The Football.....

[T4tomo]

(letting them play in their navy kit doesn't count)

yet the won they world cup finals in 78, 86 and 22 wearing their tradition pale blue and white stripes? Why is navy blue favoured?

 

[AndyRM]

yet the won they world cup finals in 78, 86 and 22 wearing their tradition pale blue and white stripes? Why is navy blue favoured?

England are wearing white for a start...

 

[AndyRM]

Anyway who cares about all this World Cup nonsense? The real action tonight is Killie v Raith in the League Cup group stage.

We're playing at Talbot's Beechwood Park as Rugby Park's new grass surface, though down, isn't quite ready for action yet.

 

[Binky]

As corrupt as FIFA undoubtedly is, the whole "They want Argentina to win" thing is just conspiracy theory hokum.

What really skewers the idea is that there are already grumblings from UEFA about FIFA, especially about the 64 team idea, being heavily pushed by CONMEBOL.

If there's any suggestion that FIFA have somehow favoured Argentina (letting them play in their navy kit doesn't count), then UEFA could quite easily say "Righto, we're off" and FIFA falls apart.

You might want to not take every post literally, mine was obviously (I thought) somewhat tongue in cheek.
However, when you consider how Infantino and FIFA was influenced by Trump regards red card then maybe some conspiracy theories have a grain of truth!

 

[AndyRM]

You might want to not take every post literally, mine was obviously (I thought) somewhat tongue in cheek.
However, when you consider how Infantino and FIFA was influenced by Trump regards red card then maybe some conspiracy theories have a grain of truth!

I hadn't, apologies, I got where you were coming from. I was just off the back off a chat with a pal who is adamant FIFA want Argentina to win for some indefinable reason and my comment here spilled over from that idiotic conversation.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I hadn't, apologies, I got where you were coming from. I was just off the back off a chat with a pal who is adamant FIFA want Argentina to win for some indefinable reason and my comment here spilled over from that idiotic conversation.

A mate of mine is of the same opinion. When I ask him why, he just says "Because they do".

The mind boggles.

 

[AndyRM]

 

[Pblakeney]

As corrupt as FIFA undoubtedly is, the whole "They want Argentina to win" thing is just conspiracy theory hokum.

What really skewers the idea is that there are already grumblings from UEFA about FIFA, especially about the 64 team idea, being heavily pushed by CONMEBOL.

If there's any suggestion that FIFA have somehow favoured Argentina (letting them play in their navy kit doesn't count), then UEFA could quite easily say "Righto, we're off" and FIFA falls apart.

I don’t think it is too much of a conspiracy stretch that the US media (ergo Donnie and Infantino) wanted a US v Messi final. They are disappointed obviously but Messi is now the biggest draw over there, not any of the English, French or Spanish players.

 

[Dave7]

As they said in Fawlty Towers "just dont mention the war"

 

[Dave7]

25 mins to kick off. I want Spain to win as I think, if we get through then we have more chance against them BUT I think France will beat Spain.

 

[Poacher]

Some people can't help but be negative and try to find problems, even when they do not exist

How very true!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

That's how to take a pen!

 

[Animo]

Bit of a weird incident. Yamal totally took his eye off the ball and led with his shoulder.

 

[Pblakeney]

Bit of a weird incident. Yamal totally took his eye off the ball and led with his shoulder.

Lunged in with no hope of controlling the ball, but was fouled. Strange, but a foul in the box is a penalty.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Lunged in with no hope of controlling the ball, but was fouled. Strange, but a foul in the box is a penalty.

Knew he was about to get booted so he jumped straight in front of Digne (hence why he turned away and made no attempt to play the ball). Very deliberate from Yamal but still a pen.