Liverpool! Real Madrid! Champions League Final Open Thread

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Don T - May 26, 2018May 26, 2018

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Yes yes yes. The European club championship starts at 1:30 Central. The winner of this yooge deal tournament gets a proportionally extravagant trinquet, which the Spanish call La Orejona (the big-eared one): The Brits call it the Big Cup, and I imagine toffs creaming all over themselves for the generic understatement. OF

World Cup 2018 Preview: Argentina – Incredible Talent, Complete Chaos

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Don T - May 25, 2018May 30, 2018

Many of the players for Argentina are stars in the top leagues of Europe. Among them are Lionel Messi, the most skilled player in Spain and the world; Gonzalo Higuaín, record holder for most goals in a Serie A season; Sergio Agüero, consistently among the top scorers in the English

2018 World Cup Preview: The Uruguay Way

Don T - May 18, 2018May 18, 2018

The Uruguay bullet points are: being a tiny nation nuts about fútbol, and a team that features a biter. All are true, as the English press and other haytahs will remind us with evergreen hackery. Just know that the history of fútbol cannot be written without Uruguay. The English Football Association

Enough Decorum: The Sports That Are Total SH*T

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Don T - May 12, 2018May 12, 2018

The club fútbol season is almost done and my TV says there are no EPL games today. However, the Bundesliga wraps up today, but the halftime ceremony at Bayern Munich featured Jerome Boateng with glasses, wearing a Nehru blazer. Plus, yesterday Derby County defeated Shad Khan's and litre_coUla's Fulham 1-0

European Seeding, Relegation Seething Fútbol Open Thread

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Don T - May 5, 2018May 6, 2018

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It’s May dammit! How wonderful. Look at those flowers and clear skies… [inhales deeply] [flicks ? at bird] It’s still a long way for the damn NFL season, but at least there’s high drama in fútbol. The EPL and La Liga are wrapping up. Each has its champion: Barcelona remains unbeaten in league

An “English” Derby + Barça-Roma: Champions Elite Eight (1st Leg) Open Thread

Don T - April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

My friend Balls of Steel and Fury, Esq. notoriously scoffs at English teams making the Champions League knockout stages. I can do without English teams most of the time, which does not apply to top English Premier League teams. The distinction is clear, because the great EPL teams are as

Secular Saturday Fútbol AM Thread

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Don T - March 31, 2018March 31, 2018

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For Catholics, today is Good Saturday. To get the religious stuff out of the way: “The Young Pope" was hokey, but interesting. And what an intro! All times Central. Yeah. Listen, I got a two-day vacation going, so please accept my start-time guesses. LA LIGA Athletic Bilbao (13th) vs. Celta Vigo (10th) - 9:15

Fight! Fight! Fight! BSK-BAY + BAR-CHE 2nd Leg Champions Thread

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Don T - March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

[Banner via globaltakes.com] We got a true doubleheader today, with an early kickoff in Turkey. That game promises flares in the stands; the one in Catalonia, fireworks on the field. Beşiktaş (Turkey) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany) – 12:00 Central (0-5 aggregate) Beşiktaş went undefeated in the Champions League group stage, albeit against Porto

Second Leg Champions League Thread: Liverpool-Porto / PSG-RealMadrid

Don T - March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Such was the welcome given in Paris to Real Madrid, by ultras of their opponent: Paris Saint-Germain. Their name is Collectif ultra Paris, which is not a watch co-operative, but angries who break out the flares and shout “Puta Madrid!” over and over and over. They’ll be at the stadium:

Not Quite Eye Candy Fútbol Thread

Don T - March 3, 2018March 3, 2018

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This EPL season has been underwhelming. Manchester City has been a buzzsaw, practically tying up the title three months in advance. Man City does not play today. In La Liga, Barcelona had been tearing it up, but it’s now a two team race. Atlético Madrid is only five points back with

AM Fútbol Open Thread with Special Guest

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Don T - February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

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Editor’s Note: Three weeks ago, doorfliesopen.com parlayed a, how do you call it… Replica: exchanged an accurate replica of a Super Bowl LII media access lanyard for an interview with Quincy Jones. Attorneys for the legendary producer and arranger sent an “intent to sue” letter, to which the crack DFO visual

LAST CALL! Pats – Iggles #SB52 Open Thread

Don T - February 4, 2018February 4, 2018

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Well well… WELL. This being a Sunday afternoon, Hate Week is no more. Via reactiongifs.us And yet, the Patriots are in the Super Bowl, again. No. 1 seed in the AFC against the Iggles, No. 1 seed in the NFC. Philadelphia is riding a weekend high, after the Hall of Fame selection