Recent content by Skorenzy

Suárez wasn't that prolific in the CL relative to his contemporaries. Only 27 goals in 73 apps. Still, Haaland's CL record thus far is staggering: 28 goals in 22 apps.

I think you're mistaken on the bolded part: Messi has scored 10+ goals in a single UCL season on 5 occasions. (Cristiano 7 times in total) However, Messi is only 1 top scorer title behind Cristiano (6 vs 7 respectively). Also for context, prior to the 1991-92 edition the European Cup was...

No kidding :eek: Only a red after VAR though, gotta love CONMEBOL...

At his peak he was insane. A penalty against him was basically a 50/50. Over a period of 10 years in Spain he faced 53 penalties (in all comps) : - 25 were saved (47%) - 26 were scored - 2 were missed This includes 3 saves out of 4 pens against Cristiano Ronaldo in La Liga, one against...

Well, yeah, he's literally been the only other player they've had throughout the entire decade who could take the pressure off Messi to be at the center of every move (recently Lo Celso has grown into the playmaking role a bit more as well) or who can consistently beat a man off the dribble and...

Here you go, relevant part at 2:14. Not sure how much it will help you if you don't speak Dutch (or French, subtitles), but you can at least gauge the atmosphere is pretty casual. For whatever it's worth, in my opinion: much ado about nothing. A throwaway comment during a silly little quiz.

An interesting topic. To the point of comparing performances or, at least, the perception of their performances and standing relative to their peers, here's some sources that might provide useful indicators: Ballon d'Or ranking - n° of points - n° of votes Messi BdO 2005 : #N/A - N/A - N/A...

True, it was quite a bad period all the way thru from the end of Wilmots' playing days (finishing with a strong underdog performance at the 2002 WC) right up until the moment he took charge of the NT a decade later. The low point from a professionalism POV must've been somewhere around the Dick...

Think that last replay from the opposite angle showed Isak's shot wasn't even going on target.

John Wark (1980-81) 18 goals (5 pens) in 40 apps in the First Division 14 goals (5 pens) in 12 apps in the UEFA Cup 2 goals (0 pens) in 7 apps in the FA Cup 2 goals (1 pen) in 5 apps in the Football League Cup --- 36 goals (11 pens) in 64 apps in all competitions source...

And so we end up with this bizarre contradictory mess, where the US constitution, the entire culture and worldview, which tells people it's their right as an American to be armed, is (one of) the main reason(s) for fatal outcomes during police interactions.

UEFA are responsible for the entire European football pyramid. The "Super League" is beholden to 12 of the richest clubs in the world. It's not hard to figure out what the main motivations are. For SL participants the equation is simple: a selection of the most marketable clubs in the world +...

I'd also like to point out that nowhere in their own branding or statements is it called the "European" Super League... https://thesuperleague.com/

If you actually think this was a serious consideration by the SL, I've got a bridge to sell you. Clubs are equally corrupt, who do you think lobbies UEFA for all the format changes fans claim to hate so much? It's nothing but a power struggle among the establishment. Get rid of the independent...

Some food for thought: 1. Corruption exists at all levels of football: there needs to be a party willing to offer a bribe for there to be one on the receiving end. With this the SL solution to "corruption" appears to be to police themselves instead of having any independent body at all? UEFA...