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clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
December 13 2017 18:56 GMT
#2921
On December 13 2017 17:52 GoloSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 13 2017 06:19 sharkie wrote:
Haha even Kagawa scores again for dortmund with bosz gone. Good riddance!


stöger peter best peter

neururer peter best peter!
mahrgell
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany3943 Posts
December 13 2017 18:58 GMT
#2922
On December 14 2017 03:56 clusen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 13 2017 17:52 GoloSC2 wrote:
On December 13 2017 06:19 sharkie wrote:
Haha even Kagawa scores again for dortmund with bosz gone. Good riddance!


stöger peter best peter

neururer peter best peter!

Thats why he must follow The Holy Jupp.
Dav1oN
Profile Joined January 2012
Ukraine3164 Posts
December 13 2017 22:47 GMT
#2923
btw how's Yarmolenko playing? i've got only laliga/epl subscriptions
In memory of Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson 11.09.1985 - 21.07.2019 A tribute to incredible man, embodiment of joy, esports titan, starcraft community pillar all in one. You will always be remembered!
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
December 13 2017 23:55 GMT
#2924
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4203 Posts
December 14 2017 01:25 GMT
#2925
So City record breaking 15 wins, 11 pts ahead and we're not even halfway through. With the way they're playing it's gonna take a miracle for someone else to catch up.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18772 Posts
December 14 2017 07:26 GMT
#2926
On December 14 2017 10:25 Dante08 wrote:
So City record breaking 15 wins, 11 pts ahead and we're not even halfway through. With the way they're playing it's gonna take a miracle for someone else to catch up.


the real question is whether they are going to break arsenal's invincibles or not
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
December 14 2017 07:27 GMT
#2927
Yeah they aren't slowing down any time soon. Their midfield is the best in the world and they finally got a decent keeper and Otamendi is less suicidal.
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18772 Posts
December 14 2017 07:46 GMT
#2928
best midfield in the world? How is that?
What makes their midfield better than Kroos/Modric/Casemiro/Isco?
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4203 Posts
December 14 2017 07:54 GMT
#2929
On December 14 2017 16:26 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2017 10:25 Dante08 wrote:
So City record breaking 15 wins, 11 pts ahead and we're not even halfway through. With the way they're playing it's gonna take a miracle for someone else to catch up.


the real question is whether they are going to break arsenal's invincibles or not


Who knows they might go 37/38 for the season!
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-12-14 07:55:18
December 14 2017 07:54 GMT
#2930
On December 14 2017 16:46 sharkie wrote:
best midfield in the world? How is that?
What makes their midfield better than Kroos/Modric/Casemiro/Isco?


KDB, Sterling, Sane, KDB, Fernandhino, SIlva, Silva

Most iterations of this. I dont think there is any quesiton KDB is at the moment the best ball playing midfielder in the world. and he can score.

Dono about best in the world though.
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4203 Posts
December 14 2017 07:56 GMT
#2931
On December 14 2017 16:46 sharkie wrote:
best midfield in the world? How is that?
What makes their midfield better than Kroos/Modric/Casemiro/Isco?


Well with the results they are having I wouldn't argue otherwise. Fernandino is solid, De Bruyne playing out of his mind and Silva is the Iniesta for City.
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
December 14 2017 08:10 GMT
#2932
On December 14 2017 16:46 sharkie wrote:
best midfield in the world? How is that?
What makes their midfield better than Kroos/Modric/Casemiro/Isco?

I didn't even check but 95% sure citys immense midfield has better stats outright in a harder league. Their holding play is also detrimental for their defence where i think real lacks a bit. Finally for outright crativity and passes led to goalscoring opportunities i doubt anyone ever comes close to city this year.

I love Modric myself but he's not the magician that can create something out of nothing like few years ago. Kroos is beyond overrated. Isco is nice in tempo play but rest of real lacks that right now.
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
December 14 2017 08:41 GMT
#2933
On December 14 2017 07:47 Dav1oN wrote:
btw how's Yarmolenko playing? i've got only laliga/epl subscriptions

Scored some winners for them already in the few games they have won from what i seen. I thought he would be a big impact player for them due to he has always been very solid and now he is playing with very good players around him. Think he comes off the bench a bit though.
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nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-12-14 09:25:19
December 14 2017 09:11 GMT
#2934
On December 14 2017 16:46 sharkie wrote:
best midfield in the world? How is that?
What makes their midfield better than Kroos/Modric/Casemiro/Isco?

Other than the fact that Madrid has been struggling to win/score against tier 2 teams in Liga when City pretty much dominated every single team in the Premier League including all the top clubs?

edit: i'm a hardcore united fan and i fucking hate City for being better than us () and i support every other club going against them so far but i just can't deny the fact that they're not only playing good but dominating football... we'll see how they'll handle Spurs this weekend
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland2123 Posts
December 14 2017 09:13 GMT
#2935
On December 14 2017 07:47 Dav1oN wrote:
btw how's Yarmolenko playing? i've got only laliga/epl subscriptions

The games I've seen he has been decent. He did some really nice passes and scored sweet early on in the season, but went missing alongside the whole Dortmund team later, I think.

I definitely like having him in Dortmund, we'll see how it goes now that Bosz isn't around. There might be more consistent first 11 positions open now that Philipp is out with a longer injury.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
December 14 2017 10:37 GMT
#2936
On December 14 2017 17:41 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2017 07:47 Dav1oN wrote:
btw how's Yarmolenko playing? i've got only laliga/epl subscriptions

Scored some winners for them already in the few games they have won from what i seen. I thought he would be a big impact player for them due to he has always been very solid and now he is playing with very good players around him. Think he comes off the bench a bit though.

No he is a consistent starter and imo one of their best players. BVB in general did not well last few games so he was not shining either. But even if it is not going well you always see him trying something, he works a lot. Only thing missing is a right foot finish. I think it was a waste that he stayed so long in Ukraine, now he does not have much time left to show his potential.
Off-season = best season
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
December 14 2017 14:01 GMT
#2937
Senior executives at Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox corporation are alleged to have agreed for millions of dollars in bribes to be paid to South American soccer officials to secure major broadcast deals, according to US prosecution documents.

The documents form part of the sprawling US investigation into corruption in world football, and for the first time reveal the executives’ alleged role in the scheme.

The three men were named in a previously unreported court filing, which alleges they took part in a bribery-for-broadcasting-rights scheme that is detailed by the US justice department in separate documents that shield the identities of certain organizations and individuals.

US prosecutors say that the multimillion-dollar payments helped an offshore partnership involving Fox – T&T Sports Marketing Limited – obtain the lucrative rights to televise South America’s premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores, which is watched by over a billion football fans worldwide and has launched the careers of numerous international stars including Pelé and Neymar.

Neither Fox nor any of the identified executives have been charged by US authorities. Fox Sports said in a statement that it “did not participate in any wrongdoing”, but declined to answer a series of detailed questions submitted by the Guardian.

The company and the three executives have been accused of involvement in bribery via an ongoing civil case brought against Fox and others by a rival broadcaster, Gol TV, which is based in Florida. The company claims to have unfairly lost out on media rights due to the alleged kickbacks.

Fox Sports said it was “vigorously defending” the complaint.

However, the criminal trial of three former South American soccer chiefs in New York , as well as hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the civil case, company records and contracts reviewed by the Guardian, has shed new light on the Fox executives’ alleged role in the scheme.

Torneos y Competencias, the Argentinian media company that partnered with Fox through T&T, is also being sued in the separate civil case. But Torneos has already admitted wrongdoing for its part in the scandal as part of the criminal investigation, and has agreed to pay US authorities a large fine in order to avoid prosecution.

As part of this written deal, known as a “deferred prosecution agreement”, Fox’s former business partner has signed off on a series of “agreed facts” between the company and the US government, which the parties agreed are accurate for the purposes of the prosecution. These facts include anonymous references to individuals allegedly involved in the scheme.


Source
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
December 14 2017 15:08 GMT
#2938
On December 14 2017 23:01 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Show nested quote +
Senior executives at Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox corporation are alleged to have agreed for millions of dollars in bribes to be paid to South American soccer officials to secure major broadcast deals, according to US prosecution documents.

The documents form part of the sprawling US investigation into corruption in world football, and for the first time reveal the executives’ alleged role in the scheme.

The three men were named in a previously unreported court filing, which alleges they took part in a bribery-for-broadcasting-rights scheme that is detailed by the US justice department in separate documents that shield the identities of certain organizations and individuals.

US prosecutors say that the multimillion-dollar payments helped an offshore partnership involving Fox – T&T Sports Marketing Limited – obtain the lucrative rights to televise South America’s premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores, which is watched by over a billion football fans worldwide and has launched the careers of numerous international stars including Pelé and Neymar.

Neither Fox nor any of the identified executives have been charged by US authorities. Fox Sports said in a statement that it “did not participate in any wrongdoing”, but declined to answer a series of detailed questions submitted by the Guardian.

The company and the three executives have been accused of involvement in bribery via an ongoing civil case brought against Fox and others by a rival broadcaster, Gol TV, which is based in Florida. The company claims to have unfairly lost out on media rights due to the alleged kickbacks.

Fox Sports said it was “vigorously defending” the complaint.

However, the criminal trial of three former South American soccer chiefs in New York , as well as hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the civil case, company records and contracts reviewed by the Guardian, has shed new light on the Fox executives’ alleged role in the scheme.

Torneos y Competencias, the Argentinian media company that partnered with Fox through T&T, is also being sued in the separate civil case. But Torneos has already admitted wrongdoing for its part in the scandal as part of the criminal investigation, and has agreed to pay US authorities a large fine in order to avoid prosecution.

As part of this written deal, known as a “deferred prosecution agreement”, Fox’s former business partner has signed off on a series of “agreed facts” between the company and the US government, which the parties agreed are accurate for the purposes of the prosecution. These facts include anonymous references to individuals allegedly involved in the scheme.


Source


The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation is in the wanted list of Interpol. Corruption runs like crazy in South America, not only in football, as the rest of the world is probably aware of.

I know 99% of the people here don't care about this tournament, but 2017 FIFA's Club World Cup finalists are decided: Grêmio x Real Madrid.

The game will be played this Saturday, 2017/12/16, 17:00 GMT.

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Sorry for being annoying with this subject, but I'm really proud of my team to be able to decide a title against a gigantic European club!

I'm aware that here on TL the audience is composed majorly by fans of other European giants and are way too used to big matches to the point that playing vs Real is not THAT special.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18487 Posts
December 14 2017 15:26 GMT
#2939
In Brazil I cheered for Inter.
In Spain I cheered for Barça.

So who the hell am I supposed to cheer for when both of those clubs biggest rivals face off against one another :O

Go referee! Wooooooo!
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
December 14 2017 15:45 GMT
#2940
Come to besiktas
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
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