OT: Soccer thread

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

France is probably gearing more toward 2016 when they host Euro.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Ribery's dad is Algerian descent.

Is his father Arab Algerian or a pied noir like Albert Camus?

 

[lecoqsportif]

I didn't realize Arabic had l'accent aigu as in Ribéry.

 

[Metalleaf]

Merseyside Derby from Goodison today...ends 3-3, Everton allowed 3 set piece goals....sucks, they had the lead in the 82nd lost it in the 89th.

 

[Metalleaf]

That said, Lukaku, wow, what a signing.

 

[Metalleaf]

Jermaine Defoe agrees to join TFC...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...tenhams-jermain-defoe-agrees-transfer-2854640

 

[Deckie007]

 

[PlayerToBeNamedLater]

Very good signing. At 31, he's still relatively young. I think he has the potential to be one of the best players ever in the MLS.

Hopefully this pushes Gilardino to sign as well.

A Dafoe/Gilardino duo would rival many of the top clubs in the world -- the tier of clubs behind the super elite like Barca and Bayern.

 

[Metalleaf]

thought Gilardino already signed?

 

[PlayerToBeNamedLater]

thought Gilardino already signed?

Not yet.

Rumours are they offering ~9M to Genoa for him. They need to come to contract terms with him still though.

 

[Metalleaf]

http://www.wakingthered.com/2013/11...no-transfer-genoa-mls-toronto-fc-nine-million

 

[trujaysfan]

hahaha i love having a walkingthered article posted here but doesn't look like either are signed yet but might be getting closer.

 

[HolyPuck]

I heard the Gilardino to TFC was dead after Gila talked to some people here in the Italian community.

 

[trujaysfan]

I heard the Gilardino to TFC was dead after Gila talked to some people here in the Italian community.

was the word 2 weeks ago but some word out of Italy today that he is considering the offer again. Roller Coaster and didn't hear to many flattering things about the way the Italian agents were doing business from the MLSE employees i talked with

 

[Montana]

As a Hotspur fan, I'm really f*cking jealous.

 

[trujaysfan]

As a Hotspur fan, I'm really f*cking jealous.

don't worry you can keep adebayor lol

i'm keeping my excitement in check until he is holding a shirt at the kia training ground

 

[Volcanologist]

TFC might be worth my time this season, if those two signed.

 

[HolyPuck]

$26 million dollar transfer kitty, better make something good happen.

 

[trujaysfan]

$26 million dollar transfer kitty, better make something good happen.

i can say with 100% certainty that the transfer kitty is 46 million approved at the last MLSE board meeting.

straight from the mouth of a MLSE VP and the TFC GM

 

[HolyPuck]

Well even better than the rumored number