The Football News Thread 2022/23

[Lupo]

Sean Bean ain't gonna be happy

 

[SSB]

Former Chelsea and Newcastle player, Christian Atsu believed to be trapped in the rubble of a building that collapsed in Turkey today following an Earthquake

Hopefully the news he’s been found alive is true.

 

[leedswolf]

Hopefully the news he’s been found alive is true.

Apparently he's been found alive and has been admitted to hospital

 

[leedswolf]

From the football community fb page

 

[Kenny]

2030 World Cup Bids either in or expected to be put forward soon

Argentina, Uruguay, Chile & Paraguay

Spain, Portugal & Ukraine

Saudi, Greece & Egypt

 

[Johnny75]

You would think it would be Spain or Argentina.

Cant be having it in Saudi so soon after Qatar.

 

[Kenny]

Saudi did recently order a lot of brown Envelopes from Staples recently....

Any of the 3 bids are gits for travelling around. I suppose with nearly every Country getting to play in the World Cup by then giving 3 or 4 Nations a free pass is easy to do

 

[Johnny75]

How did the Ukraine fit in with the Spain/ Portugal bid?

No way they'll have finished rebuilding the country by then.

 

[Kenny]

How did the Ukraine fit in with the Spain/ Portugal bid?

No way they'll have finished rebuilding the country by then.

Spain/Portugal going for the sympathy vote probably. Guess the Ukraine will be involved in a smallest way possible but its a way for the footballing community to ensure they get to take part in a major tournament (presume everyone thinks they will fail to get to the next World Cup)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Argentina/Uruguay etc for the centenary.

 

[Tredman]

Neom completion date is likely to be 2027/28. Can see Saudi wanting it to fit...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I think Saudi and the other sovereign state lot might just be a bit fucked up by the City case.

 

[HanDoJin]

Has to be Uruguay/ Argentina. Please, please take the game to countries with an actual football culture

 

[Lupo]

They had mentioned holding it there as it will be the centenary of the first World Cup which is a great idea. Think it should be case closed

 

[jd1981]

South America looks the most logistical as in all the countries are connected geographically. The others mean travelling through or over non hosting nations.

 

[SSB]

Apparently he's been found alive and has been admitted to hospital

Sounds like that wasn't the case

 

[Kenny]

Super League to replace the CL. Part 2

European Super League: Fresh plans for 80-team competition announced by chief executive Bernd Reichart

A new-look European Super League would be based on sporting performance only with no permanent members, A22 chief executive Bernd Reichart told German newspaper Die Welt; teams would be guaranteed a minimum of 14 matches per season

www.skysports.com

 

[Del Woppio]

On the face of things, that's not a particularly objectional proposal tbh

 

[Johnny75]

Not a chance this replaces the CL. UEFA will kill it in the courts.

 

[Alan]

A22 Sports Management is effectively saying UEFA are anti-competitive, why shouldn't other people be allowed to set up leagues? What they want to do is replace one cartel with another cartel. Instead of UEFA running the game in Europe, they want it to be run by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus.

Nail on head, IMO.