The Official 2022/2023 Football/Soccer Thread

[Valentinez A. Kaiser]

Lol you would think Barcelona is selling their rights to the Saudis the way you're framing this

To go from more than a century of no shirt sponsor, then to have one in 2006 and it be the charity UNICEF where Barca paid them...

Now they're in a position of modern commercialisation of the game, where EVERYTHING Barca can either be monetised or sold off (e.g. stadium naming rights to Spotify, future revenues to VCs)

I'm comparing Barca of pre-2006 to Barca 16 years later....it's sad!

You mentioned Saudis but it was in fact Qatar and their airline shirt sponsorship being the catalyst

 

[Infamous114]

To go from more than a century of no shirt sponsor, then to have one in 2006 and it be the charity UNICEF where Barca paid them...

Now they're in a position of modern commercialisation of the game, where EVERYTHING Barca can either be monetised or sold off (e.g. stadium naming rights to Spotify, future revenues to VCs)

I'm comparing Barca of pre-2006 to Barca 16 years later....it's sad!

You mentioned Saudis but it was in fact Qatar and their airline shirt sponsorship being the catalyst

 

[toheeb27]

@Blue_London Man, our boy Kovacic stays injured. Now i understand why Tuchel is eager to get another midfielder. Hopefully Kante - Jorginho can play well against Spurs.

 

[toheeb27]

@thefrenchwood just found out it’s Teji vs Messi this weekend. Should be a banger…

 

[Blue_London]

@Blue_London Man, our boy Kovacic stays injured. Now i understand why Tuchel is eager to get another midfielder. Hopefully Kante - Jorginho can play well against Spurs.

Lol I am not optimistic for that match

 

[toheeb27]

Lol I am not optimistic for that match

Same. But we beat them 4 times last season, maybe Tuchel just has Conte’s number. Fingers crossed.

One thing is for sure though, if we lose, @Mknight will be compassionate.

 

[Blue_London]

Same. But we beat them 4 times last season, maybe Tuchel just has Conte’s number. Fingers crossed.

One thing is for sure though, if we lose, @Mknight will be compassionate.

2 times in 30 years not ideal but I can live with it

 

[dontdiedontkillanyone]

 

[dontdiedontkillanyone]

 

[GNS]

Carlo prolly get it.
Klopp put himself in a helluva position tho

 

[Valentinez A. Kaiser]

Don Carlo directly bested the other two...

 

[thefrenchwood]

 

[dontdiedontkillanyone]

 

[thefrenchwood]

 

[dontdiedontkillanyone]

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Probably would've been guaranteed for Putellas if she didn't get injured and had a decent Euros. Would like to see Mead or Bonmati win, but Ima call it and say Kerr.

 

[Mknight]

Same. But we beat them 4 times last season, maybe Tuchel just has Conte’s number. Fingers crossed.

One thing is for sure though, if we lose, @Mknight will be compassionate.

I won’t be

 

[thefrenchwood]

Messi not in the Ballon D’Or list.
A first since 2005. From Ballon D’Or winner to not being mentioned. Wow.

 

[thefrenchwood]

No players from Argentina (Copa winners), Spain (UCL winners) & Italy (Euros winners)

 

[Infamous114]

Kounde and Alonso will be registered next week

 

[Valentinez A. Kaiser]

Kounde and Alonso will be registered next week

What's your thoughts on de jong cone September?i Wll he be at Barca or not...

also PEA vs Memphis.... presumably it's the latter that will end up leaving, not Auba and surely not both!