the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past day
Latest posts:
Bielsa reflecting on the "spygate" incident before Chelsea match: "I know the spirit of English football and the punishment I received from the authorities which indicates this shouldn't be repeated again. It's an aspect that I learnt"
Milan [3] - 2 Celtic - Jens Petter Hauge 50' (Great Goal)
[Simon Mullock] Fernandinho is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season, after telling friends that he does not expect to be handed another renewal. He is attracting interest from clubs in Brazil and the MLS.
Juventus executives are being investigated for the language exam of Luis Suarez. According to the prosecution Juventus requested the results to be communicated to the player before the exam.
The Fiver | "Had Solskjær ... not been so embarrassingly out of his depth, United would have won 100% of their matches. Instead the figure is 56%, only the third-highest win ratio in United’s history."
[OGC Nice] Nice have fired manager Patrick Vieira
UK gambling laws review to consider ban on sports sponsorship
[Steven Caulker] "Today marks 2 years sobriety! As many know, I suffered with addiction for years, but only when I accepted it, things began to change". This season, Caulker has played every minute for Alanyaspor, who sit top of the Turkish League having conceded 3 goals in 9 games
Free Talk Friday
Daily Discussion
Sevilla 0 - [4] Chelsea - Olivier Giroud penalty 83'
[OptaJoe] 34y 63d - Olivier Giroud is the oldest player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick, while he's the oldest to do it in the European Cup since Real Madrid's Ferenc Puskás in September 1965 (38y 173d v Feyenoord). Glorious.
[ESPN FC] on Twitter: “Real Madrid have lost more UCL group stage games since Ronaldo left in 2018 than they did during his nine years at the club.”
Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Pele in total career goals
Since his arrival, Chelsea has a 74% win ratio when Giroud starts (72% in PL and 56% vs Big 6 and top clubs). The ratios drop to 50%, 46% and 21% when he doesn't start.
Sevilla 0 - [3] Chelsea - Olivier Giroud (hat-trick) 74'
Every foreign player in Serie A, 1990.
This is Arsenal's worst ever start to a Premier League season
Trivia Thursday
Daily Discussion