The NCAP Soccerball Thread

[midlandsgrimpeur]

And in World Cup soccerball politics, fans are going to be ripped off to get to the stadia... Cycling may be an option for some I suppose, but not one many are likely to take.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyjp404w87o

ETA - this isn't for all the venues, but one or two is bad enough.

Saw this earlier. What a disgrace, let's welcome people from across the world to one of the biggest sporting events and use it to screw over regular people for financial gain.

 

[First Aspect]

A new candidate for interim manager at Spurs has emerged.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9d4w8032vno

 

[Stevo 666]

A new candidate for interim manager at Spurs has emerged.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9d4w8032vno

Apparently Ayatollah Khomeini was offered the job but he wanted something with more security.

 

[Dorset Boy]

After imitating Spurs last night on the pitch, Chelsea have imitated them again today by sacking their manager

 

[Stevo 666]

After imitating Spurs last night on the pitch, Chelsea have imitated them again today by sacking their manager

Shock exclusive - Chelsea sacks manager.

 

[Pross]

Newport County managed to avoid dropping back into the League 2 relegation zone after scoring a winner in the 18th minute of injury time (they had a penalty saved a few minutes earlier that was taken by the goal scorer). Not sure how my life long Newport supporter father-in-law who has a dodgy heart managed to get through watching!

 

[AndyRM]

Good news for the Afghanistan Women's football team!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c74rlepjdrgo

FIFA getting something kind of right for a change, which is vaguely baffling.

 

[icowden]

Good news for the Afghanistan Women's football team!

Well who knew that existed?

 

[AndyRM]

Well who knew that existed?

Yeah, to say there's a chequered history there is an understatement.

 

[AndyRM]

Jackson Irvine shares his thoughts on FIFA's joke of a Peace Prize...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/29/jackson-irvine-footballer-trump-fifa-peace-prize

Quality player, but our muppet of a manager at the time didn't have a clue how to play him. Don't think I saw him start in the same position twice! But his positions on social issues have always been clear, which I fully commend in a footballer, and playing for a club like FC St Pauli typifies that.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Football/Trump. Head there at your own risk. Quite expensive as well I've heard.

https://www.aclu.org/documents/2026-world-cup-travel-advisory

 

[AndyRM]

To be fair (I know, I know), there's been similar guidance for all World Cups - it's a FIFA requirement.

Having it come from The ACLU is a bit different though.

 

[AndyRM]

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[icowden]

To be fair (I know, I know), there's been similar guidance for all World Cups - it's a FIFA requirement.

Do they only hold them in repressive dictatorships then?

 

[AndyRM]

Do they only hold them in repressive dictatorships then?

They've got daft rules about it having to be in different continents to "spread the football message", which works as an idea, but you end up with questionable venues.