MJWalker45 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 The BBC has posted a list of the preseason tours for the EPL squads this summer: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65916652 Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League Qualifying Preliminary round 13 June 2023 27 June 2023 (semi-finals) 30 June 2023 (final) First qualifying round 20 June 2023 11–12 July 2023 18–19 July 2023 Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 25–26 July 2023 1–2 August 2023 Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 8–9 August 2023 15 August 2023 Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 22–23 August 2023 29–30 August 2023 Group stage Matchday 1 31 August 2023 19–20 September 2023 Matchday 2 3–4 October 2023 Matchday 3 24–25 October 2023 Matchday 4 7–8 November 2023 Matchday 5 28–29 November 2023 Matchday 6 12–13 December 2023 Knockout phase Round of 16 18 December 2023 13–14 & 20–21 February 2024 5–6 & 12–13 March 2024 Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 9–10 April 2024 16–17 April 2024 Semi-finals 30 April – 1 May 2024 7–8 May 2024 Final 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Europa League Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 10 August 2023 17 August 2023 Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 24 August 2023 31 August 2023 Group stage Matchday 1 1 September 2023 21 September 2023 Matchday 2 5 October 2023 Matchday 3 26 October 2023 Matchday 4 9 November 2023 Matchday 5 30 November 2023 Matchday 6 14 December 2023 Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 18 December 2023 15 February 2024 22 February 2024 Round of 16 23 February 2024 7 March 2024 14 March 2024 Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 11 April 2024 18 April 2024 Semi-finals 2 May 2024 9 May 2024Final 22 May 2024 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin CURRENTLY ONGOING: 2023 Copa Libertadores Stage Draw date First leg Second leg First stage 21 December 2022[17] 7–9 February 2023 14–16 February 2023 Second stage 21–23 February 2023 28 February – 2 March 2023 Third stage 8–9 March 2023 15–16 March 2023 Group stage 27 March 2023 Matchday 1: 4–6 April 2023 Matchday 2: 18–20 April 2023 Matchday 3: 2–4 May 2023 Matchday 4: 23–25 May 2023 Matchday 5: 6–8 June 2023 Matchday 6: 27–29 June 2023 Round of 16 21 July 2023 1–3 August 2023 8–10 August 2023 Quarter-finals 22–24 August 2023 29–31 August 2023 Semi-finals 26–28 September 2023 3–5 October 2023Final 4 November 2023 at Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Chelsea linked to.. Saudi Arabia? https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/are-chelsea-owned-saudi-arabia-pif-clearlake-capital-boehly/npbfqj9f4kuw1gskjr6gutgl https://theathletic.com/4624201/2023/06/21/saudi-arabia-chelsea-funding/ Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66003472 USA announced to host the 2025 Club World Cup, which will be the first 32 team version. "Twelve European clubs will feature, including the past three Champions League winners Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Dates for the tournament are yet to be confirmed but it is expected that it will be played in June. The USA will also co-host the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico. The European Club Association has backed the plans but the World Leagues Forum expressed concern over the "unilateral" decision of football's world governing body to put the new event in the calendar. The 20th edition of the Club World Cup, which runs from 12-22 December 2023, will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid won the last edition, which was held in Morocco in February. The African country also hosted the event in 2013 and 2014, and it has also been held in Brazil, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar". https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37905292/united-states-host-expanded-32-team-club-world-cup-2025 Seattle, and either NYCFC or LAFC should be among the other teams as well. Leon or whomever wins the 2024 Champions League will probably be another Concacaf berth. NYCFC was previously mentioned as a potential team added to the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66188707 Al Nassr has been transfer banned already because they haven't paid for a player brought in from Leicester City. "Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr have been banned from signing players until they pay money owed to Leicester City for Ahmed Musa, Fifa has ruled. Leicester, who sold the Nigeria winger in 2018, have lodged a claim for an outstanding £390,000 payment. Al Nassr made headlines by signing Cristiano Ronaldo last year. "The relevant bans will be lifted immediately upon the settlement of the debts being confirmed by the creditors concerned," Fifa said. Al Nassr added Croatia star Marcelo Brozovic to their squad this summer, and have been linked with a big-money move for Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Pulisic is in AC Milan. Made official 2 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Onana joins Manchester United 1 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/kylian-mbappe-refuses-negotiate-al-hilal/blt11ac24cf9b88cbac Mbappe refusing to talk to Al Hilal after PSG accepted their $300 million Euro bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12929532/chelsea-fined-8-6m-for-ffp-breach-as-juventus-banned-from-europe-for-23-24-in-separate-financial-case Chelsea fined $GBP 8.6 million for FFP breaches. Manchester United was find $315,000 for their breaches earlier this month. Juventus has been tossed out of European competition this year as well. They were actually angling to receive that penalty now, instead of potentially facing a 2 year ban if they got this next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 Bundesliga2 started today and the first game out the chute was a doozy! Hamburg 5-3 Schalke 04!! EPL starts next Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, MJWalker45 said: Bundesliga2 started today and the first game out the chute was a doozy! Hamburg 5-3 Schalke 04!! EPL starts next Friday. Still weird hearing that. Hamburg and Schalke being 2 Bundesliga clubs lol. It would feel like Arsenal and Everton being in the Championship. Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38105860/man-united-sign-900m-10-year-deal-kit-supplier-adidas Man United extending with adidas for 10 more years, at $115.8 million per year. Not a fan of adidas, but I guess they aren't ready to let Nike, Puma, or even Tommy Hilfiger reportedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66506026 The main men involved with last night's United vs Wolves match have been given the week off after not awarding a penalty to Wolves after Onana crashed into a player in the box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 I really don't like that any foul inside the box is an automatic penalty. This is undoubtedly a foul, for sure. But giving Wolves a penalty shot there seems absurd to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 https://www.goal.com/en/lists/psg-ultras-anti-lionel-messi-banner-inter-miami-dr-pnk-stadium/bltaa7dfd7f1aef4f98 How petty do you have to be to chase after someone you said you didn't want at your club anymore? I hope PSG gets relegated in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPS (2023-2024) Group A: Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Copenhagen, Galatasaray Group B: Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV, Lens Group Napoli, Real Madrid, Braga, Union Berlin Group Benfica, Inter Milan, RB Salzburg, Real Sociedad Group E: Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Celtic Group F: PSG, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Newcastle Group G: Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys Group H: Barcelona, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Royal Antwerp Group F is the Group of Death, Group B is the Group of Mild Intrigue. Group A is almost the worst thing Manchester United could have hoped for. I don't see them winning one game against Munich, and the away match at Galatasaray will probably decide if they go through or if they're in Europa League again. All other groups you can probably pick the two to go through already, save for Group D because Real Sociedad could pull out a win they shouldn't get. Group H is a fight for that second slot. There's no way Barcelona shouldn't finish with 6 wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltere Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Liverpool have played eight games in all competitions so far this season, in five of them, including each of the last four, they've given up the first goal only to come back and win 3-1 Quote 1 hour ago, BringBackTheVet said: sorry sweetie, but I don't suck minor-league d CCSLC Post of the day September 3rd 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Man City's quadruple hopes were dashed tonight as well 1 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 Liverpool screwed over because VAR official said "check complete". Without clarifying that the goal stands, it means that the player was offside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Turns out the VAR who should've overturned that decision was jet-lagged from moonlighting with the UAE league or something like 48 hours earlier. Not great! The whole VAR concept needs a total overhaul or scrap at this point, it's only caused as many problems as it's solved. 1 Quote Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted October 2, 2023 Author Share Posted October 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Digby said: Turns out the VAR who should've overturned that decision was jet-lagged from moonlighting with the UAE league or something like 48 hours earlier. Not great! The whole VAR concept needs a total overhaul or scrap at this point, it's only caused as many problems as it's solved. They should only be reffing in one league at a time! These guys have been crap all year. If you're working back to back games on the same day, that's not a good look and it brings the game into disrepute. I'm a United fan and so I should be happy Liverpool lost, but to lose on something like this is just abysmal. We also had a penalty appeal not given when Romero from Spurs had his arms out wide and got hit in the elbow. Is Spurs this year's Leister City? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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