2012-2013 Club Soccer/Football Discussion Thread

[Keystone Phil]

Let the games behind!

[Tender Branson]

How would you people with football knowledge rate the chances of Austria destroying Germany in the 2014 qualifiers on Sept. 11 ?

[Keystone Phil]

For future reference, put International Soccer/Football posts in the 2014 World Cup Qualifying thread.

[Lief 🗽]

First day of the EPL about to begin!!!

[minionofmidas]

First full round of German Cup going on right now. Hoffenheim trailing 2-0 at a fourth division side.
EDIT: Make that 3-0. This is a couple of minutes before halftime.

[Keystone Phil]

Those of us in the U.S. have the pleasure (well, those of us with nothing better to do right now) of watching the Lief-Al Derby. Right now, Al is surely the happier of the two.

[Lief 🗽]

Nah, we'll score eventually. Clearly playing better, Cazorla is looking really fantastic, Podolski needs to settle in a bit.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

There's always something wonderful about frustrating Arsenal into a 0-0 draw.

[argentarius]

No team I prefer beating to Spurs.

[Lief 🗽]

No team I prefer beating to Spurs.

I like you.

[minionofmidas]

First full round of German Cup going on right now. Hoffenheim trailing 2-0 at a fourth division side.
EDIT: Make that 3-0. This is a couple of minutes before halftime.

4-0 in the end. And Fürth (just promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time ever) lose 2-0 in Offenbach after getting both left fullbacks sent off - one of them came in as a substitute after the loss of the first.

[Keystone Phil]

Great news! Serie A starts in a few hours.

Horrible news! It was just confirmed that Serie A matches have vanished from FSC because some new network (not yet available outside of DirecTV and DiSH network) bought the broadcasting rights. I'm livid. I knew something was up when I went through the guide earlier in the week to check which games would be covered this weekend and didn't see anything from Italy.  

[Keystone Phil]

...and it turns out Comcast has reached a deal to carry beIN Sport - http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48772406/ns/sports-soccer/

[Keystone Phil]

Napoli had to open the season away to Palermo. No problem though: a beautiful 3-0 spanking. We sit atop the table (with Inter) on goal difference.

[fezzyfestoon]

A family rivalry has developed after my Newcastle defeated my dad's beloved Chelsea in London last year...now I'm back to being annoyed.

[argentarius]

A family rivalry has developed after my Newcastle defeated my dad's beloved Chelsea in London last year...now I'm back to being annoyed.

Why do we support the same teams? Anyway, 3 points from Spurs/Chelsea isn't bad.

[Keystone Phil]

Cavani just signed a new contract with Napoli that won't expire until 2017!

[Lief 🗽]

Doesn't get much more awesome than that Champions League group of death.

[Keystone Phil]

Doesn't get much more awesome than that Champions League group of death.

Just about to post that! Should be great.

[Keystone Phil]

I love that City get screwed for the second year in a row. I guess A is the most open group.

[Keystone Phil]

Napoli got a nice group in the Europa League draw. We should definitely progress with PSV Eindhoven.

[Tender Branson]

Atletico Beats Chelsea in Super Cup 4-1 as Falcao Scores Three

Radamel Falcao scored three goals in the first half to lead Spain’s Atletico Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Champions League winner Chelsea in the Super Cup, European soccer’s traditional curtain raiser.

Falcao, a 26-year-old Colombian, stunned the English team with a clinical display of finishing at the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo, beating goalkeeper Petr Cech in the 6th, 19th and 45th minutes for his second straight hat trick. The former Porto striker also found the net three times in Atletico’s 4-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league four days ago. Marca Miranda also scored.

It was the final Super Cup played in Monaco, the event’s home since it was established as a one-game meeting between the winners of Europe’s top two club competitions in 1998. Next year’s match will be played in Prague before moving to Cardiff.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-31/atletico-beats-chelsea-in-super-cup-4-1-as-falcao-scores-three

[minionofmidas]

Group stage participants by country

Scotland 1+0
England 4+3
Netherlands 1+2
Belgium 1+2
France 3+3
Spain 4+3
Portugal 3+3
Norway 0+2
Sweden 0+2
Denmark 1+1
Germany 3+4
Switzerland 0+2
Austria 0+1
Italy 2+4
Czech Republic 0+2
Hungary 0+1
Slovenia 0+1
Croatia 1+0
Serbia 0+1
Romania 1+1
Greece 1+1
Turkey 1+1
Cyprus 0+1
Israel 0+2
Belarus 1+0
Ukraine 2+2
Russia 2+2
Azerbaidjan 0+1

[patrick1]

After going to St. Anthony's feast last week, I am now the owner of a SSC Napoli T-shirt and I just ordered RAI Italia for the month...  so Um, Congrats Phil.....

My brother is actually at San Siro today for Inter v. Roma.  Maybe I will be arbitrarily an Inter supporter now...

[Keystone Phil]

After going to St. Anthony's feast last week, I am now the owner of a SSC Napoli T-shirt and I just ordered RAI Italia for the month...  so Um, Congrats Phil.....

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Haha, Roma grabbed a big away win. Sorry for you and your brother.  

But Napoli just won, grabbing all three points again and remain at the top of the table. I'm really hoping the streak continues since I'll be at the San Paolo when they play next!