2023 soccer ball thread

[A Boy Named Seo]

Anyone else watching this 4th round FA Cup replay between 2nd tier English team Sheffield United and the darlings of world football, the 5th tier Wrexham Football Club??

It's currently 1-1 in the 81st minute and Wrexham just missed a penalty that would have put them on track to face the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur. The fact that so many people outside of Wales are watching 5th tier team in the 4th round of a cup tournament has a lot to do with said club's owners - Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. I'm sure the rest of the National League would disagree but they've been great for world football.

You watching?

[Edgy MD]

Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is it 2034 already?

[Frayed Knot]

Is it 2034 already?
I'm still writing 2023 on my checks just out of habit.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yeah, the FA Cup is my absolute favorite competition because of those mismatches you can get.

Sadly, our Welsh heroes gave up two goals in extra time and are gonna be bounced from the FA Cup... :(

[A Boy Named Seo]

Is it 2034 already?
I'm still writing 2023 on my checks just out of habit.

I can type fast just not well.

[metirish]

Saw bits of it.... Welcome to Wrexham (Prime) is fun to watch, although a little tiresome after a while

[Fman99]

Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.

Tiers of a Clown is more like it BOOOOOOOO SOCCER

[A Boy Named Seo]

Saw bits of it.... Welcome to Wrexham (Prime) is fun to watch, although a little tiresome after a while

I thought it was great. And I think Rob particularly showed the potential of a next gen of hardcore American soccer fans. A lot of die-hard NFL fans seem to dismiss soccer for any number of (dumb IMO) reasons but he saw his town-to-ground Eagles fandom in the people of Wrexham and it totally clicked for him. He'll be a footy diehard forever.

[Edgy MD]

Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.

Tiers of a Clown is more like it BOOOOOOOO SOCCER

Maybe, but consider your kids getting to grow up in a town where the Syracuse Mets are the team that gives them their identity. They get to grow up with the dream that the team from their second tier city gets to be the one to take down the Yankees, and they will be there and be a part of it all.

Whatever soccer does or doesn't do for you, every kid in England gets to grow up with that dream. That's awesome. They get to say, "Fuck you, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago! We're from Billings and we're coming for you!"

[Fman99]

Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.

Tiers of a Clown is more like it BOOOOOOOO SOCCER

Maybe, but consider your kids getting to grow up in a town where the Syracuse Mets are the team that gives them their identity. They get to grow up with the dream that the team from their second tier city gets to be the one to take down the Yankees, and they will be there and be a part of it all.

Oh I fully get it. But nearly all of this town's local sports focus is based on Syracuse U. athletics. The Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch (AHL) are very much second rate local draws.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Fman I think you and the fam should go and become the most hardcore Syracuse Pulse supporters ever. Plus, they play in the US Open Cup, which is our version of the FA Cup (amateur teams can get hot and play MLS Cup winners LAFC). That tournament is AWESOME.

Go Pulse, Go

https://www.syracusepulse.com/home

[Fman99]

Fman I think you and the fam should go and become the most hardcore Syracuse Pulse supporters ever. Plus, they play in the US Open Cup, which is our version of the FA Cup (amateur teams can get hot and play MLS Cup winners LAFC). That tournament is AWESOME.

Go Pulse, Go

https://www.syracusepulse.com/home

I am sure that there are tons of good seats available. I might go if there was promise of a baseball game breaking out. Or if I was hosting friends from other lands who wanted somewhere to act more hooliganny

[A Boy Named Seo]

For any Apple TV subscribers, there's a pretty great series recounting the drama of the failed Super League attempt from a couple years back.




And right on queue, the turds behind the original super league have resurfaced...

https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champi ... tournament

[metirish]

Saw it , very well done

[metirish]

It's so kicking off in Naples

Atalanta ultras ( they have a fierce rivalry with Napoli) join Frankfurt fans

[A Boy Named Seo]

What in the fuck. Why are they both in Napoli?

[Edgy MD]

As rioting crowds go, 300 seems like it should be containable.

Though I realize that football hooligans are another animal.

[metirish]

Napoli hammer them 3-0 on the night, 5-0 on aggregate, probably be some fighting after the game

[metirish]

Good article here, and I can honestly say I do not watch MLS at all

https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/major- ... 32159.html

[metsmarathon]

i really, REALLY hate that MLS games are behind a paywall. i was just starting to get more into it. but now, nope. too many other services i'm paying for.

[metirish]

I have Apple TV+ and they still want me to pay extra for MLS , don't think so , obviously for me I don't watch it, if I was a fan I would be really upset

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yeah, it's a bummer. It's a 10-year deal but the Athletic reported on an opt-out being entertained because of low subscription rates. I'm a casual MLS fan and have had little interest. I'm sure other casual fans walked away from the league without free access.

If Messi arrives, those numbers will jump like mad, but if not, I don't think the league is magnetic enough to get non-hardcore fans to buy it.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Didyas see the renderings of the new NYCFC stadium. Address would be 42 Seaver Way, and fill in the whole Iron triangle with a hotel and shops

[A Boy Named Seo]

Didyas see the renderings of the new NYCFC stadium. Address would be 42 Seaver Way, and fill in the whole Iron triangle with a hotel and shops

They should put it on the other side of the street so it's 41 Seaver Way

Edit: oh, shit it's actually across the street, nevermind.

https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2023 ... -unveiled/