Soccer/Football random discussion & other leagues thread - Page 135 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

ThaSaltCracka · 09-02-2009, 04:03 PM

nice tr martine. How do you know schaefer? I actually played poker with him once at Muckleshoot, and at my house! He was also in the same fraternity as one of my friends.

martine · 09-02-2009, 04:05 PM

i probably was, i know a bunch of the dutch pokernews guys.

martine · 09-02-2009, 04:07 PM

i met schaefer the first summer i went out to vegas (jamie gold world series). Bush invited me to stay in this house he was renting with some guys he knew and I jumped on the chance. Schaefer ended up being one of the people in the house and we've been great friends since.

Bigindiemen · 09-02-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by martine

i probably was, i know a bunch of the dutch pokernews guys.

Yeah, cool. See you in November then.

You still have to explain not going to Ajax tho

Wee-Bey · 09-02-2009, 04:09 PM

Now i miss Nasri

I hate that most my RL friends are Man U fans, should find some Arsenal ones when i move countries and plan a trip to see an Arsenal match.

martine · 09-02-2009, 04:10 PM

Yeah we actually had the chance to go the next saturday (ajax game) but we were all hungover. Went to Jimmy Woo's or something like that the night before

Disturbance · 09-02-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ceire

He broke a contract and chelsea fired him, instead of saying "lets help you out and get you some help" and stand by him they fired him and are hell bent on ruining his career.
Could you see them treating JT or lampard this way?

What the hell is 17 million to chelsea, it clear it is just a venditta.

I completely agree. The very fact that Mutu began playing well again in Italy proves that Chelsea could have rehabilitated him but they want to have their cake and eat it. If Mutu refuses to pay what could they realistically do?

He should just drag the case out until he retires and then tell them where to go.

ThaSaltCracka · 09-02-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Disturbance

If Mutu refuses to pay what could they realistically do?

Um, pretty sure he can't. Unless this was a ruling decided upon in English courts. If so, could he just never return to England? hahaha, would be sick if he could.

Disturbance · 09-02-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaSaltCracka

Um, pretty sure he can't. Unless this was a ruling decided upon in English courts. If so, could he just never return to England? hahaha, would be sick if he could.

It was a Fifa court (lol) so I genuinely have no idea what power they have to make him pay the fine. They can ban him from playnig obv which is why I suggested he should try and drag the case out until he's ready to retire.

ThaSaltCracka · 09-02-2009, 04:30 PM

what? A FIFA court? Are you sure? What possible legal jurisdiction do they have? I'd love to see this go a real court, and if FIFA tried impossing some ban on him, I bet he would sue FIFA and win.

Wee-Bey · 09-02-2009, 04:32 PM

His punishment would be a forced retirement.

So he either pays up the 17m or doesn't play football ever again.

ThaSaltCracka · 09-02-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Wee-Bey

His punishment would be a forced retirement.

So he either pays up the 17m or doesn't play football ever again.

I'd love to see this case in a real court. I think he would have a legit claim.

Disturbance · 09-02-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaSaltCracka

what? A FIFA court? Are you sure? What possible legal jurisdiction do they have? I'd love to see this go a real court, and if FIFA tried impossing some ban on him, I bet he would sue FIFA and win.

More details here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...ea-adrian-mutu

It appears it was actually the Court of Arbitration for Sport that made the latest ruling although he had gone through Fifa first.

Assani Fisher · 09-02-2009, 04:42 PM

random question....

I hate the summer months of sports because I don't follow baseball at all(I'm a huge NBA/NFL fan). I think it might be cool to give soccer a chance, but I'd much rather watch one of the better leagues than the ****ty American leagues. So which soccer leagues run during the summer months that I could follow? Do they have DirecTv packages with these leagues? Not sure if I'm going to get into it for sure, but I'm considering it for the summer of 2010.

ceire · 09-02-2009, 04:42 PM

Fifa ruled in chelsea favour but he can appeal to the high court or to the E.U