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Another boneheaded penalty by Myers that brought the Kraken right bacACCk in it... Unbelievable.

There's a rumour that he had a clause in his contract where Alpine had to 'promote' him to full-time driver before August 1st, which they failed to do in time. Didn't see confirmation anywhere of it though. And as you said, even if they failed to reach that clause in time, that doesn't negate his contract with them (which he has until 2023). He can't drive in F2 as former champions aren't allowed. He also didn't drive there this season because of this. I agree, I don't think he can sign/drive for any other F1 team without approval from Alpine. Either way I also don't see how Alpine could still somehow ever give this kid a seat now, after this PR fiasco. I just don't understand how you can announce a driver without having discussed it with the driver before hand...

Oscar Piastri has refuted Alpine's claim that they have signed him for Formula 1 2023 and insists - in a dramatic twist to the sport's transfer 'silly season' - that he will be driving elsewhere instead. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/12664389/oscar-piastri-denies-alpine-announcement-and-says-he-will-be-driving-elsewhere-in-formula-1-2023 What a soap this has been...

During training last week in LA, French Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba injured his knee. Italian media reports he could be out for the rest of 2022 and also miss the World Cup. https://www.eurosport.com/football/serie-a/2022-2023/juventus-midfielder-paul-pogba-could-miss-world-cup-and-rest-of-2022-due-to-knee-injury-reports_sto9064404/story.shtml

Sebastian Vettel has called it a career (after this season anyway). Where do you guys rate him among the all-time greats? With 4 WDC titles, I'm sure he has to be up there? I'm curious who will replace him at Aston Martin... Alonso and Mick Schumacher seem to be the most mentioned names.

Lewandowski's replacement has arrived.

Well, not sure who to root for in the final as I don't like either team winning it. That being said, here's to Italy beating England, just because of their annoying fanbase (it's not coming home). England fans are the Leafs fans of football.

It's Luongo/Schneider. And it's not even close.

No. If the Russian coach is the better coach then yes. But not just because they speak Russian. Any player that comes here should be able to adapt to the English language and the lifestyle, regardless of having a Russian coach.

Guess this is as far as Anderlecht and Genk could come. Genk could have actually beaten Celta with a little more luck though tonight, but this is how football goes...

Well my Raiders are doomed with Carr out This sucks... Time for McGloin to step up I guess... *sigh*

Going to the Arsenal - West Bromwich match on Boxing Day with a buddy. Can't wait!

A: Brazil, Mexico B: Spain, Netherlands C: Colombia, Japan D: Uruguay, Italy E: Switzerland, France F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina G: Germany, Portugal H: Belgium, Russia Superb draw for us Belgians! Round 2 is a must now!

Sorry mate Belgium with a 0-2 win in Scotland. Serbia and Croatia draw at 1-1... We have a 5 pt lead in Group A... A draw in Croatia OR a win at home vs Wales will send us to Brazil! Yay!

What a blow again for Barcelona... 7-0 loss over 2 games... It's one thing to lose, but a whole other thing to get humiliated! Bayern Munich - Dortmund the final, at Wembley Stadium of all places...