FIFA Club World Cup

[Fauxstralian]

More pointless football from FIFA which finishes within a month of the next Premier League season starting
On something called DAZN if you are interested… supposedly free if you register but presumably will be hounded for a paid subscription 

No network was interested in taking this … so in a clear field DAZN offered $1bn (ONE BILLION DOLLARS)
In an unrelated transaction the Saudi investment fund then took a 10% interest in DAZN for $1bn.
Shortly after FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup

[El Scorchio]

 

Absolute comedy

[Far Cough UKunt]

FIFA = Bent as a nine bob note

[goose]

[fraser]

It's post season rather than pre season surely.. 

[Mad Ferret]

Oxsaw,

Every competition has to start somewhere. Look at how the Brazilians have taken to this comp, it’s like it means the world to them. The Euro sides will start taking it more seriously now it’s the knock-outs.

FIFA fucked up by having the tourney in the US. Too many empty stadiums, and blistering heat. 

And make no mistake, if we somehow ended up in it and miraculously won the thing, the celebrations would completely dwarf those of winning the Conference.

[Mike Oxsaw]

This is NOT a prestigious trophy/competition. It's not even a serious competition, football-wise. Anyone who has the slightest notion that it is either needs to give their head a wobble.

It's clearly an attempt to monetise pre-season friendlies and fill a gap in TV schedules that the European summer break brings.

It's also the most blatant and public brown envelope you are ever likely to see - if you take your "but it's more football...on my (MY) TV!" head out of your arse. You've clearly named your price.

But, hey-ho, only money talks these days and the players may well have negotiated decent enough personal bonuses for taking part - we're obviously also turning a profit to perform a similar function in our lower budget US sojourn later this CLOSED season.

[fraser]

First game I've watched, City look like City again. 

[cygnet24]

Wouldn't mind that City kit in claret and blue.
 

[Massive Attack]

Yeah but apparently we could NEVER get planning permission again to rebuild the Chicken Run, yet they could rebuild the far more complex Boca Juniors East Stand....

It's all LIES, LIES, LIES!

[Takashi Miike]

[Mad Ferret]

Bayern v Boca was a great game.

Kane popped up with an important goal…Olise nicked the winner.

The South American teams are quite impressive, I must say.

Great comp so far. Well done FIFA

[violator]

Always great to see the rent boys get turned over.

I bet Trundle is in tears.

Were they wearing villa's kit you insufferable cսnt

[Mad Ferret]

Always great to see the rent boys get turned over.

I bet Trundle is in tears.

[Mad Ferret]

How is it out there Trundle?

Doesn't look like Chels have taken many?

[Lee Trundle]

Someone counted 97 people at Ulsan vs Mamelodi Sundowns in Orlando .

And 1 div sat at home watching it.

[Mad Ferret]

The big one tonight guys - Ulsan Hyundai vs Mamelodi Sundowns.

Who’s your money on?

[Massive Attack]

Watching the England U19s in the Euros on Beeb iPlayer is much more entertaining. Currently drawing with Germany 5-5 after being 5-1 down! 

No Bus parking allowed here!

Representing West Ham in the Squad is the Reserve Keeper Herrick.

[Jasnik]

WAS looking at our game in NJ. 
Swerved it in the end initially tickets were 188 now 218. 
So for 3 of us that is 600 but our game is the late one kick off at 7pm here ish so Ill catch it on peacock instead and put the 600 towards some beers and not trying to get home from NJ at midnight.. 

[Keep dreaming]

For not being interested this thick cսnt of a cup, a lot of you are seemingly very interested....

[Fauxstralian]

Was reading that FIFA has a relationship with one of the local colleges / universities 
Students were offered 4 free seats if they bought ONE for the equivalent of £14.70
So couldn’t shift them at less than £3 each

[Mad Ferret]

Trundle was there.

[Pub Bigot]

Fifty Thousand empty seats at the Chelsea game.

Game was played in my home town. FIFA had ticket prices around $300. Sales were so bad they slashed them to $20 with an extra 4 tickets and still came up that short. I think they had double that for a preseason game against Newcastle two years ago at the same venue. Not sure I'd turn up for one of these games if they paid me $300.

You’d be a proper Chelsea fan if you paid £300 to watch them. Only cunts do that, which sums up Chelsea fans precisely. 

[kylay]

Fifty Thousand empty seats at the Chelsea game.

Game was played in my home town. FIFA had ticket prices around $300. Sales were so bad they slashed them to $20 with an extra 4 tickets and still came up that short. I think they had double that for a preseason game against Newcastle two years ago at the same venue. Not sure I'd turn up for one of these games if they paid me $300.

[Alfs]

Fifty Thousand empty seats at the Chelsea game.

[Far Cough UKunt]

He says it was a "barnstormer" which means it was utter shite.