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    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    Final Euro roster Germany:

     

    GK: Manuel Neuer, Bernd Leno, Marc-Andre ter Stegen

    Defense: Jerome Boateng, Emre Can, Jonas Hector, Benedikt Höwedes, Mats Hummels, Shkodran Mustafi, Antonio Rüdiger

    Midfield/Striker: Julian Draxler, Mario Götze, Sami Khedira, Joshua Kimmich, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski, Leroy Sane, Andre Schürrle, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Julian Weigl, Mario Gomez

     

    No Rudy, Bellarabi, Brandt and no Reus. According to Löw, he can barely walk a straight line. Weird that it's an argument to keep Reus out, but the same applies to Schweinsteiger and he's in. All in all 2 Dortmund players nominated. Shows Löw's southern Germany bias once again. Sadly, the roster is still too talented to have no success. Can't believe that wanker will go down in the books as one of Germany's most successful managers.

    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    5 minutes ago, Scottish⑦Canuck said:

    I hope he stays. I guess I'm just fed up of them losing players to 'bigger teams'. I get that BVB can't afford the wages other teams can, but it's not like they're a small club FFS. If I was a footballer and you gave me the opportunity to play in front of that crowd every week I'd jump at it.

    True that.

    Hope Mkhitaryan stays. He's more important to us than Auba. German media is starting to lose their s*** because of the drawn out negotiations. But his agent is Mino Raiola. So that's kind of normal.

    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    12 minutes ago, Scottish⑦Canuck said:

    I'd be gutted to lose Auba.

     

    There's no loyalty in football anymore. All about the money.

    I don't know. He's a good striker, but not irreplaceable. For the right price. Why not? Still, I would be very surprised if that's true. Nothing really hinted to him leaving.

     

    Oblak was outstanding today. But he should seriously question his strategy in penalties. That was pretty easy for Real's players.

     

    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    So, reportedly Liverpool expected to sign Götze this summer for 25 m €. But a couple of days ago he told German media he will stay at Bayern and look for his chance under Ancelotti. However, Bayern's president Rummenigge suggested that Götze was told he was not in their plans for next season by both club and new coach. But well, he earns about 12 m € per year. Quite a fun story as a Dortmund fan, to be honest.

    :bigblush:

    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    Löw had some strange surprises in his nominations as well (Rudy instead of Durm, Schmelzer or Ginter for example). Plus the usual suspects who just make it every time, yet no one knows why (e.g. Podolski). Also he nominated players who were injured for long stretches of the season and are not back at 100% (Schweinsteiger, Khedira).

     

    Full 27-man squad:

     

     

    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    9 minutes ago, Alain Vigneault said:

    I didn't mean to imply that them leaving was anything short than kick in the balls.  

     

    All I meant was that Gotze's a Bavarian kid and Hummels played for Bayern before so there was some reason, whether good or bad, to play for Bayern.  

     

    I'm sorry your club has seen such disloyalty in recent times.

    Yeah, I got that. Just wanted to share a bit of the Dortmund fans thoughts. ;)

    The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread

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    14 minutes ago, Alain Vigneault said:

    At least he and Gotze had some sort of reason to go to Bayern.  Lewandowski was unacceptable (and in the way he did it too)

    They all had reasons. Otherwise they wouldn't have gone. Most Dortmund fans view those departures quite the opposite, because Götze told media just weeks before his transfer was announced that he could imagine retiring at Dortmund. And Hummels was our emotional leader for the last couple of years. He wasn't on good terms with Götze's decision, either. Had something to say about Götze taking the easy way out. Now he's taking it himself.

     

    In the end, it's just a job for all of them. As in hockey, as in every other professional sport, it's all about money and success. Doesn't mean it's not like a kick in the nuts every time something like that happens.

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