Mexico's Football Related Random Thoughts Thread - Volumen Cincuenta Dos

Philip J. Fry · Jun 25, 2020

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Refs literally stole the game from Manchester City today and handed the trophy to Liverpool. Also, in my opinion, the Premier League season should have ceased and they should have declared it a lost season with no champion, fair to everyone. They should not have re-started the campaign again only to try and reward one team while putting hundreds if not thousands of lives at risk in the process. The whole thing is deplorable.
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Liverpool was 20+ points ahead of everyone (and are 23 ahead of City right now) when everything stopped. If they were going to suspend the season, giving the trophy to Liverpool would've been more than fair. Nobody was going to beat them to the punch. Ever.

Kaney · Jun 25, 2020

Colima24 said: ↑

Refs literally stole the game from Manchester City today and handed the trophy to Liverpool. Also, in my opinion, the Premier League season should have ceased and they should have declared it a lost season with no champion, fair to everyone. They should not have re-started the campaign again only to try and reward one team while putting hundreds if not thousands of lives at risk in the process. The whole thing is deplorable.
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Salty tears...

Paul Calixte · Jun 25, 2020

So TUDN got what they wanted: a glorified Interliga

But I'm not gonna lie: having América, Pumas and Cruz Azul in the same group of this Copa GNP is pretty sick.

Colima24 · Jun 25, 2020

Paul Calixte said: ↑

So TUDN got what they wanted: a glorified Interliga

But I'm not gonna lie: having América, Pumas and Cruz Azul in the same group of this Copa GNP is pretty sick.
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America v Atlas
Toluca v Mazatlan

America v Mazatlan - Final

sidspaceman · Jun 25, 2020

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LGRod · Jun 25, 2020

@Colima24 El futbol perdio hoy.

sidspaceman · Jun 25, 2020

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Rafael Hernandez · Jun 25, 2020

sidspaceman said: ↑

CONCACAF voted for Aus/NZ bid. Just so you know how their relationship is. https://t.co/tFVft9gKLc
— Juan Arango (@JuanG_Arango) June 25, 2020

But in 4 years they want a combined Copa
America.
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Can't believe there was no Mexican voting but they had a representative from the Turks and Caicos!

sidspaceman · Jun 25, 2020

Can’t believe that Sunil has a vote even though he hasn’t been the nad fed prez for an few years now.

sidspaceman · Jun 26, 2020

CAMPIONE, CAMPIONE pic.twitter.com/LuVNEDp9XQ
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) June 25, 2020

Paul Calixte · Jun 26, 2020

sidspaceman said: ↑

Can’t believe that Sunil has a vote even though he hasn’t been the nad fed prez for an few years now.
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Weird FIFA politics...the same way that Montagliani resigned as president of Canada Soccer about a year after he won the Concacaf presidency.

sidspaceman · Jun 26, 2020

FIFA have confirmed that European and South American World Cup qualifiers will return in September.

The format will remain the same.

Other regions are yet to confirm their start date.

Each confederation has until the summer of 2022 to decide it’s representatives.
— Simon Edwards (@SimonEdwardsSAF) June 26, 2020

Paul Calixte · Jun 26, 2020

So with that, and Conmebol not getting the extra week in June 2021, I'm thinking the matchdays will happen on (2 per month as always):

Sep 2020
Oct 2020
Nov 2020

Mar 2021
Jun 2021 (2 WCQ before the Copa América)
Sep 2021
Oct 2021
Nov 2021

Mar 2022

I'm down (at this point, I'll take int'l football however I can get it), but right now there's a good chance the first two games will have to be before empty stadia or at neutral venues elsewhere. No, not the US @sidspaceman - it would have to be Europe, since unlike here, those countries have embraced the radical idea that pandemics should be taken seriously.

sidspaceman · Jun 26, 2020

England just the other day.

rich loc · Jun 26, 2020

LGRod said: ↑

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He knew.

SixKick · Jun 26, 2020

rich loc said: ↑

He knew.
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I mean hell, who wouldn't be curious for a feel?

sidspaceman · Jun 26, 2020

Fifa's technical evaluation report on Colombia's bid to host the #WWC2023 "did a lot of damage," according to Football Federation President Ramón Jesurún, who also blasted Concacaf for "not believing in us."

"They said a lot of things about us that weren't true," argued Jesurún.
— Carl Worswick (@cworswick) June 26, 2020

sidspaceman · Jun 26, 2020

Three Concacaf-related changes to Int’l Calendar affecting WC 2022 qualifying: 1. no games in Sept. 2020; 2. 4 games instead of 2 (over extra week) in June 2021; 3. Intercontinental playoffs moved to June 2022 from March 2022. (Proviso: Covid-19 might dictate other changes.) https://t.co/ALcHvPasvk
— Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) June 25, 2020

sidspaceman · Jun 27, 2020

Today is the last day Fox Sports broadcasts European club soccer. I'm thinking of Dermot McQuarrie, a pioneer who brought European soccer to Fox Sports World many years ago and helped build a US audience to grow the sport here.
— Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) June 27, 2020

Kind of a sad day indeed.

I remember when it was Fox Soccer Channel with Max Betros.

Serg33 · Jun 27, 2020

NWSL game...and the starting line up for both teams took a knee during the national anthem....

Serg33 · Jun 27, 2020

sidspaceman said: ↑

Today is the last day Fox Sports broadcasts European club soccer. I'm thinking of Dermot McQuarrie, a pioneer who brought European soccer to Fox Sports World many years ago and helped build a US audience to grow the sport here.
— Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) June 27, 2020

Kind of a sad day indeed.

I remember when it was Fox Soccer Channel with Max Betros.
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So who is getting the rights to broadcast?

sidspaceman · Jun 27, 2020

ESPN got the Bundesliga.