Al Garb

Partial to a bet or two on any sport.

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@ahleach Only person who cares about it is Tom

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️New: Thierry Henry reacts to the USA vs Paraguay stoppage for TV commercials:

“I’ve spent my entire life in this beautiful game — as a player at the highest level, as a fan, and now as someone who analyses it every week — and what unfolded during that USA versus Paraguay match left me deeply frustrated. The fourth official standing there on the touchline, arm raised high, instructing the referee to hold the restart… not for any injury, not for tactical reasons, and not even primarily for player hydration in that scorching heat. No. It was because the broadcast team hadn’t finished airing all their commercials. That’s not football. That’s a television show pretending to be a World Cup match.

The beautiful game is being strangled by greed. Players are out there in the heat, ready to restart, momentum building like a storm about to break — and we pause everything so the sponsors can cash in. It’s like stopping a symphony mid-crescendo because the advertisers want their jingle heard. Football didn’t conquer the world by turning into American sports with endless timeouts and ad breaks. We had rhythm, flow, emotion that flowed like a river. Now? It’s dammed up for dollars.

This isn’t about hydration or player welfare anymore — it’s a slippery slope where the soul of the game is sold piece by piece. Fans deserve better. Players deserve better. The referee on that pitch looked like a puppet on strings controlled from some broadcast truck. Enough is enough. We need to protect what made this sport the greatest on Earth before it disappears completely.”

The World Cup should be football’s cathedral. Instead, we’re turning it into a shopping mall with a pitch in the middle.

And here’s the question nobody wants to answer: if the fourth official is waiting for commercials, then who is really running the game? FIFA? The referee? Or the broadcasters?

Because the moment football starts asking advertisers for permission before asking the players, you’ve crossed a line.

The World Cup is supposed to be the showcase of football. Not the showcase of who paid the most for airtime.”

[ᜰ 🇦🇷🇯🇵 @markklfc]

Roy Keane on Turkey losing 2-0 to Australia national soccer team in their World Cup opener:

🗣️ “I don't want to hear excuses. Before the match, everyone was talking about Turkey as if the three points were already in the bag. Well, football doesn't care about predictions.

Australia looked like a team playing for their lives. Turkey looked like a team waiting for something to happen. That's the difference. One side competed, the other side expected.

What annoys me most is the attitude. You can forgive mistakes. You can forgive missed chances. But you cannot forgive a lack of urgency at a World Cup.

Australia won the physical battle, the mental battle, and in key moments they won the football battle too. That's embarrassing if you're Turkey because they were supposed to be the team making the statement tonight.

Some players will look at the tactics, some will blame luck, and some will point fingers elsewhere. Nonsense. Start by looking in the mirror. World Cups are not won by talent alone.

The harsh reality is this: Australia arrived believing they could win. Turkey arrived believing they should win. One mindset creates history. The other creates headlines like this.”

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@SERG1O_D @SBSSportau Temu package

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@EdMyles1906 @emmitonair Only correct answer

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@milamiarose Der didn’t you know that

[Collin G Wood ⚖️ ⚫️⚪️🐊🇦🇺🇷🇸 @Collin_G_Wood]

**Breaking**
New #UFC bout announced for the #auspol champion title between current champion by default @JacintaAllanMP and the challenger and favourite to win @PaulineHansonOz

[Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 @TheRicanMemes]

Donald Trump and Ben Stiller running into each other at game 3 in Madison Square Garden 🤣🤣

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@KatyKray73 Hate them all

[Melinda Richards 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @goodfoodgal]

Remember Alison Langdon - the internet is forever and you were on the wrong side of history. (And arrogant and rude no less).

We won’t forget.

Although I’m sure you’d like us to.

[GahNotThisAgain @GahNotThisAgain]

Give this man a medal!

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@SERG1O_D

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@AnthonyDon_ Huge

[Footy Degenerate @FootyIsMyJam]

If Oskar Baker sat out the front of Woolworths I’d give him $2 and tell him to stay positive, things will turn.

#AFLBluesDogs

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@luke2177 @AFL But according to David King he played for it. 🤦🏻🤦🏻

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@NaCheers @FOXFOOTY Jack Riewoldt by miles

[Matthew Camenzuli @Matt_Camenzuli]

This is a Koala.

If you don't believe me, I will take you to federal court and prove it there.

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@MLFootball Carmella soprano

[Al Garb @AlanGarbuio]

@ahleach Fingers crossed

[The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub]

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