Soccer, sports and politics (R)

But can those other 4 teams win on a cold Tuesday night in Luton?

 

Women's soccer is going to rake in tons because they're the team most closely associated with women's sports the way gridiron is associated with men's sports. I think bball might stand a chance, but IMO there are too many Amber Reeses and not enough Caitlin Clarks involved... woso is Whiter.
The SEC doesn't sanction men's soccer anyway.

 

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Just sh*t at football pic.twitter.com/8sY0mqNCvK

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) December 7, 2023

 

Womens college basketball is third behind football and men's basketball in NIL earnings, women's soccer isn't even in the top 10

SI link

 

Yeah, the women's NCAA bball tourney continues to gain eyeballs every year. When I see a women's NCAA soccer game on Fox Sports 57, there ain't many ppl in the stands. Women's volleyball even sells out at certain achools.

 

So refereeing is not the only $hity thing...

Harry Maguire has won more Premier League Player of the Month awards (1) than Kevin De Bruyne (0).

🎖️🤯 pic.twitter.com/uTxBuCtr2L

— EPL Bible (@EPLBible) December 8, 2023

 

Rick Scott tackling 'Merica's toughest issues

The fight over the College Football Playoff selection committee’s decision to snub undefeated Florida State University and pick the University of Alabama is spilling into the Senate, pitting Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) against his Republican colleagues from Alabama.

Scott, who attended the Florida State Seminoles’ last national championship victory in 2013 when he was governor, is demanding full transparency on the selection committee’s decision to bump Florida State from the national playoffs in favor of Alabama, which lost to Texas earlier in the season.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4348844-college-football-playoffs-senate/amp/

 

Piece a cake!

 

In a way that makes sense because KdB is so consistent. Consistency brings player of the year honors.

To win player of the month you need to be at least a bit inconsistent.

 

Good natured slagging

Top shithousery from both Sweden and England fans as they chant about each other 😂🤝 pic.twitter.com/twHjXCHUIz

— footyshithouse (@F00tyShithouse) November 24, 2023

 

He is not wrong.

 

Just finished watching Oregon State-Notre Dame in the men’s soccer semifinals, my son is an OSU student so he got me into it.

And I knew this already, but was reminded just how ********ing stupid college soccer is. Endless subbing, clock counting down, lots of time wasting since there are no stoppages. I feel like auria here, but could they at least try to play the game the way it’s meant to be played? Such a joke.

 

The account is TROLL football. The whole point is to be ridiculous and inspire outraged takes.

 

Good tip from someone who knows a lot about ridiculousness...ness and performance outrage!

 

They'll probably go away if we all tell them the game doesn't need any more levity...

 

Watching the MLS Cup final, and wtf is Twellman on about with something not being a handball if it goes off the player’s chest first? Is there some obscure aspect to that rule I don’t know about? Or is it just Twellman being Twellman?

 

The handball rule is becoming more and more obscure. Havertz got a goal disallowed after the ball hit his hand about 3 times. The commentator suggested if his colleague had got the last touch the goal may have stood.

 

Go Crew!

 

According to the Premier League guidelines that were released ahead of the 2020/21 season, a deflection is only taken into account if it makes a clear difference to the ball striking the player's hand or arm, assuming the arm is extended in an 'unnatural' position. Furthermore, should the ball deflect off a player and then onto their own arm or hand, this should not automatically be given as a penalty.

 

Yeah like you said…that’s pretty obscure. Especially with the open-ended language of the “automatically.” That’s about as clear as mud.

 

I’ve barely watched MLS year, this Crew team is really fun to watch as a neutral.

 

Sweet goal

The goal that sent Notre Dame to the national title game. pic.twitter.com/ZdxWl3yeKr

— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) December 9, 2023