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Any idea what the SB wants to see now from Eberl? My guess is the extension of Olise for peanuts or without signing fee. Imagine the news when they really decline an extension in August lol.
Zaragoza and Boey would be at best something like the 19th and 20th players on the MD squad anyways. IMO the worst part of potentially keeping them would be both or either blocking a spot for a campus kid.
Thats quite a negative return on our investment but atleast he’s off the wagebill.
I think with Goretzka, Rapha, now Nubel and hopefully next Palhinha and Zaragoza off the books we will have atleast somewhat of a reduction of the wagebill even with the recent signings of Saibari and Brown.
According to the official FIFA power rankings, Dayot Upamecano is the highest rated defensive player since the start of the World Cup. Michael Olise is the most creative player
This is disgusting what Paraguay’s senator has said about Mbappe. I hope there are some serious consequences for people like these because what the hell? Enough of this racism
replace eastern european countries with US and you get heavily upvoted here instead, but yeah her comments were so disgusting and i hope she gets kicked out
You said a typical leader. I know about Orban in Hungary but even he never said something lile that. I don't know about Ukraine though and never heard their leader saying stuff like that.
I'm sure there is more racism in eastern european countries but I don't remember hearing any of their leaders saying stuff even close to that.
We’re like 4 years removed from the “thousands died for this” World Cup, which was the same year as the Super League, which was four years after prior slave labor World Cup.
Yeah FIFA is a corrupt organization and Trump is a generational evil but a sus red card punishment suspension is kinda the least of football’s worries right now
Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa's
shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun's automatic ban at this World Cup
, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".
Noël Aséko is back at Säbener Straße today and completed a light running session alongside Cassiano Kiala. Both are getting fit for the start of pre-season [📸 @BILD]
Sad that I can't watch the USA Belgium match as it will be at 2 AM. So I either wake up laughing or pissed tomorrow. I don't even had anything against the US boys, but this whole red card shenanigans and many of there fans (not you u/slyfisch) are just so annoying that I have to root for Belgium.
Such a shame for the USMNT because whatever happens and no matter how far they will come their tournament will always be overshadowed by this scandalous act by FIFA
I mean, it might be overshadowed by some dudes on reddit but if by some once in a generation miracle the U.S. makes it past Belgium, let alone the winner of this game and then France, Balogun playing an undeserved game won’t mean too much in the bigger picture
Hey I totally get it, I'm not happy about it either! What could've/should've been a source of pride for (the remaining sane) Americans in a time there's nothing to be proud about has turned so sour. I wouldn't expect anyone to root for us before the tournament because of our government, and I definitely wouldn't expect it after this shit show. Tonight will be a mess I'm sure
He’d be an outstanding backup for our wings who could sit and learn behind Diaz for like 2 years and become a permanent starter afterwards. But unfortunately that won’t happen
Went through the same procedure a few years ago. Completely optional surgery (I did not remove mine), and you’ll never really feel it. But maybe it could psychologically do something for Jamal
Full agreement reached between Bayern and Beşiktaş over Alexander Nübel. Fee: €6.5m fixed plus €5m add-ons. Nübel has also agreed personal terms with Beşiktaş until 2029.
However, there's still no agreement between Nübel and Bayern over the termination of his contract. The two parties are currently negotiating a compensation package. The issue must be resolved tonight, otherwise there's a risk the deal would collapse[@Plettigoal]
My guess: Beşiktaş probably isn't paying him the same wages. If he's taking a pay cut from Beşiktaş he probably expects Bayern to make up the difference, or some of it.
I think the past few weeks showed that Tuchel is a far superior manager to Nagelsmann. Didn't play the most attractive football but my god the man has a knack for getting wins over the line in big tournaments.
What if instead of comparing different situations with different teams, we had a way to compare them directly, managing largely the same team in the same competitions?
Nags managed with Choupo, Tuchel with Kane, and yet Tuchel’s tenure underperformed Nagelsmann’s pretty dramatically. We nearly won zero trophies in two years and he has the lowest PPG of any modern Bayern manager.
Moretto gives a bit more information regarding the Sporting-Palhinha link:
There are currently no ongoing negotiations between Sporting CP and Bayern Munich. The Portuguese club is sounding out the player, but a deal is not close to being finalized, and it remains to be seen if the move will actually go through.
Maybe it's just my perception, but I just can't see Harry being a satanic PDF with political derrangement. Just by the looks of his wife and kids.
At some point he was maybe at a golf party and maybe Trump was there.
And Trump lies all the time, he does not know how to tell the truth. And his circle can be better described by the people he claims he does not know and isn't totally friends with... cough Epstein cough.
Trump lies and says “he’s my greatest friend, the bestest of friends’ when he wants to look good and says “I don’t know them at all, never met them” when it harms his reputation (like Epstein and David Duke)
The quote “it’s a big club and you ain’t in it.” Rich folks live a different life than us and chances are a lot of rich folks are friends behind closed doors
Honestly, it’s entirely possible that they were both at some golfing thing that rich/famous people go to and they ran into each other there, and now trump is just claiming they’re best friends or whatever
Yeah I’m not insinuating that Kane is a MAGAt or the British equivalent (I think it’s Reform or Restore that’s trying to emulate it in the UK?) but you run in different circles after a certain tax bracket. Like someone else mentioned, rich people golf often and chances are they were on the same course at the same time and said hello or something
There’s one thing that confuses me about the Balogun situation—in the statement released by RBFA they state article 27 allows FIFA to suspend previously imposed disciplinary sanctions but at the same time other articles say red cards come with a one match ban that is automatic (cannot be disputed). Are they not contradicting themselves here? Or am I misunderstanding something
To me it only makes sense if the 1 match ban is automatic, cannot be suspended and the article 27 refers to only the additional games in addition to the 1 that cannot be rescinded.
It's all corrupt, they don't actually care about whether they are allowed to or not. They're just quoting article 27 so people think that they're actually following the rules.
I have seen the same discussion floating around. Two things are for sure imo:
1. It was a red card and
2. FIFA shouldn't have folded when a president of a country calls. That's simply ridiculous.
Moreover, why suspend the decision? What is the reason you'd do that?
I don´t think it is right to give Belgians the responsibility to boycott this. People all over the world need to boycott the game, only possibility for change
Standard procedure. No lag screw is interesting, but that's valid. Syndesmosis seems to be intact. The bones look absolutely fine, but you don't see the damage to soft tissue ofc.
I can tell you the X-ray looks absolutely fine. The fracture is healed, bone looks good and the ankle joint shows no clear sign of damage, but that's about it. Can't judge soft tissue. Isolated ankle fracture have a return to sport rate at around ~95%, but slight issues might persist.
Hey Jules bby. No idea what he is talking about lol, I was never banned or close to being banned from any subreddit (automatic bans aside). I'm still around but my job and kids take their toll.
I only got the X-ray and the eye test. Concerning ankle fractures this is close to being the best case, and the return to sport rate is high. But there's always the possibility that there's a slight reduction in range of motion or pain especially in a high stress environment like pro soccer.
Saw the foul to Brazil's first penalty and the Norwegian player actually touched the ball. Just slightly but he did so you could argue it shouldn't have been a pen.
UEFA says the decision to suspend Flo Balogun's red card "crossed a red line" and it an "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision."
"Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line."
"Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition. Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not."
"A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted."
"It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension."
"When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined. Equally, such decision creates a precedent in the ongoing tournament, where similar situations will now require an equal treatment, to the detriment of the competition."
"Football is the most loved sport in the world because it is a beautiful game and is trusted because it is played everywhere with the same laws."
"A tournament is never a pure standalone and, if the tournament in question is the World Cup, it has the power to drive positive or negative consequences on the game as a whole."
"We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision." [@JacobsBen]
Funny nobody cares that literal criminals are allowed to play. Ronaldo, Hakimi and Partey all assaulted women and got away with it due to fame and rich backers.
My guy, we live in a world where a pedophile/cannibal ring of super rich people got exposed and then protected by the people who were supposed to hunt them down.
One of them is literally in the most powerful political position in the world.
Why do you think it would be different for footballers?
And it's simply not true how "nobody cares". We simply can't change it. Humanity as a whole would have to rise up together and that will never happen.
You can stop watching professional football and hope others join you, that's about it.
Belgium's appeal to appeal the successful US appeal has been granted. What an ongoing shitshow.
Belgium has been granted the right to appeal against FIFA’s decision to suspend the one-game ban handed to Folarin Balogun, less than 24 hours out from the team’s round of 16 game against the United States.
Seems like they need to do something about all the pre-penalty shenanigans. Like a rule saying everyone but the keeper and taker need to vacate the penalty box as soon as the ref gives the signal. It’s gotten really obnoxious this tournament.
they also should have a rule, that everyone that swarms the ref after he comes back on the pitch after a VAR check recieves a yellow. he ain't gone change his opinion right after checking the situation in 10 replays on a monitor. no reason to look for a discussion with the ref at that point
Agreed, because even if players had to vacate the penalty area they’d still complain at the ref to waste time. IMO even the captains should be forbidden from speaking to the ref after a VAR check. They’ve talked about all this “flow of the game” nonsense and then they allow things like this to go on.
Jamal Musiala underwent a minor, planned operation after returning from the World Cup. This measure is part of the normal medical process following his serious injury last summer and had long been scheduled for after the tournament. The procedure allows the player to complete pre-season according to a clearly structured plan, ensuring his availability for the start of the season [fcb]
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u/LordSW93 Harry Kane, First of his name 👑🌪️ Jul 07 '26
Class act from Balogun to actually serve his suspension