Meatwad Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 The final round of fixtures in the Brazilian top flight were last night and there was a tussle between the giants of Cruziero and unfancied Ceara for the final relegation place. Ultimately, Ceara held out, drawing 1-1 at Botafogo while Cruzeiro slumped to a 2-0 defeated at home to Palmeiras, meaning that they will be relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history. Ultimately a very pitiful season for Cruzeiro, who only scored 27 goals in their 38 games and had begun the season as one of the top picks for qualification to the Libertadores. But their season collapsed after their exit from the competition and now they are down. A great article from last wee by the great Tim Vickery on how they ended up in this state is available here - https://www.espn.co.uk/football/cruzeiro/story/4005062/cruzeiros-swift-slide-from-brazilian-championship-favorites-to-relegation-candidates?src=com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 2015: Fiorentina sign Brazilian full-back Gilberto from Botafogo for a fee of about €11 million2015-2019: Gilberto makes 5 appearances for Fiorentian in #SerieA 2019: Fiorentina sell Brazilian full-back Gilberto to Fluminense for €80,000 Quite the transfer.Clearly didnt work out for him ( dont have a clue who he is ).Must be a fair few that have been as bad as this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 52 year old Kazuyoshi Miura playing on for another season which will see him turn out in the top flight for first time since 2007 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/01/18cf3707bac7-soccer-yokohama-fc-extend-52-year-old-miuras-contract.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 All games in Cyprus have been suspended after a car bombing of a refs car.https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/01/17/football-fixtures-called-off-after-referee-bomb-attack/All Cyprus league matches have been cancelled indefinitely the referees’ association said on Friday, following a bomb attack against one of their own in Larnaca earlier in the day.“Our abstention is not just for the weekend, it is indefinite. We want to talk, meet with the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), a representative of the government,” said the secretary general of the referees’ association, Vasilis Demetriou.A CFA announcement said it was postponing all scheduled fixtures in all leagues after referees protest over the car bomb placed on a car belonging to 33-year-old referee Andreas Constantinou.The improvised device went off at around 1.55am. It had been placed on the front part of the car causing extensive damage.The vehicle was parked in the garage of the apartment building where the ref lives.From the beginning, investigators turned their attention to Constantinou’s involvement with football, specifically to a fixture between Doxa and AEL which ended in a 2-2 draw. After the game, AEL had expressed complaints about the refereeing.Reports said Constantinou was also the referee in a cup game between Ayia Napa and Pafos FC for which a notice had been received suggesting it could have been fixed due to suspicious betting activity.It was one of five notices the CFA received in recent days.The CFA condemned the bombing, describing it as a terrorist act.Following a meeting with Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides and police chief Kypros Michaelides, CFA head Giorgos Koumas said the referees made a logical decision.“Our referees made the decision to abstain. It’s a sensible decision, it is not the first time a bomb has been placed. I spoke to the referees and told them to decide what they want, and I will respect it. We as the CFA are directly responsible,” he said.The justice minister on his part said he had a constructive meeting with the police chief and the CFA head.“We want first of all to strongly condemn the actions of the bomb attack on the referee, [which] regardless of motivation, is a sad fact,” Savvides said.Commenting on the ‘red notices’ received by Cyprus football, Savvides said they all agreed at the meeting to ask for help to deal with match fixing from European football association Uefa.Earlier, the referee association warned that inflammatory statements against match officials only served to once more instigate extreme acts against them.Such statements were also uttered by President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday evening during an award ceremony for top athletes and before the attack.The association said, “last night’s statements … were an injustice to all referees and even inadvertently, they provided cover for the real culprits.”The referees said the state was responsible for stamping out corruption in football and “this is what we demand right now” and not just talk and promises.Speaking at the event on Thursday, Anastasiades said “… we must see what to do with the ‘red cards’ we must show refs … some of the refs, because there are honest ones who honour the sport, but there are those who, unfortunately, together with some corrupt football officials, lead us to be served with red files (notices) every so often from international organisations.”The cancellation came amid yet another turbulent time for Cypriot football, which is once again engulfed in match-fixing and corruption allegations.This was not the first time a referee’s car had been targeted.There have been more than a dozen bomb and arson attacks against referees’ property over the past decade amid public claims of corruption.CFA chairman Koumas himself was targeted in October 2017 when his Mercedes S class was torched. Referee Leontios Trattos was hit a couple of times with arson and a bomb attacks against his vehicles, while in in October 2014, an improvised explosive device was placed at the referee association club in Latsia.The club was also targeted twice by arsonists in 2011 and 2012.Police have yet to clear any of the 84 match-fixing notices sent by Uefa since 2011 or the attacks.Police spokesman Christos Andreou said investigators spend many hours seeking evidence that will solve a case.In the most recent cases, Andreou said the bets had been placed in Asian countries and the force was having difficulties securing any data.“At the moment, 22 files are under investigation. Since 2011, 84 cases have arrived,” Andreou said. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Watching Alanyaspor v Kayserispor. Referee used the side monitor to change a yellow to red card. A naughty challenge but a correct decision. It's on live streaming bet 365. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 5-1 it ended up and now third in league. All be it played a game more than rest 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Kyle Ferguson signs for Ytterhogdals for the upcoming season in Sweden. Not heard of either person or team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Watching FC Tokyo v Ceres Negroes in the Asian Champions League Play Offs. Pitch is waterlogged to buggery & no idea how it has been deemed playable, waiting for some fun slide tackles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroathlegend36-0 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Watching FC Tokyo v Ceres Negroes in the Asian Champions League Play Offs. Pitch is waterlogged to buggery & no idea how it has been deemed playable, waiting for some fun slide tackles.Just turned over to see it haha what a farce. When the ball is no bouncing and passes aren’t even reaching the players then it’s a sign that it should be abandoned. Watching the Melbourne Victory Match where it’s also pissing it down but pitch holding up just fine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just turned over to see it haha what a farce. When the ball is no bouncing and passes aren’t even reaching the players then it’s a sign that it should be abandoned. Watching the Melbourne Victory Match where it’s also pissing it down but pitch holding up just fineCan't believe they are still playing, the near side of the pitch is turning into one giant puddle, absolute joke if it goes the full 90 minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroathlegend36-0 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Can't believe they are still playing, the near side of the pitch is turning into one giant puddle, absolute joke if it goes the full 90 minutes. Seems like the pitch was worse the second half than what it was the first, take it rain never eased off?[emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Seems like the pitch was worse the second half than what it was the first, take it rain never eased off?[emoji23]Never stopped, amazed that the only sending off was for an elbow to the head, was sure there was going to be a spectacular wipeout from a slide tackle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 On 24/11/2019 at 21:45, JTS98 said: Ulsan Hyundai need a point next week on the last day of the K-League season to take the title. If they do get it, they'll be the first team other than Jeonbuk to win the title 'on the pitch' since 2013. FC Seoul did win it in 2016, but only because Jeonbuk were docked points. Dundee United legend Adam Taggart is top scorer in the K-League. Playing for Suwon. Forgot to update this, just in case anyone has been frantically refreshing this thread to see who won the K-League. But it was quite a remarkable finish. Ulsan went into the last game of the season only needing a point at home to Pohang, but got pumped 4-1, handing the title - a third in succession - to Jeonbuk, who won their home game 1-0. Not sure if any other teams have ever blown a title having led for most of the season and only needing a draw on the last day, but there you go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Forgot to update this, just in case anyone has been frantically refreshing this thread to see who won the K-League. But it was quite a remarkable finish. Ulsan went into the last game of the season only needing a point at home to Pohang, but got pumped 4-1, handing the title - a third in succession - to Jeonbuk, who won their home game 1-0. Not sure if any other teams have ever blown a title having led for most of the season and only needing a draw on the last day, but there you go. Saw in Korea that the National League & K3 merged in a move that should've occured years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroathlegend36-0 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just watched a game in ISL where I think I’ve watched one of the worst offside calls ever. White 24 scored the goal however gets flagged for being offside. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Emanuel Abebayor has a new club signing with Olimpia in Paraguay of all places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Cizrespor have withdrawn from the Turkish third tier into abeyance citing an Old Firm-esque conspiracy against them by the referees and the Turkish Football Federation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Freesports as of yesterday are carrying games from the J.League of Japan. Live games on a Friday, Saturday & Sunday moning with full replays of games throughout the week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 In the Osterreichisch Bundesliga it looks like LASK, the homeless team, are in with a good chance of stopping Salzburg from getting 7 in a row, I'd be delighted if Rapid could catch Red Bull and finish 2nd but I don't see it happening. A friend of mine said the Austrian football set up is one Scotland should copy, a 12 league top division, 16 team second and then into regional leagues. But if it meant having a top side's reserve team in the second division (like Austria Wien) it can get to f**k 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Is next weekend the last fixtures of the Argentinian league or is there a split after? Wiki doesn't explain it very well. Looks like end of season but then a split for another trophy? The setup of the entire league looks bizarre anyway...Also when are the games? I've read 7th at 11pm, 8th at 12am/9pm. Presumably not on TV but would watch a stream if it's on at a reasonable time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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