PBP: Other Leagues/Tournaments Catch-All Thread

Chicago have a sell-on clause by any chance? If they do they're gonna get paid, the guy is tearing it up for Aston Villa at the moment:

SUPER-SUB JHON DURÁN PUTS VILLA AHEAD AGAINST BAYERN FROM DISTANCE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Dn53Tsg55Y

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 2, 2024

 

Don't forget Hwang in Boem (ex whitecap) also played today for feyernood

 

Julian Carranza (Miami, Philadelphia) played today for Feyenoord too.

 

His MLS experience got a shoutout on the BBC highlights show as an example of what MLS is trying to do with South American players, with Almiron as the other example.

I did take umbrage when the expert called them "the historic" Chicago Fire, ironically. I have pointed out on X that the Fire are 13 years older than RB Leipzig.

 

This probably needs its own 2025 Champions Cup thread, but the first three Central American teams have qualified: Real Esteli from Nicaragua, Herediano from Costa Rica and Antigua from Guatemala; this also means that either El Salvador or Honduras will be shut out of the tournament next year depending on who wins the playoff game between Aguila and Motagua. Costa Rica can potentially send three teams depending on results tonight and later this month.

On the Carribean side, it's looking like it's going to be two Jamaican (Group A) and two Dominican teams (Group B) in the semifinals unless Real Hope from Haiti can play spoilers in Group A; if it does fall that way, then either country is guaranteed at least one participant as the top 3 teams make it to the Cup.

 

Is there a Guatemala that plays in Antigua?

 

Sacramento keep scoring first and then dropping points by conceding weird goals against the run of play when playing away.

San Antonio's equalizer came from a center back making a long, almost unopposed solo run, and they just went ahead on a fluky own-goal when what should have been a routine clearance ended up getting sliced into the roof of the net.

 

Undefeated Orlando Pride hosting 2nd-place Washington Spirit. A win would give Orlando the NWSL Shield with three games to spare.

 

2-0 win for Orlando, they win their first ever trophy.

 

Viewers watch this!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Q069tsxXti

— Enzo's 8th wife (@Debisicool) October 7, 2024

 

Mickey Mouse league.

 

The "Football As Its Meant To Be" tag line at the end is *chef's kiss*

 

Maybe the irony is that they have been utter dreck for most of their 27 years?

 

GB gearing up to crush the US in flag football at the next Olympics:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/07/taylor-swift-uk-flag-football-olympic-us

 

Levi Colwill just made the most amazing save off the line for England v Greece after Pickford was caught in possession 25 years out.

 

New Zealand leading Tahiti 1-0 at halftime in World Cup qualifying. The game is being played in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

 

Name may ring a bell for some of you...Joevin Jones scored for Trinidad and Tobago this evening in Nations League (they still tied Cuba 2-2 though).

 

Chris Wood heads a corner back across the goal and into the net.

New Zealand 2-0 Tahiti

 

Ben Waine scores in the 88th to force the scoreboard guy to climb up the ladder once again.

New Zealand 3-0 Tahiti

 

I'm going to take a punt that New Zealand will win the qualifying group.

 

Probably a safe bet. An even safer bet would be to say that Sāmoa will not win the group

 

Halftime in Port Vila

Vanuatu 2-0 Sāmoa

 

Sāmoa actually pulls one back

Vanuatu 2-1 Sāmoa

Followed by an almost immediate response

Vanuatu 3-1 Sāmoa

 

Bong Kalo hits one in from long range in added time while the keeper was out of the goal.

Vanuatu 4-1 Sāmoa

 

So close to a double Bong (Kalo) hit, but he heads it just over the bar.

And it's game over.