"Six and the City." The Other Teams' Thread [R]

Well they had $ from selling Kun and Forlan but supposedly a middle person actually bought Falcao's transfer rights and they are maybe only paying his wages. Weird deal but a great addition to La Liga at the end of the summer transfer window.

Or did you mean the singer?

 

Maaan, both of their cases are so sad! It's unbelievable what they have to go through!

 

Well this paints a pretty bad picture, after they unsurprisingly lost to LA Galaxy:


http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/ne...ccer-new-york-red-bulls-sunk-team-dysfunction

 

Update: FIFA Club World Cup

AFC Champions League Final
Jeonju - Jeonjuseong

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-2 Al-Sadd Club
after extra time
1-0 : Eninho 17'
1-1 : Sim Woo-Yeon (o.g.) 30'
1-2 : Keïta 61'
2-2 : Lee Seung-Hyun 90+2'

Al-Sadd wins 4-2 on penalties
0-1 Niang scores
1-1 Eninho scores
1-2 Al Haidos scores
Kim Dong-Chan saved by Mohamed
Lee Jung-Soo hits crossbar
Park Won-Jae saved by Mohamed
1-3 Majid scores
2-3 Kim Sang-Sik scores
2-4 Belhadj scores

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CAF Champions League Final
Wydad AC (Morocco) -v- Espérance ST (Tunisia)
First leg in Casablanca: Sunday 6 November
Second leg in Tunis: Saturday 12 November



J-League with three rounds remaining:
1. Kashiwa Reysol ...... 65 ... +20
2. Gamba Osaka ....... 63 ... +24
3. Nagoya Grampus ... 62 ... +26

2011 FIFA Club World Cup
OFC: Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
CONCACAF: CF Monterrey (Mexico)
UEFA: FC Barcelona (Spain)
CONMEBOL: Santos FC (Brazil)
AFC: Al-Sadd (Qatar)
CAF: (12 November)
J-League: (3 December) ​

 

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my moneys on Auckland City.

 

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I wasn't able to watch the game so I'll bow to your saying that Jeonbuk outplayed their opposition.
But on the surface a team that is hosting a one off final in front of their own supporters, scores an own goal, requires a goal two minutes into injury time to send the game into extra time and finally has two of their spot kicks saved (the second one brilliantly) doesn't deserve to lift the trophy.

 

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Agree.
And 1 game final where one team gets to play at home = mickey mouse.

 

It's not like Atletico has scrub players either. It's puzzling how they consistently underachieve.

 

Slick stuff!

Aragones and Jose in one city

 

i bet he hates wearing those all whites

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOwPydD5dvM&feature=player_embedded"]Gol de Tino Costa en el Levante-Valencia filmado desde el Gol de Orriols - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Congrats to Espérance ST of Tunisia on winning the CAF (African) Champions League. Harrison Afful's goal in the 21st minute was enough to defeat Morocco's Wydad AC 1-0 in Tunis following last week's goalless draw in Casablanca.


J-League resumes next weekend with three rounds still to play:
1. Kashiwa Reysol ...... 65 ... +20
2. Gamba Osaka ....... 63 ... +24
3. Nagoya Grampus ... 62 ... +26

2011 FIFA Club World Cup
OFC: Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
CONCACAF: CF Monterrey (Mexico)
UEFA: FC Barcelona (Spain)
CONMEBOL: Santos FC (Brazil)
AFC: Al-Sadd (Qatar)
CAF: Espérance ST (Tunisia)
J-League: (3 December) ​

 

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Host country has been awarded a representive since the 2007 tournament.
In both 2007 and 2008 since the Asian champion came from the host country (Japan) the AFC spot was awarded to the AFC CL runner-up (to avoid a country having two teams in the tournament).
2009 and 2010 each had the UAE league champion participate in the CWC (Al-Ahli and Al-Wahda, respectively).

 

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Well it is unfair, but I guess the tourney wasn't generating enough money without the hosts involved. I would also point-out that Santos and Barca getting byes to the 3rd round is highly unfair, but this is just a cash grab for FIFA. Not intended to be fair.

 

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The calendar is more of a reason why the tournament isn't "fair" than anything else. There's simply not enough room for the tournament to last longer than two weeks given when each confederation plays its final.
Barcelona had a tough enough time trying to reschedule the two domestic games they were due to play between December 13-18.

 

Big game (as in meaningful, results not yet a given) is Portugal hosting Bosnia with a 0-0 deadlock in the first game. Portugal heavily favored but 1 away goal from Bosnia would certainly make things interesting. 10 Eastern, 1 PST.

The other 3 Euro 2012 qualifiers are mostly done deals unless Montenegro can scratch back to at home hosting Czech Rep.

Croatia and Ireland are both at home with 3 and 4 goal leads so those legs seem well and truly over.

In WC qualifiers I guess the big question is whether Argentina can get some mojo back playing at Colombia. Also will Alexis Sanchez play as Chile host Paraguay.

Finally, USA USA USA up 3-1 in Slovenia for a friendly at HT. Buddle, Dempsey and Altidore (PK).

 

Argentina losing again at halftime. 1-nil to Colombia.
Argentina is lucky that 6 South American teams will qualify for the next World Cup. If it was 4 or 5, like in the past, they would be in serious trouble.

Uruguay wins 1-nil in Italy in a friendly. Best team in CONMEBOL now clearly. Could we see a repeat of the 1950 World cup final 3 years from now??

 

Colombia are more athletic and certainly look more dangerous.

Also...Spain is losing 2-0 to Costa Rica at halftime.

 

Spain literally does not care at all about friendlies anymore, it seems