Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!
African_brehda
Superstar
Are these 2 nikkas ever going to fall off and give anyone a chance? 
If Portugal wins the nations league, all of a sudden Ronaldo is in the running for Balon D'or
If Portugal wins the nations league, all of a sudden Ronaldo is in the running for Balon D'or
Trajan
Veteran
So UnThotful
Superstar
Yeah man, tried to get some tickets to the LAFC or Galaxy games and those prices were
. I ain't taking that hour/2 hour drive from SD to LA I'll always have love for the players and hope Weah and Soto do well for there clubs. But I feel stuck with supporting the team with this fukk shyt going on behind the scenes
To this day I wished they retained klinsman in that other role he had with overseeing all the development. He was the only dude who could tell them MLS aint shyt and they couldn't julez out of it and knew the talents were in the inner city kids
TobiOT
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Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
No he’s notAre these 2 nikkas ever going to fall off and give anyone a chance?
If Portugal wins the nations league, all of a sudden Ronaldo is in the running for Balon D'or
Premeditated
MANDE KANG
I think Italy and Senegal are the strongest team
I can see Senegal having a good future in tournaments. As infrastructure and nutrient keeps getting better over there they will make their mark in the Olympics and WC
Lukaku=Icardi
atleast Lukaku can run with the ball
I can see Senegal having a good future in tournaments. As infrastructure and nutrient keeps getting better over there they will make their mark in the Olympics and WC
Lukaku=Icardi
atleast Lukaku can run with the ball
It is tho, but Ronaldo keeps himself in tip top condition and has made changes to his game to stay effective. Have to respect him.
Black Haven
We will find another road to glory!!!
Say chief can you expound on that?
U.S. Soccer’s still raking in the dough
The United States Soccer Federation released financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2018, and business is still booming. Despite swallowing a World Cup embarrassment over that period, U.S. Soccer increased their unrestricted assets from $148 million to over $162 million. They added a net of just under $11 million from $123.6 million in revenue less $112.7 million in expenses, and added the rest from an unrealized gain on their investments.
The results close the books on the Sunil Gulati era, which was a period of tremendous financial growth for the Federation. Under Gulati’s leadership, the assets grew roughly 12% per year, from $42 million to the significant number it is today. There has been a fair amount of criticism thrown at this growing asset in the face of financially motivated, including:
- A failure to provide of clear public vision for the use of the funds;
- The disparity in pay between the men and the women’s national teams;
- A perceived lack of investment in the development of young players and coaches; and
- Rising ticket prices
According to Cordeiro, the 2019 fiscal year, which will close at the end of March, will run at a $13 million deficit, eating into the $162 million. The Federation is already planning to operate at similar deficit throughout this coming year as well.
The 2019 deficit might be more a result of lost revenue from missing the World Cup than more investment. Cordeiro cited a $115 million budget in 2019, up only slightly from 2018, with a big increase to $136 million set for the coming year. Cordeiro mentioned coaching programs and a task force to improve youth development as a focus of the new investment.
U.S. Soccer has built a nice nest egg, but currently has over $100 million invested in stocks and bonds. While investment in soccer related activities appears to be increasing, the vision for using these funds to achieve the Federation’s mission remains a mystery to the public. The reality is this non-profit’s relationship with its balance sheet is far better than the one it has with its soccer community. The U.S. Soccer Federation should start turning all of this financial equity into brand equity for soccer by setting a clear public direction and backing it up with big financial risks to grow the game.
Yeah that's basketball and American football.
Football very reliant on quickness, agility and being strong enough to resist injury after being tackled hard. Central defenders can usually last long, but strikers like Ronaldo, 31-32 is usually when you see a huge drop. But he's maintained his level, but he's had to change how he plays. He doesn't dribble past defenders as much anymore and now tries to poach most of his goals.
Either way he's doing very well. Him and Bernardo Silva make Portugal very threatening.
