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Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
Why is he getting interviewed by some weirdo in a leather harness?

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Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

sassassin posted:

Sadio Mane basically owns a village now but he's not sitting on a throne demanding the serfs bequeath him a percentage of their income. Yet.

Footballers pay way more in taxes than companies and directors, they are working class heroes and agents are allies (RIP Mino).

This is a definite tangent, but I've always wondered what the plan for Salah and Mane is once they can't play anymore. I hope they've set up foundations or some other vehicle to make sure whatever good work they're doing is sustainable.

Mane's basically built a hospital where there was none and passes out regular payments to families in his village. Salah's charity work is apparently similar. Not to sound like a capitalist rear end in a top hat, but I really hope there's a way to continue that without both of them having to work forever and past the point where it's healthy.

EDIT: Would it help to have a "footballers & money" thread where we can discuss stuff like wages and club finances? Maybe we already had one and it died a deserved death due to lack of interest?

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
I don’t feel like Googling this. What’s the current situation with Gylfi Sigurdsson?

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

blue footed boobie posted:

I remember when Ribery and Benzema and Berlusconi all had sex with the same underage prostitute and no one seemed to really care that much for some reason and then she became a celebrity in Italy?

From what I remember, this was not as big of a scandal as you might have expected because France's age of consent and prostitution laws allow for a lot of sleaziness.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Jippa posted:

You would thought with a dishwasher it wouldn't matter.

Oh, you've just scratched the surface of a great debate.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/great-dishwasher-debate-load-knives-forks-or-down-n393981

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Insurrectionist posted:

My dishwasher has a whole level just for the cutlery...and they all lie sideways :twisted:

When the revolution comes, you'll be in the front of the guillotine line.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

trem_two posted:

a poem that Giggs wrote was entered as evidence:

Giggs has bars. Where's the mixtape?

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Mickolution posted:

On the other hand, this is the video. Pretty loving tame, for a man from Northern Ireland playing in Scotland.
https://twitter.com/ggggggg19769441/status/1572639618163703808

I can't tell what's being said.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

How are Feyenoord fans taking it?

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

brocked posted:

Pretty sure a Dutch company built/designed the illegal bridge that got bombed for Putin's birthday?

Seven Dutch companies were involved!

https://ukrainainc.net/2022/10/22/8808/

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Shrapnig posted:

Mason Greenwood is apparently having a baby with the woman he was accused of assaulting.

Given the timelines, the conception occurred while the charges were still active and he wasn't allowed any contact with her, and that's why all of the charges were dropped a few weeks ago.

Ugh. This is sadly common in domestic/romantic partner violence situations.

I hope she ends up okay in the long run.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
Does this belong here? The BBC recently did a deep dive on a massive investment scam operation that used sponsorships of Sevilla FC and Leeds United to look legitimate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6JXZ3GzSCQ

https://twitter.com/uglygame/status/1647856567591612417

I suspect the clubs aren't going to be relinquishing the sponsorship money anytime soon, but it's pretty sad stuff.

Eric Cantonese fucked around with this message at 19:21 on May 2, 2023

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

kri kri posted:

https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1682002579482394624

had forgotten about the arsenal dive by van gaal

Isn't this a little late? Man-U has been very unfunny under Ten Hag.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
Joe Lewis sounds like a nice guy who just wanted to help his friends and employees.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

I can't believe that rape case is still clogged up in the courts. (And the allegations are pretty horrible too. I don't recommend digging into it if you want to stay in a good mood.) It's some real slimeball poo poo.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Thanks Ants posted:

Isn’t Richarlison one of the only rich Brazilians who doesn’t support Bolsonaro

I don't think there's anything particularly objectionable about Richarlison unless you dislike the clubs he has played for. He seems to really commit to all the attitudes the fans want him to have, and I can't really fault that.

I read this BBC profile of him. He's not the only footballer to somehow crawl out of humble circumstances, of course, but he seems like a pretty decent guy.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61245518

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

TheRat posted:

Sadio Mane just married his 18 year old "long term girlfriend". I feel like that belongs in here.

https://www.pulsesports.ng/lifestyl...010720082552683

Mane reportedly met her when she was 16 (which is apparently the age of consent in Senegal). Mane is pretty religious and maybe religious fundamentalists in Senegal don't view the age timing as a big deal, but it skeeves me out. At best, it feels like the relic of times we'd be better off not revisiting.

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Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Thanks Ants posted:

lol at asking australian politicians if something is racist

Ask for an expert's opinion, right?

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