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OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or
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- Mar 16, 2010
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They were moving like feds with the investigators
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The amount of money that the North American WC is gonna rake in is nuts
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feel that its only right for the South American bid to win 2030 it being the 100 anniversary of Uruguay 1930.
- Aug 15, 2017
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Barca deny conflict of interest in ref payments
Barcelona say payments made to a company linked to the former VP of the refereeing committee were for technical reports on match officials.
Was just coming to say the same thing.
Refalona.
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It’s a great bid because of that and the fact that it will be held in 4 soccer crazed nations. World cups always seem to be more fun in soccer crazed nations.
That said, it’s probably the weakest bid in terms of money and infrastructure.
- Apr 1, 2008
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Always thought a football club should have upgraded defense and midfield first then go after goal scorers
Getting Jude is a pipe dream. Again, Behdad is a serious guy. Whenever he wants players, he will try hard to get them. He just doesn't take no for an answer
I assume the club will sell a lot of players
One player I'd really like to see the club to go after this summer is Lavia. It'd be great if City would waive the buy back clause. I doubt that happens though unless they are in a serious trouble
No, he isn't on the Chelsea payroll this season. He took a massive pay cut so Inter can afford paying his whole wages for the 22/23 season
Seems Inter don't want to extend the loan. Cannot say I blame them. The Lukaku loan cost them nearly 20 mill gross total
So yeah Chelsea will have Lukaku on the payroll if Inter decide to return Lukaku back to the club
Let's go! Cannot wait!
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Madridistas in here, would you approve?
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No Partey for the City game 
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No Partey for the City game
Oof I can't see you beating them without him tbh
I hope I'm wrong
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Qatari bids are state-funded and run operations. At least theoretically the private ownership groups could have to worry about profitability and expenses. There's absolutely a racism and xenophobia angle to a lot of hot takes when it comes to middle eastern ownership; no billionaire is that rich from being ethical and legal.
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Geopolitics plays a large role tbh.
For example the same folks crying out against ME money seemingly have less qualms about Goldman Sachs + JP Morgan (ponzi scheme, authoritarian regime and occasional black market financeers) and Jim Ratcliffe's bids or potentially Elon Musks. At least that's how it comes across as given the massive difference in outcry and energy given to them in comparison.
Any billionaire anywhere in the world will have dirt on their hands, you can't possibly attain grotesque sums and levels of wealth like that without exploiting a large amount of people.
In actuality, how much folks choose stand up against some more than others is 100% dependant on that person's own biases/politics because none of the parties ever involved at this level carry benevolent or utopian intentions so it's a fools errand trying to talk up or down the benefits of one over the other using morality to make your case when everyone involved is already operating in the moral grey area.
You can argue against the merits or disadvantages of state-funding in the game on its own without using morality as the barometer. Unfortunately though, there aren't any rules in place regulating or prohibiting such a thing in the sport so we're seeing and are gonna continue to see more of it. Doesn't seem to be much of if any appetite from the powers that be, to regulate that sort of thing either.
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Was gonna be hard even with him, they have Arsenals number
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Never understood bringing him in the first place coming off the terrible season with Leeds.
They need a relegation battle commander, not a relegation organizer
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Jorginho is going to be Arsenal's starting holding midfielder in the year of our lord 2023 during a title deciding game. Who in the **** is writing this script?
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Same here man, esp with it looking like we are going to keep Joao beyond this loan spell
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No surprise here but Scaloni’s contract with Argentina is getting extended through 2026
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Biggest game of the season and he’s out again..classic
I was already thinking idk if the defense will be able to handle all of City’s different offensive options + Rodri
Waiting for lineups now to confirm I guess
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Didn't realize Lisandro's gonna be suspended for the match at the Nou Camp tomorrow 
Would probably go with Shaw and Varane at the back since that's the case. Need someone capable of somewhat similar ball progressing skills from the back against a side like Barca.
I say somewhat though because Lisandro's one of the best passers of the ball in the squad
Would probably go with Shaw and Varane at the back since that's the case. Need someone capable of somewhat similar ball progressing skills from the back against a side like Barca.
I say somewhat though because Lisandro's one of the best passers of the ball in the squad
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Y'all shake players off without really giving them a chance at times. Then go buy an overpriced player completely changing the trajectory of said players career. IMO y’all did this to Cristian Tello
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I have money on City winning this match, so congratulations on the 3 points Arsenal fans
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