Ravel posted:

Not sure what the tweet was about, but he had an article in the Guardian talking about the new number 8 in terms of Gundogan and Martinez who both have that shirt number. He's not talking about their traditional roles. Not sure what he's getting at but there you go.

ragle posted:

Ravel posted:

Has an outfield player ever had the number 1. or 0.

edit: Yes, somebody has worn the 0 shirt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_(association_football)#Unusual_or_notable_numbers posted:

Hicham Zerouali was allowed to wear the number 0 for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen after the fans nicknamed him "Zero".[22]

Though it is traditionally the goalkeeper's number, outfield players have occasionally worn the number 1 for their clubs, including Pantelis Kafes for Olympiacos and currently AEK, Charlton Athletic's Stuart Balmer in the 1990s,[23] Partizan Belgrade's Simon Vukčević in 2004–05[citation needed], Beşiktaş's Daniel Pancu in 2005–06 and Atlético Mineiro's Diego Souza in 2010.

In 2001, Colombian Freddy Rincón wore number 3+5 in Santos F.C.. Due to the failure of the attempt to transfer to the Corinthians and the subsequent closing of entries, Rincón would not have more chances to act in Campeonato Paulista that year if not by Santos. The regulation of that year provided that the clubs could register up to 35 athletes. Then, the Colombian was entered with the #35.[24]

In 2003, FC Porto goalkeeper Vítor Baía became the first player to wear 99 in the final of a major European competition. [citation needed]
Adolfo Bautista, when playing for Club Deportivo Guadalajara wore number 100 under special dispensation from the Mexican Football Federation (he wore 1 in CONCACAF competitions). Later, when he was traded to Jaguares de Chiapas, he received jersey number 1.

Goalkeeper Rogério Ceni of São Paulo FC sports the 01 jersey for his club.

Parma goalkeeper, Luca Bucci wore the numbers 7 (2005–06) and 5 (2006–07—2007-08) shirts.[25]

Iván Zamorano wore number 1+8, or number 18 with a plus symbol between the two digits, for Inter Milan from 1997 to 2000, after his number 9 was given to Ronaldo.[26]

Juan Pablo Sorín was allowed to use the number 1+2 for Villareal because the number 3 was taken. This was only used rarely.[citation needed]

Derek Riordan was given squad number 01 by Hibernian. Number 10 had already been taken by Colin Nish, and none of the club's goalkeepers had been allocated number 1.[27]

In 2008, AC Milan's three new signings each chose a number indicating the year of his birth: 76 (Andriy Shevchenko, born 1976), 80 (Ronaldinho, born 1980), and 84 (Mathieu Flamini, born 1984).[28]

The Asian Football Confederation requires players to keep the same squad numbers throughout the preliminary rounds for the AFC Asian Cup,[29] resulting in players with squad numbers of 100 or higher, including 121 worn by Thomas Oar of Australia in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Indonesia.[30]

Indonesian international Firman Utina wears 8+7 number in his club Persija Jakarta, because his signature number 15 has been taken by Aliyudin.[citation needed]

Indonesian Club Deltras Sidoarjo Goalkeeper Usman Pribadi wears the number 2.[citation needed]

Celtic F.C forward Gary Hooper wears number 88 for both the year he was born (1988) and the year Celtic was founded (1888).

During the 2012–13 Liga MX season, Víctor Perales and Luis Ángel Morales of Guadalajara wore numbers 143 and 163, respectively.

Adulterous Hitler posted:

Can 22 amateurs beat 11 pros?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIb-HK7NcA

Vegetable posted:

The pro team was waltzing through their defence like it was nothing. Gulf can't be that big...

atomic gog posted:

Pros vs Amateurs chat reminds me of when Mark Hughes was on the seminal Welsh football comedy-drama C'mon Midffild!. He turns up to play in a charity match for a Celebrity XI against Bryncoch Utd (the story was that he was Wali Tomos' cousin).

http://youtu.be/N5nDkLr4qtM?t=3m

It wasn't scripted for him to go on the pitch at all because they couldn't get insurance to film that, but he just went on anyway and waltzes past the Liverpool supporting (probably) pub-footballers trying to bring him down.

Modus Trollens posted:

love that Adam Bayor is on that list

their net worths seem to go up only by their salaries, are they not investing their money at all?

General Probe posted:

Am I looking at people sexing it up at the Bayern Hoffenheim game in the supporters section?

ragle posted:

Vegetable posted:

The pro team was waltzing through their defence like it was nothing. Gulf can't be that big...

vaginal culture posted:

I dont think the paper has access to their investment portfolios

I am OK posted:

Are you serious? A simple pass from a C team youth player would take your legs off. I've got friends who went to school with people like Defoe and even at that age if he was on your team you'd win 20-0.

I think TV makes football look a bit sluggish and simple sometimes.

euroboy posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKTsK_bpsg0

He's still got it.

Spiffeh posted:

trying to jump into that guys arms and his gut getting in the way is my fave part

Esposito posted:

I thought it was only a month ago when he had tweeted a picture of himself after a reality weight-loss show? Pretty sure he was looking way, way slimmer than that.