'Merica crackin' down on FIFA

Thanks for the enlightenment dude

I knew you were a football savant, but now soccer too ?

 

Good stuff

The sad thing is, Ghana would still lose.

See Mugabe, Robert and Castro, Fidel.

 

Old dictators never die. Eating babies keeps them alive forever.

Yeah, I keep my soccer knowledge close to the vest for fear of being lumped into a Kamp Kiel. But I love me some beautiful game. Next to football, I probably watch soccer the most.

 

Great analysis on how to break FIFA

I predict, unless he dies first, that he will live out his days in luxury in Russia or Qatar or some similarly enlightened, FIFA-endowed country, sneaking out of Switzerland before the Feds nail his slimy ass. Lord Blatter will never allow himself to be seen in cuffs or in the dock.

Can we keep the Ray McDonald comments in the Ray McDonald thread please?

Ray is a domestic dictator.

The goal Messi just scored...yikes!

Blatter is convinced Messi did it for him.

My Bladder is full

Well, easy solution. Piss on Favre.

Cheat code.

 

Best ever. And the greatest active player in any team sport.

 

That goal gives me goose bumps. 

Messi GOAT

It's like Viagra for you, isn't it?

Better. Much better than Viagra.

It's not Messi, but:

Sweet shot. The great Zidane. Just be careful not to piss him off.

better than Cialis ?

You are so brand conscious, Satan. Messi is better than all that stuff. Just ask my wife. Then again, don't. Unlike Cuiqui I have it in my vows that she is not to bother me during football or soccer games. Not even to do the dirty deed.

 

Unfortunately, these days I really regret it. Whenever Rodgers throws 4 TDs I get all randy and stuff. She reminds me of that stupid statement.

Just ask her to not bother you during the competitive portion of the games...

 

Where do you think the term "Blowout" comes from ?   

        Worse foul in a World Cup final: Zidane's head-butt, or Nigel de Jong's karate kick? 

Yes.

Can't have a discussion of "best ever" and not include this.

 

 

Love Messi, but had Maradona been around during YouTube and Social Media, we'd have a serious debate.

There would have been far more people complaining about the "Hand of God" goal.

Just sent her your post. It is simply brilliant.

Agreed. Maradona would own Messi in the coke snorting contest, that's for sure.

Messi scores way more goals than Maradona did, but he does it on what is essentially an all-star team. On the other hand, Messi has never taken over a World Cup tourney the was Maradona did in '86.

Diego's most highly regarded goal is his +60 yard slalom versus England in the 1986 World Cup (#1 in PackFoo's video above, at the 2:00 minute mark).

 

Fellow Argentine Messi more-or-less duplicated it 21 years later.  The similarities scream both genius and karma. Leo was 19 years old at the time.

 

I feel bad for Messi...that Argentina team was damn good enough to win in every other year...but they just ran into a buzzsaw in Germany that peaked at the exact right time. Frankly, Neuer was the difference maker in that game. Nothing was getting past him that day.

Had di Maria not been injured, Kun Aguero been in any form at all, or Higuain and Palacio missing total sitters, Argentina would have won that final IMO. For my money Mascherano was the best player in the tournament. Messi got them to the semis but by that point he'd been worn down to a nub. Can't wait to see a more in-form Albiceleste in this month's Copa America.

My 2 favorite goals ever.

Who is that Iowacheese fellow you are referring to?n

Must be goat cheese.

He's 1 of the 3 Mouseketeers that all disappeared on or about the 1st of March this year. Unconfirmed reports are that they were abducted by former followers of Marshall Herff Applewhite.

 

 

Waiting in a secret location for the leg-humping aliens to beam them up to the mothership.

 

Godspeed IC.

Sepp about to have a hastily-arranged press conference at FIFA HQ.  Looking like he'll fire his #2 and blame the South African bribe on him. Or blame the then-head of the Finance Committee who conveniently passed away last year.

 

The great Bob Ley weighs in:

@BobLeyESPN: Is today the 'tomorrow' that Sepp Blatter pledged yesterday he would change things?

 

@BobLeyESPN: .@SamBorden  Well, consider this.  Sepp Blatter has been a lot more available to the media than @nflcommish.

While IowaCheese is fond of all farm animals, I know he's strictly a sheepo-phile these days.

He and the goat had a messi break up .

Whoa. Sepp stepping down!  (Excerpts below from press conference, ongoing, as reported by the Guardian.)

Sepp Blatter will call extraordinary meeting for a new election to replace him!

Sepp Blatter: “My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody. This is why I will call an extraordinary meeting.”

 

Sepp Blatter is to resign. He continues: “I will organise extraordinary congress for a replacement for me as president. I will not stand. I am now free from the constraints of an election. I will be in a position to focus on profound reforms. For many years we have called for reforms. But these are not sufficient.” Yes, Sepp Blatter really is going to resign as Fifa president. It’s true.

@netw3rk: "there's no reason I could not do both." - V. Putin upon entering the race for FIFA President.