euros and wwc's tied up with strings
Euros
Round up of scores because I don't have pictures for all the matches, savvy?
Portugal 2- 0 Armenia
This is the Portuguese kit?
Armenia? Why?
“The problem is that nobody in the Portugal NT is fast enough or precise enough to set up the only one who is able to score - Cristiano Ronaldo. Even the best player in the world can’t do everything on his own, though he did in many matches.” -Commentator
Scotland 1 - 1 ROI
I came into this match 40 minutes in, just in time to see Scotland score
Someone made the comment about England having to hide their up and comers and their kids because the Irish was coming. I choked on my soup. The one meal I had for fast day, and people had to muck it up
Delaney isn't well liked by most of the Irish football supporters I know
The Italian referee was not taking any guff from anyone. I thought he had the game in hand
Gibraltar 0 -7 Germany
Um... well. At least they have something in common with Brazil? No? I'll get my coat
Um... well. Gibraltar got to exchange their shirts with the lads, and can flog them on ebay for some dosh?
Demark 2- 0 Serbia
I... Serbia? I know I have said this before, but the expansion to 24 teams in the Euros is a nonsense.
That tackle!
Albania 1 -0 France
You could knock me over with a feather with that score. Just what?
Boy Lloris, it's like playing for Spurs again, eh?
Giroud got a red card, I think, and France down to 10 men
Pogba came on at half time, but couldn't do anything. Hmmm...
Women's World Cup
Matches on this day, June 13, 2015
Colombia-France
Man, listen... what kind of deliberate handball is this? How wasn't it called? I understand if the referee didn't see it, but ins't that what the linesmen are for?
Nawl Colombia, this is tragic. I reject this
Nice jerseys, ngl, but still judging you. *Judges*
Brazil 1 - 0 Spain
Vero Boqueta and Marta THA GAWD Viera
So. There seems to be a frission of discontent re: the Brazilians. It seems that they have five stars on their crest, yeah ? But it's the five stars representing the men's team, not the women's! The women want to stand on their own, and wear the stars that they earn. I get it, ngl. They might share the canary yellow of the selection, but they want to earn their own badges. I agree
Until then, I'm building my shrine to Marta. She's the real deal, ya'll. Fluid as water, feints filled with guile and cunning, and her reading of the game is some next level.
Just... look at God
Dat flow. How she's two steps beyond her rival. Just... BAE!
Mexico 0 - 2 England
England finally notched a win. *Whew* funding secured
Mexico had England on the back foot in the first half, England seemingly had no answers. Don't know what Samson said in the fifteen minute break (probably reminded them that unfairly, if we don't get a good result, funding for the woman's game will be thrown into doubt - even though the men's team are RUBBISH, and BBC won't cover the WWC again), but they got a result
But the lionesses do have support over here. In a match between them and the three lions, I agree with this letter
Aluko didn't get much service from England, but she held up the ball, and ground Mexico to a stand still in the first half
Copa America
I love everything this logo chooses to be.
Argentina 2- 2 Paraguay
Summary of match result
OTP of OTPs
I can't believe Messi is captain of Argentina when they have Masch
This guy should be the argentine captain. Anyway, I am digging the Adidas treatment to this. Love the kits
Seriously, I approve of these kits. I'd rock one - and I'm not Argentine
DiMaria is supposedly linked to Bayern Munich? Qué?
I know nothing of Paraguay and where they are on the footballing scene. We know that Chile is talented, Colombia is brimming with talent and belief, Argentina and Brazil are coming for our edges, but what do we know about Paraguay- really? The player's name is Nelson Valdez
Uruguay 1- 0 Jamaica
Jamaica got a wild card, and got invited to the competition because they were football Champions of the Caribbean? Someone hit me with a clue by four
The gossip with Uruguay is that people are a bit frustrated with the coach. Suárez seemed to have papered over his mistakes (Rodgers can relate), and el maestro doesn't believe in having new blood, even though Uruguay is brimming with talent
I watched the match and - Jamaica did better than expected. People expected them to show up and make up numbers, but half of the team seem to ply their trade in the second division of English football, and their coach (a German) seems to be a welcome change after Whitmore's beleaguered reign at the NT level (he was asked to resign, as a measure of respect since he was one of the original Reggae Boyz in 1998). Uruguay won buy 1, but they can build on that
I've never liked any of Jamaica's kits. The yellow is atrocious
The World According to Cavani. This will run and run
OP: done! Cheers, jeers, corrections and commentary pushback you know the drill! I will be out and about today (the sun's flirting with me, I'll be a dudebro and act as if it's enough to be getting my dalliance on). Off to go walking, will come back and side eye England against Slovenia. Equal opportunity side eyer, me. Tomorrow will catch up on gossip like Real Madrid supposedly flogging Casillas in order to get De Gea. More time! If I've missed any tags re: national teams, can someone fill them in for me? Cheers!