gulati. Platini looked him in the eye, crossed his heart.

    But then the President of France leaned on him bigly, since Qatar was offering huge commercial contracts for France in return for Platini's support. Then they promised Platini that they would start a TV network, (BeIN) and pay big money for UEFA and French games, and also promised to buy PSG and turn it into a world power, boosting French football out of the dump.

    And they also probably directly bribed hell out of him personally. If they didn't, he would have been the only one. Jack Warner - President of CONCACAF, the confederation that was bidding against Qatar - got a reported $2 million, which is chump change compared to the $10 million he pocketed from South Africa.

    Anyway, Platini changed his vote and got the other UEFA ExCo members to do the same, but apparently, they kept it secret from Blatter. He was as surprised as anybody. The shock on his face when he opened the envelope was unmistakable.

    The US delegation was stunned as well. Bill Clinton, who was the honorary chairman and was at the announcement, was so angry that, reportedly, he went back to the hotel and threw something at a huge mirror, shattering it into a million pieces.

    A little while later, Qatar made a huge donation to the Clinton Foundation, and he never said another word about it.

    Nott even Chuck Blazer threatening to eat Sepp could change the vote.

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I totally forgot about the BeIN angle.

    Of course, in related news, Oliver Tse was absolutely ********ing convinced that BeIN would take Big East contract. No, not the *current* Big East, but the previous one that imploded a few years back.

    The rest of us? We're still laughing at that "prediction" along with everything else he predicted.

    How's that televised poker business going, Ollie?
     
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  8. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As for the rest of us, we're still laughing at Oliver Tse. What a maroon.

    He left the "annoying people with asinine opinions" business, moved to Las Vegas and was going to make his fortune as a tournament poker player. Somebody once claimed that over a two year period he won a total of $1100.

    I'd pay good money to see him sit down at a table with @puttputtfc . He'd be lucky to leave owning the clothes on his back.
     
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  9. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    $1100 won't let you sniff the toilets at some casinos.
     
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  10. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Freelance writing probably pays better than that over two years. Maybe not by much. but still better...and you aren't staking any money you already have.
     
  11. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    I'm not as harsh on my opponents as I once was. He'd keep his clothes.
     
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  12. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
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  13. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They could join the Big 10. There is precedence for that--ND in ice hockey and Johns Hopkins in lacrosse. They would be a solid addition and have a good geographic fit.
     
  14. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    My Akron connection says big east is the current favorite.
     
  15. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    This is also what I have heard. The Big Ten as a conference may not want the boat anchor that UA is as an institution, even as an associate member. Plus, their men's soccer conference is quite strong as it is.

    Wouldn't mind the Horizon League, just to make CSU v UA a bigger deal.
     
  16. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Other three true MAC schools with men's soccer are going to the MVC. Chicago State hasn't said anything.
     
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  17. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Update from today:
    St. Ignatius beat New Albany 2-0 in the state final.

    In D-III, Grandview Heights defeated Ottawa Hills 3-0.

    (The OHSAA scorebug used the same awful font the team uses.)
     
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  18. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tkey used tkat skitty font?? Tkat suchs for tke OKSAA. And tke kigk sckool hids.

    So, Grandview Keigkts beat Ottawa Kills.

    Loohs lihe Bexley is ckallenging Lima Skawnee in the D-II nigktcap.
     
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  19. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

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  20. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  21. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wonder how many CHS each team had.

    Copperplate Gothic was better. Hell, Wingdings might be better. (I kid on the second one, but I'll always associate Copperplate Gothic with the team.)
     
  22. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Big East it is

    https://gozips.com/news/2022/11/16/big-east-adds-akron-for-mens-soccer

    Speaking of college soccer, I'm watching the San Diego-Denver game on ESPN+ and started thinking "How bad is the NCAA Tournament gonna get overshadowed by the Christmastime World Cup?".

    Also, my grad school alma mater (CSU) open their tourney at Pitt tonight,.
     
  23. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Well, what else would the NCAA soccer tournament get overshadowed by?
     
  24. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    ...for the right to play Akron. Is this at Krenzler, or in the 'Burgh?
     
  25. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pittsburgh
     

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