Wednesday AM Champions League Match Day 8 Open Thread

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As many of you know, the UEFA Champions League has a new format this year. The field has been expanded to 36 with each team playing 8 games against 8 different teams in the competition with 4 at home and 4 on the road. The top 8 at the end

Thursday AM EuroFooty Open Thread

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We have several scintillating European football/soccer games on tap for your viewing pleasure today. All times Pacific: Europa League English League One Wrexham v Birmingham As Al Michaels would say, this is a YUUGE game in Wrexham's quest to secure yet another promotion, this time into the English Championship. In their way are the runaway

We’ve Only Just Begun (2025) Footy Thread

I know I am repeating myself (Carpenter pun alert), but Hippo is very glad that a long ago New Year's Resolution (to stop ever making New Year's Resoliutions) has held for yet another year.  Everything will just fall to shit regardless, remember. So..to the JV playoffs.  5 matches, 5 "so boring

Everton are Freeeeeee(dkin)! and Other FITBAW Matters

So much going on in sportsball.  Uncle Teddy takes a one-Saturday ciggy break, to celebrate ball-gargling, money-laundering, fuckhead fraud Fahrad Moshiri finally OUT of my beloved club.  There is no way The Friedkin Group can be any worse, despite being American-led. FUN FACT!  If Dyche gets sacked in the morning agter

Saturday De-motivational #1

Maybe I will keep doing this once the games stop, and I need something to write about.  Take it away, Onion scientists! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bex5LyzbbBE Yeah, no arguing with the data.  At least we have some mild distractions: Iowa State (+2) v. Arizona State - Big Twalve Championship, JerralWorld (Noon, ABC) New blood, indeed.  Shit, Cornpone