The Official 2010-2011 European Football Thread.

toheeb27
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edited July 2011 in From the Cheap Seats
Current Champs

England: CHELSEA
Spain: BARCELONA
Italy: INTER MILAN
Holland: FC TWENTE
France: MARSEILLE
Germany: BAYERN MUNICH

Champions League: INTER MILAN
Europa League: ATLETICO MADRID


Feel free to predict the future champs. Please post here often, especially on Game-day. This past season, it was only Joshua, Karl and i most of the time.

If we get our numbers up, i will convince the mods to sticky the thread again.
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  • 1CK1S
    1CK1S Members Posts: 27,471 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Yo i'll help you get this thread started by saying that Chelsea wins the EPL this season

    1. Chelsea
    2. Arsenal - Only if they get a GK and RvP needs to stay healthy
    3. Manchester United - To me they don't look the same without Ronaldo (could be just me)

    18. Wolverhampton
    19. Wigan Athletic
    20. Blackpool
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    EPL:
    1. Chelsea
    2. Manchester United (will find a way)
    3. Arsenal (will play the pretty football but fall against the big boys again)
    4. Manchester City (players begin to gel)
    5. Tottenham (burnt out from CL and lose pace towards the end)


    Spain:
    1. Real Madrid (the Special One - nuff said)
    2. Barcelona
    3. Atletico Madrid



    Italy:
    1. Roma
    2. Inter
    3. Milan
    4. Fiorentina


    MLS:

    1. Galaxy (lol)
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  • toheeb27
    toheeb27 Members Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    icks86 wrote: »
    Yo i'll help you get this thread started by saying that Chelsea wins the EPL this season

    1. Chelsea
    2. Arsenal - Only if they get a GK and RvP needs to stay healthy
    3. Manchester United - To me they don't look the same without Ronaldo (could be just me)

    18. Wolverhampton
    19. Wigan Athletic
    20. Blackpool

    Good man, daps.

    Yo Joshua, anyone but Inter in Italy for me. My hatred for Fat Boy still LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I agree with u in Spain. Special One does his Magic. Although Villa at Barcelona would be awesome to watch.
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  • john2009
    john2009 Confirm Email Posts: 2,081 ✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Arseal iz ma team....

    and i love LIVERPOOL!!!!!!
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  • toheeb27
    toheeb27 Members Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    john2009 wrote: »
    Arseal iz ma team....

    and i love LIVERPOOL!!!!!!

    ? , how can those 2 things even be possible?
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  • desi
    desi Members Posts: 374
    edited July 2010
    toheeb27 wrote: »
    ? , how can those 2 things even be possible?

    haha same thing i was thinking.

    anyways, Manchester United at the top. its my team and i gotta hope for the best.

    imma make a bold prediction and get Manchester City at 3rd if fabregas leaves for Barcelona.

    Barcelona will be at the top in Spain....

    i dont follow italian soccer much.
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  • Alpha_Ambition
    Alpha_Ambition Members Posts: 9,698 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    toheeb27 wrote: »
    ? , how can those 2 things even be possible?

    lol john stay sayin dumb ?
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  • sickbizzle
    sickbizzle Members Posts: 1,184 ✭✭
    edited July 2010
    da ? is European Football? like they don't have other types of football in Europe? it's Soccer short for Association Football just like Rugby Football or Gridiron Football. stop tryin to pretend you're gonna change how people speak. the word 'Soccer' comes from the English by the way and is one of the original names for the sport.

    The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football. The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".
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  • john2009
    john2009 Confirm Email Posts: 2,081 ✭✭
    edited July 2010
    toheeb27 wrote: »
    ? , how can those 2 things even be possible?

    liverpool is my dads fave team....i grew up on them ...so............. fal back son
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    toheeb27 wrote: »
    Good man, daps.

    Yo Joshua, anyone but Inter in Italy for me. My hatred for Fat Boy still LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I agree with u in Spain. Special One does his Magic. Although Villa at Barcelona would be awesome to watch.



    Definitely, Villa will have a good goal tally at the end of the month with the service he will receive and his finishing.

    But the Special One has a way of getting things done. Madrid might not play the pretty Spanish football this year, but they will get the job done.
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    sickbizzle wrote: »
    da ? is European Football? like they don't have other types of football in Europe? it's Soccer short for Association Football just like Rugby Football or Gridiron Football. stop tryin to pretend you're gonna change how people speak. the word 'Soccer' comes from the English by the way and is one of the original names for the sport.

    The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football. The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".


    Kinda asked that same question the first time I joined this mesage board but, I guess its because we call it football and that's the best way to distinguish it from American Football. Would have been hard to call it the Official European, South American, Central American, African, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, Asian Football Thread.
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  • sickbizzle
    sickbizzle Members Posts: 1,184 ✭✭
    edited July 2010
    World Soccer.. in Europe they also have American/Gridiron and Rugby Football is my point, technically you're speaking about Association Football - or Soccer for short.
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  • garv
    garv Confirm Email Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Liverpool to win the league
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  • garv
    garv Confirm Email Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    sickbizzle wrote: »
    World Soccer.. in Europe they also have American/Gridiron and Rugby Football is my point, technically you're speaking about Association Football - or Soccer for short.

    American Football is not popular in Europe or anywhere outside North America, and 'soccer' is called Football in every part of the world bar North America so what is your problem?
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  • Weazel
    Weazel Members Posts: 3,955 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    S u/o cker




    hehe
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  • sickbizzle
    sickbizzle Members Posts: 1,184 ✭✭
    edited July 2010
    garv wrote: »
    American Football is not popular in Europe or anywhere outside North America, and 'soccer' is called Football in every part of the world bar North America so what is your problem?

    really? i just finished playing a season of American Football in Europe, Defensive Tackle for the Prague Lions. we had plenty of sponsors like Starbucks and Snickers and were on Czech TV. do you really know what goes on or how many people around the world watch the Super Bowl or are you just making ignorant generalizations?

    and they call it Football in Arabic and Chinese really? how about in Polish are you sure about that? you're speaking English on an American website, it's Soccer.
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  • yung$
    yung$ Members Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Lemme Crip Walk in with the Chelsea Blue; Keep it Real like Madrid Chosen #1 Crew........

    England: CHELSEA
    Spain: REAL MADRID
    Italy: INTER MILAN

    Champions League: REAL MADRID
    Europa League: ATLETICO MADRID FORLAN!!!
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    sickbizzle wrote: »
    really? i just finished playing a season of American Football in Europe, Defensive Tackle for the Prague Lions. we had plenty of sponsors like Starbucks and Snickers and were on Czech TV. do you really know what goes on or how many people around the world watch the Super Bowl or are you just making ignorant generalizations?

    and they call it Football in Arabic and Chinese really? how about in Polish are you sure about that? you're speaking English on an American website, it's Soccer.



    You call it what you want to call it. We will continue to call it Football.

    Now, as the Thread was going: who are your pics?
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Gonna make sure I catch the Red Bulls game tomorrow night. Thierry Henry will be making his debut.
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  • doobster
    doobster Members Posts: 51
    edited July 2010
    Chealsea to win EPL
    Liverpool gonna win FA cup- Gerrard to have an awesome season, then leave.
    Celtic to win SPL
    Barca to win Spanish league
    Real Madrid for Champs league(hope not because I dont like them)
    My team(Aberdeen) to do ? all again
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  • toheeb27
    toheeb27 Members Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Watching England Vs. Holland Under-19. Watched them beat Austria on Sunday. Sad to say, the future is not bright. Its still the same old English team. They lack a single ounce of creativity. There are a few good players like Nouble , Mellis and maybe Delfouneso, but thats about it.

    They are getting dominated by the Dutch team that France destroyed on Sunday 4-1(that French team is badass, lead by Chelsea boy KAKUTA)
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    toheeb27 wrote: »
    Watching England Vs. Holland Under-19. Watched them beat Austria on Sunday. Sad to say, the future is not bright. Its still the same old English team. They lack a single ounce of creativity. There are a few good players like Nouble , Mellis and maybe Delfouneso, but thats about it.

    They are getting dominated by the Dutch team that France destroyed on Sunday 4-1(that French team is badass, lead by Chelsea boy KAKUTA)



    Future of France football right there
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  • toheeb27
    toheeb27 Members Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    Arsenal sell Eduardo to Shakhtar

    Croatian striker Eduardo has joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on a four-year deal from Arsenal.

    The fee for the 27-year-old Brazilian-born player is reportedly around £6m.

    Eduardo joined Arsenal from Dinamo Zagreb in July 2007 but struggled to regain his best form after a year out with a broken leg and dislocated ankle.

    Despite that he signed a new contract at the club in November, but Wenger has decided to cash in as he rebuilds his squad ahead of the new season.

    "FC Shakhtar have signed Eduardo da Silva from Arsenal. All the details were agreed at Donbas Arena in Donetsk," read a statement on the


    Eduardo's horror injury was sustained in a challenge with Birmingham defender Martin Taylor in February 2008, but he marked his return almost exactly a year later with a brace in a 4-0 FA Cup win over Cardiff.

    He went on to play three more games that season, and 32 in 2009-10 as Arsenal finished third in the Premier League.

    He ends his spell at the Emirates with a record of 20 goals in 67 appearances for the Gunners.

    Shakhtar's Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu said: "We wanted to buy Eduardo before he moved to Arsenal.

    "Not everything went his way last season, but he is still a player of very high quality, a real marksman.

    "Yes, he had a serious injury, we are aware of the risk, but at the same time we realise he can give a lot to Shakhtar. We expect a lot from Eduardo."

    Few years ago, Arsenal fans could have sworn this guy was the 2nd coming (Just like Prince thought Hleb was better than Messi). To be fair to them, they never saw that horrific injury coming, and the dude has not looked the same. Hopefully he gets comfortable at Shakhtar, and has some success.
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  • bham100
    bham100 Members Posts: 316
    edited July 2010
    we expecting big things from the Fonz at the Villa this season. He just needs more time on the pitch ahead of Heskey
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  • 1CK1S
    1CK1S Members Posts: 27,471 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2010
    What are things looking like right now in ligue 1 been real quiet?

    And will one of these premier teams please hurry up and sign Loic Remy rumors on this dude are even more annoying than the Chamakh to arsenal rumors.
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