The Official European Football Thread

[jero]

Did you see that smile on the ref's face when he gave a red card to Sweden? And then the "thank you's" from the Gaymany's! Like: Your new Mercedes is on his way bro!

I didn't know Gaymany en Branuzil had a connection!!

[jero]

But as a fan of the game I have to say: Gaymany played a solid game and deserve.....nahhh I can't say that!
FUCK Germany!!!

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Let's be fair play and say: well done, die Manschaft!

I saw Sweden-England the other day, and the Swede didn't desserve the final score at all IMO.

Well, now the Germans will be very, very hard to stop, Argentina or not.

[jero]

I can't Jerome, I can't!
I know you're right but I just can't say it!
The only thing that comes to my mind is: FUCK EM!
I know I sound pathetic, which I'm sorry for, but that's football

Ok, I'll try, DLN, Gongr....r.r.r...r..

No, sorry. FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jérôme Frenchise]

DLN is very certainly partying like a madman!

[jero]

Originally posted by Jérôme Frenchise


DLN is very certainly partying like a madman!

I'm sure he can't sit for a week! His asshole is as big as the Berlin stadium. That fag!

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Argentina 2:1 Mexico

Damn, I'd love to see those gauchos bite the dust soon enough! I just can't stand them, and that fat ball Maradonut agitating his puppy little boy's arms like an idiot. Grotesque!

[Wawazat]

Everbody´s having a good time ?

[Wawazat]

I do now

German fags are going to be kicked out by their first real opponent Argentina on Friday.

Dutch fags tomorrow

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Wawazat
I do now

German fags are going to be kicked out by their first real opponent Argentina on Friday.

You have to think that the winner of that game are top favourites to win the thing.

[Seshmeister]

Comon Equador

[Seshmeister]

Name: Republic of Ecuador
Independence: May 24, 1822 (from Spain)
Type of government: Democratic Republic
Area: 256,370 sq. kilometers
Population: 13.2 million
Capital City: Quito (population 1.2 million)
Principal cities: Guayaquil, Quito, and Cuenca
Official language: Spanish
Currency: U.S. Dollar
People

Population: 13,212,700 million (2004 est.)
0 -14 years: 35% (male 2,430,303; female 2,351,166)
15 -64 years 60% (male 4,116,289; female 4,198,667)
65 years and over: 5% (male 284,082; female 329,727)
Population density: 47.7 people per sq. km (one of the highest in South America)
Population growth rate: 1.91%
Birth rate: 24.94 births /1,000 population
Death rate: 5.29 deaths /1,000 population
Ethnic Division:
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and Spanish): 65%
Indigenous: 25%
Spanish: 7%
Black: 3%
Indigenous groups: over 40 indigenous nations including the Quichua, Huaorani, Shuar (Jivaro), Achuar, Cofan, Siona, Secoya, Otavaleño, Tchatchilas (Colorados), Zaparo, Salasacas, Canaris, Saraguro & Chachi
Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous tongues. Quichua, the language of the Incas, is the most widely spoken indigenous language. English is commonly spoken among professionals and tourism providers.
Religion: 95% Roman Catholic, however most mestizos and indigenous converts combine Catholicism with animistic practices and beliefs.

Social Welfare

Net migration rate: -8.58 migrant(s) /1,000 population (2004 est)
Infant mortality rate: 31.97 deaths /1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: 71.89 (male: 69.06; female: 74.86)
Total fertility rate: 2.99 children born /woman
HIV/AIDS (adult prevelence rate): .03% (2001 est.)
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line): 65%
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5): 45% (2001)
Access to improved water source: 70% (2001)
Literacy: 92.5% of the population over 15 years of age (male:94%; female: 91%)
Geography

Location: north western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Border countries: Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km
Area: 256,370 sq. km.- roughly the size of the U.S. State of Colorado
Coastline: 2,237 kilometers
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 meters
Highest point: Chimborazo Volcano, 6,310 meters
(note: Cotopaxi Volcano in the Andes is the highest active volcano in world)
Climate: tropical along the coast and in the Amazon region, and cooler in the highlands
Terrain: coastal plain (Costa), inter-Andean highlands (Sierra), rolling eastern rainforest plain (Oriente) & the Galapagos Island Archipelago
Natural resources: oil, fish, timber, and various minerals
Land use:
Arable land: 6%
Permanent crops: 5%
Permanent pastures: 18%
Forests and woodlands: 56%
Other: 15% (2001)
Natural hazards: frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, and periodic droughts
Volcanic history: Ecuador has many active volcanoes, as well as one of the greatest densities of volcanoes in the world. Active volcanoes include Cotopaxi, Sangay, Reventador, Tungurahua & Guagua Pichincha.
Ecology & Environment

Overview: In the Ecuadorian Amazon, which represents just two percent of the whole basin, live one-third of all the bird species in the entire Amazon region, and 10 percent of all the tree species on earth. Over 24 tropical life zones are found in Ecuador (according to the Holdridge Life Zone system) including: mangrove swamp, dry tropical forest, tropical cloud forest, paramo, and tropical lowland rainforest. Due to its great variety of life zones, Ecuador boasts one the highest levels of bio-diversity in the world. For example one hectare of lowland rainforest can contain as many frog species as in all of North America; one tree can contain more ant species than in all of the British Isles combined; and of the world's known bird species (about 9,000), pint-sized Ecuador is home to over 1,500. Ecuador also has one of the greatest levels of endemism anywhere in the world.

Species:

mammals: 302
plants: 18,250
birds: 1,559
reptiles: 374
amphibians: 402
freshwater fish: 706

Threatened species:

mammals: 20
plants: 375
birds: 50
reptiles: 12
amphibians: 0
freshwater fish: 0

% of habitat remaining:

forests: 96.3
grasslands: 75.9
wetlands: no data

Total area protected (ha): 11,114 (2001)
% of land area protected: 39.3 (2001)
No. of areas protected over 100,000 ha in size: 46.7 (2001)
No. of areas protected over 1 million ha in size: 6.7 (2001)
Current environmental issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands

International environmental agreements: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands

Government

Type of government: Democratic Republic
Capital: Quito
Current President: Lucio Gutierrez
Administrative division: 21 provinces - Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe
Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal, compulsory for literate people ages 18-65
Infrastructure

Internet Service Providers: 31
Internet dial-up accounts: 39,700 (2001)
Internet users per 100: 1.7 (2001 est.)
PC ownership: 20.3 per 1,000 (2001 est.)
Cable TV subscribers: 78,200 (2001)
Main phones lines: 1,426,200; Per 100: 11 (2001 est.)
Cellphone subscribers: 1,560,900; Per 100: 7.1 (2001 est.)
Roads paved: 18.9% (2000)
Economy (USD billions unless otherwise noted)

Overview: Ecuador has substantial oil resources and rich agricultural areas. Because the country exports primary products such as oil, bananas, and shrimp, fluctuations in world market prices can have a substantial domestic impact.

GDP: 41.7
GDP real growth rate: 3.3%
GDP per capita: USD $3,100
Gross domestic investment/GDP: 12.2 (1999)
Exports of goods and services/GDP: 37.3 (1999)
Gross domestic savings/GDP: 24.9 (1999)
Gross national savings/GDP: 24.8 (1999)
TradeCurrent account balance/GDP: 5.0 (1999)
Interest payments/GDP: 3.6 (1999)
Debt - external 14.4
GDP composition by sector (2001):
Agriculture: 11%
Industry: 33%
Services: 56%
Economic Aid - recipient: 120 million
Labor force: 3.7 million
Population distribution by occupation:
Agriculture: 30%
Industry: 25%
Services and other activities: 45% (2001 est.)
Inflation rate: 6.1% (yearend 2003 est.)
Unemployment rate: 7.7% with widespread underemployment (2001)
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line): 65%
Main industries: oil, mining, food processing, textiles, metal work, paper products, wood products, chemical production, plastics, fishing, lumber, tourism
Main agriculture products: bananas, coffee, cacao, rice, potatoes, manioc, plantains, sugarcane, cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy, balsa wood, fish, shrimp
Trade (USD billion)

Total exports: 4.9
Export commodities: petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish
Total imports: 6.0
Import commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw materials, fuels; consumer goods

[Seshmeister]

England fans held by riot police

Police in Stuttgart are dealing with the confrontation between fans
Riot police are removing England fans from Stuttgart's main square.
German police are taking away about 200 supporters who were being held together in a corner of the city's main square. Chairs and bottles were thrown earlier by small groups of rival fans.

The rest of the square has been filled with thousands watching the Argentina vs Mexico match on the big screen.

Of the 122 England fans arrested in Stuttgart on Friday night all are likely to be held until Monday.

Currently, police are surrounding the remaining fans in the square but the atmosphere has eased.

Up to 50 fans were arrested earlier in the evening and over the course of the evening up to 200 fans have been gradually led away by German police.

Germany win

BBC News's Claire Heald said German fans were leaving the square following Germany's 2-0 win over Sweden but a small group had refused to move past a bar in which England supporters had gathered and riot police moved in.

English and German fans are singing songs at each other in a good-natured but rowdy atmosphere - but in hot conditions a lot of beer is being drunk

Claire Heald


In pictures: England fans

Missiles were thrown during the initial confrontation and the police, some on horseback, then created a barrier to keep the fans about 50m apart.

During the clash several English and German fans exchanged punches and one man in a Germany shirt was seen with his face covered in blood, the Press Association news agency reported.

Erwin Hetger, head of the state police, said: "We had no problems at all with the French, Swiss and Dutch fans that were having a great party here.

"It all changed when the English fans arrived. The atmosphere changed. The incidents began late yesterday evening."

He praised the help he had received from the British police who are in Germany for the tournament.

Earlier, police warned that any fans arrested could miss England's match against Ecuador on Sunday.

But they have stressed that the majority of the expected 60,000 England fans set to watch the game in Stuttgart had not caused authorities any problems.

On Friday, police had tried to move a group of drunken fans in the main square who were singing songs insulting to Germans and other nationalities.

But the group refused to disperse and some threw bottles and chairs, as well as singing racist chants. One man has been charged with assault, after allegedly throwing a chair which hit a Tunisia fan.


Arrested fans could miss the England match on Sunday

The arrests on Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday more than doubled the number of UK citizens held so far during the World Cup.

Total arrests of all nationalities during the tournament stands at more than 4,000.

[Seshmeister]

UK citizens?

Fuck off BBC

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Same old song again. It's only in football that you'll find such cunts - I mean brainwashed and violent supporters.
That kind of things never occurs around rugby matches!

Ecuador...

When they played their first match, I was watching it at my fave pub, and the game wasn't of much interest for anybody... safe 3 customers, including a lovely gal, who yelled with joy when the Ecuadorian team scored their first goal. Everybody looked at them and sympathized, as they told us they were from Ecuador, and I said: "Well, we didn't know which team to support, but now we do!"
They were very cool and funny folks, and we had a nice time though they didn't speak French a lot.

As far as sports, the only champion from Ecuador that I know is Andres Gomez, a left-handed tennis player who beat Agassi in the final of Roland Garros in 1990, at the age of 30. He had told the press that, as Lendl wouldn't play that year, he would win the tournament (the Czekoslovakian beat him around the 1/4 finals every year), which he did.

As for being any worry for the English team... Well, you never know, after all. There was some more evidence tonight when Argentina had trouble beating Mexico, supposed to be a very modest team (in comparison). But I don't think the match will be of any difficulty for England. The next round will be something else!