I don't get it, what?

once a mancunian always a mancunian...it was priceless seeing Ronaldos face when he didnt win again though shame.

It was a joke about the fact he'd taken stuff for his hormone deficiency.


Awards are mostly fake anyway. It's all about publicity rather than giving it the deserving player. If it was about deserving they'd have 2 each. Bale and Giggs also wouldn't be Player of the Year winners.

That's the thing, if Cristiano did this it would be interpreted a whole different way but that's what the media's opinion can do to people, they read, they repeat

You don't know if Muller won't care.

A bit like when Jose threw his Premier League winners medal into the Chelsea fans. People labelled it disrespectful.

Probably mentioned previously as it's not exacly new news, but Pro Patria's punishment for the racism against Boateng was to play 1 game behind closed doors. That's why racism is still going strong in football, FIFA don't care about it.

Surely those individuals who did it got separate punishments (??).

Ajax fined for this banner.



Great job UEFA. It's no wonder that Celtic are allowed to make political banners and sets of fans are allowed to racially abuse players - more important things like this need to be stopped, how dare fans not be happy with the modern game!

He doesn't do it for drama, that's the point. Everything he does, everything, is done to try and create a certain mentality for his team or to do something for his team. If they lose, he might do something dramatic. All it's doing is taking the pressure of his team.

There's no coach more technically minded coach than Jose that I've seen. That's one of the reasons I admire him more than others, because his tactics and stats are out of this World. I believe it was Ashley Cole who said when the played Barca he was given a video on the player he'd be up against, it was full of every peice of information you would ever need. Then he said Jose said to only play in a certain area, he will follow you, and he will then be tired in the 70th minute. On the 70th minute Cole made a run and he was too tired to keep tracking him, the immense confidence that gave him as a player made you feel like you can't lose.

Ancelotti and Guardiola have no personality in football. They are dull and avoid 90% of questions. I'm guessing the anti-Mourinho bunch don't want Balotelli in Milan and hate him and think he's a prick, right? He's a better comparison than Suarez/Busquets, they're more like Guardiola/Ancelotti in that they have zero personality. They're just boring and miserable too.

I sort of understand what you're saying. But then you're hypothesizing there is another side to the man. I believe he just genuinely is arrogant. As for SAF's interview, surely Jose is not going to give THE SAF any lip? He didn't give Carletto much lip here either. He knows the rep of the person he is up against and what could give him a mental advantage.

But as for your last point, see when it comes to football, I'm a traditionalist. The coaches historically have been gentlemanly, while footballers have more of a leeway. Which is why, when it comes to Balotelli, I'm more forgiving. If the boy had been doing crap like that when he was 26, I'd not have wanted him in. But he is 22 and he really doesn't do too many bad things, just indisciplined things. He's a nice guy overall imo.

Once again, I have nothing against Jose the person, because I do not know Jose the person. I'm against Jose the manager.

Jose as a tactician, is very meticulous and researches well, but his style is too functional for me to appreciate. My same gripe with Allegri too for example. Jose's tactics are forgivable only if you're winning, else his situation will be like it is at Madrid.

You can't compare the arrogant one with a boy like Balotelli. Balotelli is an immature idiot, the arrogant one is a very smart deliberate a-hole!

Well the people around him say there's another side to the man. I don't know him personally. They say there's Jose the coach who is constantly thinking about what to say, it's all an act. Then there's Jose the man who just likes to joke and stuff. Fergie said after games he gives him a lot of stick and SAF feels he can be himself around Jose because he can take a joke. As for not giving SAF lip, he did after their first meeting when the Scot accused Victor Baia I believe of diving to get Keane sent off. Mourinho stood up for his goalie and criticised SAF very strongly.

I think what it comes down to is some people will just dislike someone and refuse to think there's any possible reason other than he's a bad person, that's how I see everything dst says about him. His mind is made up and no matter what is said, he'll dismiss anything remotely positive.

The opposite could be said about you. You like him and you'll justify anything he does.

I think that's unfair though, I'd change my mind if I believed in what you say, I just don't.

Not really, I never condoned what he did to Tito the other year.

380 football games 'fixed' according to Europol!

Oh $hit

Can't say I'm surprised, the sport is broken, too much money in the game.

As for the Champions League game on English soil, this is the one that initially springs to mind. I think refs are somewhat biased in a lot of games, but there seemed to be geniune disbelief from quite a large number of people during this game. I'd be more surprised if this game wasn't fixed.

match fixing

That was way too obvious.

Most of my friends know I'm a big fan of Serie A and sort of jokingly mock it asking stuff like "Do you know what the results will be at the weekend?" and stuff. But this widespread corruption has got me thinking that at least Serie A makes an effort to clean up its leagues by punishing teams. Surely other leagues know some of what is going on, but choose to turn a blind eye to it all to avoid the bad publicity.

+infinity. I've always thought that. whoever thinks La Liga (for example) is clean, then they're just fooling themselves.

I think it's the general mentality of Italians. They just love a good drama and they thrive in it as well

Yeah, indeed.

That guy can't even stop himself from smiling! Good job!!

I had no idea Ronaldo had reached the 100 cap mark until today. impressive for a 28yo. with at least 5 more years ahead of him and his amazing physical condition, he can easily become Portugal's top all time appearance maker.

Send him to jail!

Brilliant.

in case you've never seen it before, here is a sweet Vieri goal.

Vieri was such a great striker. Even though I never liked him because he was an Inter symbol, I always admired his qualities.

Man I adored him. He was the symbol of Inters impotence over us. He played what, a dozen and more Madonnina derbies and managed to score 2 or 3 goals. Those were the days when you could say - Sheva scores, Vieri misses, Milan wins.

The goalie.

That's a pretty well known goal, I expected another sweet goal.

Sorry to disappoint you. Will you let me live?

OK. but you must work on it.

Well, how about this one Vieri goal

Awesome. And that commentator...

Whoa... what a goal.

Oopsie!

Video has been removed.

Saw this old gif.



How people can actually like Suarez I don't understand. Only he could make such an awful, dangerous tackle like that and then roll around like the victim. Fair play to the other play for not making more of it, that's a disgusting challenge.

Suarez is a dirty little midget no doubt about it!But his footballing qualities is what I admire about him + his workrate is immense.

LOL, he actually looks like he got hurt himself. What a douche.

Does that player even feel the pain? he walked away like it was nothing. imagine if someone tackles Ronaldo or Busquets like that...

The gif is a few years old, but Busquets would still be rolling around now.

Liverpoop fans are not people.

Greek hits post 3 times and the bar once... with 1 shot!

Pandev: "I voted for Mourinho for FIFA Football Coach of the Year, but my vote was registered for Del Bosque. Strange things happen at FIFA"

Link

A few days ago Mourinho said that the award is fixed, as a few (captains of NT's) friends had called him saying that they had voted for Mourinho but their votes were also registered for Del Bosque.

Nothing new here. Everyone knows FIFA and UEFA are corrupt.