Official Football/Soccer Thread

**spacecowboy** · 13 Oct 2003, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by sggg

SC: Do you get the show Football Asia where you live? I get it on FSW Canada. I think it's on FSW in the US. Asian football is pretty interesting. I think it's an up and coming region.

* http://footballasia.com/

My favourite Asian team is Japan. Following them at last year's WC was really fun.

Yeah, I've seen it a few times. They occassionaly show some stuff from Iran, but I've noticed they focus alot more on the Far East, places like Japan, China and that area. Still it's better than nothing. Asia is defintely getting more organized. They just finished their first AFC Champions League and are getting better in the international arena. Japan is a pretty good team, but of course my fav is Iran, probably followed by Singapore. I actually got iterested in Singapore by watching Football Asia. But everyone should keep their eyes on Asia.

SC

**Adrian** · 13 Oct 2003, 11:05 PM

Hopefully I can get tickets for Wales vs Russia. I'm going to try anyway. Going to need a Welsh top if I do, I don't think my Arsenal home shirt will cut it

**sggg** · 14 Oct 2003, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by spacecowboy

Yeah, I've seen it a few times. They occassionaly show some stuff from Iran, but I've noticed they focus alot more on the Far East, places like Japan, China and that area.

I never noticed that. It seems to me like they spread it around quite evenly. I have seen a lot of features on the Middle East, for example. I actually wish they paid more att'n to Japan since the J.League is my main interest (I like Júbilo).

Football Asia is actually officially produced by the AFA, so I don't see why they'd have any region bias.

Originally Posted by Sidez

Hopefully I can get tickets for Wales vs Russia. I'm going to try anyway. Going to need a Welsh top if I do, I don't think my Arsenal home shirt will cut it

Wales wears those skinny wetsuit style kits by Kappa. I hope you've been doing your sit-ups.

**spacecowboy** · 14 Oct 2003, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by sggg

I never noticed that. It seems to me like they spread it around quite evenly. I have seen a lot of features on the Middle East, for example. I actually wish they paid more att'n to Japan since the J.League is my main interest (I like Júbilo).

Football Asia is actually officially produced by the AFA, so I don't see why they'd have any region bias.

Well I haven't seen it that much, but all the times I've had, they've focused on Eastern Asia. I did see one program on Iran though. I'll check it out more often.

Wales wears those skinny wetsuit style kits by Kappa. I hope you've been doing your sit-ups.

That's a pretty ugly uniform. I've seen a couple of other teams that wear them and they look horrible.

SC

**spacecowboy** · 15 Oct 2003, 10:33 PM

Good job by Liverpool in their UEFA Cup game today. Le Tallec, Heskey and Kewell each scored to give them the win and move them on. Did anyone see Barcelona put up 8 in their game? Ronaldinho had a hat trick. Pretty impressive.

SC

**spacecowboy** · 16 Oct 2003, 02:37 PM

Looks like Man Utd. may finally get rid of that clown Barthez. Good riddance , I say.

Marseille Make Move for Barthez

SC

**T-Mac** · 18 Oct 2003, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by spacecowboy

Looks like Man Utd. may finally get rid of that clown Barthez. Good riddance , I say.
SC

my feelings exactly

**T-Mac** · 19 Oct 2003, 07:27 AM

well man united beat leeds i watched the last 30 minutes and in 81st minute keane scored which takes man united to 2nd behind aresnal who beat chealse in the london derby