So far it seems like Zlatan is already frustrated. Remember his backheel lob back in 2002 or whenever it was?
― imago, 17. juni 2016 15:05 (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
2004! The delightful Euro tournament where Italy, Sweden and Denmark were in group together, and played three draws, culminating with the Sweden-Denmark 2-2 draw which was exactly the result that sent Italy home. An Italy-Danish friend of mine still refuses to believe we didn't cheat on that one :)
― Frederik B, Friday, 17 June 2016 13:49 (seven years ago) link
Oh yeah. They gave Maniche goal of the tournament iirc. Zlatan's was at least five times better
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 13:51 (seven years ago) link
one of the great joy to pain football moments ever.
not as good as the man united one though obviously, given the relative decency of the personnel.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:04 (seven years ago) link
no XD for the tawny owl ref xp?
― Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 (nakhchivan), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:06 (seven years ago) link
darkly mutters something about the standard of crossing
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
Italy win surely the best for Ireland? Italy look like theyre playing for a draw here. They must fancy their chances against Ireland
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
oh uh yeah XD that do
why is there no ILF thread where you compare football players to avians?
― Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 (nakhchivan), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:14 (seven years ago) link
noting that no less an ILX favourite and european championships luminary than andrei arshavin himself was routinely likened to a strigiform back in the day
― Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 (nakhchivan), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:15 (seven years ago) link
not sure, could be a thing, zlatan is a bit heronlike
got some gr8 holiday snaps of avians including what might be a saker falcon
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:18 (seven years ago) link
daniel sturridge is a jay for sure
― Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 (nakhchivan), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:21 (seven years ago) link
hodgson owl has been done so often that i think it even made the daily mail
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:24 (seven years ago) link
great call on sturridge
this match is abject
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:25 (seven years ago) link
buffon could be a skua
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
ibra misses from a yard, offside luckily for him
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
So bored. I actually just trying to think of footballer-bird puns, but coming up short.
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
his heronly wiles informed him of this
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:29 (seven years ago) link
Oh, I was just thinking of names! Something something 'wing'
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:30 (seven years ago) link
trying to work out which footballer is most like a gannet, might be andy carroll
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:30 (seven years ago) link
Busquets would be one of those nuisance birds that consistently up in your shit, maybe an arctic tern or something.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:33 (seven years ago) link
saw loads of crested larks yesterday at the tombs of the kings, as celebrated by st f of assisi as redolent of the humble friars going busily about their business, obtaining their corn etc. i thereby dub ngolo kante a crested lark
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:34 (seven years ago) link
busquets is self-evidently a starling
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:35 (seven years ago) link
a thieving magpie, though with better footwork, and possibly less ambivalent about the relative merits of the colours white and black
― Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 (nakhchivan), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:36 (seven years ago) link
lol fine or that
arctic terns migrate like twenty thousand miles a year, that is hardly up in anyone's shit
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:36 (seven years ago) link
giaccherini looks great imo, and was great the other night. and yet... sunderland.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:39 (seven years ago) link
he is a hoopoe, much at home on the continent but faced with the wearside chill decidedly flighty
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
oooooh sweet
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
Gertcha.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
what a goal
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:45 (seven years ago) link
what happened the defender there, did he kind of slip or something?
they've been poor but when you defend like italy do always gonna have a good chance
like the brazilian eder
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:46 (seven years ago) link
that was the most pissweak central defending of the tournament so far
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:47 (seven years ago) link
Hodgson looks more like a hen imo
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Friday, 17 June 2016 14:50 (seven years ago) link
Laying a big fat Rooney egg.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:51 (seven years ago) link
lol, a powerful and truthful image
― ogmor, Friday, 17 June 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
it was amazing that rashford, sturridge, vardy and rooney were all on the pitch at once yesterday
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 17 June 2016 15:05 (seven years ago) link
lol cech stopping the ball with his head
― Jibe, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
croatia lovely to watch
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:28 (seven years ago) link
those 15 pts that cech was gonna gain arsenal never really materialized did they? unless arsenal were even worse than i thought.
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
And there it is.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Friday, 17 June 2016 16:37 (seven years ago) link
lovely
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:37 (seven years ago) link
Is Modric the best midfielder in the world right now?
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
him and iniesta have been a clear level or two ahead of any others in this tourney so far.
― pandemic, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
I would have said Kroos as well but I didn't see yesterday's game.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 June 2016 16:55 (seven years ago) link
Wes Hoolahan, yo
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Friday, 17 June 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
settle down lads, 2-0 is plenty
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:18 (seven years ago) link
since when were the czechs this abject
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link
shit i used that adjective earlier
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
since when were the czechs this redolent of geese
altho geese know how to stay in formation so
― imago, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:21 (seven years ago) link