This stuff limiting alcohol, no games shown in bars, etc, sounds more like eighties style hooligan paranoia than the high level of terrorism twitchiness you'd expect. Or is it just that emergency measures introduced after the terror attacks are seeing increasing authoritarianism in all aspects of life?
Maybe they just don't want people associating Bordeaux with alcohol consumption?
― Matt DC, Friday, 10 June 2016 12:57 (eight years ago) link
Spain have just sent De Gea home apparently. Very horrible story developing by the looks of things.
― Matt DC, Friday, 10 June 2016 14:02 (eight years ago) link
http://www.marca.com/en/football/national-teams/2016/06/10/575ac480ca4741b4688b4581.html
― Matt DC, Friday, 10 June 2016 14:03 (eight years ago) link
RafaelH117: In Spain, a porn actor and director has been investigated for numerous crimes, including pedofilia, sex trafficking and sexual abuse.RafaelH117: One of the protected witnesses in the case has testified that this man, nicknamed Torbe, forced her to have sex with two footballers.RafaelH117: These two footballers are Muniain and an unnamed player. De Gea is said to have set up this date with Torbe, but didn’t assault her himself.RafaelH117: De Gea is also mentioned in another incident in which he supposedly tried to set up a meeting with her and five Manchester United players.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 10 June 2016 14:06 (eight years ago) link
thankfully I'm sure this won't lead to any sententious think pieces about why football is terrible
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 14:36 (eight years ago) link
He's ready
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkmCtUUWkAAZHvi.jpg
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 10 June 2016 14:55 (eight years ago) link
De Gea has not been sent home and is training with the team fwiw.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Friday, 10 June 2016 15:15 (eight years ago) link
yeah that was debunked p quickly.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 10 June 2016 15:19 (eight years ago) link
no pitbull on that playlist? oh wait this isn't the copa america thread
― pratt truss it (dan m), Friday, 10 June 2016 16:07 (eight years ago) link
Hodgson looking for our boys to play without fear. would make a change from playing without flair i guess.
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 18:19 (eight years ago) link
https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/741330540331171840
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 10 June 2016 18:39 (eight years ago) link
Stanciu vs Evra might be interesting. France defending appallingly so far.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Friday, 10 June 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
Pogba warming up nicely
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 19:16 (eight years ago) link
He must be on Stoke City's radar.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Friday, 10 June 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link
Kante and payet both looking good so far, blitw confirmed, as if it needed confirmation
― Windsor Davies, Friday, 10 June 2016 19:20 (eight years ago) link
Ref has given Romania fuck all
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 19:25 (eight years ago) link
Really disliking the red socks of les blues tbh
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 10 June 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
First shot of pretty female fan of the tournament?
― groovypanda, Friday, 10 June 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
usually i look forward to a tournament weeks, if not months, ahead of time but haven't been too bothered about this. so far the lovely contrast between the kit colours and the grass has been the highlight. giroud on arsenal form so far.
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 19:51 (eight years ago) link
Oh, nice to see Maradona off the drugs
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:04 (eight years ago) link
Everyone otm so far
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
diddy tournament
― The Nickelbackean Ethics (jim in glasgow), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
only missing a cat to be completely ready for his role in the next james bond film
xp
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
This is great so far, Stancu misses two sitters, French back four not so much an Achilles's heel as feet, calves, shins, the lot
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
mcdonalds may want to rethink their 'mcdonalds player escorts:you're lovin' it' pitch side advertising.
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
Lol unproven at time of broadcast
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
well that woke me up, almost a classic goal.
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:16 (eight years ago) link
Shit keeper
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:17 (eight years ago) link
lol keeper didn't want any of that
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:18 (eight years ago) link
Possibly a foul. Not sure the keeper could have missed that if he wasn't being bodied.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:18 (eight years ago) link
never a foul, no more contact than any 2 players jumping for the same ball ever have imo
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:20 (eight years ago) link
I've been holding back on a stack of "France would be dangerous with a centre forward" wisecracks too
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:20 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, keeper just didn't commit fully, foul would've been v harsh I think
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:21 (eight years ago) link
it's the spirit of Guivarc'h
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:21 (eight years ago) link
Giroud whacked into the top of his arm which would have surely restricted his reach. France are good value for it either way.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:23 (eight years ago) link
ooh dodgy
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:23 (eight years ago) link
ey up
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:23 (eight years ago) link
Stonewall pen
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:24 (eight years ago) link
Ref otm
― Windsor Davies, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:24 (eight years ago) link
not content with losing juve the game vs bayern evra doubles down
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:24 (eight years ago) link
i'm a gk and that was an obvious foul (for the france goal)
― imago, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:24 (eight years ago) link
Stanciu vs Evra might be interesting.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:24 (eight years ago) link
There goes my first correct score
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
useless from evra
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
ah on comes coman, finally somebody exciting
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:26 (eight years ago) link
How does a Frenchman end up being called Kingsley?
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:26 (eight years ago) link
TV ref says no pen
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:27 (eight years ago) link
yeah well the france goal was a foul
― imago, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:31 (eight years ago) link
giroud literally bats aside his arms
thought a midfield of pogba/matuidi/kante would boss this much more than they have.
― pandemic, Friday, 10 June 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link