Football/Soccer Discussion Thread.

[AKI Man]

Man City 2 - Norwich City 3

West Ham 4 - Reading 2

Spurs 1 - Sunderland 0

Southampton 1 - Stoke 1

Wigan 2 - Aston Villa 2

Chelsea 2 - Everton 1

Swansea 0 - Fulham 3

Liverpool 1 - QPR 0

West Brom 5 - Man UTD 5

Newcastle 0 - Arsenal 1


Really great end of the season matches and that Man UTD vs West Brom game was off the hook!

Also..........

Thank you David Beckham. You are a true legend in football.

 

[Swifty]

Beckham is truely one of the greatest footballers ever,i respect everything he has done through out his football career

Thank you.

 

[AKI Man]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/22/football-transfer-rumours-rafael-benitez-stoke

<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>Quote:</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>Rafael Benítez had better buy himself a new baseball cap sharpish. Forget Napoli, Rafa, because you're going to Stoke, who are eyeing up the Spaniard after parting company with Tony Pulis, everyone's favourite entertainer. Sure, Benítez has spent the past few months working with Eden Hazard and Juan Mata, but could he really turn down the chance to work with Ryan Shotton and Andy Wilkinson? If he does, though, the foolish man, Stoke will turn to Wigan's Roberto Martínez, who will hopefully spend his time trying to turn Robert Huth into a ball-playing centre-half, Glenn Whelan into a playmaker and Cameron Jerome into a False Nine. Although some might say Jerome has already mastered that art. Also on Stoke's radar are Gus Poyet and Mark Hughes.

One man who's definitely not off to the Britannia Stadium is José Mourinho, who's close to sealing his move to Chelsea. His arrival at Stamford Bridge could be bad news for David Luiz, with Mourinho not convinced that the Brazilian defender has fully outgrown his clown shoes. Barcelona and Real Madrid are waiting in the wings in case Mourinho decides to get rid. So it's not really bad news, just a minor inconvenience. Sideshow Dave can go for £25m and Mourinho is looking at Schalke's Kyriakos Papadopoulos as a replacement, which would really put Liverpool's nose out of joint and that's essentially Mourinho's reason for living.

Liverpool will replace Barcelona-bound Pepe Reina with Hannover's Ron-Robert Zieler, who could strike an alliance over double-barrelled first names with Jonjo Shelvey. Reina isn't the only player heading out of Anfield. Liverpool have agreed to sell Andy Carroll to West Ham for £15m and the move is now dependent on the striker, who's still angling for a romantic return to Newcastle. If he does choose West Ham, though, he could find himself partnered by Romelu Lukaku, who could arrive on loan from Chelsea to form a twin battering-ram strike-force with Carroll. It's set to be a busy summer for West Ham; they've completed the signing of Razvan Rat from Shakhtar Donetsk but still want Maynor Figueroa from Wigan.

Real Madrid are apparently ready to "blow Tottenham out of the water" to sign Gareth Bale. That's probably a bit excessive. Can't they just fax them an offer? Why do they have to act like pirates who have just been given a new cannon? Honestly, there's a right way to behave in the transfer market, and it does not involve blowing your rivals to smithereens.

Arsenal, still trying to get the hang of actually spending money on proper footballers, are baulking at Fiorentina's £30m demands for Stevan Jovetic and are looking to see if they can strike a deal for Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuaín instead. Suddenly the Mill expects them to end up with neither player and that Arsène Wenger will be talking about the great quality possessed by Gervinho come September. They are after a new goalkeeper, though, with a move for QPR's Júlio César on the cards.

David Moyes wants to make Southampton's excellent left-back Luke Shaw his first signing at Manchester United, although he faces competition for the youngster from Chelsea, while Manchester City are closing in on Napoli's Edinson Cavani and Málaga's Isco. No word on whether they want Pulis to manage them though.[/quote]

 

[Swifty]

FT-Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

Congratulations to Bayern Munich for winning their 5th UEFA Champions league title,surpassing Manchester United,Ajax,Intel Milan and FC Barcelona.

Bayern Munich will be facing yet again Chelsea at the Super cup final,the match will also witness appearences from Mourinho as Chelsea manager and Pep guardiola as Bayern's newest manager.

 

[Swifty]

On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they have received two proposals to Neymar and decided to negotiate the player.[57] The following day, Neymar announced he would sign with FC Barcelona on 27 May 2013 and join the team after playing in the 2013 Confederations Cup. Neither Neymar nor the clubs released details on the transfer fee or personal terms, except to say he signed a five-year deal.[58] The deal, though, was opposed by former Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff, who appeared unconvinced that Neymar could work effectively in the same side as Lionel Messi.

 

[Fofo]

On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they have received two proposals to Neymar and decided to negotiate the player.[57] The following day, Neymar announced he would sign with FC Barcelona on 27 May 2013 and join the team after playing in the 2013 Confederations Cup. Neither Neymar nor the clubs released details on the transfer fee or personal terms, except to say he signed a five-year deal.[58] The deal, though, was opposed by former Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff, who appeared unconvinced that Neymar could work effectively in the same side as Lionel Messi.

OH YES! YES, YES, YES! :yes!

 

[AKI Man]

I am pretty sure Neymar will end up at Barca.

 

[Blue Warrior]

Ummm it's pretty much official. He's going to Barcelona.

I think it was a wise move by Barcelona to announce the transfer around the final. It overshadowed the final itself in media and that pisses me off.
Some clubs obviously can't live without being in the center of attention.

 

[AKI Man]

Well done to crystal palace who beat watford at wembley today to reach the premier league.

 

[Blue Warrior]

Cool! Congrats to Crystal Palace.

Also, congratulations to TSG Hoffenheim for defeating Kaiserslautern to stay in Bundesliga

 

[Blue Warrior]

Bayern Munich wins the TREBLE by defeating Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal finals 3:2 (Muller (p), Gomez 2X - Harnik 2X)

They are the 7th team in Europe to win the Triple crown. This has been done by Celtic, PSV, Ajax, Manchester United, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and now Bayern.
Congratulations!

 

[Swifty]

Congratulations to Bayern they were really the dominite team this year no doubt.

 

[AKI Man]

What a second half in the Brazil vs England friendly. England so close on winning, but Paulinho scored a late equalizer. England were shit in the first half and looked nothing like the team in the second half.

Rooney's goal was sick!!

 

[Swifty]

And they still call him Shrek lmao.

 

[AKI Man]

Well, he does look like Shrek...

The fucking toad cheats on dog-ugly prostitutes and a granny older than his mum and yet, he is still worshipped. I respect the guy as a footballer, but the way he conducted himself in his personal life is disgusting.

 

[F4ND4NG01NG]

Today the Confed Cup is begining with Brazil-Japan. What do you think about the result?

 

[Swifty]

Brazil will bitch slap the shit out of Japan for sure,They're not 5 Time world cup winners for no reason.

 

[F4ND4NG01NG]

I hope to Neymar could score least one goal.

 

[Magic News Lady]

Lol silly Brasil bandwagoners.Japan`s not losing tonight.

 

[Blue Warrior]

I have always been a fan of Brasil's football, but I think that this Brasil squad is one of the worst ever. Even though they have pretty good individuals, they fail to achieve great results as a team.

I hope they will kick ass next year at the WC.... but I doubt it that they will be superiorat the Confederations Cup. Japan is a tough rock.