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Ҩ wrote:I wish I followed the league more so that I could fully understand just how fucking insane this is/was.

Notoriously stingy bookies thought they would achieve this once if we played the same season until 7016.

Until the weekend defeat against the Koemen, Spurs were no further behind Leicester than they were at Christmas, their records R pretty similar in 2016 until the foxes won the league. It was Manchester City and Arsenal falling away which meant Leicester won so early. Not down with the Spurs blew it narrative that I've seen.

Gillingham managed to spend 44 games in the play off places or better this season. Barnsley 1.

"Spurs collapse" is definitely a false narrative. Like U point out, they were behind pretty much the whole way. The truth is closer 2"no one really challenged Leicester". City and Arsenal's form in 2016 has been abysmal.

Happy St Totteringham's Day! Lol

Well fuck I slept through this entire fucking day.

Spurs definitely bottled 2nd

I would encourage non-US residents (but even US residents) to listen to one of the most popular NY sports talk radio shows go off about soccer being heavily featured in Sports Illustrated this week:

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/highlight/please-enjoy-mike-francesa-lose-it-because-sports-illustrated-put-messi-on-the-cover/?utm_source=vicesportstwitter

The way he pronounces FIFA is sick as fuck.

this is easily the most time I have heard devoted to the Centenario on a general interest sports show

lmao

The dead air between his laboured disapprovements is killing me

Bruegel wrote:the Centenario

even though some of the games R local to me, i couldn't let myself get fucked in the ass by the ticket prices to C these glorified friendlies

sadly, i was more interested in seeing the MLS All Star game (which is against "Arsenal" this year), but didn't win the lottery 4 that

As a neutral I thought the CL Final was just Ok. I like that Zidane has won the trophy because he's fucking incredible but seeing Real win is like cheering 4 a major corporation to continue to have success

Simeone had such a look of defeat, exhaustion and disappointment at the end I felt bad 4 him. I also feel like Yannick Carrasco was the handsomest player on the pitch that included Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos.

Whatever, Euros start in 2 weeks!

Spending a Friday night watching this shitty US national team in the marketing gimmick Copa Cenntario and listening to The Cure.

Euros start today. I really like the Spain squad but I am not convinced they'll score enough. They've won before without needing to but there is so much fire power in France & Germany that I'm predicting both R going to put on quite the show this tournament.

But I am going with Germany to win.

This France midfield is young, black, and fucking incredible

these balls have the smell of a World Cup win

USA making the semi-final of a competition that is a total marketing gimmick seems about right.

Some compelling matches about to start today in the Euros!

Loving this Italian team, so much.

People R falling over themselves to point out how "bad" this Italy team, but they have a bunch of excellent players. The loss of Marchisio and Verratti was big, but they're still one of the 5-6 favorites in the tournament 4 me.

Top 10 teams at the Euros 4 this chap (trying not to take the early results into account too much):

1. Spain
2. Germany
3. France
4. England
5. Italy
6. Croatia
7. Poland
8. Belgium
9. Portugal
10. Austria

Something like that.

I think after 2 matches Italy look very solid. I've been most impressed with them.

I've been really impressed with Poland and was doubly impressed when I started combing through Robert Lewandowski's wife's Instagram yesterday.

Yea Spain showing they plan on making up 4 what happened at the last WC.

But Morata and Nolito aren't good enough!! A can of horse baloney I say! I'm not sure people appreciate how great a season Nolito had.

I don't think Turkey R very well organized though, to be fair.

Congratulations to Spain 4 putting in a performance that vaguely resembles an upper-tier European club team.

At this rate we may C something approaching Liecester in the KO stages.