Alex Barilaro

History PhD Candidate ~ Wordmonger

[Alex Barilaro @Alex_Barra12]

This place is well and truly dying (what a shame), if anyone wants to find me

https://t.co/KN7UtD1R6Y

[Alex Barilaro @Alex_Barra12]

The finish to Austria vs. Algeria just justified the entire format. Absolute cinema

[Rahul @exceedingxpuns]

93rd-minute winner in a game where both teams just needed a draw is the funniest thing ever LMAO

[Zito @_Zeets]

This is what the African nations especially have been pointing out. Others have been able to come and showcase their culture and fans, but this country’s racism is so blatant that it’s prohibited a wider cultural exchange. It’s so against what the World Cup is as a social event.

[Mike Beauvais @MikeBeauvais]

This is digging Alexi Lalas’s grave, burying him in it and then pissing on said grave.

Holy shit.

[Vithushan Ehantharajah @Vitu_E]

Two weeks of faff, three debutants and another binned Test all for nowt

[🧟‍♀️ @crewslover]

captain of moroccos national team is supposed to stand trial for rape but good to see him playing football and wearing the captain armband on the biggest stage of football mere hours after the news about his trial broke out (again)

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Mbappé’s girlfriend, Ester Expósito, recently said in an interview: “You can’t sit down and debate a Nazi. It just makes them think being a Nazi is a normal opinion.”

These are the idols the next generation actually needs.

[Kev @kev_reilly]

*ahem*

[Davisjarra @davisjarrafooty]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate what SBS has done in the first few days of the World Cup…

From a broadcast perspective, they’re awesome.
Highlights, mini matches, extended highlights, full replays as soon as the match is done.

The hosts and panelists have done a great job between matches with informative and interesting discussion, not just ragebait and headlines.

And completely free.

In terms of a sporting product… jeez, it puts a few other outlets on the hot seat with viewers you’d think

[Ali Howorth @ahoworth97]

There’s something so cursed about an American content machine profiting off someone paying homage to a man who stood against everything that the US represents globally. Something that he paid the ultimate price for.

Further irony is in the fact that Lumumba Vea is missing the game today because of visa/travel issues.

[barry @BackseatsmanLFC]

£35m forwards are the Michael Edwards specialty. Bullying Newcastle is the Richard Hughes specialty. Perfect deal all round.

[l feII in Dior @LIRIO_AG]

“Ay no, tarjeta gris otra vez”.

[Paddy Raff @paddyraffcomedy]

Describing a Toblerone to someone who’s never had one before

[dom 💐🇮🇹🇦🇺 @rossivision]

How do you explain to the world the intensity of being forced to compete in mandatory competitions for every sport multiple times a year in front of your whole school, to win points for your made-up team/colour.

[Trigger @TriggerFCB]

Rabiot en medio de la cancha

[Jon Mackenzie @Jon_Mackenzie]

Imo one of the concepts that doesn't get talked about enough in conversations about positional systems is the idea of creating tension. The best positional teams are the ones where the players recognise where to position themselves to create the greatest tension for their oppos.

[Jeff @JeffFcb14]

“No voy a ver el Iran-Nueva Zelanda que aburrido”

El putisimo Iran-Nueva Zelanda:

[Animarchy History 🇦🇺 @AnimarchyYT]

I am so patriotic right now

[Zealand @theoldzealand]

Australia is just legit at the World Cup