Is this thing done yet? – World Cup Tuesday Open thread

litre_cola - July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

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Photo is of Ottmar-Hitzfeld Stadium in Switzerland 2000 m above sea level. taken from sportskeeda.com This truly has been quite the remarkable World Cup thus far. The thing that is frustrating me the most is the fact that England has to go through Colombia, then the winner of the 1st game

Mama Said KNOCK YOU OUT! v3 Open Thread

King Hippo - July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

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Welcome to 2 July. We have Les Frogs, Ur Guays, Murder Checkerboards (Croatia), and the freakin' Rooskies through to the Elite Eight. Nice job, Spain. Maybe be a little less dramatico the day before you leave for el torneo, eh? Technically, nobody won yesterday, as both matches ended in a draw. Someone

World Cup Elimination Sunday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 1, 2018July 1, 2018

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We arrive at Day 2 of the Knockout Stage with France and Uruguay safely through to the Quarterfinals. Who will join them today? LET'S WATCH! Game The First Spain v Russia 7 AM Pacific, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Balls: On paper, this should be a breeze for Spain to advance. Russia is just not that talented

Messi! Cristiano! Etc.! – World Cup Elimination Open Thread

Don T - June 30, 2018June 30, 2018

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This World Cup has delivered: dynamite games (62% decided by one goal), no team looks unbeatable, two untraditional juggernauts (Belgium and Croatia), penalties penalties penalties… It should get even better in the knockouts, and what a start: a Messi – Cristiano doubleheader. You could argue about their greatness compared to

2018 World Cup Tuesday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2018June 19, 2018

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What a tourney it's been so far, huh? Today we wrap up the first games for every team left and start with the second game for the hosts. This includes the first game for DFO Darlings Colombia. We've already had a few upsets including Mexico's victory over Germany and Brazil's tie with

WTF Time Is It World Cup Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 16, 2018June 16, 2018

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It is 2:30 AM Pacific as this post goes up. Yes, I'm awake. Hawthorn and Adelaide are about to have the First Bounce and in about 30 minutes, France will face Australia in their World Cup debuts. There will be three more games back to back to back. Also this: What can we

2018 World Cup Team Preview – Colombia

ballsofsteelandfury - June 10, 2018June 10, 2018

Quite a few of us resident DFO Lesser Footy enthusiasts have Colombia as our sleeper of the tourney. Therefore, we've decided to split up the preview amongst us, roundtable style. Without further ado, *** Balls Colombia invented the butt-lift jeans. Seriously. Some places call them "levantapompis" or "magicola". Just know that if you see any

Liverpool! Real Madrid! Champions League Final Open Thread

DFOing Good

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

Your Wednesday Champions League Semifinal Vuelta Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 2, 2018May 1, 2018

Roma - Liverpool (2-5) Balls: Those two goals are what make this match intriguing. In the previous round against Barcelona, Roma lost the first game away 1-4 and everyone had written them off. Then, the return leg in Rome happened and they got the 3-0 result they needed. The away goal scored

Tuesday Champions League Semifinal Vuelta Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

Real Madrid - Bayern Munich (2-1) Balls: After last week's road win, Real are sitting pretty with the tips of their penises firmly wedged in the butthole of the Champions League Final. HOWEVAH, Bayern will have something to say about that. Last year, these two teams met and Real also won 1-2

Wednesday Champions League semifinal roundtable

litre_cola - April 25, 2018April 25, 2018

Hi friends it is the 2nd day of the semifinals and yesterday sure was eventful. I still feel that Liverpool will go through but this Roma team beat Barcelona so never count them out. On to today's match! Litre_Cola: I wanted two legs of this and I got it. I hoped for

Raging Semi Tuesday – Roma at [grumble, grumble]

King Hippo - April 24, 2018April 24, 2018

Let's blow that up a little. Because it deserves it. A beautiful Cinderella story spoiled by essentially gifting the assdickery Redshite into the finals. Christ on a bike. Liverpool is the worst. You can hear German Elton John whining all the way down here in the Southland. You know the questionable calls