**2012 - 2013 FOOTBALL SEASON THREAD**

[LikaStick]

SPAIN!!!! vs USA
4:30pm

[sharkman121]

last time that matchup didnt end too well for Spain

[Mark!]

speakin of internationals

Italy commin for allyuh mc for euro

[JoKeR1980]

INGERLUND INGERLUND!!!!

[LikaStick]

Italy u say?
the teacup team?

[sharkman121]

INGERLUND INGERLUND!!!!

dat dead side scrape a draw last minute..

meanwhile Brazil 0 - 0 Holland..

Neymar looking good

[sharkman121]

anybody have a stream for Usa v Spain?

[Lucian-2nr]

USA vs Spain

http://www.streamhub.tv/ch/V4.php

Brazil vs Netherlands

http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4de672b8b7125

[Lucian-2nr]

Ramires Red Card.... he needs to calm the fack down!

[Mark!]

Italy u say?
the teacup team?

ear ear doh be on the Azzurri

[Mark!]

been lookin at Neymar for some time now,has mad skill. may be on his way to chelski

[sharkman121]

Clean up in progress for the Spanish

Spain 3 - 0 Usa HT

Viva Espana!

[drunkenscorpion]

make that 4-0.....Torres score oui....

[LikaStick]

Spain!!!! vs Venezuela
4:30pm

[kevcam]

5 Mexico players test positive, blame tainted food

Five players were dropped from Mexico’s Gold Cup squad Thursday after testing positive for a banned susbstance which the Mexican football federation is blaming on contaminated food.

Decio De Maria, general secretary of the Mexican federation, said he believed the players tested positive by ingesting tainted chicken or meat.

Mexican officials said the substance detected in the May 21 doping tests was the banned anabolic agent clenbuterol.

De Maria made reference to Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain, who tested positive last July for clenbuterol and said he consumed the drug in contaminated beef.

“What is presumed … one had to ingest contaminated materials—meat or chicken,” De Maria said. “Now comes the tough part, taking the players off the squad and opening an investigation. Meanwhile, it is a disagreeable moment to take this kind of decision, but we have to take responsibility.”

The Mexican federation identified the players involved as goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, defenders Edgar Duenas and Francisco Rodriguez, and midfielders Christian Bermudez and Antonio Naelson.

“Everything points to it being an accident, very unfortunate,” De Maria said. He said all five players would be banned from any matches until the investigation was completed .

Mexico was to face Cuba on Thursday in the Gold Cup, the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Mexico faced Costa Rica on Sunday.

CONCACAF, the governing body of football in the region, said its officials would meet Friday and would decide if Mexico could replace the suspended players.

[searchingone]

Just in case some of you missed it like I did, the teams that have been promoted to the Barclays Premier League are:

Queens Park Rangers
Norwich City
Swansea City

[sharkman121]

Some new kits for 2012

[Lucian-2nr]

AC
Chelsea X2
Liverpool

I love those three shirts....

[sharkman121]

i think chelsea's kit designer is a borse.

Marseille's is interesting as well.

[teems1]

call me a purist, but i don't like the Chelsea away kit

looks weird, like a grating in a jail

[Lucian-2nr]

^ I see a goal net

[Mr Midas]

call me a purist, but i don't like the Chelsea away kit

looks weird, like a grating in a jail

me neither but the badge looks mean

[sharkman121]

i jus see it as thinking outside the box and deviating from the normal/boring traditional themes.

It may not be ultra attractive but it shows some sort of creativity a la the marseille outfit.

[worksux101]

Love chelsea's away kit...
Arsenal's logo looks good also...
AC and Barca home look horrible
Can't wait to see Spurs new kit...Under Armour is supposed to sponsor them this year...

[sharkman121]

18 + 5 > 19 +3

[sharkman121]

no matter what spin u put on it

18 + 5 > 19 +3

[christopherwilliams2]

Arsenal 4 eva!!!

[Mark!]

Arsenal 4 eva!!!

yep

[christopherwilliams2]

^^ heh heh!

[worksux101]

no matter what spin u put on it

18 + 5 > 19 +3

well if u wana go down that route, its actually

19+3+11 > 18+5+7