Football Thread 2021: well done, he's 13

[Spode]

It's Lazio who are traditionally the fascists (see: Paolo Di Canio) while Roma are usually associated with more left-wing fans (and players, eg Damiano Tommasi) though I think they've got their share of loony ultras these days.

I always had a soft spot for Roma, one of my favoured teams on Football Manager. Feel sorry for them now.

That Roma Championship Manager 01/02 team should be a world heritage site.

[Captain Z]

If ever a yellow ball was needed

[imitationleather]

If the ESL had gone ahead it would have been an honour to get battered by teams of this calibre every week.

[chveik]

why didn't they get rid of that snow?

[jobotic]

Think Roma are a lot more right-wing than they used to be.

[finnquark]

Roma mob will let you in with a common or garden knowledge of the works of Mussolini. Lazio you need to your Pound inside out.

[imitationleather]

Di Maria. What a twat.

[Captain Z]

HEAD'S GONE

[chveik]

Fernandinho really deserved that one. Mahrez next

[imitationleather]

That yellow card is going to wear out.

[BlodwynPig]

Ugh

[Inspector Norse]

Pretty unprofessional lenience from the ref here really. The game situation doesn't matter, a red card is a red card and football is entertainment, what could be more entertaining than PSG going down to seven men and the game being abandoned?

[BlodwynPig]

City are a disgusting team, fuck them ... *

[bgmnts]

Good god who the fuck do you want to win in a Man City vs Chelsea final? Pure Alien vs Predator stuff, that.

[chveik]

not only that, but it's going to be boring as fuck. at least with Real there will be some refereeing shenanigans

[Kankurette]

Real will win it. The bastards will cheat like mad now they've got Ramos back.

I know I'm supposed to hate City but I can't, I liked them back in the '90s because they were United's local rivals and I hated United. Plus family connections. Unfortunately United are my local team, though I do like OT and the area around it with all the takeaways plastered in photos of Cantona and Best and whoever.

ETA: Roma aren't Nazis but as Liverpool fans will know, their ultras are quite vicious.

[Chollis]

LA DÉCIMA!!!

Just ordered full Real kit from SportsDirect, Ramos #4 on the back, we're all pulling for you boys

[Kankurette]

At least Modric and Zidane exist.

[BlodwynPig]

Yes, if Real win it, at least there will be a few flavours of French in that victory.

[EOLAN]

And if Chelsea win at least there may be a few flavours of Kurt Zouma, N'Golo Kante and Olivier Giroud in that victory.

[Kankurette]

Hon hon hon. I miss Zouma.

[kalowski]

Real to equalise in the 92nd minute.

[imitationleather]

Seriously terrible performance from Real Madrid.

[chveik]

N'Golo Kante.

what a guy

edit and during the ramadan too!

[Thursday]

Fair play to Hazard that's some long game of sabotage he's played there.

I submit to you all that as we've won it before, it would be funnier if we won it again and denied Man City and Pep.

[DrGreggles]

It'd be even funnier if it was cancelled.
C'mon UEFA. Now's the time to ban the ESL shits!

[Kankurette]

The slightly less evil team won. And Werner had a decent game, proving me wrong when I said he should be dropped for Giroud last time. This is why I am not a pundit.

Kante is so very tiny. And one of those players who ties the midfield together.

[BlodwynPig]

The slightly less evil team won. And Werner had a decent game, proving me wrong when I said he should be dropped for Giroud last time. This is why I am not a pundit.

Kante is so very tiny. And one of those players who ties the midfield together.

YOU DISGUST ME

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Exquisite timing for Real to be absolute shite right after the BBC publish a puffpiece on Zidane.

No joy to be had though, these are all ESL cunts, whoever didn't sign up to the ESL and got furthest in the competition wins.

[Norton Canes]

Jesus. And I thought Spurs/Liverpool was scraping the bottom of the barrel. Hopefully these two can serve up something that at least resembles football and not an early hours lurch home from the pub.

I guess Chelsea would be the least worst winners since victory for them would represent an unexpected bonus rather than a prophesied step to European dominance. Except, I always remember the proud 'Nottingham 2, London 0' (since 2012 'Nottingham 2, London 1') boast of Al 'Chart Music Podcast' Needham and hope that he can make it for a few years yet.