Nogomyach v2.0 (football/soccer)

[kiluj]

victory over Portugal, nice nice

 

[cska78]

great win, but we looked like a much inferior team...I'll take the 3 pts though.

 

[cska78]

http://www.sports.ru/football/145044066.html

wow!!

 

[cska78]

Krasnozhan is canned, interesting.

 

[cska78]

Russia will play a friendly with Brazil in London this coming march

 

[cska78]

so the transfer window has closed, no huge surprises...notables? Spahic to Anzhi and Vukoevic to Spartak..

 

[cska78]

the huge shabang about a fixed Alania - Rostov game either stopped this or was a bookies ploy, game ends 0:0 tie.

 

[cska78]

good game with brazil, we are lucky that they came to show off their new haircuts and not to play football

 

[cska78]

was in Lisbon at the game, it was fun, we had lost, many chants left me puzzled..

 

[cska78]

суки, and I have almost gone to the game...

 

[kiluj]

epic fail

 

[cska78]

in it's normal ugly fashion Russia is going to Brazil....wo-hoo, I guess.

 

[MaxV]

I'm just glad they made it after 12 years.

Hopefully they actually do something positive there.

 

[cska78]

I'm just glad they made it after 12 years.

Hopefully they actually do something positive there.

they will not, the level of play is rediculously poor. On the other hand, anyone planning to attend Russia-Brazil in toronto? I plan on flying up

 

[Night_Vole]

they will not, the level of play is rediculously poor. On the other hand, anyone planning to attend Russia-Brazil in toronto? I plan on flying up

Is that still happening, I think Its been changed to Brazil vs Chile.

 

[cska78]

Is that still happening, I think Its been changed to Brazil vs Chile.

I guess, too bad...

 

[BrannigansLaw]

I know that none of you guys would do such things, but can anyone enlighten me why as to why there is so much racism in Russian football games? It seems between Italy and Russia, black players are having bananas waved at them or having monkey chants directed their way on a constant basis. Why does nobody do anything to curb this crap? It's truly sickening.

 

[obskyr]

I know that none of you guys would do such things, but can anyone enlighten me why as to why there is so much racism in Russian football games? It seems between Italy and Russia, black players are having bananas waved at them or having monkey chants directed their way on a constant basis. Why does nobody do anything to curb this crap? It's truly sickening.

European football fan subculture was always notorious for its racism, xenophobia and far right radicalism. Things like that pop up everywhere from time to time, and in the countries where soccer has more marginal appeal (see Eastern Europe) the problem may get more prominent.

Why is soccer so popular with the lowest and least educated parts of society? Why is North American sports culture so different? Those are the real questions to discuss.

 

[cska78]

European football fan subculture was always notorious for its racism, xenophobia and far right radicalism. Things like that pop up everywhere from time to time, and in the countries where soccer has more marginal appeal (see Eastern Europe) the problem may get more prominent.

Why is soccer so popular with the lowest and least educated parts of society? Why is North American sports culture so different? Those are the real questions to discuss.

You are raising difficult questions. Slavs and Eastern Europeans are very xenophobic which is deeply uprooted in the history of the tribe

 

[BrannigansLaw]

I appreciate the responses guys. I know its up to FIFA and the clubs themselves to do something about this but sometimes I just wish people in the stands would give those racists a taste of their own medicine. For obvious reasons I understand why they don't.

It's a shame though because as a Canadian I'm one of the few North Americans that actually enjoys football. This kind of stuff though definitely turns me away from the game though.

 

[MaxV]

Russia will be in the same division as Belgium, Algeria and South Korea.

That's a manageable group, but we still have to bring our 'A' game.

 

[cska78]

Russia will be in the same division as Belgium, Algeria and South Korea.

That's a manageable group, but we still have to bring our 'A' game.

I hope so. Contemplating going to Rio for Belgium - Russia game, but I doubt.

 

[cska78]

and there it is, my boys win the Russian Cup!!!! Now, that they are in Europe, I would have to cut down my NT away support and make couple of trips for Rostov!

 

[MaxV]

and there it is, my boys win the Russian Cup!!!! Now, that they are in Europe, I would have to cut down my NT away support and make couple of trips for Rostov!

Sorry buddy, but apparently UEFA isn't letting them participate in EuroLeague.

Spartak will take their place.

 

[cska78]

Sorry buddy, but apparently UEFA isn't letting them participate in EuroLeague.

Spartak will take their place.

it's not UEFA, it's Tolstykh and his vendetta...he has bad blood with Rostov's sports director Shikunov.