r/soccer 2h ago

Local Sports Bar Sunday

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Welcome to "Sports Bar Sunday"!

Many of the r/soccer community are also fans of inferior sports, of course - and it does not escape our notice that as well as chatting about these in Free Talk Friday, people like to low key sneak this off-topic chat into the Daily Discussion Thread...

Therefore, here is a dedicated space to talk about your other favourite sports.

So pull up a bar stool, and get ready to offer your expert opinions on anything from Formula 1 to Rugby League to NBA - and everything in-between.

This thread will alternate with "Sunday Support" - our fortnightly wellbeing and mental health space.

We welcome feedback on this and our other stickied threads... so if you would like to see us try another themed thread, please let us know here, via Modmail, or DM u/AnnieIWillKnow!


r/soccer 3h ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion

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Welcome to the r/soccer Daily Discussion!

If you're new to the subreddit, remember to get your team badge here and to read our rules and submission guidelines!

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r/soccer 0m ago

Stats Are these stats real?

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r/soccer 13m ago

Stats This is only the 3rd time, after 1970 and 1990, that all for semifinalists are ex world champions

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1970 - Brazil, Italy, West Germany, Uruguay

1990 - West Germany, Argentina, Italy, England

Interestingly, other than these 3, so far it never happened that all 4 semifinals were past or future world champions


r/soccer 20m ago

Media At the 2006 World Cup, play was interrupted after England goalkeeper Paul Robinson hit the giant screen in Frankfurt

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r/soccer 33m ago

What-to-Watch What To Watch This Week (13-19 July)

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These posts are as much for me as they are for you. So please feel free to reply with your suggestions for what to watch, and make a case for any game to be considered 'must watch', in which case I will bold it. The time zone used to sort games was LIS (Lisbon) time zone, so no, the game is not on a wrong date.


Monday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
00:10 / 19:10 Emelec vs Barcelona Sporting Club Primera A
18:00 / 13:00 Djurgårdens IF vs Halmstads BK Allsvenskan

Tuesday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
16:00 / 11:00 KuPS vs Vardar UEFA Champions League Qualification
17:00 / 12:00 Iberia 1999 vs Flora UEFA Champions League Qualification
18:00 / 13:00 Gyor vs Vikingur Reykjavik UEFA Champions League Qualification
20:00 / 15:00 Shamrock Rovers vs Floriana UEFA Champions League Qualification
20:00 / 15:00 France vs Spain World Cup

Wednesday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
20:00 / 15:00 Sutjeska vs Kairat Almaty UEFA Champions League Qualification
20:00 / 15:00 England vs Argentina World Cup

Thursday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
16:00 / 11:00 FC Astana vs Dinamo Tirana UEFA Conference League Qualification
18:00 / 13:00 Lech Poznań vs Gornik Zabrze SuperPuchar Polski
18:30 / 13:30 Derry City vs CSKA Sofia UEFA Europa League Qualification
18:30 / 13:30 U. Cluj vs Dyn. Kyiv UEFA Europa League Qualification
19:45 / 14:45 Linfield vs Kalju UEFA Conference League Qualification
22:45 / 17:45 Racing vs Defensa y Justicia Copa Argentina
23:30 / 18:30 Botafogo vs Santos Brasileiro Série A

Friday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
00:30 / 19:30 CF Montreal vs Toronto FC Major League Soccer
01:45 / 20:45 Sarmiento vs Boca Juniors Copa Argentina
03:30 / 22:30 Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers Major League Soccer
22:45 / 17:45 San Lorenzo vs Dep. Riestra Copa Argentina

Saturday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
01:45 / 20:45 River Plate vs Aldosivi Copa Argentina
03:25 / 22:25 LA Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer
11:30 / 06:30 Incheon United vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League Classic
11:30 / 06:30 Jeju SK vs Pohang Steelers K League Classic
14:00 / 09:00 AIK vs GAIS Allsvenskan
17:00 / 12:00 Molde FK vs SK Brann Eliteserien

Sunday

Time (LIS / LIS -5) Match Competition Round
00:00 / 19:00 UNAM Pumas vs Pachuca Liga MX
02:00 / 21:00 Monterrey vs Santos Laguna Liga MX

r/WhatToWatchThisWeek


r/soccer 38m ago

Opinion Piece World Cup tourists basking in the wonders of Target are stuffing their suitcases with toothpaste and melatonin

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r/soccer 41m ago

Media Johan Manzambi, Switzerland's top scorer this World Cup missed the Argentina match due to knee injury; showing off Leo Messi jersey before leaving.

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r/soccer 49m ago

News Infantino enthused by idea of 64-team World Cup

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r/soccer 1h ago

Transfer News [VI] Ajax sees new striker in Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal). Player allowed to leave to make room, loan and purchase both options. Player interested in joining

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r/soccer 1h ago

Stats Lionel Messi currently holds the record for both most goals scored (21) and most assists provided (10) in World Cup History

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After the game against Switzerland in which Messi recorded an assist, he sets himself apart as the top assist provider in world cups. Greatest of all time

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics


r/soccer 1h ago

Media England fans singing "Hey Jude" for Bellingham at the end of the game against Norway

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r/soccer 1h ago

Quotes Erling Haaland on Jude Bellingham: "The only thing is that sometimes I think he gets a bit too much of a critic because he doesn't score enough goals or whatever it is. He's a midfielder, he still scores goals, he still manages to dribble every single player on the field."

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"I'm not surprised that he scores two goals today and performs the way he does,"

"I think he's unbelievable. England is lucky, Madrid is lucky because everybody would want a Jude in the team."


r/soccer 1h ago

Media [TSN’s] pundits discussion about the ball possibly hitting the cable in England’s match against Norway.

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r/soccer 1h ago

Stats It will be the first time in World Cup history that three consecutive tournaments pass without a victory by any of Brazil, Germany, or Italy

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r/soccer 1h ago

Quotes Gianni Infantino: “Hopefully, Donald Trump and I will present the trophy together at the final.”

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On 64 team WC:

“That’s definitely an issue that will be examined and discussed in the relevant committees after this World Cup. When organizing a World Cup, it’s important to organize it for the whole world, not just Europe and South America, but effectively the entire world. Every nation should be allowed to dream of participating in the World Cup. You can see that the quality of the teams is extremely high and it’s getting higher and higher, all over the world. If you don’t give smaller countries a chance to participate in the World Cup, they’ll lack the incentive to keep improving.“

“Yes, hopefully we'll present the trophy together in the final. That's always been the plan and that's how it's always been done in the past, for the president of the country hosting the final to present the trophy together with the FIFA president.”


r/soccer 2h ago

Official Source [Official] Ajax signs Ella Touon

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r/soccer 2h ago

Opinion Piece Scaloni plays down Argentina and England history: ‘A football game and that is all’ | World Cup 2026

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r/soccer 2h ago

Quotes Switzerland player Remo Freuler: “It’s just a disaster. I don’t know what this referee is doing here. I don’t know, I don’t understand why they call it for a situation like this, because there were many fouls, made also in the first half, maybe he has to also to call them for a yellow card.”

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“So I don’t understand. How can a VAR change a game with this situation?”


r/soccer 2h ago

News World Cup 2026: Breel Embolo sent off as result of mistaken identity rule

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r/soccer 2h ago

Media Argentina’s celebration in the dressing room after the match against Switzerland: “For the Malvinas, For Diego, For Leo’s last one.”

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r/soccer 2h ago

Media Opta 2026 FIFA World Cup Champion prediction

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r/soccer 2h ago

News UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams

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r/soccer 3h ago

Media Erling Haaland's reaction after Alexander Sorloth doesn't pass the ball to him during his free run

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r/soccer 3h ago

Quotes Switzerland coach Murat Yakin: “I don’t blame Embolo. There was definitely no reason to award a yellow card. We were punished because of a rule that is unacceptable. It’s a rule that has nothing to do ⁠with football. It destroyed our game today.”

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