the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past week
Latest posts:
[Lucas Navarrete] Not a single Real Madrid player made Luis Enrique's list to play for Spain in the 2021 Euro. Asensio, Nacho and Ramos left out, Carvajal and Vazquez injured.
Chelsea complain to Premier League after their team bus was kept waiting outside Villa Park for 15 minutes while stewards who were supposed to clear their way ate ice cream
Monday Moan
Daily Discussion
Goalkeeper Ricardo Costa died on Saturday after being hit by a point-blank football in the abdominal area during a game held the day before
Trent unlikely to make England squad - Ornstein The Athletic
[Ter Stegen on Instagram] "I have decided together with the medical team of the club that I will do a complementary intervention on my knee. I’m sad that I will miss the EURO 2020 this summer with Germany."
[L’Equipe] Someone tried to enter Neymar’s house to transmit him "the word of god" with multiple Bibles on him. He’s been arrested and put into a psychiatric hospital.
Allardyce Sky interview:"Everyone wants to play the same way... As a manager at 66, I really am glad I'm not in my 30s, with people telling me what I should do and how I should play. It's detrimental to the world of football. The best league in the world should have different systems of playing"
[Wall Street Journal] A Moneyball Experiment in England's Second Tier: Barnsley FC has a tiny budget, two algorithms, and advice from Billy Beane. It’s now chasing a spot in the Premier League. (full article in comments)
Belgium Squad List for EURO 2020
[FBRef] Best defensive records across Europe's top 5 league's
Monday Moan
Serie A battle for Champions and Europa League (with 3 matches to play)
[Matt Law] Roman Abramovich has personally called Emma Hayes to offer congratulations on WSL title win. Hayes enjoys a close working relationship with the Russian billionaire, who has taken personal interest in the women's team's success.
[GFFN] Presnel Kimpembe called the Rennes players a “bunch of f**s” in the tunnel after the 1-1 draw last night, according to L’Équipe & is likely to receive a 3 match ban following his red card
[Riyad Mahrez] Tweets on #Palestine
[Fabrizio Romano] Edinson Cavani has signed his contract extension with Manchester United, here we go! 🚨🇺🇾 #MUFC The agreement has been completed, Cavani has accepted to stay after Man Utd board and Solskjaer were pushing to keep him. Confirmed and done deal. 🔴 #ManUtd #Cavani
[Achraf Hakimi] Tweets on #FreePalestine
[skysports] 🚨 BREAKING🚨 Juventus will be kicked out of Serie A if they do not withdraw from the 'European Super League'