Futebol

I can't wait to see how insufferable NYCFC fans will be.

just trying to work out exactly how NYCFC will enable MCFC to circumvent the UEFA FFP regulations...I presume that what it's about

I suppose they can loan out all their gack to the New York City Holding Club and get all those wages of the MCFC books

they'll just do the same thing the Watford owner did with whatever Italian team he owns, for sure

great to finally see some huge money in MLS though

Rocky Santa Cruz top-bodies the rock into the soccer bag and it's a double-negative lead to the City Club #goalshotupdate

sorry, been reading too much twitter.com/usasoccerguy/tweets

Bruegel wrote:twitter.com/usasoccerguy

oh man this is good

I'd love to see Dortmund win but I think Bayern will use this to announce that they will be the club of the next 5 years in the world.

Probably be something like 3-1.

i guess i want Dortmund to win marginally but i really want a great game

looks chippy and entertaining so far

i'm thinking it's something like 1-0 Bayern or 2-1 Bayern

classic Gus Johnson calls on the FOX SPORTS CHANNEL

"Reus... WITH PACE!"

Just got treated to 'Sven BENDER'

LOL @ Robben in that first half. Dude might as well be playing on one leg because his right foot is useless. Match is not disappointing thus far but I'm feeling like one goal from either side and this thing will really open up.

Hummels and Subotic are having dominant performances right now.

ahahaha Dante

Well, get used to seeing that club lift the CL trophy because I think they are set to dominate Europe for the next several years. And Germany are going to be ridiculously talented heading to Brazil provided a healthy squad.

i wonder which league hipsters are going to follow now the Bundesligas blown up

Bundesliga games live on BT and highlights on ITV4 weekly. Russian, Ukraine Portuguese or Turkish I guess are warmish right now.

Italian Serie A needs saving.

Bundesliga overtook Serie A and La Liga in my affections back in 2007 when Zeitgeist took over the Jolly Gardeners in Vauxhall and we started making booze-sodden pilgramages. It's been pretty amazing watching the development over the last six years. Still 3 or 4 grounds I want to get to and I'm going to try and coincide it with visits from Japanese mates who want to see their countrymen.

Signal Iduna is in the top 5 sporting atmospheres I've experienced. Need to go there again.

The Bundesliga television deal with Gol TV is still somewhat of an impediment to watching games here.

I would love to see more games from Russia/Ukraine. Football will continue to grow in that region and they play some really interesting and attractive football. And they have an intriguing level of paramilitarism/racism.

I'll be trying to watch a lot of Fiorentina next year which is my hipster Serie A team. Rossi is back!!

I don't think the Turkish Superliga is that interesting. Same with Portugal outside of the big matches between the top 2 or 3 teams.

So, Palace have to be favorites to go down?

Could do with five teams going down next year. The three promoted teams, Stoke and Sunderland all honk.

12 teams are available at under 10/1 to go down right now. Outside the top five and Liverpool I can imagine every team being in a scrap, hard for Everton, Swansea and West Ham but not impossible.

Had Man Utd won the league last season (2011/2) and Ferguson retired then, who do you think would have taken over?

Pep, Mou, Moyes, Giggs, Carlo An, AVB, Solskjaer?

I feel like it always would have been Moyes going back 3-4 seasons.