Whether it is or isn’t a red to Balogun is now irrelevant. Government interference is a violation of FIFA Article 2 & 15, and the punishment is disqualification and suspension. #FIFAWorldCup
Have to say, England/Mexico in a World Cup knockout tie in the Azteca is about as pure football cinema as it gets.
Even if it’s at 1am, everyone should be seated.
Back in my day we had to keep our blazers on unless the teachers gave us permission to take them off. And if we were in a French lesson our teacher made us ask in French.
Cristiano Ronaldo screaming “I’m back, I’m back” just shows how much he genuinely only cares about himself, Messi scored 5 goals and said he doesn’t care about it he wants to enjoy with his teammates, that’s the difference.
I give it three months before we get the “well in hindsight was Starmer really that bad?” analysis from our world-class journalists who have spent the past two years desperate for more psychodrama
Incredible coincidence that @nigel_Farage watched the England game in the same spot in the same pub, with the same flags up, wearing the same top and standing next to someone wearing an identical top as he did during the Euros in 2024.