Declan Rice scored two free kicks against Real Madrid and was being compared to David Beckham, Juninho and Andrea Pirlo.
He hasn’t scored a free kick since.
It's probably stating the obvious but Djed Spence, Noni Madueke, Anthony Gordon, Reece James and Ezri Konsa are all very good footballers.
But if that's 5 of your starting XI you probably aren't going to win the World Cup.
Starmer is leaving because he lost a battle with The Daily Mail, The Sun, GB-News, Russian Propaganda, Musk, MAGA and Twitter.
The next PM will have the same forces undermining him from Day 1.
Who and how can we win this war? The answer isn’t Andy Burnham…
A democratically elected British Prime Minister has been driven from office by a relentless campaign of propaganda and misinformation; funded, amplified and perpetuated by foreign billionaires and elites whose interests bear zero resemblance to those of ordinary working people.
A noble gesture from an emotional Keir Starmer, entirely consistent with his conduct in office.
A truly sad day for British democracy.
His full resignation speech:
"How on earth have have we ended up in this position?" asks Laura Kuenssberg, who along with Chris Mason, Henry Zeffman and co, have pushed long and hard for us to wind up in exactly this position
#bbclaurak#BBCBreakfast
Starmer was hated. Says far more about the electorate than the man. Impossible to govern when people want welfare, triple lock, tax loopholes, NIMBYist vetoes, while also hating the low growth, high debt economy this entails. Starmer was a good man leading an ungovernable country
Kier Starmer is losing his job because he lacks charisma, which is strange because the entire country just wanted a Prime Minister to "get on with the job"
Let's be incredible clear here, the entire reason that Starmer is resigning is because people like Farage, Lowe, Robinson and co have convinced the lesser minded of the country that he was doing an awful job.
Anyone who can research can see he really wasn't...
Well done Elon Musk. And all the other cunts.
It now seems the voters do not matter in British politics.
The media hounded Starmer and then the fuckwit Labour MPs joined in.
Shameful.
If Keir Starmer does resign, history will look back on his reign and scratch its head as to why the hell he was so hated.
On paper, he's probably delivered more to working British people in such a short time than any PM for decades.
After inheriting an absolute mess: NHS waiting lists fallen. Worker's rights improved. Rail operators nationalised. Improved relations with EU and improved UK's global reputation. Removed non-dom tax status. Halved childcare costs. Boosted state pensions. Lowest homicide rate in 50 years. Lifted 550k children out of poverty. Immigration vastly reduced.
We are in the age of billionaire funded misinformation, whose sole purpose is to topple democratically elected leaders, and insert leadership that favours the wealthy elites over the working people. Looks like the game plan is working...
We chop and change Prime Ministers every two years because no one’s willing to accept the reality of the position the country finds itself in, and it becomes easy cope to keep blaming a central figure.
So encouraging that the booing of the shameful "Hydration break" is catching on.
Football supporters have so little voice at this WC.
Cat-calling this nonsense is admirable.
Who at @ITV signed off putting Emma Hayes in a kitchen with a blackboard?
Totally takes away from her insight piece, which is light years ahead of big names like Rooney. She’s a highly credible coach and this feels like a massive own goal
#WC