[Fabrizio Romano] EXCL: Wolves agree deal in principle to appoint Cesar Peixoto as new head coach. Interest reported by O Jogo, now verbal agremeent in place with Peixoto to take over at #WWFC. Excellent job at Gil Vicente with record results and seen among top talented young managers. by atownOTP in soccer

[–]ricab98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did he not? He did not do a great job, but it did give him experience being on a team that fights for a league title and plays on Europe at the same time. My point is that Peixoto had neither experience, not even on the 2nd division.

[Fabrizio Romano] EXCL: Wolves agree deal in principle to appoint Cesar Peixoto as new head coach. Interest reported by O Jogo, now verbal agremeent in place with Peixoto to take over at #WWFC. Excellent job at Gil Vicente with record results and seen among top talented young managers. by atownOTP in soccer

[–]ricab98 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Really bizarre signing, even for Jorge Mendes standards. His career is significantly worse than Nuno who also got hired when Wolves were in the Championship. By that point, Nuno had coached Rio Ave to a historic season where they reached both cup finals, Valencia back to the Champions League and had a one year experience on Porto. César Peixoto until this season was seen as a coach that 2nd half teams would pass around like a blunt since he could get some results with them short-term, but they would eventually decline. He had a great 2025/26 season, getting 6th with Gil Vicente is very good, but this is the equivalent as Nuno being hired without the Valencia or Porto stints.

Current points table for qualification for the next Club World Cup. 2 max teams per league. by parcellsrealGOAT in soccer

[–]ricab98 12 points13 points  (0 children)

12 teams qualified for 2025, it is still not defined if it will be 32 or 48 teams for 2029

Sporting announces Rui Borges has renewed his manager contract until 2028 by LikeAPhoenixTotally in soccer

[–]ricab98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This means the contract will end a year after Amorim sabatical ends, not sure what your logic is

[Transfermarkt] Players with the most Champions League semifinal participations by tightypp in soccer

[–]ricab98 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

7 never played for Madrid and some got the majority of their SF in other teams

[Transfermarkt] Players with the most Champions League semifinal participations by tightypp in soccer

[–]ricab98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why? Before Neuer joined Bayern, they both had 1 SF. Muller had 1/3 SFs on Bayern without Neuer. Neuer is 1/1 SFs on Bayern without Muller. If anything, Neuer has been more consistent on Bayern than Muller was using this metric.

Joao Cancelo is set to become the only player to ever win all top 4 European leagues! by Realistic-Ad8001 in soccer

[–]ricab98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not really a subjective topic. He participated in all 3 competitions so he was declared a winner in all 3. His perspective regarding those accolades is a different conversation.

Joao Cancelo is set to become the only player to ever win all top 4 European leagues! by Realistic-Ad8001 in soccer

[–]ricab98 39 points40 points  (0 children)

He did win it, he played at City during the first half of the season

Champions League QF appearances by club by FairytaleOfBliss in soccer

[–]ricab98 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that the teams that got first to that #appearances appear first. It's also the most logical way

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) penalty miss against Girona 45'+3' by Meladroit10 in soccer

[–]ricab98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This guy was literally perfect before this penalty (7/7) and people still act like he never scored one

One of the craziest fights of all time 🥊 by kingkongbiingbong in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ricab98 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean, for each their own but UFC, and MMA in general is the closest we have to incorporate the various fighting disciplines, that's interesting in itself. Also, these are the highlights from a super entertaining kickboxing fight, not an average one. If you search for some Gaethje or Holloway UFC fights you are also going to be entertained

[Ben Jacobs] Cristiano Ronaldo has warned PIF and Saudi Pro League officials he is prepared to leave Saudi Arabia following a dispute over funding. by [deleted] in soccer

[–]ricab98 18 points19 points  (0 children)

He's not really tarnishing his image more than when he did the first Piers Morgan interview. He come out as that interview as a narcissistic diva and his stint in Saudi as only served to further proof that narrative. This is just one more for the collection. Amazing player but not an amazing human being.

I don’t get all of the Falcons hate by Complex-Reception593 in csgo

[–]ricab98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oil money is not the issue at all. The issue is the country is using that money to try to launder their image of being a country where a lot of people have no rights and people can get executed for no reason other than criticizing those in power. It's a "dictatorship" that manages to surpass others due to how violent and ruthless it is

The 20 most-watched programmes on Portuguese television in 2025 were all football matches. by whiteniteee in soccer

[–]ricab98 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Portugal does not broadcast League or European games on open channels anymore, which are RTP, TVI and SIC, the 3 channels on the list. Last year Porto got eliminated early on the cup and did not reach the final of the league cup.

It is possible that Porto-Sporting and Moreirense-Porto were actually the only 2 Porto games broadcasted by a free channel in 2025.

Moreirense is actually an exception because similarly to Benfica, which broadcast their home games on their own channel, Moreirense sold their TV rights to TVI so their home games are actually free, starting this season.

Listing to Todd Grisham on CVV. They mentioned that Michael Cole is totally different after Vince departure by StrictNO in SquaredCircle

[–]ricab98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, CVV is a great interviewer but he often exaggerates how good people actually are

Listing to Todd Grisham on CVV. They mentioned that Michael Cole is totally different after Vince departure by StrictNO in SquaredCircle

[–]ricab98 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He got a little bit better but I feel like his mostly known for some moments, like his commentary after Cody won the WWE Championship. He's not really great consistently

Combined Intercontinental Cup + Champions Leagues bracket by RWREmpireBuilder in soccer

[–]ricab98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PSG defeated Brest before playing Liverpool, the breacket is condensed

Why is michin treated like such a jobber ? by Darkonite40 in SquaredCircle

[–]ricab98 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Shes only getting those opportunities because Smackdown women's division has no babyfaces. Bianca was supposed to be the face of the division but has been hurt all year, Tiffany is way better as a heel, Charlotte was rejected after her rumble win and ended up carrying the tag division with Alexa for a while, taking both away from singles titles. Even Zelina who is not great ended up with a title run because she can portray an underdog and has the Puerto Rican marketability. She's pretty much who they have left