Cape Verde centre back Roberto 'Pico' Lopes has spent his entire career in Ireland, ignored a LinkedIn message from Cape Verde FA asking him to play for them because it was in Portuguese. A year later, they sent it in English. He accepted. An all-time great World Cup story.
Bit unfair that South Africa have been sending England our best cricketers for the last 40 years and we haven’t even had the courtesy to let them have Ben Mee or someone like that for this World Cup.
Underappreciated aspect of this innings is that at one point Stokes was 3* (73). To completely change pace like he did, in the highest pressure situation possible, all while perfectly managing the strike against that bowling attack… the greatest innings ever in my opinion.
Call me a weird twat, but I’d much rather see England win the World Cup than any kind of club success. I’d love to experience the joy of a whole country celebrating rather than just my own club’s fanbase.
Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day this Saturday, we spent the day with Alex Cooper on shift at the Performance Centre.
A much-valued member of the team, Alex is a shining example of the fantastic work supported by the @DSAInfo WorkFit Programme.
#TogetherAgainstLoneliness #WDSD26 #WorldDownSyndromeDay
@zirkwood_ He must be really good on the data given the club briefed they want PL experience + a younger age range than he’s in. Seen that Scott would be available for probably 10-15 million more, Baleba probably 25 more, with a year left and our recent buys from Italy it’s risky.
Billy, this is Thomas Tuchel. A Bundesliga, Ligue Un and Champions League winning coach. One of the smartest minds in the entire sport. His one defect is that he absolutely hates football.