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Lolquote:Every few offseasons, there’s one ripple-effect signing: A guy that every big club wants because he’s better than everyone else available. Get him and you’ve got a leg up on the competition. That player signs with a club, causing other suitors to settle for lesser alternatives or reconsider their plans completely.
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Bill Simmons and Grantland is like the perfect storm of retardation.
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oh my god these loving comments This love letter to the majestic, gazelle-like Pogba makes me so giddy. In a just, non-goal obsessed world, Pogba is a future Ballon d’Or winner. He’s still so young, too, and still making strides in his game as great as those his crazy long frame makes on the pitch. He’s going to be a joy to watch wherever he ends up (but pls stay at Juve a few more years, we love you, thnx). To paraphrase Back to the Future, we might not like Pogba and Alaba, but our kids are going to love them. They’re all playing the latest edition of FIFA and managing their teams like Billy Beane. My 12-year-old watches the Bundesliga with me and provides a complete scouting report on a speedy left back or confidently says Bayern Munich will win in PKs against Dortmund Borussia because they’re built better for penalty kicks. trem_two posted:Lol
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Jun 2, 2016 23:48
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straight up brolic posted:the grantland poo poo is a specific way of writing about the sport that's so loving infuriating to me. just talk about the way that a dude plays. the person writing the piece is papering over the fact that they don't actually watch anything but r/soccer highlights by being like 'he's an interrogator and a dominator, a giant and a jester...blah blah blah 80% completion percentage....blah blah blah, he's not xavi he's god.' These loving quee*s get paid to write this crap and then other people ape that style and they have their own self confratulatory circle on twitter and now just being a fan of soccer in the US has big prole dullard connotations. Sad.
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Jun 2, 2016 23:49
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straight up brolic posted:oh my god these loving comments Dortmund Borussia
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Jun 3, 2016 00:24
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Jun 3, 2016 00:25
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Billy Beane.
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quote:Simmons, you have found the Zach Lowe of soccer writing. That was wonderful and I can’t wait to see more. They just can't help themselves, needless comparisons to random other people from other sports is in their blood.
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Jun 3, 2016 01:04
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lmao wtf is thisquote:I think he meant on a constant basis, so besides Mesut I can’t really think of anybody who is that constant threat besides maybe Koke. Eden Hazard had a lovely season, Yaya is getting old as is Xavi H., Toni Kroos is playing for the wrong team/system/BBC(no porn) as is Iniesta(MSN). Riberobben were injured all season as were Gündogan and Verratti and Coutinho isn’t there yet. Ryad Mahrez probably needs another season to be properly evaluated. Did I miss anybody?
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Jun 3, 2016 01:07
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 An advanced stats look at why John Stones might be good enough for Barcelona, but maybe not, but possibly yes. when did the bbc become so awful
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Jun 3, 2016 04:59
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African AIDS cum posted:These loving quee*s get paid to write this crap and then other people ape that style and they have their own self confratulatory circle on twitter and now just being a fan of soccer in the US has big prole dullard connotations. Sad. Wait...PWM posters get paid???
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Jun 3, 2016 07:19
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Homework Explainer posted:Billy Beane. If I look up who this is, Grantland wins
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Jun 3, 2016 09:54
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are Nike purposely designing us shite kits to keep sales figures down. Sounds wacky but looking at the absolute dross they have Given us, it may actually be true.
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Jun 3, 2016 15:25
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Al2001 posted:If I look up who this is, Grantland wins Brad Pitt played him in the movie
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Jun 3, 2016 19:50
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fuckin lmao. a pogba, or a westbrook.
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Jun 4, 2016 02:37
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcZzxXnfQBc
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https://soundcloud.com/bthorough/just-got-kaned/s-Sr6cu
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Reddit posted:let's say FC Baracelona really wanted to piss off the MLS, couldn't they transfer or loan their entire team to the Cosmos or Miami FC to win the US Open Cup? Crazy Ted fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 22:10
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Al2001 posted:If I look up who this is, Grantland wins he used advanced stats to win in baseball so he's the reason these people are so obsessed with them
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Jermaine Dildoe posted:he used advanced stats to win in baseball so he's the reason these people are so obsessed with them
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TheBigAristotle posted:Reminds me of the classic "Choosing my EPL team" by Bill Simmons in 2007. this should be pinned to the top of every page in the thread
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Jun 5, 2016 04:30
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Hello Villians, I have been a casual observer of the premier league for the last year or so and after watching the leicester city story all season I have to admit I have gotten in to the premier league. As a Chicago bears fan I see a bit of crossover between the teams with both having a proud history and fanbase. As well as both teams beginning a rebuilding phase to return to greatness. I guess I am asking what are some of the important stories and players to keep an eye on this season/offseason. Any and all information would be great guys.
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https://twitter.com/freebetscouk/status/740604329510506496
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Jun 9, 2016 13:17
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Haha, I wasn't sure if this was "wrong thread" or not in the Pictures thread. edit: Milner's Regulate gets it a pass, in my book 
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I can't wait for Trump to ban the Mexican Wave.
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My two big passions in life have always been football (soccer) and gaming. Every year they draw closer together... Anybody in this field looking to hire legal counsel?! hehe For those wondering “why would a company do this?” it’s pretty simple - in addition to the aforementioned reasons above, the gaming demographic is a massive marketplace with a ton of disposable income. However, a pure football brand like United might not do well to “mar” its reputation by associating it with non-football identities (particularly as English teams and their supporters tend to be very conservative/traditionalist). Expect to see any esports cross-promotion team go under a moniker of “Red Devils” or such similar aliases. I would be very surprised to see any esports endeavour by a British club use the same badge and brand as its football team.
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This past Sunday, Sweden played Wales in a very low-octane home friendly. With most players just hoping not to get hurt before the tournament, you don’t expect much from these warmup matches — other than maybe an exciting new hairstyle from Aaron Ramsey. But what we got was a textbook on how to play six positions at once, written by celebrated memoirist Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He was the best player with the ball at his feet, the best in the air, and the best passer. Ibrahimovic was present in every third of the pitch. He dropped deep to pick the ball up from his center backs, set the pace in center circle with short, probing passes, and fended off defenders in the final third, setting up teammates in the penalty box. Sometimes, he was Randy Moss and Daunte Culpepper in the same 10-second sequence. https://theringer.com/zlatan-ibrahimovic-striker-840afc54e08#.nr8vqlqzw
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Jun 12, 2016 19:33
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We will still see flashes of his Bruce-Lee-meets-Bob-Fosse brilliance
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The Ringer is bad. None of the actual good stuff from grant land (long form investigative stuff, good analysis like Zack Lowe) came over, and they also write about gay poo poo like tech companies.
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You have to defeat Shane Long to stand a chance. Just a little football joke I thought I'd share. Hehehe.
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Lovely r2 plus a sprinkling of the square button finish from the guy who couldn't make it at Sunderland
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julian assflange posted:Lovely r2 plus a sprinkling of the square button finish from the guy who couldn't make it at Sunderland Lol, to be honest a few of my mates say this as well when we're playing footy, that or 'finesse'
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http://screamer.deadspin.com/no-one-understands-soccers-rules-and-thats-a-problem-1781973591
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Weaponized Cum posted:http://screamer.deadspin.com/no-one-understands-soccers-rules-and-thats-a-problem-1781973591 Jesus loving christ.
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Weaponized Cum posted:http://screamer.deadspin.com/no-one-understands-soccers-rules-and-thats-a-problem-1781973591 That guy is next level
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