#professional soccer

[mprosperossprite]

It’s the Men’s World Cup and the football is fab but Qatar is terrible and all this means that I might just have to re-read @victimhood ‘s amazing Old Guard Professional Football AU The Beautiful Game where everything only hurts just a little before it definitely gets better.

(And THEN I’ll have to reread @nevermindirah ‘s 🥵🥵🥵🥵 fic Mr. Nile Freeman may hate France but he sure does love the Eiffel Tower inspired by it.)

[centrevillesentinel]

Darwin Núñez Wins The Game For Liverpool in 13 Electrifying Minutes

Within the span of thirteen minutes, Darwin Núñez scored two goals against Newcastle to win Liverpool the game in an unlikely comeback. On Sunday, August 27th, Núñez etched his name into Liverpool history, scoring two goals in thirteen minutes off the bench to beat a stunned Newcastle two-to-one. This game has put the international soccer scene on notice, showing that Núñez might finally live up…

[sportstoto365kk]

K League 2 Seongnam signs Brazilian striker Gabriel from Ansan

Professional soccer K League 2 (2nd Division) Seongnam FC announced on the 18th that it has signed Brazilian striker Gabriel (27).

Gabriel, who stands at 184 centimeters tall and weighs 78 kilograms and is known for his fast speed and dribbling, joined the Ansan Greeners of the K-League 2 in February and completed his adaptation to the domestic stage with four goals and two assists in 18 games.

Before coming to the K League, Gabriel played in South American leagues, including Brazil, where he recorded five goals and two assists in 59 games over five years.

Seongnam head coach Lee Ki-hyung said, "We've been struggling with a series of injuries in the offense, and we expect Gabriel to fill the void well."

Gabriel said, "I joined the team late, but I know the club's goals better than anyone. I'm looking forward to working together to help Seongnam rebound."

Gabriel joined the team's training after completing a medical test at the club's partner hospital, Bundang Best Hospital. 토토사이트

[reportwire]

Samuel Eto'o filmed in altercation outside World Cup game

Samuel Eto’o filmed in altercation outside World Cup game

DOHA, Qatar — Cameroon soccer federation president and former star player Samuel Eto’o was filmed apparently kicking a man to the ground in an altercation outside a World Cup stadium early Tuesday. Eto’o had paused to pose for photos with fans near Stadium 974 after Brazil beat South Korea 4-1. Footage circulating on social media showed him then reacting to comments by a man holding a camera. The…

[don-lichterman]

Sports court upholds soccer bans on Russian teams

Sports court upholds soccer bans on Russian teams

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russia remains barred from Europe’s leading soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday. CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was already excluded from…

[chelseajackarmy]

Samantha Mewis with the puck drop at the PWHL Boston game against the PWHL Minnesota tonight 27/1/24

[only-lonely-www]

I may have missed TachiHaru day by almost a week, but it’s the thought that counts!! Right????

+close up because I liked their faces 🫶

[alpaca-clouds]

Solarpunk and Sports

Something I see discussed in Solarpunk communities again and again is the topic of "sports". Which sounds weird at first, until you think about it.

In general the main reason people discuss this topic so much is, that there is a lot of tribalism in sports - tribalism that at times leads to violence. There is also the fact that sports will usually have winners and losers, which is inevitably going to play into some sort of hierarchy. And those hierarchies? Well, they do not necessarily gel well with those anarchist ideas.

However, I also think that sports are actually mostly a good thing. Well, at least some sports are (American Football most certainly isn't, and I would argue that some of the more violent sports are not either), because on one end they lead to a sense of community, and on the other hand they also allow people to develop more self-confidence.

What I actually think is the main issue with sports right now, is very connected to capitalism. Or said differently: Take capitalism out of sports and sports themselves are gonna be fine.

See, this heavy tribalism that we have around sports is actually encourages through capitalism. Because if you have that big ass tribalism, folks are gonna spend a lot more money on their team. They'll buy more merchandise and they'll also be more likely to buy tickets for games and what not. Hence, more money for the investors.

The capitalism also is what leads to the professional players to be so strongly exploited. After all, they are merely things for the investors to make money with, so their personal health does not actually matter in any way or form.

Without capitalism involved, though, there is also not much of an incentive to make all those big leagues. Because those are in the end mostly about selling you stuff.

I mean, in the end... For the most part - even if we ignore how many sports organisations are corrupt as fuck - people are more likely to win, if they are from a place that can afford the best training equipment, the best trainers and also the best players.

So, I think in a Solarpunk context, it would make way more sense to have teams that are not artificially constructed by some investors. Just let people play and compete not for some artificial price, but just... to have fun. Isn't that what sports should be all about?

[hungerpunch]

i've thought a lot about it and i have concluded that parents just shouldn't Be Like That about their kids doing sports, you know?

[sportfetishhypnolove]

[kvetchinglyneurotic]

I find the fact that Jamie is named after his dad really interesting, not even because the identity thing (although that too) but because of what it implies about James' side of the equation, specifically in regards to when he came back into Jamie's life. I've seen a few people mention they were surprised to find out that he was already around when Jamie was 14 since so many kids wash out of the academy at that age, and while I completely see where they're coming from, I think it actually tracks pretty well with what we know about him.

James wanted a kid. Obviously he didn't want the reality of raising a kid, but the fact that he named Jamie after himself suggests that he started off with some kind of theoretical commitment to his son and, more importantly, to the idea of his son as the carrier of his legacy. He has also consistently shown that he just... doesn't really understand how football works in general and how Jamie's career works in specific. I don't think he'd look at his 10-14 year old kid and reasonably consider the odds of him making it all the way through the academy; I think he'd do the same thing he did when he pressured Jamie to score all the goals for Man City, a team composed of extremely talented players where that kind of behaviour would probably get him kicked out, and decide that obviously his kid was better than all those other kids and the normal rules didn't apply to him.

[reportwire]

Pulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup

Pulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup

DOHA, Qatar — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is listed as day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team’s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that sent the Americans to the round of 16 of the tournament on Tuesday. Pulisic scored the 38th-minute winning goal against Iran, but crashed into Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during the same play. The Chelsea striker was substituted at…

[mikafever]

yea I believe in the first amendment, EXCEPT.. maybe it should not be applied to professional sports games… Nobody should have to listen to that teenage boys critical opinion of EVERY imperfect play. Nobody should have to hear him call the players whom you BOTH came to support “sloppy fucks”. Nobody should have to be the ones witnessing his advice for the coaches and players when he is 200 rows away from them and has never played hockey in his life.

If you go to a pro sports game you WILL be within hearing range of at least 2 people like this and that is sad. People are there to have FUN. If you didn’t know, NOBODY wants to hear you shout “You suck!” at YOUR team. Nobody. You are seriously ruining someones night. Please think about other peoples feelings when you are in public. Thanks.

[junglejim4322]

I do not know much about highschool sports I was homeschooled but I was in a soccer League? Whatever you call them for years and they matched teams entirely on weight class and height I was on a co ed team because I’m short and relatively thin along with other people with a similar build. The gender in sports thing is so fucking intentionally obtuse (yes I know why) but at this point in my life I’m friends with an athletic 5’11” woman who could pummel me to death in probably about 3 seconds like THAT is a match up that would not be fair lmfao not some weird inherent gendered issue the idea I could ever have the upper hand against someone like that is crazay and for insane people

[duckuwu]

[arianatwycross]

WE'LL BE A FINE LINE

a chapter a day for jilytober / a muggle au

James 'accidentally' agrees to a date over the phone, having no idea who she is - just that she sounds hot and 'her legs are on the new James bond poster'. Except its not a stranger he's meeting up with but instead it's his high school crush/frenemy Lily Evans.

Read Chapter 1 here

note: these chapters will be fairly short