Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

[African_brehda]

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

 

[Trajan]

Could never do that on Fergie's watch

 

[So UnThotful]

Add to the fact that the prices to go to games keeps going up and they are pricing people out of wanting to go. It's not the hottest ticket in town and should be priced to bring fans to the game.The locations for games is always questionable too. Stubhub in Carson and Toyota Center in Frisco, TX just don't bring the crowds.

Lets not even get started on the 162 million in assets that they have. No one knows what the money is going towards.

With that said though I'll always support the team. Especially the young guys because they have nothing to do with the failures of the USSF and the older players.

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]

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

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

No he’s not

 

[mson]

I hate how they are talking like 34 is a cliff.


Ronaldo proves he's irreplaceable as Portugal's prodigies fail to live up to the hype

 

[Premeditated]

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

 

[Yayo Toure]

I hate how they are talking like 34 is a cliff.


Ronaldo proves he's irreplaceable as Portugal's prodigies fail to live up to the hype

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]

Add to the fact that the prices to go to games keeps going up and they are pricing people out of wanting to go. It's not the hottest ticket in town and should be priced to bring fans to the game.The locations for games is always questionable too. Stubhub in Carson and Toyota Center in Frisco, TX just don't bring the crowds.

Lets not even get started on the 162 million in assets that they have. No one knows what the money is going towards.

With that said though I'll always support the team. Especially the young guys because they have nothing to do with the failures of the USSF and the older players.

Say chief can you expound on that?

 

[Roid Jones]

Mercedes helicopter

 

[mson]

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.

The greats can always prolong their career a la Kareem, Kobe, and Brady.

 

[beejus]

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

New Federation President Carlos Cordeiro has begun to steer the ship in a moderately improved position, according to comments he made during the National Council Meeting on Saturday.

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.

 

[Yayo Toure]

The greats can always prolong their career a la Kareem, Kobe, and Brady.

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.

 

[Yayo Toure]

Reggae Boyz ballin

Zack Steffen looks worse than Joe Hart on the ball. Guess City might just be trying to flip him.

 

[Black Haven]

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

New Federation President Carlos Cordeiro has begun to steer the ship in a moderately improved position, according to comments he made during the National Council Meeting on Saturday.

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.

When you read stuff like this then you understand why many US supporters turn their back on the team. Capitalism runs our society so the current results aren't too surprising.