What is your football club?

[Macunaíma]

Now that the Cup is over, we'll go back to our normal lives, rooting for our own clubs in our local tournaments. Since there's people from a lot of places here (mostly Europe, though), I got curious to know which clubs are your clubs, the ones you follow and root for on domestic and continental competitions. Not the ones you just sympathize with, but that one which you have been a fan of all your life, and always will be. True football passion.

Nice to get some club-level discussion going.

[isa0005]

As an Australian, I "root" for the AFLs Saint Kilda Football Club. CAAAAAARN SAINTERS!

Won't lie though, they're not an easy team to barrack for, they've only won one premiership game and that was in 1966 :'( which is waaaaaayyyy before my time haha. Although my dad was there as a little tacker.

[Macunaíma]

Nice. Is "root" an inadequate expression for "belonging" to a team? I don't know how to say that in English. In Brazil we say "torcer", which means literally "to twist" or "bend" or something like that, and can both mean that you have a club which your are specially a fan of, or that in a particular match you want one team to win, so you are "torcendo" for them.

Edit: Oh, your club plays football with their hands! You don't happen to cheer for a team of soccer, as you call it over there?

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

The Red Devils...Forever.

[Macunaíma]

I thought you were Greek.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Oh I am.
Greek football league isn't that great tbh, but AEK Athens F.C won the league this year and you could say it's my ''favorite'' Greek team. But I'm a hardcore Manchester fun, plus I love Premier League too much.

[Macunaíma]

Apparently AEK is trying to buy one of my club's players, Rodrigo Moledo. I hope they don't succeed.

By the way, that's my club:



The great Sport Club Internacional, of Porto Alegre!

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Oh I didn't know that ? hehe I hope he deserves his money.

[Macunaíma]

He played in Greece last season, but for Panathinaikos. Even won a prize as best central back in the league or something like that.

But this buying of him might as well be an invention of the press.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

He played in Greece last season, but for Panathinaikos. Even won a prize as best central back in the league or something like that.

But this buying of him might as well be an invention of the press.

Oh, I think I know the guy. Yeah it's quite possible.

[Macunaíma]

Tell you what, I'll root for AEK on the Champions League this season, then. Hope they do better than Olympiakos. But only if they don't take our defender.

This thread is so underwhelmingly empty. I thought people would actually want to dick-wave their clubs around. Guess not.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

If it's good then I guess we'll need him.
Oh I'm sure more people will comment at some point.

[Knight of Heaven]

Fortunate that in my lifetime My club won two champions league 1 UEFA cup, one Europa league, and really fortunate to see great world class players play for my club.

This will always be in my memory.

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THis one i was too young to remember.. but still quite epic... The great Rabah Madger...

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[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Οh I still remember that. Great final and overall performance from Porto.

[Macunaíma]

I've also been fortunate to see Inter win 2 Copa Libertadores and one Club World Cup, defeating the mighty Barcelona of Ronaldinho in the final. You might have seen it...

[Knight of Heaven]

Oh yeah Porto also has 2 world club trophies Allmost didnt remember that honestly i dont even remember who they played . And one european super cup. We lost the other one in 2004/2005 I think against valencia

[Macunaíma]

In 2004 I know you beat Once Caldas from Colombia by penalty kicks. They were probably one of the greatest upsets on Libertadores history, beating defending champions Boca Juniors in the final by penalty kicks too.

Is Porto in 2004 considered an upset?

Edit: In 87 you beat Peñarol in extra time. A great honor if you ask me. Peñarol is one of the greatest South American clubs, but that was their last Libertadores title. Now they barely reach the knockout stage.

They did reach the final in 2011, though, and were defeated by Neymar's Santos. Even knocked us out in the eighth finals .

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

I've also been fortunate to see Inter win 2 Copa Libertadores and one Club World Cup, defeating the mighty Barcelona of Ronaldinho in the final. You might have seen it...

Hell yeah I have seen that game. It was really something.

[Macunaíma]

Yes it was. Here's the video with the highlights. Sorry I didn't find one with better quality.



The goal always gives me chills.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Great football.