General Soccer/Football Discussion Thread 1.0

[KG Leonard]

I saw Sweden vs England in Euro Women quarterfinals.

I'm really pissed about the way we lost the game. England was pretty weak for a defending champion, to lose the game in two goals in two minutes is very annoying. I went emotionally from heaven to hell, enjoying seeing this England team losing 2-0 and then losing the game in the worst way possible in the penalty shootout. The Swedish ladies had two chances to finish off the shootout in the lead. Losing to Spain in WC was acceptable seeing they were so dominant, losing to a team with shaky defence that you should have scored against in the extra time is so much worse. This felt more horrific than losing a final. Shame Aslani deserved better.

[GoRapstheoriginal]

YYYYYYAAAAA!! GO GERMANY GO!!!! SUCK IT FRANCE! GERMANY WINS! GERMANY WINS! WOOHOO! HOORAY! 1ST TEAM IN EURO HISTORY TO GO DOWN TO 10 PLAYERS & COME FROM BEHIND TO WIN! ! ! !

[KG Leonard]

YYYYYYAAAAA!! GO GERMANY GO!!!! SUCK IT FRANCE! GERMANY WINS! GERMANY WINS! WOOHOO! HOORAY! 1ST TEAM IN EURO HISTORY TO GO DOWN TO 10 PLAYERS & COME FROM BEHIND TO WIN! ! ! !

Congratulations, I missed the game live but i want to watch the full replay. Just saw Germany won news in The Athletic. Feel nostalgic like when I was a teen and Germany dominated this sport.

[magik9113]

I saw Sweden vs England in Euro Women quarterfinals.

I'm really pissed about the way we lost the game. England was pretty weak for a defending champion, to lose the game in two goals in two minutes is very annoying. I went emotionally from heaven to hell, enjoying seeing this England team losing 2-0 and then losing the game in the worst way possible in the penalty shootout. The Swedish ladies had two chances to finish off the shootout in the lead. Losing to Spain in WC was acceptable seeing they were so dominant, losing to a team with shaky defence that you should have scored against in the extra time is so much worse. This felt more horrific than losing a final. Shame Aslani deserved better.

Italy concede in the 95th minute and now they’re level in the second half of OT
I feel your pain if Italy go on to lose this

[MetalFingaz]

Lmao how is that a penalty?

[magik9113]

Utterly ridiculous call at any moment of the game, let alone at this stage in the second half of overtime. Wtf ?!?!!
England player felt a bit of contact on the arm and went straight down — and the ref fell for the oldest trick in the book

[KG Leonard]

I saw Sweden vs England in Euro Women quarterfinals.

I'm really pissed about the way we lost the game. England was pretty weak for a defending champion, to lose the game in two goals in two minutes is very annoying. I went emotionally from heaven to hell, enjoying seeing this England team losing 2-0 and then losing the game in the worst way possible in the penalty shootout. The Swedish ladies had two chances to finish off the shootout in the lead. Losing to Spain in WC was acceptable seeing they were so dominant, losing to a team with shaky defence that you should have scored against in the extra time is so much worse. This felt more horrific than losing a final. Shame Aslani deserved better.

Italy concede in the 95th minute and now they’re level in the second half of OT
I feel your pain if Italy go on to lose this

Yeah i don't know if I should feel the bad for Italy or be glad theirs fans joined me in the misery of losing in the last seconds.
Equaliser in 96 minute and England's winner in 119th minute is somehow worse timing to lose. That teenager in England is like their last second superheroine.

[magik9113]

I saw Sweden vs England in Euro Women quarterfinals.

I'm really pissed about the way we lost the game. England was pretty weak for a defending champion, to lose the game in two goals in two minutes is very annoying. I went emotionally from heaven to hell, enjoying seeing this England team losing 2-0 and then losing the game in the worst way possible in the penalty shootout. The Swedish ladies had two chances to finish off the shootout in the lead. Losing to Spain in WC was acceptable seeing they were so dominant, losing to a team with shaky defence that you should have scored against in the extra time is so much worse. This felt more horrific than losing a final. Shame Aslani deserved better.

Italy concede in the 95th minute and now they’re level in the second half of OT
I feel your pain if Italy go on to lose this

Yeah i don't know if I should feel the bad for Italy or be glad theirs fans joined me in the misery of losing in the last seconds.
Equaliser in 96 minute and England's winner in 119th minute is somehow worse timing to lose. That teenager in England is like their last second superheroine.

It’s the nonsense PK decision that did it for me. Still baffled by it.
Kudos to the teenager. She hit the crossbar off a nifty little shot about 5 mins or so before they were gifted the pk. That shot had me out of my seat, jaw dropped for a moment as I thought she’d scored it. Would’ve much rather lost on that than a ref decision

[Baphomet]

Don't think England have much chance of beating Spain, but this team keeps making finals. Wiegman has them playing with great togetherness and belief despite not really playing the best football so far this tournament. Hope we can make it back-to-back, but I'm doubtful.

[Baphomet]

Back-to-back, England have done it again. Winning on penalties and last minute goals rather than losing... You love to see it. Hannah Hampton, take a bow.

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CHLOE KELLY!

PROPER FINAL KICK!!!

LIONESSES REIGN AGAIN RRRAAAWWWRRR!!!!!!!

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[G R E Y]

England sure knows how to host a celebration!

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[wco81]

I realize women's sports in general are enjoying a surge in popularity but maybe the ebullience of those England celebrations reflect in part frustrations with the men's national team?

[Baphomet]

I realize women's sports in general are enjoying a surge in popularity but maybe the ebullience of those England celebrations reflect in part frustrations with the men's national team?

True, but it's also a social thing. The country is in a poor state, people are being squeezed out by a cost of living that's spiralling out of control, the healthcare system is failing, and the far right is rising - RW populist narratives are gaining traction in a way that's similar to Trumpism in some respects thanks to social media moguls and Murdoch media. So this win feels like a small island of positivity in what's otherwise an ocean of despair in England. That, and the Oasis reunion, I guess. It's been nice to have something to celebrate.

[wco81]

I was watching some Youtube videos of performances at Glastonbury this year.

They showed lot of shots of pretty happy people in the audience.

Maybe drugs but they seem to be enjoying the music.

[Baphomet]

I was watching some Youtube videos of performances at Glastonbury this year.

They showed lot of shots of pretty happy people in the audience.

Maybe drugs but they seem to be enjoying the music.

Sure, I'm not saying that everyone's unhappy all of the time, there just isn't much to feel optimistic about in the broader socioeconomic context. The Lionesses emerging victorious again has provided some respite from that malaise, and the celebrations reflect that.

[wco81]

Women deserve as much support as men, though obviously the popularity of men's sports has been built up over a century.

BTW, I read that at one time the English FA banned women from the sport. This was way back, probably almost 100 years ago.

In the US, there was controversy a couple of years ago because the women's national team, which obviously has had way more success than the men's team, pushed for equal pay.

They had a good case because apparently the women's team was generating more revenues than the men's team.