He is a competitive beast. But I think this tournament he is toning down that behaviour with his teammates. There's a lot more solidarity between players and Renato Sanches rebellion is a nice counter point too.
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Euro 2016 |OT2| Portugal eurowns France + Moths to become champions!
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He is a competitive beast. But I think this tournament he is toning down that behaviour with his teammates. There's a lot more solidarity between players and Renato Sanches rebellion is a nice counter point too.
CelticKnight
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Didn't there used to be conspiracy theory that the "invasions" were staged so as to make Ronaldo look like a nice person?
Melfice7
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Portugal played with 10 for like 80 minutes though, still did better than Brasil lol
Melfice7
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We have a good talented young one, André Silva, coach prefered to take Éder ... lol looool
BTW Portugal has been robbed of 3 penalties so far, hope theres not another one in the final
franbatista123
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André Silva hadn't done anything of worth yet when the call up was announced.
TheSecondSpitter
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Wow what an amazing anniversary (actually the day before). The GOAT World Cup game.
http://youtu.be/txZa6_DkpYs
They showed it again on French TV yesterday... And I always end up watching it, knowing the bitter end of it, still hoping something would turn out differently... It's the most soul-crushing games of all. So many feels...
I hope tomorrow's game will leave as big a mark as that one did. But in a positive way this time around.
TheSecondSpitter
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The biggest mark left by that match was on Patrick Battison's head.
That German team was so ordinary, but as it is often the case with that team whatever shit they fling at the wall sticks.
Another star goes down. I hate reading this stuff.
Rose
Woods
Armstrong
Bonds
Messi
Hogan
Hockey is the best...I really hope Gretzky and Lemieux will manage to stay clean for the rest of their lives in terms of sensationalistic media BS.
TheSecondSpitter
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The Soviets certainly didn't think Gretzky was clean, but that's a story for another thread.Another star goes down. I hate reading this stuff.
Rose
Woods
Armstrong
Bonds
Messi
Hogan
Hockey is the best...I really hope Gretzky and Lemieux will manage to stay clean for the rest of their lives in terms of sensationalistic media BS.
Luckily there are no Canadians in this thread.
jmvmadeira
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Holly crap. We're in the final? Talk about miracles....the worst thing is that Santos will harp about this forever and a day.
Why is Ricardo Carvalho not playing? Is he injured?
Why is Ricardo Carvalho not playing? Is he injured?
Another star goes down. I hate reading this stuff.
Rose
Woods
Armstrong
Bonds
Messi
Hogan
Hockey is the best...I really hope Gretzky and Lemieux will manage to stay clean for the rest of their lives in terms of sensationalistic media BS.
You think what Messi did is as bad as the rest of those guys?
He is 38 years old.
Tax evasion is pretty shitty...especially if you're making millions. Hard to say if it's "worse" than roiding, but yeah, not as bad as spousal abuse. Regardless, it's a black mark on his public persona.
jts
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Not sure who to pull for tomorrow. On one hand I like Germany way more than France, and I think that France would be a more approachable game than Germany, much like I think Wales was easier than Belgium would be.
On the other hand if France wins, they are closer to the title, which I would hate even more than Germany making the WC/EC double.
On the other hand if France wins, they are closer to the title, which I would hate even more than Germany making the WC/EC double.
Messi and his father are shady dudes and Spanish taxpayers have every right to be pissed but to me this doesn't affect his playing legacy at all, unless it comes out that he is a doper or a match fixer. I don't see why Tiger Woods is as bad as someone like Armstrong either, if Woody wants to bang strippers that's nobody's business. Adultery isn't a crime anymore as cuntish as it is.Another star goes down. I hate reading this stuff.
Rose
Woods
Armstrong
Bonds
Messi
Hogan
Also, people who follow wrestling knew Hogan was a cunt before he was a known racist. Didn't change much, brothurrr.
Don't talk shit about our lord and saviour Wayne Gretzky.
dragonbane
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Damn, thats a brutal foul
I never knew about this piece of history between us lolCertainly won't be easy, but some confidence can't hurt
Psycho Echidna
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Amen !
Time for 1982 & 86 to be put to sleep tomorrow. I am hoping tomorrow's game will be a classic too but in our favor for once.
Go France !!!!
longdi
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Rooting for the French to beat the arrogance out of those robogermans.
And then CR7 double owning the French by winning his first international title and beating corrupt platini's record. He deserves it for his tenacity, unlike shady messi crying about not getting paid by AFA while on international duty, yet he hides his millions.
And then CR7 double owning the French by winning his first international title and beating corrupt platini's record. He deserves it for his tenacity, unlike shady messi crying about not getting paid by AFA while on international duty, yet he hides his millions.
Tiger Woods had sex outside of marriage, Hulk Hogan is a racist, Lionel Messi committed tax fraud. Only one of those three is actually illegal.
Hydrargyrus
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Truly happy to see our brother from Portugal in the final.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Always-honest
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Probably a whole lot better than yesterday's game.
We'll see the winner of the tournament tonight, i think.
Imp the Dimp
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People who dislike Ronaldo because he is arrogant have never done sports themselves. Ronaldo haters are the single most pitifully group of people in football. His work ethic is remarkable and his attitude outstanding. He is in his early 30s and seems to have hardly declined because he works so hard. Every single report of his ex trainers or players he played with is positive.
These are two different things.
I have heard nobody saying that Ronaldo isn't working hard and he is amazing with things like helping sick children and stuff.
But c'mon you also gotta see that he has his little annoying ways.
The thing that bothers me the most is that I think he is a little to self centered, but maybe that comes with his personality and that also makes him as good as he is. I feel like a individual sport would fit him much better.
It really bothers me that he keeps trying to shoot from awkward positions and even with 3 defenders right in his face. That's useless and not helping the team.
And I'm not even going to start about his free kicks and the fact that he takes all of them. Suprised he doesn't take corners and try to shoot them at goal all the time.
The Chosen One
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I'm an American but even I know about this game. When I was a kid, I owned the VHS tape, "Every Goal of Spain '82". Even from just the highlights, that game was epic. The tournament also featured probably featured one of the best Brazilian teams. An Argentinian team just 4 years away form their '86 run. And France just two years before their Euro '84 championship. That tournament had so many teams at or near their peak. There were at least 6 teams that could be considered strong favorites.
Anyway looking forward to tomorrow's game. Hopefully we get a more exciting match than the Portugal/Wales match, and we get a mythical match like we did 34 years ago.
Monochromaticx
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Germany 1-0
There's something very wrong with that Messi picture. Find the obvious mistake...
Randy Monk
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Goddamn that German keeper was a disgrace, not even a booking from the blind ref.
CheDominik
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Anyone who thinks that has no clue about football. France is slightly favored by most bookies.
Crazy to think that there is so little animosity between our two nations after what happened in the XXth century.
If only for that reason, the EU was a worthwhile endeavor.
NumberThree
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Are there players on these teams who were there in the match they played during the terrorist attack? Both teams ended up sleeping at the stadium, Germany for their own security and France for solidarity.
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