Neil Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 One of my favourite players ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Jorge Valdano, I really liked it as well. Indeed, it fits Valdano's writing style. Riquelme didn't work out for us, but will never forget his seasons at Villarreal. He was ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Jorge Valdano, I really liked it as well. Indeed, it fits Valdano's writing style. Riquelme didn't work out for us, but will never forget his seasons at Villarreal. He was ridiculous. Jesus your avatar makes it look like he's dead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Aye, he looked like a zombie at times for us. EDIT: Better now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Riquelme Amazing player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Football team's plane wreck found in Chile after more than 50 years Mountaineers have discovered the remains of a plane that crashed in Chile killing several members of a first-division football team over half-a-century ago. The incident was one of the world’s major air disasters involving football teams, and killed all 24 people on board, including three referees. A team of experienced climbers found the crash site in an undisclosed destination 200 miles from the capital Santiago. Expedition member Leonardo Albornoz said: “The plane is more 10,000ft above sea level. A large part of the fuselage is still intact and a lot of material including human bones are scattered around the wreck.” Declining to identify the spot where the remains were found, he added: “This story is being rewritten because they’re not where official publications indicated. “We don’t want this place to be defiled and the remains taken as trophies. You have to remember people died here and their families deserve respect.” The Douglas DC-3 carrying the Green Cross players went down as they returned to Santiago from an away match in the south. The Chilean club had played a cup match against Osorno Seleccion on April 1, 1961. It ended in a 1-1 draw and the club's team and staff flew back to Santiago spread over two flights. One of them never arrived. It was reported that most of the first team players had elected to fly on the fateful plane because it was more direct, and the alternative flight was scheduled to make several stops on the way back to Santiago. Despite losing virtually the entire first team in the accident the club bravely fulfilled the second leg of the cup tie, which they lost 0-1 and were knocked out of the cup. However, it had a major impact on the fortunes of the club, which was founded in 1916. In that tragic season, Green Cross finished 12th out of 14 clubs and a season later they were relegated. Amazingly, Green Cross returned to the Chilean top flight the following season, in 1964, as the club appeared reborn. However, in March 1965 the club's proud individual history came to an end as it merged with Deportes Temuco, and was renamed Green Cross Temuco. The best-known player to have perished in the crash was likely Elisa Mourino, who won 25 caps for Argentina and lifted the Copa America for his country in 1955 and 1959. Mourino was winding his career down at Green Cross after eight seasons at Argentiena giants at Boca Juniors, and five at Banfield. The club, which was one of the eight teams that founded the professional Chilean football league, sadly folded in 1984 after finishing 23rd in the Primera División. The accident is one of the worst tragedies in professional sport, and echoes the darkest day in Manchester United's history - February 6th, 1958. Eight players and three members of staff were among 23 people killed in the Munich air disaster on the way back from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade, when the team plane stopped in Germany to refuel. Among the dead were star player Duncan Edwards, 21, as well as eight journalists, and the plane's captain Ken Rayment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Argentine league starts tonight betting and low scoring matches fans. Wait what's that, you have some questions? Has it got 30 teams? Why yes, yes it has. Can you qualify for continental competition by finishing 18th? Of course you can, what league doesn't have this? Needless playoff games ahoy. 60 games sounds a bit hectic - is that right? Obviously it's only your local derby rival you play twice in the regular season, all other teams once - just the 30 games. Right got it, hang on...bit of a random one - is there a club named after and founded by a bus company in the 80's I can support? Damn straight, Crucero del Norte are the team for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Was gonna ask you man, the whole thing is batshit crazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not going to lie, I don't understand it at all. Can only assume money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Plus you say local derby games, aren't 70% of the games BA derby games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 How did you get into Argentinian Football Disc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Plus you say local derby games, aren't 70% of the games BA derby games? Looking at it now it doesn't seem as bad as a few of the lesser teams are in the provinces but it's still a high %. Not sure how they decided who's derby game is against who as there is bound to be teams who's traditional derby game isn't in the league or where the derby is between two mismatched teams rather than say Boca v River. How did you get into Argentinian Football Disc? Went to 3 games when I was over there in 09, followed it on and off ever since. Not as much now tbh beyond watching the odd game/highlights and on Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 So group stages in Libertadores started yesterday and Anderson lasted 36minutes on the pitch when his Internacional went to Bolivia to play in the altitude against The Strongest. Subbed off after 36minutes and need an oxygen mask :lol: God damn it. They lost 3-1 as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Lerl at him being a fat cunt and lerl at altitude paupers beating nu-money gauchos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Lerl at him being a fat cunt and lerl at altitude paupers beating nu-money gauchos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Fucking Disco man. You going to follow the Libertadores this year? Thinking of following it the whole way instead of just caring towards the quarter-finals or so when the shit teams are out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'll keep an eye on it, wasn't it only last year when all but 1 Brasileiro club were out by the QF? Group 2 looks good though. Fancy Boca to go far. Easy group so should get a favourable draw in the knockouts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'll keep an eye on it, wasn't it only last year when all but 1 Brasileiro club were out by the QF? Group 2 looks good though. Fancy Boca to go far. Easy group so should get a favourable draw in the knockouts. Was a horrible season for Brazilian football. As for group 2 it looks absolutely shit that two of those teams will go out. Haven't seen Danubio but my bet is on one of the Brazilians + San Lorenzo. Which would be shameful considering Corinthians and Sao Paulo financially are much more powerful than either of those (no idea about Danubio but don't expect them to be too rich). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 It's all about these bad boys man. http://www.club-thestrongest.com/site/images/style1/esctigre0.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 El Estrongest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Everyone say Oriente Petrolero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Corinthians apparently impressed and won 2-0. Their 1-0 goal is sublime. Look it up, absolutely amazing goal. The 2-0 should never have stood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Lisandro Lopez ex-Lyon signs for Internacional. Going by wiki he hasn't been doing that well in Qatar but was always a very good player for both Lyon and Porto. Interesting signing nonetheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 30 teams man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I can confirm that it's the child of Kaka we're seeing there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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