[Football] FIFA World Club Cup Nonsense

[The Optimist]

I have deliberately avoided this farce but, can anyone tell me why Chelsea and Man City are England's representatives ?

Recent Champions League winners I believe.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Recent Champions League wins winners I believe.

Well that explains why I couldn't figure it out

 

[Bakero]

Surely, Man U should've been let in due to their title win 13 years ago.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Surely, Man U should've been let in due to their title win 13 years ago.

They've been denied to opportunity of winning this competition and pacifying a majority of their fans/followers around the globe after a wretched season. Absolutely disgraceful to exclude them! Do all those trophies Sir Alex won now count for nothing?

 

[bhafc99]

It would be f***ing amazing if one of the minnows like Auckland won the whole thing, massive two fingers to Infantino and his trough-scoffling cash grab. Just get Salt Bae on the pitch at the end in front of an half-empty stadium, and the mirth would be sweet.

 

[US Seagull]

How are the ticket sales going? Just wondering if the powers that be have introduced the ‘Buy one, get ten free’ strategy yet.

They did, reportedly, offer local Miami college students a buy one (at the cut price of $20), get four free for the opening game.

So we're getting there.

 

[raymondo]

They did, reportedly, offer local Miami college students a buy one (at the cut price of $20), get four free for the opening game.

So we're getting there.

And they had to sit through a 0-0

 

[SweatyMexican]

I believe they offered it to Sheffield Wednesday first but they quite rightly refused.

 

[pay no mind]

Surely, Man U should've been let in due to their title win 13 years ago.

If they had re-signed Ronaldo on a 1 month contract, I'm sure FIFA would have found a way...

 

[WATFORD zero]

Shirley they should have invited West Auckland FC as they won the World Cup twice.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Just switched over from Eng U21 v Slovenia to see Bayern 4-0 up against Auckland after 21 mins.

Quote from BBC website: "To put this into perspective, the Auckland captain has used up all of his annual leave to be here."

 

[Simster]

I'm not watching - Colombo is on, on 5 Select.

But fair play to Bayern for doing a fine job of smashing this drivel money grabbing exercise, and the best way to do that is to show the lopsided pointlessness of it all.

 

[Official Old Man]

Just switched over from Eng U21 v Sovenia to see Bayern 4-0 up against Auckland after 21 mins.

Quote from BBC website: "To put this into perspective, the Auckland captain has used up all of his annual leave to be here."

6:0 half time. I too turned over for 1 second at half time

 

[Denis]

Oops! 6-0 at HT

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

It would be f***ing amazing if one of the minnows like Auckland won the whole thing,

I think “amazing” would be an understatement

 

[JBizzle]

I think “amazing” would be an understatement

9-0 down, may take a miracle

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I’m sure all the players are glad they turned up for this one….

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

I’m sure all the players are glad they turned up for this one….

BBC website says one of the Auckland City players has used up all his annual leave allowance to take part in the tournament.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Bayern 10-0. (2 overs)

 

[Seasider78]

The socceraid ROW team would be a tougher test than Auckland