Julie Spooner

loves the important things in life: family, friends, animals, nature, science, our planet and, most importantly, kindness

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

Maybe at the moment we should all (me included) take a break from any discussion of Cambridge's policies, and reflect on the tragic human costs -- and remember with compassion the person who paid a dreadful price.

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

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[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

Today I happen to be travelling by train through one of the most diverse areas of England, one might say its multi-racial. As I sat listening to Asian families returning to big towns from the seaside, a West African lady teaching her little boy nursery rhymes - in English, & a kind young Pakistani lad offered me use of his phone charger; my anger started to rise to bursting. Not with these people, quietly living lives that they have built here, but with the vile politicians of the right whose increasingly xenophobic & racist language must be scaring many of these people. I loathe sh*t stirrers like Lowe & Anderson, how dare they claim to speak for most of us? They don't, & hopefully they never will.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Britain stands with Ukraine, shoulder to shoulder, always.

Russia should be in no doubt of our resolve, and we will not back down until we achieve long lasting and just peace for Ukraine.

Great to see you @ZelenskyyUa.

[England @England]

Our #ThreeLions’ best finish at a @FIFAWorldCup since 1966 🥉

[OFootball @ofootball__]

Lamine Yamal and his brother Keyne have captivated the world!

[England @England]

Whether you were in Dallas, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Mexico City, Miami or back home, you played an incredible role in our @FIFAWorldCup journey.

THANK YOU! 👏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

After the racist abuse Saka, Rashford and Sancho endured following Euro 2020, seeing Saka score a hat-trick (the 3rd from the penalty spot) to help England secure third place at the World Cup is a beautiful thing.

Dignity and talent will always outshine prejudice.

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

"What did you think of the World Cup final half-time show?"

Wayne Rooney:

[Liam Gallagher @liamgallagher]

Best team won congratulations Spain

[MICHELLE. @Chefdoo195]

💣🚨BREAKING: Declan Rice full of tears and emotions during his Post-Match Interview.

🎙️Interviewer:Declan, you’ve just won bronze at the World Cup. Take us through what you’re feeling right now.

🗣️Rice… I don’t even know where to start. My heart is so full and so heavy at the same time. Bronze. Third place on the biggest stage in the world. It doesn’t sound like much when you dream of gold… but right now, this medal feels like everything.

🗣️We left everything out there. Every single one of us. I gave this tournament my soul the late nights, the doubts, the moments I was on my knees in the dressing room asking for strength. And today… we stood on that podium. I looked at the flag, heard the anthem, and I just couldn’t hold it in. Tears came. Because this isn’t just for me. This is for everyone who believed.

🗣️And Saka… God, Bukayo. I’m so happy my brother. Watching him score that hat-trick, seeing the joy on his face after everything he’s been through… it healed something in all of us. He played through pain that most people will never understand, and he still showed the world his magic. I’m proud of him. Deeply proud. He deserve every bit of this moment and more.

🗣️This bronze isn’t the end. It’s a promise. We came up short of the final, but we never gave up. And I’m grateful truly, deeply grateful to every supporter who sang through the pain, to my teammates who became brothers, and to this country that never stops believing.

🗣️We’ll be back. Stronger. Hungrier. For now I’m just going to hold this medal close and be thankful. Thankful that I get to wear the Three Lions. Thankful for this journey. Thankful for moments like this that make you feel truly alive.

🗣️To every England fan… thank you for loving us even when it hurts. This one’s for you. We’ll make you proud again. I love you all. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
#FRAENG

[jude bellingham updates @JudeUniverse5]

Jude Bellingham looking for his family in the crowd 👀

and then finding them 😊👋🏽😘👋🏽😘

[Footy Humour @FootyHumour]

Wayne Rooney speaking on behalf of the entire planet:

[Harry Kane @HKane]

A positive way to end this World Cup. Congrats @BukayoSaka87 on a brilliant hat-trick! Thank you to everyone who has supported us here and at home. Time for a rest and a break. 🙌

[England @England]

Proud of your efforts this summer, lads ❤️

[偏航 @pianhangx]

我太喜欢这个画面了

亚马尔的弟弟在球场上找到了他，兴冲冲的跑过去拥抱在一起 🥹

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Disgusting behaviour by the Argentinians at the end, especially Paredes.
Just a bunch of nasty violent thugs, and a disgrace to football. Never been so happy to see a team lose.

[Michael Owen @themichaelowen]

Watch Spain at 1-0 last night. That’s courage. That’s bravery. And then watch England at 1-0. What’s the difference?
We are a better team than Argentina, I’ve no doubt in my mind. But we deserved to get beat in the end. In fact, it could have been 4-1.
Bringing on 3 defenders at 1-0 up. What message does that send? I wrote it in my Daily Mail column after the Mexico game. Until we understand that courage and bravery is controlling possession under pressure and not booting / heading it up the field 40 yards then this will always be the end result.

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

People versus the establishment?
Are you kidding?
Nigel Farage is the son of a stockbroker who went to Dulwich College and then follows his dad into the city, gets gifted millions, promotes crypto and gold bullion, been in politics for decades - he IS the establishment

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

The irony of Trump calling FIFA to overturn
a red card for Balogun because he knows the U.S. can’t win without Balogun, who only qualifies for the U.S. team because of birthright citizenship, which Trump just tried to overturn.