Barbara

I thought of it, but I wasn't sure what it's normally used in the stat. I remember seeing that stat a lot in La Liga and a few times in other competitions... I'll use it, I guess. *writing* thanks sweetie

can anyone help the English dummy speaker? How do you call that stat that shows who 'ran' the longest distance in the match, as in the player that moved more? I want to say Ramires is often the player that runs the longest distance in our matches, but I'm not sure the right verb to use here is 'to run'... thanks in advance guys.

CAVANI!!!!!! great match!

nice finish by Cavani - just shooting without holding the ball Have no idea how you guys say that in English edit: Buffon is a monster! A boss! insane saving there. great free kick by Diamanti This match is entertaining!

thanks a lot sweetie, I'm good I guess feel free to buy me a gift though

do you want to buy and deliver on my friend's house? she'll send to mine (I've already changed the address in my order), then I could send you yours... although I'm not even sure it's worth if you don't want the names on it and the home kit as it'll be about R$200,00 and it's £46,00 and the currency rate is about 3.40 now. I think it's worth if you want to have the players' name or want the third kit - as the second is easy to find here. I took the chance to buy both because I was already there and I can save 50 bucks, but I bought there mainly 1) because I wanted the woman's shirt 2) help the forum. If you want to do it, let me know

Goal Italy!

there's too things we see in even the poorest areas of urban cities in Brazil: cable tv and internet. I remember when I went to Bahia - the country side - and it's poor there (though not the poorest you'd find here) and everyone lived in terrible houses but they had cable TV and internet For those poorest I think in some cities in Northeast and North of Minas Gerais I guess the conditions are as bad as some regions in Africa (poverty wise), and then there are very poor communities in many places all around the country, but it got better and internet is something even class D has these days depending on where they are.

@ Suarez too

you guys would be welcomed in Brazil We have tons of issues, but I still think here is the best place to live!

pelo menos agora a gente tem seleção! A CBF ficava de coluio com os agentes, levando cara para a seleção para ser valorizado ao invés de ser o melhor que tinha. Fora que eu me recusava a apoiar o que o Ricardo Teixeira liderava - patriotismo é não apoiar gente como ele. O Marin nao é nada melhor. Mas o Felipão tem meu respeito e eu vou torcer pelo time. E eu nao reclamaria de ficar exilada na Espanha Go Brazil!!!!

I've been in love with this Spanish team for so long, but lately they had annoyed the heck out of me. By principle I don't support Brazil in any competition because of the corruption, mess, and everything else CBF (our FA) is. But I trust Scorali. I mean he is one of the most honest and trustful people to work in Brazilian football and it only took one interview from him earlier this week for me to change my mind about Brazil. So now I'll support Brazil, but I only have Spain NT shirts, hehehehe, so I'll support Brazil, while wearing my Spain tee and I guess get killed by my friends. Because I'm a troller

no, dear, you certainly don't understand me. Romário is the one who said Pelé should keep his mouth shut, as when he's wordless he's a poet. It wasn't me... it was Romário himself. You said something about Pelé that I may agree if you meant him as a public persona who speaks from time to time about football. When he speaks, I agree, he's a clown. It's too much nonsense coming from one trap. That's it, chico. Cheers

if you meant Pelé commentating I agree, if you meant him as a player a discussion isn't even worth.

Find out Oscar and I share something: the architect. The same one who did my house's project a couple of years ago did his:

it's great boss it does deserve and

actually no, I'll change the billing address then, as a friend of mine is in Ireland and the women's shirt will only be available at July 26th. I can still change it thanks for letting me know. Although I've bought things and got they delivered in Brazil - like games (from England as well) and I've never paid taxes...

my team playing @Dion's team, in a friendly, in my hometown - when I don't live there anymore! And it reminds how awfully terrible my side is nowadays. Season's goal: not be relegated - as we have never been - because anything better than this isn't a goal, it's delusional

the cutest of all you are, Mr. Nour

Name is Bárbara Stay active - it's what they said me, I made sure to stay. Stay active too You're going to enjoy the forum, it's really great, the best imo

Welcome mate

As much as you can trust Mirror, I'd say July 8th Jose Mourinho gives over-worked Chelsea squad more time off ahead of pre-season

I've never head any version of it before, so I wouldn't know

I'm with Rapha here... I don't see how such stats could be really useful to a sport like football. But why not try? Just for background information: many other types of stats had been used in the past (by media, FIFA, confederations, etc) and they were dropped because they simply didn't reflect what happened in the game or because the winning tactic changed and some stats became outdated. I'm no expert in baseball so I can't say why it worked or not there, but possession in football has been overrated ever since Spain and Barcelona aced it. The thing is it isn't possession (alone) that makes both great, it's the players they have. I've seen teams - and even Spain more recently against Italy in the 90 minutes (extra time there was a change pro-Spain) - where they keep high possession and if you ask who had better, chances, deserved to win and in some cases even won, they will say the other team... and again with high possession % and completed passes. Spain has a ridiculously low % of uncompleted passes, including against Italy. That never reflected - or rarely reflected - on them dominating the match or being closer to score than Italy. First half especially the match had always been in Italy's hands. Their terrible strikers may be to blame. Possession is all hot and happening (thanks, @Ankit) now, but it's only a matter of time until teams it figure out - like Italy did - on how to make it ineffective. Football is such a dynamic sport. possession is a thing again almost 40 years after Netherlands made it a trend in 1974 WC although they had a different kind of possession (a lot more pressure defending on their attacking field, more objective possession, more fast-paced, but still the annoying excessive passing instead of shooting). Then we go to defensive football like Brazil and Italy in 94 or compact and involving like France 98 or fast paced or dependable on crosses on the box, or slow-paced but controlled, etc, etc, etc. It's like working in cycles, today is possession, and if you ask me the next will be fast-paced/objective again. Next year in Brazil I still think it'll be all about possession, but the next Euro I'm positive possession won't be talked as much as it is now because it won't be as important then. It'll be a more vertical football compared to the horizontal tactic Spain exported to the world since their first Euro.