Euro 2012 Thread

[chilly666]

no doubt...that spanish ref screwed the pooch in this match.

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by Sukoshi84

It would have been interesting to see how the game would have gone if it were't for both of those bullishit yellow cards on Papastathopoulos!

Even as a Polish supporter it looked horrid. Szczesny is so terrible its unreal, the Polish D didn't help him at the end there either. Such a bad 2nd half from the Poles.

I feel much more confident with Tyton in net for the Poles simply because he isnt Szczesny. Poland has an uphill climb now with the Czechs and Russians too.

[theknuckler]

so what is all this racism and threats or something like that, that keep being mentioned?

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by theknuckler

so what is all this racism and threats or something like that, that keep being mentioned?

Racism has been a problem in Poland and the Ukraine for a while. Some of the problems are coming at team practices with black players. Just sort of seeking out anyone who isnt white and chanting racist things. Its pretty stupid but something that happens when you get to places where there is generally only one race.

[Shoryuken]

Originally Posted by theknuckler

so what is all this racism and threats or something like that, that keep being mentioned?

Homegrown hooligans from both countries have been making threats and basically trying to assert themselves agains the Western European nations with a history of hooliganism - the English, Dutch etc. - by making threats.

The racism issue is ongoing, it was stoked yesterday by members of the Dutch team getting monkey chants during an open training session in Krakow..

[chilly666]

Photo from during the Russia-Czech Republic match today...****ing awesome!!

[TNG]

Originally Posted by thepolishkid88

The reason I brought up Ireland was because the GB team had apparently asked one of the Irish youngsters to play for them in the Olympics. I just found it odd.

Then again look at Team USA, we have 3 Germans, 4-5 Mexicans, and even a guy from Haiti. Are any of these countries truly 100% of their nation? It almost seems like none are anymore. So I found the whole ideaology of losing your borders arguement BS.

Wait what? I just had a quick look at the USA football team roster for their WC qualifying matches and out of those 23 players there were 3 not born in the USA and those 3 are sons of American military men that were stationed in Germany. Do you consider California or Texas part of Mexico?
The only odd one there for me is Jermaine Jones that played for the senior German team in a couple of friendly matches and now plays for another national team but the rules from FIFA changed a couple of years ago that allows for that if the player didn't play in an official capacity.

And they probably contacted that Irish youngster due to him having British ancestry and I guess dual citizenship, which allows him to register as a British player and play in the Great Britain team. But you shouldn't compare those because rules for the Olympics differ from those from FIFA regarding nationality issues.

Did no one considered fielding an Ireland team, like in Rugby? I've always found it peculiar they would not expand that concept into other sports.

Anyway, back to the Euro: Russia looked better than I expected even after their good qualifying run. they could go pretty far playing that way

[BrianTheAdsFan]

Actually got to see a few minutes of Greece/Poland over lunch yesterday.

Between the horrid reffing and over the top theatrics by the players, it's no wonder I find cup stacking more compelling to watch.

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by TNG

Wait what? I just had a quick look at the USA football team roster for their WC qualifying matches and out of those 23 players there were 3 not born in the USA and those 3 are sons of American military men that were stationed in Germany. Do you consider California or Texas part of Mexico?
The only odd one there for me is Jermaine Jones that played for the senior German team in a couple of friendly matches and now plays for another national team but the rules from FIFA changed a couple of years ago that allows for that if the player didn't play in an official capacity.

And they probably contacted that Irish youngster due to him having British ancestry and I guess dual citizenship, which allows him to register as a British player and play in the Great Britain team. But you shouldn't compare those because rules for the Olympics differ from those from FIFA regarding nationality issues.

Did no one considered fielding an Ireland team, like in Rugby? I've always found it peculiar they would not expand that concept into other sports.

Anyway, back to the Euro: Russia looked better than I expected even after their good qualifying run. they could go pretty far playing that way

I think the lax rules FIFA has allows for this to happen. Hell we have 4-5 Mexicans, Adu is from Ghana, Altidore is from Haiti. I could keep going. This was the same issue Poland has as well. I just was curious as to how the UK folks felt about the Great Britian team.

[thepolishkid88]

Just amazing how bad the Dutch looked in front of goal and how well the Danes did. Shocker.

Great start to this Portugal-Germany game.

[Mr. Pink]

v. Persie so bad. Get this fool out of the Dutch XI and they will finally get some silverware

[theknuckler]

I've never been a fan of soccer... but the past few years I find myself more and more enthralled by it... I watched both games yesterday and the danes/nederlands today... would have watched germany/portugal but... things got in the way... but I have to say I enjoy it. God I never thought I'd say that. It's grown on me.

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

v. Persie so bad. Get this fool out of the Dutch XI and they will finally get some silverware

I thought Robben was just as bad, he had plenty of chances to score or set up a goal and just did very poorly. The Germany result screwed them over a bit. They would have loved a draw between Portugal and Germany, but damn Gomez finally figured out how to score.

[thepolishkid88]

Let's go IRELAND! I am cheering for the upset today for the boys!

[Mr. Pink]

Robben is a wizard though. Him and Sneijder can do no wrong in my book.