What, no football (soccer) fans?

My team won last year, but I'm rooting for Chelsea in this year's final. Couldn't bear to see ManU get a double...

Shux, I missed this thread before the Champs League final. I follow the Premier and Champs Leagues some. I'm a Reds fan. I started folloeing them some because a few of my ancestors can be traced to Liverpool. There's actually a Gildart Street in Liverpool. I have a Gerrard 08 home jersey, and NT home and away jerseys (no numbers on those).

I have a collegue that like Chelsea and a collegue that like MU, both currently working in our London office. They weren't talking last week.



So, how is it that England didn't make EURO 2008:

I was pulling for Chelsea, tired of MU always winning. But, by the way Chelsea fans, you can't have Torres

Well, then you might be as gratified as I am disappointed that Milan is out of Champions' League next year. But, they're getting Zambrotta, and possibly, getting Scheva back. Dunno what's happening with Ronaldinho...

England isn't in Euro '08 because of Russia/Croatia and more importantly a lack of team play by English players.

BUMP!  Looks like Liverpool and Manchester United are in the quarters of the Champions League tourney again.  Go Reds!

SCUM scraped through last night, while Liverpool trounced Real on Tuesday.

 

 

It's ON Saturday.  I hope someone knocks Rooney in to the middle of next week.  That hack may have cost the NT the cup a couple years ago with his stupidity.

Victory!!!!

 

4 to 1!

 

 

As an American hooligan would say..

I'm confused.  My info says that The Reds are playing Chelsea today at

14:45 ET.  That was almost 4 hours ago but I don't see any scores or stats so it looks like the match hasn't started.  What''s up with dat?

 

Go Reds!

 

Aha, it is now updating. 1:1 at half  found it on ESPN 360 live

 

Crap!  I wish I had forgotten about it.   They would lose the game I actually was able to watch..

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Rematch at Chelsea coming up this afternoon.  I hope the Reds can even things up.

Off to a decent start, 2-0 at 35

 

Rats, they couldn't hold the lead, tie game, down 2 cumulative again with 15 to go.

What a game!

 

OK Congrats to Chelsea for the aggregate win.

 

Well played.  Lampard's second goal was freakin' awesome.

 

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yeah it was a great game

 

I caught most of it live from my hotel room

 

Years ago when we were living in london, we went to a game at stamford bridge, a thursday night match against, I can't remember, maybe Mallorca sp?  Gianluca Vialli was the player/manager of the blues then

 

So, I heard about this awhile back and now it looks like it is going to happen. What are the thoughts across the pond about some of us yanks buying the Reds? Honestly the Reds have always been my favorite team and they currently really suck. I'm hoping this can turn them around... but I have no idea how it could do that specifically other than just things changing in general.  Maybe Torres can get better medical care? haha...

Tottenham!

 

 

I'm not liking the new Liverpool management, jerseys, or results  So, I haven't been following the Premiere League much lately

 

I liked the Carlsberg Edition (and results) much better.  I do look forward to more NT action as things ramp up again.

 

It's #8 Gerrard

The Carlsberg jerseys were brilliant without a doubt, but it's also true that the Reds never won the Premiership with them. 

It seems we finally have the right manager and the right owners in place, next season should be good!

Did Liverpool ever win a title period?  I haven't really been following it much this year.  I pay a bit more attention when the WC buzz picks up.  As for ownership, I wonder how Boston fans would welcome a British owner for their Red Sox?  Makes no sense to me.

Liverpool have won the title 18 times, just not since 1990.

To your second point, football (soccer) has moved very far from its roots as a locally based sport. Most big teams are run as international corporations and foreign ownership (for good or bad) is something normal now.

^^^You put entirely too much faith in the Red Sux owner.. I's much prefer the Dubai group had pulled it off.

Looks like Barcelona VS Manchester United for the Champions League Title.

I vote for FCB

Manchester Derby today. Big matchup, winner controls their destiny with two weeks left in the Premier League season. 

 

 

ooh, thanks for the reminder

Awesome.  Game on ESPN starting in a few minutes, THANKS!

 

I still can't believe Chelsea's playing for the Champion's League Title!

Yeah ESPN moved the game from ESPN2 to ESPN today to try and draw a bigger crowd from the live lead in with SportsCenter.

 

2nd half is about to kick off. With Man City putting one in hopefully Sir Alex will throw another man forward and not play for the tie now. Looking to be a shootout of a second half. 

Anyone else getting a kick out of all the police officers behind what is right now the Man City goal. There is a bobby at the end of every row on either side of the aisle and one in the middle about every 7 steps. 

I said it is like the Mets (MC) versus the Yankees (MU) and my wife said, maybe like the Lords versus the Commoners hahaha!

I like Man U on the virtue of being the only team ESPN airs and enjoying Wayne Rooney's style, but can't exactly say I'm devastated to see Man City win. Makes it an exciting final two weeks of the campaign. 

Liverpool VS Fulham today on Fox Soccer

 

Go Reds!

Its going to be on ESPN3 as well. Hoping for a slow afternoon at work. 

 

 

I want to bring up a debate here. I was arguing with my brother yesterday after the match about how popular Soccer is in the US. There is the obvious pecking order of Tier 1 sports that I don't think Soccer has broken into. However of the "Tier 2" sports like Soccer, Tennis, Golf, NASCAR, etc. where do you think Soccer falls?

 

I think it ranks ahead of Tennis and Golf, he says behind golf definitely and probably behind tennis. Being the typical American he is it doesn't matter that yesterdays Manchester Derby pulled 4x the viewership of the Super Bowl because "it isn't big in the US and that is where you live." Where do you think Soccer falls?