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Football, Futbol, Soccer, etc. (Official Thread)

I watched a handful of minutes and it was pretty comical all around. From a betting side, Under on goal totals seemed like a shoe-in most games as teams spent 90 minutes dicking around - with the desire to not screw up and without the skill to do anything offensively if they tried.

Not for nothing but I saw someone on Twitter post their recommendation to just take “Will there be a Red Card? Yes” prop every game. It usually pays about 3/1 (probably lower odds for this tournament than say an EPL match). I thought, not a bad idea - I should throw $10 at that since I noticed plenty in the group stage.

Except I did not follow through - I’m not exactly wasting my time tracking AFCON start times. Sure enough, the Round of 16 got wild. Red cards in 5/8 games - 7 total. :lol:

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Champions League final should be bigger than Super Bowl - Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said the Champions League final should be a bigger spectacle than the Super Bowl and that it needs to evolve to capture a bigger audience.

He told The Athletic he "can't understand how the Super Bowl can feel bigger than the Champions League final," despite the fact that the 2021 Champions League final drew 700 million viewers and the 2022 Super Bowl only had 112 million viewers.

The 48-year-old Qatari businessman is said to have been debating ideas ahead of last week's European Club Association (ECA) General Assembly, for clubs to explore "new commercial opportunities."

"The Super Bowl, and the U.S. generally, have this mindset, creativity and entertainment. That's what I have suggested, to have an opening ceremony to the Champions League, to have one match on the opening night where the winners take on a big team -- maybe it is not a good idea, but at least let's challenge the status quo. Each match needs to be an event and entertainment."

The Champions League final tends to draw between 380 million-400 million spectators outside of the venue.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-ch...-be-bigger-than-super-bowl-nasser-al-khelaifi

The Super Bowl is and will always be (in the foreseeable future) the biggest one day sporting event in the US. Football is the most popular spectator sport in the US, soccer is usually ranked 4th or 5th behind basketball (2nd), baseball (3rd), and maybe ice hockey (4th). I don't think anybody in their right mind believes that the Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the world.
 
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2nd half floodgates have opened after numerous close calls in the first half. 2-0 Liverpool after the first 10 minutes in the second half and more wouldnt surprise me. Their attack is ruthless and terrifying even with 8 and 9 men back on defense. I love it
 
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