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Saturation Saturday (Early Edition)

Don T -
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Muy buenos días, ladies and degenerates, minors without parental supervision, sociopaths all. I will be subbing this AM because King Hippo picked this weekend to cram all the continuing Donks re-education courses, per Sean Payton’s overhaul of the franchise into a constitutional theocracy. Hippo showed me some Powerpoint slides, and

2024 Copa América: Uruguay, presented by Marcelo Bielsa

Don T -
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Before elaborating on Uruguay, let me address The Thing for single-issue Uruguay observers: Luis Suárez, 37, is in the squad. Uruguay won the first three recognized world championships of fútbol early last century, and later the 1950 Mundial in Brazil. Those championships represent the four stars atop Uruguay’s crest: The wheat, of

2024 Copa América: Journey to the Extreme (Argentina Preview)

Don T -
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Argentina has Lionel Messi, the world’s most famous player. “Again!”, point out pointedly some folks my age or older who saw Diego Armando “D10s” Maradona play (197X - 1990). Sure, there are some folks who call Him the most INfamous futbolista, to which I retort: Pft [averts gaze, mutters] this guy... Haters

Better Know a Macro-Euros Roundtable

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King Hippo asked some MOAR knowledgeable, less-inebriated Lesser Footy enthusiasts to weigh in.  Our thoughts are as follows: King Hippo: Shempion - FRANCE - when in doubt, pick the Froggers.  I wanted to pitch the Dutch, but their group draw scares me.  In el Sud, URUGUAY - I am all-in on the cult of Bielsa.  Surprise Package

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Your Türkiye Euro 24 Preview

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Yeah, I figure I should probably do that before the Euros start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnyBJJI2eqs This has once again been Senor Weaselo's preview of the Turkish lesser footy team. Naturally, I'll be rooting for Portugal, Czechia, and Georgia in that group. Okay, news! -500s extend WR Nico Collins, 3 years, $72.75M, $52M guaranteed. -Vikes re-sign G Dalton

Summer of Soccer Previews: Slovenia in Euro 2024

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Back in the olden times, pre-COVID, I took advantage of BMW's European Delivery program and flew to Munich to pick up my M car and drive it through Central Europe. I went south to Austria and then southeast through Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia again, and then back to Germany to

How Did We Do? Saturday Morning Footy Open Thread

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ballsofsteelandfury -
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Teh Hippo is off on a well-deserved break as the EPL wrapped things up last week with Man City getting their fourth Premiership in a row. Anyone that doesn't think Pep Guardiola is the greatest coach of this generation is an idiot. Anyhow, before we get into how we did with