Ian

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Mo Salah scores his first goal at 2026 World Cup! 🌎🇪🇬

[Clash Report @clashreport]

A WSJ investigation found Polymarket secretly paid creators (via a firm called Virality) to flood TikTok/Instagram/YouTube with staged "winning bet" videos pushing US users toward its offshore platform.

Creators used fake mirror sites to simulate wins that never happened on real accounts.

Of 1,105 videos analyzed from 10 endorsed creators, ~70% showed fake bets (~$1.9M depicted), while real linked accounts actually lost about $166K.

Streamer Adin Ross had a multi-million dollar deal to promote the platform.

Campaigns generated ~140M views and targeted audiences 60%+ US-based, with creators often told not to disclose they were paid.

[Ian @Ecurt17]

The Battle of the Gullet is tonight

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

Yan Diomande penned a touching tribute to his sister, Roxane: “You were the one who never stopped believing. A few weeks later, I signed for Leganés and we cried different tears.

That was back when I used to have emotions. Now, I don’t feel anything. It’s like I’m not even human. Since you died, I’m just blank.

I don’t even think I shed a tear the day they told me that you were gone. I was just in shock.

It was a few weeks after I made my debut for Leganés. Who makes their debut at 18 against Real Madrid? It was too crazy. It was a dream.

And then it was a nightmare. Someone kept calling me from back home. I was annoyed. I didn’t understand why they kept calling me.

I picked up, and they didn’t even soften it. You know how it is back home. No emotions. Just……..

‘Your sister is gone.’

‘What?’

‘She died.’

‘What are you talking about?’

‘Somebody put something in her drink at a party, and she never woke up. She is gone.’

You were 15.

15.

I never got any answers. I don’t know if I want to know why. Maybe it was jealousy. Maybe it’s just something that happens in our country. Maybe I could have protected you. I don’t know.

I try to trust God’s plan. It’s all I can do. I don’t try to forget, because I know I won’t forget. All I can do is use the pain to work harder, and to do everything we dreamed about.

I wrote this because I can’t speak about it. I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on. I will make sure that everybody knows your name. The whole world.

Everything I do on a football pitch, it’s for you.” https://t.co/lLWRJ0jHS5

[Ian @Ecurt17]

Truly amazing times we live in

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

POLL: ICE has been abused by the Fake News Media at levels never seen before. They are Great Patriots who work hard, and do a fantastic job in a very hostile environment. Much of this hostility is caused by the Dumocrats and the Fake News. The concept I have had for quite some time — A strong feeling that the name of these Patriots, “ICE,” should be changed to, “NICE,” in that it will totally discombobulate Crooked, Dishonest, and Unpatriotic Reporters and Journalists. For them to say, “We went to a NICE Facility today,” as opposed to “ICE” or, “NICE Agents have deported a Violent Drug Dealer,” they won’t be able to handle it, they will go totally crazy! All it means is adding an “N” (“National”) to “ICE (“Immigration and Customs Enforcement”) — A much more prestigious name. Everyone loves it, but I have been told by the legendary Tom Homan that the Agents do not love it as much as the other population. Who thinks that we should add an “N” to change the name of “ICE” to “NICE?”

Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump on Truth Social: "Many people don’t know, or assume, that DUMB ends in 'b'"

[Joe Veyera @JoeVeyera]

"Lefties in Seattle didn’t want to host the World Cup because of Trump."

[Alex @dubsa98]

As someone who works with transgenic mouse models for cancer research, this is objectively one of the funniest things I’ve seen a real life politician post

[alexSSN @alexSSN]

This has to be incredibly confusing for people who have only seen Seattle through the lens of Fox News

[Acyn @Acyn]

Martin to Moynihan: When you say that Obama is one of the most divisive presidents in history, that's something that you guys can never back up. What specifically are you referring to when you say he's one of the most divisive presidents in history?

MacFarlane: He did not invite Milli Vanilli to the library party today, or Vanilla ICE or C and C Music Factory

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

“I wrote this because I can’t speak about it.

I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on.”

@RBLeipzig and @equipenatciv winger Yan Diomande on the life of his sister, Roxane. https://t.co/6wQmpdWTSi

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

We have agreed a deal to sign Victor Munoz from Osasuna, subject to a successful work permit application and international clearance 😄

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

The fucking community note 😭

[Acyn @Acyn]

PabloReports: What do you make of these World Cup fans who are disparaging the president, calling him a sex offender?

Rick Scott: If you come to our country, you ought to be respectful of our president. They probably can’t do it in their countries.

PabloReports: It’s the Australians.

[kofie.substack.com @Kofie]

20 million a year btw

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool are set to sign Víctor Muñoz with HIJACK done, HERE WE GO! 🔴🇪🇸

Newcastle in advanced talks for days but #LFC enter the deal, verbally agree terms with Muñoz and activate €40m release clause.

All set to be signed and another big surpise. 🧨

[Luke Metro @luke_metro]

Hall of fame opening sentence

[Philadelphia Flyers @NHLFlyers]

BREAKING: We have acquired goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit from Toronto in exchange for goaltender Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.