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Re: World Soccer
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:32 am
by FannOLax
And Spurs are still in it!
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:38 am
by Matnum PI
for now. Kane's injury is more serious than hoped, right?
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:55 am
by FannOLax
He's almost certainly out through the end of this season. Funny thing is, the team's league performance this year has been clearly better without him.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:27 pm
by Brooklyn
New soccer stadium in St Paul:
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/04/1 ... ew-stadium
Stadium will debut tomorrow in the late season snow storm we just had. Thankfully, no tax dollars were used to build it but public monies were used in changing the neighborhood so that the place could be accomodated. It's a complete waste of money as traffic in that area is very congested and parking is limited. Because of this, we expect more car accidents and other problems. I lived about 5 blocks away from the stadium site for several years and know how bad the traffic problem was before it was created and cringe at the thought as to how much worse it will get. On top of all that, Alliance Field only hold 19,000 fans. The new football stadium in Minneapolis drew crowds of 35,000 for the team. So why on earth create a needless stadium that will generate fewer profits and create bigger problems???
Bunch of wealthy elitist SOB's.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:01 pm
by Matnum PI
I'm curious to hear the answers.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:44 pm
by 6x6
Brooklyn wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:27 pm
New soccer stadium in St Paul:
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/04/1 ... ew-stadium
Stadium will debut tomorrow in the late season snow storm we just had. Thankfully, no tax dollars were used to build it but public monies were used in changing the neighborhood so that the place could be accomodated. It's a complete waste of money as traffic in that area is very congested and parking is limited. Because of this, we expect more car accidents and other problems. I lived about 5 blocks away from the stadium site for several years and know how bad the traffic problem was before it was created and cringe at the thought as to how much worse it will get. On top of all that, Alliance Field only hold 19,000 fans. The new football stadium in Minneapolis drew crowds of 35,000 for the team. So why on earth create a needless stadium that will generate fewer profits and create bigger problems???
Bunch of wealthy elitist SOB's.
The capacity of their new stadium is on par with other soccer specific stadiums built for MLS teams.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of ... s#Stadiums
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:40 am
by Brooklyn
That much is true. But US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis drew FAR larger crowds, generated much more money to the team and metropolitan area, was far more accessible, caused far less traffic disruption, and would have been a better venue for an all star or championship game.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:02 pm
by FannOLax
Oh Tottenham, we love you.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:31 am
by Matnum PI
Tottenham-Ajax... I dunno.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:42 am
by FannOLax
Ajax-Tottenham: two surprise semi-finalists who have a tradition (and present reality) of attacking footie... Barcelona have to be favorites to win the Cup, but I wouldn't bet money on them.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 10:00 pm
by FannOLax
Wow. Bloody wow! Oh Tottenham we love you!
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 10:52 pm
by Matnum PI
Crazy...
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 5:54 pm
by ardilla secreta
Two incredible comebacks on consecutive days and now we have an all-England finals. Liverpool vs Spurs in Champions League and Arsenal vs Chelsea in Europa League.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 3:21 pm
by FannOLax
The double all-English certainly speaks well of England's Premier League, but also makes the continental tourneys seem less international, more mundane. I could write a lot about two London teams (and their fans) having to go to Baku (what country is that in, again, please?) to play a game, but instead I'll just say that with the lax result on Memorial Day I've had already enough disappointment for one week... as if that could possibly help my beloved footie team.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 6:24 pm
by Matnum PI
Bottomline, for all intents and purposes, only 10 or so teams have a real shot of playing in the Champions League Final. Since 3-4 Are English teams, not so surprising.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:30 pm
by FannOLax
Hmmm, before the first ball was kicked, one would have said Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid from Spain; Liverpool and Man City from England; Bayern Munich and Juventus. That's seven, plus maybe Man United (nobody predicted how Mourinho would get fired, and lots of pedigree), Paris St German and maybe Dortmund. I don't think anyone would have predicted Tottenham or Ajax, and if it had to be two teams from the same country that country probably would have been Spain. Ajax losing at home to Real Madrid then winning 1-4 in Madrid was absolutely stunning, while after the first semi-final legs Ajax and Barcelona looked certain to meet in the final. So I'd say that the entire tournament has been very surprising! Only with the benefit of handsight can you say two English teams in the final is not so surprising... but what do I know??
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 12:48 pm
by Matnum PI
I agree. It's been crazy. I'm just saying that it's not like every euro club is competing.
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 1:23 pm
by FannOLax
Not that I generally gave much sympathy for that red lot, but not being able to bring a key player because Baku's country doesn't recognize the player's country is preposterous. The UEFA should have stepped in, said "Let him in or we move the game to Wembley." But I guess the bribes had already been paid so the die was cast...
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 10:47 pm
by Matnum PI
Re: World Soccer
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:14 pm
by FannOLax
Ack, such a paucity of quality footy, so much mediocrity in the ECL final; Liverpool v Tottenham @ Anfield was so much better... The bloody week of finishing second....