European Leagues.

[seafoid]

Ajax bottom of their own domestic league and bottom of their group in the Europa league it's not so long ago they were playing in a Champions league semi final.

Ajax are  a selling club. Same as Monaco

[Blowitupref]

Ajax bottom of their own domestic league and bottom of their group in the Europa league it's not so long ago they were playing in a Champions league semi final.

Ajax are  a selling club. Same as Monaco

Bringing in good replacements for those they sell and top players coming through their youth system has been Ajax strength. 2019 to 2022 they won 4 in a row* domestic league titles. Last season dropped to 3rd and now bottom of the table, that's some drop in a short space of time.

To correct myself they were 1st in 2020 but no title was awarded in 2020.

[lurganblue]

Missing Ten Hag

[AustinPowers]

Missing Ten Hag

He'll be back there  before you know it

[seafoid]

Ajax bottom of their own domestic league and bottom of their group in the Europa league it's not so long ago they were playing in a Champions league semi final.

Ajax are  a selling club. Same as Monaco

Bringing in good replacements for those they sell and top players coming through their youth system has been Ajax strength. 2019 to 2022 they won 4 in a row* domestic league titles. Last season dropped to 3rd and now bottom of the table, that's some drop in a short space of time.

To correct myself they were 1st in 2020 but no title was awarded in 2020. 

Very similar to gaelic and hurling now. Dominant teams like dublin and limerick that are untouchable and challengers rise and fall but never get to the level. Everyone thinks they have a chance but in reality nobody else does. Occasionally some scraps fall from the table.
Kerry could not beat that Dublin team. Kilkenny cannot beat Limerick these days.
It's not really sport any more. It's something else

[Blowitupref]

Ajax bottom of their own domestic league and bottom of their group in the Europa league it's not so long ago they were playing in a Champions league semi final.

Ajax are  a selling club. Same as Monaco

Bringing in good replacements for those they sell and top players coming through their youth system has been Ajax strength. 2019 to 2022 they won 4 in a row* domestic league titles. Last season dropped to 3rd and now bottom of the table, that's some drop in a short space of time.

To correct myself they were 1st in 2020 but no title was awarded in 2020. 

Very similar to gaelic and hurling now. Dominant teams like dublin and limerick that are untouchable and challengers rise and fall but never get to the level. Everyone thinks they have a chance but in reality nobody else does. Occasionally some scraps fall from the table.
Kerry could not beat that Dublin team. Kilkenny cannot beat Limerick these days.
It's not really sport any more. It's something else

Dublin or Limerick will hardly fall that low so quickly.

[johnnycool]

2034 World Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia 

Nobody gives a f**k. Human rights? Nobody cares.

Saudi Arabia are no worse than the US when it comes to human rights.

[Armagh18]

2034 World Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia 

Nobody gives a f**k. Human rights? Nobody cares.

Saudi Arabia are no worse than the US when it comes to human rights.

Don't think the Americans behead the gays but I take your point. Theres not too many Western countries that can take too much of a moral high ground

[Blowitupref]

PSG grab a draw in added time with a debatable penalty. That draw knocks Newcastle down to 3rd in the table.

[Nanderson]

Newcastle done out of an unexpected win in Paris from blatantly wrong refereeing decision

[AustinPowers]

Newcastle done out of an unexpected win in Paris from blatantly wrong refereeing decision

The Toon definitely robbed there

[mrdeeds]

Newcastle done out of an unexpected win in Paris from blatantly wrong refereeing decision

Yeah it was great. Eddie Howe goes from the spokesperson on referee respect a couple weeks ago to a critic. No sympathy for him or Newcastle. A man who couldn't answer about Saudi and treatment of journalists but couldn't answer quick enough about Saudi hosting a world cup. The biggest hypocrite in sport

[RedHand88]

Penalty all day long im afraid. Its funny how when you go outside the English media they all agree...

From CBS
"Former FIFA referee Christina Unkel, however, explained to U.S. broadcaster CBS why it was the right call according to the current laws of the game.

"It is a penalty," she said. "The extended left arm effectively creates a barrier. Once that arm is out, even though there is a deflection, that is no longer part of the interpretation or the analysis. I know it's one that many don't like and it's something that the International Football Association Board (the sport's lawmakers) are looking at."


And then there's this from American website Sporting News...
Newcastle fans won't want to hear it, but a penalty was the correct decision from veteran referee Szymon Marciniak, as the rule is currently written.

Neither intent nor advantage gained are considered a factor when adjudicating handball decisions under the current rule, and therefore the decision was made that such a deflection was the proper call.


"It IS a penalty, under the current interpretations of the rule," explained CBS Sports rules expert Christina Unkel on the network's postgame show in the United States. "An extended left arm that essentially creates a barrier...once that left arm is out, even though there is a deflection — that no longer is part of the interpretation and analysis — but since it's a barrier preventing that ball from crossing in, this is an expected VAR recommendation for a handling offense that the referee is not able to see from his angle and positioning."

Tino Livramento's arm was up and extended from his body, and thus in an "unnatural" position according to the current interpretation of the rules


Meanwhile here we are subjected to Shearer, Pardew and the like roaring "it's a disgrace!!" and how it wasn't a penalty in their day without giving any reason why.

[trailer]

Newcastle done out of an unexpected win in Paris from blatantly wrong refereeing decision

The Toon definitely robbed there

Ah well. Sometimes they go against you and sometimes you go to the local embassy to get your passport and marriage documents stamped and you get murdered and cut up. Evens itself out over the season.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

VAR official who helped the ref make the decision stood down. Wonder why not the ref ...