Village Idiot

Barça Atlètic have been promoted to our Second Division after beating Sant Andreu 1-0 on aggregate score in the promotion playoff finals. I'd have preferred Sant Andreu to make it (a real team and not a feeder), but it's still going to be great for developing our youth players!

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Man, I'm glad I stopped betting in this thing.

Wasn't he booked for re-entering the pitch without waiting for permission from the ref?

ESPN doing a stellar job in educating the ignorant American masses in hating the Italian National Football Team

In the Steven Taylor for Puyol school of transfer rumors, we have been now linked to... Hull's Mendy.

In Spain we love'em bigass blingy summer trophies Ramón de Carranza: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3825260894_e79d867461.jpg Colombino: http://www.aupaathletic.com/noticias/Fotos/Colombino-Carabela.jpg Ciutat de Palma: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Shr0klXC2tA/RujQ7ljrNNI/AAAAAAAAAD4/pV2BwG5VHz4/s1600/foto_234848_CAS.jpg Ciudad de Sevilla (right) and Torre del Oro (left) http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9868/trofeoscdesevillaytorre.jpg Up until the 1990s, Summer trophies were immensely popular in Spain. Clubs would even list them alongside the official trophies in their honors lists. Teresa Herrera is one of the most prestigious since it's the oldest.

I don't want games to all end 4-3 or anything, just for teams to take the pitch looking for a goal. Actually once they score the first they can protect their lead however they want. But I want them to try to score it. No goal, no point.

0-0's are only entertaining if you are invested in one of the teams and thus biting your nails as the clock runs down up. As a neutral for the most party they universally suck.

I was particularly thinking of Blackburn and Stoke when suggesting this It's not only the games that finished 0-0, but games where a team set out to get this and possibly failed or nicked a goal. you mean switzerland ? Inter

I was particularly thinking of Blackburn and Stoke when suggesting this It's not only the games that finished 0-0, but games where a team set out to get this and possibly failed or nicked a goal.

Or award zero points for a 0-0 draw. This way teams can't go out and play for it hoping to nick one goal, since they risk getting fuck all.

Teams on equal points is too rare an ocurrance in a long league tournament that a change in it tie-breaker rules would influence team's strategies, in my opinion. We could give 2 points to the team with most shots on goal in case of a tie. Dunno about knockout tournaments however.

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Nice to see the French imploding

Well, I'm sure spats like those happen all the time in the heat of the moment and we don't learn about them and are dealt with internally. But when it was leaked they had no other option than to punish Anelka. So I can see where Evra's coming from. Plus I'm sure all of them think he was right.

Brazil trying to get Drogba ruled out http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/19/1985166/world-cup-2010-brazil-ponder-rejecting-didier-drogbas-use-by?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Yeste to Al-Whatever in Dubai.

Hércules is the last team promoted to our First Division after beating Irún 2-0, Betis losing out on head to head despite winning 4-0.

Thought his shirt was written on Klingon or something.

Cracking game this. Easily the most entertaining so far.

Emana looks up for it for a change. Some cracking minutes.

I have actually bet on Denmark on this, but I would prefer Cameroon to win. Knowing my luck they'll draw.

Samu

Gronjkaer man, I had forgot he still played.