Soccerball Therad

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:28 pm

all singularly unable to cope with public speaking in any way

Post by **endar** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 1:56 pm

best ref

bref

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:30 pm

Gary Lineker on itv

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:30 pm

Ultimate blasphemy

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:31 pm

Like sonic on a nintendo

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:41 pm

dng wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:05 am bloody hell scotlandwere dismal tonight

I was embarrassed for them.

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:44 pm

I'm surprised at the Dutch walloping Graham Potter's Sweden (tm). And looking forward to Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire (unknown team x).

Post by **dng** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:40 pm

cape verde are my favourite team now

Post by **dng** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:40 pm

since at least cameroon in 1990

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:12 pm

dng wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:40 pm since at least cameroon in 1990

Ha!

I will never tire of the three assassination attempts on Claudio Caniggia.

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:16 pm

dng wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:40 pm cape verde are my favourite team now

Agreement

Post by **endar** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:34 pm

I hope Roger Miller is still playing for Cameroon

Post by **dng** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:03 pm

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Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:18 pm

Messi - Nancy Kerrigan
Iron bar wielding Ronaldo - Tonya Harding

Post by **dng** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 5:14 pm

I don't know if Messi quite works as Federer for analogy purposes, but Ronaldo is definitely the Djokovic of football

Post by **endar** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 6:18 pm

Naymar is Nadal

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:07 pm

Roanlado is back. Never in doubt.

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:11 pm

Messi is Joseph Swan
Ronaldo is Thomas Edison who electrocuted an elephant because the elephant had previously substituted Edison when he was on a hat-trick

Post by **dng** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:40 pm

Harry Kane is one of the really boring scientists who discovered an element or something

Post by **dng** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:41 pm

not even one of the good elements

Post by **dng** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:42 pm

Terbium maybe. Or Europium

Post by **dng** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 8:53 pm

blombluss wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:14 pm
dng wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:27 pm we looked like an actual really good football team
It felt wrong and made me uneasy!

This is more like it

Post by **Bruce Sato** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 8:59 pm

dng wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 5:14 pm I don't know if Messi quite works as Federer for analogy purposes, but Ronaldo is definitely the Djokovic of football

Excellent

Post by **vom** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 9:54 am

I feel like maybe Haaland is Jannik Sinner but I'm not sure why

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 11:56 am

dng wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 8:53 pm
blombluss wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:14 pm
dng wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:27 pm we looked like an actual really good football team
It felt wrong and made me uneasy!
This is more like it

HUrrah!

We were deeply mediocre for large chunks of that match, and I bet Barcelona are checking the T&Cs on Gordon's contract.

Also, I think the ref was very kind to us on at least two occasions.

Post by **vom** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 2:41 pm

Gordon does a lot of "headless chicken" style running around. He did manage a couple of really nice passes later on but I remain unconvinced.

Post by **Pual** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 5:23 pm

I watched the football yesterday so that’s why it was crap.

Sorry.

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 6:54 pm

The Curse Of Pual

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:38 pm

This might have already been mentioned, but has anyone here talked about that baffling giant Messi statue yet?

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:45 pm

I can't remember. It was amazing though. I hope India re-erect it on the moon or something

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:46 pm

oh wait, i hadn't seen that there's a new even bigger pointless messi statue now

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_ ... -sculpture

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:47 pm

i hope each country in the world slowly builds bigger and bigger messi statues until we're all dead and they're all that's left of human civilisation

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:47 pm

like the cat statues in flow

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:48 pm

and/or easter island heads

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:25 pm

Yes, that new one. But I was mentioning it in part due to... a part

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lionel-messi- ... sy-1804752

However, as footage of the statue spread across social media, the focus shifted rapidly from the sculptor's ambition to one specific, awkward design detail: the replica World Cup trophy is positioned directly between the figure's legs. prompting a flood of jokes that quickly overshadowed the tribute itself.

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:46 pm

hooray

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:46 pm

"They could have put the trophy anywhere but there."

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:47 pm

Like up his actual arse

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:28 pm

scotland are shit and var is shitter

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 25, 2026 2:13 pm

Scotland anger me - what is point of taking part if those are the performances you're going to serve up? :'(

Post by **vom** » Thu Jun 25, 2026 9:23 pm

I was hoping for a plucky underdog performance, it was frustrating that they lost mostly due to their own incompetence rather than Brazil having to break any kind of sweat

Post by **dng** » Thu Jun 25, 2026 10:19 pm

Germany purposely losing this match because they were too frightened to play scotland in the next round

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 9:43 am

dng wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:40 pm cape verde are my favourite team now

Last nights match was abysmal

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 9:43 am

(I still love them)

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 2:26 pm

blombluss wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 2:13 pm Scotland anger me - what is point of taking part if those are the performances you're going to serve up? :'(

I don't know a lot about footbaaal, but I do recall this bit from the second Red Dwarf novel:

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Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 2:29 pm

Yes. The perpetually perfect joke

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 2:30 pm

Unlike that entire Monty Python sketch based around the idea that where simply could never be a decent scottish tennis player

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 2:53 pm

dng wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2026 2:29 pm Yes. The perpetually perfect joke

Definity

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:12 pm

dng wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2026 8:02 pm Pochettino attending the match in seattle in his 90s grunge best

Julian Nagelsmann looks like he owns an alt-rock record store in 90s Seattle.

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He's got a lot on his mind waiting on the overdue bulk delivery of Stone Temple Pilot's latest album.

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 27, 2026 4:14 pm

Excellent