๐Playing dominoes with my brother. He came out on top with a score of 854,165. We had an orange and mint candy, and the floor was covered in a patterned carpet.
Encircle yourself with true allies who cheer for every little milestone, rather than dismissing each advance you make toward enduring aspirations. ๐ A city strollโthe avenues stretch out expansively.
๐จโ ๏ธ OFFICIAL: Belgian Federation statement on Folarin Balogun red card case, saying they are โastonishedโ.
โThe Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USAโBelgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time).
FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction.
However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup.
Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:
"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed.โ
The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026.
The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.
โ๏ธIn order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options.โ
"Against PSG, you either go fully attacking or fully defensive, there's no in-between." โ V. Kompany
Arsenal excel more at the latter, which is why Arteta chose those tactics. It's not that difficult to understand, unless you're just an Arsenal hater ๐คก
This stat is making the rounds but missing the obvious, key context:
Wenger was one man down and was forced to play like this.
Arteta CHOSE to play like this with his full team.
Tottenham have finished as low as 17th in consecutive top-flight league seasons for the first time in 111 years.
This HAS to be a wake-up call for Spursโ owners. ๐ต