World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Spartanforlife4]

FA Cup quarterfinal draw was today. Have to scroll down a bit for the draw and just a tad more for the 5th round results.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/fa-c...ac01c640e8a668

Need Grimsby Town to win solely because that’s a great name.

[Kepler]

Need Grimsby Town to win solely because that’s a great name.

This.

[SonofSouthie]

Need Grimsby Town to win solely because that’s a great name.

If they were playng any other team than Brighton I'd be all for 'em.

[Jimjamesak]

First home game for St. Louis is tomorrow.

[Jimjamesak]

First home game for St. Louis is tomorrow.

I’d say they made a good first impression.

[Jimjamesak]

Man United are reportedly being sold by the Glazers and the Qataris are apparently the front runners.

[JF_Gophers]

Man United are reportedly being sold by the Glazers and the Qataris are apparently the front runners.

Brits whine about US club owners. So, I'm sure they will be happy with their new overlords.

[Kepler]

The Glazers* were awful. The Qataris are awful. Neither statement negates the other.

The only solace here is until something fundamental chances in sports and/or economics, all owners will be awful.

* Fun fact: a distant member of the Glazer family took me to Sadie Hawkins in high school. Her house was... nice.

[Jimjamesak]

Brits whine about US club owners. So, I'm sure they will be happy with their new overlords.

There’ll be a few people upset, but it’s Man U so most won’t care as long as they win.

Talk about a monkey’s paw moment though. The PL is quickly becoming another proxy battleground for the various Middle East petro states.

At least it’ll be more competitive than the continental leagues…

[Jimjamesak]

The Glazers* were awful. The Qataris are awful. Neither statement negates the other.

The only solace here is until something fundamental chances in sports and/or economics, all owners will be awful.

* Fun fact: a distant member of the Glazer family took me to Sadie Hawkins in high school. Her house was... nice.

Don’t tell the Germans this. They love to wax poetic about how 50+1 “keeps the soul” in their clubs.

And by “keeps the soul” they mean shady links with various German corporations, wealthy individuals, and/or ties to East German state organizations.

Edit: The Germans also love to put Red Bull on the same page as Man City or PSG, which is hilarious.

[French Rage]

I’d say they made a good first impression.

But did they play the game the right way?

[Jimjamesak]

But did they play the game the right way?

I'm not getting this reference...

[Spartanforlife4]

I'm not getting this reference...

Cardinals fans. They're all about playing baseball "the right way."

[Jimjamesak]

Cardinals fans. They're all about playing baseball "the right way."

Ah, got it.

I'm sure in 5-10 years they'll be insisting that the team be exclusively Catholic boys from the suburbs but for now they're understanding.

(St. Louis has a rather long soccer history)

[Kepler]

(St. Louis has a rather long soccer history)

Also, inexplicably, the #2 city in America for chess, by a large margin.