Overview

Another ho-hum Champions League with Real Madrid winning yet again.

It starts up in about a week. I have not followed the qualifiers, but some interesting sides made it to the final championship competition. No idea of the groupings and who has the favourable path(s) through to the final match, but I expect host Germany to be in at least the last 4 along with holder Italy. Some other sides and aging stars may take their last best kick at it this time around - Croatia and Belgium come to mind.

Ho hum !!

Man C looks to win a fourth straight title and 5th in 6 years, or something like that. Arsenal is in second, but within easy striking distance on the final match day of the season. Both sides are just terrible examples of what English top football has become. The EPL is so predictable these days with rich oil $ from the Gulf fueling the top sides. Terrible. At least there may be some fireworks in the offsesaon with Man C under scrutiny. My bet is that it will be all washed away. The EPL loves their profits over all else. There is no way I see City being relegated. Maybe fined. Norwich City narrowly missed being promoted, which is probably best. They are not good enough / rich enough to make any noise in EPL whenever they have been promoted.

John Herdman is a fantastic football coach. He has taken the CMT to another level. We are lucky to have him as our field manager. His point about money is not lost on me, but, dude, you need to find and develop better players. I know that it all takes money, but to moan about not having enough money when your side falls short in the final to a higher ranked squad you need to find and develop better players. Team USA and Team Mexico are not funded like the big sides in Europe ot South America.

Canada is playing the US in the CONCACAF Nations League final tomorrow night. It's like the FA Cup in Europe, but different. Canada with a good chance at a International Trophy for the first time in almost forever (25+ years, I think). Match is being played in Sin City .. is everything happening there these days? GO CANADA !! MUST WIN !!

WOW!! https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65832658?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

One of my favourites has retired from football. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/6/5/ac-milan-striker-zlatan-ibrahimovic-retires-from-football-at-41 He was just such an amazing goal scorer. I have him as my #5 all time (only players that I have watched play). 1. Pele 2. Maradona 3. Messi 4. CR7 5. Zlatan (Golden) Ibrahimovic (Son of Abraham)

Yeah, I’m 95% done caring about soccer/football. There really is no point unless you’re a fan of the Petro-fascist state owned clubs. And if you are, give your head a shake and have a think about things.

City wins it again. Ho, hum. Epic colapse of Arsenal was, indeed, epic. I feel badly for Gunner fans, especially @Sabel79.

What the German National team did is just terrible. Mesut was still a baller then and could have run the mid-field very well for them, but no they needed to be stupid instead.

As an Arsenal fan I love Mesut. Could have been an all-time great. Sad the way he fizzled out, but he clearly just stopped caring after the Germany World cup debacle. Sad.

One of my favourites has retired from pro football ... https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65037573?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA At 34 he still has a lot to offer. He took much abuse for plain old BS from fans. Dude has Turkish heritage and is a practicing Muslim for Pete's sake. Of course, he will be a supporter of Turkey. I love Turkey (the country) too and I don't get that kind of abuse.

My hope, as always, they fall out of the top 5 and just keep on going down the table.

Lol @ Man United. That is all.

The Real Madrid-Liverpool halftime puts the NFL to shame. It's like 15 mins of straight ads. Not even the pretense of a halftime show.

I knew that I could count on you. Some other super rich jackass has made an extra time announcement concerning Man U. At least he is English ... Sir Jackass. 6.5 Billion Pounds is so outrageous that it's beyond mind boggling.

The only hope the premier league has of remaining a going concern in the next few years is relegating Man City straight down the the National League ASAP and sending a copy of the decision to Chelsea, Newcastle, and now ManU with the good parts highlighted. Otherwise, the entire exercise will be a pointless sports washing exercise for petro-fascist regimes and we’ll all welcome the closed-shop Euro league with open arms.

The super rich have already ruined football so who cares about another ... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/18/qatar-based-bid-for-manchester-united-confirmed-on-deadline-day

*Stop me if you've heard this one before* Real Madrid with yet another Club World Cup title. These things are so boring, unless you are a fan of the hand full of clubs that always seem to win this thing. There are so many *titles* these days I just can't keep track of it all.

Seems like PSG is leaving their home of 50 years in some kind of dispute with the city. Since they have been owned by some rich fat cat from the Middle East they have been one of the best sides money can buy. Money can buy you the best footballers, but not the city of Paris. Question is ... where will they play. My guess is that this will all quietly go away and the owner will shut up and just continue with the lease at the stadium. I think it's signed forever or close to it. I hate this part of football. Love the game on the pitch, but leave all the nonsense out of it and I'd be happy.

Bale was a Welsh and UK all-time great. I'll miss watching him, for sure.

Not a fan of the *man bun* atoll, but I like this guy. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64214855 Going out at a young age, but 17 seasons racked up takes a tole. Not to mention all the CLs.

My #5 all time is a tough call. I can only choose from the players that I have watched. So many are possible, but I think I will go with Ibrahimovic (son of Ibrahim / Abraham) ... first name Zlatan (Golden). He is a living highlight reel and a pretty funny dude too.

RIP !! https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/soccer-pele-obituary-1.6698012?cmp=rss I believe him to be the greatest of all time. Followed by Maradona then Messi and then CR7.