2018 - 2019 Football Thread - Page 27

Miami's new MLS expansion team unveiled its club name, crest and colors early Wednesday morning, bringing a splash of global and Latin American flair to the league.

The team's name, Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, celebrates Miami as “a truly global location that welcomes and embraces all cultures and communities," and is a nod to “Miami’s international, diverse, inclusive, creative and ambitious spirit,” according to a club statement.

“This is such a proud day for myself and for the entire team. It’s an honor to announce the new name and crest to our fans,” said David Beckham, Miami MLS Owner and President of Football Operations. “We are taking another important step in establishing our club and today marks an important moment in the history of Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami.”

The club also released its official website, intermiamicf.com, social-media handle: @intermiamicf (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and motto: “Libertas, Unitas, Fortuna.” The motto pays tribute to the concepts of freedom, unity, solidarity, inclusiveness, opportunity and good fortune for all.

“Our city and our fans draw their strength from the dreams of a global population that calls Miami home,” said Miami MLS Managing Owner Jorge Mas. “It is only fitting that our name pays tribute to the inclusiveness that makes us who we are.”

Fellow Miami MLS Owner and Chairman Marcelo Claure added: “We are extremely excited to offer the team’s identity to Miami and the world. This team will thrive on the principles of solidarity, passion, innovation, tenacity and inclusivity and embodies all of them in every aspect of our daily work – on and off the field.”

The new team name and crest is being unveiled via a multi-pronged “digital takeover” campaign across South Florida, telling the story of the new identity across multiple platforms, including souvenir editions of the The Miami Herald and the El Nuevo Herald and the creation of murals featuring the crest by two local artists in the Wynwood and Brickell neighborhoods.

Miami was officially granted an expansion team in January and it is presently scheduled to take the field in 2020, playing at a temporary venue until their own privately-funded stadium is completed the following year. Club leaders have proposed a 25,000-seat stadium paired with restaurant and retail space, office buildings, hotels, athletic fields and a public park on a site near Miami International Airport, dubbed “Miami Freedom Park.”

On September 05 2018 21:36 sharkie wrote:


Yep messi in 2010 season.

But hey, messi fanboys only cry when the selection is AGAINST messi, never the other way ^^

On September 06 2018 01:33 Liquid`Drone wrote:
he did score 15 out of real's 32 CL goals.. None of them in the final (and I agree he was absent in general) or semi final, fair enough, but he was certainly instrumental in them beating both PSG and Juventus. Real actually had an amazingly tough journey this year - group stage with Tottenham and Dortmund (remove ronaldo's goals and they'd get 2 instead of 7 points from those games).

I'd be very happy to see modric win, but I don't think ronaldo winning would be outrageous in any way. I get why messi fans feel this way, because I can already picture trolls (who know damn well that messi is the actual goat) say 'ronaldo > messi, proven by ballon d'or wins' after the end of both their careers.

On September 06 2018 01:49 Liquid`Drone wrote:
Have not seen them, have no problems agreeing that a team like RM might be equally good without him and that bale and benzema end up being far better when they stop having to play second violin. But I did watch most of their CL games last season and while he wasn't great in the final three games, he was great against juventus and very good in some of the other games leading up to the semi final. At worst, Ronaldo was a top 5 player last season, but with how goals + champions league are considered the most important, it's no shocker that he's considered to be in the running.

I mean, I want Modric to win. I think in WC seasons, that should count the most, and he shone brighter than either Messi or Ronaldo did. (Ronaldo had one absolutely fantastic game vs Spain, unimpressive aside from that. Messi had one fantastic goal, unimpressive aside from that. ) And if going strictly by 'performance', then hell, Salah ends up being a much stronger candidate to me, even if he didn't win any titles, he was consistently great in almost every game I watched.

On September 05 2018 02:57 sneirac wrote:
So due to contract negotiation resulting in boycott the Danish FA had to get creative with player nominations. They will be represented by 3rd and 4th division amateurs and half of the futsal national team, recent results there being a 4-4 against Greenland and a 2-11 to Azerbaijan. They will be facing Wales and Slovakia, I might have to watch that.

Also Girona v Barca on 27.01.19 will be played in Miami, possibly still pending Fifa approval.

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Slovakia v Denmark Tuesday, Sep 04 6:45pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Friendly
Denmark v Wales Sunday, Sep 09 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Uefa Nations League

On September 09 2018 05:41 Pandemona wrote:
That is not a foul on De Gea surely? Welbeck stand still?