Ok I have one more icing on the cake moment: Down 2-0 in the World Cup semi-final in the 96th minute with a transition attack and not a single French player joining Dembele in the attack so he just shoots from an impossible position because no French player wanted to win this game absolutely embarrassing. Hall of shame performance
Portugal deserve this for thinking the game is won with nonsense passes deep in midfield while not sending anyone into the final third. The only thing that may have saved them is if Spain scored early to knock some sense into them. Roberto Martinez take a walk of shame
The craziest thing about World Cup month is realizing where you were in life during the last one. Shit I still remember watching my first World Cup game ever. A 4-year gap means your job, your relationship status, your friends, and your entire life situation are completely different, but you're sitting watching a random group stage game at 1 AM on a Tuesday. Football is a time capsule.
Hard to know where to start with Carvajal. There's so much to unpack. He's the greatest right-back in Real Madrid history, and came along at a time where we desperately needed a world class right-back. A big game player with reliable two-way production. One goal and assist in Champions League Finals -- both crucial. His insane golazo to win the European Super Cup vs Sevilla. Had a ton of iconic assists. Will always remember his performances putting Luis Diaz and Frank Ribery in his pocket; and his entire 2024 run where he went to another level. The void that Salgado left was huge. We had been waiting for someone like Carvajal for a long time. 6 UCLs, and the best RB in UCL history as well. Death to gluten.