UEFA European Football Forum

Ice hockey is one of the few sports in which absence of Russia really decrease the level of competition and my interest in it. Though of course I perfectly understand the reasons for the ban and support it. I'm just watching NHL, where the quality is always top notch. Before stumbling upon this thr...

I'm glad they didn't opt for a predetermined schedule or something like the Champions Hockey League has. However, using the computer to draw the opponents is a bit cheesy. They could have at least used balls to draw the initial seed of the RNG so that the draw could be transparent and reproducible t...

fruki wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 22:56I like that you're playing against a different opponent each round

We've already had it in the UEFA Cup, where teams played four games in the group stage, each against different opponents. Apparently, nobody liked that format, so it was scrapped.

Locking a thread because of an argument is akin to banning a stadium due to players fighting. That'll definitely prevent future conflicts.

I think the end goal is to create an artificial NBA/NHL-like closed structure of permanent franchises, in which Madrid Royals would face Barcelona Catalans six times a year, with the primary aim to maximise profits through increased viewership from a non-European audience, where 'fans' like Abdul Al...

Round of 16 simulator.

@bert.kassies You've got your pots wrong. Real Sociedad won the group, Inter were second.

Newcastle couldn't take their chances unfortunately. But I'd be happy to see them in Europe next season, hopefully without all the injuries. They put up a good fight, especially under the circumstances. Probably ideally not the CL, they need to build up a coefficient to avoid groups like this. No g...

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 09:38Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin is trying to change his own rule to remain in power until 2031.

If not Čeferin, then who? Just enough time to invade the World Rugby federation & return it to its 'native harbour'. The circus of players running with the ball in hand must be brought to an end.

If Switzerland ends up in group F, we will get group A from Euro 2008.

Hoping Serbia will end up in group B.

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 18:11 My wish: PC

Scotland & Italy for me. The pot 2 team doesn't matter.

I'm in favour of allowing the players to represent only the country in which they grew up, provided they've got citizenship. Players not only represent their country, but also its football federation & academies. However, many African countries (particularly the likes of Morocco) are reaping the...

Yeah, I've just discovered that that fire is burning even brighter than it was before, I thought that was pretty much over. You must have missed the period around 2006-2009 when Romanian football was at its peak resulting in an influx of users such as ikoon aka retroactive who would readily bite an...

Agree with UEFA - 17 year olds shouldn't be punished for actions of Putin and his cronies, they didn't want this war! How are they being punished exactly? Getting their homes destroyed by bombs? Their loved ones mutilated & killed? They are not banned from playing football. Moreover, nobody is ...

Shakhtar will play their home European matches in Hamburg this season. Dnipro played in Kosice, Zorya in Lublin, Dynamo in Bucharest and Vorskla in Tychy. So only Zorya and Vorskla decided to stay in Poland. I don't know what was the reason of those departures, but the most logical one is that some...