General Football Thread

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Friday, 26 August. European and Spanish champions Barcelona win the UEFA Super Cup after defeating Europa League and Portuguese champions Porto 2-0 in Monaco. Lionel Messi put Barcelona in the lead in the 39th minute while Cesc Fàbregas scored the winner in the 88th minute after coming on as a substitute for Pedro 8 minutes earlier. Porto was reduced to 10 men after Rolando received his 2nd yellow card in the 86th minute while Fredy Guarín gets a red card for a sliding challenge on former Liverpool man Javier Mascherano in the 90th minute as the game went into injury time.

 

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Teams currently playing in this season's UEFA Champions League:
Group A
Bayern Munich/ Germany
Napoli/ Italy
Manchester City/ England
Villarreal/ Spain

Group B
Trabzonspor/ Turkey
CSKA Moscow/ Russia
Lille/ France
Inter Milan/ Italy

Group C
Basel/ Switzerland
Manchester United/ England
Benfica/ Portugal
Oţelul Galaţi/ Romania

Group D
Real Madrid/ Spain
Lyon/ France
Ajax Amsterdam/ Holland
Dinamo Zagreb/ Croatia

Group E
Chelsea/ England
Valencia/ Spain
Genk/ Belgium
Bayer Leverkusen/ Germany

Group F
Marseille/ France
Arsenal/ England
Borussia Dortmund/ Germany
Olympiakos/ Greece

Group G
Porto/ Portugal
APOEL/ Cyprus
Shakhtar Donetsk/ Ukraine
Zenit St. Petersburg/ Russia

Group H
A.C. Milan/ Italy
Barcelona/ Spain (Champions)
BATE Borisov/ Belarus
Viktoria Plzeň/ Czech Republic

 

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Now let's get this thread back on track...
Sunday, 18 December. European champions Barcelona win the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup for the 2nd time after demolishing South American champions Santos 4-0 in the Final at Yokohama's International Stadium. Goals came from Argentine ace Lionel Messi, who scored twice for Barcelona (17, 82) then followed by two more from Spanish internationals Xavi (24) and Cesc Fàbregas (45). During the trophy presentation the FIFA Fair Play Award went to Barcelona and the Golden Ball award went to Messi while the Silver Ball went to his teammate Xavi and the Bronze Ball went to Santos' Neymar. Third place went to Asian champions Al-Sadd, who beat Japanese champions and hosts Kashiwa Reysol 5-3 on penalties following a goalless draw earlier before the Final at the same stadium.

 

[Bockaaarck]

Hoping for positive news about Pompey's new owners! (yet again)

 

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Teams currently playing in this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon & Equatorial Guinea -
Group A
Equatorial Guinea (Hosts)
Libya
Senegal
Zambia

Group B
Ivory Coast
Sudan
Burkina Faso
Angola

Group C
Gabon (Hosts)
Niger
Morocco
Tunisia

Group D
Ghana
Botswana
Mali
Guinea

 

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Sunday, 12 January. Zambia creates history by winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the 1st time after defeating 2006 runners-up the Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties following a goalless draw. The Copper Bullets, as Zambia is known, dedicated its victory to the national team killed in the 1993 air disaster during the 1994 African F.I.F.A. World Cup qualifiers.

 

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Sunday, 26 February. Liverpool wins the Carling Cup for the 8th time after beating Championship team Cardiff City 3-2 in the Final on penalties following a 2-2 draw.
The result:
Liverpool
Steven Gerrard (miss)
Charlie Adam (miss)
Dirk Kuyt (score)
Stewart Downing (score)
Glen Johnson (score)

Cardiff City
Kenny Miller (miss)
Don Cowie (score)
Rudy Gestede (miss)
Peter Whittingham (score)
Anthony Gerrard (miss)

Note: Cardiff defender Anthony Gerrard is Steven's cousin and is a former Ireland U-18 player. The word 'Malaysia', which appears on all the jerseys of Cardiff players, pays homage to the club chairman and owner, who are both from that country.

 

[afraidtoshooteddie]

Get well soon to Fabrice Muamba.

 

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Saturday, 5 May. Chelsea wins the FA Cup for the 7th time after defeating Carling Cup holders Liverpool 2-1 in the Final at Wembley, therefore equalling the Reds' record. Goals came from Brazilian midfielder Ramires, who put Chelsea in the lead in the 11th minute to make the score 1-0 during halftime. Didier Drogba added more misery to Liverpool by scoring the Blues' 2nd goal in the 52nd minute. Andy Carroll, who came on as a substitute for Jay Spearing in the 55th minute, scored for the Reds in the 64th minute and almost made it 2-2 in the 81st minute after his header was saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech.

 

[afraidtoshooteddie]

Liverpool are currently 4-1 up against Chavski. Why couldn't they do this on Saturday? :roll:

 

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Liverpool are currently 4-1 up against Chavski. Why couldn't they do this on Saturday? :roll:

Or score two of the goals on Saturday :x :x :x

It makes me so mad sometimes :x :x :x

 

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Saturday, 5 May. German champions Borussia Dortmund successfully retained its title for the 2nd time and 5th time overall after a massive 4-0 victory over Freiburg.
And on Saturday, 12 May, Dortmund ended its 23-year itch by clinching another trophy, this time the German Cup, for the 3rd time after thrashing record-holders Bayern Munich 5-2 in the Final in Berlin, thus completing Die Borussen's league and cup double.

 

[afraidtoshooteddie]

Joey Barton just can't help showing everyone that he is a bell end :roll:

 

[rockin_plumber]

Joey Barton just can't help showing everyone that he is a bell end :roll:

At least when he gets sent off he actually deserves it LOL
Then makes sure just for good measure LOL LOL

What a finish to that game :shock:

 

[rockin_plumber]

Joey Barton just can't help showing everyone that he is a bell end :roll:

At least when he gets sent off he actually deserves it LOL
Then makes sure just for good measure LOL LOL

What made me really cross :x
Is when Reina got sent off against Newcastle for pretending to headbutt James Perch...

If ur gonna get sent off MAKE IT COUNT

 

[afraidtoshooteddie]

Joey Barton just can't help showing everyone that he is a bell end :roll:

At least when he gets sent off he actually deserves it LOL
Then makes sure just for good measure LOL LOL

What made me really cross :x
Is when Reina got sent off against Newcastle for pretending to headbutt James Perch...

If ur gonna get sent off MAKE IT COUNT

:withstupid: :withstupid: :withstupid: LOL LOL LOL

 

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Wednesday, 9 May. After a 2-year wait Atlético Madrid wins the U.E.F.A. Europa League for the 2nd time, this time by defeating fellow Spanish side Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Final in Bucharest, the Romanian capital.

 

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King Kenny Sacked :shock: :shock: :shock:
Didn't expect that


I hope they got someone lined up to justify that :|

Dont want Martinez :|

Mourinho, Pep Guardiola or maybe even get Rafa back :?

 

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Something I forgot last week...
Sunday, 13 May. Manchester City creates history after being crowned English champions for the 1st time following a 3-2 home victory over Queen's Park Rangers, which finished 17th in the Premier League table.

 

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Sunday, 20 May. Bayern Munich's hopes of winning the UEFA Champions League for the 5th time shattered following a 3-4 lost to FA Cup winners Chelsea on penalties in the Final at Munich's Allianz Arena (renamed Fussball Arena), the hosts' home ground. After a goalless first half Thomas Müller opened the scoring for Bayern in the 83rd minute while Didier Drogba made it 1-1 for the Blues in the 88th minute, leaving both teams deadlocked after extra-time and the match had to be settled on penalties.
The result:
Bayern Munich
Philipp Lahm (score)
Mario Gómez (score)
Manuel Neuer (score)
Ivica Olić (miss)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (miss)

Chelsea
Juan Mata (miss)
David Luiz (score)
Frank Lampard (score)
Ashley Cole (score)
Didier Drogba (score)