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[We're meant to be @Karareiy]

Interviewer: Your salary won’t be very good starting out. Is that okay?

Candidate: My performance won’t be very good until it is. That’s okay?

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says that plans by US President Donald Trump to impose 20% fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz would turn the US into a ‘pirate’ state.

[Aston Villa @AVFCOfficial]

The land of a thousand hills meets the city of a thousand trades.

🤝 @VisitRwanda_Now

[CentreGoals. @centregoals]

🚨🚨| 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃: UK authorities seize nine tonnes of counterfeit World Cup shirts in the 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 counterfeit goods bust ever made in Great Britain. 🤯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The fake kits were destined to be sold illegally during the World Cup.

[Aston Villa @AVFCOfficial]

Aston Villa is pleased to announce Visit Rwanda as the club’s Principal Partner, Official Tourism Partner and Official Coffee Provider. 🤝

[We're meant to be @Karareiy]

Not breaking news: Claude is not infallible. Good to check on its output with another Ai tool for pickings on BS and half done things. Thanks to Chatgpt here.

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

The top four teams in the world rankings have made the World Cup semi-finals for the first time.

Fifa introduced a new draw format for this tournament to ensure the four top seeds wouldn't meet until this stage, if they all won their groups.

[Eric Moutsos @realericmoutsos]

Do you have the app called WAZE?
@leahfiles VC

[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

I’ve never been to the St. Louis Gateway Arch, and I honestly never really thought about how people even get to the top of it.

This video made me realize what an engineering marvel that elevator actually is. Because the arch is curved, they couldn’t use a normal elevator, so they came up with these clever little capsules that rotate and tilt as they go up. It looks like you're riding in a tiny space pod.

Even more interesting? The whole system was designed by a guy who didn’t even have an engineering degree. I also had no idea there was a museum inside. This elevator might honestly be as impressive as the arch itself.

Have you ever been up inside the Gateway Arch?

[Reuters @Reuters]

Anti-immigration groups broke into homes in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, seizing foreigners and escorting them to police vans, in a hardening of protests that have sown fear ‌in communities and strained ties with some countries https://t.co/v1rk25GVSU

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

An Indonesian farmer has gone viral for using a drone as a mode of transportation.

Video shows his journey above ground in Java as he safely makes it to his destination.

[Vic Mensa @VicMensa]

why are africans only welcome in a jersey?

[Mohamed Ismail @Mohamed71935373]

It was a legitimate goal that was nullified by an unfair referee. Egypt got robbed today!!

[We're meant to be @Karareiy]

4/10

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Egypt has been robbed!

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

After thousands of foreigners were driven out of South Africa due to a wave of anti-immigrant protests and xenophobic violence, Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Durban, where many South Africans are hoping to secure the jobs left vacant by their departure.

[We're meant to be @Karareiy]

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[Clash Report @clashreport]

Trump on Balogun:

Balogun is our best player. He got a red card. I didn't know what that meant, but then I heard that it means you cannot play in the next game.

That's very unfair. How do you penalize him for a game that hasn't been played yet?

I asked for a review by FIFA.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Royal Belgian Football Association has released a statement in regard to Folarin Balogun being able to play against them.

"The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium 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."

"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.

"In 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."

[We're meant to be @Karareiy]

Brazil

[Stoolies Clubhouse 🏴‍☠️ @StooliesClub]

The only funny skit SNL has had in 20 years thanks to the legend @natebargatze:

#America250

[We're meant to be @Karareiy]

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[Sky News @SkyNews]

The England team will have no time to adapt to Mexico City's higher altitude, where there are lower levels of oxygen in the air, before they face Mexico, an expert has warned.

Sky's @RobHarris says it could be a night of lengthy delays if thunder and lightning persist.