The Football Thread

[teio]

problem naman talaga sa mga newly-promoted teams ang consistency... ang kailangan lang talaga nila ay magsurvive sa first term...

 

champions' league results...

 

rangers 1 - inter milan 1

> the draw was enough for rangers to secure their place in the round of 16 and become the first scottish team to qualify in the knockout stages... brazilian striker adriano made the glasgow fans tense by scoring in the 30th... but danish midfielder peter lovenkrands slot past francesco toldo in the 38th to level the score...

 

artmedia 0 - porto 0

> despite the draw, it was enough for artmedia to secure third place in group h and continue their european adventure... rain relentlessly poured over bratislava resulting to a sloppy game... coupled by the tense waiting game for the result from the other group simultaneously in glasgow...

 

liverpool 0 - chelsea 0

> nothing fancy about this one...

 

betis 0 - anderlecht 1

> the belgian side finally broke their dismal 12-game losing streak... defender vincent kompany angling strike in the 44th flew in between keeper antonio doblas' legs... despite losing... betis had already clinched the third place in matchday 5...

 

lyon 2 - rosenborg 1

> the french champs ended the group stage on a high note with their youth nucleus briefly taking over... highly-touted karim benzema rifled in on the 33rd... but daniel braaten flicked a header in the 68th to equalize... but brazilian fred spiraled one 3 minutes in stoppage time to give the lyon the upperhand... rosenborg will have a spot in the uefa cup round of 32...

 

real madrid 1 - olimpiacos 2

> the spanish giant was understrength with several key players not joining the trip to greece and with interim head coach juan ramon lopez caro at helm... but sergio ramos gave the galacticos the lead with a header from a set piece in the 7th... however... the greeks responded in the 50th with a volley from erol bulut... then legendary rivaldo surged in the 87th to give the greeks a good end note to their european campaign...

 

milan 3 - schalke 2

> milan banked on two second half goals from kaka to secure first place in group e... andrea pirlo curled a free-kick in the 42nd to start the scoring... christian poulsen levelled things up in the 44th... then brazilian kaka struck in the 52nd and 60th to give the italians the cushion... another brazilian lincoln gave schalke a glitter of hope in the 66th but the germans have to settle for third place and a place in the uefa cup round of 32...

 

psv 2 - fenerbache 0

> with the death of frits philips as their inspiration, the dutch champs reached the round of 16 for the second straight time... captain philip cocu header in the 14th gave the lead and jefferson farfan flick in the 85th secured the win for eindhoven...

[xycho_g]

supot tlga real!!!..kainis..

[teio]

partial champions' league round of 16 entrants

 

internazionale milan

rangers fc

liverpool fc

chelsea fc

olympique lyonnais

real madrid

ac milan

psv eindhoven

bayern munich

juventus fc

fc barcelona

arsenal

ajax amsterdam

 

partial uefa cup round of 32 entrants

 

club brugge

fc schalke 04

rosenborg bk

real betis belompie

artmedia bratislava

 

> highlights of the upcoming games...

- group b third place scramble between fc thun and ac sparta praha...

- second and third spot toss up in group c between udinese calcio, werder bremen, and panathinaikos...

- group d winner take all result...

 

*manchester united must win in lisbon or else... lille has a propensity to settle for a draw and if it is the result in villareal... fergie's boys will have to settle for a uefa cup campaign...

[_eRon_]

kaya yan ng manchester united! go manU!!!

 

fearless forecast lang ah (sana magkatotoo)...2-0 to ManU..1 goal for Rooney, 1 for Van Nistelrooy..

 

excited na ko manood..330 am pa un game..

 

nakakatense...

[xycho_g]

waaa....talo manu...all they needed was a draw...they had an early lead in the 6th min then lost by 2 goals to 1. manu didnt even settled for a uefa cup seat and finished last in group d. villareal and benfica goes through the last 16. manu in crisis!

 

in group c, werder bremen crushed panathinaikos 5-1 to go through the last 16 when udinese failed to just draw barcelona having 2 late goals...

 

a must see sports center later...

[teio]

settle down guys... let us recap what happened during the final matchday...

 

club brugge 1 - bayern munich 1

> bayern missed the opportunity to grab the top spot in group a... claudio pizarro scored a backheader in the 21st only to be levelled by on-loan real madrid striker javier portillo in the 32nd... controversy happened when jose paolo guerrero's strike last gasp in stoppage time was disallowed by the referee...

 

rapid 1 - juventus 3

> alessandro del piero delivered a superb curler in the 35th to open up the scoring... swede zlatan ibrahimovic doubled the lead in the 42nd and del piero tripled it in the 45th... czech marek kincl scored a consolation goal in the 52nd... the win enabled juve to grab the first spot in group a...

 

arsenal 0 - ajax 0

> the gunners were hoping to get maximum points but they ran in to a dutch defensive dam... french phenom thierry henry missed a crucial spot free kick...

 

sparta 0 - thun 0

> fc thun continued their fairy tale european campaign by holding ac sparta praha to a goalless draw and qualifying for the uefa cup round of 32...

 

bremen 5 - panathinaikos 1

> heading to their game, the german side was hoping that the tennants of stadio fruili would succumb to their visitors... frenchman johan micoud converted a penalty in the 2nd followed by a barrage of goals from nelson valdez in the 28th and 31st... masked man miroslav klose scored on the run in the 51st... the greeks got a consolation from a naisef morris header in the 53rd... thorsten frings drove the final nail a minute in to stoppage time...

 

udinese 0 - barcelona 2

> the catalans were supposed to be weak with their strike force and enigmatic coach not joining the trip to italy... the spanish champs broke the hearts of the udinese faithful with santiago ezquerro hammering one in the 85th... followed by a 90th minute goal from andres iniesta... the italians will have to settle for a uefa cup round of 32 berth...

 

benfica 2 - manchester united 1

> the manchester nightmare continues as they fail to advance to the knockout stages for the first time in 10 years... paul scholes gave the fergie's army the lead in the 6th... but geovanni's difficult header in the 16th became the impetus of the final outcome as beto's strike in the 34th deflected off scholes and passed away from edwin van der sar sealed the fate of the english side...

 

villareal 1 - lille 0

> substitute antonio guayre struck in the 67th and dashed lille's hope of qualifying in the knockout stages...

 

final list of champions' league round of 16 entrants

 

internazionale milan

rangers fc

liverpool fc

chelsea fc

olympique lyonnais

real madrid

ac milan

psv eindhoven

bayern munich

juventus fc

fc barcelona

arsenal

ajax amsterdam

werder bremen

villareal fc

sl benfica

 

final list of uefa cup round of 32 entrants

 

club brugge

fc schalke 04

rosenborg bk

real betis belompie

artmedia bratislava

fc thun

udinese calcio

losc lille metropole

 

clubs out of the competition...

 

rapid vienna

ac sparta praha

panathinaikos

manchester united

fenerbache

olympiacos

rsc anderlecht

fc porto

 

* football buzz - barcelona's next target = chelsea and england midfielder frank lampard...

[howard_the_duck]

I blame Malcolm Glazer!!! Lol... actually, I think the blame should go to Sir Alex...

 

Here are your Champions League clubs qualifying for the KO phase:

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/3940/cl2005064si.jpg

[_eRon_]

walanghiya, napahiya ako sa fearless forecast ko, kompiyang kompiyansa ko na mananalo kami..masamang masama loob ko sa pagkatalo ng manU..ewan ko ba..paminsan ang galing2x, minsan naman ang buraot, ewan ko ba..basta may kulang sa team na to, there should be changes made this january, major changes, good changes..

 

gaya nga ng sabi ko dati..get rid of players na naguunderperform namely ferdinand (nawala na kompiyansa ko sa kanya), ronaldo (ang bilis tumumba, mas ok pa si park, kaso pereho silang di marunong dumipensa, nakakabwiset), o'shea (mas gusto ko pa si wes brown sa kanya), fletcher, miller..

 

what they need (january transfer window):

-holding defensive midfielder (mas maganda mala-Keane ang style)..

-left/right midfielders (at least 1, mas ok kung 2,un makakapagcross ng ayos & consistent sa depensa)

-central defenders (ferdinand=inconsistent)..

 

players they definitely need to keep:

-Rooney

-Van Nistelrooy

-Heinze

-Van Der Sar

 

aaaahhh! kakabwiset tlaga, anyway prang bida sa action movies sa simula nagpapatalo, sana makabawi na sila by next season..Go ManU!!

 

MY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RANGKINS (dpending on chances of winning the CL)..

1.chelsea fc

2.olympique lyonnais

3.fc barcelona

4.juventus fc

5.bayern munich

6.ac milan

7.liverpool fc

8.real madrid

9.psv eindhoven

10.arsenal

11.internazionale milan

12.werder bremen

13.villareal fc

14.ajax amsterdam

15.sl benfica

16.rangers fc

 

comments, anyone?...

[xycho_g]

i think ferguson should go....new manager ang kailangan then new players....

 

gusto ko idagdag sa iiwan si giggs...

 

who they can get this january: ballack

 

iloan nlng nila ung ibang players nila na hindi consistent...and nagkakalat...

[_eRon_]

lately, dami ngang sablay na mga tactical decisions ni ferguson, pero feeling ko kaya sumasablay ang tactics nya kasi ang current players sa squad nya ay hindi up-to-par sa knyang tactics & standards..di katulad nung dati, mga bata, magagaling & consistent players ang meron sila, katulad nila giggs, scholes, keane, neville brothers, yorke, cole..sbi nya in a recent interview na ManU will start rebuilding daw, sana nga mabalik nya ang glory days ng ManU..

[bubuy]

world cup draw has finished.. here are the groups..

 

Now bring on the finals

by FIFAworldcup.com

 

The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ moved a tantalising step closer to reality after the intrigue and excitement of the Final Draw at the Messe in Leipzig tonight.

 

The draw produced some mouthwatering match-ups, not least in Group C where African newcomers Côte d'Ivoire will play two-times winners Argentina, Serbia and Montenegro and the Netherlands in the toughest-looking section. Italy, Ghana, United States and the Czech Republic also present a formidable lineup in Group E.

 

Holders Brazil are in Group F with Croatia, Australia and Japan, meaning former Brazilian hero Zico must prepare his Japanese team to face the team he represented at three previous FIFA World Cups. Hosts Germany will take on Poland, Ecuador and Costa Rica in Group A and the Germans' meeting with Costa Rica in Munich will open the tournament on 9 June next year.

 

Elsewhere, the 1998 winners France will kick off their campaign against neighbours Switzerland, England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will face his home country Sweden for the second FIFA World Cup running, and Lusitanian countries Portugal and Angola, another of their first-timers, will meet.

 

Group A

Germany

Costa Rica

Poland

Ecuador

 

Group B

England

Paraguay

Trinidad and Tobago

Sweden

 

Group C

Argentina

Côte d'Ivoire

Serbia and Montenegro

Netherlands

 

Group D

Mexico

Iran

Angola

Portugal

 

Group E

Italy

Ghana

United States

Czech Republic

 

Group F

Brazil

Croatia

Australia

Japan

 

Group G

France

Switzerland

Korea Republic

Togo

 

Group H

Spain

Ukraine

Tunisia

Saudi Arabia

[bubuy]

here is the sked for the knockout stages.. excited na ako.. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

[teio]

groups of death...

 

group c...

> argentina boasts some of today's best players in the world... the same goes with the netherlands... serbia and montenegro gave spain a scare during the european world cup qualifiers and has an attacking squad to reckon with... côte d'ivoire is in big trouble...

 

group e...

> italy is a three-time winner while the czech ranks high in the world standings... the same goes with the united states... ghana will rely on michael essien to carry them past their tough opponents...

 

group f...

> brazil is the defending champs... croatia has a proven record since first joining the finals in '98... australia has quality players like mark schwarzer and mark viduka... japan dominates the asian scene...

[xycho_g]

napanuod ko ung draw...nakakatuwa ung mga reactions nila...haha...lalo na ung Côte d'Ivoire, napailing nung nabunot sila at nakuha ay 2nd seat which they have to face argentina sa first match...haha...

 

some were smiling na parang mayabang lalo na brazil, some parang ngumimiti lng na kaya namin to, some parang shet bahala na...haha..

 

excited nko mag june 9...haha...

[howard_the_duck]

2005 World Club Championship @ Japan

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/2091/wcc20063wz.jpg

[bubuy]

pls post pics in 640x480 size :mtc:

[_eRon_]

excited na ko na magworld cup..sana may clear na coverage dito sa pinas..

 

wawa naman ang australia..matindi kagad ang makakatapat nila in brazil, japan and croatia..

 

ivory coast will rely on their attacking players (Drogba, etc.), kayanin kya nila ang Serbia, Argentina and Netherlands..

 

any fearless forecasts sa mga makakalampas sa group stages?..

[teio]

group a

> germany, poland

 

group b

> england, sweden

 

group c

> argentina, netherlands

 

group d

> mexico, portugal

 

group e

> italy, czech republic/usa

 

group f

> brazil, australia/croatia

 

group g

> france, switzerland/korea

 

group h

> spain, ukraine/saudi arabia

[howard_the_duck]

go sweden! hindi pa natatalo ng england ang sweden since 1968! Weeeeee!

[Labuyo]

glad to see that the only sensible thread i started is still alive and kicking...

i hardly get to play soccer nowadays since i'm more into ultimate frisbee lately... faster game and soccer players do well since familiar na with moving/cutting on the field. at alam to move w/o the ball/disc.

 

hemingways, i have several teams that i hope would do well in the upcoming world cup.

 

trinidad and tobago - i spent a considerable amount of time in that country and i have fond memories of it. (hey! didn't mean that all my reasons would be football related)

japan and korea - since they're the closest asian country to the philippines that was able to qualify

brazil - because i strongly believe that they're primed to repeat.

[jaypok]

meron palang ganitong thread

 

i'm a man u fan as well

 

i think dapat n nga palitan si alex ferguson

 

mali n mga tactics nya ngayon

[_eRon_]

natalo ang sydney fc ng dep. saprissa, 1-0..

 

so dep. saprissa vs. liverpool na...

 

badtrip nag-draw lang ManU w/ Everton, 1-1..

 

tsk tsk tsk..very disappointing..at least when you're down the only way to go is up..

 

transfer speculations for ManU..Nigel De Jong of Ajax Amsterdam & Thomas Gravesen of Real Madrid..

 

Ryan Giggs to Inter Milan daw..Roy Keane disproves reports of agreement to play for Real Madrid..

[bubuy]

gravesen going to ManU is a bright spot.. he's played in the premiership before, he knows the style of play of the league.. i think he can mesh immediately with the players.. i just hope that the other players put more heart into their games..

[xycho_g]

gravesen to manu...pano na ang real!...lalong patay na...

 

keane to real?...i have no comment..

 

giggs to inter...hmmm sounds interesting....ok un...inter fan p nmn ako...haha

[bubuy]

dont bet your bottom dollar keano will go to real.. he'll retire rather than go to spain..

 

as for gravesen leaving, real still has carlos diogo and julio baptista..