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Today's SB challenge, should you choose to accept it

Posted on 10/17/13 at 7:29 am
Posted by Sheep
Neither here nor there
Member since Jun 2007
19506 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 7:29 am
Some Google News clicking around this morning led me to an interesting article about the Australian national team.

Apparently, they've had some rough results lately and turmoil within the team, fired the coach, etc.

I've always found Australia interesting, because their growth as a footballing nation has paralleled (or mimicked) ours.

Anyway, today's soccer board challenge: Post a current article, from a legitimate news source, about the state of affairs of another country's national team.

I'd like to limit it to one per country, unless the article is too great to pass up.

My contribution:

Sydney Morning Herald - Socceroos have lost their way.
This post was edited on 10/17/13 at 8:34 am
Posted by Homespun
Gainesville
Member since Feb 2009
419 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 7:36 am to
Like the idea.

I'm in Crete right now so here's one on the Greek national team.

LINK


Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 7:48 am to
Posted by NOTORlOUSD
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2010
5051 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 7:56 am to
France: Avec Ribery, le compte es bon (with Ribery, the numbers are good)
Posted by BlueMoon
Chapel Hill, NC
Member since Aug 2007
1429 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 7:56 am to
Belgium's succes tied to players in BPL
Possibly
I guess you could argue that they'd be just as good if they were playing in Germany, Spain or Italy.
Posted by joey barton
Member since Feb 2011
11468 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 9:16 am to
Posted by WarSlamEagle
Manchester United Fan
Member since Sep 2011
24611 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 10:11 am to
It's gone from bad to worse for my second home, South Africa.

Allegations have been out that they fixed matches prior to hosting the 2010 World Cup, and they must have some truth to them because... Puma ends South Africa contract with "immediate effect".

So after hosting the World Cup, they've bombed out of the last few AFCONs, not qualified for Brazil and now they're losing a very popular sponsor in Puma.
Posted by Tweezy
west of east
Member since Apr 2008
12157 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 10:30 am to
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155742 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 2:28 pm to
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 2:31 pm to
quote:

scotland



Bhoy right, everybody else wrong
Posted by Xenophon
Aspen
Member since Feb 2006
40924 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 2:55 pm to
Posted by Harry Pitts
Salt Lake City
Member since Jul 2011
1279 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 2:58 pm to
Posted by thenry712
Zasullia, Ukraine
Member since Nov 2008
15795 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 4:48 pm to
Yarmolenko aspires to be as good as Ribery.

quote:

should you choose to accept it


This post was edited on 10/17/13 at 4:49 pm
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155742 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 5:53 pm to
Orange iguanas seemingly always lacked that quality in the final third (of the moat)
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
29-24 #BlewDat
Member since Dec 2010
31081 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 8:08 pm to
You win the post of the day for a Legends Gif.
Posted by BleedPurpleGold
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2005
18917 posts
Posted on 10/17/13 at 8:24 pm to
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