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[Baweezy_F Prince @Baweezy_f]

@tiier_1st U need additional eyes

[Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst]

Goalless at the break in Atlanta between England and Argentina.

Their combined xG in the first half was just 0.08 - the lowest in the first half of a FIFA World Cup knockout match on record (since 1966).

[Leo🧪™ @Leo_nxgen]

Playing Through Pressure 🇪🇸

Spain used their movements to create space, attract pressure and play through it. Their ability to combine and play through pressure relative to the movements of each other has been the most executed action in this world cup.

[Micky Jnr @MickyJnr__]

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe together with FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta during the Spain vs France FIFA World Cup semi-final.

A lot of respect for the man leading African football. 👏

#WorldCupwithMicky #FIFAWorldCup #AfricanFootball

[Diario AS @diarioas]

👀🇦🇷 La MIRADA y TRANQUILIDAD de MESSI tras el último entrenamiento de ARGENTINA antes de la semifinal

📹 @AS_AGabilondo
#NuestraMejorMundial

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇫🇷 Rayan Cherki: “It’s a big disappointment. It’s not about the ref. We didn’t play the football we’re used to play; while Spain did”.

[Prime Video Sport UK @primevideosport]

France’s loss to Spain is their first in normal time of a World Cup knockout game in over a decade ❌🤯

For the first time since 2014, they won’t be playing in the final of the tournament 🌍

[Prime Video Sport UK @primevideosport]

When Spain reach the semi-final of a major tournament, they usually go on to win it 🇪🇸🏆😤

[WhoScored @WhoScored]

Fabián Ruiz created more chances (2) than the entire France team combined (1) in the first half of the semi-final. 🪄

#FRAESP | #WorldCup

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Harry Kane has addressed those post-match England interviews from Thomas Tuchel and Jude Bellingham...

[David Garcia @IJaSport]

This is what happens when two people don’t have a clear definition of a football term. It’s two people speaking past each other, two people not having an understanding of what the word means, or an agreement of what the word means. Therefore, they’re talking about two separate things.

I thought Thomas Tuchel’s interview after England’s game was a prime example of this. The interviewer asks about mentality. I assume he’s asking whether the players’ mindset was right, whether the decision making was right, whether England lacked something mentally because they made technical mistakes, didn’t play fast enough, and made the game more difficult than it needed to be.

Whereas Tuchel takes the word mentality somewhere else. He takes it back to commitment, to the drive, to the non-negotiables that the England team have to have in order to compete in a tournament like this one; Making recovery run, making tackles, making blocks, fighting through adversity.

That is how I perceived Tuchel’s answer. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean my definition is correct either. That’s actually the point. I perceive mentality in one way, Tuchel potentially perceives it in a slightly different way. The interviewer potentially perceives it in another way, and suddenly one word has three different meanings.

This happens all the time in football. We use these vague terms without clear definitions. There isn’t a clear, specific way to speak to each other about certain things, so conversations become really difficult. Take the word intensity. One coach means sprinting, another means pressing, another means concentration, another means speed of play. They all use exactly the same word, but they’re talking about completely different behaviours. The same thing happens with confidence, aggression, composure, quality, structure, control, even positional play.

Sometimes we think we’re debating football, but we’re debating definitions. Jon Mackenzie put this really well: “Sometimes I feel like you can apply Wittgenstein’s maxim to the modern tactical conversation: There are no tactical problems, only linguistic problems. Most of the tactical debates of the present seem to swirl around a lack of clarity regarding the terms involved.”

And I think this especially happens between coaches and players. A coach says, “We need more intensity.” The player hears, “Run more.” The coach might actually mean press earlier, arrive faster, recover with more urgency, play forward quicker, or compete harder in the next duel. That is where vague language becomes a coaching problem.

The actionable tip is simple: give vague terms actionable language. If you want more intensity, tell the player what that looks like. Press when the pass travels. Recover inside the ball. Arrive before the receiver can turn. Play the next pass forward. Sprint beyond the ball after you release it. Now the player has something they can actually see, do, and repeat.

[Sports Uncensored @SportsUncensrd]

🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 “Tuchel’s playing down the England nationalism!”

🌟 “Jude Bellingham is omnipotent… he ain’t leaving him out the team!”

Mick McCarthy reacts to the Bellingham vs Tuchel drama and why both sides have a point.

📺 https://t.co/z2dEoxK3na

@piersmorgan

[Barça Buzz @Barca_Buzz]

Argentina has faced England thrice in the World Cup’s knockout stages.

• 1966 Quarter Finals: England 1 - 0 Argentina

• 1986 Quarter Finals: Argentina 2 - 1 England

• 1998 Round of 16: Argentina 2 - England 2 (4-3 on penalties)

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Ken Bates saved Chelsea. Not only back in 1982 when Bates rescued the club from potential oblivion. But still now, even following the sad news of his passing aged 94, Bates’ legacy continues to protect Chelsea. He created the CPO, Chelsea Pitch Owners, which safeguards the future of the stadium.

Bates achieved much in an extraordinary life. He fought to protect the FA Cup, fought for the new Wembley to be built, stabilised Leeds United and fought for smaller clubs but his greatest legacy revolves around Chelsea. Combative, controversial, loyal and principled in his way, Bates was driven by a desire to prove himself, to make something of himself, to take on the establishment in its varied forms.

Much of this drive stemmed from memories of growing up without parents (his mother died, his father disappeared and he was raised by his grandparents) and frustration at a childhood disability destroying his dream of making it as a footballer at Arsenal. He'd been a good attacker.

It was April 2 1982, when Bates rescued Chelsea. He spoke to the club bankers who’d run out of patience. “We have two cheques here,” the bank told Bates. “One is for the share of the (FA Cup) gate which has to go to the FA. And one is the players’ wages. Which one can we bounce?”

He came in, invested money to tide the club over and started cutting costs. Entering the Bridge boardroom for the first time pre-match, Bates was shocked to see the number of guests, the feast laid on, even a cigar box being passed around at a club losing £12,000 a week. Chelsea even had a club chauffeur. Not for long.

Bates’ cost-cutting was brutal but vital. Chelsea recovered, fought off property developers through Bates’ strength of personality, established themselves as a force in the Premier League and became more involved in European competition. Bates loved Chelsea. He loved entertainers. His favourite was Gianfranco Zola because the Italian played with a smile, dribbled and lit up stadiums and fans’ lives.

Even after selling to Roman Abramovich in 2003, taking over Leeds where his cost-cutting (and Chelsea past) alienated many fans, and then living in retirement with his beloved Suzannah in Monaco, Bates would try and return to watch matches at the Bridge. He kept a flat full of mementos nearby.

On the sideboard was a framed copy of Bates’ CPO share. One day while Chelsea chairman, a fan shouted about the possibility of “your grandson sells the land for houses”. Bates’ initial reaction was, typically, “You ungrateful bastard”.

But he realised that was a very real threat – the Bridge was prime London land. Developers craved it. So Bates created the CPO; it now numbers 13,000 fans owning 23,000 individual shares (Thomas Tuchel has one) and a large majority would be required to vote for any change in use of the pitch. And they aren’t for change. As Bates intended.

We last spoke on May 18. Ken sounded frail but was typically opinionated on the footballing issues of the day. Bates had his difficult side, vendettas and views, but he was passionate about family, football and Chelsea FC. RIP, Ken.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨🇫🇷🤯 Guillermo Duarte, lawyer for Celeste Amarilla has TAKEN AIM at Kylian Mbappé:

The lawyer representing the Paraguayan senator says Kylian Mbappé could face a defamation lawsuit after calling his client a "despicable woman, unworthy of her position."

He even suggested that Mbappé could potentially be extradited to Paraguay for his comments about her. ⚖️😭

Lets remember she said the MOST DISGUSTING racist comments about Mbappé.

[Vince™ @Blue_Footy]

‼️ Chelsea have announced that Jesse Derry has signed a new contract until 2032.

~ @ChelseaFC

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧:

We've already played 90% of the 2026 World Cup. 😢

94 matches have been played out of 104...

There is just 10 matches left. 🤯

[FIFA World Cup Stats @alimo_philip]

🇵🇹 Ronaldo after Portugal’s 2026 World Cup exit:

🗣️ “I’ve won THREE titles with Portugal. Before Cristiano, they won NOTHING.”

🗣️ “The biggest one? Euro 2016. For me, the EURO carries the SAME VALUE as a World Cup.”

💔 THE DREAM HURTS… BUT THE LEGACY LIVES ON.

🏆 Cristiano didn’t just rewrite Portugal’s football story—he built an empire. Three major trophies.

🏟️ A nation transformed forever.

🫶 World Cup glory may have slipped away, but his greatness? Untouchable.

[Goals Side @goalsside]

🚨🗣️| Ricardo Quaresma:

“Everyone was saying this team was the best in Portugal's history, but in what way? What have they won? We're going home with our heads down.

In midfield, we have great players, lots of talent, but they were very, very weak at this World Cup. The attack was the same, and the defense was lost.

The best thing is that I stop here, otherwise I'll say things I'll regret later.”

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: UEFA Statement on the Folarin Balogun case:

"Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line.

Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition. Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not. A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted. It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension.

When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined. Equally, such decision creates a precedent in the ongoing tournament, where similar situations will now require an equal treatment, to the detriment of the competition.

Football is the most loved sport in the world because it is a beautiful game and is trusted because it is played everywhere with the same laws. A tournament is never a pure standalone and, if the tournament in question is the World Cup, it has the power to drive positive or negative consequences on the game as a whole.

We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision."