World Cup 2014

That's how empty I am feeling right now that I'd contemplate that.

the weird thing is i thought Croatians was supposed to get on with Germans

can i sleep here tonight?

This fucking World Cup.

http://i58.tinypic.com/34gxev8.jpg

Stoked for Qatar 2022

Oh God, how are we supposed to put up with the Premier League now?

that Qatar team on home turf could be a real revelation

On sand?

wtf sort of word is ohooonlu? that ain't no german

i don't even know what a Premier League is

auszosle maybe xp

Qatar played with flaming lava ball, shd be gr8

yeah IK i don't want to put a positive spin on a subpar tournament performance. but there is something infuriatingly gleeful in a lot of the Messi criticism, not just at this tournament but at any moment in his career when he's less than single-handedly dominating every game he plays. i dunno if it's resentment or what exactly but there's a section of press and public that yearns to see him fail, even when his failings outweigh most players' successes

― Daphnis Celesta, Sunday, July 13, 2014 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lets all stay strong on this...Messi is the best player in the last 20 years etc. he's done more than enough, given us lots of joy, its hardly awful that he has not won it (although it is, but this is a good German side too)

Cruyff didn't. Lots of great players don't.

The Maradona-Pele-Messi debate was a silly crappy debate I don't want to see being trotted out outside of a pub. I would only compare with players within the last 20 years worth like Zidane...frankly I'm relieved we saw him in a final. It wasn't looking good after what happened four years ago and the injury hit season last year.

Russia are kinda flying under the radar World Cup-wise. God knows what they're up to

xyzzzz__ otm

yep

Yeah, lots of great bands haven't won the eurovision song contest either

'slike saying of every jazz saxophonist ever either
1) he's no Coltrane
2) he sounds too much like Coltrane

my brother posted a sweet list of non-World Cup winning greats a few minutes ago, it is, of course, not much of an argument. but like i said, some people seem to love any excuse to disparage Messi.

same arguments happen in NFL "can't win the big one" bullshit

lol Stan

if i get a dog I'm naming him Messi

uh...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsdSrvYCEAArop7.png

Still not down with this WC ending tbh. Not cool at all. It was the best WC, the best distraction from all things. There is no refuge now. Who will deliver me from this body of death?

think the Europa League's started

i hope they bring back the arm folding in '18

http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/cms_images/dyche-af1-1118113-461013_478x359.jpg

HE'S READY

Hindsight being what it is, Argentina should have kept Lavezzi longer.

the Champions League has actually started too. Gibraltar had a team in for the first time

Sabella doesn't seem to rate Lavezzi too highly. And there was the whole water bottle incident

Lavezzi injured right?

Next stop: Russia 2018. It just has disaster written all over it. Boring, goalless draws. Putin and a skeleton named Blatter in the stands pulling the strings. Ugh.

Tour De France?

thing is

messi was the best player in the tournament

Maybe there will be a Russian Revolution in 2017! Centenary ed.

Obv TdF. It's just not the same, Stan.

Lol xyzz

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28268842

internet bozos otmfm

guys, that fucking world cup

also this fucking world cup thread. <3 u all

Maybe there will be a Russian Revolution in 2017! Centenary ed.

― xyzzzz__, Sunday, July 13, 2014 6:41 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

In this case, France will win in 18.

feel like all 3 70s WCs were maybe better and 94 is underrated but idk, this was a good 'un

This was the best WC i've seen, by quite some distance. I used to rate the Euro more.

https://twitter.com/bendtnerb52/status/488454151807176704

#bendtner

idk if it can be the best World Cup ever if it doesn't have Ireland in it

Best World Cup ever but pogba best young player and messi best player are completely disconnected from reality and seem like they could have been decided before a ball was kicked. Those two decisions irritate me to fuck but I'll try and not let them take the shine off things.

No seriously, if they're in the record books then it's not right.

tbf the young player award is for players 21 and under of which there can't have been many. Varane and Depay were the other names on the shortlist

which player under 21 has been better than Pogba?

Varane for one.