spook007 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 22 hours ago, Beary Sweet said: I'm starting to believe Mourinho that United are one of 'unluckiest' teams in the Premier League. Fellaini cost this team a win and should be gone in January window. No discipline at all. Should've kept Mkhitaryan in the game. He looked lively. Ibra scored a nice goal with the keeper way out and was able to get a chip over him. He's starting to heat up as of late. 4 goals in 5. Again, United should've won today. Did everything right but not grabbing the 3 points. Disappointing but only way I can the team making it into Champs League is Europa League. No way they can qualify for Champs League through PL with Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City and Spurs doing good unless one of those teams go downhill. Hope they really get it going though. It's been like 5 draws in a row. Go United! It would actually take two of these teams to go downhill spectacularly, for Utd to get to C/L... Just unreal to watch, however think Everton deserved a share of the spoils, since Utd could finish them off... So now Euro League will become interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 On 12/3/2016 at 9:25 PM, Lateralus91 said: Yeah. Just found the first video before the second. Don't think it's about holding off clubs right now. There's no better place for him at the moment to develop. He just turned 18 and the contract will very likely be renewed during the winter. We will hold the summer training camp in the US for the next 2 years, as far as I remember. Don't think we will give up on that marketing opportunity by selling him. Dortmund keeps finding these gems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 So Celtic got a pathetic 2500 allocation for tonight's game in Manchester despite demand for thousands more, and the fact that City have entire sections unsold... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 On a Dortmund note, if they had last year's team they would in my mind win the Bundesliga this season. I think next season they'll mount a real challenge. With the turnover in players I think it's asking too much of them this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) From todays british SUN newspaper... TAX FRAUD Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star may face jail after huge demand for prosecutors to check tax returns amid fraud allegations Portuguese star is under investigation following latest allegations BY GERARD COUZENS 6th December 2016, 12:26 pm SPAIN’S tax workers’ union Gestha has called on the country’s Inland Revenue bosses to pass any files they have on Cristiano Ronaldo to prosecutors. They insisted state prosecutors should be given the chance to decide whether to launch legal proceedings against the Real Madrid star over alleged tax dodging. SOLARPIX A group of European media outlets including the Sunday Times and Spanish daily El Mundo accused Ronaldo of financial impropriety over the weekend. They also pointed the finger at Arsenal star Mesut Ozil and Jose Mourinho, with the Sunday Times claiming his advisers misled the tax authorities in Britain and Spain during inquiries into more than £10million in earnings hidden through a Caribbean tax haven. Mourinho has denied any wrongdoing and Ronaldo’s Portuguese agents GestiFute defended the Portuguese boss and the former Manchester United winger in a statement, claiming they were both fully compliant with their tax obligations. But Gestha, which represents employees of Spain’s Tax Agency and its Finance Ministry, insisted today on Monday that prosecutors should be consulted over the Ronaldo allegations because the footballer could be facing prison if it was proved he committed tax fraud through the use of offshore accounts and companies. Keep up-to-date with all the latest transfer news and gossip ahead of the January window with SunSport’s daily LIVE blog. They put out a strongly-worded press release speculating about a lengthy prison sentence for one of the world’s best players if he was found to have committed tax crimes. Respected Spanish daily El Mundo has claimed Ronaldo may have diverted up to as much as 150 million euros from image rights contracts to a Caribbean tax haven. Spain’s Finance Minister said on Saturday it “would carry out the inspections it sees fit” following the media revelations. It is thought he may have hid more than £10m from his image rights The footballer is said to be facing ongoing tax inspections over his returns for the years 2011 to 2013, even though El Mundo claimed the alleged impropriety began in 2009 when he signed for Real Madrid. Gestha said in a statement released on Monday: “Gestha today asked the Spanish Tax Agency to forward to state prosecutors the information it has relating to the revelations known as ‘Football Leaks’. published this weekend by the EIC network, which El Mundo forms part of and which mention Cristiano Ronaldo. “Gestha considers that in light of these documents, which include those relating to the Real Madrid footballer, there could be sufficient grounds to forward the case to state prosecutors so they can decide if they should start criminal proceedings.” It added in the statement: “Gestha also consider that the director of Spain’s Tax Agency should explain in the Spanish Parliament under what criteria he decides to refer cases of alleged tax fraud by sportspeople to prosecutors, as well as what the criminal consequences are of only ordering an investigation into three years of tax returns and not others and what reasons exist for that. “In the case of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Tax Agency has ordered an inspection for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. “For each of those years, if there has been tax fraud, it would probably surpass 600,000 euros and if companies in tax havens had been used, we’d be talking about ‘aggravated fiscal fraud’ which would carry a prison sentence of two to six years for each crime. “However if the player admits wrongdoing and pays back the amounts requested, in his case, the punishment could be reduced so he would receive a maximum prison sentence of 18 months if convicted of three counts of tax fraud and would avoid jail as a first-time offender.” The union said it believed that if Ronaldo had committed any wrongdoing, they would expect his advisors to recommend supplementary backdated voluntary payments for the years 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015. GestiFute boss Jorge Mendes and his agency have furiously denied any wrongdoing by themselves or any of their clients identified in the media reports. In a statement, GestiFute said: “Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho are fully complaint with their tax obligations with the Spanish and British tax authorities. “Any insinuation or accusation made of Cristiano Ronaldo or Jose Mourinho over the commission of a tax offence will be reported to the legal authorities and prosecuted.” Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were handed a 21-month jail sentence for tax evasion at the start of July. A Spanish court found the Messi’s had evaded POUNDS 3.19 million on the footballer’s image rights from 2007 to 2009. Lawyers for the star announced after the sentence they would appeal, even neither man is expected to serve any prison time because in Spain jail sentences of less than two years for first-time offenders are normally suspended. 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TheRussianRocket. Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 CR7, legend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieBush Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 5 hours ago, TheRussianRocket. said: CR7, legend. He might be a legend, but Lionel Messi is on another planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Suarez should win it ;). Edited December 7, 2016 by Bizarre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus91 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Goalimpact is a very advanced version of something similar to the +/- rating in hockey. Very interesting ranking. Top 10: Rank Player Team Goalimpact Player Age PeakGI Nationality Previous Rank 1 Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund 216,51 24,50 221,74 Deutschland 3 2 Thomas Müller Bayern München 212,59 27,25 215,05 Deutschland 1 3 Busquets FC Barcelona 207,43 28,42 212,11 Spanien 10 4 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 203,50 29,42 209,97 Argentinien, Spanien 8 5 Piqué FC Barcelona 199,92 29,83 207,05 Spanien 15 6 Pedro Chelsea FC 199,34 29,33 205,66 Spanien 11 7 Manuel Neuer Bayern München 198,81 30,67 210,94 Deutschland 9 8 Toni Kroos Real Madrid 197,03 26,92 198,87 Deutschland 20 9 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 195,17 28,92 200,82 Frankreich 5 10 Mesut Özil Arsenal FC 193,66 28,17 197,91 Deutschland 2 Ronaldo ranks 38th. http://www.goalimpact.com/blog//2015/04/how-to-read-goalimpact-chart.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Lateralus91 said: Goalimpact is a very advanced version of something similar to the +/- rating in hockey. Very interesting ranking. Top 10: Rank Player Team Goalimpact Player Age PeakGI Nationality Previous Rank 1 Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund 216,51 24,50 221,74 Deutschland 3 2 Thomas Müller Bayern München 212,59 27,25 215,05 Deutschland 1 3 Busquets FC Barcelona 207,43 28,42 212,11 Spanien 10 4 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 203,50 29,42 209,97 Argentinien, Spanien 8 5 Piqué FC Barcelona 199,92 29,83 207,05 Spanien 15 6 Pedro Chelsea FC 199,34 29,33 205,66 Spanien 11 7 Manuel Neuer Bayern München 198,81 30,67 210,94 Deutschland 9 8 Toni Kroos Real Madrid 197,03 26,92 198,87 Deutschland 20 9 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 195,17 28,92 200,82 Frankreich 5 10 Mesut Özil Arsenal FC 193,66 28,17 197,91 Deutschland 2 Ronaldo ranks 38th. http://www.goalimpact.com/blog//2015/04/how-to-read-goalimpact-chart.html GOTZE ranks first??? WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 22 hours ago, TheRussianRocket. said: CR7, legend. I used to think Ronaldo was a petulant, self centred, whining brat. Now I think he's a tax cheating, petulant, self centred, whining brat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus91 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 3 hours ago, Bob.Loblaw said: GOTZE ranks first??? WTF Wasn't surprised to see him high up there. Didn't expect him to be first, though. He's not the player he used to be during his first stint here. People still expect him to dribble past defenders and score goals. He doesn't do that so much anymore. Nowadays he's more like the personified glue for the team. German tactic pundits call that "Balancespieler" (balance player). Through his positioning he creates a surplus of players in certain areas of the pitch (usually where the ball is) which makes it easy to play through the defense with a few passes. Leads to few assists, even fewer goals for him personally. And certainly that doe not look like anything spectacular. But when you look at the team, they score more goals when he's playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus91 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1. Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 21:9 14 2. Real Madrid 6 3 3 0 16:10 12 3. Legia Warschau 6 1 1 4 9:24 4 4. Sporting Lissabon 6 1 0 5 5:8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 17 hours ago, Scottish⑦Canuck said: I used to think Ronaldo was a petulant, self centred, whining brat. Now I think he's a tax cheating, petulant, self centred, whining brat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 United put a pretty good performance vs Zorya and breeze by them 2-0. Mkhitaryan got his 1st goal as a United player off a counter attack where he dummied by couple of Zorya defenders and coolly put it beyond the keeper's reach. Ibra also scores off a through ball and lovely finish similar to Mkhitaryan's. united punched a ticket into the Euroa League round of 32 and hopefully they go on to win it. Would be huge and puts less pressure in PL. Go United! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 11 hours ago, Scottish⑦Canuck said: Absolutely classless. He should be like Mark Noble and do the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 On 12/9/2016 at 0:42 PM, Bob.Loblaw said: Absolutely classless. He should be like Mark Noble and do the right thing. Herrera should have elbowed Noble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwise Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 2-0 for the foxes. 4 mins in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck001 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 John Stones is actually terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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