I have never cared less about any final, as obscure as it could possibly be, than I care about this Infantino garbage today.
It takes pure evil to invent a tournament that makes football lovers hate it.
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I have never cared less about any final, as obscure as it could possibly be, than I care about this Infantino garbage today.
It takes pure evil to invent a tournament that makes football lovers hate it.
Peter Zoontjes was the greatest Telstar fan since the club was established in 1963.
He died today, aged 86, less than a week after Telstar won insanely sensational promotion to Eredivisie - for the first time in 47 years.
What a timing.
He deserved to be there next season.
The amazing story of third division FC Biel-Bienne, from the watch capital of Switzerland, who reached the Cup final less than a decade after going bankrupt.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
This is pretty wild.
Achraf Hakimi played for 4 teams in his career.
2 of them played in the Champions League final last season, and the other 2 play in the Champions League final this season.
One of the most surprising moves is to be announced today - Arda Turan signs as the new Shakhtar Donetsk coach.
Sporting director Darijo Srna made the decision.
Here they are negotiating.
Lads, it's Tottenham.
21.05.2025 21:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bochum have been relegated in an awful season.
They only have 1 win in the last 11 matches.
That win was 3-2 at Bayern Munchen in March.
Which happens to be Bayern's only home Bundesliga defeat all season.
And Bochum's first win at Bayern since 1991.
Try to explain that :)
Sunday: Pippo Inzaghi is promoted to Serie A.
Tuesday: Simone Inzaghi qualifies for the Champions League final.
The best week for the Inzaghi family.
Today we are celebrating a decade since the Finnish league had this perfect table.
06.05.2025 15:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Assists for Barcelona: Lamine Yamal (2), Luka Modric.
The youngest and the oldest.
Kylian Mbappe's April:
0 goals
1 red card
1 injury
Donnarumma loves penalty shoot-outs in England.
And Chiesa is always there.
Bochum against Bayern - they are thrashed, or they win.
Nothing in between.
21/22
Bayern v Bochum 7:0
Bochum v Bayern 4:2
22/23
Bochum v Bayern 0:7
Bayern v Bochum 3:0
23/24
Bayern v Bochum 7:0
Bochum v Bayern 3:2
24/25
Bochum v Bayern 0:5
Bayern v Bochum 2:3
That's one of the best ever, I guess.
Go Ahead Eagles haven't beaten PSV Eindhoven since 1983.
More than 41 years.
Arie Haan, Willy van de Kerkhof and Huub Stevens played for PSV when they last lost.
And now Go Ahead Eagles have won 2 games vs PSV in 3 days!!!
Stuttgart have 11 Germans in the lineup vs Bayern tonight.
Quite brilliant.
Alexander SΓΈrloth's last 4 away matches vs Barcelona:
Goal and assist, 2-1 win with Real Sociedad
Goal and 2 assists, 5-3 win with Villarreal
Injury time winner, 2-1 win with Atletico Madrid
Injury time equaliser, 4-4 with Atletico Madrid
Overall: 4 goals, 3 assists, unbeaten
Every time I feel sorry for Milan I remind myself that they are managed by Zlatan, and it becomes obvious that they deserve it.
18.02.2025 19:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Diving in the VAR era is a sign of a low IQ.
Seriously.
Corsica want to be accepted by UEFA.
Really.
The story for @11freunde.de
www.11freunde.de/internationa...
Waldemar Anton:
0 away goals for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga during 4 seasons at Stuttgart.
1 away goal for Stuttgart after moving to Dortmund.
Ousmane Dembele scored 3 hat-tricks in his career.
Once in 2016.
And twice this week.
Congratulations to Slovan Bratislava who lost 8 matches with a goal difference of -20, but didn't finish last.
29.01.2025 22:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Giorgi Mamardashvili conceded 7 goals in a game for the second time in his career.
Georgia lost 7-1 to Spain in October 2023, now Valencia lost 7-1 to Barcelona.
They only player who played against him in both fixtures is Lamine Yamal.
Guys, this is insane.
Magdeburg are TOP of the table in 2.Bundesliga with ZERO home wins.
They the only team in the league without home wins.
And they are the leaders.
Statistically, the chances of that happening are zero.
The strangest table ever.
Magdeburg are joint top of 2.Bundesliga, when they are the only team in the league with no home wins.
They would be bottom of the league if only home matches are taken into account.
However, they lead the away games table by a huge margin.
Manchester United might think that the most appropriate tribute to Denis Law is to get relegated again.
19.01.2025 15:32 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Patrick Kluivert never scored a hat trick at St James' Park.
Justin Kluivert has just done that, without playing for Newcastle.
The incredible journey of Abdukodir Khusanov expained.
4 years ago he wasn't rated at Uzbek academy.
2 years ago he played for a tiny club in Belarus.
Lens paid 100 thousand for him.
Now he is off to Manchester City for 40 million.
He is worth it.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
"Accept Corsica in UEFA"!
Bastia striker FΓ©lix Tomi with a special message after scoring in the Corsican derby vs Ajaccio.
Antonin Kinsky
2022/23 - In the second division in Czechia.
2023/24 - At relegation strugglers in Czechia.
Autumn 2024 - Starter for Slavia Prague.
January 2025 - Keeps a clean sheet against Liverpool on his Tottenham debut.
What next?!