English football is played 7842 Km from China or 4382 Km from the middle-east.
Those Qatar stadiums need some good use after the WC. Lets goooooo for it.
Thanks for the correction, will fix it right away.
what’s even being said here and why is it funny?The United link is strong with this one
Well the 39th game was mooted once
Our player have a Knack for getting embroiled in controversy.
What's wrong with hosting game in Saudi arabia?Apparently he made a deal with the national federation to hold the Spanish super cup in Saudi arabia through his company kos mos.
The United link is strong with this one
Ten Hag will feel right at home then
Yeah! Premier league should do one better and host a game in Russia.
Saudi Arabia is not exactly a haven for democracy, of course it's not the same as Germany etc.
Yemen, Jamal Khashoggi, women's rights.
He's accused of accepting 6 million euros for colluding to do so, doesn't really matter where really.
Is there something sinister surrounding him that I'm not aware of?Ten Hag will feel right at home then
He’s a Barcelona player?
He played for us , remember.He’s a Barcelona player?
And former UnitedHe’s a Barcelona player?
I know. Strange out of the box way to somehow do a bit a of a doo-doo on United though.
Just having a bit of fun, its an United forum after all.
But his company made a deal with Spanish FA? Meaning they agreed to it? How can a shell company force the spanish fa to come to saudi without them knowing it?
He wasn't on loan, he was a permanent player, Barcelona signed him back for 5million.
Considering the decline of vidic and rio, we probably should have kept him.
I'm no legal expert but it looks sketchy as hell , also there has to be a conflict of interest in there somehow.
A Spanish game should be played in Spain…football is just not for fans anymore.
We wanted to didn't we, but Evans was the third choice and he wanted up the pecking order. If I recall correctly
Nah, he moved to Barcelona in 2008 which was about 4 years before either of them declined. We also had Jonjo Evans in front of him.
He left when they were around their peak? He would have had to wait on the side lines for 4/5 years to become a regular. I don't think anyone is looking back at that and thinking it was a bad play for any party.
What? They were still champions 5 years later. Kept him for what? To rot on the bench?
He left in 2008 when they were at their prime. He didn't want to stay and he definitely wouldn't have wanted to wait another 3-4 years to be first choice. It's hard to deny that he made the right decision for his career.
It was known that Kosmos, Piqué's company, had been an intermediary, but Rubiales (the president) denied Piqué's participation, the payment of commissions to Piqué or his company. As Redthebear has told you, the main problem is that an active player is in the conversations, deciding how much the rest of the teams should earn. And now the question is how far Piqué's complicity with the federation goes, since his team Andorra got a place skipping a category and is leading in what was the old 2B
Therefore, we can only communicate with people who share our culture and ideologies?
Not him, but plenty of it at Ajax with Overmars, Bogarde, Labyad, Promes and now Blind and Klaassen with some NFT online game.Is there something sinister surrounding him that I'm not aware of?
Overreaction of the year mate
But he is not deciding anything, is he? At the end of the day he's just there in the conversations, but the final word belongs to Rubiales and the clubs. Or am I getting it wrong here?
You're right, I forgot about Evans,in retrospect he was right as he would go on to be part of some of the most successful teams around.
Great post , nice trip down the memory lane, I still think we made a mistake by prioritizing Evans ahead of himNah, he moved to Barcelona in 2008 which was about 4 years before either of them declined. We also had Jonjo Evans in front of him.
IIRC it was surprising how quickly he established himself in their first team. He'd had decent loan at Zaragoza but I don't think people expected it.
He was a fantastic player at youth level though. Him and Rossi were leaps above everyone back then.
Edit - Bit of a pile on here
Yeah you're right , wishful thinking on my part.
Rio and vidic basically retired at 2014, pique was one of the best center backs in the world as recently as 2018 and still plays at a relatively high level , but yeah you're right its wishful thinking on my part to think we could have kept him.
Yeah , I've just gotten salty that we haven't had a stable decent center back since rio and vidic left.
Oh, I'm aware of a lot of those but the nft thing is new to my ears and kinda sounds hilarious, ajax sure do have their fair share of controversy to be expected from a club of their stature.
