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  • NeverFeltBetter
    International Prospect
    • Apr 2012
    • 5210

    #31
    British town council informs football fans they are "not welcome" in letter later acknowledged as "could have been worded better": https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45205626
    Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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    • NeverFeltBetter
      International Prospect
      • Apr 2012
      • 5210

      #32
      Algerian football is so bent theirs an understood price list for various kinds of preferential officiating, described as "corruption a la carte":https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45549805
      Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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      • osarusan
        International Prospect
        • Sep 2004
        • 8079

        #33
        Exeter played West Ham U-21 team in the Checkatrade Cup a couple of days ago. Due to a floodlight failure, there was a delay, and when the game resumed, at the end of the half, the 4th official signalled for 27 minutes' additional time.

        I wonder what's the longest amount of additional time there has been. I'm also surprised that the ref didn't stop the watch when he took the players off, and just restart it when the game restarted.

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        • pineapple stu
          Biased against YOUR club
          • Aug 2002
          • 40783

          #34
          Wow. I remember 15 minutes being played in a friendly at the Bowl when one of our players went off on a spinal board - but the officials just let play go on until the break; there wasn't a board raised with "15" on it.

          Might have been different if it wasn't a friendly of course.

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          • pineapple stu
            Biased against YOUR club
            • Aug 2002
            • 40783

            #35
            The 17 weirdest club crests in the world, according to Four-Four-Two

            Won by a (Northern) Irish team.

            Some absolute crackers in there.

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            • NeverFeltBetter
              International Prospect
              • Apr 2012
              • 5210

              #36
              That reminds me of this article on weird football-related Wikipedia pages, specfically #2 on defunct North American teams like the "Utah Freez" and the "Myrtle Beach Seadawgs": https://thesetpieces.com/features/ci...kipedia-pages/

              Thought it was the deadpan recitation of Rio Ferdinand's prank show that made me smile the most.
              Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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              • DeLorean
                Capped Player
                • Jun 2008
                • 10894

                #37
                Marcelo Brozovic of Inter Milan last night showing the way forward for defending 'under the wall' free kicks.

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                • DeLorean
                  Capped Player
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 10894

                  #38
                  14 year old scores in Paraguay's 'Superclasico' between Cerro Porteno and Olimpia.

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                  • pineapple stu
                    Biased against YOUR club
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 40783

                    #39
                    Bloody heck.

                    Wiki says his grandfather was playing in the league in the 80s

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                    • NeverFeltBetter
                      International Prospect
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 5210

                      #40
                      Clearly trying to ape the LOI's #greatestleague shtick, Bundesliga Twitter jokingly offer the league title to Borussia Monchengladbach if they can get 50 million retweets: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46345448

                      I did quite like RB Leipzeig's rejoinder.
                      Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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                      • pineapple stu
                        Biased against YOUR club
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 40783

                        #41
                        Probe launched as amateur club fakes player's death

                        What barmy league is this, you ask?

                        The LSL...

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                        • osarusan
                          International Prospect
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 8079

                          #42
                          Argentinean 3rd division match between the gloriously named Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychu and Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo.

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                          • DeLorean
                            Capped Player
                            • Jun 2008
                            • 10894

                            #43
                            'Stray Given' was one caption I saw for that

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                            • NeverFeltBetter
                              International Prospect
                              • Apr 2012
                              • 5210

                              #44
                              300 or so fans at a 16K stadium watch Qatar thump North Korea in the Asian Cup group stages, since a diplomatic blockade stopped Qatari fans travelling, and North Korea only ever lets a select group of fans attend away games: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/67513572.cms

                              As I recall when North Korea made it to the World Cup some of their fans were later revealed to be Chinese.
                              Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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                              • NeverFeltBetter
                                International Prospect
                                • Apr 2012
                                • 5210

                                #45
                                One goal separated four teams at the end of the Asian Cup group stage when it came to the third place sides moving forward - 2 "disciplinary points" of a difference sent Lebanon home and Vietnam to the knockouts. Lebanon needed to beat North Korea by four but managed a winning margin of three. How devastating must that have been?
                                Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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