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Had to look up the Polish standings. Pretty cool after 8 games to have that many teams close to the top. Only one team for me though...

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Ah, then you must remember Jerzy Dudek. :cheers:
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Sorry for the wording, but we don't want any fans of that boring version to be coming in here. :P

 

What if we change it to "Soccer/Football" to appease all fans of the sport?

Good Lord! That's the most exciting new idea I've heard in years! It's so simple it's brilliant! The only trouble is, you gave me the idea before I'd given you the pound. And that's not good business. So, um, off you go... :16ton:
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Had to look up the Polish standings. Pretty cool after 8 games to have that many teams close to the top. Only one team for me though...

http://assets3.lfcimages.com/uploads/placeholders/6683__1925__logo-125-splash-new-padded.png

Ah, then you must remember Jerzy Dudek. :cheers:

Of course. Champions League 2005 final hero
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Sorry for the wording, but we don't want any fans of that boring version to be coming in here. :P

 

What if we change it to "Soccer/Football" to appease all fans of the sport?

Good Lord! That's the most exciting new idea I've heard in years! It's so simple it's brilliant! The only trouble is, you gave me the idea before I'd given you the pound. And that's not good business. So, um, off you go... :16ton:

 

Nice to do business with you! :gumby:

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Celtic vs PSG must be one of the biggest financial mismatches in the history of the Champions League, I don't know what the game is like but the scoreline seems to be reflecting this so far.

Chelsea had an even easier time. But at this level, even a 3-0 score like in the Barcelona-Juventus, Manchester and Bayern games looks like total domination.
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Legia 1 Cracovia 0 :( A good away effort by Krakow. Could've been awarded a penalty kick in the last seconds of the game with a possibility of tying the match. Still, if the team continues to play this way, chances of getting out of relegation are huge...
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Korona 2 Wisla 1 :sigh: One goal by Lopez this time was not enough and really should not have been. This team is not playing well lately. The only positive is that, at the end of the week, Krakow will be just three points behind the leader.
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Armenia 1 Poland 6 :sundog: Another hat-trick for Lewandowski. Now a draw with Montenegro will get us to Russia. :madra:

Poland 4 Montenegro 2 :chickendance: Russia, here we come! :cheers:
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US Men's team is eliminated from the World Cup, losing to Trinidad & Tobego! Beyond the obvious hit to the US soccer program, pundits are calling this a marketing disaster. But will it really it matter to US soccer viewers?

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-teams-world-cup-elimination-deals-setback-to-fox-1507749391

 

The failure of the U.S. men’s soccer team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup creates a major headache for broadcaster 21st Century Fox Inc., which faces the prospect of smaller TV audiences and diminished advertiser interest without Team USA on the field.

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How the United States Missed the World Cup, Minute by Minute

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/sports/soccer/usmnt-world-cup.html

 

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COUVA, Trinidad and Tobago — Just win the game. Win the game against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, the United States national team knew, and nothing else would matter.

But the Americans didn’t win. Over 90 excruciating minutes, and then a half-dozen more in extra time, it all went very, very wrong. Even a tie would have been enough for the Americans. Even with a loss, they still might have been all right, depending on other results. But those went wrong, too.

And so the United States is not going to the World Cup in Russia next summer, but Panama is, and Honduras might. “It was a perfect storm kind of a night, where everything that could have possibly went wrong did, in this stadium and two others,” Michael Bradley, the American captain, said.

 

To be continued...

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Part 2:

 

1st minute Three Games, Three Countries

 

The ball rolls off the spot to kick off World Cup qualifiers here in Couva, Trinidad; in San Pedro Sula, Honduras; and in Panama City. The United States qualifies for next year’s World Cup with a win or a tie. But if the Americans lose, and Panama and Honduras both post wins, over Costa Rica and Mexico, they’re out. Their opponent, Trinidad, is in last place in the qualifying group, with one win in nine games.

 

But...

 

 

At 17’ Americans Stunned by Own Goal

The first sign of trouble comes at the same time as a hint of potential salvation. In San Pedro Sula, Oribe Peralta gives Mexico a 1-0 lead over Honduras at about the same moment United States defender Omar Gonzalez swings his leg toward Trinidad forward Shahdon Winchester in Couva. Gonzalez and Winchester both are racing to be first to a routine cross, but Winchester gets there first and the ball ricochets off him, then off Gonzalez’s shin, and then in a spinning loop over goalkeeper Tim Howard.

 

https://twitter.com/FRIHO_HD/status/917909225849937920

 

:facepalm:

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