He refereed the last Tehran Derby. Was supposedly a drab affair (I didn't get to see it myself). 1-0 to those blue devilsThe referee for the 3rd place play off is the Iranian official Alireza Faghani, which should be of interest to @rez9000
He refereed the last Tehran Derby. Was supposedly a drab affair (I didn't get to see it myself). 1-0 to those blue devils
I'm still searching for the dick who sells those vuvuzelas. It's slightly difficult with me being in the UK, but I'm gonna have that twat!Does he use a vuvuzela instead of a whistle?
Pogba the ultimate water carrier, wish he was wearing another cockrel on his shirt.Good stat piece in the FT, compiled by statsbomb (who is our very own @jair1970 )
This is a link to the whole piece:
https://www.ft.com/content/794ca91a-85b6-11e8-a29d-73e3d454535d
This is the chart it’s based round:
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Pogba the ultimate water carrier, wish he was wearing another cockrel on his shirt.
If there was any morality within Europe's individual FAs, they would all boycott it. But that's obviously a hypothetical statement. Same goes for Qatar which was even more of a bribed World Cup bid.
Not so sure about the hooligan element.
I read a piece by a Russian based journalist just after the Euros in the summer, and his view was that the Russian thugs in France in the summer were very likely to be state sponsored ex or serving squaddies...essentially there as Russian muscle flexing exercise.
He went on to say that there is no way Putin will tolerate any of this in his own country during the World Cup, as it will make him look weak and powerless infront of the worlds media...and if anyone kicks off they'll just be slung in prison indefinitely.
What i think he won't be able to control is the overtly racist abuse of black players.
£50 was very welcome Thank you Mbappe!!Anyone interested in having a bet on today's game, Skybet are giving a boosted odds of 4/1 about Mbappe scoring at any time during the 90 minutes. Maximum stake is only a tenner but even so, it's not a bad bet.
Anyone interested in having a bet on today's game, Skybet are giving a boosted odds of 4/1 about Mbappe scoring at any time during the 90 minutes. Maximum stake is only a tenner but even so, it's not a bad bet.