Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:08 pm  

Does "all footballing activities" include training with Liverpool

She also mentioned a ban from "administrative activities". Does that mean he can't be transferred during that period? Or registered in Liverpool's CL squad?

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:19 pm  

So FIFA have actually gone and set a precedent of a total ban. Thought they would.

Would have prefered it to be longer but looking at it he can't even transfer due to the fact that he is banned from "administrative activities" which surely include medicals and such.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:07 pm  

Can't see any other club wanting to buy him now so Liverpool are stuck with him. Not that that will bother them, given they have brushed every other incident of his under the carpet

Regards

King james

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:56 am  

I have a touch of sympathy with Liverpool. His ban should have been skewed more towards international matches, a bit less on the domestic side. Perhaps a 2 year international ban + 6 PL games.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:09 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

Can't see any other club wanting to buy him now so Liverpool are stuck with him. Not that that will bother them, given they have brushed every other incident of his under the carpet

Regards

King james

Barcelona still want him.

Liverpool have said nothing less than £80m.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:59 pm  

Brasil squeak through, feel sorry for Chile.

I'd love to see Chile's manager in charge of England.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:21 pm  

Neither Brazil nor Chile particular deserved to go through. Brazil rightly get hammered because their strikers are utter pants and they are far too meh, but Brazil were much the better team throughout the match. If Chile were all they were lauded to be they would have won.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:36 pm  

Chile looked cream crackered by the end of the match. If they'd got through they wouldn't have been in much shape for the next game. But Brazil are very average.

Webb must be relieved. If Brazil had lost he would have needed an armed escort to get out of the country after disallowing the penalty and goal.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:34 pm  

If Webb had given the penalty he'd have been getting hammered because Brazil got another ultra soft pen. The commentators who are saying pen after the game would have said something completely different had it been given.

The lino was correct in disallowing the goal.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:53 pm  

I called the hand ball in real time, and thought Webb had a very good game overall. If the Brasil pen was the given then Chile should have had one mid way through the first half also. Both would have been soft, and Webb got both right IMO. As for the commentary I thought it was awful, I hope Keown doesn't commentate on anymore matches.