Olympiacos are hosting the final. Bet that’s going to be a mental atmosphere.

The conference league final is in AEK's stadium

The stadium is the Agia Sophia, named after the Byzantine-built former orthodox cathedral Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul. AEK ofcourse are club originally from the city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul) as are the Greek champs PAOK

Interesting. Didn't know that. Do they refer to either club as the Turks in Greece?

Oh is it? Commentary kept saying Olympiacos would be hosts.

The clubs were set up by refugees from Istanbul, rather than the clubs originally being from there.

Kroos has announced he’ll retire after the Euros.

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 50 minutes ago
Henderson apparently dropped for the Euros, which I’m surprised by.

Southgrate haters won’t know what to do with themselves when they can’t cry about him picking his favourites’ like Henderson and Phillips.
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Phillips going would an absolute travesty

But he’s not going to, that’s the point.

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 56 minutes ago
The clubs were set up by refugees from Istanbul, rather than the clubs originally being from there.
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Still Turks tho'

They were Greek, it’s why they left.

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted about an hour ago
Kroos has announced he’ll retire after the Euros.
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Interesting. Wonder if Kroos departing means another midfielder coming in this summer.

Latest news is Modric will be offered another year.

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 2 minutes ago
They were Greek, it’s why they left.
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What's that when you can throw such an insult in a rival's face?

Tbf I bet a lot of Greeks are descended from refugees from the Ottoman Empire.

Wonder if Madrid might go for Bruno Guimares as a replacement.

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
The clubs were set up by refugees from Istanbul, rather than the clubs originally being from there.
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yes that's right

Kroos to retire after the euros

surprised, thought he'd have a few more years left in him

he's played really well this season too

He has a bsd hare do

Shud reetyre

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 9 minutes ago
He has a bsd hare do

Shud reetyre
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comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
But he’s not going to, that’s the point.
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He hadn’t named the full squad when I made that comment, it was more of a rhetorical remark anyway

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 18 minutes ago
He has a bsd hare do

Shud reetyre
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Awe Goan playin Torquay

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted about an hour ago
Wonder if Madrid might go for Bruno Guimares as a replacement.
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Not actually watched him over a full 90, but the noises about him make it sound like it'd be a good move.

That would leave us needing only Haaland to ensure the decapitation of all Spaniards across the Middle East.

He’s a fantastic player. Has pretty much everything you’d want in a cm.

The new Banega?