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[BSLChrisStoner]

SI: Messi Strikes for Four More

 

SI: Real Madrid Quietly Changes Course

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Messi has 9 goals in 5 matches. Nobody else has more than 5. Guy is just a goal scoring machine. I got to see Pele in person (and that was a very special moment) and he was a freak. He was so ahead of his time. But he also played at a time when the overall players were not near the athletes that they are today. So you see the things that Messi and Ronaldo can do in today's game. Holy crap they are gifted players.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Lionel Messi Is Doing His Best 2015 LeBron James Impression

[BSLChrisStoner]

NBC Sports / PST: La Liga: Own goals help Barca stay perfect; Atleti, Real win

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Hey all, I just put up an article on some soccer highlights and status around the world not the least of which is the USMNT match Friday night against Panama.

 

Check it out and lets discuss.

 

http://baltimorespor...d-soccer-world/

[BSLChrisStoner]

US has to be in good shape after the beating they gave Panama last night...

[BSLChrisStoner]

Appreciate the way you updated the Champions League...  I don't do a good job of staying up to-date there. This helped.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Like the idea of a Toronto / KC MLS Final... that would be fun.

[BSLChrisStoner]

SI: Is Real Madrid Already Out of La Liga's Title Race?
https://www.si.com/s...-loss-barcelona

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Huge Bundesliga match later this morning. Too bad there are so many good college football games today, a lot of folks will overlook this match.  But at 1:30 EDT Dortmund is hosting Bayern Munich and its on FS2.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Well that game was hardly worth watching. Well unless you are a Bayern fan. Smoked them. 3-1. Dortmund did some good things in the final third but just never found that one last right ball. Horrible showing for the home club.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports on Earth: El Clasico Is Crucial For Real Madrid
http://www.sportsone...adrid-barcelona

 

SI: No Hay Liga: Barcelona Handles Real Madrid in El Clasico to Pad League Lead

 

[BSLChrisStoner]

BSL: EPL and the Rest of Europe Mid Season Report Card

http://baltimorespor...on-report-card/

 

The latest from Steve.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Human After All

 

[Don Quixote]

Today, the 6th of February, marks 60 years since the Munich Air Disaster, in which a chartered plane carrying Manchester United players and staff, journalists, and others, crashed after a refueling stop at Munich-Riem airport, on a third takeoff attempt in snowy weather. The previous day, United had drawn 3-3 on the road to Red Star Belgrade in the quarterfinals of the 1957/58 European Cup, advancing to the semifinals 5-4 on aggregate, and were on the way back to Manchester. Twenty people lost their lives at the scene, and the death toll would ultimately reach 23, including eight of the "Busby Babes," three club staff, eight journalists, and the plane's co-pilot.

 

Ken Ramsden, former longtime United staff member, recalls the disaster and other aspects of the period: http://www.bbc.com/s...otball/42845471

 

Wikipedia article on the Munich Air Disaster: https://en.wikipedia...ch_air_disaster

 

Manchester United website: http://www.manutd.com

 

- Munich Remembered: http://www.manutd.co...Remembered.aspx

 

- Mourinho on Munich (2 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...f-his-life.aspx

 

- United Pay Respect (3 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...r-disaster.aspx

 

- Telling the Story (5 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...generation.aspx

 

- Sir Alex Ferguson (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...r-Disaster.aspx

 

- Joining Together in Memory (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...nniversary.aspx

 

- Club secretaries and journalist recall Busby Babes (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...ter-Munich.aspx

 

- United Academy Pay Respects in Belgrade (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...nniversary.aspx

 

- Old Trafford Remembers (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...d-trafford.aspx

 

- Blog Recap of Old Trafford Service (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...log-060218.aspx

 

- Carrick on the service (6 Feb): http://www.manutd.co...log-060218.aspx

 

- Manchester United TV has several videos available for free viewing this week related to today's service, the disaster, those tied to it, and the aftermath: https://mutv.manutd.com/home

[BSLChrisStoner]

Ronaldo leaving Real...

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Ronaldo leaving Real...

That didn't shock me near as much as the amount of $$$ being reported.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Hey y'all Ive written an overview of the other four big Euro leagues and we can discuss them here. Wanted to keep it separate from the EPL discussion since it gets way more press.

 

http://baltimorespor...ball-2018-2019/

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Watching the Dortmund -Leipzig match and what a show. Leipzig came out smoking and scored in like 40 seconds and then had a great chance a couple of minutes later and it was looking like another one of those Dortmund flop games.

 

Then they woke up. And scored to tie it up. Then they scored again. They they scored again and its been all Dortmund 3-1 heading to the half.

[BSLChrisStoner]

SI: Bayern Among Leaders Trying to Create European 'Super League'
https://www.si.com/s...ng-elite-league