Posted on 06/15/2016 12:24:40 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Dozens of Russian 'ultras' clashed with England fans chanting 'We hate Russia' during a fresh round of violence in the centre of Lille today.
French police used pepper spray as two groups of supporters squared up in the northern French city – just hours after a separate flare-up at a bar.
Punches were thrown during the brawl in the early hours of this morning after England fans had left a nearby pub.
Russia's 'hyper violent' thugs had earlier ignored UEFA's threat to ban their country from Euro 2016 as they attacked English and Welsh supporters near the city's train station.
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France wins 2-0. They are through. Albania’s stay will be short.
I wonder if there is a possibility a team can advance in 3rd place with 3 points. It seems possible but maybe I’m way wrong.
You kiddin? I was defensive MVP every year I played. I whooped serious ass. I'm like a force of freaking nature.
The irony is that at least in Football we score. Not so with soccer!
Perfect description!
There will be 3rd place teams in the final 16, so I would say yes it’s possible. So I suppose technically Albania are still in it.
There was a time when Soccer was a much more rough sport than it is now.
Stuff that gets a red card today weren’t even called as a foul until probably late in the 70s. But watch old English First Division matches from the early 70s, it’s was pretty brutal.
So what if soccer is not as regimented and armied like American football? Neither is tennis, swimming, basketball, baseball and most other sports. Bowling?
I agree scoring is difficult in soccer. Un-American, I say . . . we need “combat.” Brought to us by Cialis every five minutes.
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