The Footie Thread

[SteveW86]

Wait, you live in Southampton but support Sunderland?? You couldn't be much further away. Or are you getting your red & white stripes confused?

Originally from the north east and my dad’s side of the family have all been Sunderland fans. My grandad had a season ticket pretty much his whole life, when I was growing up he knew all the staff really well so I was regularly in and around the training ground whenever I visited him.

I don’t think you’d get that kind of access now.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Wow - what a start

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Vinicius JR

 

[clubchamp98]

Vinicius JR

What a penalty

 

[Norrin Radd]

Liverpool arsenal forest Chelsea and Brighton top five ,relegation for Southampton Ipswich and city Manchester not Leicester.
Coming up Leeds champs, Sheffield utd second and Coventry by way of playoffs

 

[Pin-seeker]

Liverpool fans laughing at a penalty

 

[Swango1980]

Never seen that in a penalty shootout

 

[Don Barzini]

I’ll need to see that double tap penalty again

 

[clubchamp98]

Liverpool fans laughing at a penalty

Some made Nunez look good.

 

[IanM]

I’ll need to see that double tap penalty again

Crazy..

 

[Pin-seeker]

I’ll need to see that double tap penalty again

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899974992290332857

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I think I might be blind . If people hold the belief that Real are protected, this won't change their minds.

 

[Tashyboy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899974992290332857

You know I was going to ask the question is there any proof of the double kick. It is the most miniscule of touches.

 

[Don Barzini]

I think I might be blind .

Me too!

I’d be fuming if that went against my team!

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Watched it this morning - never in a million years should have VAR got involved in that , not even sure if there was a touch with his left foot

 

[Swango1980]

It looked like he hit the ball with both feet. Depending on the camera angle, I can't tell which foot it hit first, although that would be irrelevant anyway.

On the pitch, it looks like it was more noticeable by player reaction. Apparently Courtois was the one that informed / reminded the referee, the Madrid players on touchline looked to suggest it, and not sure Alvarez's reaction was one of relief or that he knew he had hit it with both feet and worried VAR might spot it.

 

[Pin-seeker]

I think I might be blind . If people hold the belief that Real are protected, this won't change their minds.

The ball definitely moves before he kicked it.
Not sure how they spotted it in real time tho

 

[Beezerk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899974992290332857

I thought it had to be clear and obvious for VAR to get involved

 

[Pin-seeker]

Watched it this morning - never in a million years should have VAR got involved in that , not even sure if there was a touch with his left foot

But they came to the right decision

 

[Pin-seeker]

I thought it had to be clear and obvious for VAR to get involved

Maybe it was,a few players seemed to spot it.
I don’t know,harsh on Atletico tho