***Football (soccer) Discussion***

[R0ssei]

This may not be the best time to start an open discussion thread on Football (soccer) as the European club seasons and UCL are near ending and the WC is knocking at the door. But I hope the fans here who have keen interest in football besides cricket will give it a shot to last it long.

As I said, this is open to any football related discussion whether it’s about Messi vs Ronaldo, ARG vs BRA, El Classico, EPL vs LaLiga, Mo Salah for Ballon d'Or, Resurrection of Liverpool, Struggles of ManU & Arsenal and so on. Take your pick or start your own!

Meanwhile I will present some FIFA and UEFA stats to add some fuel:

FIFA Ranking (Top 5)

World	CONMEBOL (South America)	UEFA (Europe)
1) Germany	1) Brazil	1) Germany
2) Brazil	5) Argentina	3) Belgium
3) Belgium	9) Chile	4) Portugal
4) Portugal	11) Peru	6) Switzerland
5) Argentina	16) Colombia	7) France

UEFA Ranking (Top 5)

Top 5 UEFA Leagues	Top 5 UEFA Clubs
1) La Liga	1) Real Madrid
2) EPL	2) Athletico Madrid
3) Bundesliga	3) Byyern Munchen
4) Serie A	4) Barcelona
5) Ligue 1	5) Juventus

FIFA Best – 2017 (Top 5)

Best Player (2017)	Best Goalkeeper (2017)	Best Coach (2017)
1) C Ronaldo	1) G Buffon	1) Z Zidance
2) L Messi	2) M Neuer	2) A Conte
3) Neymar	3) K Navas	3) M Allegri
4) G Buffon	4) T Courtois	4) J Low
5) S Ramos	5) H Lloris	5) J Mourinho

FIFA FIFPro World XI (2017)
(4-3-3 Formation)

G Buffon (GK)
D Alves (RFB), L Bonucci (CB), S Ramos (CB), Marcelo (LFB)
L Modric (RMF), T Kroos (CMF/DMF), A Iniesta (LMF)
L Messi (RW), C Roanldo (CF), Neymar (LW)


Let's begin...